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Supplementary to question No. 6 in the

Legislative Council on 6 February 1985

Mr. So asked in Cantonese:

半專利的公共事業那麽政府根據甚麽

閣

下中華煤氣公司並

司並不是

個專利或

來釐訂

間公共事業公司究竟是專利

或是半專利?

(The following is the interpretation of what Mr. So. asked.)

Sir, the Hong Kong and China Gas Company is neither a monopoly

nor a quasi-monopoly, so how does Government decide when a public

utility is a monopoly or a quasi-monopoly ?

Secretary for Economic Services : - Sir, we look at the extent of

the competition; if there is no competition or no real competition

then we might well regard the utility as being provided in a

monopoly or quasi-monopoly situation.

Mr. So asked in Cantonese :

根據這個邏輯,當地下鐵路港島支線 旦通車後,政府會否考慮取銷管制中華 巴士公司呢?

(The following is the interpretation of what Mr. So asked.)

Sir, if we follow that logic, will the Government consider

cancelling the monopoly of C.M.B. when the .T.R. Island Line

comes into operation ?

Secretary for Economic Services : No, Sir.