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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1986

TO HELP MAINTAIN A SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG THE DIVERSION ROUTE, A 7-10 AM AND 4-7 PM NO STOPPING RESTRICTION WILL BE IMPOSED ON WATERLOO ROAD SECTIONS BETWEEN ARGYLE STREET AND PUI CHING ROAD-SOARES AVENUE.

TO EASE THE TRAFFIC LOAD ALONG PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, PARTICULARLY AT ITS JUNCTION WITH ARGYLE STREET, MOTORISTS FROM HONG KONG HEADING FOR KOWLOON WEST AND TSUEN WAN ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO USE THIS ROUTE: CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL INTERCHANGE, + GASCOIGNE ROAD, GASCOIGNE ROAD FLYOVER, FERRY STREET, TONG ME1 ROAD, LAI CHI KOK ROAD OR GASCOIGNE ROAD, NATHAN ROAD AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD.

MOTORISTS HEADING FOR THE AIRPORT AND KOWLOON EAST SHOULD USE THE EAST KOWLOON WAY.

IN ADDITION, THE NORTHBOUND BUS STOP AT PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD UNDER PUI CHING ROAD FLYOVER FOR CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL ROUTES 103, 113 AND 170 WILL BE SUSPENDED.

MR WAN SAID THAT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF THE SCHEME, MAPS AND SCHEDULES ON GENERAL TRAFFIC AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE DISPLAYED ON STREET NOTICE BOARDS IN THE AFFECTED DISTRICTS. COPIES OF THE MAP WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS OF RELEVANT DISTRICT OFFICES.

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TENDERS FOR TAXI LICENCES PROCESSED

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED PROCESSING TENDERS FOR THE LATEST BATCH OF 100 URBAN TAXI LICENCES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT A TOTAL OF 357 TENDERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE OF JULY 11. +THE HIGHEST TENDER ACCEPTED WAS $374 533 AND THE LOWEST $363 000, + HE SAID.

THE AVERAGE PREMIUM OF $372 042 MARKED AN INCREASE OF 27.4 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS TENDER EXERCISE IN JANUARY.

DETAILS CONCERNING SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS AND THE AMOUNTS OFFERED WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TOMORROW'S GAZETTE.

IN MID-JULY. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL DECIDED THAT THE MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUE OF NEW LICENCES FOR NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU TAXIS WOULD CONTINUE FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL JULY 1988 WHILE THE NUMBER OF URBAN TAXIS WOULD BE LIMITED TO 14 400.

+THIS MEANS THAT OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, URBAN TAX I LICENCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE TENDERED AT A RATE OF 200 PER YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

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