THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 19
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COMPULSORY INSPECTION OF PRE-1977 VEHICLES
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GOODS VEHICLES, SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES AND TRAILERS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1977 WHICH REQUIRE A NEW LICENCE ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 THIS YEAR WOULD HAVE TO UNDERGO EXAMINATION BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE LICENCE IS RENEWED.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE MEASURE WOULD COME INTO EFFECT TOMORROW (FEBRUARY 21). AT PRESENT, VEHICLES
IN THESE THREE CATEGORIES ARE REQUIRED TO PASS A TEST BEFORE RELICENSING ONLY IF THEY ARE MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1976.
HE SAID A CERTIFICATE OF ROADWORTHINESS WOULD BE ISSUED TO GOODS VEHICLES, SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES AND TRAILERS WHICH HAVE PASSED THE EXAMINATION AT THE DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE AT CHEUNG YIP STREET, KOWLOON.
+THE CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE PRODUCED FOR LICENCE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS BUT ONLY THOSE ISSUED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW LICENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED VALID, + HE SAID,
APPLICATION FORMS FOR VEHICLE EXAMINATION ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL LICENSING OFFICES AND VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRES OF THE DEPARTMENT AND VEHICLE OWNERS ARE ADVISED TO MAKE EARLY APPOINTMENTS TO AVOID INCONVENIENCE WHEN THEIR LICENCES EXPIRE.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-7597505.
EXHIBITION ON UC ELECTION STARTS TOMORROW ******
A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION TO PUBLICISE THE MARCH 6 URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE LOBBY OF HENNESSY CENTRE IN CAUSEWAY BAY BEGINNING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
+IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THE EXHIBITION, WAN CHAI RESIDENTS WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE VARIOUS FACILITIES AND SERVICES IT PROVIDES IN THE DISTRICT SO THAT MORE REGISTERED VOTERS WILL VOTE IN THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS, WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID.
APART FROM INTRODUCING THE URBAN COUNCIL, EACH OF THE TWO CANDIDATES, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN AND DR ALBERT CHEUNG CHI-PIU, WILL BE ALLOCATED AN EXHIBITION PANEL TO DISPLAY THEIR PLATFORMS.
VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION MAY ALSO TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WAN CHAI DISTRICT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL BY TAKING PART IN A COMPUTER GAME.
THE EXHIBITION