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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1989

INSTANCE, "FOR

THERE ARE SEVERAL KINDS OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR DISABLED PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.

TRAINING CENTRES,

SPECIAL

"THESE INCLUDE EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILD CARD CENTRES AND INTEGRATED PROGRAMMES IN CHILD CARE CENTRES.

FE

FOR

ΤΟ

THERE EMPLOYMENT

ARE FOR

THE MILDLY

MODERATELY HANDICAPPED, HOME-BASED TRAINING AND SHELTERED WORKSHOP TO PROVIDE THEM," HE SAID.

MR KWOK ALSO

THE COMMENDED

COMMUNITY OF ORGANISED A SERIES OF PROGRAMMES RECENTLY TO AROUSE OF THE POTENTIALS OF THE DISABLED,

TONG, ICWUN

WHICH PUBLIC AWARENESS

:

TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS INCREASE BY SIX PER CENT

DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1989-90, COVERING THE PERIOD FROM OF JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1989, THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT (TCU) THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 2,916 COMPLAINTS, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF SIX PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TCU SAID TODAY (SATURDAY 1 THAT THE COMPLAINTS WERE RELATED MAINLY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, ROAD MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT.

AS REGARDS THE ADEQUACY OF FRANCHISED BUS SERVICE. THERE A TOTAL OF 212 COMPLAINTS COVERING HONG KONG ISLAND. KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. THERE WAS DECREASE OF 11 CASES OR 5 PER CENT.

A

TOTAL

ON THE STANDARD OF FRANCHISED BUS SERVICE, THERE WERE OF 506 COMPLAINTS, A DECREASE OF 3 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 519 IN THE

INDIVIDUALLY TAKEN PREVIOUS QUARTER. THESE COMPLAINTS WERE THE BUS COMPANIES CONCERNED.

UP WITH

BY 38 THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST TAXI SERVICE INCREASED

539 CASES BUT A PER CENT FROM 390 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO DECREASE OF 10 PER CENT WAS NOTED WHEN

WITH 601 CASES IN THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.

COMPARED

THE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO RAIL TRANSPORT SERVICES AND AND FERRY SERVICES ROSE FROM LAST QUARTER'S 58 CASES TO 92 CASES, FROM 25 CASES TO 31 CASES RESPECTIVELY. THE MAJN AREAS OF COMPLAINT INCLUDE INADEQUATE FREQUENCY, STAFF CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE, AND PASSENGER SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

/THE SPOKESMAN