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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1985

+A PROPERLY INCORPORATED COMPANY WHICH HAS A HEALTHY BUSINESS SET-UP AND FORMALISED PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING ITS BUSINESS IS MORE LIKELY TO PROVIDE A GOOD AND EFFICIENT SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC THAN THE TRADITIONAL ONE-MAN BUSINESS.

+AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WOULD ENCOURAGE OPERATORS WHO HAVE PARTNERSHIP DISPUTES TO FORM PROPERLY INCORPORATED COMPANIES, HE SAID,

IF A PSL IS ISSUED TO AN INCORPORATED COMPANY, IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO NOMINATE AN AUTHORISED PERSON+ TO LIAISE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT IN THE DAY-TO-DAY CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AN EXISTING OPERATOR WHO WISHED TO TERMINATE HIS PSL AND APPLY FOR A NEW ONE IN THE NAME OF AN INCORPORATED COMPANY, COULD DO SO PROVIDED THE CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES CONCERNED HAD BEEN OBTAINED IN WRITING.

THE NEXT GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE EXPANSION EXERCISE WOULD BE HELD EARLY NEXT MONTH. THE GREEN MINIBUS OPERATORS' SELECTION BOARD WILL SELECT OPERATORS ON THE BASIS OF THE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE BOARD.

THESE INCLUDE EXPERIENCE IN PLB TRADE EXPERIENCE IN THE GREEN MINIBUS TRADE, PAST PASSING RATE OF MOTOR VEHICLES EXAMINATION, FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND PERCENTAGE OF REQUIRED PLB FLEET OWNED BY APPLICANT.

DETAILS OF GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES TO BE INTRODUCED ARE CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED WITH DISTRICT BOARDS AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE IN EARLY NOVEMBER. THE BULK OF THE ROUTES WILL BE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHERE THERE IS LOCAL DEMAND FOR SUCH SERVICES.

IN ADDITION TO GAZETTE NOTIFICATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WOULD ALSO BE NOTICES IN NEWSPAPERS. THE TRADES HAD BEEN INFORMED AT REGULAR CONFERENCES WITH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

+ INDIVIDUAL PLB OWNERS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER AS IN PREVIOUS EXERCISES. THIS IS TO AVOID THE VAST AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE WORK AND COMPLAINTS FROM PLB OWNERS WHO, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, FAIL TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION LETTERS AND HENCE FEEL UNFAIRLY TREATED, HE SAID,

EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES, PAYROLL STATISTICS FOR JUNE RELEASED ******

THERE WERE 874 200 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN JUNE 1985, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 5.2 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1984, BUT AN INCREASE OF 0.7 PER CENT OVER MARCH 1985, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

IN JUNE 1985, EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 588 700, WAS 7.3 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1984.

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