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TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1990
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"THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW TRIBUNAL, THE OTHER HAND, STRENGTHENS THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.'
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MRS WONG SAID HONG KONG PACED MANPOWER DIFFICULTIES AS WELL AS THE NEED TO GAIN GREATER COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.
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"NEVERTHELESS, WE ARE DETERMINED TO CONTINUE TO SERVICES FOR MENTALLY ILL PERSONS AND EXPLORE NEW INITIATIVES, SHE ADDED.
TAC RECOMMENDS NT AND LANTAU TAXI FARE INCREASES
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THE TRANSPORT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) TODAY (TUESDAY) DISCUSSED FARE INCREASE APPLICATIONS FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU TAXI OPERATORS.
THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED A FARE PERCENTAGE THAN THOSE REQUESTED BY THE TRADE.
INCREASE AT A LOWER
IN ARRIVING AT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, THE TAC TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE POLICY OF ESTABLISHING A SUBSTANTIAL FARE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN TAXIS AND OTHER MODES; THE EFFECT OF INCREASED OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE AND FUEL COSTS AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF TAXI SERVICE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU.
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APART FROM INCREASES IN MAIN TAXIMETER FARES, A RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE THE SURCHARGE ON RADIO-CALL SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN MADE.
THE RECOMMENDED FARE SCALES WILL YIELD AN INCREASE IN TAXI DRIVERS' MONTHLY INCOME AFTER OFFSETTING THE INCREASED DIESEL PRICE AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT AN ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN OPERATING COSTS IN THE COMING YEAR.
MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAD CARRIED OUT ROADSIDE SURVEYS IN BOTH THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON LANTAU TO MEASURE THE LEVEL OF TAXI SERVICE WITH REFERENCE ΤΟ WAITING TIME, QUEUE LENGTH AND HEADWAY BETWEEN VACANT TAXIS.
THE RESULTS REVEALED THAT THE DEMAND FOR TAXI SERVICE IN THE TERRITORIES HAS REMAINED STABLE IN RECENT YEARS WHILE THE AVAILABILITY OF TAXIS ON LANTAU HAS IMPROVED.
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THE TAC'S RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.
MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF AVERAGE PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC SPEEDS IN THE URBAN AREAS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND OTHER MAJOR CITIES.
/THEY NOTED
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