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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1984
TAXI LICENCES OFFERED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR 100 URBAN, ONE NEW TERRITORIES AND 10 LANTAU TAXI LICENCES.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TENDER FORMS FOR THE NEW LICENCES WOULD BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION AT ROOMS 906-909, HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL,
PARK-IN OR FROM THE SECTION'S KOWLOON OFFICES AT 9TH FLOOR, COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.
TENDER FORMS FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES WILL BE IN YELLOW COLOUR, THOSE FOR NT TAXI LICENCES WILL BE WHITE AND THOSE FOR LANTAU 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 OR LANTAU TAXI LICENCE THEY SEEK.
ONE TENDER FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR ANY NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 100 IN THE CASE OF URBAN TAXIS, ONE IN THE CASE OF NEW TERRITORIES AND TEN IN THE CASE OF LANTAU TAXIS.
A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD FOR TENDERS WHICH OFFER THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM.
COMPLETED TENDER FORMS, TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE IN SEALED ENVELOPES, ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1985.
INTEREST ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES
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NOTICE OF THIS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON DECEMBER 24, 1984.
AS FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY), THE NEW ANNUAL RATE OF INTEREST PAYABLE ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES WILL BE 7.08 PER CENT (TAX FREE) AS AGAINST THE CURRENT RATE OF 7.56 PER CENT (TAX FREE).
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