(III)
(IV)
(V)
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SHOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE WORKING OF THE TAXI, DAMAGE OR SOIL ANY EQUIPMENT OR PARTS OF THE TAXI;
SHOULD NOT ENTER OR ALIGHT FROM THE TAXI WHEN IT IS STILL MOVING OR IN NO-STOPPING ZONES;
SHOULD NOT INSIST ON BOARDING A TAXI IF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EXCEEDS THE SEATING CAPACITY SHOWN ON THE SEATING PLATE AFFIXED TO THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF A TAXI;
(VI)
SHOULD NOT THROW ANYTHING OUT OF THE TAXI;
(VII) SHOULD NOT HANG ANYTHING OUT OF THE TAXI OVER THE ROAD;
(VIII)
SHOULD NOT LEAN OUT OF THE TAXI;
(IX) SHOULD NOT CARRY DANGEROUS AND OFFENSIVE ARTICLES AND
UNLESS AUTHORISED SHOULD NOT CARRY FIREARMS.
CONVICTION OF OFFENCES UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES} REGULATIONS RENDERS THE OFFENDER LIABLE TO A FINE OF $3,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS.
SWD HELPS SOLVE FAMILY PROBLEMS
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AFTER DINNER, VERONICA CHAN, A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT CASEWORKER, WAS WATCHING TV WITH HER FAMILY. IN THE MIDDLE OF A TV PROGRAMME, THE PHONE RANG,
IT WAS A CALL FROM HER SUPERVISOR WHO NEEDED HER ASSISTANCE AFTER RECEIVING A CALL FROM THE DEPARTMENT HOTLINE. THERE WAS A REPORT FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC ON A SUSPECTED CASE OF CHILD ABUSE.
THE INFORMANT WAS A RESIDENT IN A PRIVATE ESTATE ON HONG KONG ISLAND. SHE HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY WORRIED AS SHE OFTEN OVERHEARD A MAN CURSING AND A BOY CRYING,
QUIET.
WHEN VERONICA ARRIVED AT THE
ADDRESS, SHE FOUND THE PLACE
SHE HESITATED FOR A MOMENT, THEN PRESSED THE DOOR BELL.
A WOMAN IN HER EARLY THIRTIES ANSWERED THE DOOR. VERONICA INTRODUCED HERSELF, GIVING HER REASONS FOR VISITING THE FAMILY AT THAT TIME OF THE DAY, AND PRODUCED HER GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD. THE WOMAN HESITATED, AND SOUGHT ADVICE FROM A MAN BEFORE VERONICA ALLOWED TO ENTER THE FLAT.
WAS
THERE, VERONICA SAW A SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY SOBBING. HIS FATHER, CANE IN HAND, WAS SUPERVISING THE BOY IN DOING HIS HOMEWORK.
/SHE WAS ****
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