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for urban taxis:

(i) Kowloon Bay Vehicle Examination Centre I:

(a) 5 pm-9pm from Mondays to Fridays, and (b) 9 am - 5 pm on Saturdays (except public holidays)

(ii) To Kwa Wan Vehicle Examination Centre

Additional taxi meter recalibration inspections will be accepted during normal working hours telephone booking No.: 2759 7573

for New Territories taxis:

Sheung Kwai Chung Vehicle Examination Centre

(a) Additional taxi meter recalibration inspections will be accepted during

normal working hours from Mondays to Fridays; and

(b) 8.30 am - 1 pm on Saturday (except public holidays).

Telephone Booking No.:2426 9085

Those who have made appointments through their respective taxi associations should not make any telephone appointment.

The taxi owners are reminded that this special arrangement is for meter testing and sealing only. Appointment for annual inspections and bi-annual meter checks will be made in the normal manner.

Those taxi owners who have already made appointment for taxi meter checking in January and February 1995 should stick to their original bookings and should not make any telephone appointment under this special arrangement.

The spokesman said taxi meter should be recalibrated before they were tested and sealed by staff of Transport Department.

"Wherever possible, the existing gearbox seal underneath the taxi should be left intact when the taxi is presented for the special sealing arrangement," he said.

"Taxi owners are requested to arrange for early recalibration of taxi meters so as to reduce unnecessary complaints arising from any possible misunderstanding of the public on the use of fare conversion tables," the spokesman added.

End/Monday, January 9, 1995