WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1992
REPORTS ON TAXI MERGING REFUTED
* * * *
SAID DEPARTMENT
PRESS REPORTS
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT SUGGESTED THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED THE OF URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS WERE GROSSLY UNTRUE.
MERGING
ABLE TO HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD NOT TAKEN AND WOULD NOT BE
THE
OF COMPLETION
A CONSULTANCY BEFORE TAKE A VIEW ON THE MATTER STUDY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK KOK, INCLUDING TAXI SERVICES.
LAP
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STUDY WILL
START
IN
OCTOBER AND BE
COMPLETED IN LATE 1993.
1,974 APPLY FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF FORM 6 PLACES
1,974
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID A TOTAL OF
6 PLACES TODAY STUDENTS APPLIED FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF SECONDARY (WEDNESDAY).
IN THE 1992-93 SCHOOL PROVIDED IN GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND BOUGHT-PLACE SCHOOLS.
YEAR, 21,993
SECONDARY
6 PLACES
SECONDARY AND
PREVOCATIONAL
ARE SCHOOLS,
THE
SPOKESMAN
SAID
UNDER THE
INTRODUCED THIS YEAR, 21,843 ELIGIBLE SECONDARY 5 ACCEPTED BY SCHOOLS, LEAVING ONLY 150 PLACES FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION,
PROCEDURE ADMISSION REVISED
STUDENTS HAD BEEN
THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION
STUDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT RESULTS OF WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT TUESDAY (AUGUST 25).
SPECIAL MAIL DELIVERY ON HOLIDAY
THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MRS DORIS
HO, ANNOUNCED TODAY ON (WEDNESDAY) THAT A SPECIAL MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE WOULD BE PROVIDED
HOLIDAY THE PUBLIC
ON AUGUST 29 (SATURDAY). NO DELIVERY WILL, HOWEVER, BE MADE ON AUGUST 30 AND 31.
BE ALL POST OFFICES WILL HOLIDAYS (AUGUST 29-31).
CLOSED DURING
THE LIBERATION DAY
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