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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1982

WRITTEN TESTS FOR LANTAU TAXI LICENCES

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SPECIAL WRITTEN TESTS FOR LANTAU TAXI LICENCES WILL BE ARRANGED IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF TAXIS ON LANTAU ISLAND.

ONLY RESIDENTS ON THE ISLAND WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE ARRANGEMENT IS TO ENABLE THE ISLAND'S RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN TAXI DRIVING LICENCES WITH A VIEW TO DRIVING LANTAU TAXIS WHICH WILL COME INTO OPERATION SOON.

LANTAU RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EARLIER REGISTERED FOR AN NT OR URBAN TAXI WRITTEN TEST MAY ALSO APPLY FOR THESE SPECIAL TESTS.

THE TEST WILL CONSIST OF QUESTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY CODES, TAXI REGULATIONS AND LOCATIONS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON, THE NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU ISLAND.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT MUI WO COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BRANCH OFFICE, AND THE FOUR RURAL COMMITTEES AT MUI WO, SOUTH LANTAU, TUNG CHUNG AND TAI 0.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON TO MUI WO COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BRANCH OFFICE AT GRANDVIEW MANSION, SOUTH LANTAU ROAD FROM JANUARY 5 TO 8.

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

CARNIVAL FOR YOUNG AND OLD

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MORE THAN 2 500 RESIDENTS OF EAST KOWLOON ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN A SPORTS CARNIVAL TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 2), FROM 9.30 AM TO 1 PM, AT THE ARGYLE STREET PLAYGROUND AND MA TAU WAJ PLAYGROUND.

THERE WILL BE A VARIETY OF GAMES RANGING FROM DANCE-IN SESSIONS, DARTS COMPETITIONS TO THREE-A-SIDE BASKETBALL MATCHES, AS WELL AS TELEMATCHES FOR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PEOPLE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A MARCHING BAND DISPLAY AND DANCE DEMONSTRATION.

THE EAST KOWLOON SPORTS CARNIVAL IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.

ITS AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THE JOY OF SPORT AND RECREATION PURSUIT THROUGH PARTICIPATION.

/THE CARNIVAL