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THURSDAY, JUNE 7 1990

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DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS NEW GMB ROUTE

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THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE A NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE BETWEEN HARBOUR BUILDING IN CENTRAL AND LYTTÄLTON ROAD AT THE MID-LEVELS AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO CONSIDER SEVERAL MEMBERS' REQUEST TO RELOCATE A SECTION OF THE TRAM TRACK FROM WHITTY STREET TO HILL ROAD FOLLOWING RESIDENTS' COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXCESSIVE NOISE GENERATED BY THE TRAMS.

MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED ΤΟ COMMENT ON A PROPOSAL ASKING THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO INTRODUCE A SUPPLEMENTARY GREEN MINIBUS BETWEEN THE MID-LEVELS AND THE WATERFRONT IN WESTERN.

ROUTE

A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE UPGRADING AND DUALLING OF CONNAUGHT

ROAD WILL BE TABLED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, HONG KONG.

FLOWER TRADERS GIVEN LICENCE REMINDER ON WILD ORCHIDS

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OR

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY)

FROM TRADING OR ADVISED FLOWER TRADERS AND ORCHID LOVERS TO REFRAIN BUYING

OBTAINED WILD ORCHIDS

FROM DOUBTFUL SOURCES THEIR DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF

ORIGIN AND VALID POSSESSION ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

THE

WITHOUT LICENCES

AT THE ADVICE FOLLOWED A REVIEW OF A COURT CASE

SHA TIN IN MAGISTRACY ON SATURDAY (JUNE 2)

WHICH THE

WAS DEFENDANT

FINED WITHOUT SLIPPER ORCHIDS

A $7,500 FOR POSSESSING 3,264 WILD CHINESE LICENCE ISSUED UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE. THIS INCREASED THE ORIGINAL FINE.

ALL THE WILD ORCHIDS, VALUED AT MARKET AND ABLE TO FETCH AS MUCH AS $250,000 IF CONFISCATED.

ABOUT $25,000

SOLD

IN THE LOCAL OVERSEAS, WERE

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