Sir
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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CBE, JP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 30.7.86
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Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill 1986
About 10 years ago, where I went to Tuen Mun for the official opening of the Tuen Mun Town Hall by the then Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, little did I imagine that I would be standing in this Council today giving my support to the building of the Tuen Mun LRT.
A fortnight ago, together with other Legislative Councillors, I flew by helicopter to have a good birds-eye-view of the LTR system for Tuen Mun and Yuen Long along the proposed I am route to see some of the works which had already started. sure that when completed this integrated LRT system, which is air-conditioned, fast and reasonably pollution free, will provide a commuting service for the residents at reasonable fare levels - and will be a system of which they will all be proud to have. And the projected commissioning date I am told is 8-8-88, that is August 8, 1988.
There has been concern on the part of the Members of the Tuen Mun and Yuen Long District Boards over the possibility
The Secretary for of the KCRC charging unrealistic fares. Transport in his speech to this Council on 16 July stated that "The KCRC has stated publicly that it will adopt a realistic fare policy and that fare levels will be kept reasonable". KCRC is a Government-owned corporation, I am prepared to accept
that such will have to be the case.
As
Apart from the three-tier system monitoring LRT fares
and service :
the Traffic and Transport Committees of the two
District Boards
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