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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1981

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR SCHOOL, HOTEL AND TOUR

HIRE CAR PERMITS

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1: TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL INVITE APPLICATIONS TOMORROW (FRIDAY, FOR 377 PERMITS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL, HOTEL AND TOUR HIRE CAR SERVICES.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION, MR LEE BING FAI, SAID THE ISSUE OF PERMITS FOR THESE SERVICES WOULD MEET THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1981.

OF THE 377 PERMITS TO BE ISSUED, 139 WOULD BE FOR SCHOOL HIRE CARS, 138 FOR HOTEL HIRE CARS AND 100 FOR TOUR HIRE CARS.

THE 139 SCHOOL HIRE CAR PERMITS TO BE ISSUED WOULD INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH PERMITS TO THE LEGAL LIMIT OF 1 500.

AN APPLICANT FOR A SCHOOL HIRE CAR PERMIT MUST HAVE HELD A DRIVING LICENCE FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS AND BE THE REGISTERED OWNER OF A PRIVATE CAR LICENSED TO CARRY SEVEN PASSENGERS.

THE APPLICANT MUST ALSO PROVE SCHOOL LINKS, CERTIFIED

BY THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED.

APPLICANTS FOR HOTEL HIRE CAR SERVICE PERMITS SHOULD BE THE PROPRIETOR OR MANAGER OF AN HOTEL OR A PERSON WITH WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE HOTEL MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A HIRE CAR SERVICE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE USE OF THAT HOTEL.

AN APPLICANT FOR A TOUR HIRE CAR PERMIT SHOULD BE A TOURIST AGENT CONDUCTING IN HONG KONG A BUSINESS CONSISTING

WHOLLY OR PARTLY OF ORGANISING AND CONDUCTING TOURS FOR, OR SUPPLYING GUIDES TO, VISITORS TO HONG KONG.

THE APPLICANT SHOULD ALSO BE THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE

PRIVATE CAR FOR WHICH THE PERMIT IS SOUGHT.

IF THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR EACH OF THE THREE TYPES OF SERVICE EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF PERMITS AVAILABLE, A BALLOT MAY BE HELD.

THE ANNUAL FEE FOR A HOTEL OR TOUR SERVICE PERMIT IS

$1 000 AND $500 FOR A SCHOOL SERVICE PERMIT.

APPLICATION FORMS CONTAINING DETAILED EXPLANATORY

NOTES ON THE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED ON PRESENTATION OF A VEHICLE REGISTRATION BOOK OR OTHER WRITTEN PROOF OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION, MEZZANINE FLOOR, MURRAY ROAD CAR PARK, HONG KONG, OR KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE, 9TH FLOOR, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE,

56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON.

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