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MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1984

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UMELCO HEARS PLB VIEWS

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UMELCO DUTY ROSTER MEMBERS HON SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND

HON WONG PO-YAN TOGETHER WITH A MEMBER OF THE UMELCO TRANSPORT PANEL, HON MRS SELINA CHOW RECEIVED REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES PUBLIC LIGHT BUS MERCHANTS UNITED ASSOCIATION THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON ON THE OPERATION OF PLBS.

AT THE MEETING, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION RAISED OBJECTIONS TO GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE +PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE+ ON THE GROUNDS THAT THIS WOULD GIVE RISE TO A DOUBLE LICENCE CONTROL SYSTEM.

THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE NUMBER OF RESTRICTED ZONES SHOULD BE REDUCED.

MEMBERS ADVISED THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT THEIR VIEWS WOULD BE REFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CONSIDERATION.

LATER, MEMBERS INTERVIEWED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE +TS ING YI CONCERN GROUP+ TO HEAR THEIR VIEWS ON THE HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES ON TSING YI ISLAND.

THE REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIONAL HAZARDS OF LP GAS TANKS, OIL INSTALLATIONS AND TOXIC CHEMICAL WORKS ON THE ISLAND AND DOUBTED WHETHER THE SAFETY MEASURES WERE ADEQUATE.

THEY ALSO URGED GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT ON HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES ON THE ISLAND.

MEMBERS SAID THAT THEY WOULD RAISE A QUESTION ON THE ISSUE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

INSURANCE THEORY COURSE OFFERED *****

FROM SEPTEMBER, THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL OFFER A TWO- YEAR INSURANCE THEORY COURSE DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOINED THE INSURANCE TRAINEESHIP SCHEME.

THE SCHEME IMPLEMENTED BY THE INSURANCE TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL THIS JANUARY, ALREADY HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 60 YOUNG PERSONS FROM THE INSURANCE SECTOR.

ENROLMENT TO THIS COURSE FOR THE COMING ACADEMIC SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, AND WILL BE CLOSED BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID.

/THE BOARD,