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addition, a ferry service

started

on

13

-1 April between Wanchai and Tsim Sha Tsui.

We now

have a total of 16 cross-harbour routes running between

Kowloon and Hong Kong and, as I said earlier, 30 more

buses can be re-deployed to cope with more demand if

necessary and, of course, the ferries are still only

half full. So there is plenty of capacity to cope with the

demand if passengers could choose different modes, and

it is up to them to choose.

MR.

ALLEN LEE:

Has

the MTRC

looked

at the other alternatives about passenger safety, for

example, providing a shield between the cars

and the

station to make absolutely sure that there will be no

resulting

push and shove in

人

passengers being hit by trains?

This

alternative has been used by Singapore.

I just want to ask whether MTRC has locked into a more

effective method on safety other than such a 50-cent

increase in the fares to deter passengers from taking the .

MTR in peak hours.

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT: Sir, it is not just a question

of avoiding overcrowding and safety of passengers in the

car. It is a question of diverting a large number of

passengers away from the peak of the peak hours.

Certainly

I will pass the suggestion of having extra safety measures