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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1983
THEY WILL BE INFORMED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BY LETTER TO GO TO A SPECIFIED DISTRIBUTION/COLLECTION CENTRE IN MARCH 1984 TO COLLECT A CHOICE OF SCHOOLS+ FORM AND A LIST OF ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THEIR HOME DISTRICT.
IF A PARENT HAS APPLIED UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE AT A SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH HE LIVES, HE IS STILL ELIGIBLE TO INCLUDE THAT SCHOOL IN HIS PREFERENCE LIST.
OTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION WOULD BE ANNOUNCED LATER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
N.T. TAXI BOUNDARY TO BE RELAXED
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THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS APPROVED LIMITED RELAXATION OF THE OPERATIONAL BOUNDARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE NEW BOUNDARY LIMITS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE EFFECT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR, PENDING COMPLETION OF ALL RELATED WORKS.
UNDER THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY EXTENSIONS, THE ROUTE TWISK AND TUEN MUN ROAD BOUNDARIES WILL BE EXTENDED TO ALLOW N.T. TAXIS TO ENTER THE TSUEN WAN MTR STATION.
FROM TAI PO ROAD, N.T. TAXIS WILL BE ABLE TO GO AS FAR AS THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
IF ACCESS TO TSUEN WAN MTR STATION PROVES SATISFACTORY, A FURTHER EXTENSION INTO SHA TIN AS FAR AS THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN IT OPENS IN 1984.
THE CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD BOUNDARY WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED WESTWARD TO COVER TSENG LAN SHUE,
FURTHER CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO ANOTHER PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THIS BOUNDARY EVEN FURTHER TO PROVIDE A STILL MORE CONVENIENT INTERCHANGE POINT FOR RESIDENTS OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT.
COMMENTING ON THE NEW BOUNDARY LIMITS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +THIS WILL PROVIDE NEW TERRITORIES TAXI PASSENGERS WITH A BETTER TRANSPORT ACCESS TO THE URBAN AREA AND INTERCHANGE FACILITIES LIKE THE MTR STATIONS.+
+THESE ADDITIONAL N.T. TAXI ACTIVITIES ALONG THE SPECIFIC ROUTES SHOULD NOT IMPOSE SERIOUS IMPACT UPON THE URBAN TAXI TRADE AS INDICATED BY A SURVEY REPORT RECENTLY CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
+THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWS THAT N.T. TAXIS WILL NOT OVERLOAD THE ROAD NETWORK IN TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN,
+APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES WILL BE INTRODUCED ON THE ROADS ADJOINING THE TERMINI IN THE ABOVE AREAS,+ HE SAID.
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