XN000022-1993-07-19 — Page 3

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MONDAY, JULY 19, 1993

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PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUS DEPOT ON AP LEI CHAU, THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF 200 BUSES AND THE RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND DRIVERS.

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THE FRANCHISES GRANTED TO CHINA MOTOR BUS (CMB) AND CITYBUS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT CAN DIRECT THE TWO BUS COMPANIES ΤΟ SHARE THE USE OF BUS STOPS, TERMINI AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES WITH ANOTHER OPERATOR.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN MEETING REPRESENTATIVES FROM CMB AND CITYBUS TO DISCUSS THE HANDOVER ARRANGEMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE ARRANGEMENTS NOW AGREED BETWEEN CMB AND CITYBUS INVOLVES REORGANISING THE USE OF DEPARTURE BAYS AT 26 BUS TERMINI, ERECTING OF ABOUT 300 NEW BUS STOP SIGNS BY CITYBUS AND THE REMOVAL OF CMB SIGNS AND KIOSKS.

TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE CONDUCTED SMOOTHLY, CHANGES AT BUS TERMINT WILL BE INTRODUCED IN PHASES THROUGHOUT AUGUST.

MOBILISATION OF CITYBUS' BUSES WILL BEGIN TWO DAYS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 AND BE COMPLETED BEFORE 5 AM ON THE DATE SO THAT BUSES ARE READY FOR SERVICE IN THE EARLY MORNING.

THE DEPARTMENT WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES OF CMB AND CITYBUS DURING THIS PERIOD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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CO-ORDINATION CENTRE HEADED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO MONITOR THE POSITIONING OF CITYBUS' BUSES, HE SAID.

CITYBUS' PROGRAMME IS CLOSELY MONITORED, HE ADDED.

SEVEN CONTEST REGIONAL COUNCIL BY-ELECTION

SEVEN CANDIDATES WILL STAND IN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL BY-ELECTION IN RESPECT OF THE SAI KUNG CONSTITUENCY SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 8.

THE NOMINATION FOR MR WONG WAH-KEUNG WAS (MONDAY) WHEN THE NOMINATION PERIOD ENDED.

RECEIVED

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PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF THE CANDIDATES ARE:

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MR FRANCIS CHAU YIN- 32 MING

SOCIAL SERVICE

ADMINISTRATOR

TELEPHONE

116 3355 CALL 1717

/DR LAW

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