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TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1989

HYF FARE APPLICATION DISCUSSED

MADE

A

THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) TODAY (TUESDAY) RECOMMENDATION ON AN APPLICATION FROM THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY (HYF) FOR A FARE INCREASE.

ON

SINCE JANUARY

INCREASED MEMBERS NOTED THAT SOME OF HYF'S FARES WERE LAST JANUARY 1, 1988 WHILE OTHERS

REMAINED UNCHANGED 1986.

HAD

IN VIEW OF THE INCREASES IN COSTS AND INFLATION SINCE THE FARE REVISION, MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT A GENERAL FARE INCREASE NECESSARY TO ENABLE HYF TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE IMPLEMENT SERVICE IMPROVEMENT.

MEMBERS HAD ALSO TAKEN INTO FOLLOWING DOWNTURN IN HYF'S PATRONAGE HARBOUR CROSSING.

LAST

WAS

AND

CONSIDERATION THE EXPECTED OF OPENING

THE EASTERN

THE

FORWARDED TO THE GOVERNOR IN

BE TAC'S RECOMMENDATION WILL COUNCIL FOR A FINAL DECISION.

THE TAC ENDORSED THE PROPOSED COMPULSORY IDENTITY PLATES INSIDE TAXIS.

DISPLAY OF

DRIVERS'

THE MEASURE IS MEANT ΤΟ FACILITATE PASSENGERS IN LODGING COMPLAINTS AGAINST TAXI MALPRACTICE. IT WILL ASSIST ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND ENCOURAGE ΤΑΧΙ DRIVERS ΤΟ PAY MORE SELF-DISCIPLINE.

ATTENTION

TO

THE IDENTITY CARD WILL BE DISPLAYED ON LEFT OF THE TAXI-METER FLAG UNIT.

THE

DASHBOARD

TO

THE

LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS FOR THE PROPOSALS WILL BE THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS FOR CONSIDERATION.

SUBMITTED

ΤΟ

MEANWHILE, THE FINDINGS OF THE SECOND STUDY OF CROSS HARBOUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES (CHAPTS-2) WERE PRESENTED TO TAC MEMBERS.

CHANGES CHAPTS-2 WAS UNDERTAKEN TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF RECENT

OF CROSS IN LAND USE AND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE DEVELOPMENT HARBOUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, FROM THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING UP TO 1996.

THE FIRST CHAPTS STUDY, COMPLETED IN

1986, ASSESSED DEMAND FOR CROSS HARBOUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES UP TO 1991.

THE

HARBOUR

CHAPTS-2 HAD IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR FURTHER RATIONALISATION OF HYF'S SERVICES AND A LIMITED EXPANSION PROGRAMME FOR CROSS BUSES.

TAC MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS IN 1988.

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