SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1982
COMPULSORY EXAMINATION OF CARS MANUFACTURED
PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1971
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT ALL PRIVATE CARS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1971, WILL REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF ROADWORTHINESS BEFORE A NEW VEHICLE LICENCE IS ISSUED.
THE DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE W COMMENCE INSPECTIONS OF THESE VEHICLES FROM FEBRUARY 1, 1982, FOR ISSUE OF THE CERTIFICATES.
TO ALLOW OWNERS SUFFICIENT TIME TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES UP TO STANDARD FOR EXAMINATION, A LEAD-IN TIME OF FOUR MONTHS HAS BEEN ALLOWED.
+THIS MEANS, WITH EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 1, 1982, NO CAR MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1971, WILL BE ISSUED WITH A VEHICLE LICENCE COMMENCING AFTER MAY 31, 1982, WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF ROADWORTHINESS ISSUED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
+ONLY CERTIFICATES ISSUED WITHIN THE FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW LICENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED, HE ADDED.
HE ALSO SAID THAT A NEW CERTIFICATE WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED ON EACH SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL OF THE VEHICLE LICENCE.
A FEE OF $60 WILL BE CHARGED FOR EACH EXAMINATION.
INSPECTION APPOINTMENT FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT ALL TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES AND VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRES, AND ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE BY CALLING 3-7597505.
A LEAFLET EXPLAINING DETAILS OF THE NEW EXAMINATION SCHEME WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.
SECOND LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR FOR YUEN LONG
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YUEN LONG WILL HAVE A SECOND LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY DEMAND FROM FLOWER TRADERS.
THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE HOP YICK FARM MARKET COMPANY, ARRANGEMENTS HAVE NOW BEEN MADE FOR THE SECOND FAIR TO BE HELD AT THE MARKET PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR THE EASTERN ROUNDABOUT OF YUEN LONG.
SEVENTY STALLS SELLING FLOWERS WILL BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 13) AT 11 AM AT THE OFFICE OF PING SHAN RURAL COMMITTEE, ON NING ROAD, YUEN LONG.
THE UPSET PRICE FOR EACH STALL IS $50, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID, ADDING THAT THE FAIR WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 18 AND 25.