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THE SECOND PROBLEM RELATES TO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF UNREGISTERED OPERATIONS.

"AS THESE DID NOT REACH THE MINIMUM ENROLMENT TO TRIGGER THE UNABLE NEED FOR REGISTRATION AS SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY MET REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE OF SAFETY OF PREMISES, THE QUALITY OF SERVICES RENDERED AND THE LEVEL FEES CHARGED, HE NOTED.

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EXERCISE SCHOOLS,

ANOTHER PROBLEM RELATES TO WHETHER THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE PROVIDES THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WITH ADEQUATE POWERS ΤΟ PRUDENTIAL CONTROL OVER THE OPERATIONS OF PRIVATE TUTORIAL BOTH IN REGARD то THEIR REGISTRATION AND THE WAY SOME OF THEM ADVERTISE THEIR COURSES.

MR CHAN SAID THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAD BEEN SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE THE POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS ΤΟ ORDINANCE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED.

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THE EDUCATION

INFORMATION ON FRANCHISED BUS SERVICES PROVIDED

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INFORMATION ON THE ROUTEING, TIMETABLES AND FARES OF INDIVIDUAL FRANCHISED BUS SERVICES IS DISPLAYED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE AT BUS TERMINI AND STOPS.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

MR LEUNG SAID ALL FOUR FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES ALSO PROVIDED A HOTLINE FOR HANDLING PASSENGER ENQUIRIES IN BOTH LANGUAGES.

"THEY HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED VARIOUS OTHER WAYS TO DISTRIBUTE PASSENGER INFORMATION," HE SAID.

THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (KMB) AND CITYBUS LIMITED PROVIDE ROUTE MAPS. THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY PUBLISHES ROUTE INFORMATION IN LEAFLETS FOR NEW SERVICES.

THE NEW LANTAO BUS COMPANY DISSEMINATES CUSTOMERS INFORMATION AT A CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE AT MUI WO, THE MAIN INTERCHANGE FOR BUSES SERVING LANTAU.

ALL SUCH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH LANGUAGES.

MR LEUNG ALSO NOTED THAT THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION ISSUED BROCHURES FOR FOREIGN VISITORS IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES.

"THESE BROCHURES CONTAIN INFORMATION ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT, INCLUDING SELECTED FRANCHISED ROUTES SERVING PLACES OF INTEREST TOURISTS AND KMB'S SERVICES TO THE AIRPORT," HE SAID.

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