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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1983

MORE TAXI LICENCES TO BE OFFERED

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR A FURTHER 301 URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND 151 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT TENDER FORMS FOR THE 452 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 AT DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.

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

+PROSPECTIVE TENDERERS CANNOT USE ANY OTHER FORMS 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 TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCE.

THE TENDERER MAY SUBMIT ONE TENDER FORM FOR ANY NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 301 FOR THE URBAN AREA AND 151 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 CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT TENDER BOX ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF THE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1983.

TRAM FARE INCREASE

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT NEW TRAM FARES WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE FROM TOMORROW

THE NEW CHARGES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

(FRIDAY).

ADULT

60 CENTS :

CHILD

20 CENTS :

STUDENT TRAVEL CARD HOLDER

30 CENTS AND

MONTHLY PASS

$50

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