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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1984

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YAN CHAI HOSPITAL OUTLINES NEW PROJECTS

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, HAD A DISCUSSION THIS AFTERNOON WITH VISITING MEMBERS OF THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL'S NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS ABOUT WELFARE SERVICES UNDERTAKEN BY THE HOSPITAL.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR NG JING-YEE, THANKED THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE ON PREVIOUS PROJECTS.

HE OUTLINED THE BOARD'S NEW PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED A NEW NURSERY AND A SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY IN TUEN MUN, A HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY IN SHA TIN AND A CARE-AND- ATTENTION HOME IN TSUEN WAN.

REPLYING, MR CHAMBERS SAID THERE WAS NO DOUBT THAT THE VARIOUS WELFARE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE HOSPITAL WOULD MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

HE ASSURED BOARD MEMBERS THAT STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD DO ALL THEY COULD TO FACILITATE THE COMPLETION OF THESE PROJECTS.

PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE FORMS BEING MAILED

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APPLICATION FORMS FOR PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCES REQUIRED UNDER THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS ARE BEING MAILED TO ALL REGISTERED PUBLIC LIGHT BUS OPERATORS AND THE GRANTEES OF MAXICAB SERVICES IN PHASES, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

+ALL OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS TO THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION AT ROOMS 906-909, HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG BEFORE THE DEADLINE SPECIFIED IN THE LETTER+, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

+OTHERWISE IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE APPLICANT TO BE ISSUED WITH A PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE AND CERTIFICATE BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW LEGISLATION IN LATE AUGUST.+

UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, A VALID PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE IS REQUIRED FOR THE OPERATION OF PLB AND MAXICAB SERVICES.

IN ADDITION, A CERTIFICATE AND A PLATE WITH RED BACKGROUND SHOWING THE OPERATOR'S PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE NUMBER MUST BE DISPLAYED AT THE WINDSCREEN AND THE REAR RESPECTIVELY OF THE PLB WHICH PROVIDES NON-SCHEDULED SERVICES, WHILE A MAXICAB PROVIDING SCHEDULED SERVICES MUST DISPLAY A CERTIFICATE AND A PLATE WITH CREEN BACKGROUND ON THE VEHICLE.

THE SPOKESMAN