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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1976

AT THE MEETING THE PLB ASSOCIATIONS ALSO WELCOMED PLANS BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO REOPEN APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PLB DRIVING TESTS ON MARCH 1, 1976, AFTER A LAPSE OF ALMOST THREE YEARS.

A SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICATIONS WOULD ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY POST FROM DRIVERS WITH AT LEAST THREE YEARS' DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND WHO HAVE NOT BEEN DISQUALIFIED,

AFTER RETURNING THE APPPLICATION FORMS BY POST, SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WOULD THEN BE NOTIFIED WHEN TO COLLECT THEIR TEST FORMS FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICES. THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS, DRIVING LICENCES AND A TEST FORM FEE OF $150.

ALL TESTS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE NEW CENTRE AT SHEK LEI IN KOWLOON BUT SOME TESTS MIGHT BE HELD AT SOO KUN PO ON HONG KONG ISLAND IF THERE IS ANY SPARE CAPACITY.