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THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1989

PHOTOGRAPHS ON DRIVING LICENCES REQUIREMENT ABOLISHED

* * *

IN

COUNCIL

HAS

APPROVED

THAT A PROPOSAL BE REQUIRED STARTING

THE GOVERNOR PHOTOGRAPHS ON DRIVING LICENCES WILL NO LONGER

FROM JANUARY 1, NEXT YEAR.

SAID SPOKESMAN

THAT DRIVING LEARNER DRIVING LICENCE, DRIVING

TODAY (THURSDAY)

TEMPORARY DRIVING

A GOVERNMENT LICENCES TO BE AFFECTED BY THE DECISION INCLUDED THE LICENCE, FULL DRIVING LICENCE, INSTRUCTORS' LICENCE AND DRIVING LICENCES FOR GOVERNMENT VEHICLES.

HOWEVER,

THE REQUIREMENT

FOR

PHOTOGRAPHS IN

WAS

INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMITS SHOULD REMAIN BECAUSE THE FORMAT FOR SUCH PERMITS GOVERNED BY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.

SPOKESMAN SAID

THAT CURRENT THE CONTINUE TO BE VALID UNTIL THEY EXPIRE.

DRIVING

LICENCES WOULD

NEW OR RENEWED LICENCES WOULD BE ISSUED WITHOUT THE OF THE LICENCE HOLDER AFTER JANUARY 1, NEXT YEAR.

LICENCES)

PHOTOGRAPH

REGULATIONS WOULD BE

THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING AMENDED TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR THE CHANGES, HE ADDED.

UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR FEBRUARY

APRIL

THE UNEMPLOYMENT

RATE REMAINED

MARGINALLY

THE

WHILE PERIOD FEBRUARY MONTHS, ACCORDING ΤΟ TODAY (THURSDAY) BY CONDITIONS IN THE

INCREASED STABLE IN THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE APRIL 1989 AS COMPARED TO THE PRECEDING THREE THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. IN GENERAL, LABOUR MARKET WERE STILL TIGHT.

APRIL

THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR FEBRUARY 1989 WAS 1.5 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 1.3 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD A ENDING JANUARY 1989 AND 1.7 PER CENT FOR THE CORRESPONDING YEAR EARLIER.

THE PRECEDING

THE INCREASE OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THREE-MONTH PERIOD AND THE DECREASE OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW A YEAR EARLIER ARE BOTH STATISTICALLY

THE CORRESPONDING

SIGNIFICANT.

PERIOD

APRIL 1989 WAS

ENDING

THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN FEBRUARY ESTIMATED AT 40,500, COMPARED WITH 35,400 FOR THE THREE MONTHS JANUARY 1989 AND 46,200 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING APRIL 1988.

THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT