Re-think :
1. Did the original rt. 70 passengers have enough room to express their real opinion and needs when rt. 70 is going to be cancelled
(Don't rely on district counselors as
for them, rt. 70 is a tool for getting/ acquiring their own influence in council,
and they ignore the real needs of passengers)
2. Are the compensated services enough, i.e. catering the needs of most passengers
For instance, some passengers took rt. 70 in mid-night,
especially after the last departure of East Rail Line
But after the closure of rt. 70, they need to take rt. N-series buses, red-van
they spent much more on travel expense.
Although they are not quite many, their needs should also be considered.
Also, there were quite a lot senior citizens taking rt. 70, From Tai Po to Sheung Shui
but after the closure, they cannot get on bus to Sheung Shui outside the new market (Wan Tau Street)
So, should KMB re-route rt. 73 or 73A, to serve the needs of these passengers
rather than imposing BBI only.
Suggestion
1. Re-arranging the operation hours of the routes in BBI Schemes
to fill the gap in services hours (for example rt. N281 and rt. 81C)
2. Catering the passengers having special needs, such as senior citizens
as they are most affected in the closure
3. In future, if there is cancellation of bus route, similar to rt. 70 ones the government should give public consultation meetings before
Let the public understand tjhe proposal and express the needs, opinion
My Stand
If there are enough compensated services,
including the improvement in service hours of other routes
I do not oppose the closure of rt. 70
but up to now, the compensated services is still not enough
so I don't think it is good to cancel rt. 70
Re-think :
1. Did the original rt. 70 passengers have enough room to express their real opinion and needs
when rt. 70 is going to be cancelled
(Don't rely on district counselors as
for them, rt. 7 ...
Yes, I understand the scarce resource, but if rt. 73/73A do not re-route, i.e. via Wan Tau Tong SLF cannot cater the needs of senior citizens who took rt. 70 in the past and the compensation is absolutly not enough
(For going to Sheung Shui, most of the rt. 70's passengers come from Tai Po and the North
maybe a bus carries <10 passengers before reaching Tai Po, but over 30 passengers after so.
So although 70 gets a need to be cancelled, there is still a huge need to impose compensation for those
travelling between Tai Po and the North)
If ASB/ASC served KMB one year before, i.e. 2008, the ending of rt. 70 may change
maybe rt. 70 still serves us, but what we take most, is ASB/ASC, rather than double decker non-A/C bus
Using rt. 70 as an example again,
if the government and the bus company purposed the BBI to the public before the announcement of the cancellation, i.e. before 24/11/2008
we may be aware of the shortness of such BBI,
such as problems of BBI routes (including operation hours and route)
thus demanding the bus company to make changes, even delaying the closure of rt. 70 And what we see now, the inadequate services/ compensation of BBI routes, can partly be prevented
