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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1988
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'TWO-TO-ONE RATIO SOON FOR DRIVING CONTAINER TRACTORS
THE RATIO OF TWO ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVERS TO ONE CONTAINER TRACTOR WILL BE ACHIEVED BY AUQUST THIS YEAR AT THE END OF THE GRACE PERIOD FOR GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS TO DRIVE CONTAINER TRACTORS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
"THIS RATJO, ENDORSED BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE OMELCO TRANSPORT PANEL, IS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE TO MRET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTAINER TRADE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE TRANSPORT TOTAL OF 4,707 ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING PASSING RATE OF 40 PER CENT.
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DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED TESTS, WITH AN AVERAGE
7.303 DRIVERS NUMBOR
AS AT THE END OF DECEMBER LAST YEAR THERE WERE
I HOLDING A VALID ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCE, WHILE THE OF LICENSED CONTAINER TRACTORS WAS ABOUT REPRESENTED A RATIO OF 1.7 DRIVERS TO ONE TRACTOR.
1,290.
THE FIGURES
"IT IS ESTIMATED THAT UNTIL AUGUST THIS YEAR. A FURTHER 3,810 DRIVERS WILL BE ABLE *1'> GET THEIR ARTICULATED VEIICLE DRIVING LICENCES, BITHER THROUGH EXEMPTION OR BY PASSING THE DRIVING TEST, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
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OPENING OF THE ESTATE IN BARLY
DRIVING DRIVING
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT WITH THE TEMPORARY DRIVING TEST CENTRE IN TAI PO INDUSTRIAL DECEMBER, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONDUCT MORE AND THE AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT SHORT BY HALF TO LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS.
TESTS
TESTS
DRIVERS,
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"MOREOVER, THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO ARRANGE FASTER DRIVING TESTS FOR THOSE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AS ART HULATED VEHICLE HE ADDED.
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A THREE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD WAS ORIGINALLY PROVIDED UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS TO ALLOW HOLDERS OF "ALL. GOODS VEHICLES" DRIVING LICENCES ISSUED BEFORE AUGUST 25.
1984. тся DRIVE ARTICULATED VEHICLES UP TO AUGUST 24 LAST YEAR.
TIME
HOWEVER, AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED BY THE CONTAINER TRADE TO TRAIN MORE DRIVERS TO COPE WITH AN UNFORESEEN AND RAPID RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CONTAINER TRACTORS, THE GOVERNOR AGREED IN AUGUST LAST YEAR TO EXTEND THE GRACE PERIOD FOR
12 MONTHS.
MEANWHILE, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR ANTHONY COOPER, MET REPRESENTATIVES OF
J THE CONTAINER TRACTOR OWNER ASSOCIATION THIS AFTERNOON TO HEAR THEIR VIEWS ON MATTERS RELATING ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCES.
TO
AND USEFUL EXCHANGE
AT THE MEETING THERE WAS A WIDE RANGING
I OF VIEWS. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ASSOULATION FXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE APPROACHING EXPIRY DATE OF THE GRACE PERIOD. WIFTLE MR COUPER REMINDED THEM THAT THE GRACE PERIOD WOULD EXPIRE ON AUGUST
24.
1988.
AS SCHEDULED.
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