XN000022-1978-03-31 — Page 4

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1978

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TENDER FORMS FOR 30D TAXI LICENCES AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT TENDER FORMS FOR 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM APRIL 7.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE TENDER FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED ONLY IN PERSON FROM EITHER THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK OR FROM THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE IN PUI CHING ROAD, HO MAN TIN.

THE 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES ARE BEING OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC BY SEALED TENDER IN THE FORM OF A PREMIUM IN RESPECT OF ONE OR MORE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAX IS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT A TENDERER MAY SUBMIT ONE TENDER FORM FOR ONE OR MORE LICENCES, BUT HCT EXCEEDING 300.

HE MAY ALSO SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE TENDER FORM, BUT IF A TENDER FOR MORE THAN ONE LICENCE IS SUBMITTED, ONLY ONE FIXED PREMIUN SHOULD BE OFFERED.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID:+IF THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE LICENCES IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER REQUIRED BY A TENDERER, THEN A SMALLER NUMBER OF LICENCES MAY BE ALLOCATED TO HIM AS APPROPRIATE+.

HE SAID THAT A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE IF THE UNIT PREMIA OFFERED ARE IDENTICAL.

COMPLETE TENDER FORMS IN DUPLICATE TOGETHER WITH THE ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN SEALED ENVELOPES, ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE SECRETARIAT TENDER BOX AT THE ENTRANCE HALL ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, (MAIN WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOOK ON APRIL 20, 1978.

LATE TENDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT TAXI LICENCES WOULD BE ISSUED TO SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS AT THE RATE OF 100 PER MONTH STARTING FROM MAY, WITH THE HIGHEST TENDERS RECEIVING PRIORITY.

HE ADDED THAT IT WAS LIKELY THAT FURTHER SIMILAR CALLS TO TENDER WOULD BE MADE AECUT EVERY FOUR MONTHS.

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