XN000022-1994-04-26 — Page 4

TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1994

"IN DRAWING UP THE PROPOSALS, TAC HAS CONSIDERED VERY CAREFULLY THE TRADE, "THE SPOKESMAN ALL THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE PUBLIC AND SAID.

TAXI FOR

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT GOVERNMENT HENCEFORTH WILL ISSUE

DEMAND LICENSES AS AND WHEN REQUIRED. AS THERE IS NOW A STRONG NEW TAXI LICENCES, A NEW BATCH OF TAXI LICENCKS WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

TAC ENDORSES HYF FARE INCREASE

RECOMMENDED THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TODAY (TUESDAY)

AVERAGE WEIGHTED

YAUMATEI FARE INCREASE OF 14.2 PER CENT FOR COMPANY (HYF) TO MEET HIGHER OPERATING COSTS.

A

FERRY

MADE CERTAIN

MEMBERS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ADJUSTMENTS, AND DECIDED TO RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING RATES OF INCREASES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES:

(A) PASSENGER SERVICES

CROSS HARBOUR

NEW TOWN

OUTLYING DISTRICTS

% INCREASE

15.6%

14.6%

-

WEEKDAYS

15.2%

WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS

11.7%

(B) VEHICULAR SERVICES

7.6%

(C) FREIGHT

20.0%

MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE COMPANY HAD NOT INCREASED ITS FARE SINCE 1992,

LOWER PROPOSED RATE OF INCREASE IS RATE OF 17 PER CENT BETWEEN JULY 1992

JULY

ESTIMATED 1994.

THE AND INFLATION

THAN AND

THE

JULY

IF APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, CROSS-HARBOUR

PASSENGERS WOULD

WHILE PAY 30 CENTS TO 50 CENTS MORE PER TRIP DAILY COMMUTERS OF TUEN MUN AND OUTLYING ISLAND SERVICES WOULD PAY TO $2 MORE PER TRIP ON WEEKDAYS.

HOWEVER,

CHILDREN, AND

MOST

$1

CENTS ELDERLY

TRAVEL

IN

PASSENGERS WILL ENJOY A FARE REDUCTION FROM 70 TO $9 PER TRIP UNDER MORE GENEROUS CONCESSION SCHEMES FOR THE AND OUTLYING ISLAND SERVICES.

REDUCED

FARES FOR

SATURDAY

MORNING

/THE PROPOSED