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EXTENSION OF THE DRIVING LICENCE VALIDITY PERIOD MAY THEREFORE RESULT IN MORE UNPAID FINES DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND HENCE HIGHER LOSS OF REVENUE.
AT PRESENT, FULL DRIVING LICENCES CAN BE RENEWED EITHER FOR PERIOD OF ONE YEAR OR THREE YEARS.
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MR LEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ACHIEVE A SMALL SAVING ESTIMATED AT $0.4 MILLION EACH YEAR IF ALL DRIVING LICENCES WERE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF SAY TEN YEARS.
IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT THIS WOULD BE MORE THAN OFFSET BY THE LOSS IN UNPAID FINES.
"AS FOR CONVENIENCE ΤΟ DRIVERS, IN 1991, 47 PER CENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF A FULL DRIVING LICENCE WERE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, WHILE THE REMAINING 53 PER CENT WERE FOR THREE YEARS.
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"THIS SHOWS THAT DESPITE THE GREATER CONVENIENCE OF THE THREE YEAR LICENCE, ALMOST HALF OF MOTORISTS WOULD STILL PREFER TO RENEW FOR ONLY ONE YEAR, HE SAID.
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IN 1991, A TOTAL OF 9,466 FIXED PENALTY TICKETS AND 562 SUMMONS WERE SERVED TO PEOPLE FOR DRIVING WITH AN EXPIRED LICENCE,
FOUR CONSULTANCY STUDIES COMMISSIONED IN PAST 5 YEARS
THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH HAD COMMISSIONED FOUR CONSULTANCY STUDIES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON SAMUEL WONG, MRS TO POINTED OUT THAT TWO OF THE CONSULTANCY STUDIES WERE RELATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
OF AND THE OTHER TWO ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
PACIFIC FINANCIAL GOVERNMENT
LITTLE THE STUDIES ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ARTHUR D. FOR
WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1989 ΤΟ UNDERTAKE A TECHNICAL
RECEIVED IN EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS,
RESPONSE TO INVITATION ISSUED IN 1988 TO PROVIDE A COMBINED CABLE AND COMPETING SECOND LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
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"THIS EVALUATION WAS REQUIRED TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT SELECTING A FRANCHISEE TO UNDERTAKE THE PROJECT CONCERNED.
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"THE GOVERNMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PUT TO THE EXECUTIVE TELEVISION COUNCIL IN MID 1989 IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CABLE TV/SECOND NETWORK PROPOSALS WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO THE SELECTION OF HONG KONG CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LTD TO UNDERTAKE THE PROJECT," MRS CHAN SAID.
A SECOND STUDY IN THE FIELD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONDUCTED LAST YEAR.
POLICY WAS
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