IN
THURSDAY, ULY 5, 1984
COLLECTION OF VEGETABLES FROM INDIVIDUAL FARMERS IS PERFORMED BY A NETWORK OF MARKETING COOPERATIVES WHICH HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENT.
THESE COOPERATIVES DELIVER THE VEGETABLES COLLECTED TO
A SEMI-GOVERNMENT WHOLESALE MARKET OPERATED BY THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION.
AT THE MARKET, VEGETABLES WILL BE SOLD WHOLESALE TO
REGISTERED BUYERS.
+THIS CHANNEL WHICH HANDLED ABOUT 40 PER CENT OF LOCALLY PRODUCED VEGETABLES IS SO SUCCESSFUL THAT PROF IT EARNED BY THE VMO IS BEING PLOUGHED BACK TO AID THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL VEGETABLE INDUSTRY, + MR TSOI SAID.
TENDERS INVITED FOR TAXI LICENCES
* * *
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR 300 URBAN AND 150 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES AS PART OF THE EXISTING TAXI POLICY.
THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 31 THIS YEAR THAT TWO FURTHER ISSUES OF URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES, 300 AND 150 RESPECTIVELY, WOULD BE OFFERED IN MARCH AND JULY WHILE THE TAXI POLICY PROPOSALS WERE UNDER REVIEW.
THE TENDER EXERCISE WILL, THEREFORE, BE THE LAST ONE BEFORE THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EXAMINES THE WHOLE PACKAGE OF TAXI POLICY PROPOSALS AFRESH, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
WHETHER FURTHER LICENCES SHOULD BE ISSUED AFTER THIS CALL FOR TENDER WOULD BE DECIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, TOGETHER WITH OTHER ASPECTS OF THE POLICY ON TAXIS, HE SAID.
TENDER FORMS FOR THE NEW LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW (JULY 6) FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION AT ROOMS 906-909, HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL, OR FROM THE SECTION'S KOWLOON OFFICES AT 9TH FLOOR, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.
TENDER FORMS FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES WILL BE PINK IN COLOUR, WHILE THOSE FOR NT TAXI LICENCES WILL BE BLUE.
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.
ACNE TERDED