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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1987
IN ADDITION, THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE HAS ALSO DESIGNED QUESTIONNAIRES ON DISTRICT INFORMATION AND CIVIC KNOWLEDGE..
PARTICIPANTS WITH CORRECT ENTRIES WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET ADMISSION TICKETS FOR A VARIETY SHOW, ALSO AN ACTIVITY DURING THE FESTIVAL, WHICH WOULD BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM ON OCTOBER 30, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
QUESTIONNAIRES
AND FORMS FOR THE SUGGESTION SCHEME ARE AVAILABLE AT YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE AT 490 NATHAN ROAD AND TSIM SHA TSUI SUB-OFFICE AT 40 CARNAVON ROAD. DEADLINE FOR BOTH EVENTS 19 SEPTEMBER 30.
TAXI DRIVERS URGED TO SUPPORT TAXI VOUCHER SCHEME
TAXI DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SUPPORT THE TAXI VOUCHER SCHEME BY ACCEPTING VOUCHERS FROM WHEELCHAIR-BOUND PASSENGERS AS PAYMENT FOR TAXI FARES.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR TAXI DRIVERS TO ACCEPT THE VOUCHERS, THEIR CO-OPERATION WILL HELP MAKE THE SCHEME A SUCCESS.
THE TAXI VOUCHER SCHEME WAS IMPLEMENTED ON APRIL 1 THIS YEAR FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS. ITS AIM IS TO SUBSIDISE THE WHEELCHAIR-BOUND IN RIDING
AN IMPORTANT MODE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED.
TAXIS
UNDER THE SCHEME, AN ELIGIBLE PERSON IS ISSUED WITH TAXI VOUCHERS AMOUNTING TO $55 PER MONTH. THE VOUCHERS ARE OF
$5, $2 AND $1 DENOMINATIONS AND ARE VALID FOR SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE. NEVERTHELESS, TAXI DRIVERS CAN CONTINUE TO CASH THE VOUCHERS THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VOUCHERS EXPIRE.
TAXI DRIVERS CAN CASH THE VOUCHERS AT THE
FOLLOWING
TRANSPORT
DEPARTMENT OFFICES BY SHOWING THEIR TAXI DRIVING LICENCES:
STUDENT TRAVEL OFFICE, 2/F, LOW BLOCK, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG;
QUEENSWAY
HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE, 2 MURRAY ROAD, G/F, HONG KONG;
KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, 9/F, KOWLOON;
KWUN TONG LICENSING OFFICE, KOWLOON EAST GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 5/F, 12 LEI YUE MUN ROAD, KOWLOON; AND
SHA TIN LICENSING OFFICE, KCR HOUSE, 5/F, SHATIN STATION, NEW TERRITORIES.
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