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THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1990

ANOTHER INNOVATION WAS TO REPLACE THE WRITTEN TEST PART OF THE DRIVING TEST PROGRAMME WITH A COMPUTERISED SYSTEM USING TOUCH SCREEN VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS.

WHILE GIVING ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION, HE SAID THE NEW SYSTEM, IF IMPLEMENTED, WOULD REDUCE WAITING TIME TO ATTEND A TEST, ELIMINATE THE TIME REQUIRED TO MARK A PAPER AND SAVE ON STAFF RESOURCES AT THE TESTING CENTRE.

THE SYSTEM WOULD BE PUT ON TRIAL AT THE DEPARTMENT'S DRIVING TEST CENTRES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

TO CONCLUDE THE MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION, A DEMONSTRATION WAS GIVEN BY ONE OF TWO NEWLY ACQUIRED HEAVY RECOVERY VEHICLES INTENDED TO ENHANCE TUNNEL SAFETY AND REDUCE VEHICLE RECOVERY TIME.

HOME PURCHASE ALLOWANCE FOR RESUMED PROPERTIES MODIFIED

THE

TO

MODIFY DECIDED COUNCIL EXECUTIVE

HAS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF THE HOME PURCHASE ALLOWANCE (HPA) AFFECTED BY LAND RESUMPTIONS.

A

THE

TO

RULES PEOPLE

IN

SPOKESMAN ADDITION

TO

DOMESTIC POST-WAR

FLATS

SAID TODAY STATUTORY WHEN REPLACEMENT FLAT

BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT

НРА, "AT PRESENT THE (THURSDAY); COMPENSATION, IS PAYABLE TO OWNERS OF THEIR PROPERTIES ARE RESUMED TO ALLOW THEM TO BUY A OF A SIMILAR SIZE IN THE SAME LOCALITY.

EXECUTIVE

TO

LOCALITY

"HAVING REVIEWED THE POLICY AND ITS APPLICATION, THE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED THAT WHILE THE RATE OF THE HPA SHOULD CONTINUE

BASIS OF SIMILAR SIZE

SAME FLAT, BE ASSESSED ON THE PRINCIPLE, THE PAYMENT OF THE ALLOWANCE SHOULD BE SIMPLIFIED.

ELIGIBLE

IT IS TO

"THE HPA WILL NOW BE PAYABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE CLAIMANTS. NO LONGER NECESSARY TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT FLAT TO BE CLAIM THE ALLOWANCE."

CASES

NEW MODIFIED POLICY THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE WILL APPLY TO FUTURE APPLICATIONS FOR HPA PAYMENT AS WELL AS TO IN WHICH THE PAYMENT HAS BEEN WITHHELD BECAUSE THE SAME LOCALITY HAS NOT BEEN ADHERED TO.

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HE SAID.

RULE

"THIS WOULD BE SEEN BY THOSE AFFECTED TO BE FAIR,

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS ALSO DECIDED THAT THE HPA EXTENDED TO THE RESUMPTION OF PRE-WAR PROPERTIES ON GROUNDS OF EQUITY.

SHOULD

BE

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