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These

buses entering the Transit Service Area would, likewise, not be

permitted to pick up passengers within the area.

restrictions are required to ensure that the use of the LRT

will be maximised for internal travel

for internal travel in the Transit

Area SO that the passengers may benefit from greater economy

of operation.

Service

11.

Service Area.

so that the

The third major aspect of the legislation concerns the

control over

over the road traffic aspects of the LRT system and the

buses to be run by the KCRC in the Transit

Clause 26 amends the Road Traffic Ordinance

appropriate traffic control provisions of that Ordinance will

apply to light rail vehicles. This is required in order that

there will be sufficient control on their operation to ensure

public safety. It is for this reason that light rail vehicles

will be treated like trams

trams under the Road Traffic Ordinance.

Clause 14 enables the Governor in Council to make regulations

dealing with signs and indicators on the Corporation's buses

and to provide programmes, similar to those provided by bus

operators under the Public Bus Services Ordinance, relating to

Corporation's transport services in the Transit Service

the

Area.

12.

Fourthly, the Bill sets out the respective rights and

responsibilities of the KCRC and the Government on the land to

be used for operating the LRT system under the new Fifth

Schedule. The main points to note are that the land over which

the LRT track is laid would remain within the ownership of the