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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1978
TENDERS BEING INVITED TO OPERATE ADVERTISING
SCHEME ON TRAIN AND AT HUNG HOM STATION
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY IS INVITING TENDERS TO OPERATE AN ADVERTISING SCHEME THROUGH THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS IN HUNG HOM STATION AND ON ITS COACHES.
THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WILL BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO OPERATE THE SCHEME FOR TWO YEARS FROM DECEMBER 15, 1978, AND BE PERMITTED TO BROADCAST ADVERTISEMENTS TEN MINUTES PËR HOUR, EACH NOT EXCEEDING ONE MINUTE.
HE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING MUSIC THROUGH THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM AT HUNG HOM STATION OUTSIDE THE COMMERCIAL TIME SLOT AND INSTALLING THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS ON COACHES FOR SAME PURPOSES.
EACH TENDERER IS REQUIRED TO DEPOSIT $3,000 WITH THE TREASURY AS A PLEDGE OF THE BONA FIDES OF THEIR INTEREST. DEPOSITS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE UNSUCCESSFUL TENDERERS.
THE COMPLETED TENDER FORM ALONG WITH THE DEPOSIT RECEIPT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES AND BE PLACED AT THE TENDER BOX AT THE MAIN GATE OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT OIL STREET, NORTH POINT BEFORE 9 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 15.
TENDER FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS ABOUT THIS SCHEME ARE OBTAINABLE FROM KCR'S GENERAL OFFICE OF THE TRAFFIC DIVISION ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR OF KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION.
THIS ADVERTISING SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED BY KCR TWO YEARS AGO TO MAKE FULL USE OF ITS PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM AT HUNG HOM STATION WHICH IS ALSO USED TO BROADCAST ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT RAILWAY TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS INCLUDING THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES OF TRAIN AND SALE OF TICKETS.
THE ADVERTISING SCHEME FOR COACHES IS ALSO DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAIN PASSENGERS WITH SOFT BACKGROUND MUSIC OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIED COMMERCIAL TIME SLOTS.
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