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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990

DRIVERS AND VEHICLE OWNERS URGED TO AVOID BUDGET DAY RUSH

DRIVERS AND VEHICLE OWNERS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY CAN SAVE TIME BY APPLYING TO RENEW THEIR DRIVING OR VEHICLE LICENCES BY POST.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE LICENSING OFFICES WERE USUALLY EXTREMELY CROWDED DURING THIS PERIOD WHEN PEOPLE RUSHED TO RENEW THEIR LICENCES JUST BEFORE THE ANNUAL BUDGET WAS ANNOUNCED.

HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTED POSTAL APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF DRIVING LICENCES; LEARNER'S DRIVING LICENCES AND VEHICLE LICENCES; THE ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMITS: AND THE TRANSFER OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL POST OFFICES, ENQUIRY CENTRES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXISTING LICENCE FEES WOULD STILL BE APPLIED TO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BEARING POSTAL CHOPS BEFORE 2.30 PM ON BUDGET DAY WHETHER OR NOT THE FEES WILL BE INCREASED.

IN RENEWING THE VEHICLE LICENCE, THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED VEHICLE OWNERS THAT ONLY THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SHOULD BK SENT WITH THE POSTAL APPLICATION.

ON EXTREMELY BUSY DAYS, THE LICENSING OFFICES WILL ADOPT A QUOTA SYSTEM UNDER WHICH APPLICANTS ARE GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT DISC FOR A SPECIFIED TIME TO HAND IN THEIR APPLICATIONS. THE APPOINTMENT DISCS WILL BE HANDED OUT ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.

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THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED THOSE WHO WISH TO RENEW THEIR LICENCES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR LICENCES EXPIRE. THEY APPLY ANY TIME DURING THE FOUR-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE EXPIRY.

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