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SPEECH BY THE HON. CENSU, GALEA MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, DURING THE LAUNCHING OF NEW BUSES FOR MALTA – QAWRA
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19/07/2001
19/07/2001
| Excellencies | Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen, |
| On the 7th December, 2000, the Public | Transport Authority issued new specifications for the purchase of low floor buses. These specifications were drafted in such a way that whoever was interested in importing or locally manufacturing these buses, would be allowed to do so, as long as the specifications indicated were actually met. |
| These specifications made it possible for everyone to | look for importers and manufacturers to try and find the buses that would replace the 142 buses, whose owners had applied to replace the old buses with new ones. |
| Amongst those who came forward with such suggestions, | there were the local representatives for "King Long United Automotive Industry Co Ltd of China". These representatives submitted specifications for the importation of buses for public transport. Public Transport Authority personnel inspected these specifications and they gave permission for the first bus to be imported to Malta. |
The bus which was imported is here in front of us. The launching, this morning of this new bus, is the first step in the direction of changing the buses whose owners had applied to change.
| This new bus, and others that may meet the | specifications put by the Transport Authority, should lead the way for the introduction of a number of new buses. |
| Besides these new buses, however, it is extremely | important that other service related improvements come into force. For these changes to succeed, it is extremely important that bus owners, bus drivers, public transport authority employees and whoever is involved in giving this service, improves the quality of the service. |
| The Malta Transport Authority will, in the near | future, be embarking on a series of initiatives that would try to enhance the image of this service. |
| However, for this image to improve, it is extremely | important that all those involved in this sector, make sure that they do their job in the best possible way. |
| With this in mind, I hope that this new bus will help | to improve the service and image of public transport. |
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