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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992
REGIONAL
DISTRICT OTHER GUESTS WILL INCLUDE THE NORTH
OFFICER, MR PO PUI-LEONG; THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR RAYMOND PANG; THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG; THE FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN OF FRONTIER POLICE DISTRICT HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LIU CHING-LEUNG; AND THE COMMANDER, MR MICHAEL WATSON.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
NORTH DISTRICT (SATURDAY) AT CEREMONY OPENING
WILL
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FIGHT CRIME AND ANTI-NARCOTICS VARIETY SHOW TOMORROW 8 PM AT THE FANLING BEGIN AT 7 PM.
RECREATION GROUND.
THE
APPLICATIONS FOR DRIVING AND VEHICLE LICENCES BY POST OVERWHELMING
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED IN RECENT WEEKS A LARGE NUMBER OF POSTAL APPLICATIONS FOR DRIVING AND VEHICLE LICENCES WHICH THE DEPARTMENT WILL NEED ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO PROCESS.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE USE OF POSTAL SERVICE, THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY POST SINCE MID FEBRUARY AMOUNTED ΤΟ ABOUT 600 PER DAY, COMPARING TO AN AVERAGE OF BELOW 200 FOR A NORMAL DAY.
"FOR THE SINGLE DAY OF MARCH 3, THE DEPARTMENT
APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE MAIL, HE SAID.
RECEIVED 2,200
BEEN
"WHILE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES HAVE WORKING OVERTIME TO CLEAR THE OUTSTANDING APPLICATIONS, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE GENERAL PROCESSING TIME REQUIRED FOR APPLICATIONS SENT IN BY POST WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED FROM THE NORMAL
10 DAYS TO ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
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THEIR
HE REMINDED POSTAL APPLICANTS THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO MAKE ENQUIRY ABOUT THEIR APPLICATIONS WITHIN THREE WEEKS FROM APPLICATION DATE WHILE THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING ITS BEST TO HAVE APPLICATIONS PROCESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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