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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1980

FURTHER ISSUE OF URBAN TAXI LICENCES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A FURTHER BATCH OF 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TENDER FORMS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM EITHER THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR OF THE MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, OR FROM THE KOWLOON OFFICE ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN DUNDAS STREET.

THE TENDER FORMS THIS TIME ARE YELLOW IN COLOUR. ANY OTHER TYPE OF FORM ISSUED PREVIOUSLY MAY NOT BE USED, OTHERWISE TENDERS MAY BE DECLARED VOID.

AS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THE TENDER WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A PREMIUM FOR ONE OR MORE LICENCE.

ONE OR MORE TENDER FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED BUT IF ONE FORM IS USED FOR MORE THAN ONE LICENCE, THE PREMIUM OFFERED FOR EACH MUST BE THE SAME.

IF THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE LICENCES IS LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED BY A TENDERER, LESS MAY BE ALLOCATED TO HIM AS APPROPRIATE.

A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD IF THE UNIT PREMIA OFFERED BY SOME TENDERS ARE IDENTICAL.

COMPLETED TENDER FORMS TOGETHER WITH THE ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN SEALED ENVELOPS, ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE SECRETARIAT TENDER BOX AT THE ENTRANCE HALL OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE 12 NOON ON JANUARY 2, 1981.

SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS WILL BE ISSUED TAXI LICENCES AT THE RATE OF 100 PER MONTH FROM THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY WITH THE HIGHEST TENDERS RECEIVING PRIORITY.

LABOUR LAW OFFENDERS PENALISED

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH (NOVEMBER) TOOK OUT 579 PROSECUTIONS FOR BREACHES OF LABOUR LEGISLATION.

OF THE CASES TAKEN OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT'S PROSECUTIONS UNIT, 564 RESULTED IN CONVICTION AND FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS TOTALLED MORE THAN $506 000,

THE MAJORITY OF CASES WERE RELATED TO BREACHES OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND VARIOUS REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE ORDINANCE, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.

AMONG THEM, 220 CONCERNED VIOLATION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REGULATIONS AND FINES AMOUNTED TO NEARLY $330 000.

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