Transcript The Friday Forum

Introduction
• Starting time: Dec 2000
• TV broadcasting companies: Roadshow,
Star East
• Buses with bus TV: KMB, CB, AMS, NWFB,
Long Wing Bus, Sun Bus, minibus
• Programmes: information, entertainment,
educational programmes, community
service and advertisements
• ‘Captive audience’: 2 million
Arguments
• Noise level can be
contributed by other
factors other than bus
TV
• Noise pollution
brought by bus TV
causes disturbance to
passengers
• Drivers are disturbed
by noises emitted
from bus TV
• Bus TV is a valueadded service and is
welcomed by most
people
事項
• Bus service is a
transport service.
Entertainment is not a
note part.
• The surveys
conducted by the
companies are not
valid.
• Most people like bus
TV does not mean that
it is ok to disturb the
rest.
• Bus TV would reduce
the need to increase
bus fares.
• Fares are not lowered
• A number of
improvements have
been done
• Ineffective measures
• No objective standard
for the noise level
• The standard of noise
level now is not
acceptable
• Headphone socket
system is not feasible
and practicable
• wireless technology
• On/ off switch
• Can link up GPS
(Global Positioning
System) in the future
• GPS will link up with
advertisements and
passengers will be
disturbed
• Double standard
Conclusion
• Bus TV infringes passengers’ rights to
choose if they want to watch it or not
• Solutions: wireless technology, on/ off
switches
• What should be done?
~ bus companies
~ passengers
~government