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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990

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THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT ANOTHER INCREASE WOULD BE AFTER ONE YEAR IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE FULL COST RECOVERY THESE PERMITS.

THE ISSUING FEE AND THE ANNUAL RENEWAL FEE FOR LANTAU CLOSED ROAD PERMIT WILL BE INCREASED TO $360 AND $240 RESPECTIVELY.

THE FEES WOULD BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER WITH A VIEW ΤΟ FULL COST-RECOVERY IN FIVE YEARS'

TIME, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE ISSUING FEE AND ANNUAL RENEWAL FEE FOR THIS PERMIT HAD REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE 1985.

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THE ANNUAL "KAITO" FERRY SERVICES LICENCE WILL BE INCREASED A NOMINAL LEVEL OF $100 WHICH ROUGHLY RESTORES THE REAL VALUE OF THIS FEE TO THE 1982 LEVEL WHEN IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED.

"THIS FEE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SET AT A NOMINAL LEVEL IN VIEW OF THE SPECIAL CHARACTER OF THE 'KAITO' SERVICES IN MEETING THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE OUTLYING ISLANDS," THE SPOKEMAN SAID.

FEES

FOR

MISCELLANEOUS

FULL DETAILS OF THE NEW TRANSPORT-RELATED LICENCES AND PERMITS WILL BE LISTED IN THE GAZETTE TO BE PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY.

NEW FARE CEILINGS FOR GREEN MINIBUSES

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED AN INCREASE IN THE FARE CEILINGS OF GREEN MINIBUSES (GMB) WITH EFFECT FROM SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 30).

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 1,349 GREEN MINIBUSES SERVING OF 184 ROUTES IN THE TERRITORY WITH A GENERAL FARE RANGE OF $4.50 DURING NORMAL SCHEDULED OPERATING HOURS.

A TOTAL $1.30 TO

IN VIEW OF RISING OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS SINCE THE LAST REVISION IN JUNE 1989, GMB OPERATORS HAD APPLIED FOR AN INCREASE IN THE FARE CEILINGS AND THE DEPARTMENT HAD AGREED THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT.

"THE NEW FARE SCALE ONLY INDICATES THE MAXIMUM FARE THAT CAN BE CHARGED FOR A GMB SERVICE. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE FARES

OF

GMB WILL BE INCREASED AUTOMATICALLY UPON THE REVISION,

H A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

"BACH INDIVIDUAL OPERATOR, IF HE WISHES TO INCREASE THE FOR A SPECIFIC ROUTE OR ROUTES, WILL HAVE TO APPLY DEPARTMENT WITH SUPPORTING DATA AND THE CHARGE ONLY BE ALTERED AFTER OBTAINING THE APPROVAL OF ADDED.

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