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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1987
MRS WONG DESCRIBED THE FAMILY AS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTITUTION AND, TO STRENGTHEN A COMMUNITY, THE FAMILY HAD TO BE MADE STABLE AND STRONG.
SHE NOTED THAT IN HONG KONG, WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEUS FAMILIES AND THE MOVEMENT OF FAMILIES FROM URBAN AREAS TO NEW TOWNS, FAMILY TIES AND FAMILY SUPPORT WERE WEAKER THAN IN PRE-WAR DAYS,
THE FAMILY TODAY AND ITS MEMBERS HAD ALSO TO COPE WITH A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS AND STRESS IN THE FACE OF A QUICKER TEMPO IN LIFE, AND THUS THE NEED FOR FAMILY SERVICES HAD NEVER BEEN SO GREAT AS IT WAS NOW, SHE ADDED.
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MRS WONG COMPLIMENTED THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF THE FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY FOR THEIR PIONEERING ROLE IN FAMILY WELFARE AND FOR THE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES OFFERED.
1981 PRIVATE CARS FALL UNDER INSPECTION SCHEME
PRIVATE CARS MANUFACTURED IN 1981 WHICH REQUIRE A NEW LICENCE COMMENCING ON OR AFTER APRIL 1 NEXT YEAR MUST PASS A ROADWORTHINESS TEST PRIOR TO LICENCE RENEWAL, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED CAR OWNERS TODAY (THURSDAY).
"UNDER THE PRIVATE CAR INSPECTION SCHEME WHICH CAMB INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 2, 1986, ALL SIX-YEAR-OLD PRIVATE CARS MUST FIRST OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF ROADWORTHINESS FROM A GOVERNMENT-DESIGNATED CAR TESTING CENTRE BEFORE THEIR LICENCES CAN BE RENEWED, DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
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"WITH THE APPROACH OF 1988, IT IS ONLY NATURAL THAT 1981 CARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE INSPECTION SCHEME," HE CONTINUED.
THERE ARE 17 DESIGNATED CAR TESTING CENTRES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR AND APPOINTMENTS FOR INSPECTION MAY BE MADE FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE EXPIRY DATE OF THE VEHICLE LICENCE.
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THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE CERTIFICATE FOR ANY PRIVATE CAR WHICH HAD PASSED THE TEST MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF THE ISSUE DATE FOR RELICENSING A VEHICLE, OTHERWISE ITS VALIDITY WOULD LAPSE.
THE FEE FOR A CAR INSPECTION IS $160 AND A RE-CHECK FEE OF $50 IS CHARGED WHEN DEFECTS FOUND IN THE ORIGINAL INSPECTION ARE REMEDIED AND EXAMINED WITHIN 14 DAYS. IN CASES OF SPECIFIED MINOR FAULTS, THE RR-CHECK IS FREE OF CHARGE.
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