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SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 1989
COMPULSORY WEARING OF SEAT BELTS IN TAXIS, LIGHT BUSES
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ARE
TRANSPORT
DRIVERS AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS OF TAXIS AND LIGHT BUSES REQUIRED TO WEAR SEAT BELTS FROM
(JULY
SATURDAY
DEPARTMENT REMINDED THE PUBLIC TODAY (SUNDAY).
THE 1),
REGULATIONS,
ALL
AND
ALL LIGHT
REQUIRED TO BE
BUSES
TRAFFIC UNDER THE ROAD
(SAFETY EQUIPMENT} TAXIS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1981 MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1984 ARE ALREADY FITTED WITH FRONT SEAT BELTS.
AS FROM JULY 1, THE WEARING OF FRONT SEAT BELTS IN
INCLUDING PRIVATE AND AND LIGHT BUSES,
LIGHT PUBLIC BECOME COMPULSORY.
SUCH TAXIS BUSES, WILL
OF THE DRIVERS THE REGULATIONS LIMIT THE VICARIOUS LIABILITY
AGE OF TAXIS AND LIGHT BUSES TO THEIR FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS UNDER THE OF 15.
IS THE FIXED PENALTY FOR DRIVING WITHOUT FASTENING A SEAT BELT
UNDER 15 YEARS OLD $200. FOR DRIVING WHEN THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER HAS NOT FASTENED A SEAT BELT, THE FIXED PENALTY IS $140.
FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS WHO ARE AGED 15 OR OVER AND FAIL TO A SEAT BELT WILL BE CHARGED BY WAY OF SUMMONS.
WEAR
THE ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES) REGULATIONS ALLOW OR DRIVE ON THE DRIVER OF A TAXI OR PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TO REFUSE HIRE IF THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER FAILS TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT.
UNDER THE SAME REGULATIONS, OWNERS OF TAXIS BUSES ARE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY IN THEIR VEHICLES A THAT AND CHINESE TO INFORM FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS SEAT BELT.
AND PUBLIC LIGHT NOTICE IN ENGLISH THEY MUST WEAR A
NEW DATAPHONE LABOUR ENQUIRY SERVICE
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A
NEW
GENERAL ENQUIRY INFORMATION
INTRODUCE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL TELEPHONE SERVICE FROM SATURDAY (JULY 11 TO PROVIDE TAPED FOR THE PUBLIC ON VARIOUS LABOUR TOPICS.
THE NEW
PROVIDED IN THE
DATAPHONE FORM OF
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5-8155066
EACH
WILL BE
LASTING
UP
TO
ENQUIRY SERVICE PRE-RECORDED TAPES, TWO-AND-A-HALF MINUTES, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE.
/"THE TAPES