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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1990

THE CLOSURE FORMS PART OF AN

EXERCISE ΤΟ ENFORCE AN ORDER ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN OCTOBER 1987 REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THESE UNAUTHORISED WORKS.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT COURT ON JUNE 7 THIS YEAR WAS POSTED ON A CONSPICUOUS PART OF THE PREMISES TODAY (THURSDAY).

DEMOLITION WORK WILL START IMMEDIATELY

IT IS EXPECTED THAT

AFTER THE CLOSURE ORDER IS

MADE.

KEEN BIDDING FOR NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED ABOUT 40 APPLICATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF 15 NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WHEN THE LATEST GREEN MINIBUS OPERATORS SELECTION EXERCISE CLOSED ON MARCH 6.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY} THAT THERE WAS KEEN BIDDING FOR ROUTES BETWEEN NAM CHEONG ESTATE AND SHAM SHUI PO MTR STATION; FAT TSEUNG STREET TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND CHEUNG SHA WAN MTR STATION; RIVIERA GARDEN AND TSUEN WAN FERRY: FO TAN AND TSUEN WAN CENTRAL; AND ALL-NIGHT SERVICE BETWEEN SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN.

"ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE INVITED ΤΟ ATTEND PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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A SELECTION BOARD, COMPRISING AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OFFICIALS FROM THE TRANSPORT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WILL SELECT THE APPLICANTS ON THE BASIS OF THE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE BOARD.

IN OVER

THESE CRITERIA INCLUDE EXPERIENCE OF THE APPLICANT TRANSPORT SERVICE, HIS FINANCIAL RESOURCES, HIS MANAGEMENT RIGHT THE VEHICLES, THE MAINTENANCE RECORD OF THE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE QUALITY OF HIS VEHICLES TO BE DEPLOYED, INCLUDING THE AVAILABILITY AIR-CONDITIONING.

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