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Some of the above suggestions involve administrative measures such as the construction of foot-bridges and subways and the release of the assessment report on noise pollution. It is hoped that the Government departments concerned would give due consideration to the suggestions and put them into practice. The suggestion to place the LRT service schedules under the control and approval of the Commissioner for Transport is reasonable and therefore should be accepted. Though it would not be possible to provide for the setting up of a statutory monitoring body immediately as the Bill is going to be enacted after its third reading today, the Government and the UMELCO Standing Panel on Transport should keep the appropriate legislation and the condition of the LRT area under constant review to see if the existing monitoring system is effective. Furthermore, the KCRC has been granted twenty years of franchised service in the Area and its operation will be
Residents recognise under the supervision of the Government.
the efficiency of the present Administration and have confidence in it. However, the Administration after 1997 is yet to be formed and residents may have worries over its efficiency. Take the analogy of the business circle, an established company can easily win the confidence of its customers because it has built up its reputation over the years; for a new company, it will need time to win over confidence. It is therefore no surprise that residents in Tuen Mun are asking for the setting up of an effective monitoring mechanism by the Government now so that their worries over the efficiency of the future Administration may be removed.
Sir, I sincerely hope that the above suggestions
With these remarks, I
would be given careful consideration.
agree to the three amendments to be moved and support the Bill.
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