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FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1987

LANTAU BUS FRANCHISE EXTENDED

A TWO-YEAR EXTENSION TO THE FRANCHISE OF THE NEW LANTAU BUS COMPANY (NLB) TO MARCH 31, 1993 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE BUS COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE WOULD BE REVIEWED AGAIN WITHIN ONE YEAR TO SEE WHETHER THE FRANCHISE SHOULD BE FURTHER "ROLLED FORWARD" FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.

"THE DECISION то EXTEND NLB'S FRANCHISE WAS BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE SINCE THE LAST EXTENSION OF ITS FRANCHISE IN 1986 HAD SHOWN CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT AND WAS GENERALLY SATISFACTORY.

"IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE COMPANY IS CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING PROPER AND EFFICIENT SERVICE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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IN PARTICULAR, THE COMPANY HAD DEPLOYED LARGER SINGLE-DECK BUSES ON ROUTE 2 TO NGONG PING FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO NGONG PING ROAD AND HAD STEADILY EXPANDED THE PROVISION OF BACK-UP MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.

FEE SCALE FOR OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL CLASSIFICATIONS

REGULATIONS SETTING OUT THE LEVEL OF FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF VOLUNTARY SUBMISSIONS OF AN ARTICLE FOR CLASSIFICATION BY AN OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL AND FOR THE VARIOUS SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

UNDER THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES REGULATIONS 1987, THE FEE FOR APPLICATION FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF AN ARTICLE BY A TRIBUNAL IS $1,000, WHILE THE FEES FOR APPLICATION FOR THE REVIEW OF AN INTERIM CLASSIFICATION BY A TRIBUNAL AND FOR APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF AN ARTICLE CLASSIFIED BY A TRIBUNAL ARE SET AT $500 AND $1,000 RESPECTIVELY.

SEARCH OF THE REGISTER OF

CLASSIFICATIONS MAINTAINED BY THE

REGISTRAR OF SUPREME COURT AND A CERTIFIED EXTRACT FROM THE WILL COST $15 AND $65 RESPECTIVELY.

REGISTER

THE FEE FOR THE SEARCH OF THE REPOSITORY OF ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR CLASSIFICATION WILL BE $200.

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