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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993

AND THE

REPORT "THE MRCC WAS ALERTED BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING POSSIBILITY THAT THERE MIGHT BE CASUALTIES, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

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ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL AGENT, THE KO MAL SHAN HAS A GROSS

AND HAS REGISTERED TONNAGE (GRT) OF 2,226

A CREW OF 36. SHR IS CARRYING NEW AND USED CARS AND OTHER GENERAL CARGO EN ROUTE FROM KONG TO NORTH KOREA.

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+ STATEMENT ON DRIVERS STRIKE

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IN RESPONSE TO A STRIKE BY DRIVERS OF KOWLOON GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 20 THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID:

"GMB ROUTES ARE INTRODUCED FROM TIME TO TIME ΤΟ SERVE DIFFERENT AREAS. DUE TO THE DENSE PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK, IT IS INEVITABLE THAT ROUTEING OF NEW PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE WILL OVERLAP WITH PART OF OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE ALTHOUGH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAD TRIED ITS BEST TO AVOID TOO MUCH OVERLAPPING.

"OPERATORS FOR GMB ROUTES ARE SELECTED

BY THE GREEN MINIBUS OPERATORS SELECTION BOARD. THE BOARD COMPRISES A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION AMONGST REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

"ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ASSESSED ON THEIR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, VEHICLE MANAGEMENT RIGHTS, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLES TO BE DEPLOYED,

"UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS CAN MAKE AN APPEAL WHICH WILL CONSIDERED BY THE SELECTION BOARD AGAIN TO ENSURE FAIRNESS.

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MONITORING OF SCHOOL ACCOUNTS

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IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IN MONITORING SCHOOL ACCOUNTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: "PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHICH RECEIVE NO SUBSIDY FROM THE GOVERNMENT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS.

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"IN RESPECT OF AIDED SCHOOLS, PRESENT REGULATIONS AND THE CODES OF AID ARE EFFECTIVE ENOUGH IN MONITORING THE PROPER USE OF SCHOOL FUNDS.

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"FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE ΤΟ COMMENT !URTHER, HE SAID.

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