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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1991

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SURVEY ON URBAN TAXI OPERATION

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL ('ONDUCT A SURVEY ON THE OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN TAXIS OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE TWO-PART SURVEY WOULD INCLUDE A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY AND A METER-READING SURVEY,

LETTERS, QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS AND SKETCHES SHOWING THE LOCATIONS THE METER-READING HAVE BEEN SENT TO SELECTED OPERATORS, SEEKING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.

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FOR THE METER-READING SURVEY. SELECTED TAXI OWNERS WILL BE REQUESTED ΤΟ PRESENT THEIR VEHICLES TO ANY OF THE 10 METER-READING CENTRES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

METER-READING WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM JANUARY 28 TO FEBRUARY 1 AND FROM FEBRUARY TO 8 DURING 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM AND 2.00 PM ΤΟ 4.30 PM.

OWNERS OF THE SELECTED TAXIS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A SHORT

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THEIR OPERATION INCLUDING ITEMS SUCH AS OPERATING FORMAT. INCOME AND FUEL AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.

QUESTIONNAIRE

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THEY ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE DEPARTMENT BY FEBRUARY 4.

THE

SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND ONLY BE USED FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS.

SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS SOLD BY AUCTION

SEVENTY SPRCIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE AUCTION THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR A TOTAL OF $288,100 TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.

PUT UP WHICH WILL GO

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TER THE AUCTION, HELD AT

CITY HALL'S RECITAL HALL, SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER BM850 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $134,000.

ANOTHER NUMBER EN608

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PRICE WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST $10,000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $ 1,000 EACH FOR/ EK740, EL4098, AW486, EL1011, EP2523, E14383, EL9499, ('F6779, EN5768, EM7891, EN2343, AH5456, EL3884, (N427, EL3345, EL486, BL1956 AND AK2152.

AT501,

EM408, AL486, EP1654,

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