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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992

PUBLIC TO BE FULLY CONSULTED ON TAXI POLICY

THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TODAY (TUESDAY) CONSIDERED CONSULTATIVE PAPER ON THE REVIEW OF TAXI POLICY AND NOTED THE MOTOR BUS COMPANY'S (KMB) FORWARD PLANNING PROGRAMME FOR 1992-96.

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KOWLOON

MEMBERS ENDORSED THE CONSULTATIVE PAPER WHICH SET PUBLIC CONSULTATION,

OUT, FOR A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS ΤΟ LICENSING SYSTEM, THE FARE POLICY AND THE QUALITY OF TAXI SERVICE.

IMPROVE THE TAXI

THE

AND GIVE

THE PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 30. THE PUBLIC AND TAXI TRADE WILL HAVE FOUR MONTHS TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSALS THEIR OPINIONS.

A SERIES OF INCLUDE A

то STIMULATE PUBLIC DISCUSSION, THERE WILL BE PUBLICITY MEASURES DURING THE FOUR-MONTH PERIOD. THESE PRESS CONFERENCE, POSTERS, INTERVIEWS AND RADIO AND TV ANNOUNCEMENTS.

CONSULTED

THE COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE BEFORE ANY DECISION IS TAKEN ON PROPOSALS IN THE CONSULTATION PAPER.

ANY OF THE THE COMMITTEE IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAKE A VIEW ON THE PROPOSALS BEFORE MID-1993.

NOTED CROSS- SERVE NEW

ON KMB'S FORWARD PLANNING PROGRAMME FOR 1992-96, MEMBERS THAT KMB PLANNED TO INTRODUCE 26 NEW ROUTES INCLUDING SIX NEW HARBOUR SERVICES AND 168 ITEMS OF SERVICE IMPROVEMENT TO DEVELOPMENTS AND TO MEET RISING DEMAND.

то RELIEVE THE PEAK-HOUR CONGESTION ALONG THE

NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR, KMB WILL CONTINUE ΤΟ

AIR-CONDITIONED SERVICES ACROSS THE HARBOUR AND

RAILWAY ADDITIONAL NEW TOWNS TO SOUTH KOWLOON.

MASS TRANSIT INTRODUCE FROM THE

A TOTAL OF 24 SUCH SERVICES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED SINCE 1991 AND ABOUT 10 MORE WILL BE ADDED OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

ADDED

MEMBERS ALSO NOTED THE MODIFICATIONS MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENT ITEMS TO MEET DISTRICT BOARD DEMANDS AND THE RETENTION OF SOME BUT SOCIALLY DESIRABLE ROUTES.

LOSS-MAKING

COMMISSIONED AN

RESEARCH,

OF

IN ADDITION, MEMBERS NOTED THAT KMB HAS INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ΤΟ CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE MARKET INCLUDING PASSENGER SURVEYS, TO HELP GUIDE THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ITS AIR-CONDITIONED SERVICES.

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS REVIEWED THE SERVICE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY IN VARIOUS FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE TRANSPORT EMERGENCIES.

DISRUPTIONS OF 1991 AND NOTED CO-ORDINATION OF

MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON RECENT INCIDENTS INVOLVING VARIOUS PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES AND THE POSSIBLE CAUSES.

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