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TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1987

PROGRESS

REPORT, PREPARED BY THE MEMBERS ALSO CONSIDERED A

WHICH HAD BEEN TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, ON THE REHAB TAXI PILOT SCHEME

SINCE REHABILITATION (HKSR) OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG JANUARY 15 OF THIS YEAR.

SOCIETY

FOR

UNFORTUNATELY THIS SCHEME HAD BEEN SERIOUSLY

HAMPERED SO FAR VEHICLE

(A THE OF

CONCERNED

SECOND-HAND BY THE POOR PERFORMANCE LONDON-TYPE TAXI) WHICH HAD SPENT ALMOST HALF OF THE TRIAL PERIOD OFF THE ROAD FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK.

THE TRIAL WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE AND ANOTHER EVALUATION SCHEME WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE HKSR LATER IN THE SUMMER.

OF THE

DEFENCE COST TALK TO BE HELD IN HK

THE SECOND ROUND OF

TALKS

ON RENEGOTIATION

OF THE

DEFENCE JULY 24 AND

COSTS AGREEMENT (DCA) WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG BETWEEN 28, 1987, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

WAS WHICH

KONG

HELD IN LONDON ON THIS FOLLOWS THE FIRST ROUND, MAY 21-22, AND WORKING LEVEL DISCUSSIONS WHICH WERE HELD IN HONG AT THE END OF JUNE.-

THE PRESENT DCA WILL EXPIRE ON MARCH 31, 1988; IT THAT THE EXISTING AGREEMENT BE REPLACED BY A NEW ONE.

IS INTENDED

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IS LEADING

LED BY THE TEAM IN THE NEGOTIATIONS; THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TEAM IS

AT FINANCE)

THE MINISTRY OF ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARY DEFENCE, MR B.H. COUSINS.

(GENERAL

THE SPOKESMAN SAID VIEWS IN THE FIRST ROUND, FURTHER DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WOULD NOW PLACE.

THAT, FOLLOWING

AN INITIAL

EXCHANGE

OF TAKE

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