DUNTIUINITAL
Annex D
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Our Ref.:
Your Ref.:
Mr. Justin YUE, MBE, JP Acting Secretary for Transport Government Secretariat
St. John's Building 8/F
33 Garden Road
HONG KONG
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION
KCR House,
Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Tel.: 0-6069303
30th April 1984.
Dear Sir,
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On 24 November, 1983, you invited the Corporation to take on the Tuen Mun/Yuen Long Light Rail Transit (LRT) project subject to our own assessment of viability. The initial feasibility study is now complete, and is being considered by the Corporation's Managing Board. Before making a final decision the Board have asked me to obtain specific assurances from Government on the following three points:
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1. The LRT will be the prime mode of public
transport in the area to minimise the risk of low patronage reducing viability. can be achieved by:
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the LRT operator (the Corporation) controlling both the LRV and local bus operations. No other public transport operator (excluding taxis), whether franchised or not, could offer services wholly within the LRT area without the Corporation's acceptance.
buses which operate between existing and future estates and the metropolitan areas not carrying passengers for trips wholly within the LRT area.
adopting a 10% peak houf factor for the initial implementation programme. The peak hour factor can be reviewed once actual operating experience has been gained.
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