THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1987
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TENDERS INVITED FOR TAXI LICENCES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR 100 URBAN TAXI LICENCES.
BE
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) SAID TENDER
NEW FORMS FOR THE
LICENCES WILL
AVAILABLE TOMORROW FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION
AT ROOMS 906-909, HUTCHISON ROAD,
OR CENTRAL,
FROM THE SECTION'S HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT
KOWLOON 56 CENTRE,
DUNDAS STREET, OFFICES AT 9TH FLOOR, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL MONG KOK.
MAY
TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $25,000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE THEY SEEK. ONE TENDER FORM BE SUBMITTED FOR ANY NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 100.
A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF 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 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON JULY 17.
CHIEF SECRETARY VISITS CSD INSTITUTIONS
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID FORD, VISITED THE ΤΑΙ LAM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (TLCI) AND TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN (TLCW) RUN BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TODAY (THURSDAY) TO ACQUIRE FIRST-HAND KNOWLEdge on THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, MR FORD STARTED WITH TLCI WHERE HE SAW INMATES ENGAGED IN VARIOUS TRADES, INCLUDING KERBSTONE MAKING, CARPENTRY, METAL WORK, RATTAN WORK, LAUNDRY, GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND DOMESTIC SERVICES.
HE LEARNT THAT INMATES THERE ALSO TOOK PART IN THE COMMUNITY PROJECTS SUCH AS ROAD BUILDING, GRASS CUTTING AND CLEANSING SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.
/THE CHIEF