THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1981
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BUS REVIEW SUB-GROUP MEMBERS VISIT CMB DEPOTS
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THREE PUBLIC MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE BUS OPERATIONS REVIEW SUB-GROUP ON DEPOT REQUIREMENTS EARLY THIS MORNING TOURED ALL THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY'S DEPOT AND ON-STREET AND TERMINI PARKING FACILITIES.
THE THREE MEMBERS WERE MR STEPHEN CHEONG, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MR STEPHEN CHENG WUI-YAU, A LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES AT HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND MR HA WAI-LEUNG, A THIRD- YEAR STUDENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AT THE POLYTECHNIC AND PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS.
THE PARTY WAS LED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR RICHARD MEAKIN AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CMB, MR NGAN SHING-KWAN.
THE TOUR LASTED THREE HOURS, FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM WITH VISITS TO DEPOTS IN NORTH POINT, CHAI WAN, WONG CHUK HANG- BUS TERMINI AT NORTH POINT FERRY CONCOURSE, OCÉAN PARK AND WAH FU ESTATE AND THE STREET PARKING BLACK SPOTS OF CHAI WAN.
THIS INSPECTION IS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FIRST MEETING
OF THE BUS-GROUP SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27.
THE WORK OF THE SUB-GROUP IS TO STUDY THE NEED FOR MORE CMB DEPOT FACILITIES AND TO RECOMMEND THE MOST ECONOMICAL METHOD OF MEETING LAND REQUIREMENT IN THIS REGARD.
THE MEMBERS WILL VISIT THE SAME SITE AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 24.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR YEAR OF THE DOG GOLD COINS
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL ISSUE A LIMITED QUANTITY OF $1 000 GOLD COINS TO COMMEMORATE THE COMING LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE YEAR OF THE DOG.
APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN AS FROM MONDAY (NOVEMBER 23) WHEN FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM ALL BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR APPLICATIONS WILL BE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1981 AT 3 PM.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF LAST YEAR EXCEPT THAT CHEQUES ON PERSONAL ACCOUNTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS WELL AS CASHIER'S ORDERS.
OVER, ASH LIGATI