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SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 1989

TAI PO DB STUDY GROUP LEAVES FOR SINGAPORE

BOARD'S

TOUR STUDY

GROUP DEPARTED THE TAI PO DISTRICT SINGAPORE THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON FOR A FIVE-DAY VISIT.

THE GROUP WILL EXAMINE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT

FOR

IN SINGAPORE, IN

PARTICULAR.

THE GROUP IS LED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR HO YUNG-SANG.

MEMBER

OF TAI PO IN BOARD'S

IT COMPRISES EIGHT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, ONE CO-OPTED OF THE BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT 1990'S, THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN BURRETT, AND THE SECRETARY, MR CHUI YIU-LUNG.

AND

OF THE MINISTRY THE GROUP WILL VISIT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LAND USE DEVELOPMENT IN SINGAPORE,

CALLS WILL BE MADE ON THE HOUSING

AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD

AND

THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT.

THE GROUP WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON THURSDAY (MARCH 30).

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TAXI PASSENGERS ASKED TO CO-OPERATE IN SURVEY

**

MEMBERS

OF THE

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE IN A SURVEY ON THE USAGE OF TAXIS.

ALIGHTING FROM ABOUT THE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID PASSENGERS TAXIS WILL BE APPROACHED BY INTERVIEWERS AND WILL BE ASKED TIME,

TAXI FARE AND TIPS INVOLVED IN THEIR RIDES.

QUESTIONS ABOUT LUGGAGE FEES AND RADIO CALL SURCHARGES WILL ALSO BE ASKED.

TUESDAY

(MARCH

28) SPOTS CONVENIENT

THE INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM

TAXI STANDS AND FRIDAY (MARCH 31) AT VARIOUS THE URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS IN TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN.

ΤΟ

IN

THIS IS PART OF AN ANNUAL SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ON THE TAXI TRADE.

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