MR G.J. OSBORNE, ISO, JP
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1989
AGED 60. MR OSBORNE JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER IN THE THEN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER 1960.
HE BECAME THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES IN 1982.
ON HIS RETIREMENT, MR OSBORNE WILL HAVE COMPLETED 28 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
MR KWOK PING-KI
AGED 56. MR KWOK JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER IN NOVEMBER 1959 IN THE THEN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. HE WAS PROMOTED TO GOVERNMENT BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEER IN AUGUST 1982 AND HAS ACTED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.
NT TAXIS TO OPERATE IN MA ON SHAN PROPOSAL ENDORSED
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THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) TODAY (TUESDAY) ENDORSED RECOMMENDATION THAT NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE IN MA ON SHAN.
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PRESENT, NT TAXIS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO OPERATE IN SHA TIN, INCLUDING MA ON SHAN, EXCEPT TO BRING PASSENGERS FROM THE NORTH TO THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL, SHA TIN RACE COURSE AND MEI SHA PIER.
FROM SAI KUNG, NT TAXIS ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO OPERATE AS FAR AS NAI CHUNG IN SAI KUNG NORTH.
THE KESTRICTION ON NT TAXIS IN MA ON SHAN HAD BEEN IMPOSED FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION IN 1987 THAT NT TAXIS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM MA ON SHAN SUBJECT TO A REVIEW WHEN ADDITIONAL ROAD LINKS WERE PROVIDED TO MA ON SHAN IN 1988.
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MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE OPENING OF SAI SHA ROAD IN OCTOBER YEAR GENERATED A DEMAND FOR TAXI TRAVEL BETWEEN SAI KUNG AND ΤΑΙ ΡΟΥ NORTH DISTRICT VIA MA ON SHAN.
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THE DEMAND FOR TAXI TRAVEL BETWEEN MA ON SHAN AND TAI DISTRICT WAS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH POPULATION GROWTH AND TAXIS COULD MEET THIS INCREASING DEMAND.
/THE COMMITTEE
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