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Although each bus route has a specified frequency, no comprehensive or systematic records have been kept of the actual journey times. Regrettably, therefore, no useful comparative figures can be provided for the last two years. This will be rectified and Transport Department will henceforth collate the necessary data.

In principle, I support the Honourable Christine Loh's suggestion to set performance targets. Such targets must be realistic if they are to have any meaning. It is difficult to do so against a background of deteriorating traffic conditions but I shall consider how this can best be achieved in the coming months.