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TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1994

THE ADJUSTMENT IS NEEDED TO BETTER MATCH UNIVERSAL TIME WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL TIME.

THE CO-ORDINATED

IT HAS BEEN INTERNATIONALLY AGREED THAT AN ADJUSTMENT OF ONE SECOND (A LEAP SECOND) SHOULD BE APPLIED FROM TIME TO TIME SO THAT THE CO-ORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME WILL NOT DIFFER FROM THE ASTRONOMICAL TIME BY MORE THAN NINE-TENTHS OF A SECOND.

THE LAST ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE ON JULY 1 LAST YEAR.

THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY MAINTAINS THE HONG KONG TIME STANDARD. SINCE 1980, IT HAS OPERATED A HIGH PRECISION ATOMIC CLOCK TO GIVE CO-ORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME.

THE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO CARRY OUT TIME CHECKS CAN EITHER LISTEN TO THE TIME SIGNALS BROADCAST BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG OR CALL THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ON 9226 8472.

REMINDER ON TAXI DRIVER IDENTITY PLATE

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DRIVERS

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED TAXI OF THE REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY THEIR IDENTITY PLATES WHILE ON HIRE.

SAID

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT

THE RELEVANT REGULATION THREE-MONTH GRACE PERIOD CAME INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1 THIS YEAR. THE WILL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30 AND ENFORCEMENT WILL BEGIN ON JULY 1.

THE

THE SPOKESMAN SAID FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN OFFENCE LIABLE ON CONVICTION TO A FINE OF $2,000.

THE IDENTITY PLATE WILL SHOW A DRIVER'S FULL AND CHINESE AND A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DRIVER.

IT IS TO BE SLOTTED IN A HOLDER BEARING THE OF THE TAXI, AND MOUNTED ON THE DASHBOARD TO THE FLAG UNIT FACING THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER.

REQUIREMENT

IS

NAME IN ENGLISH

MARK REGISTRATION LEFT OF THE METER

TAXI BY THE

THE IDENTITY PLATE AND THE HOLDER WILL BE PRODUCED BY THE OPERATORS OR ASSOCIATIONS ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS SET TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT GAZETTED ON APRIL 8 THIS YEAR.

BLANK PLATES CAN BE OBTAINED AT:

OF

* ALL LICENSING OFFICES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT;

THE PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, ROOM 27, MEZZANINE FLOOR, 2 MURRAY ROAD, HONG KONG; AND

PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.

/THE SPOKESMAN