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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1987

FROM

SEVERAL HUNDRED STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD INITIALLY VISIT

A FACTORY COULD BENEFIT WHETHER

THE AND 'ASSESS FACTORIES

PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT, THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES CURRENTLY PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS. AND, IF IT SEEMED RIGHT, THAT PARTICULAR SERVICE ΤΟ THE THE DEPARTMENT WOULD TRY TO "SELL" MANUFACTURER.

TO BE ABLE то FIND OUT HOW FAR OF SERVICES AVAILABLE

"IN THE PROCESS, WE HOPE MANUFACTURERS ARE AWARE OF THE EXISTING RANGE AND HOW FAR THEY HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THESE SERVICES.

WILL BE

IN "WE

INTERESTED PARTICULARLY MANUFACTURERS' VIEWS ON THE SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO AND WHETHER A DEMAND EXISTS FOR OTHER CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED, SAID MR JACOBS.

SERVICES

LISTENING

TO

THESE SERVICES WHICH ARE NOT

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EXCO APPROVES NT TAXI FARE INCREASE

A FARE INCREASE OF 12.5 PER CENT FOR NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS BEEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

HAS

$4.5

THE NEW FARE SCALE WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 24.

UNDER THE NEW FARE SCALE, A TAXI TRIP IN THE NT WILL COST INSTEAD OF $4 FOR THE FIRST TWO KILOMETRES AND 90 CENTS INSTEAD OF -80

CHARGES KILOMETRE.

FOR CENTS FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT 0.4

WAITING TIME 80 CENTS TO 90 CENTS FOR EVERY WILL ALSO BE INCREASED FROM MINUTES.

TWO

THE LAST INCREASE IN NT TAXI FARES WAS INTRODUCED LAST YEAR.

ON MARCH 1

RISE OPERATING

FARE FRIDAY) THAT THE A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY

A CAREFUL STUDY OF THE OVERALL WAS APPROVED FOLLOWING ECONOMICS OF THE NT TAXI TRADE.

OPERATORS

"THE FARE INCREASE APPROVED IS EXPECTED TO ENCOURAGE

A PROVIDE

SATISFACTORY SERVICE TO THE

OF NT TAXIS TO CONTINUE TO PUBLIC," HE SAID.

CONVERSION TABLE WHICH METERS ARE

THE NEW FARE SCALE WILL BE SHOWN IN A WILL BE ISSUED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT UNTIL THE TAXI RECALIBRATED.

NT TAXIS ARE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY THE TABLE THE VEHICLE.

PROMINENTLY

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