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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1934
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DRIVING TEST PAPERS TO BE REVISED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S DRIVING TEST SECTION WILL REVISE ALL ITS WRITTEN TEST PAPERS ACCORDING TO THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS FROM LATE THIS MONTH WHEN THE NEW REGULATIONS COME INTO EFFECT.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT, THE DRIVING TEST SECTION IS DISTRIBUTING FREE INFORMATION PAMPHLETS TO HELP CANDIDATES, WHOSE WRITTEN TEST APPOINTMENT FALLS ON OR AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE NEW LEGISLATION, PREPARE FOR THE REVISED TESTS.
THE PAMPHLETS ARE A GUIDE FOR DRIVERS+ AND +LANGUAGE OF THE ROAD+.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE REVISED TESTS MAY BE MADE BY DIALLING 3-317716, 3-317723 OR 5-263523.
TIN SHUI WAI CLEARANCE STARTS AUGUST 8
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THE CLEARANCE AT TIN SHUI WAI IN THE NORTH-WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN TWO STAGES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE FIRST STAGE WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 8 AND INVOLVE CHIU KAR YUEN VILLAGE AND THE AREA AROUND THE TAI RIVER, AFFECTING ABOUT 140 FAMILIES.
THE SECOND STAGE WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AT PAK SHA TSA!, WHERE 100 FAMILIES LIVE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT HAD BEEN DECIDED TO SPLIT THE CLEARANCE INTO TWO PHASES AS THERE WERE STILL SOME OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS TO BE RESOLVED WITH THE PAK SHA TSAI VILLAGERS.
+WE HOPE THESE CAN BE SETTLED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE LAND AT TIN SHUT WAI IS NEEDED FOR HOUSING, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A GREAT DEAL OF PROGRESS HAD BEEN ACHIEVED IN REACHING AGREEMENT WITH THE FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE AREA TO BE CLEARED NEXT WEEK.
MANY HAD ALREADY COLLECTED THE EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES WHICH GOVERNMENT HAD AGREED TO PAY AND LEFT THE AREA TO GO
INTO PUBLIC OR TEMPORARY HOUSING.
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