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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1991

"IF

EXISTING

IS PRODUCTIVITY

NOT IMPROVED TO FRANCHISED COMPANIES MAY HAVE INCREASING GAINING PUBLIC

RISES ACCEPTANCE OF THE FUTURE FARE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS, HE SAID.

MINIMISE COSTS,

DIFFICULTIES

NECESSARY

THE

IN

FOR

THE

то KEY

"WE BELIEVE THAT

IN SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENTS

FROM PRODUCTIVITY AND SERVICE PERFORMANCE LIES IN HEALTHY COMPETITION

THE DAILY OUTSIDE, RATHER THAN TIGHTER GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

TENDERING OUT OF BUS ROUTES

BE

THE PROPOSED

WILL INITIALLY GEARED TOWARDS PROMOTING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES FOR COMMUTERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE USE TAXIS OR PRIVATE CARS,

THEY COULD

"AS AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR SOME COMMUTERS, HELP ALLEVIATE ROAD CONGESTION, TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL ROAD-USERS.

SERVICES WHITE

BUS PASSENGERS WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR BETTER "THOSE WILL BE GIVEN A WIDER CHOICE, AN OBJECTIVE STRESSED IN THE 1990 PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FRANCHISED TENDERED

IN 1990, CITYBUS LIMITED APPLIED TO OPERATE, UNDER FRANCHISE, A

THE BUS SERVICE BETWEEN

ROAD. CENTRAL AND MACDONNELL SERVICE SOUGHT BY CITYBUS WILL BE THE FIRST BUS ROUTE TO BE OUT.

TO

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THIS BUS ROUTE IS EXPECTED TO BE OFFERED THE MARKET IN MAY

AND THIS YEAR. THE TERMS OF

OTHER FRANCHISE RELEVANT INFORMATION WILL BE SPECIFIED IN THE TENDER INVITATIONS TO BE ISSUED IN DUE COURSE.

HE STRESSED THAT THE PRESENT POLICY OF REGULATING BUS BY FRANCHISES WILL REMAIN GENERALLY UNCHANGED.

"THE

HELD BY

SERVICES

OVER

OF

SUCH

RIGHTS OPERATING

INCUMBENT FRANCHISEES

MODES CHEAPER FXISTING FRANCHISED ROUTES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. TRANSPORT WILL

PREFER CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED FOR THOSE WHO SERVICES.

"

0

IMPORTANCE OF CAI TECHNOLOGY STRESSED

宰

THE

SYSTEM,

A

CONTROL, AUTOMATION AND INSTRUMENTATION (CAI) TECHNOLOGY APPLIED IN A WIDE RANGE OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES, HELPED OPTIMISE THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND IMPROVE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY, ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR MIAO CHI.

IN AN OPENING ADDRESS TO THE CAI SYMPOSIUM '91 ORGANISED BY THE HONG

HAD KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MR MIAO SAID THE TECHNOLOGY PLAYED AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN ALL, FIELDS ASSOCIATED OUR LIVELIHOOD,

WITH

/ITS APPLICATION