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Written by: Wei Jingquan
2021-06-18 15:12
Last update date: 2021-06-18 15:12
Serious traffic accidents occurred on Tai Chung Bridge Road in Sha Tin, and road safety issues aroused public concern.
During the meeting of the Legislative Council’s Committee on Transport this morning, some Members expressed concern about the accident and questioned that there were multiple accidents in the area or that there were problems in the design of roads or traffic lights.
The Commissioner of Transport, Law Suk-Pei, emphasized that the authorities have been concerned about the problem of Tai Chung Bridge and Road and hoped to introduce different improvement measures in the short, medium and long term as soon as possible.
Luo Shupei pointed out that the authorities will implement short-, medium- and long-term improvement measures on Dayong Bridge Road as soon as possible.
(Screenshot of the live broadcast of the Legislative Council)
The Transport Panel of the Legislative Council discussed this morning on the agenda of upgrading public light bus passenger facilities.
The DAB Legislative Council Member Chan Keqin questioned that there have been many serious accidents on Tai Chung Bridge Road, where serious accidents occurred recently. "If there is an accident at Tai Chung Bridge Road, you can say that the driver is not careful, but if it is one after another, it may be It's that there are problems with your roads and light signal design."
In response, the Commissioner of Transport Law Suk-Pui pointed out that the authorities have been concerned about the problem of Tai Chung Bridge Road and will put more efforts in the future, hoping to have different improvement measures in the short, medium and long term as soon as possible.
As for the traffic lights at the intersections involved, they have been questioned and questioned. Luo pointed out that the authorities know that the public is concerned about the problem of "baby lights" and will study and improve them. Other research directions include improving lane divisions, etc. .
▼▼A private car crashed into a minibus on Dayongqiao Road.
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The Deputy Secretary-General of the Bureau of Transport and Housing Huang Peiwen also pointed out that it is expected that the study on the installation of safety belts on minibuses will be completed in the third quarter. After the report is completed, different technologies will be proposed and then the most effective one will be discussed.
Tian Beichen, the real political roundtable, said that the authorities have been studying the installation of sound-producing seat belts in the past five years. If passengers are not wearing them, they will make a warning sound, but so far no results have been achieved.
He asked the authorities to expedite research on the installation of seat belt sensors on minibuses, and also called on the authorities to subsidize the industry to install them.
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In addition, the committee also discussed the renewal of the three franchise rights of Citybus (the franchise of the airport and North Lantau bus network), NWFB and Long Win. The relevant franchise will expire in 2023.
The Deputy Secretary of the Transport and Housing Bureau So Wai-man said that the three bus companies are interested in applying for the franchise renewal. The government will discuss with the company to renew the contract. If it goes well, a 10-year new franchise will be granted.
However, he emphasized that the bus industry faces competition from other public transport services and rising operating costs, and the operating environment will remain quite difficult in the foreseeable future.
The Commissioner of Transport, Law Suk-Pui, said that when developing new bus routes in the future, the authorities will pay attention to the introduction of healthy competition so that bus services can develop well.
The authorities are also studying with the NWFB and Citybus how to reduce expenditure, including allowing different franchisees to share resources, and making efforts to reorganize bus routes.
So Wai-man said that the three bus companies are interested in applying for franchise renewal, but the operating environment is still quite difficult in the foreseeable future.
(Screenshot of the live broadcast of the Legislative Council)
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