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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1992

ON

YEARS,

THIS BASIS, FERTILITY IS PROJECTED FOR THE NEXT 20 EXPECTATION OF A MILD REVERSAL OF THE FERTILITY DECLINE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WITH

THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS ON SALE AT $48 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GÊNERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG, AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

TENDERS RECEIVED FOR NEW BUS FRANCHISE

*

THE

GOVERNMENT

HAS RECEIVED TWO BIDS FOR A THREE-YEAR FRANCHISE TO OPERATE 26 BUS ROUTES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTES.

INCLUDING

TENDERS FOR THE NEW FRANCHISE CLOSED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE TENDERS ARE FROM CITYBUS LTD AND STAGECOACH HOLDINGS PLC.

TWO

THE

AND

TAKING INTO THE GOVERNMENT WILL CAREFULLY ASSESS THE TENDERS,

SERVICE ACCOUNT THE QUALITY OF

OFFERED, THE FARES PROPOSED, THE TENDERERS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY OF THEIR EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING BUS SERVICES.

A DECISION ON SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

THE AWARD

OF THE

FRANCHISE IS EXPECTED

BY

LINE

FOR STARTING

THIS WILL GIVE THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER SUFFICIENT TIME TO UP THE MANPOWER, BUSES AND SUPPORT FACILITIES NECESSARY SERVICES IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.

THE YAU TSIM

BOARD PAYS TRIBUTE TO POLICE

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*

BOARD DISTRICT

PRAISED THE

POLICE

FOR

THEIR

EFFORTS IN MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER IN THE TERRITORY.

IN A LETTER TO THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH, SAID AT THE BOARD MEETING MEMBERS

RESOLVED ΤΟ HAD

WRITE ΤΟ

ΤΟ THE POLICE

DETERMINATION APPRECIATION OF THE FORCE'S BRAVERY AND

CRIME.

"THE BOARD ALSO HIGHLY PRAISED THE RECENT FORCE IN FIGHTING CRIME," MR YIP SAID.

KWAN-HA, THE ON JUNE 12,

THEIR EXPRESS IN COMBATTING

PERFORMANCE BY THE

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