12
40 per
corridors the MTR is expected to capture only 35
cent of all public transport passengers. These figures,
and they are consistent with the estimated figures of
daily passengers to be carried on the MTR, certainly do
not indicate in any way that the MTR will have any sort
of monopoly. The most that can possibly be, said at this
stage is that in some corridors the MTR will probably
become the major public transport carrier.
It cannot Sir, be stressed too often that the
MTR is being constructed to relieve ever-growing traffic
congestion on the surface and we must hope that it will
achieve its purpose. We recognize that travel on this
particular transport mode will not be everyone's cup of
tea and that many people will prefer trams or buses or
ferries. There is absolutely no intention on the part of
the Government to deprive the travelling public of such
services where the demand exists. Our intention is to
provide a fully integrated system to cater for the needs
of all. But it is important for those who prefer trams
and buses to recognize that the speed with which they will
be able to travel on those modes in the eighties will be
largely dependent upon the MTR attracting large numbers
of the travelling public.
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