XN000022-1978-11-22 — Page 2

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1978

26 MAXICAB ROUTES FOR KOWLOON

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM REGISTERED OWNERS OF PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FOR THE RIGHT TO OPERATE 26 MAXICAB ROUTES IN KOWLOON.

THESE ROUTES, THE FIRST FOR KOWLOON, WILL BE GROUPED INTO EIGHT SEPARATE PACKAGES WITH FARES RANGING FROM $1 TO 50 CENTS.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SAID THAT APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ON THE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FORM ENTITLED +APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUS MAXICAB ROUTES+.

THESE FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE FROM FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 24) FROM EITHER THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, SIXTH FLOOR, GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, HONG KONG OR FROM THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, NINTH FLOOR, 56 DUNDAS STREET.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO REACH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, GUARDIAN HOUSE, SIXTH FLOOR, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, HONG KONG BY 5 P.M. ON DECEMBER 7, 1978.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT LATE APPLICATIONS WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED.

THE MAXICAB ROUTES WILL SERVE HOMANTIN, WATERLOO HILL, KOWLOON TONG, KING'S PARK RISE, TAI WAN SHAN, YAU YAT CHUEN, TỤNG TAU TSUEN, KOWLOON CITY, KOWLOON CITY FERRY, KAŤ TAK AIRPORT AIR CARGO TERMINAL AND PASSENGER TERMINAL, WONG TAI SIN, CHUK YUEN COTTAGE, TSZ WAN SHAN, CHOI HUNG, FUK WÂH CHUEN, JORDÁN VALLEY, SAN PO KÓNG, KWUN TONG FERRY, CHA KWO LING FERRY, LAM TIN, SAM KA TSUEN FERRY, KO CHIU ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, HUNG HOM FERRY, AND JORDAN ROAD FERRY.

FULL DETAILS OF THE MAXICAB ROUTES IN KOWLOON WILL BE CONTA INED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 24).

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AFTER THE KOWLOON ROUTES ARE PROCESSED AND INTRODUCED, ANOTHER 20 ROUTES WILL BE INTRODUCED ON HONG KONG ISLAND, AND THEN BACK TO KOWLOON FOR ANOTHER 20 ROUTES BEFORE FINALLY INTRODUCING ABOUT 30 ROUTES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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