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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1981

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TENDERS CALLED FOR MORE TAXI LICENCES

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IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE ISSUING TAXI LICENCES, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CALL TENDERS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FOR A FURTHER 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND 150 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALAN ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT, SAID IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S USUÁL PRACTICE TO INVITE TENDERS FOR TAXI LICENCES IN BATCHES AT INTERVALS OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

TENDER FORMS FOR THE 450 TAXI LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION TOMORROW FROM EITHER THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR OF THE MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, CENTRAL, OR THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.

GREEN TENDER FORMS WILL BE USED FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND YELLOW FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

PROSPECTIVE TENDERERS CANNOT USE ANY OTHER FORM ISSUED

PREVIOUSLY,

TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES $25 000 FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE AND $15 000 FOR EACH NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCE INCLUDED IN THE TENDER.

AS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, PREMIA MAY BE TENDERED FOR ONE OR MORE URBAN OR NEW TERRITORIES TAXI.

A TENDERER MAY SUBMIT ONE TENDER FORM FOR ANY NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 300 FOR THE URBAN AREA AND 150 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE TENDERER MAY ALSO SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE TENDER FORM BUT, IF A SINGLE TENDER FORM IS SUBMITTED FOR MORE THAN ONE LICENCE, THE PREMIUM OFFERED FOR EACH LICENCE MUST BE THE SAME.

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

A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERERS WHO OFFER THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM.

COMPLETED TENDER FORMS, TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS, MUST BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE IN SEALED ENVELOPES, ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX, IN THE ENTRANCE HALL ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (MAIN WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1981.

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