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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1987
IN STIPULATED
THE ROAD TRAFFIC THE GRACE PERIOD, LICENCES) REGULATIONS, WAS ORIGINALLY DUE TO EXPIRE ON MONDAY 24).
{DRIVING (AUGUST
"THE DECISION
EXTEND ΤΟ
THE GRACE PERIOD HAS TAKEN INTO
BY REQUIRED
THE TRADE TO TRAIN MORE ACCOUNT THE ADDITIONAL TIME
IN THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS TO COPE WITH AN UNFORESEEN AND RAPID RISE CONTAINER TRACTORS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
HE NOTED THAT WHEN THE REGULATIONS CAME INTO EFFECT 1984, THERE WERE ONLY 1,967 LICENSED TRACTORS IN HONG
CENT THIS YEAR, THE FIGURE HAD SHOT UP BY MORE THAN 80 PER
OF GOODS BETWEEN HONG AS A RESULT OF INCREASED MOVEMENT CHINA.
IN AUGUST
BY JULY
TO 3,762 KONG AND
TRADE ΤΟ TRAIN DRIVERS AND DESPITE EFFORTS BY THE
THE BY
ONLY
DRIVERS 5,836
NOW HOLD A VALID DEPARTMENT TO TEST THEM,
IS CLEARLY INADEQUATE то ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCE. THIS MEET DEMAND.
THE RATIO OF TWO IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IN ANOTHER 12 MONTHS,
ACHIEVED AND THAT ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVERS TO ONE TRACTOR CAN BE
PER CENT THE SUPPLY OF DRIVERS FOR THE TRADE WILL BE INCREASED BY 33
MEET THE DEMAND OF THE TO ABOUT 9,000. THIS SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO TRADE.
FACT THAT
"THE DEPARTMENT, ENCOURAGED BY THE FINALLY STARTED A TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR DRIVERS, HAS
SEE то MOTORING
IF IT COULD HONG KONG SCHOOL OF EXERCISE," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE TRADE HAS APPROACHED THE
IN ASSIST
THE
PERIOD HAD TAKEN OF DRIVERS INTO BECAUSE THE DRIVERS AT THE
HE STRESSED THAT THE EXTENSION OF THE GRACE BOTH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TRADE AND THE INTEREST ACCOUNT. A 12-MONTH EXTENSION WAS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE NEED TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY BY WAY OF HAVING SKILLED STEERING WHEEL OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES MUST NOT BE OVERLOOKED.
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