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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1984
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ANY OPERATOR WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED THE APPLICATION FORM BY MAY 31, SHOULD CHECK WITH THE PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION ON 5-254958.
+REGISTERED OWNERS WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR ADDRESSES MUST NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY IF THEY HAVE NOT YET DONE SO, HE SAID.
+NO PAYMENT SHOULD ACCOMPANY COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT. WHEN NOTIFIED OF THE APPROVAL TO OBTAIN A PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE, OPERATORS WILL ALSO BE ADVISED AS TO WHEN AND HOW THE FEES SHOULD BE PAID, +
MARINE DEPARTMENT BUILDING IN TSUEN WAN ***
A TWO-STOREY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AT THE CARGO WORKING AREA LOCATED ON RECLAIMED LAND IN TSUEN WAN BAY.
THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $5.47 MILLION CONTRACT TO LOUVRE ENGINEERING LTD TO CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING WHICH WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 330 SQUARE METRES OF OFFICE SPACE AS WELL AS A CANTEEN.
THE PROJECT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, WILL ALSO INCLUDE A PERIMETER WALL AND PAVING WORK WITHIN THE CARGO WORKING AREA.
COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, THE 1.8-HECTARE CARGO- HANDLING AREA OCCUPIES THE CHAI WAN KÖK END OF THE BAY AND IS PART OF STAGE 1 OF THE TSUEN WAN BYPASS PROJECT.
THE BYPASS, WHICH IS PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROUTE, WILL PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED THROUGH ROUTE FOR TRAFFIC TO TUEN MUN AND OTHER PARTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES WHEN COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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SO FAR, A NEW FERRY PIER HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED ON THE 35-HECTARE RECLAMATION SITE AND A TRANSPORT COMPLEX IS NEARING COMPLETION.
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