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TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1980
*THE DEPARTMENT IS EXAMINING THE REGULATIONS, TO SEE WHETHER TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS CAN BE RELAXED IN RESPECT OF VEHICLES SEATING 12 ADULT PASSENGERS (OR 24 CHILDREN UNDER THREE FEET IN HEIGHT) THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO BE ADAPTED AND RE-REGISTERED AS PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES, HE SAID.
A FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT ON THIS EXAMINATION WILL BE MADE LATER THIS MONTH, HE SAID.
APPLICATION FORMS, AVAILABLE UNTIL NOON, AUGUST 22 TO THE REGISTERED OWNERS OF PRIVATE CARS LICENSED TO CARRY SEVEN PASSENGERS, CAN BE OBTAINED ON PRESENTATION OF THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION BOOK OR A CERTIFIED COPY, OR OTHER WRITTEN PROOF OF OWNERSHIP AT :
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICE, MEZZANINE FLOOR, MURRAY ROAD CARPARK, HONG KONG
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICE, 9TH FLOOR, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, DUNDAS STREET,
KOWLOON
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SUB-OFFICE,
PUI CHING ROAD,
KOWLOON
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS,
5TH FLOOR, GUARDIAN HOUSE,
OI KWAN ROAD,
HONG KONG
A SPECIAL TELEPHONE, 5-256527, TO DEAL WITH ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE ISSUE OF HIRE PERMITS HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE.
BE PREPARED FOR NEW SAFETY REGULATIONS
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TWO MORE SETS OF REGULATIONS ON FIRE AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY WERE UNDER PREPARATION, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR CHAN SHIU-LAP, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON EAST, HE SAID THAT UP TILL TODAY, 18 SETS OF SPECIAL REGULATIONS HAD BEEN ENACTED FOR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND TO SAFEGUARD THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS.
IN HIS TALK, MR CHAN SPOKE ON THE LOSSES ARISING FROM INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LEGISLATION, THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS IN PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND WHAT EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS COULD CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS IMPROVING THE CURRENT SITUATION.
LAST YEAR,