FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1984
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TAXI LICENCE FEES UP NEXT YEAR
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THE ANNUAL LICENCE FEES FOR TAXIS WILL GO UP FROM $1 600 TO $2 000 FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.
REFERRING TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID:
+THE INCREASE IS IN LINE WITH A DECISION MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN JULY 1984 WHEN REVIEWING THE TAXI POLICY.+
IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES FOR THE URBAN AREA, THE NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROZEN AT 14 000, 2 638 AND 40 RESPECTIVELY FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF GAZETTING.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE GAZETTING OF THESE PROPOSALS +MERELY PUT INTO EFFECT+ THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DIRECTIVE OF JULY 17, 1984.
MORE WELFARE WORK URGED FOR NEW TOWNS
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WITH THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, THERE WAS A NEED FOR WELFARE AGENCIES TO EXPAND THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW TOWNS, THE NEW DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE RED CROSS YOUTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S NEW TERRITORIES DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AT SHEK LE ESTATE, KWAI CHUNG,
SHE SAID THE MUCH NEEDED HEADQUARTERS PROVIDED THE RED CROSS WITH A BASE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF YOUTH AND ADULT MEMBERS IN TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG.
THIS NOT ONLY HELPED TO FILL GAPS IN THE OVERALL PATTERN OF COMMUNITY WELFARE SERVICES, BUT ALSO ENABLED THE BEST USE TO BE MADE OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL IN OTHER AREAS, MRS CHAN SAID.
PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, SHE ADDED, HELPED MEMBERS UNDERSTAND OTHERS' PROBLEMS, AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO WORK TOGETHER CONSTRUCTIVELY AND TO ASSIST THE LESS FORTUNATE.
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE HEADQUARTERS HOUSES A FIRST AID TRAINING CENTRE TO SERVE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL WORKERS AND A DEPOT FOR THE RED CROSS' HOSPITAL LIBRARY SERVICE WHICH PROVIDES LIGHT READING MATERIAL TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS.
/MRS CHAN
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