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(A)

YEAR

CHEATING

70

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994

*BREAKDOWN OF PROSECUTIONS

(B) TAXIMETER

OFFENCES

TOTAL (A) + (B)

1990

26

204

230

1991

30

192

222

1992

45

169

214

1993

53

26

79

1994

27

28

55

(JAN SEP)

SAFETY OF SCHOOL BUS

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON SELINA CHOW LIANG SUK-YEE AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED ACCIDENTS INVOLVING SCHOOL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS ON THE PROBLEMS OF THESE VEHICLES SUCH AS OVERLOADING AND MODIFICATION OF SEATS TO INCREASE SEATING CAPACITY, THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS TAKEN BY THE ADMINISTRATION AGAINST THE OFFENDERS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR HAS INCREASED BY 40% WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FIGURE FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. IN VIEW OF THIS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :

(A)

OF THE FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED ΤΟ CHECK OVERLOADING OF SCHOOL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES;

THE

THE

(B)

WHETHER CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO STEPPING UP MEASURES TO MONITOR THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES, SUCH AS INTRODUCING LEGISLATION REQUIRING EACH PASSENGER TO WEAR A SEAT BELT; AND

(C)

WHETHER ANY REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED ΤΟ ASCERTAIN, INTER ALIA, IF THE PENALTIES IMPOSED ON OFFENDERS TOO LIGHT?

ARE

/REPLY