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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1990

APPLICATION TO SPONSOR FIREWORKS SHOW INVITED

THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED ORGANISATIONS WISHING TO SPONSOR THE 1991 LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY TO SUBMIT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ΤΟ THE GOVERNMENT BEFORE MAY 16.

FIREWORKS SHOWS HAVE NORMALLY BEEN HELD OVER THE VICTORIA HARBOUR IN THE EVENING OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE SPRING FESTIVAL SINCE 1982.

ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE RCB HEADQUARTERS AT 11TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 866 0725 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

COLLECTION OF TAXI FARE CONVERSION TABLES

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED URBAN TAXI OWNERS THAT FARE CONVERSION TABLES SHOWING THE EXISTING FARE SCALES AS AGAINST THE NEW FARE SCALES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY} ONWARDS.

LICENSING OFFICES OF THE SECTION OF THE TRANSPORT PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS

THE TABLES are AVAILABLE AT ALL TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT; THE PUBLIC VEHICLES DEPARTMENT AT 2 MURRAY ROAD, HONG KONG; AND OF ALL URBAN DISTRICT OFFICES AND OF THE SHA TIN, KWAI TSING AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT TAXI OWNERS SHOULD SHOW THEIR TAXI REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS WHEN COLLECTING THE CONVERSION TABLES.

THESE TABLES

SHOULD BE DISPLAYED AT A PROMINENT POSITION INSIDE THE TAXIS BEFORE TAXIMETERS ARE RECALIBRATED AND SEALED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

TAXI OWNERS ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THE TAXI FARE PLATE INSIDE TAXIS SHOULD SHOW THE NEW FARE SCALE STARTING FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FARE INCREASE.

THOSE TAXI ASSOCIATIONS WHO WISH то COLLECT FARE CONVERSION TABLES IN A LOT FOR DISTRIBUTION ΤΟ THEIR MEMBERS SHOULD APPROACH PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED THAT WITH EFFECT FROM SUNDAY (MAY 13), URBAN TAXI FARES WILL BE REVISED TO $8 AT FLAGFALL FOR THE FIRST TWO KILOMETRES AND 90 CENTS FOR EVERY 0.25 KILOMETRE THEREAFTER.

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