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NOTE TO EDITORS:

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1983

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CRIME STATISTICS REVIEW ****

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CRIME, MR BRIAN WEBSTER, WILL REVIEW THE CRIME STATISTICS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1983 IN A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS BRANCH AT 24-34 HENNESSY ROAD, TAI SANG COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI.

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

APPLICATION INVITED FOR SCHOOL HIRE CAR PERMITS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR 230 SCHOOL HIRE CAR PERMITS TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID PRIVATE CAR OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLES ARE LICENSED TO CARRY SEVEN PASSENGERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

HOWEVER, HOLDERS OF SCHOOL HIRE CAR PERMITS OR THOSE WHO HAD GIVEN UP THEIR SCHOOL HIRE CAR PERMITS IN EXCHANGE FOR PRIVATE LIGHT BUS LICENCES FOR SCHOOL SERVICE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

THE APPLICANT SHOULD PRODUCE, AMONG OTHER DOCUMENTS EVIDENCE FROM THE PRINCIPAL OF EACH SCHOOL CERTIFYING THAT THE PROPOSED SCHOOL HIRE CAR SERVICE SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED.

HIRE CAR PERMITS WILL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE. WILL BE $500 AND $175 FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS.

THE ANNUAL FEE

THE VEHICLES HAVE TO PASS AN EXAMINATION EVERY YEAR BEFORE THE PERMITS CAN BE RENEWED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT (ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY) OR OTHER WRITTEN PROOFS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP MUST BE PRODUCED FOR THE COLLECTION OF APPLICATION FORMS FROM TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION, MEZZANINE FLOOR, MURRAY ROAD CAR PARK, HONG KONG OR AT ITS KOWLOON OFFICE AT PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED EITHER IN PERSON OR BY REGISTERED POST TO EITHER OF THESE OFFICES.

ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY CALLING 5-256527 OR 3-329294.

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