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THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1990
ANOTHER INNOVATION WAS TO REPLACE THE WRITTEN TEST PART OF THE DRIVING TEST PROGRAMME WITH A COMPUTERISED SYSTEM USING TOUCH SCREEN VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS.
WHILE GIVING ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION, HE SAID THE NEW SYSTEM, IF IMPLEMENTED, WOULD REDUCE WAITING TIME TO ATTEND A TEST, ELIMINATE THE TIME REQUIRED TO MARK A PAPER AND SAVE ON STAFF RESOURCES AT THE TESTING CENTRE.
THE SYSTEM WOULD BE PUT ON TRIAL AT THE DEPARTMENT'S DRIVING TEST CENTRES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
TO CONCLUDE THE MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION, A DEMONSTRATION WAS GIVEN BY ONE OF TWO NEWLY ACQUIRED HEAVY RECOVERY VEHICLES INTENDED TO ENHANCE TUNNEL SAFETY AND REDUCE VEHICLE RECOVERY TIME.
HOME PURCHASE ALLOWANCE FOR RESUMED PROPERTIES MODIFIED
THE
TO
MODIFY DECIDED COUNCIL EXECUTIVE
HAS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF THE HOME PURCHASE ALLOWANCE (HPA) AFFECTED BY LAND RESUMPTIONS.
A
THE
TO
RULES PEOPLE
IN
SPOKESMAN ADDITION
TO
DOMESTIC POST-WAR
FLATS
SAID TODAY STATUTORY WHEN REPLACEMENT FLAT
BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT
НРА, "AT PRESENT THE (THURSDAY); COMPENSATION, IS PAYABLE TO OWNERS OF THEIR PROPERTIES ARE RESUMED TO ALLOW THEM TO BUY A OF A SIMILAR SIZE IN THE SAME LOCALITY.
EXECUTIVE
TO
LOCALITY
"HAVING REVIEWED THE POLICY AND ITS APPLICATION, THE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED THAT WHILE THE RATE OF THE HPA SHOULD CONTINUE
BASIS OF SIMILAR SIZE
SAME FLAT, BE ASSESSED ON THE PRINCIPLE, THE PAYMENT OF THE ALLOWANCE SHOULD BE SIMPLIFIED.
ELIGIBLE
IT IS TO
"THE HPA WILL NOW BE PAYABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE CLAIMANTS. NO LONGER NECESSARY TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT FLAT TO BE CLAIM THE ALLOWANCE."
CASES
NEW MODIFIED POLICY THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE WILL APPLY TO FUTURE APPLICATIONS FOR HPA PAYMENT AS WELL AS TO IN WHICH THE PAYMENT HAS BEEN WITHHELD BECAUSE THE SAME LOCALITY HAS NOT BEEN ADHERED TO.
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HE SAID.
RULE
"THIS WOULD BE SEEN BY THOSE AFFECTED TO BE FAIR,
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS ALSO DECIDED THAT THE HPA EXTENDED TO THE RESUMPTION OF PRE-WAR PROPERTIES ON GROUNDS OF EQUITY.
SHOULD
BE
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