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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1991

SINCE THE SERVICE HAD OPERATED FOR ONLY ONE MONTH, TRAVEL PATTERNS WERE YET TO BE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED,

THE TAC WAS TOLD THAT ONCE THE TRAVEL PATTERNS WERE SETTLED DOWN, FURTHER SURVEYS WOULD BE CONDUCTED TO ASSESS HOW FAR ROUTE 12A HAD SUCCEEDED IN ATTRACTING PASSENGERS WHO USED

TO TRAVEL BY TAXIS

OR PRIVATE CARS.

MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED A WRITTEN REPRESENTATION CONSUMER COUNCIL ABOUT THE MONITORING OF PUBLIC UTILITY AND COMPANIES.

FROM THE TRANSPORT

CHECKS AND

VIEWS WERE EXCHANGED ON THE ADEQUACY OF THE BALANCES THAT HAD BEEN BUILT INTO THE EXISTING BUS FRANCHISING ARRANGEMENTS TO PROTECT PUBLIC INTEREST.

MEMBERS EXAMINED EXISTING CHANNELS FOR CONSUMER REPRESENTATION.

THESE INCLUDED ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN SCRUTINISING THE SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS, ATTENDANCE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT DISTRICT BOARDS AND OMELCO TRANSPORT PANEL MEETINGS ΤΟ RECEIVE ADVICES/SUGGESTIONS, THE CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORT POLICIES BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE MANY COMPLAINTS OUTLETS ALREADY AVAILABLE, RANGING

HOTLINES ESTABLISHED BY TRANSPORT COMPANIES AND THE MEDIA.

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FROM THE INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT OF THE TAC, THE

MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ ENCOURAGE TRANSPORT OPERATORS TO DEVELOP MORE INTERACTIVE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS, SUCH AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CUSTOMER CONSULTATIVE BODIES.

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MEMBERS LEARNED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD REVIEW WHETHER CONTINUED APPLICATION OF THE PROFIT CONTROL SCHEME REMAINED APPROPRIATE IN PRESENT DAY CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE ANY NEW FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WAS ENTERED INTO WITH THE BUS COMPANIES.

FULL WATER SUPPLY TO BE MAINTAINED

THERE WILL BE NO WATER

RESTRICTION IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE

ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT WATER STORAGE LEVEL IS STILL LOW.

MR K.L. THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES,

MAINTAIN FULL WONG, FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S ENDORSEMENT TO WATER SUPPLY FOR THE TIME BEING AT ITS MEETING THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING.

HAD RESULTED IN MR WONG SAID THE RAINFALL LAST WEEK

ONLY A

SMALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE

LEVEL SINCE THE WATER CATCHMENT AREAS HAD RECEIVED MUCH LESS RAIN THAN THE URBAN AREAS.

STORAGE

/"TO IMPROVE