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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1983

TENDERS INVITED FOR TAXI LICENCES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR 300 URBAN AND 150 NEW TERRITORIES TAXI LICENCES.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ! SAID TENDER FORMS FOR THE NEW LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FROM THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE AT MURRAY ROAD, CENTRAL, OR THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE AT DUNDAS STREET, MONG кок.

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TENDER FORMS FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES WILL BE BLUE IN COLOUR AND THOSE FOR NT TAXI LICENCES WILL BE WHITE.

TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $25 000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE AND $15 000 FOR EACH NT TAXI LICENCE THEY SEEK.

ONE TENDER FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR UP TO 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES AND UP TO 150 OF NT TAXI LICENCES.

A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS WHICH OFFER THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM,

COMPLETED FORMS, TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE IN SEALED ENVELOPES, ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD.

THEY SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1983.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

BOARD MEMBERS TO VISIT SHA TIN

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ABOUT 35 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE WAN CHAI

CENTRAL AND

WESTERN DISTRICT BOARDS WILL VISIT SHA TIN ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 24) MORNING.

THE ITINERARY WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO THE LION'S PAVILION, THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, THE TSOK POK HANG RESITE VILLAGE AND THE MEI LAM PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT. A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 8.30 AM FOR SHA TIN,

THOSE WISHING TO MAKE THEIR OWN JOURNEY TO SHA TIN SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, 2 TUNG LO WAN HILL ROAD AT 9 AM.

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