THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1988
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TENDERS INVITED FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR 100 URBAN TAXI LICENCES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL DECIDED IN JULY 1986 THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES WHICH MIGHT BE REGISTERED AND LICENSED AS URBAN TAXIS WOULD REMAIN AT
14,400 UNTIL JULY THIS YEAR.
SINCE THEN, THE ISSUE OF NEW LICENCES FOR URBAN TAXIS HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO 200 PER YEAR.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LICENCES ALLOCATED BY THE END OF LAST MONTH WAS 14,300 AND THE REMAINING 100 LICENCES ARE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT TENDER EXERCISE.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT IN A REVIEW EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL DECIDED THAT FURTHER ISSUES OF NEW LICENCES FOR URBAN TAXIS WOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 200 PER YEAR, THAT IS, THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHICH MIGHT BE REGISTERED AS TAXIS NEXT TWO YEARS WOULD BE LIMITED TO 14,800 IN THE URBAN AREA.
FOR THE
TENDER FORMS FOR THE NEW LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION OFFICES AT SECOND FLOOR, LOWER BLOCK, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG; 2 MURRAY ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG; AND NINTH FLOOR, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON.
TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $25,000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE THEY SEEK. ONE TENDER FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR ANY NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 100.
A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS WHICH OFFER THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM.
ORIGINAL DEPOSIT
COMPLETED TENDER FORMS, TOGETHER WITH RECEIPTS, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE IN SEALED ENVELOPES. THESE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG NOON ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 5.
KONG, BEFORE
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