TNAG-1732-FCO40-2445-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 116

Supplementary to Question No

An Legco on 1.6.88

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MRS. FAN : Sir, although

the statistics show that

inexperienced drivers of less than three years' experience

than those who

are involved in accidents more frequently than

have more experience, it does not necessarily follow that

drivers who have been holding a licence for a longer

period would have better driving skill. So, will the

Government consider introducing a separate driving test

for light goods vehicles?

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SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT : Sir, I entirely take Mrs. FAN's

point but a start has to be made between the experienced

drivers and the

statistics it does

years are rather

inexperienced drivers and from past

indicate that the first two or three

vulnerable in terms of the driving

So, we want to deal with those

experience of drivers.

with less than three years' experience as a start. We are

also considering whether it is possible in terms of

of both

staffing and resources to introduce a separate category of

registration for such goods vehicles. This might take a

long time because of the large number of applications

be processed and the significant staff requirement

involved but we are considering this matter in the longer

term.

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