SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1983
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BEFORE ANY PLATE IS FITTED TO A VEHICLE UNDER THESE REGULATIONS A SAMPLE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING DIVISION AT 2 MURRAY ROAD, CENTRAL, TOGETHER WITH A LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE STATING THAT THE SAMPLE MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF BRITISH SPECIFICATION BS AU 145(A).
EACH SAMPLE MUST BE LEGIBLY AND PERMANENTLY MARKED WITH THE SPECIFICATION NUMBER AND THE NAME, TRADEMARK OR OTHER MEANS OF IDENT IF ICATION OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PLATE.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WILL KEEP A RECORD OF THOSE MANUFACTURERS, AND TRADEMARKS WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ISSUE A CERTIFICATE THAT THE PLATE COMPLIES WITH HIS REQUIREMENTS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BUYING REFLECTING NUMBER PLATES ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THAT THE PLATES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND BEAR THE SPECIFICATION NUMBER BS AU 145(A).
+FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS COULD RESULT IN A HEAVY FINE FOR THE VEHICLE OWNER, MR PRISTON WARNED.
COMPANIES WISHING TO MANUFACTURE THE IR OWN PLATES ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT SAMPLES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE AT 2 PARK STREET, LONDON WIA 2BS.
FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIFICATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE HONG KONG STANDARDS AND TESTING CENTRE BY CALLING 3-659061.
NEW SUB-OFFICE FOR POKFULAM RESIDENTS
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A NEW SUB-OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SERVING RESIDENTS OF WAH FU AND POKFULAM AREA WAS OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY).
LOCATED AT THE WAH CHING HOUSE IN WAH FU ESTATE, THE OFFICE PROVIDES SUCH SERVICES AS ADMINISTERING STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, GIVING ADVICE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES, DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT FORMS AND INFORMATION LEAFLETS, DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS AND FREE LEGAL ADVICE BY LAWYERS FROM THE HONG KONG LAW SOCIETY.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE NEW OFFICE IS 5-510111.
ON EVERY TUESDAY BETWEEN 8 PM AND 9 PM, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO HOLD THE +MEET THE PUBLIC+ SESSION AT THE NEW OFFICE.
RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO CHANNEL THEIR VIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT AND OTHER PROBLEMS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS CAN EITHER CALL AT THE OFFICE OR MAKE APPOINTMENT AT 5-524429.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT IS NOW SERVED BY THREE DISTRICT OFFICES THE MAIN OFFICE IN ABERDEEN CENTRE, THE STANLEY SUB-OFFICE AND THE NEW WAH FU SUB-OFFICE.
OFFATING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FFICER, MR K.C. KWONG, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, MR KWOK WAI-MING AND MR LAM KWOK-KWONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE WAH FU AREA COMMITTEE, MR CHIM CHUNG-LEUNG AND CHAIRMAN OF THE POKFULAM AREA COMMITTEE, MR LEUNG WA!-SUM.