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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1994

COMMISSIONER WILL ALSO SPECIFY

RESTRICTION, THE IN THE VEHICLE THE NEW

TO ENSURE THOSE CONCerned arE AWARE OF THIS THIS CONDITION REGISTRATION DOCUMENT FOR VEHICLES LICENSED AS TAXIS UNDER TENDER CONDITIONS.

TRANSFER OF TAXI RULE, (AMENDMENT)

AS A FURTHER MEASURE TO DISCOURAGE HIDDEN LICENCES AND TO ENABLE THE COMMISSIONER TO ENFORCE THE 12-MONTH THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) (NO. 3) REGULATION 1994 ALSO COMES INTO EFFECT TODAY.

UNDER THE AMENDED REGULATION, BOTH THE BUYER AND SELLER TAXI LICENCE HAVE TO REGISTER THE TRANSFER IN PERSON WITHIN 72 OF THE TRANSFER.

OF A HOURS

PUBLIC BUS SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS CLOSELY MONITORING BUS COMPANIES'

IF NECESSARY, THE PERFORMANCE AND WILL IMPOSE FINANCIAL PENALTIES

LEGISLATIVE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR JOHN TELFORD, TOLD THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

OF THE

THAT THE

SPEAKING AT THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE SECOND READING PUBLIC BUS SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994, MR TELFORD SAID BILL SOUGHT TO STRENGTHEN THE FINANCIAL PENALTY PROVISIONS TO FINE BUS COMPANIES FOR UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE.

OUT

"I CAN ASSURE MEMBERS THAT SUCH MONITORING WILL BE CARRIED

NEW LEGISLATION," DILIGENTLY AND WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO ENFORCE THIS MR TELFORD SAID.

COURTS CAN INTERPRET ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS

OF

LAW

ONLY

AUTHORITATIVE THE COURTS ARE

DELIVERING CAPABLE INTERPRETATIONS ON THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS WHICH FORM PART OF THE OF THE TERRITORY.

THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR NICHOLAS NG, THIS EXPLANATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON JAMES TIEN'S QUESTION.

"THIS PRINCIPLE APPLIES AS MUCH TO THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, ACTS DONE UNDER THEM, AS TO ANY OTHER LAW IN FORCE IN HONG KONG, SAID.

GAVE

HIS

AND

" HE

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