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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1986

THE AMENDMENT BILL ALSO PROPOSES THAT A DRIVER WHO HAS INCURRED EIGHT DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS OR MORE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT OF HIS RECORD OF POINTS AND THE CONSEQUENCES. THE EXISTING PRACTICE IS THAT

A DRIVER IS ONLY INFORMED WHEN HE HAS INCURRED 10 POINTS OR MORE.

+THE EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT BILLS IS THAT DISQUALIFICATION FOR SPEEDING WILL NOW NORMALLY BE APPLIED UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS) ORDINANCE, PERMITTING THE USE OF THE FIXED PENALTY SYSTEM IN ALMOST ALL BUT THE MORE SERIOUS CASES WHILE MANDATORY RETESTS WILL CEASE TO EXIST, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

+THE NEW SYSTEM ENSURES THAT EXCESSIVE AND PERSISTENT OFFENDERS WILL PROCEED RAPIDLY TO DISQUALIFICATION WHEN 15 OR MORE POINTS ARE INCURRED IN TWO YEARS. BUT IN CASE OF VERY SERIOUS SPEEDING, THE SUMMONS PROCEDURE UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED, + HE ADDED.

THE BILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 25 AND THE RESUMED DEBATE ON JULY 9. PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO UMELCO AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING, 8 JACKSON ROAD, OR TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AT ST. JOHN'S BUILDING, EIGHTH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.

TRANSPORT, RELATED SERVICES SURVEY RESULTS OUT *****

THERE WERE 34 479 TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES ESTABLISHMENTS IN OPERATION DURING THE WHOLE OR PART OF 1984. ENGAGING 130 337 PERSONS, ACCORDING TO THE SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE 1984 SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

WHEN COMPARED WITH 1983, THE NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND OF PERSONS ENGAGED INCREASED BY TWO PER CENT AND ONE PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

IN 1984, THESE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED $53 354 MILLION OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS AND OTHER INCOME; AND SPENT $6 254 MILLION ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $41 422 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES.

/THEIR GROSS