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MONDAY, JULY 4, 1994

THESE PROPOSALS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICES.

'THE MEETING ALSO DISCUSSES MATTERS STRENGTHENING

REGIONAL OF

BUSINESS

CO-OPERATION.

ON THE GLOBAL.

TO RELATING

ACTIVITIES,

AND

THE MUTUAL

IT ALSO REVIEWS THE WORK OF THE ASIAN-PACIFIC CENTRE WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE HUMAN REGIONAL POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS.

POSTAL TRAINING

RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT OF THE

NEW PROCEDURE IN TRANSFER OF TAXI OWNERSHIP

TRANSFER OF TAXI

PERSON WITH EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY (JULY 6).

OWNERSHIP WILL HAVE TO BE

REGISTERED IN

THE

OF AIM A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE NEW REQUIREMENT WAS TO REGULARISE THE TRANSFER OF TAXI LICENCES.

WAS HE SAID THIS

ONE OF THE MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DAMPEN SPECULATION OF TAXI LICENCES.

"UNDER THE NEW PROCEDURE, BOTH THE TRANSFEROR AND TRANSFEREE

FORM OF A TAXI LICENCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE TRANSFER

(TD 25) IN PERSON AND IN THE PRESENCE OF A PUBLIC OFFICER DESIGNATED BY THE

72 HOURS OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WITHIN

THE TRANSFER, SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"ANYONE WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENT MAY COMMIT AN OFFENCE AND MAY BE LIABLE TO A FINE OF $2,000. IN ADDITION

ALSO THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER MAY

BE REJECTED,

HE ADDED.

ENQUIRIES ON THE DETAILS OF THE NEW PROCEDURE MAY BE DIRECTED PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION, TRANSPORT

TO MR KWONG YUEN-KEUNG OF THE DEPARTMENT, ON TEL 801 5992,

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CHINESE VERSION OF JPS' REPORT ON WHITEHEAD INCIDENT PUBLISHED

* * *

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE

CHINESE

CENTRE

THE REPORT OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS FROM THE WHITEHEAD DETENTION WAS RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY).

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY OBTAIN COPIES AT THE PUBLIC COUNTERS OF THE DISTRICT OFFICES FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

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ENQUIRY