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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1984

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NEW MAXICAB ROUTES FOR KOWLOON AND NT

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TENDERS WILL BE INVITED FOR RUNNING 20 NEW MAXICAB ROUTES IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE NEW MAXICAB PACKAGES WILL INCLUDE ROUTES IN KOWLOON, SHA TIN, YUEN LONG, NORTH DISTRICT AND TUEN MUN.

DETAILS OF THESE ROUTES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

TENDERS MUST BE MADE ON THE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FORM, ENTITLED APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUS MAXICAB ROUTE PACKAGES+.

THESE FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 6TH FLOOR, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI OR 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON.

THEY MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE KWUN TONG LICENSING OFFICE 26-38 HIU KWONG STREET OR THE DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY REGISTERED POST TO REACH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 25TH FLOOR, 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON BY 5 PM ON FEBRUARY 13.

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

+THE APPLICATIONS WILL THEN BE PROCESSED AND THE NEW ROUTES ARE EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED LATER THIS YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A SELECTION BOARD COMPRISING UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OFFICIALS FROM THE TRANSPORT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL SELECT THE MOST SUITABLE APPLICANTS.

+ IF THE APPLICANT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THE MAXICAB SERVICES, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PARTNERSHIP BE REGISTERED AS A BUSINESS AND THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED WITH A BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES.+

+ONLY THE APPLICANT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR THE SATISFACTORY OPERATION OF ANY ROUTE GRANTED. THE REGISTRATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP IS TO ENABLE THE SELECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PARTNER IN FUTURE,+ THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

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