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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1987

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RESPONSE TO MINIBUS SELECTION ENCOURAGING

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ABOUT 450 APPLICATION FORMS FOR RUNNING 18 NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES IN THE TERRITORY HAVE BREN DISTRIBUTED SINCE OCTOBER 9, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

NOTING THAT THE RESPONSE HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING, THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED INTERESTED PARTIES THAT THE APPLICATION WILL CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 6.

A SELECTION BOARD COMPRISING NON-GOVERNMENT MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OFFICIALS

FROM THE TRANSPORT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL SELECT THE APPLICANTS THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE BOARD.

ACCORDING ΤΟ

THE THE

"THESE CRITERIA INCLUDE EXPERIENCE OF THE APPLICANT IN TRANSPORT SERVICE; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; MANAGEMENT RIGHT OVER VEHICLES; THE MAINTENANCE RECORD OF THE VEHICLES AS WELL AS QUALITY OF HIS VEHICLES TO BE DEPLOYED INCLUDING THE AVAILABILITY OF AIR-CONDITIONING," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IF THE APPLICANT WANTED TO PARTNER ONE OR MORE PERSONS IN OPERATING THE GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT A COMPANY BE FORMED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE AND THE APPLICATION BE MADE IN THE NAME OF THE COMPANY, HE NOTED.

COMMITTER TO DISCUSS TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT IN YUEN LONG

THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND

PUBLIC

TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL THE 1988-89

TRANSPORT MEET

TO DISCUSS SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR YUEN LONG.

TOMORROW (FRIDAY)

ON SOUGHT

PROPOSED NEW BUS ROUTES; MEMBERS' VIEWS WILL BR

RAIL LIGHT

NETWORK: THE

TRANSIT LINKING FEEDER BUS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN MINIBUS AND THE PRESENT TRANSPORT THE DISTRICT.

FACILITIES IN

THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO TAXI POLICY REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE "TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

DISCUSS A

ON CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT REVIEW SUB-COMMITTEE UNDER THE

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING AT 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) BOARD, 13TH FLOOR, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT TAI KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG,

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