SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1982
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RESPONSE TO NEW MAXICAB SERVICES ENCOURAGING
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MORE THAN 1 000 APPLICATION FORMS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED FOR RUNNING 25 NEW MAXICAB ROUTES IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SINCE THE GAZETTE ANNOUNCEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 10, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
HE SAID THE RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT EXERCISE HAS BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING AND REMINDED PLB OWNERS THAT THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS OCTOBER 1.
+THE APPLICATIONS WILL THEN BE PROCESSED AND THE NEW ROUTES ARE EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED EARLY NEXT YEAR, HE SAID.
A SELECTION BOARD COMPRISING UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OFFICIALS FROM THE TRANSPORT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL SELECT THE MOST SUITABLE APPLICANTS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IF THE APPLICANT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THE MAXICAB SERVICES, THE PARTNERSHIP SHOULD BE REGISTERED AS A BUSINESS AND THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED WITH A BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
+ONLY THE APPLICANT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR THE SATISFACTORY OPERATION OF ANY ROUTE GRANTED. THE REGISTRATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP IS TO ENABLE THE SELECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PARTNER IN FUTURE,+ THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
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