UMELCO
DRAFT SPEECH BY HON TAI CHIN WAH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 30.7.1986
The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill 1986
Sir,
The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill 1986 aims, amongst other things, to provide power and rights for the KCRC to construct and operate the Light Rail Transit and feeder bus services within the North-west Transit Service Area (TSA). Essentially, the Bill serves to phase out internal franchised bus routes now operating by the KMB within the TSA. Save and except public light buses, taxis, private motor cars and residential coaches, public bus services in the TSA will be
excluded.
I shall spend a little more time to speak on this Bill, not only because of the controversy arising therefrom, but also on some constitutional implications arising out of this Bill to which I hope fellow Councillors would direct their attention on similar cases in the future.
North-west New Territories, being remotely situated, is The District Boards and not served by any mass transport system.
whose the public of the region welcome the commitment of the KCRC, equity is 100% owned by the Government of Hong Kong, to build a railroad to serve that section of the territory internally. Moreover, it is their hope that with the development of the LRT, it will not only improve the internal transport of that area, but also the LRT will in the not too distant future be linked up with other mass transport system serving other parts of the territory.
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