TNAG-1139-FCO40-1419-Quarterly-progress-reports-on-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 223

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Progress Made & Present Position

Subject

23. Franchised

Purpose

Bus Services

1. Review of Bus Opera-

tions KMB, CMB

(a)

All Sub groups have completed review of KMB and started on CMB.

(SCR 2/5621/79)

24. Measures to

control

traffic

congestion

(SCR 1/2201/80)

2. Re-examine agreements

concluded with both companies in February 1980.

3. Amend Public Omnibus

Services Ordinance.

To develop, consistent with White Paper policy, measures to reduce congestion on the roads by reducing the rate of growth in numbers of private vehicle to 5%

p.a.

Next Quarter Targets

(a) Report to TAC & EXCO

on both companies.

(b) Report on KMB under preparation. (b) Release findings of

(c)

CMB review complete.

(d)

(e)

Review to public.

(c) Renegotiate agreeme

with operators.'

Report on CMB under preparation.(d) Implement other

POSO amendment Bill circulated to bus companies and comments received.

recommendations of the Review.

(e) Take POS (Amendment Bill to ExCO, LegCo after consideration

of suggestions by Z

Bus Companies.

CONFIDENTIAL #2

A fiscal package of increased first (a) Consult ExCO and Lead. registration taxes, increased annual

licence fees, and higher moto fuel (b) Monitor development tax has been agreed within the Administration as the first phase of restraints intended to limit the growth rate of private car regis- trations to 5% per annum. An ExCO · memo has been issued.

CONFIDENTIAL

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