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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1986

+THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO BE INSURED AGAINST THIRD PARTY RISKS, AND A PERMIT WILL NOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT AN INSURANCE POLICY VALID FOR THE PERIOD OF THE PERMIT,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ADDED THAT THE PROPOSED PERMIT SYSTEM HAD BEEN SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE BY HEUNG YEE KUK.

+ TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEES OF DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, INCLUDING THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD, HAVE ALSO BEEN CONSULTED AND THEY ARE GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPOSALS, ALREADY ENDORSED BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE,+ HE SAID.

THE PROVISION FOR THE USE AND THE CONTROL OF VILLAGE VEHICLES BY REGULATIONS WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 WHICH WILL BE GAZETTED ON MAY 16.

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS WILL ALSO BE MADE TO EXTEND THE APPLICATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES INSURANCE (THIRD PARTY RISKS) ORDINANCE TO VILLAGE VEHICLES AND ENSURES THAT FIRST REGISTRATION TAX IS NOT LEVIED ON VILLAGE VEHICLES.

THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR FIRST READING ON MAY 28.

CALL TO EMPLOY THE DISABLED *****

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DARWIN CHEN, TODAY (THURSDAY) CALLED ON EMPLOYERS TO HELP RESETTLE DISABLED PERSONS INTO THE COMMUNITY BY OFFERING THEM JOBS.

ADDRESSING A ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON MEETING, HE STRESSED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DISABLED WAS NOT AN ACT OF CHARITY.

MR CHEN SAID THAT IN THE IDEAL EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP THAT THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD HELPED CREATE, NO CHARITY WAS EXPECTED AND NO CHARITY GIVEN.

+ IN ALL OF THEM, EMPLOYERS' CONFIDENCE IN THE WORKING ABILITY OF THE DISABLED AND THE FAIRNESS WHICH THEY GIVE TO THE DISABLED AND THE NON-DISABLED ALIKE HAVE BEEN RECIPROCATED WITH LOYALTY AND GOOD PERFORMANCE FROM DISABLED WORKERS, HE SAID.

THIS IS THE MESSAGE I HOPE YOU WILL REMEMBER: HELPING TO PLACE THE DISABLED IN EMPLOYMENT IS NOT A CHARITY BUT IS AN ACT OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP AND A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS OUR COMMUNITY.+

/NOTING THAT ............