WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1988
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COMPUTERISED HAWKER LICENCES FROM APRIL 6
THE ISSUING OF HAWKER LICENCES BY THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE COMPUTERISED FROM APRIL 6.
URBAN SERVICES
LICENSED HAWKERS TO
THE DEPARTMENT IS WRITING TO SOME 20,000 TELL THEM INDIVIDUALLY THAT THE MANUAL METHOD OF ISSUING LICENCES WILL BE REPLACED BY COMPUTERISATION.
"AS FROM APRIL 6, WHEN HAWKERS RENEW THEIR LICENCES THEY WILL ALSO BE ISSUED AN IDENTITY-CARD TYPE BADGE CONTAINING THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS AND LICENCE DETAILS, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL TODAY.
"THE BADGE WILL BE OF LAMINATED PLASTIC DESIGNED FOR WEARING DURING TRADING HOURS FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ALTHOUGH INITIALLY HAWKERS WOULD NOT BE BOUND BY LAW TO DISPLAY THEIR BADGES DURING TRADING, IT WOULD BE IN THEIR INTERESTS TO DO SO TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES FROM ILLEGAL HAWKERS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO ARREST.
"MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION TO MAKK IT A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSED HAWKERS TO PROMINENTLY DISPLAY THE BADGES DURING TRADING, WITH PROVISIONS FOR PROSECUTION FOR NOT DOING SO.' HE SAID.
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AND FINES
ON APPLYING FOR RENEWAL OF THEIR LICENCES, HAWKERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING ALONG TWO RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS SIZED 38MM X 26MM, THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD, THEIR EXPIRED LICENCES AND PRESCRIBED FEES.
HAWKER
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE $3.2 MILLION COMPUTERISED LICENCE SYSTEM WOULD KEEP AN ACCURATE RECORD OF ALL LICENSED HAWKERS
HAWKER AND MAKE
MANAGEMENT MORE EFFICIENT BY AUTOMATING THE PRODUCTION OF LICENCES AND ACCOUNTING RECORDS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED INFORMATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS.
"IT IS A PARTICULARLY TIMELY PROJECT WHEN THE COUNCIL IS REVIEWING ITS POLICIES ON HAWKERS, HE SAID.
"COMPUTER TERMINALS ARE BEING INSTALLED AT THE USD
ON BOTH HEADQUARTERS, THE TWO HAWKER RECORDS OFFICES
SIDES OF THE HARBOUR AND THE 11 DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
"A CENTRAL, ON-LINE DATA-BASE CONTAINING HAWKER LICENCE RECORDS WILL BE SET UP AT THE COUNCIL'S ELECTRONIC DATA
PROCESSING
CENTRE."
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