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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1989

POSTAL APPLICATION FOR LEARNER'S DRIVING LICENCES AND TESTS

ALL APPLICATIONS FOR LEARNER'S DRIVING LICENCES AND DRIVING TESTS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MUST BE MADE BY POST AS FROM DECEMBER 1, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

APPLICATIONS IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

THIS NEW MEASURE IS AIMED AT CURBING THE TOUTING ACTIVITIES AT THE SHA TIN LICENSING OFFICE WHERE SUCH APPLICATIONS ARE PROCESSED, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR BRIAN COAK, EXPLAINED.

SINCE 1986, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM DRIVING INSTRUCTORS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES THAT SOME OF THEIR FELLOW INSTRUCTORS GAINED MORE BUSINESS BY SENDING SALES AGENTS TO TOUT FOR BUSINESS IN THE WAITING HALL OF THE ЗНА TIN LICENSING OFFICE.

DESPITE THE INTRODUCTION OF A SERIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES AT THE SHA TIN LICENSING OFFICE, INCLUDING THE POSTING OF WARNING NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADVICE THROUGH THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, THE TOUTING PROBLEM REMAINED UNABATED.

MR COAK SAID THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAD DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT THE POSTAL APPLICATION SYSTEM AS A LONG TERM MEASURE то STOP THE TOUTING PROBLEM.

AT THE SAME TIME HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO UTILISE THE POSTAL SYSTEM OR THE "DROP-OFF" BOX FOR RENEWING DRIVING AND VEHICLE LICENCES TO SAVE TIME.

THE NEW MEASURE WILL APPLY ΤΟ THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES: PRIVATE/PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, TAXIS, PRIVATE/PUBLIC BUSES, MEDIUM/HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, AND ARTICULATED VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT DISTRICT OFFICES AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICES.

OFFICES, POST

REMITTANCE ΤΟ

APPLICANTS SHOULD MAIL THE COMPLETED FORMS WITH THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT AT P.0. BOX 73323, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE.

FOR ENQUIRIES, APPLICANTS MAY CALL THE SHA TIN LICENSING OFFICE ON TEL. 0-6061027.

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