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The surcharges for baggage, animal or bird carried and for every hiring arranged through telephone booking will remain unchanged.
A spokesman for the Transport Department said today (Friday) that taxi drivers might charge the revised fares by displaying a conversion table showing the revised fare scales before the taxi meters were recalibrated.
Taxi owners are reminded that the taxi fare tables displayed inside a taxi should show the new fare scale starting from the effective date of the fare increase.
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Views on Dangerous Dogs Regulation sought
Public views are being sought on a new regulation which is proposed to impose greater controls on dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs.
Announcing the consultation today (Friday), an Agriculture and Fisheries Department senior veterinary officer, Dr Dick Rubira, said the objective of introducing the Dangerous Dogs Regulation was to safeguard the general community from being attacked by dogs.
Dr Rubira pointed out that there had been a public appeal for strengthening control over dangerous or bigger breeds of dogs following a number of serious dog bites in recent years.
He said existing legislation, including the Dogs and Cats Ordinance, Rabies Ordinance and the Summary Offences Ordinance, only applied to the control of dogs in general.
"These existing provisions are considered to be inadequate to regulate the breeding, sale, keeping and control of fighting and other dangerous dogs.
"The public not only expects the Government to do more than punish the keepers of dogs that bite, but also expects that where possible the bites should be prevented," he added.