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MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1990

A WRITTEN APPLICATION OF CMB'S REVISED PROPOSAL WAS RECEIVED ON JULY 31.

THE

MR LUI SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD EXAMINE THE APPLICATION INTEREST OF THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC AND WOULD TAKE CONSIDERATION THE VIEWS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.

IN

INTO

SURVEY ON VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICE USERS

THE

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY ON TRAVELLING CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICE USERS FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO FRIDAY (AUGUST 10) AT SEVERAL VEHICULAR FERRY CONCOURSES IN KOWLOON AND HONG KONG.

COLLECTED

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT INFORMATION WILL BE USED AS A BASIS FOR STUDIES IN DEVELOPING FUTURE CROSS HARBOUR TRANSPORT NETWORK SERVICES.

WILL INTERVIEW

то THEIR

DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD, TRANSPORT INSPECTORS VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICE USERS ON INFORMATION PERTINENT TRAVELLING PATTERN.

THE INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED WILL INCLUDE THE ORIGIN AND DESTINATION OF VEHICLES, TRIP PURPOSES, VEHICLE TYPE, TYPE OF GOODS CARRIED BY GOODS VEHICLES AND THE REASONS FOR USING FERRY RATHER CROSS HARBOUR TUNNELS.

THAN

ALL DATA COLLECTED WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE USED FOR REFERENCE ONLY, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN URGED MOTORISTS TO BE INTERVIEWED TO CO-OPERATE WITH INSPECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO WILL CARRY WITH THEM GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION.

THE INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD AT THE VEHICULAR FERRY CONCOURSES OF THE JORDAN ROAD TO CENTRAL AND THE KOWLOON CITY TO NORTH POINT ROUTES.

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