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Following is a question by the Dr Hon David Li and a written reply by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, Dr Sarah Liao, at the Legislative Council meeting today (June 20) :
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council whether it exercises any control over the number of vehicles in Discovery Bay, including but not limited to village vehicles, residents' coaches that run within Discovery Bay and those between Discovery Bay and places outside the area, light buses/hired cars with a capacity of less than 10 persons, and service vehicles; if so, of the details of such control in these aspects, including Government department(s) exercising control; nature of control; number of permitted vehicles as of March 31, 2007; increase in the number of permitted vehicles since April 1, 2004; number of applications for operating the vehicles in Discovery Bay pending (as of April 1, 2007); and number of parking spaces in Discovery Bay.
Reply:
Madam President,
Of all vehicles in Discovery Bay, the Transport Department regulates the number of village vehicles, hire cars and public buses for provision of residents' services through:
(a) Village Vehicle Permits issued under regulation 4 of the Road Traffic (Village Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374N);
(b) Hire Car Permits issued under regulation 14 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D); and
(c) Passenger Service Licences issued under section 27 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374) and the Schedules of Service of the residents' services attached to the licences.
The detailed information is set out in Annex (I). The Government does not regulate the number of other vehicles running in Discovery Bay.
Ends/Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Issued at HKT 12:04
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