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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1994
"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO HELPING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ENHANCE THEIR COMPETITIVENESS BY PROVIDING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND BY FACILITATING TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE," HE SAID.
SIR HAMISH SAID THE WATCH AND CLOCK SECTOR WAS HONG KONG'S FOURTH LARGEST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
HONG KONG IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST EXPORTER OF WATCHES BY QUANTITY AND THE SECOND LARGEST BY VALUE.
WASTE COLLECTORS' CONCERN WILL BE CONSIDERED
IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONSIDER WASTE COLLECTORS' CONCERN ABOUT THE PRE- PAID TICKET SYSTEM.
"OUR ULTIMATE AIM IS TO INTRODUCE A COMPUTERISED BILLING SYSTEM BUT THIS NEEDS TIME TO DEVELOP," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE STRESSED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE IN PUBLIC INTEREST TO DELAY THE CHARGING SCHEME IN VIEW OF ITS IMPLICATION FOR OUR VALUABLE LANDFILL RESOURCES AS WELL AS THE URGENT NEED ΤΟ ENCOURAGE WASTE MINIMISATION AND TO APPLY THE POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLE.
ON CONCERN ABOUT THE PRE-PAID TICKET SYSTEM BEING ABUSED, THE SPOKESMAN ASSURED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED WITH MEASURES TO ENABLE EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP GOOD ACCOUNTING PRACTICES SUCH AS RECORD SLIPS TO INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE DISPOSED OF AND THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES PAID.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT CONSULTATION WITH RELEVANT PARTIES ON THE CHARGING PROPOSAL TOOK PLACE BACK IN MID-1993 AND COMMENTS RECEIVED WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DEVELOPING THE PRESENT SCHEME.
"WE HAVE PLANNED A PUBLICITY EXERCISE BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHARGING IN ORDER TO BRING THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARTIES AFFECTED, HE SAID.
TENDERS FOR URBAN AND NT TAXI LICENCES INVITED
TENDERS ARE BEING
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT INVITED FOR 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND 100 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES.
A NOTICE ON THE TENDER INVITATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE NEW TAXI LICENCES WOULD BE ISSUED IN ORDER TO MEET INCREASING DEMAND FOR TAXI SERVICES.
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