THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1984
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MORE FACILITIES FOR HOLIDAY CAMP
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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY (THURSDAY) OPENED A STADIUM AND A SOCCER PITCH IN THE PO LEUNG KUK HOLIDAY CAMP AT PAK TAM CHUNG IN SAI KỤNG.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, HE SAID THE CAMP HAD DEVELOPED INTO AN IDEAL AND SCENIC SPOT WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FACILITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO SPEND A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM THE CROWDS AND BUSY ROUTINE OF CITY LIFE.
MR AKERS-JONES RECALLED THAT WHEN HE OPENED THE CAMP FIVE YEARS AGO, IT HAD SEVEN TWO-STOREY HOSTELS OFFERING DAY CAMPING FACILITIES AND OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION FOR 224 PEOPLE.
+SINCE THEN, I HAVE WATCHED THIS RECREATIONAL PROJECT GROW WITH MORE AND MORE FACILITIES AND LANDSCAPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ADDED IN EACH PHASE OF ITS DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
+THE FREQUENT OVERSUBSCRIPTION FOR CAMPING FACILITIES EXPERIENCED BY THE CAMP, ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, SPEAKS FOR ITSELF ON HOW POPULAR THE HOLIDAY CAMP IS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.+
MR AKERS-JONES ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE PO LEUNG KUK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL THE ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAD PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE BUILDING OF NEW FACILITIES IN THE CAMP.
LICENCE FORMS FOR PLB OPERATORS
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APPLICATION FORMS FOR A PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE WILL BE MAILED TO ALL REGISTERED PUBLIC LIGHT BUS OPERATORS IN PHASES STARTING NEXT MONTH, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MARCH 22).
UNDER THE NEW PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES REGULATIONS, WHICH WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES) AND (PUBLIC OMNIBUS, PUBLIC LIGHT BUS AND PUBLIC CAR) REGULATIONS, A PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE AND A CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE OPERATION OF NON-FRANCHISED PUBLIC BUSES, PRIVATE BUSES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES INCLUDING MAXICABS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT A LETTER ADVISING ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUS OPERATORS OF THE NEW SYSTEM WAS OFFICIALLY ISSUED LAST WEEK.
/THE LETTER
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