SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1975
+MAXI-CAB+ SERVICES, OR PLB FEEDER SERVICES, ARE OPERATED ON AGREED FIXED TIMETABLES, FARES, ROUTES AND STOPPING PLACES WITH FIXED TERMINAL POINTS. THEY ARE PAINTED A GREEN TOP, PRIMROSE YELLOW BODY WITH A GREEN WAISTBAND AS DISTINCTION FROM OTHER PLBS.
IN CASES WHERE THE AGREED ROUTES CUT THROUGH PLB PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED AREAS, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT GIVES THE OPERATORS PERMISSION TO TRAVEL OR STOP IN THESE AREAS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GOOD SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
PLB OPERATORS ARE BEING INVITED TO SEND IN APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATING MAXI-CAB ROUTES PROPOSED EITHER BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OR BY THEMSELVES. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO WELCOMES SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AS TO SUITABLE AREAS WHERE MAXI-CABS SHOULD OPERATE.
THEY HAVE TO GIVE PARTICULARS ABOUT SPECIFIC ROUTING, FARE- STRUCTURE AND TIME-TABLE. A TEST RUN WOULD BE ARRANGED TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED ROUTE WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINE STOPPING PLACES AT APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS.
+WE WILL GIVE THEM THE GREEN LIGHT IF EVERYTHING IS AGREED,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TICKETS FOR FOURTH LOTTERY NOW ON SALE
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TICKETS FOR THE YEAR'S FOURTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY ARE NOW ON SALE AT $2 EACH.
THEY ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 18 AT ALL ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TICKET SELLING BOOTHS AND THE HEAD AND BRANCH OFFICES OF MAJOR BANKS.
THE DRAW FOR WINNING NUMBERS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MAIN CONCOURSE OF THE OCEAN TERMINAL AT 10 A.M. ON JULY 19 (SATURDAY). THESE NUMBERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON JULY 21.
THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 159 PRIZES A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES, TOGETHER WITH 50 SPECIAL AND 106 CONSOLATION PRIZES. THESE PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE NUMBERS ARE PUBLISHED -- THAT IS BEFORE JULY 21, 1977.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR. KAI-YIN CHAU, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE CITY HALL RESTAURANT AT 1 P.M. TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF PLANS TO PROMOTE THE FOURTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY. YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.