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PROCEDURES FOR VETTING FARE INCREASE APPLICATION

SAFEGUARD PUBLIC INTEREST

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THE TRANSPORT,

HON

THE SECRETARY FOR

(WEDNESDAY) SAID THERE WERE WELL ESTABLISHED

MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY PROCEDURES FOR VETTING

FARE INCREASE APPLICATIONS FROM FRANCHISED BUS OR FERRY COMPANIES.

PROCESS

INCLUDED

THE VETTING ADMINISTRATION AND PRESENTATION TO THE

FOR INDEPENDENT ADVICE.

QUESTION A

DETAILED TRANSPORT

BY SCRUTINY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

THE

BY THE

HON

RONALD

CHOW

IN

THE

ΤΟ REPLY IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LEUNG SAID ANY FRANCHISED BUS OR FERRY COMPANY

FARE A

RISE HAD TO PROVIDE WHICH SOUGHT

FULLY SUBSTANTIATED POSITION JUSTIFICATIONS INCLUDING ITS EXISTING AND FORECAST FINANCIAL AND ALL THE RELEVANT ASSUMPTIONS MADE.

"EXPENDITURE ON FUEL IS ONLY ONE OF MANY MR LEUNG SAID:

SUCH AS FACTORS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE GOVERNMENT. OTHER FACTORS,

COSTS, ARE ALSO TAKEN INTO PATRONAGE, WAGE LEVELS AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT."

IN THE DETAILED SCRUTINY BY THE GOVERNMENT, ALWAYS GIVEN TO THE OVERALL PUBLIC. INTEREST.

FULL REGARD WAS

PUT MR LEUNG STRESSED THAT A FINAL RECOMMENDATION WOULD NOT BE

COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FORWARD TO THE GOVERNOR IN

TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE UNTIL BOTH THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE

WERE NECESSARY FOR WERE FULLY SATISFIED THAT THE ADJUSTMENTS SOUGHT

SERVICES EXISTING CONTINUING

ΤΟ IMPROVEMENTS MAKING

MEET

PASSENGER DEMAND.

AND

GOVT TO SEEK FUNDS TO INCREASE AUXILIARY POLICE DEPLOYMENT

THE

ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM OF THE THE HON

THE GOVERNMENT WILL SHORTLY BE SEEKING

THE DAILY DEPLOYMENT TO INCREASE FINANCE COMMITTEE AUXILIARY POLICE FROM 750 TO 850, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

JIMMY MCGREGOR, MR ASPREY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON

OPERATIONAL DUTIES SAID THE ADDITIONAL MANPOWER WOULD BE DEPLOYED ON

то AS

POLICE REGULAR ON THE STREET, OR ON OTHER DUTIES SO OFFICERS FOR OPERATIONAL DUTIES.

RELIEVE

HE SAID ABOUT 750 AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS OPERATIONAL DUTIES EVERYDAY.

WERE DEPLOYED ON

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