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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1980
TWENTY MAXICAB ROUTES MADE PERMANENT
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ON THE ADVICE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS OFFERED FRANCHISES TO EIGHT PUBLIC LIGHT BUS MAXICAB OPERATORS WHO HAVE BEEN RUNNING 20 TRIAL ROUTES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR.
FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS WHICH MAKE THE ROUTES PERMANENT WERE
SIGNED TODAY AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.
CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR R.T. MEAKIN EXPLAINED THAT SINCE PLB MAXICAB SERVICES WERE INTRODUCED IN MAY 1972, THREE OPERATORS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RUN 11 ROUTES ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
+NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, FRANCHISES ARE ALSO OFFERED TO OPERATORS IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE EXPANSION IN THE PLB MAXICAB PROGRAMME, HE SAID.
THERE ARE NOW 51 MAXICAB ROUTES IN DAILY OPERATION AND
AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, 22 OPERATORS WERE RUNNING 317 MAXICABS. IN THAT MONTH MAXICABS CARRIED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 119 300 PASSENGERS A DAY ON AVERAGE.
IT IS EVIDENT THAT MAXICAB SERVICES ARE NOW PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN COMPLEMENTING FRANCHISED BUSES AND TRAMS TO MEET THE EVER-GROWING PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEMAND, MR MEAKIN SAID.
ENTRIES INVITED FOR 17TH SCHOOLS' DANCE FESTIVAL
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SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE 17TH SCHOOLS' DANCE FESTIVAL TO BE HELD FROM FEBRUARY 17 TO MARCH 4 NEXT YEAR.
THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE SECTION FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
THE FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
ITEMS WILL INCLUDE WESTERN FOLK OR NATIONAL DANCE, ORIENTAL DANCE AND CREATIVE DANCE.
ENTRIES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO A LOWER PRIMARY SECTION FOR THOSE IN PRIMARY 1 TO 3- AN UPPER SECTION FOR THOSE IN HIGHER CLASSES- A SECONDARY SECTION- AND A SECTION FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
THE FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AT CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL IN FORTRESS HILL ROAD, NORTH POINT.
/IN KOWLOON