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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991

WILL

VISIT THE HOUSEHOLDS ON INFORMATION RELATING

SURVEYORS CARRYING IDENTITY CARDS SAMPLED TO INTERVIEW EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER TO TRIP-MAKING.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT THE TRIPS

THIS WILL INCLUDE THE DETAILS OF PRIVATE AND TRIPS MADE BY THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS DAILY. THE DURATION OF AND THEIR PURPOSES WILL ALSO FORM AN IMPORTANT PART BE COLLECTED.

OF THE DATA TO

COLLECTED WOULD BE

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ALL DATA THUS KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND WOULD ONLY BE USED FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSES.

THE LAST SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 1981 COVERING HE SAID PER CENT OF THE THEN LAND-BASED POPULATION OR 28,000 HOUSEHOLDS.

TWO

SURVEY HAD BEEN FINDINGS OF THE

THE PRIME DATA BASE FOR AND POLICY FORMULATING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAMME PLANS FOR THE TERRITORY UP TO THE YEAR 2001.

THE "OVER THE PAST DECADE,

TRAVEL PATTERNS OF PEOPLE HAVE IN THE UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THE RAPID GROWTH

DEVELOPMENT OF EXTENSIVE

NEW ECONOMY,

TOWNS,

AS MAJOR

AS WELL

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE.

"THERE IS AN OBVIOUS NEED TO UPDATE THE TRANSPORT INFORMATION FOR BETTER TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS BASED ON THE LATEST AND TRAVEL INFORMATION," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

MORE RELIABLE

IN JANUARY, A PILOT SURVEY WILL BE SMALL SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS. HE CALLED ON ALL THOSE TO TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE SURVEYORS.

ΤΟ CONDUCTED

INTERVIEW A BE INTERVIEWED

TRANSPORT DEPT CALLS FOR MORE CAR TESTING CENTRES

INVITING APPLICATIONS

FOR

AS CAR TESTING CENTRES GOODS VEHICLES WITH A

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SUITABLE PREMISES (CTC'S) FOR EXAMINING PRIVATE CARS AND LIGHT GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 1.9 TONNES.

WAS BETTER

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT IT

OF MORE CTC'S WOULD PROVIDE A HOPED THAT THE DESIGNATION GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD OF SUCH CAR TESTING FACILITIES.

THERE ARE AT PRESENT 17 CTC'S, MOST OF THE URBAN AREAS.

SITUATED WHICH ARE

IN

IN THE LIST OF DESIGNATED CTC'S,

EXPERIENCE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF

TO QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION AN APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE PROVEN AND REPAIRS TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

WHEN APPLYING, GARAGE OPERATORS SHOULD MAKE AVAILABLE OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS, PERMANENT ADMINISTRATION, WORKSHOP AND LABOUR RESOURCES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

EVIDENCE OFFICE,

/A DESIGNATION