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UNDER THE SCHEME, AN OPERATOR CAN BE GRANTED A TWO-YEAR
· NON-EXCLUSIVE RESIDENTIAL COACH SERVICE LICENCE WITH THE SCHEDULES OF SERVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION STIPULATED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
IN APPROVING AN APPLICATION, FACTORS SUCH AS THE ADEQUACY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE AREA AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE PICKING UP AND SETTING DOWN POINTS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
JOSS HOUSE DAY SEAWALL BEING REPAIRED
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WORK HAS STARTED ON REPAIRING THE PUBLIC PIER AND SEAMALL AT JOSS HOUSE BAY, WHICH WERE DAMAGED BY TYPHOON ELLEN,
THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECENTLY AWARDED A $1.1 MILLION CONTRACT TO UNIVERSAL DOCKYARD LIMITED TO CARRY OUT THE WORK.
THE SEAWALL IS 120 METRES LONG AND SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALONG ITS WHOLE LENGTH. THE PUBLIC PIER WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE GAVE ASSURANCE THAT THE WORK WOULD BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL ON APRIL 23.
LARGE CROWDS GO BY BOATS TO JOSS HOUSE BAY TO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL.
HEALTH WEEK FOR WAN CHAI RESIDENTS
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A HEALTH WEEK TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HEALTH WILL BE LAUNCHED IN WAN CHAI ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 18).
SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY A WORKING GROUP FORMED LAST NOVEMBER UNDER THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN.
THE HEALTH WEEK WILL FEATURE AN EXHIBITION, TALKS, A CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND COMPETITIONS.
AN OPENING CEREMONY, TO BE HELD AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY AT THE SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND, WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A THREE-HOUR
CARNIVAL, ORGANISED BY LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S MEDICAL SOCIETY AND THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION.