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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LEVEL OF TAXI SERVICE TO ENSURE THAT CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF DEMAND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THE ISSUE OF THE NEXT BATCH OF TAXI IS CONSIDERED.

FORMS FOR THE NEW LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM (FRIDAY) FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION, MEZZANINE FLOOR, MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, ROAD, CENTRAL.

WILL BE LICENCES

TOMORROW ROOM 27, 2 MURRAY

TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $50,000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH TAXI LICENCE THEY SEEK.

SEPARATED. ONE

TENDERS FOR URBAN AND NT TAXI LICENCES MUST BE TENDER FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR ANY NUMBER OF URBAN TAXI LICENCE NOT EXCEEDING 200 OR FOR ANY NUMBER OF NT TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 100.

A PUBLIC BALLOT MAY BE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS WHICH OFFER THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM,

COMPLETED TENDER FORMS, TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL DEPOSIT RECEIPTS, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE IN SEALED ENVELOPES, ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBUST ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. THIN YEAR.

TEACHER HONOURED FOR DEDICATED SERVICE TO DISABLED

IT WAS A SUNNY MORNING IN JULY. FIFTY-SIX YEAR OLD MRS KU POO-SHUEN WAS TEACHING HANDICRAFT TO A GROUP OF DISABLED TRAINEES THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S WONG TAI SIN DAY ACTIVITY CENTRE.

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IT WAS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. EXCEPT THAT MRS WU KNEW NOW THAT HER 25 YEARS' DEDICATED SERVICE HAD NOT GONE UNNOTICED

SHE WAS RECENTLY NAMED IN THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST.

THROUGHOUT RER CAREER AS A WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT, MRS WU HAS TAUGHT DEAF CHILDREN, AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS.

HOWEVER. UNLIKE HER FELLOW INSTRUCTORS, MRS WU IS HERSELF ALSO

A DISABLED PERSON.

SHE BECAME DEAF AND DUMB AFTER CONTRACTING MENINGITIS AT THE AGE OF FOUR BUT HER DISABILITY DID NOT DAMPEN HER ENTERPRISING SPIRIT NOR AFFECT HER INTELLIGENCE. SHE RECEIVED SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING, AND CAN READ LIPS AND COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS BY WRITING AND USING SIGN LANGUAGE.

/MRS WU'S