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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1992

USED

A SAMPLE OF CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE MANIFESTS IS COMPILING CARGO STATISTICS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.

FOR

THE

OF OCEAN-GOING MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS VESSELS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1991 ARE CONTAINED IN THE 'HONG KONG NOW ON SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT JULY - SEPTEMBER 1991', WHICH IS SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT CENTRE, CENTRAL AT $34.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE TRADE SURVEYS AND SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 582 4887.

NEW FARES FOR URBAN AND NT TAXIS

TAXI FARES FOR URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS WILL BE FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) WHILE ONLY SURCHARGES OF LANTAU TAXIS REVISED.

REVISED WILL BE

(THURSDAY} FOR URBAN RISING OPERATING

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THIS FOLLOWED A RECENT APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS TO INCREASE FARES TO MEET COSTS.

UPON REVISION, THE FLAGFALL FOR THE FIRST TWO BE $9 AND $8 FOR URBAN AND NT TAXIS RESPECTIVELY.

KILOMETRES WILL

TO CORRESPONDINGLY REVISED SUBSEQUENT CHARGES WILL BE AND $0.80 FOR EVERY 200 METRES TRAVELLED.

$0.90

CHARGES, METER

OTHER SERVICE

APART FROM INCREASES IN SURCHARGES WILL ALSO BE REVISED.

WILL THE BAGGAGE SURCHARGE FOR URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS

SURCHARGE FOR URBAN BE INCREASED TO $4 WHILE THE RADIO-CALL SERVICE TAXIS TO $4.

THE BAGGAGE AND THE RADIO-CALL SERVICE TAXIS WILL BOTH BE REVISED TO $3.

PENDING

THE

SURCHARGES FOR LANTAU

TAXI METERS, DISPLAYING

A

CONVERSION OF THE SPOKESMAN SAID TAXIS MAY CHARGE THE REVISED FARES STARTING TOMORROW BY CONVERSION TABLE SHOWING THE REVISED FARE SCALES.

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