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MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1979

TENDERS INVITED FOR TAXI LICENCES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IN CONTINUING THE PRESENT POLICY OF ISSUING 100 TAXI LICENCES A MONTH, WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR A FURTHER 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES ON FRIDAY (JUNE 15).

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TENDER FORMS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM FRIDAY FROM EITHER THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE AT 2 MURRAY ROAD, OR FROM THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE AT PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.

THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED TENDERERS NOT TO USE THE TENDER FORMS ISSUED PREVIOUSLY WHICH HAVE BEEN DECLARED VOID. HE SAID THAT THE TENDER FORMS FOR THIS EXERCISE WILL BE YELLOW IN COLOUR.

THE TENDER WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A PREMIUM IN RESPECT OF ONE OR MORE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXIS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT A TENDERER MAY SUBMIT ONE FORM FOR ONE OR MORE LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 300. THE TENDERER MAY ALSO SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE TENDER FORM, AND IF A TENDER FOR MORE THAN ONE LICENCE IS SUBMITTED, ONLY ONE FIXED PREMIUM SHOULD BE OFFERED.

+ 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.

A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE TENDERS IF THE UNIT PREMIA ARE IDENTICAL.

COMPLETED TENDER FORMS 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 12 NOON ON JUNE 29, 1979. LATE TENDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS WOULD BE ISSUED TAXI LICENCES AT THE RATE OF 100 PER MONTH STARTING FROM AUGUST WITH THE HIGHEST BIDS RECEIVING PRIORITY.

REFERRING TO RECENT PRESS REPORTS HINTING THAT TAXI FARES MAY BE FURTHER INCREASED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID NO SUCH ACTION WAS BEING CONTEMPLATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

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