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MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1990

DIAL-A-RIDE REHABUS SERVICE FOR THE DISABLED

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A FULL-DAY DIAL-A-RIDE REHABUS SERVICE FOR BE LAUNCHED FROM NOVEMBER 1 (THURSDAY) BY THE HONG REHABILITATION (HKSR).

THE DISABLED WILL KONG SOCIETY FOR

KONG

PUT ON TRIAL FOR ABOUT 12 THE PILOT SCHEME, WHICH WILL BE MONTHS, WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A SUBVENTION BY THE ROYAL HONG JOCKEY CLUB, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

HKSR'S EXISTING ΤΟ 10 PM

TWO 12-SEATER MINIBUSES WILL BE DEPLOYED FROM FLEET TO OPERATE THE SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FROM 7 AM DAILY.

THIS SUBVENTED THE CHARGING RATE FOR EACH JOURNEY OF WILL BE $1.5 PER KILOMETRE PLUS $30 PER HOUR FOR GROUP FARES, PER KILOMETRE PLUS $20 PER HOUR FOR INDIVIDUAL FARES.

SERVICE AND $1

USING REHABUS

DISABLED WHO

HKSR IS CURRENTLY OPERATING 30 SCHEDULED ROUTES FLEET TO PROVIDE DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TO THE NEED TO TRAVEL TO THEIR PLACES OF WORK, STUDY OR RECREATION.

ENQUIRIES AND BOOKINGS FOR THE DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE MAY BE TO THE HKSR ON TEL. 817 8154 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

MADE

DEBATE ON GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS RESUMED

NINE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE

LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL (LEGCO) WILL ON THE GOVERNOR'S RESUMES ITS DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY

REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY OTHER MEMBERS LAST WEEK

THE COUNCIL POLICY ADDRESS WHEN (OCTOBER 31).

THE DEBATE IS ON A MOTION OF THANKS MOVED BY THE MEMBER, THE HON ALLEN LEE.

SENIOR LEGCO

APART FROM THE DEBATE, FOUR BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR AND SECOND READINGS.

FACTORIES THEY ARE

FIRST

AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) MERCHANT BILL 1990;

SHIPPING (AMENDMENT} BILL 1990; AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990.

THREE BILLS ARE DUE TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE GIVEN A THIRD READING.

AND

BE

1990;

THEY ARE CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (REPEAL) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990.

(AMENDMENT)

BILL 1990 AND PUBLIC

BILL ORDER

/IN ADDITION,