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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1986

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT IN ITS DELIBERATIONS, THE 30ARD HAD BORNE IN MIND THE OVERALL PUBLIC INTEREST AND HAD TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ANY RELEVANT LOCAL FACTORS PREVAILING,

+AS ONLY ONE OPERATOR CAN BE SELECTED FOR ONE PACKAGE OF GREEN MINIBUS SERVICE, THE FACT THAT AN APPLICANT IS UNSUCCESSFUL MERELY IMPLIES THAT, ON THIS OCCASION, ANOTHER APPLICANT IS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE MORE SUITABLE.

+ IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO OPERATE A GREEN MINIBUS SERVICE AND SHOULD NOT DEBAR HIM FROM APPLYING IN FUTURE TENDER EXERCISES, HE SAID.

ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE RESULT OF THEIR APPLICATIONS AND UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO THE SUCCESSFUL ONES. THE ARRANGEMENT IS TO ALLOW TIME FOR APPEALS, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

IF AN UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANT CONSIDERS THAT THERE IS NEW EVIDENCE WHICH MERITS THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER HIS APPLICATION HE SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE GREEN MINIBUS OPERATORS SELECTION BOARD, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, GUARDIAN HOUSE 32 01 KWAN ROAD, BEFORE MARCH 5. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

WOMEN REMINDED TO GET NEW ID CARDS

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WOMEN BORN IN 1939, 1940, 1941 AND 1942 WERE REMINDED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THEY SHOULD APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS BEFORE MARCH 8.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT UP TO FEBRUARY 21, THE EIGHT NEW 1.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES HAD RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 46 829 APPLICATIONS.

+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT 42 271 MORE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED IN THE REMAINING 12 WORKING DAYS. TO AVOID THE LAST MINUTE RUSH, WOMEN IN THIS TARGET GROUP ARE ADVISED TO COME EARLY, HE SAID.

APPLICANTS CAN ALSO USE THE PHONE-IN SERVICE TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF THEIR CHOICE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON ON SATURDAY.

+APPLICANTS HAVE TO PROVIDE PERSONAL PARTICULARS SUCH AS NAME I.D. CARD NUMBER AND YEAR OF BIRTH TO COMPLETE THE BOOKING PROCEDURE, HE ADDED.

THE ADDRESSES

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