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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1975

A GRACE PERIOD DURING WHICH NO RENT WILL BE CHARGED WILL DE GRANTED TO SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS TO ENABLE THEM TO FURNISH THE PREMISES AFTER THE TENANCY AGREEMENT IS SIGNED.

EACH TENDER, TOGETHER WITH A DEPOSIT RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE TREASURY, MUST BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD IN A SEALED ENVELOPE CLEARLY MARKED **HÙNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINAL CUILDING*

DEPOSITS WILL BE RETURNED TO UNSUCCESSFUL TENDERERS.

ALL SEALED TENDERS MUST BE PLACED IN THE TENDER DOX AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MAIN WING, BEFORE NOON ON MAY 30.

FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, ARRANGEMENTS MAY DE MADE TO INSPECT THESE PREMISES. WHICH ARE NOT YET OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

FURTHER EXTENSION OF BUS FRANCHISES SOUGHT

A BILL SEEKING A FURTHER LIMITED EXTENSION, UNTIL AUGUST 31, OF THE EXISTING FRANCHISES OF THE TWO MAJOR BUS COMPANIES KMD AND CMB - WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO

21). THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEXT WEDNESDAY (MAY

THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES (EXTENSION OF GRANTS) (AMENDMENT) DILL 1975, WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN RECALLED TODAY THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAD ALREADY APPROVED A BILL EXTENDING THE FRANCHISES UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH. HOWEVER, IT HAD DECOMS CLEAR THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TWO BUS COMPANIES AND ISSUE NEW FRANCHISES BY MAY 31 AND CONSEQUENTLY A FURTHER EXTENSION WAS NEEDED.

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