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residential coaches, red and green minibuses and taxis will all
continue to operate in the region. There are two main reasons
why it
is undesirable to allow directly competing bus services
to operate in the Transit Service Area. Firstly, unlike the
MTR which is an
additional mode serving existing urban
corridors of high passenger demand, the LRT is to be built as
the prime people-mover in the developing new town of Tuen Mun,
which is the size of Kowloon, and the Northwest where there is
insufficient internal demand to support more than one major
mode of public transport. Secondly, the LRT is intended to be
a new form of transport in place of a system that relies
heavily on buses. In other words, what is proposed is the
replacement of the internal franchised bus service by the LRT.
The LRT system with its feeder routes will provide а
comprehensive and convenient service
service with sufficient capacity
to cope with traffic demand well into the next century. Hence
there will be a continuing role to play for buses on feeder
routes as well as external services,
services, and in this regard the
Government would welcome co-operation between the KCRC and KMB
on
the provision of feeder services within the legal framework
set out in this Bill. The actual details as to how this could
be achieved would be a matter for discussion and negotiation
between the two.
6.
And now, Sir, the main points of the Bill.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.