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TIPERDAY,

THURSDAY, JUNE 21,

JUNE 21, 1990

SURVEYS

THE

BY CONDUCTED RESULTS OF THE ROADSIDE

TRANSPORT THAT THE LEVEL OF URBAN DEPARTMENT IN 1989 AND 1990 SHOWED

TAXI NO CHANGE SERVICES HAD REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE AND THAT THERE WAS IN THE VACANT TAXI HEADWAY AS WELL AS THE

PASSENGER WAITING

TIME.

AVERAGE

TO BE ISSUED IN THE HOWEVER, IF NO MORE TAXI LICENCES WERE

WOULD COMING TWO YEARS, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE LEVEL OF TAXI SERVICE DETERIORATE PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF HIGH DEMAND.

THEREFORE, THE TAC RECOMMENDED THAT FOR 1990 THERE BE MORE THAN 150 LICENCES ISSUED.

SHOULD NOT

SIMILAR IN RESPECT OF LANTAU TAXI LICENCES,

ROADSIDE SURVEYS

THAT INDICATED

THE LEVEL OF LANTAU TAXI SERVICE HAD REMAINED STABLE AND THAT RELATIVELY

THE DEMAND WAS MAINLY AFFECTED RECREATIONAL TRAFFIC ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

BY

EXPECTED IN

NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE LANTAU POPULATION IS THE COMING TWO YEARS TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL DEMAND IN WEEKDAYS.

THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE IN THE NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES ON LANTAU ISLAND.

ANY CHANGES

THESE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TAC WILL ALSO BE FORWARDED TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

THE

ON THE THE COMMITTEE ALSO NOTED A PAPER TABLED AT THE MEETING

BY CMB MANAGEMENT REVIEW. IT NOTED THAT ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE

WERE THE CONSULTANTS

ACCEPTED BY CMB AND A STEERING GROUP WAS OVERSEE ESTABLISHED TO

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE SCHEDULED TIME TABLE. PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE MADE TO COMMITTEE FROM TIME TO TIME.

THE

DEBATE ON SECURITIES AMENDMENT BILL TO RESUME

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY)

THAT THE SECOND AMENDMENT

NEXT

WEDNESDAY

READING DEBATE ON THE SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS} BILL 1990 WOULD RESUME

(JUNE 27).

中华

IN THE

LEGISLATIVE

OF

THE

COUNCIL

PROPOSES OF THE THE SECURITIES ORDINANCE, INTO FORCE LATER THIS YBAR,

H

BILL WHICH 'SUBJECT TO THE ENACTMENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE REPORTING PROCEDURES, IT IS THE INTENTION GOVERNMENT то BRING THE PRINCIPAL (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) ORDINANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

/HE SAID