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SDA ON LEAVE

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1986

THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WILL BE ON TWO WEEKS LEAVE FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) UNTIL FEBRUARY 14.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, IN ADDITION TO HIS DUTIES, WILL BE ACTING SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION DURING MR LIAO'S ABSENCE.

16TH CAR TESTING CENTRE DESIGNATED

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ANOTHER PRIVATE GARAGE HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS A CAR TESTING CENTRE FROM TODAY (FRIDAY).

DAH CHONG HONG (MOTOR SERVICE CENTRE) LTD. AT TEXACO ROAD TSUEN WAN, IS THE 16TH GARAGE TO BE DESIGNATED UNDER THE PRIVATE CAR INSPECTION SCHEME.

THE OTHER GARAGES - FIVE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SIX IN KOWLOON AND FOUR IN THE NEW TERRITORIES - HAD BEGUN SERVICE SINCE JANUARY 2 WHILE THE 17TH GARAGE WILL BE DESIGNATED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY..

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED CAR OWNERS THAT UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1985, PRIVATE CARS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1980 AND WHOSE LICENCES EXPIRED IN MARCH AND THEREAFTER WOULD HAVE TO BE PRESENTED FOR EXAMINATION AT A CAR TESTING CENTRE AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF ROADWORTHINESS BEFORE LICENCE RENEWAL.

+ THE CERTIFICATE OF ROADWORTHINESS FOR ANY PRIVATE CAR WHICH HAS PASSED THE TEST MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF THE ISSUE DATE OF RELICENSING A VEHICLE. OTHERWISE, ITS VALIDITY WILL LAPSE, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

THE FEE FOR CAR INSPECTIONS IS $160.

SHOULD A CAR OWNER DISAGREE WITH THE RESULT OF A TEST, HE COULD APPEAL TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR A FRESH, INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TESTING STANDARDS FOR ALL CAR TESTING CENTRES WERE BASED ON A CODE OF PRACTICE, AND INSPECTIONS HAD TO BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A TESTER'S MANUAL DRAWN UP BY THE DEPARTMENT.

LEAFLETS PREPARED BY THE MOTOR TRADERS' ASSOCIATION AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPELLING OUT DETAILS OF THE PRIVATE CAR INSPECTION SCHEME ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES, THE CAR TESTING CENTRES AND LARGE PETROL FILLING STATIONS.

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