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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1980
CHRISTMAS AEROGRAMMES ON SALE
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CHRISTMAS PICTORIAL AEROGRAMMES WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE DESIGN DEPICTS ONE OF THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN
ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL AND WAS PRODUCED BY THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
IN ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THE CHRISTMAS AEROGRAMMES, WHICH COST 20 CENTS EACH, ARE A CONVENIENT WAY OF SENDING CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ABROAD.
THEY COMBINE A PERSONAL LETTER WITH A GREETING AND CAN BE POSTED TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL FOR ONLY 60 CENTS, HE SAID.
100 NT TAXI LICENCES FOR TENDER ****
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A BATCH OF 100 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES.
TENDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR OF MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, AND AT THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE, 9TH FLOOR, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, DUNDAS STREET.
THE TENDER WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A PREMIUM IN RESPECT OF ONE OR MORE NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS, AND A TENDERER MAY SUBMIT ONE TENDER FORM FOR ONE OR MORE LICENCES BUT NOT EXCEEDING 100, OR MORE THAN ONE TENDER FORM.
IF A SINGLE TENDER FORM IS SUBMITTED FOR MORE THAN ONE LICENCE, THE PREMIUM OFFERED FOR EACH LICENCE MUST BE THE SAME.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT EMPHASIZED THAT IF THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE LICENCES IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER REQUIRED BY A TENDERER, A SMALLER NUMBER OF LICENCES MAY BE ALLOCATED TO HIM AS APPROPRIATE.
A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE TENDERS WHICH OFFER IDENTICAL UNIT PREMIA.
A TENDERER MUST HOLD A FULL HONG KONG PRIVATE CAR DRIVING LICENCE AND HAVE HELD SUCH A LICENCE FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS AT THE TIME OF TENDER APPLICATION.
SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TRANSFER THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER ANY NUMBER OF NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS, OTHERWISE THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER THE TAXIS AND TO RECLAIM ANY DEPOSIT WILL BE FORFEITED.
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