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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1990

HOUSE NO. 4 ON THE 6TH

LANE

HAD

EMERGENCY POWERS ON JUNE 11 AND IS TO BE WITH THE ADJOINING BUILDINGS.

ALREADY BEEN CLOSED UNDER

DEMOLISHED

IN CONJUNCTION

OF THESE TERRACED HOUSES,

DUE TO THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THE STABILITY OF EACH HOUSE TO SOME EXTENT DEPENDED ON THE STRUCTURAL CONDITION OF THE NEIGHBOURING HOUSES.

THEREFORE, IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE HOUSES IN ONE OPERATION.

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN SHA TIN DISTRICT COURT ON OCTOBER 25 WERE POSTED TODAY ON ALL THE BUILDINGS.

ROOF-MOUNTED ADS ON TAXIS APPROVED

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN APPROVAL FOR TAXIS TO CARRY ADVERTISING SIGNS ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLES WITH EFFECT FROM MONDAY (OCTOBER 15).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TAXI OWNERS APPLYING FOR ADVERTISING IN OR ON TAXIS FOR THE FIRST TIME SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT. A $100 FEE WILL BE CHARGED FOR PERMISSION TO DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENT ON EACH TAXI.

"FOR THOSE WHO HAVE

ALREADY OBTAINED APPROVAL, THEY SHOULD SEND COPIES OF THE CAR REGISTRATION DOCUMENT AND THE EXISTING APPROVAL LETTER FOR A NEW APPROVAL LETTER, WHICH SEEKS TO EXTEND THE EXISTING APPROVAL TO COVER ROOF-MOUNTED ADVERTISING DISPLAY. IT WILL BE ISSUED AT NO EXTRA COST," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE REMINDED TAXI OWNERS WHO WISH TO INSTALL TAXI ROOF-MOUNTED ADVERTISING SIGNS TO OBSERVE THE GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE GUIDELINES SPECIFIED THAT THE ADVERTISING PANEL, WHICH MAY CARRY DOUBLE-SIDED DISPLAY, SHOULD BE FITTED SECURELY. ADVERTISEMENT SIGNS MAY BE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED.

THE TAXI SIGN TO BE INCORPORATED AT THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE ADVERTISING UNIT SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DESIGN OF THE ADVERTISING SIGN SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE VEHICLE EXAMINATION DIVISION OF DEPARTMENT FOR TYPE APPROVAL.

/THE INSTALLATION