THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1983
TENDERS INVITED FOR TAXI LICENCES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR 300 URBAN AND 150 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (DECEMBER 15), A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TENDER FORMS FOR THE NEW LICENCES WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION IN ROOMS 906-909, HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL, OR FROM THE SECTION'S KOWLOON OFFICES ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.
TENDER FORMS FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES WILL BE PINK IN COLOUR AND THOSE FOR NT TAX! LICENCES LIGHT GREEN.
TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $25 000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE AND $15 000 FOR EACH NT TAXI LICENCE THEY SEEK.
ONE TENDER FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR UP TO 300 LICENCES IN THE CASE OF URBAN TAXIS AND UP TO 150 IN THE CASE OF NT TAXIS.
A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS WHICH OFFER THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM.
COMPLETED TENDER FORMS, TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE IN SEALED ENVELOPES, ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1984.
NEW PLAYGROUND OPENED
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THE TSUEN KING CIRCUIT PLAYGROUND IN TSUEN WAN ADJACENT TO TSUEN WAN CENTRE, WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM DAILY, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY.
IT HAS FOUR FLOODLIT TENNIS COURTS, AND CHANGING ROOMS WITH HOT AND COLD SHOWERS AT A SERVICE BUILDING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO USE THE COURTS SHOULD MAKE THE IR BOOKINGS IN PERSON AT THE PLAYGROUND OFFICE DURING WEEKDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. ADVANCE BOOKINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FOR SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
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