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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1989

ORDER

OF A PILE-DRIVER "THE WORKMAN GIVING SIGNALS TO THE OPERATOR MUST ALSO BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR ABOVE AND ADEQUATELY TRAINED IN TO GIVE THE NECESSARY SIGNALS,

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HE SAID.

MR YEUNG SAID GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THEMSELVES DID NOT OWN OPERATE PILE-DRIVERS.

OR

PILING CONTRACTORS

WORKING

UNDER

GOVERNMENT

CONTRACTS WERE

SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS, HE SAID.

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GOVT TO ASK CMB TO OVERHAUL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SEEK A FUNDAMENTAL OVERHAUL OF MOTOR BUS COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHIN A SPECIFIRD A TIME-TABLE FOR

THE NECESSARY IMPLEMENTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE CHINA PERIOD, AND

THE

IMPROVEMENTS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MARIA TAM, MR

THE ACHIEVE

DESIRED

RESULTS,

THEN OPENING UP OF

LEUNG SAID: SERIOUS

"IF THIS STILL DID NOT CONSIDERATION WOULD HAVE TO BE GIVEN TO A PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND TO OTHER OPERATORS.

MR LEUNG SAID INTRODUCTION OF MORE SOUTHERN RESIDENTS,

THE

COACH RESIDENTIAL

GOVERNMENT

WAS

ALSO SERVICES,

CONSIDERING PARTICULARLY

TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT

DISTRICT,

RECENT EVENTS HAD SHOWN THAT

MORE ALTERNATIVE

THE

FOR

SERVICES TO

TRANSPORT

SERVICES SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, HE SAID.

BUS SERVICES ORDINANCE WHICH ON THE POWERS UNDER THE PUBLIC

BUS FRANCHISED

SERVICE, MR LEUNG SAID REGULATED THE OPERATION OF THESE INCLUDED:

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A PENALTY OF UP TO $50,000 FOR FAILURE TO ORDINANCE OR THE FRANCHISE;

COMPLY WITH THE

TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE FRANCHISE IN AN EMERGENCY; AND

FRANCHISE

TO MAINTAIN A

HOLDER HAD PROPER AND

SUBJECT TO 28 DAYS' NOTICE, THE REVOCATION OF THE IF THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED THAT THE FRANCHISE FAILED, OR WAS LIKELY TO FAIL, EFFICIENT PUBLIC BUS SERVICE.

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