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4.

Secretary for Transport:

Sir,

the short answer is "yes." I am

not an engineering expert but I do believe that facts speak louder

than words because if we were to look at some of the recently

completed projects such as the Island Eastern Corridor

and the

Tolo Highway,

anyone

who

has driven

along these highways or even looks at them at a distance, must

agree that they are the result of ingenious engineering design

and masterpieces of architecture.

I think the quality and standard

perhaps

of Hong Kong roads compares very well with, the best road systems in

other parts of the world.

Mr. CHEUNG (in Cantonese):

Sir, after we have had this increase in

traffic flow for the next five years (the MTR,

the demand for can I ask whether other

the KCR and KMB will have increases),

modes of transport will also have increases, for instance taxis ?

Secretary for Transport: Sir, there would be a general increase in

demand for additional services overall but the

for

certain

modes would be

faster

others. Taxis, I would have thought, are

than

demand

something

that as and when the society gets richer there is a tendency for

more people to take taxis. But at

the

moment

the Transport Advisory Committee has set up a sub-committee under

the chairmanship of the Hon. Jackie CHAN

into this. If we were to look at other modes, such as ferries

and

and

to

look

public light buses, there could be some form of rationalisation,

In other areas there could be some decrease but overall it is one

of increase at the rate of about 5 per cent per annum.

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