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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1994

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CONCERTED EFFORT TO KEEP HONG KONG MOVING

THE TRANSPORT

THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAW DEPARTMENT AT WORK WHEN SHE VISITED THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE

RAFAEL

MRS CHAN WAS MET ON ARRIVAL AT

DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT THE IMMIGRATION TOWER BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR HUI, AND OTHER DIRECTORATE OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

SHE WAS TOLD THAT HONG KONG'S SUCCESS HAD LED TO INCREASED

AND ALSO OWNERSHIP AND USE,

INCREASED FREIGHT TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE FLEET BOTH LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE BORDER.

CAR

GOODS

то

WITH THE

A DEMAND,

COPE

INCREASING

NUMBER OF MAJOR TRANSPORT NETWORKS HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

AT

THE SUSTAINED HOWEVER,

STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CAR OWNERSHIP LEVEL DURING THE SAME PERIOD HAD RESULTED IN CONGESTIONS SOME MAJOR CORRIDORS.

THERE ARE PLANS TO EXPAND THE RAIL AND ROAD SYSTEMS UP YEAR 2001.

TO

THE

SHOWN THAT

HAD BUT THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY DESPITE THE COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ROADS WILL STILL BE CONGESTED,

TRAFFIC DEMANDS

MUST BE

A TRANSPORT SPOKESMAN SAID THE ROAD DAMPENED AND THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT MUST BE ENCOURAGED.

AND CONVENIENT MEMBERS OF THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC PREFER DIRECT SERVICE, A CHOICE OF MODE AND WELCOME COMPETITION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ROUTE RATIONALISATION AND TRUNK-FEEDER SYSTEMS ARE THEREFORE COMPETITION AS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, CARE MUST BE TAKEN IN INTRODUCING UNHEALTHY COMPETITION AFFECTS FINANCIAL VIABILITY, HE ADDED.

MRS CHAN WAS TOLD THAT BUSES WERE

OVER 34 MODE WHICH CARRIED

PER CENT, PASSENGER TRIPS A DAY.

THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT OR ROUGHLY THREE MILLION,

TAXI ON THE

SERVICE, MRS CHAN WAS TOLD THAT IMPROVEMENT MEASURES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN RECENT YEARS TO TACKLE MALPRACTICES.

HAS SET UP A EMPHASIS ON

IN LATE 1991, THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW THE TAXI POLICY, WITH PARTICULAR THE QUALITY OF SERVICE, FARES AND THE LICENSING SYSTEM. FORWARD ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT LATER.

PUBLIC MAINTAINING

IT WILL PUT

TRANSPORT SERVICES DURING TRANSPORT EMERGENCIES IS A GREAT CHALLENGE TO TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS.

MAINLY DUE

ΤΟ

MRS CHAN WAS TOLD THAT TRANSPORT EMERGENCIES AROSE

TRANSPORT SERVICES OR CLOSURE OF ROADS DUE TO DISRUPTION TO VARIOUS INCIDENTS.

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