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SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1992
GOVERNOR MEETS HIS SENIOR OFFICIALS
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GOVERNOR, THE ᎡᎢ HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TOOK OPPORTUNITY FIRST THING ON SATURDAY MORNING OF HAVING AN EARLY MEETING WITH HIS KEY GROUP OF SENIOR OFFICIALS, INCLUDING ALL THE POLICY SECRETARIES.
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AT THE START OF THE MEETING, MR PATTEN SAID: "I WANTED TO AN EARLY MEETING WITH YOU ALL. THE GOVERNMENT I HEAD WILL BE A GOVERNMENT, AND I WILL BE WORKING EXTREMELY CLOSELY WITH MY POLICY SECRETARIES AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
"WE HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO DO, AND I LOOK TACKLING THE ISSUES WE FACE TOGETHER.'
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CALL FOR VILLAGE VEHICLES TO COMPLY WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS
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MORE THAN 90 PER CENT OF THE 58 VILLAGE VEHICLES OPERATING IN ISLANDS DISTRICT WERE FOUND TO HAVE MECHANICAL DEFECTS OR SHOW NON-COMPLIANCE WITH VILLAGE VEHICLE PERMIT CONDITIONS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID FOUR VILLAGE VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED ON LAMMA ISLAND AND 54 VEHICLES ON CHEUNG CHAU DURING A SERIES OF SPOT CHECKS CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
ONLY FIVE WERE FOUND TO BE IN SATISFACTORY REMAINING 53 WERE FOUND TO HAVE MECHANICAL NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS.
CONDITION AND THE DEFECTS OR SHOW
A TOTAL OF 39 VEHICLES OR 73.6 PER CENT WERE FOUND ΤΟ BE FITTED WITH MORE THAN ONE FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR. ANOTHER 15 VEHICLES OR 28 PER CENT HAD DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND 10 VEHICLES OR 19 PER CENT HAD FAULTY STEERING.
THERE WERE VARIOUS OTHER MECHANICAL FAULTS, IN EXHAUST SYSTEM AND WARNING INSTRUMENTS, AND IDENTITY.
INCLUDING DEFECTS INCORRECT ENGINE
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"EACH OWNER OF VILLAGE VEHICLES THAT DID NOT CONDITIONS HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH A WARNING LETTER SETTING OUT THE DEFECTS AND NON-COMPLIANCE AREAS. REMEDIAL MEASURES HAVE TO BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY OR OWNERS WILL HAVE THEIR PERMIT CANCELLED OR NOT TO BE RENEWED.
"THE DEPARTMENT WILL CARRY OUT A FOLLOW-UP CHECK ON ALL VILLAGE VEHICLES ON CHEUNG CHAU LATER THIS YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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