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SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1994

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"UNDER REGULATION 57(1) OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS (SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION OF CAP 374, LAWS OF HONG KONG), THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT MAY CANCEL THE CLOSED ROAD PERMIT IF ANY OF THE CONDITIONS IS CONTRAVENED,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"IF SUCH AN ACTION IS CONTEMPLATED, THE COMMISSIONER WILL NOTIFY THE AFFECTED PERMIT HOLDER IN WRITING THAT CONSIDERATION 19 BEING GIVEN TO REVOKE HIS PERMIT TOGETHER WITH REASONS FOR IT AND THE PERMIT HOLDER IS GIVEN TWO WEEKS TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS," HE ADDED.

ON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER WILL CONSIDER THE CASE CAREFULLY TO DECIDE WHETHER THE PERMIT (WHICH IS ISSUED TO THE PERMIT HOLDER) OR THE ASSOCIATED NOTICE (WHICH IS ISSUED TO THE DRIVER) SHOULD BE REVOKED.

IN GENERAL, IF THE PERMIT HOLDER IS INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SMUGGLING OR ROAD BLOCKING WITHIN THE CLOSED

AREA, HIS PERMIT WILL BE CANCELLED FOR A PERIOD RANGING FROM THREE TO SIX MONTHS, DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE OFFENCE.

IF ONLY THE DRIVER IS INVOLVED, THE PERMIT HOLDER WILL BE ASKED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE CLOSED ROAD PERMIT IS ISSUED TO VEHICLES FOR LEGITIMATE PURPOSES AND ANY ABUSE OF THE PERMIT WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THE PERMIT OR THE ASSOCIATED NOTICE.

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NOISE LEVEL AT HK STADIUM

THE NOISE MEASUREMENTS RECORDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) AT YESTERDAY'S CONCERT AT STADIUM HAS BEEN FAXED.

THE

HONG KONG

SINCE THE NOISE LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED THOSE STIPULATED TN THE

INFORMATION NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE, EPD WILL LAY

BEFORE THE COURT WITH A VIEW TO ISSUING WEMBLEY INTERNATIONAL WITH A SUMMONS.

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