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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1989

ΤΟ

THE TAC WAS INFORMED THAT THE ADDITIONAL INCOME DERIVED FROM THE PEAK HOUR CONGESTION FARE WOULD BE OFFSET BY DISCOUNTS OFFERED THE EARLY BIRD PASSES, TO BE SOLD AT AN ADDITIONAL $10 DISCOUNTS FOR FIVE MONTHS FROM DECEMBER 1989 TO APRIL 1990.

THE TAC ALSO NOTED OTHER NON-PRICING MEASURES TAKEN BY THE MTRC TO ALLEVIATE THE PEAK CONGESTION PROBLEM: THE COMPLETION OF THE SIGNALLING AND LAYOUT IMPROVEMENTS AT TSUEN WAN STATION

MAY THIS YEAR, ENABLING THE CORPORATION TO RUN A TWO-MINUTE FREQUENCY SERVICE FROM 7.40 AM TO 9.30 AM, AND THE CONTINUED DEPLOYMENT OF PLATFORM ASSISTANTS AT CONGESTED STATIONS ALONG THE NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR FOR CROWD CONTROL PURPOSES.

THE MTRC HAD ALSO BEEN ASKED TO CONSIDER RE-INTRODUCING A FREE FEEDER BUS SERVICE DURING THE MORNING PEAK FROM HUNG HOM KCR STATION TO TSIM SHA TSUI MTR STATION.

MEANWHILE, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT SERVICES WERK ALSO AVAILABLE TO COMMUTERS. SINCE AUGUST 1987. THREE DIRECT KMR ROUTES FROM NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES TO SOUTH KOWLOON AND FOUR CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES HAD BEEN INTRODUCED.

IN 1990. THREE NEW OR MODIFIED DIRECT KMB ROUTES TO THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSU) AREA AND ONE ADDITIONAL CROSS HARBOUR ROUTE WOULD BE INTRODIVED.

A FREE SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO LTD HAD BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE THE SUMMER OF 1988 BFTWEEN THE KUR MONG KOK STATION AND JORDAN ROAD FERRY PIER DURING THE MORNING PEAK. EARLY THIS MONTI, HYF HAD ALSO INTRODUCED A TEMPORARY FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TSING YI AND CENTRAL.

DURING THE MEETING, THE TAC ALSO CONTINUED ΤΟ DISCUSS THE DRAFT WHITE PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY IN HONG KONG.

LEGCO TO DEBATE MOTION ON BOAT PEOPLE

MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETING TOMORROW

THE

MOTION,

TO

BE MOVED

BY

WILL DEBATE A MOTION ON

(WEDNESDAY).

THE

SENIOR

MEMBER,

THE HON ALLEN LEE, READS: "THAT THIS COUNCIL URGES HER MAJESTY'S WHETHER THROUGH THE FULL GOVERNMENT TO SECURE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION AGREED AT GENEVA IN

BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE JUNE THIS YEAR OR THROUGH

URGENT MANDATORY REPATRIATION FROM HONG GOVERNMENT, THE VIETNAM OF ALL VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CLASSIFIED AS NON-REFUGEES"

VIETNAMESE KONG TO

/TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS