FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1980
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NEW TAXI FARES FROM SUNDAY
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT THE NEW SCALE OF TAXI FARES WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 19).
IN THE URBAN AREA, THE FLAGFALL FARE WILL BE $4 FOR THE FIRST TWO KILOMETRES, COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING $2.50 FOR THE FIRST MILE OR 1.6 KILOMETRES.
THE SUBSEQUENT CHARGE WILL BE 50 CENTS FOR ONE-QUARTER OF A KILOMETRE, COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING RATE OF 50 CENTS FOR ONE-FIFTH OF A MILE OR ONE-THIRD OF A KILOMETRE.
BASED ON THE SAME DISTANCES, THE NEW CHARGES FOR NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS WILL BE A FLAGFALL FARE OF $2.40 AND A SUBSEQUENT RATE OF 30 CENTS, COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING RATES OF $1.50 AND 30 CENTS RESPECTIVELY.
CHARGES FOR WAITING TIME WILL BE 50 CENTS FOR URBAN TAXIS AND 30 CENTS FOR NT TAXIS FOR EVERY TWO MINUTES INSTEAD OF 2-1/2 MINUTES.
ADDITIONAL FARES, SUCH AS CHARGES FOR TUNNEL TOLLS, BAGGAGES AND ANIMALS OR BIRDS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW FARE SCALE WILL INVOLVE THE RECALIBRATION OR REPLACEMENT OF MORE THAN 9 000 TAXI METRES, AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE,
DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD, CONVERSION TABLES SHOWING THE APPROPRIATE FARE TO BE PAID WHEN A PARTICULAR SUM IS REGISTERED ON EXISTING METRES WILL BE DISPLAYED IN ALL TAXIS.
PRELIMINARY CONTEST FOR COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION
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ALL STUDENTS AGED 19 AND BELOW ARE INVITED TO ENTER THE LOCAL ROUND FOR THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY ESSAY COMPETITION 1980/81.
PRIZE-WINNING AND OUTSTANDING ESSAYS IN THIS PRELIMINARY ROUND WILL BE SENT TO LONDON FOR FINAL JUDGING,
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ADMINISTERING THE COMPETITION IN HONG KONG ON BEHALF OF SIR DOUGLAS CLARE, THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY IN HONG KONG.
THE LOCAL ROUND IS SPONSORED BY SIR DOUGLAS AND THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND BOOK PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO WINNERS.
+THE ESSAY COMPETITION IS HELD ANNUALLY BY THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY TO ENCOURAGE COMMONWEALTH STUDIES IN SCHOOLS, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
/IT IS DIVIDED