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FOR BENJAMIN, PEP DIVISION

MY LETTER OF 2 APRIL: BUSES FOR KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (KM6)

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAVE JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY

CONSIDER THAT KMB FARES SHOULD BE INCREASED BY JUST OVER

40 PER CENT AND CMB FARES BY ABOUT 30 PER CENT.

2. AS YOU WILL KNOW FROM MY LETTER OF 30 MARCH, THIS IS

BELOW THE INCREASE CONSIDERED NECESSARY BY THE ENVIRONMENT

BRANCH, THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORT HAS TOLD ME ON A

PERSONAL BASIS THAT HE BELIEVES THAT KMB WILL PROBABLY

WISH TO ORDER ABOUT 120 BUSES THIS YEAR FOR DELIVERY IN 1982

AND 202 BUSES NEXT YEAR FOR DELIVERY IN 1983. IN OTHER

WORDS, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WILL BE REPHASED

BY DEFERRING ORDERS FOR 100 BUSES IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE

COMMISSIONER SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS LARGELY ACCOUNTCO FOR BY THE AVAILABILITY OF OVER 100 SECOND-HAND BUSES FROM

LONDON TRANSPORT WHICH WILL ENABLE KMB TO MATCH THE EXPANSION

PROGRAMME WITHOUT HAVING TO ORDER SO MANY NEV DUGES,

3. I SHALL REFORT FURTHER WHEN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S

DECISON HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC AND WE HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT KMB, A COPY OF HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PRESS

RILFACE WILL ALSO FOLLOW BY AIRMAIL.