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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1994

KMB

IS NOW

CONSULTING

ON THESE

AT THE

AND,

RELEVANT DISTRICT BOARDS PROPOSALS AND WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT LOCAL VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS. THE SAME TIME, KMB HAS ALSO SUBMITTED ITS PROPOSALS TO ADMINISTRATION. WE WILL AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF KMB'S EXERCISE WITH DISTRICT BOARDS BEFORE PROCESSING THESE PROPOSALS IN THIS RESPECT, WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING FACTORS

(A) THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC;

CONSULTATION

(B) GENERAL IMPACT ON CURRENT FARE AND SERVICE LEVELS;

--

(C) MORE BALANCED ALLOCATION AND MORE EFFICIENT UTILISATION OF

BUS RESOURCES;

(D)

FREQUENCY

AND

CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT

RESTRUCTURED SERVICES; AND

(E)

THE

NEED

FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT

RESULTING

FROM

SERVICES,

EG

GREEN

COMMITTEE

MINIBUS ROUTES, TO SUPPLEMENT REVISED BUS SCHEDULES.

AND

THE ADMINISTRATION WILL ALSO BRIEF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY

ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PANEL

ON THE

TRANSPORT

THE

AND PROPOSALS, RESTRUCTURING

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BEFORE ANY DECISIONS ARE MADE.

FULLY

0

24-HOUR CLEARANCE SERVICE AT BORDER

* * *

REPLY

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON TIN CHI-YUEN AND A BARMA, HAIDER BY THE SECRETARY

FOR TRANSPORT,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

MR

WRITTEN

IN THE

QUESTION REGARDING THE INTRODUCTION OF 24-HOUR CLEARANCE SERVICE FOR

GOODS VEHICLES AT THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER

WILL

CROSSING POINT,

THE

INFORM GOVERNMENT

THIS

THE COUNCIL WHETHER GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER INTRODUCING SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT AT OTHER BORDER CROSSING POINTS?

REPLY

MR PRESIDENT,

THERE JS AT PRESENT NO DEMAND FOR OPENING THE MAN KAM THE SHA TAU KOK BORDER ROAD CROSSINGS ROUND THE CLOCK AND WE HAVE PLANS TO DO SO. HOWEVER, IN REVIEWING THE 24-HOUR SERVICE AT THE YEAR TOGETHER WITH MA CHAU

CROSSING POINT EARLY NEXT BORDER CHINESE AUTHORITIES, WE WILL CONSIDER THE NEED FOR AND THE FEASIBILITY

THAT

POINT TO CROSSING OF

THE OVERNIGHT FACILITIES AT EXTENDING VEHICLES WITH PERMITS TO USE THE FACILITIES AT MAN KAM TO AND SHA кок.

TO AND

ΝΟ

LOK THE

TAU

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