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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1980
BALLOT FOR NT BATHING SHEDS
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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) REMINDED APPLICANTS FOR BATHING SHEDS ON BEACHES ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO RETURN THE APPLICATION FORMS BEFORE NOON ON SATURDAY.
THE 45 BATHING SHEDS, FOUR OF WHICH ARE ABOUT 54 SQUARE METRES EACH AND 41 ABOUT 27 SQUARE METRES EACH, ARE FOR RENT FROM APRIL 1 THIS YEAR TO MARCH 31, 1981.
THE OPEN BALLOT WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, AT 11 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, AUSTIN CENTRE, FIFTH FLOOR, KOWLOON.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID THAT BALLOT TICKETS AT $20 EACH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SECTION OF THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF AUSTIN CENTRE.
+APPLICATIONS MAY BE MADE BY INDIVIDUALS WHO MUST BE GENUINE RESIDENTS OF HONG KONG, AND ONLY ONE MEMBER OF A FAMILY MAY APPLY,+ HE SAID.
+APPLICATIONS FROM CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN OR SECRETARY.+
RENTAL FEES FOR THE 45 BATHING SHEDS VARY ACCORDING TO SIZE:
* EACH OF THE 40 BATHING SHEDS OF ABOUT 27 SQUARE
METRES IS $1 125.
* ONE BATHING SHED OF ABOUT 27 SQUARE METRES IS
$750.
* EACH OF THE FOUR BATHING SHEDS OF ABOUT 54
SQUARE METRES IS $1 350.
+FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BALLOT MAY BE OBTAINED BY PHONING THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON 3-678275 DURING OFFICE HOURS,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
RESULTS OF LATEST TENDER FOR 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED PROCESSING THE LATEST TENDERS FOR 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES,
A TOTAL OF 434 TENDERS SEEKING 704 TAXI LICENCES HAD BEEN RECEIVED WHEN THE OFFER CLOSED ON FEBRUARY 1. THE HIGHEST TENDER WAS $240 600 AND THE LOWEST ACCEPTABLE BID WAS $205 003.
DETAILS OF SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS AND THE AMOUNTS OFFERED WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TOMORROW'S (FRIDAY) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE AVERAGE PREMIUM IN THE LATEST TENDER EXERCISE WAS $210 797.80 COMPARED WITH $233 740 IN THE PREVIOUS TENDER LAST SEPTEMBER.
HE SAID