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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1992

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TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWS WORK IN 1992

AT THE REQUEST OF SOME MEDIA ORGANISATIONS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE

PROFESSOR C K ADVISORY COMMITTEE,

LEUNG, ISSUED THE STATEMENT AS A REVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE'S WORK IN

TRANSPORT FOLLOWING YEAR:

THE

PAST

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1992 HAS BEEN A VERY FRUITFUL YEAR FOR THE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE (TAC) IN FULFILLING ITS ROLE OF ADVISING THE GOVERNMENT ON A THE TRAVELLING WIDE RANGE OF TRANSPORT ISSUES CLOSE TO THE HEART OF PUBLIC.

ADVISORY

GIVEN THE SPECIALIST NATURE OF THE COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERS

IN OBJECTIVELY AND BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT TRANSPORT ISSUES

ΤΟ EXPERTISE WIDE-RANGING

BEAR ON ALL BRINGING THEIR DELIBERATIONS.

HAVE

DEPTH,

ITS

IN THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, TAC SCRUTINISED FARE INCREASES SOUGHT BY THE STAR FERRY, HK YAUMATEI FERRY, AND LANTAO BUS COMPANY IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER RESULTING IN A REDUCTION IN THE LEVEL INCREASES FINALLY APPROVED.

TAC ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPORTANT DECISION OF INTRODUCING A SECOND FRANCHISED BUS OPERATOR ON HK ISLAND.

OF FARE

SUCCESSFULLY

THE A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN IMPROVING THIS WAS

TRANSPORT SERVICES THROUGH HEALTHY COMPETITION

STANDARD OF AMONG THE

PUBLIC FRANCHISED OPERATORS.

то REDUCE

VALUABLE ADVICE WAS ALSO GIVEN IN THE YEAR ON WAYS TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND TO MINIMISE TRAFFIC THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD DISRUPTION DURING WHICH IS DUE TO COMMENCE IN MID-1993.

IN ADDITION, TAC ENDORSED PROPOSALS FOR TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF OF OVERI OADED GOODS VEHICLES AND FOR EXTENDING THE MANDATORY WEARING SEAT BELTS TO REAR-SEAT PASSENGERS IN NEW PRIVATE CARS.

THE YEAR WAS ALSO CHARACTERISED BY THE COMPLETION OF A OF THE TAXI POLICY BY A TAC SUB-GROUP RESULTING IN THE PUBLICATION

END OF A

FOR PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL THE DOCUMENT CONSULTATIVE

REVIEW

OF

NEXT

FEBRUARY.

THE

TAC MEMBERS ARE NOW ACTIVE IN CANVASSING PUBLIC OPINION ON CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT. NEITHER TAC NOR THE GOVERNMENT HAVE YET TAKEN A VIEW ON THE PROPOSALS IN THE DOCUMENT.

MEMBERS DO

MEETINGS.

IN

TRANSPORT

FORMAL NOT CONFINE THEIR ACTIVITIES TO THEY ALSO MAKE REGULAR VISITS TO TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES THEIR ENDEAVOUR TO GAIN FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON IMPORTANT

ISSUES.

LOOKING AHEAD, TAC WILL PLAY A EVEN MORE ACTIVE ROLE NOT ONLY IN TRANSPORT OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT, BUT ALSO IN PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT,

IN 1993 TRANSPORT

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