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IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY

生産力及效率之改善

AND EFFICIENCY

KMB Improvement Studies -

Urban Kowloon Network

One of the major benefits of a bus

service is its flexibility. Routes can be

changed at very short notice to deal with

emergencies, such as blocked roads, or

routes can be adapted over the longer

九巴改進研究一九龍市區網絡

巴士服務之其中一項優點乃是它具彈

性。爲應付緊急事故,例如封路等等,

各路線均能於極短時間內作出更改,或

按所需情況採取較長遠改動。

term to change with patterns of demand.

The labour intensive nature of a bus

operation makes it very important to be

able to rationalise resources SO that

passengers can benefit from the optimum

balance between service and related bus

fares.

To ensure that the Company operates at

that optimum point, in 1993, the

Company commissioned a firm of reputable Transport Consultants to make

巴士業務之勞工密集特性,令合理安排

資源非常重要,因此舉可令乘客能夠在

服務與車費兩方面之均衡點受惠。

為確保營運恰當,一九九三年本公司委

託了一間知名之運輸顧問公司,爲本公

司之路線網絡作出獨立評估。該顧問公

司現正進行一項名爲「九巴改進研究

- 九龍市區網絡」之研究。研究報告

將於一九九四年七月備妥。預料該報告

將提供各項方法,以讓本公司能夠更恰

當地安排資源,同時亦於一個合理之車

費水平下維持便捷及具彈性的服務。

network.

an independent assessment of its route

At the moment the

consultants are conducting the "KMB Improvement Studies Urban Kowloon

Network." The final report should be

available by July 1994. It is hoped that

the final report will pinpoint ways in

which the Company can best rationalise

its resources whilst maintaining a

convenient and flexible service at a

reasonable fare.