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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1983
HE ALSO REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE EXPIRY DATE OF THEIR HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMITS.
+ IF THE RE-ENTRY PERMIT HAS EXPIRED THE HOLDER SHOULD APPROACH THIS WOULD SAVE THE NEAREST IMMIGRATION BRANCH OFFICE FOR RENEWAL. THE RISK OF BEING NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE AT LO WU, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
ENQUIRY INTO FERRY INCIDENT
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) CONFIRMED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR PERCY DAVY, HAS ORDERED A LOCAL MARINE ENQUIRY+ TO BE CONDUCTED, UNDER SECTION 58 OF THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE GROUNDING OF THE FERRY VESSEL +MAN WAI+ AT KAU YI CHAU ON FEBRUARY 1.
THE ENQUIRY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN FOUR WEEKS.
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RESULTS OF LATEST TAXI TENDERS
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RESULTS OF THE LATEST TAXI LICENCE TENDERING EXERCISE WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID.
THIS INCLUDES THE 20 TAXIS ON LANTAU ISLAND WITH 36 TENDERS SEEKING 45 LICENCES. THE HIGHEST BID ACCEPTED WAS $33 333 AND THE LOWEST $21 390, GIVING AN AVERAGE PREMIUM OF $24 944.8.
AS FOR THE 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT 742 TENDERS WERE LODGED FOR 788 LICENCES.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS RANGED FROM A HIGH OF $197 000 TO A LOW OF $180 000.
THIS GAVE AN AVERAGE PREMIUM OF $182 674.65, WHICH
REPRESENTED A DECREASE OF 11.56 PER CENT ON THE PREVIOUS EXERCISE.
A TOTAL OF 150 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES WERE ALSO
PUT UP, AND 503 TENDERS SEEKING 559 LICENCES HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
THE HIGHEST TENDER WAS $88 300 AND THE LOWEST ACCEPTABLE
BID WAS $63 599.
THE AVERAGE PREMIUM WAS $68 542.35, REPRESENTING A DECREASE
OF 30.75 PER CENT ON THE PREVIOUS EXERCISE.
DETAILS OF SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS FOR THESE TAXI LICENCES AND THE AMOUNTS OFFERED WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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