MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1978
300 MORE TAXI LICENCES TO BE ISSUED NEXT MONTH
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED POLICY, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE OFFERING A FURTHER 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES FOR PUBLIC TENDER EARLY NEXT MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT FULL DETAILS OF THE TENDER WOULD BE ANNOUNCED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND IN THE NEWS MEDIA ON APRIL 7.
HE SAID THAT THE 300 TAXI LICENCES WOULD BE ISSUED TO SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS AT THE RATE OF 100 A MONTH STARTING FROM MAY, WITH THE HIGHEST TENDERS RECEIVING PRIORITY.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT SIMILAR TENDERS WOULD BE
CALLED ABOUT EVERY FOUR MONTHS,
GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO BE OPENED TO PUBLIC
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THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAY (MARCH 12) FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. TO ENABLE THEM TO SEE THE AZALEAS IN FULL BLOOM.
THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THE FLOWERS ARE AT THEIR COLOURFUL BEST AND THE ANNUAL OPEN DAY OF THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1968 CI: A SPECIFIED SUNDAY DURING THE BLOOMING OF THE AZALEAS.
LAST YEAR, A RECORD 107,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDENS AND LARGE CROWDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED THIS YEAR.
WHEN VISITING GOVERNMENT HOUSE ON MARCH 12, VISITORS ARE REQUESTED TO ENTER BY THE MAIN GATE AND LEAVE BY THE SIDE GATES SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE FLOWERS WITHOUT CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO OTHERS.
THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT ONLY THE GARDENS WILL BE OPEN AND THEY SHOULD NOT ENTER THE HOUSE ITSELF.
SCOUTS AND POLICEMEN WILL BE PRESENT AND VISITORS ARE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE WITH THEM TO AVOID OVERCROWD ING.
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