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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1987

A SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY WILL BE HELD

SQUASH COURT

AT 5.30 PM ON TUESDAY

THE (NEAR

HING FAT STREET

(OCTOBER 27) OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE) IN VICTORIA PARK.

EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GARY YEUNG; DISTRICT BOARD FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTER CHAIRMAN, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG; DISTRICT

MRS COUNCILLOR,

ELEANOR LING AND THE CHAIRMAN, MR BRIC LI; URBAN

KONG

MISS 1987,

ELIZABETH FIRST RUNNER-UP OF MISS HONG

LEE, VILL

ATTEND THE CEREMONY.

MEANWHILE, MORE THAN

10,000 FREE

EASTERN

SINCERITY CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.

FESTIVAL DISTRICT

EASTERN DISTRICT

NOTE TO EDITORS:

5.30 PM YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY AT ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 27) OUTSIDE THE SQUASH COURT IN VICTORIA PARK.

NEW SIGNS AT NT TAXI BOUNDARY

NEW SIGNS SHOWING A GREEN TAXI AND A RED PROHIBITORY STRIP ARE BRING ERECTED TO REPLACE THE EXISTING NEW TERRITORIES TAXI PROHIBITION SIGNS PUT UP AT THE BOUNDARY OF THE PERMITTED OPERATING AREA FOR NT TAXIS.

AND

THE NEW SIGN, STIPULATED IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS, INDICATES THE END OF NT TAXI OPERATING AREA. ALL NT TAXIS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE AREA BEYOND THAT SIGN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NOTED THAT THE ERECTION OF NEW SIGNS WILL NOT BRING ANY CHANGE TO THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS OF NT TAXI OPERATIONS.

"IN OTHER WORDS, NT TAXIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESTRICTED TO OPERATE ONLY WITHIN THEIR PERMITTED OPERATING AREA,' " HE SAID.

THE SIGN REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT

THREE

MONTHS.

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