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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1981
TENDERS INVITED FOR MORE URBAN AND NT TAXI LICENCES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A FURTHER 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND 207 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE NUMBER OF NEW TERŘÍTORIES TAXI LICENCES THAT WILL BE PUT UP FOR TENDER TOMORROW WILL INCLUDE 40 UNCLAIMED LICENCES AT THE LAST TENDER EXERCISE PLUS 17 RELINQUISHED BY THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS AND A FURTHER QUOTA OF 150 GIVING A TOTAL OF 207.
TENDER FORMS FOR THE 507 TAXI LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION TOMORROW FROM EITHER THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR OF THE MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, CENTRAL, OR THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF THE PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.
WHITE TENDER FORMS WILL BE USED FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND PINK FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+PROSPECTIVE TENDERERS CANNOT USE ANY OTHER FORM ISSUED PREVIOUSLY, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $25 000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE AND $15 000 FOR EACH NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCE.
THE TENDERER MAY SUBMIT ONE TENDER FORM FOR ANY NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 300 FOR THE URBAN AREA AND 207 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERERS WHO OFFER THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM.
COMPLETED TENDER FORMS, TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS, MUST BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE IN SEALED ENVELOPES, ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX IN THE ENTRANCE HALL ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (MAIN WING) LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4,
1981.
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