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Wednesday, January 24, 1973
TESTS FOR TAXI DRIVING LICENCES
New System To Be Introduced Next Month
A new system would be introduced on February 8 for testing
applicants for driving licences for taxis and public cars, the Commissioner
for Transport announced today.
Under the new system,30 to 40 applicants at a time will be given
examination papers with questions relating to the Highway Code, regulations
on taxis and public cars, and locations and routes in Hong Kong and Kowloon.
They will be asked to place a mark beside multiple-choice answers
in the paper.
Explaining the new system, the Commissioner said: "The objects
of the change are to increase the rate of testing applicants for these
licences so as to meet the demand arising from the issue of new taxi
licences by tender, and also to improve the standard of these drivers."
The present test is a purely oral one and consists of ten questions
about routes and locations in Hong Kong and Kowloon.
It requires one examining officer to test each applicant and is
too slow. Neither does it provide a comprehensive range of questions covering
matters directly related to the operation of taxis and public cars.
Candidates with appointments for tests before February 7 will
not be affected by the new system. Those who have appointments after
that date have already been informed of their new examination dates.
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