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THURSDAY, JUNE 29,

1989

IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, GOLF CARTS MAY BE GRANTED A PERMIT TO BE USED ON ROADS AND WILL BE TREATED AS VILLAGE VEHICLES. OWNERS SHOULD OBTAIN A VALID VILLAGE VEHICLE PERMIT AND HAVE A THIRD PARTY INSURANCE POLICY. THE DRIVERS SHOULD HAVE A VALID DRIVING LICENCE TO DRIVE IN DESIGNATED AREAS.

A LEAFLET HAS BEEN PUBLISHED TO EXPLAIN IN GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE NEW RULES FOR PRIVATE ROADS, THEIR MAIN AND THE EXTENT OF THEIR APPLICATION.

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TRANSPORT

COPIES OF THE LEAFLET ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON THE 28TH FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES. HONG KONG.

THEY WILL BE READY FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION LATER AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES. VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRES AND DRIVING TEST APPOINTMENT OFFICES.

LANTAU TAXI FARE CONVERSION TABLES AVAILABLE

LANTAU TAXI CONVERSION TABLES SHOWING THE NEW TAXI FARE SCALES AS AGAINST THE EXISTING FARE SCALES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION BY TAXI OWNERS FROM SATURDAY {JULY 1), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY},

NEW FARES FOR LANTAU TAXIS WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 10. FARE FOR THE FIRST TWO KILOMETRES AFTER FLAGFALL WILL BE $5.50 THAT FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT 0.25 KILOMETRES WILL BE $0.70.

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THE WAITING TIME CHARGE WILL BE $0.70 FOR EVERY MINUTE AND THE TELEPHONE BOOKING SURCHARGE FOR EVERY HIRING WILL BE $2.00.

THE FARE CONVERSION TABLES CAN BE COLLECTED AT MUI WO DISTRICT OFFICE, GRANDVIEW MANSION, GROUND FLOOR, 11 MUI WO FERRY PIER ROAD, LANTAU ISLAND, OR AT TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLE SECTION, ROOM 27, MEZZANINE FLOOR. 2 MURRAY ROAD, HONG KONG.

TAXI OWNERS SHOULD PRODUCE THEIR TAXI REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS WHEN COLLECTING THE CONVERSION TABLES. THE TABLES SHOULD BE DISPLAYED AT A PROMINENT POSITION INSIDE THE TAXIS BEFORE ARE RECALIBRATED AND SEALED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

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