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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1979

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EIGHT BILLS PASSED

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EIGHT BILLS WERE PASSED INTO LAW AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THEY WERE THE OIL (CONSERVATION AND CONTROL) BILL 1979. ESTATE DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) BILL 1979, MOTOR VEHICLES (FIRST REGISTRATION TAX) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, DETERMINATION OF AGE (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1979 AND EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979.

SHORT TERM TENANCY TENDERS FOR TWO TUEN MUN SITES

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THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A TWO-YEAR TENANCY OF TWO SITES IN THE FAST GROWING INDUSTRIAL AREA OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR VEHICLE REPAIR WORKSHOP OPERATORS WISHING TO START THEIR BUSINESS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE SITES FRONTING KIN TAI STREET AND PUT WING LANE ON TWO SIDES ARE ADJACENT LOTS OF 550 AND 570 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

THE TENANCY CONDITIONS STIPULATE THAT STRUCTURES ERECTED SHOULD NOT EXCEED 4.5 METRES IN HEIGHT,

THE SENIOR ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, MR. VICTOR LEUNG SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TUEN MUN HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS AN INDUSTRIAL TOWNSHIP IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH FACTORIES OF VARIOUS TYPES MUSHROOMING IN ITS VAST INDUSTRIAL AREA.

+HOWEVER, HE SAID, THE INDUSTRIAL BOOM HAS BROUGHT ABOUT A GREATER NEED FOR VEHICLE REPAIR SERVICES WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE LOCAL INDUSTRY'S VEHICULAR FLEET.+

BY MAKING THE SITES AVAILABLE, HE SAID, IT WAS HOPED THAT THE BRISK DEMAND FOR CAR REPAIR WORKSHOP SPACE IN THE NEW TOWN COULD BE EASED.

MR. LEUNG SAID TENDERS FOR THE SHORT TERM TENANCY OF THE TWO SITES WILL CLOSE ON MAY 17.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX IN THE RECEPTION LOBBY OF THE NTA HEADQUARTERS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, KOWLOON, BEFORE NOON ON THAT DAY.

TENDER FORMS, TENDER NOTICES AND AGREEMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM. AND TENDER PLANS INSPECTED AT THE NTA HEADQUARTERS OR ANY OF ITS SEVEN DISTRICT OFFICES.

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