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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1981
OPERATORS NEEDED FOR PEAK MAXICAB ROUTES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM REGISTERED PUBLIC LIGHT BUS OWNERS TO OPERATE A PACKAGE OF THREE EXISTING PEAK MAXICAB ROUTES ON HONG KONG ISLAND FROM DECEMBER.
THESE THREE ROUTES ARE FROM CENTRAL (HMS TAMAR) TO THE PEAK UPPER PEAK TRAM TERMINUS), A CIRCULAR ROUTE FROM CENTRAL (HMS TAMAR) TO OLD PEAK ROAD AND FROM CENTRAL (HMS TAMAR) TO PO SHAN ROAD.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ON SPECIAL FORMS OBTAINABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE OFFICES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND HIU KWONG STREET, OR FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY REGISTERED POST TO REACH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, SIXTH FLOOR, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, HONG KONG, BY 5 PM ON NOVEMBER 5 (THURSDAY).
+LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED, HE SAID.
EMPLOYERS URGED NOT TO OBSTRUCT INSPECTORS
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EMPLOYERS WERE URGED TODAY (THURSDAY) TO COOPERATE FULLY WITH LABOUR DEPARTMENT INSPECTORS VISITING THEIR PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT.
THE REMINDER WAS ISSUED BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH A GARMENT FACTORY PROPRIETOR WAS FINED $2 000 FOR OBSTRUCTING A LABOUR INSPECTOR IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTIES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT WHEN THE INSPECTOR CALLED AT THE FACTORY FOR A ROUTINE VISIT SHORTLY BEFORE 7 PM ON MARCH 13, HE WAS AT FIRST REFUSED ENTRY. THE INSPECTOR WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO ENTER THE PREMISES AFTER A FEW MINUTES' DELAY. HOWEVER DURING THE DELAY, THE INSPECTOR HEARD THE SOUND OF SEWING MACHINES IN OPERATION AND SOMEONE CALLING TO WORKERS TO DISPERSE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID LABOUR INSPECTORS WERE AUTHORISED BY LAW TO ENTER PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, SUCH AS FACTORIES, OFFICES AND SHOPS, TO CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES. SUCH AN AUTHORISATION IS STATED IN THEIR WARRANT CARDS,
AN OBSTRUCTION OFFENCE CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
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