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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1982

RESULTS OF LATEST TAXI TENDERS

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RESULTS OF THE LATEST TENDERS FOR TAXI LICENCES WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SA 10.

ALTHOUGH 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES WERE PUT UP 864 TENDERS SEEKING 925 LICENCES HAD BEEN RECEIVED WHEN THE OFFER

A TOTAL OF CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 3.

THE HIGHEST BID ACCEPTED WAS $221 000 AND THE LOWEST $203 000.

THIS REPRESENTED AN AVERAGE PREMIUM OF $206 550.36 AN INCREASE OF 13.47 PER CENT OVER THE AVERAGE FOR THE LAST TAXI TENDERS, IN JULY THIS YEAR.

AS FOR THE 150 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES PUT UP, 466 TENDERS WERE LODGED FOR 615 LICENCES.

SUCCESSFUL BIDS RANGED FROM $106 503 TO $97 000, GIVING AN AVERAGE PREMIUM OF $98 979.97, AN INCREASE OF 48.32 PER CENT OVER THE AVERAGE PREMIUM FOR THE PREVIOUS TENDERS.

+CLEAN FOR CHARITY+ DRIVE TO BE LAUNCHED

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PEOPLE FROM SCHOOLS, CLUBS, BUSINESSES AND OTHER COMMUNITY SECTORS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A COMMON GOAL MAX ING HONG KONG CLEANER AND RAISING FUNDS FOR CHARITY AT THE SAME TIME.

THIS WAS SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE ORGANISERS OF THE THIRD +CLEAN FOR CHARITY+ DRIVE TO BE LAUNCHED ON NOVEMBER 20.

A TOTAL OF 3 200 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN FROM NOVEMBER 1981 TO APR IL. HELPING IN CLEANING UP BEACHES, PARKS, HOUSING ESTATES AND REFUSE-RIDDEN SPOTS ON REMOTE ISLANDS, COLLECTING AT THE SAME TIME $526 000 FOR THE COMMUNITY CHEST.. COMPARED WITH THE $220 000 RAISED DURING THE FIRST DRIVE.

THE PREVIOUS DRIVE COINCIDED WITH THE REVITALISED CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.