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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1994

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IF THE RESULT OF THE TEST INDICATES THAT THE DRIVER HAS EXCEEDED THE LIMIT, HE WILL BE TAKEN TO A POLICE STATION FOR MORE ACCURATE TESTS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH MAY BE USED AS EVIDENCE IN COURT.

MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE CONSUMER COUNCIL'S REPORT ON THE DRIVING INSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG AND MEMBERS AGREED THAT THERE IS STRONG JUSTIFICATION FOR PROMOTING OFF-ROAD DRIVER-TRAINING INTERESTS OF ROAD SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT,

IN THE

:

MORE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS IN SECOND QUARTER 1994

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THE

THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED BY TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30 THIS YEAR INCREASED BY EIGHT PER CENT TO 3,557 AS COMPARED WITH 3,292 IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

DURING THE PERIOD, THE MAJOR AREAS OF COMPLAINTS WERE RELATED TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT (59 PER CENT), ENFORCEMENT (19 PER CENT) AND ROAD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS (16 PER CENT).

THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORT INCREASED BY 5.5 PER CENT, FROM 1,999 IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 2,109.

THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO INCREASES IN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST CHINA MOTOR BUS (UP 36.8 PER CENT FROM 190 TO 260 CASES) + FERRY SERVICES (UP 29.3 PER CENT FROM 41 TO 53 CASES), CITYBUS (UP 13.8 PER CENT FROM 65 TO 74 CASES), GREEN MINI-BUSES (UP 9.9 PER CENT FROM 192 TO 211) AND TAXI MALPRACTICES (UP 3.5 PER CENT FROM 889 TO 920).

DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THERE WERE 388 COMPLAINTS AGAINST KOWLOON MOTOR BUS, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 8.5 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH 424 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.

COMPLAINTS AGAINST RAIL TRANSPORT ALSO DROPPED FROM 40 ΤΟ 31

THIS QUARTER.

COMPLAINTS AGAINST TRAFFIC REGULATION ENFORCEMENT INCREASED BY 20.3 PER CENT TO 682 CASES FROM 567 IN THE LAST QUARTER.

THEY WERE RELATED MAINLY TO REQUESTS FOR ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING AND MOTORISTS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, ALL OF WHICH HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE POLICE FOR ACTION.

AN

THERE INCREASE

WERE 295 COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION, REPRESENTING OF 73.5 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH 170 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.

HOWEVER, COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DROPPED FROM 149 TO 97 THIS QUARTER. THERE WERE ALSO FEWER SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNS AND AIDS, DOWN FROM 135 TO 128. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES FOR

CONSIDERATION.

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