SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1981
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S NEW LICENSING OFFICE WELCOMED
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EAST KOWLOON AND SAI KUNG RESIDENTS WELCOMED THE CONVENIENCE OFFERED BY THE OPENING THIS WEEK OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S NEW LICENSING SUB-OFFICE AT 26-38, HIU KWONG STREET, KWUN TONG.
+ IT'S FAST AND EFFICIENT,+ SAID ONE MOTORIST TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE SUB-OFFICE.
HIT TOOK ME ONLY FIVE MINUTES TO REGISTER MY CAR, THANKS TO THE ABSENCE OF LONG QUEUES.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE SUB-OFF ICE HAS BEEN RUNNING VERY SMOOTHLY SINCE IT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC LAST MONDAY.
+WE HOPE THE 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EAST KOWLOON AND SAI KUNG DISTRICTS WILL USE THE NEW OFFICE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF OUR OTHER TWO LICENSING OFFICES IN MURRAY ROAD, CENTRAL, AND DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK+, THE SPOKESMAN SA ID.
THE KWUN TONG SUB-OFFICE PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR RENEWING VEHICLE LICENCES, TRANSFERRING VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, AND RENEWING DRIVING LICENCES' AND OTHER PERMITS.
IT IS OPEN FROM 8.45 AM TO 4.10 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM
9 AM TO 11.50 AM ON SATURDAYS.
THE SUB-OFFICE CAN BE REACHED BY TAKING THE ROUTE 1A BUS FROM SAU MAU PING TO TSIM SHA TSUI OR THE ROUTE 13B BUS FROM THE KWUN TONG FERRY PIER.
THE TELEPHONE INQUIRY NUMBER IS 3-354950.
TAI PO TO HAVE NEW RAILWAY STATION
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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TAI PO MARKET RAILWAY STATION ABOUT 700 METRES SOUTH OF THE EXISTING ONE.
THE WORKS, WHICH FORM AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE ELECTRIFICATION AND MODERNISATION PROGRAMME OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STATION BUILDING, TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS.
WORK WILL START IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE,
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