FOUR TO CONTEST LEGCO SEAT
FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1993
THE LEGISLATIVE
A TOTAL OF FOUR CANDIDATES WILL STAND FOR COUNCIL BY-ELECTION IN RESPECT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 28.
TWO OF THEM, MR LAU KONG-WAH AND MR YEUNG FUK-KWONG, WERE NOMINATED TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN THE NOMINATION PERIOD ENDED.
PERSONAL DETAILS OF THE FOUR CANDIDATES ARE:
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NAME
AGE
OCCUPATION
TELEPHONE
MR TSO SHIU-WAI
41
COMPANY DIRECTOR
459 7667
MR CHOW YICK-HAY
35
UNIVERSITY STAFF
785 7979
MR LAU KONG-WAH
36
LECTURER
694 8333
HR YEUNG FUK KHONG
40
SOLICITOR
411 2228
THE BY-ELECTION GILBERT LEUNG KAM-HO.
WILL BE HELD TO FILL THE VACANCY LEFT BY MR
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STATEMENT ON TAXI POLICY
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) DENIED A
REPORT IN A
CHINESE NEWSPAPER THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD MADE A DECISION ON THE ISSUE OF A NEW TYPE OF TAXI LICENCE OF NON-TRANSFERRABLE NATURE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PRESENT POSITION WAS THAT A WORKING GROUP OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) WAS STILL CONSIDERING A LARGE NUMBER OF OPTIONS IN THE REVIEW OF THE TAXI POLICY IN LIGHT OF PUBLIC VIEWS COLLECTED DURING THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE.
THE
A TOTAL OF 177 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS AND 313 TELEPHONE CALLS WERE RECEIVED DURING THE EXERCISE.
"IT IS STILL SOME WAY OFF BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATION WILL TAKE A VIEW ON WHETHER THE PRESENT TAXI POLICY INCLUDING THE TAXI LICENSING, SYSTEM SHOULD BE CHANGED.
"THE
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WAY AHEAD IS THAT THE WORKING GROUP, UNDER ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE, WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF THE ΤΑΧΙ POLICY TO THE TAC, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT VIEWS COLLECTED IN THE CONSULTATION.
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/"THE GOVERNMENT