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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1979

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INTENDING TAXI TENDERERS REMINDED TO USE MARCH

TENDER FORMS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) REMINDED INTENDING TENDERERS FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES TO OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE TENDER FORMS.

THESE FORMS CAN BE COLLECTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ONWARDS FROM EITHER THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE AT 2 MURRAY ROAD, OR FROM THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE IN PARK-IN COMMERCIAL BUILDING, DUNDAS STREET.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT URGED TENDERERS NOT TO USE OUT-OF-DATE FORMS. ONLY TENDER FORMS CLEARLY MARKED 'MARCH TENDER' SHOULD BE SUBMITTED, OTHERWISE THE TENDER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.+

NOON.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIVING TENDERS IS MARCH 23 BEFORE

AS IN PREVIOUS TAXI TENDERS THE SPOKESMAN SAID, THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT BIND ITSELF TO ACCEPT THE HIGHEST OR ANY TENDER, AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT ALL OR ANY PART OF ANY TENDER.

+ALSO TAXI LICENCES MAY BE ISSUED ON A DIFFERENT BASIS AFTER THIS TENDER, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE RECENT PACKAGE OF PROPOSALS ON TAXIS, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF MORE TAXI LICENCES, IS BEING REVIEWED AND THERE MAY BE CHANGES.

THREE CROWN LAND LOTS SOLD

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A 1,322-SQUARE-METRE SITE OFF SUN SING STREET IN SHAU KEI WAN WAS SOLD FOR $25.7 MILLION AT AN AUCTION CONDUCTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE IN THE CITY HALL TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE SITE, FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON-INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES, WAS BOUGHT BY GILA REALTY LTD. AT $19,440.24 PER SQUARE METRE.

ANOTHER LOT, AT HONG NING ROAD, KOWLOON, WAS SOLD TO HAMDEN COURT CO. LTD. FOR $26.4 MILLION OR $13,894.74 PER SQUARE METRE.

THE SITE, MEASURING 1,900 SQUARE METRES, IS FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.

THE LAST LOT AT 475 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON, WAS SOLD FOR $1.04 MILLION TO PRINCE COURT LTD. THE 68.1-SQUARE-METRE SITE IS FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

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