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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1982

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IDERS INVITED FOR MORE URBAN AND NT TAXI LICENCES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR A FURTHER 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND 150 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TENDER FORMS FOR THE 450 TAXI LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION TOMORROW (FRIDAY) 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 IN DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.

PINK TENDER FORMS WILL BE USED FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND YELLOW TENDER FORMS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES,

+PROSPECTIVE TENDERERS CANNOT USE ANY OTHER FORM ISSUED PREVIOUSLY, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $25 000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE AND $15 000 FOR EACH NEW TERR (TORIES TAXI LICENCE.

THE 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.

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 FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1982.

LEARNING WITH THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY

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THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY HAS MADE REMARKABLE PROGRESS IN RECENT YEARS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION, MR KEN TOPLEY, SAID WHEN HE OPENED THE 5TH HONG KONG COMPUTER CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY).

+COMPUTERS ARE SMALLER, CHEAPER, FASTER IN OPERATION, AND EASIER TO USE, WHAT OTHER INDUSTRIES COULD MATCH THIS?+ HE COMMENTED.

THE INDUSTRY, MR TOPLEY SAID, WAS SALES-LED WHICH ENCOURAGED NEW DEVELOPMENTS BUT ALSO ENCOURAGED A TENDENCY TO PROMISE THAT WHICH COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY DELIVERED. THE INDUSTRY HAD ALSO GENERATED A LARGE VOCABULARY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME REFLECTING MANY USEFUL CONCEPTS NOT ALL RIGOROUSLY DEFINED.

+ IN THE SHORT TERM AMBIGUITY CAN BE CREATIVE BUT IN THE LONG RUN SUCCINCTNESS AND CLARITY WERE SURELY GREAT VIRTUES, HE OBSERVED.

THE WIDESPREAD USE OF MICROPROCESSORS WOULD, HE SAID, LEAD TO REAL DIALOGUE WITH USERS AND THIS WAS OF GREAT VALUE.

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