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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1982

TENDERS INVITED FOR LANTAU TAXI LICENCES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR 20 LANTAU TAXI LICENCES.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TENDER FORMS FOR THE 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.

DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS IN PART OF LANTAU, CLOSED ROAD PERMITS ISSUED TO LANTAU TAXIS WILL INITIALLY RESTRICT THE IR OPERATION TO SOUTH LANTAU, THAT IS, ALL ROADS ON LANTAU EXCEPT THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM SHAM WAT ROAD TO PO LIN MONASTERY IN NGONG PING.

LOCATION MAPS OF THE RESTRICTED ROADS ON LANTAU WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE ABOVE OFFICES.

TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $15 000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH LANTAU TAXI LICENCE.

IF A TENDER IS SUBMITTED FOR MORE THAN ONE LANTAU TAXI LICENCE, ONLY ONE FIXED UNIT PREMIUM SHOULD BE OFFERED.

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 CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX LABELLED GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT TENDER BOX+ IN THE LIFT LOBBY ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE 12 NOON ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1983.

ED UNIT CLOSES ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

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THE MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SITUATED AT 182 CANTON ROAD, FIRST FLOOR, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON, WILL CLOSE FROM THIS SATURDAY (DECEMBER 25) TO NEXT MONDAY (DECEMBER 27) AND ON JANUARY 1, 1983 (SATURDAY).

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE UNIT CAN BE MADE AT 3-660881 OR

5-8392359.

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