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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 25 May 1988
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payments to only $1,000, which is too small to be of much help to victi their dependants. The power to make advance payments of up to $20,000 will enable the board to provide assistance earlier than is possible at present. Any sums paid in advance may be deducted from the amount of compensation finally assessed.
The Bill has the support of the Labour Advisory Board.
Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be adjourned.
Question on adjournment proposed, put and agreed to.
ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT moved the Second Reading of ‘A Bill to amend the Road Traffic Ordinance'.
He said: Sir, I move the Second Reading of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 1988.
The purpose of this Bill is to empower the Governor in Council to make regulations providing for the review by a Transport Tribunal of decisions made by the Commissioner for Transport to amend the terms or conditions of a passenger service licence.
A passenger service licence authorises the holder to operate a non-franchised public bus service, a private bus service or a public light bus service. Under the present Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, the commissioner must obtain the prior consent of the licensee before he can amend the terms or conditons of a passenger service licence. If the licensee withholds his consent, the commissioner cannot introduce any changes until the licence expires. This limits his ability to meet public transport needs promptly any may, in some cases, seriously affect the introduction of traffic management schemes.
To allow the commissioner greater flexibility in adjusting the services under this licence to meet changing needs, the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations will be amended to empower him to alter the terms or conditions of the licence after consulting the licensee. But to protect his interests, the licensee will have the right to apply to the Transport Tribunal for a review of the commissioner's decision. The amendment now proposed in this Bill is to empower the Governor in Council to make regulations providing for such a
review.
Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be now adjourned.
Question on adjournment proposed, put and agreed to.
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