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TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1993

VIEWS ON RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY EXPRESSED

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TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) TODAY CONSIDERED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY (RDS) WHICH HAVE BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION.

MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT TAKE A VIEW ON FINDINGS OF THE STUDY BEFORE THE PUBLIC HAD BEEN CONSULTED.

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THESE PROPOSALS, IF DECIDED FOR IMPLEMENTATION, WILL BE SUBJECT

TO DETAILED ENGINEERING AND FINANCIAL STUDIES.

THE MEETING RESOLVED TO ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP CHAIRED BY THE TAC CHAIRMAN PROFESSOR C K LEUNG TO EXAMINE THE REPORT IN DETAIL BEFORE FORMULATING ITS ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT WITH DUE REGARD то PUBLIC VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE.

MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP ARE MR LEUNG KONG-YUI, MR ANTHONY YUEN AND PROFESSOR TENNY LAM.

TAC MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED THE REPORT OF ITS WORKING GROUP ON- THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY (CTS-2) UPDATE.

THEY GENERALLY AGREED THAT FURTHER RESTRAINT ON CAR OWNERSHIP THROUGH FISCAL MEASURES WOULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE AND SUGGESTED THAT CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO SELECTIVELY RESTRICTING THE USAGE VEHICLES AS A MEASURE TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

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HAVING STUDIED THE ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE CTS-2 UPDATE, THE WORKING GROUP ALSO REAFFIRMED THE THREE MAIN PRINCIPLES LAID DOWN THE WHITE PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY. THEY ARE IMPROVING THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE; EXPANDING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND MANAGING ROAD USE.

MEMBERS WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE GOVERNMENT, AFTER TAKING FULL ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC VIEWS AND WITH THE CONSENT OF THE KCRC, HAD DECIDED ΤΟ LIFT THE EXISTING BUS RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THE TRANSIT SERVICE AREA (TSA) OF THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WILL COME INTO EFFECT NOT LATER THAN JUNE 1, 1993.

TO TIE IN WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH

KMB,

TS EXAMINING THE PROPOSAL ΤΟ INTRODUCE SECTIONAL FARES FOR KMB ON YUEN LONG-BOUND LONG HAUL BUS ROUTES

то REARRANGE BUS STOPS AND OTHER TRAFFIC MEASURES.

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MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE MTR PEAK PRICING POLICY. THEY NOTED THAT THE MTRC WILL REVIEW IN LATE JULY THE EFFECTS OF CANCELLING THE ADULT PEAK SURCHARGES AND CHILD/STUDENT CONCESSIONS BETWEEN 8 AM ΤΟ 9 AM ON THE NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR.

/THE CORPORATION

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