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TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1987
PROGRESS
REPORT, PREPARED BY THE MEMBERS ALSO CONSIDERED A
WHICH HAD BEEN TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, ON THE REHAB TAXI PILOT SCHEME
SINCE REHABILITATION (HKSR) OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG JANUARY 15 OF THIS YEAR.
SOCIETY
FOR
UNFORTUNATELY THIS SCHEME HAD BEEN SERIOUSLY
HAMPERED SO FAR VEHICLE
(A THE OF
CONCERNED
SECOND-HAND BY THE POOR PERFORMANCE LONDON-TYPE TAXI) WHICH HAD SPENT ALMOST HALF OF THE TRIAL PERIOD OFF THE ROAD FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK.
THE TRIAL WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE AND ANOTHER EVALUATION SCHEME WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE HKSR LATER IN THE SUMMER.
OF THE
DEFENCE COST TALK TO BE HELD IN HK
THE SECOND ROUND OF
TALKS
ON RENEGOTIATION
OF THE
DEFENCE JULY 24 AND
COSTS AGREEMENT (DCA) WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG BETWEEN 28, 1987, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
WAS WHICH
KONG
HELD IN LONDON ON THIS FOLLOWS THE FIRST ROUND, MAY 21-22, AND WORKING LEVEL DISCUSSIONS WHICH WERE HELD IN HONG AT THE END OF JUNE.-
THE PRESENT DCA WILL EXPIRE ON MARCH 31, 1988; IT THAT THE EXISTING AGREEMENT BE REPLACED BY A NEW ONE.
IS INTENDED
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IS LEADING
LED BY THE TEAM IN THE NEGOTIATIONS; THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TEAM IS
AT FINANCE)
THE MINISTRY OF ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARY DEFENCE, MR B.H. COUSINS.
(GENERAL
THE SPOKESMAN SAID VIEWS IN THE FIRST ROUND, FURTHER DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WOULD NOW PLACE.
THAT, FOLLOWING
AN INITIAL
EXCHANGE
OF TAKE
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