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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1992

BUS LICENCE HOLDERS MAY DRIVE LIGHT BUSES

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT HOLDERS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BUS DRIVING LICENCE WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FROM DECEMBER 1 (TUESDAY).

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO APPLY FOR ENDORSEMENT то DRIVE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC BUS ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE WILL ALSO BE ENDORSED TO DRIVE BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES.

EXISTING HOLDERS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BUS DRIVING LICENCES WILL BE ENDORSED TO DRIVE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WHEN THEIR LICENCES ARE RENEWED.

PRIOR ΤΟ THE RENEWAL OF THEIR LICENCES, THEY ARE ONLY PERMITTED Τυ DRIVE BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FROM DECEMBER 1.

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HOLDERS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BUS DRIVING LICENCES WHO APPLIED FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS DRIVING TEST BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE MAY APPLY FOR A REFUND OF THE DRIVING TEST FORM FEE.

THEY SHOULD WRITE TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S SHATIN APPOINTMENT OFFICE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHATIN STATION.

ALL APPLICATIONS FOR REFUND SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE THE DRIVING TEST APPOINTMENT DATE.

44 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 44 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN SEPTEMBER.

OF THESE, 10 WERE FOR HONG KONG, 14 FOR KOWLOON AND 20 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE

APPROVED

PLANS

INCLUDED

19

FOR

APARTMENT, APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, 10 FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND TWO FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

ON

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START 40 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 172,453 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 72,809 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED MONTH WAS ABOUT $2,250 MILLION.

USABLE FLOOR

DURING THE