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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1988

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"OUR TRADE CONTROLS OFFICERS INSPECT FACTORIES CONSIGNMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES, VERIFY TRADE DECLARATIONS AND MAINFESTS, CONDUCT INDUSTRIAL SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATE TRÅDE COMPLAINTS.

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"WE ALSO REGULATE SUPPLIES OF ESSENTIAL FOOD (RICK, FROZEN AND FROZEN POULTRY) TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO UNDUE STOCKHOLDING, SPECULATION OR PROFITEERING AT THE WHOLESALE LEVEL.

"INSPECTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT ON REGISTERED GODOWNS AND COLD STORAGE FACILITIES EITHER AT RANDOM OR ON A PROGRAMMED BASIS.

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MR WONG REITERATED THAT THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, WHICH LED TO THE SEIZURE OF $183 MILLION WORTH OF GOODS AND PROSECUTION OF 5,921 PERSONS AND FIRMS FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES LAST YEAR.

TENDERS INVITED FOR URBAN TAXI LICENCES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR 168 URBAN TAXI LICENCES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY

(THURSDAY).

TENDER FORMS FOR THE NEW LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION, ROOMS 906-909, HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL; OR FROM THE SECTION'S KOWLOON OFFICE ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.

TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $25,000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE THEY SEEK. ONE TENDER FORM BE SUBMITTED FOR ANY NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 168.

MAY

A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD ΤΟ DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS WHICH OFFER THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM.

COMPLETED TENDER FORMS, TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE IN SEALED ENVELOPES ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD. THEY SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1988.

THE SPOKESMAN