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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1990

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GUANGDONG DELEGATION IN HK FOR ANNUAL BORDER REVIEW

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MR

THE

HUANG QUN,

AND THE MR CHEN WENLI, ARE

A DELEGATION OF THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT LED BY DIRECTOR OF THE

AFFAIRS OFFICE, FOREIGN DIRECTOR OF THE FRONTIER ADMINISTRATION BUREAU, VISITING HONG KONG FROM TODAY (WEDNESDAY} THE 10TH ANNUAL BORDER REVIEW,

TO FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 9) FOR

THE DELEGATION IS HERE ADVISER, MR WILLIAM EHRMAN.

AT

THE INVITATION

OF THE POLITICAL

THESE MEETINGS ARE HELD ALTERNATELY IN HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG.

THE

BORDER

LIAISON SYSTEM

FOR

OF EXCHANGES SIDES CONSIDER IT VERY

PROVIDES INFORMATION AND CONTROL AT THE BORDER. BOTH EFFECTIVE AND VALUABLE.

REVIEWED

LIAISON NUMBER OF WAYS OF WERE USEFUL AND

TWO SIDES AT THE TALKS HELD TODAY, THE

A ARRANGEMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND DISCUSSED FURTHER STRENGTHENING THESE ARRANGEMENTS. THE TALKS PRODUCTIVE.

TAC DISCUSSES BUS FARE INCREASE APPLICATIONS

THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

(TAC) TODAY CONTINUED ITS FROM THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY (CMB) AND THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (KMB).

DISCUSSION ON FARE INCREASE APPLICATIONS

MEMBERS NOTED THAT BOTH APPLICATIONS HAD BEEN JOINTLY BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE FINANCIAL MONITORING UNIT ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH.

ASSESSED

OF THE

APPLICATIONS WERE THE TAC WAS INFORMED THAT THE FARE INCREASE

(RDP) PREVIOUSLY BASED ON THE FIVE YEAR ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES PUT TO AND NOTED BY TAC, FOLLOWING DISTRICT BOARD CONSULTATION.

THE TAC

WHEN EXAMINING THE FARE INCREASE APPLICATION FROM CMB,

CMB'S OPERATING REVENUE HAD TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE CHANGES IN AND COSTS IN RELATION TO THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE.

THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY

ITS MANAGEMENT

MEMBERS WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT

OVERHAUL DIRECTED CMB TO FUNDAMENTALLY COMMISSIONING A CONSULTANCY STUDY.

A DEADLINE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE MANAGEMENT REVIEW.

SYSTEM

BY

ENCOURAGE SOUTHERN

ΤΟ

THE TAC NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN STEPS TO

SERVICES FOR THE

CHOICE A WIDER

THE PROVISION OF MORE RESIDENTIAL COACH

DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND. THIS IS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS RELIANT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT,

/ACCORDING TO