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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1988

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BILL PROVIDES DEFINITION OF SPECIAL VEHICLES

* * *

THE MOTOR VEHICLES (FIRST REGISTRATION

A INTRODUCE

SEPARATE 1988, WHICH SEEKS TO PURPOSE VEHICLES, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

ΤΟ AMEND

TAX) (AMENDMENT) DEFINITION

BILL FOR SPECIAL

(FIRST VEHICLES THE MOTOR THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES

PURPOSE VEHICLES REGISTRATION TAX) ORDINANCE TO SPECIFY THAT SPECIAL ARE SUBJECT TO A 15 PER CENT FIRST REGISTRATION TAX.

FROM THE DRIVERS UNDER RAILWAY

AT THE SAME TIME, THE AMENDMENT ALSO SEEKS TO EXEMPT FIRST REGISTRATION TAX, BUSES USED SOLELY FOR TRAINING THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES ORDINANCE OR UNDER THE KOWLOON-CANTON CORPORATION ORDINANCE.

BUS

OPERATION OF A PUBLIC ORDINANCE OR THE ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE

AT PRESENT, BUSES USED SOLELY FOR THE SERVICE UNDER THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ORDINANCE FIRST REGISTRATION TAX.

HOWEVER, BUSES USED FOR THE TRAINING OF WITHIN THE EXEMPTION, THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS SUBJECT TO A 15 PER CENT FIRST REGISTRATION TAX.

DRIVERS DO

BUSES PRIVATE

NOT COME

AND

ARE

AS THE DEPLOYMENT OF BUSES BY FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES AND IS ESSENTIAL FOR OPERATING PUBLIC KCRC FOR TRAINING DRIVERS

FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES SERVICES, THE BILL PROPOSES THAT THE KCRC SHOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM PAYING FIRST REGISTRATION USED SOLELY FOR TRAINING DRIVERS.

THE

BUS

AND

TAX ON BUSES

WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMME FOR TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL * * * *

BEGIN ON THE MONTH-LONG TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL NOVEMBER 5, WILL AGAIN FEATURE A WIDE RANGE OF EVENTS THAT WILL APPEAL TO RESIDENTS.

(FRIDAY) AT

DETAILS WERE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (

SHIU, CALLED WHICH THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM WAN A PIONEER IN ORGANISING DISTRICT SPORTS FESTIVALS.

FIRST HELD IN 1979 "THE TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WAS WITH KEEN SUPPORT FROM THE TSUEN WAN COMMUNITY, IT HAS DEVELOPED

MR SHIU SAID. AN ANNUAL EVENT WITH REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS,

"

TSUEN

AND,

INTO

/"THE EXECUTIVE .............