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FORMS CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON OR BY AGENT TO: * TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS ON THE 28TH FLOOR,
HIGH BLOCK, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG:
* TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE AT
2 MURRAY ROAD, HONG KONG;
* TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S SHA TIN LICENSING OFFICE AT KCR
HOUSE, FIFTH FLOOR, SHA TIN STATION, NEW TERRITORIES: * TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE AT 56
DUNDAS STREET, NINTH FLOOR, KOWLOON; AND
* TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S KWUN TONG LICENSING OFFICE AT KOWLOON EAST GOVERNMENT OFFICES, FIFTH FLOOR, 12 LEI YUE MUN ROAD.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO URGED TAXI DRIVERS TO SUPPORT THE SCHEME BY ACCEPTING THE VOUCHERS FROM WHEELCHAIR-BOUND PASSENGERS AS PAYEMNT FOR TAXI FARES.
+ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR TAXI DRIVERS TO ACCEPT THE VOCHERS, THEIR COOPERATION WILL HELP MAKE THE TRIAL SCHEME A SUCCESS,+ A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
TAXI DRIVERS CAN CASH THE VOUCHERS AT THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT PRINTED AT THE BACK OF THE VOUCHERS BY SHOWING THEIR TAXI DRIVING LICENCES.
SPECIMENS OF THE VOUCHERS WITH DENOMINATIONS OF $1, $2 AND $5 HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE TAXI TRADE ASSOCIATIONS FOR THEIR REFERENCE. THE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN REQUESTED TO CIRCULATE THE VOUCHERS AMONG MEMBERS AND TO DISPLAY THEM AT PROMINENT PLACES IN THEIR OFFICES.
TWO IMMIGRATION LAUNCHES COMMISSIONED
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THE COMMISSIONING OF TWO HIGH-SPEED IMMIGRATION LAUNCHES MARKED THE COMPLETION OF THE MODERNISATION PROGRAMME OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FIVE VESSELS, THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY OF THE TWO VESSELS AT JOSS HOUSE BAY, MR CARTER SAID THEY WOULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN IMMIGRATION EXAMINATION DUTIES AT THE ENCHORAGES AND OTHER SHIP SEARCHING AND PATROL DUTIES.
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