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TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1984

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ACTIVITIES OFFERED IN THE ONE-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAMME INCLUDE LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, VISITS, LABORATORY EXERCISES, FIELD WORK AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

MR ROWLANDS WAS IMPRESSED THAT THE PROGRAMME WAS ABLE TO STRIKE A GOOD BALANCE BETWEEN RECREATION AND EDUCATION, FITTING IN VERY WELL WITH THE HEALTH, HELP, HAPPINESS+ THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

VISITORS TALKED TO THE PARTICIPANTS, INSPECTED THE DORMITORY AND OTHER FACILITIES. THEY LEFT THE CAMP AT 4 PM.

NEW OFF ICE TO TAKE OVER DRIVING TESTS *****

DRIVING TEST APPOINTMENTS FOR GOODS VEHICLES, BUSES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE HANDLED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S SHA TIN DRIVING TEST OFFICE WHEN IT OPENS ON JULY 23.

SITUATED ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HOUSE, SHA TIN RAILWAY STATION, ADJOINING THE DEPARTMENT'S SHA TIN LICENSING OFFICE, THE NEW OFFICE WILL TAKE OVER THE TEST APPOINTMENT FUNCTIONS FROM THE KOWLOON DRIVING TEST OFFICE AT DUNDAS STREET.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT APPOINTMENTS FOR THESE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVING TESTS SHOULD BE MADE WITH THE SHA TIN OFFICE AS FROM JULY 23.

+HOWEVER, THE VENUES FOR THE TESTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE HANDOVER, HE SAID.

+APPLICANTS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVING TESTS WHO WISH TO BE TESTED ON HONG KONG ISLAND SHOULD APPLY TO THE HONG KONG DRIVING TEST OFFICE AT 2 MURRAY ROAD, CENTRAL. +

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT PRIVATE CAR DRIVING TEST APPOINTMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY THE DUNDAS STREET AND MURRAY ROAD OFFICES ONLY.

ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE KOWLOON DRIVING TEST OFFICE ON 3-317723, OR THE SHA TIN DRIVING TEST OFFICE ON 0-6061676 AFTER JULY 20, 1984.

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