Our Ref: B9/53C

27 September 2001

The Chief Executive
All authorized institutions

Dear Sir/Madam,

Guidance Note on Taxi Financing

Pursuant to paragraph (g) of the Guidance Note, we have reviewed the data on the cash-flow position of taxi operators and value of taxi licence submitted by the panel established under that paragraph and decided that the Maximum Finance Amount (i.e. the loan cap) per taxi licence, as specified in paragraph (a) of the Guidance Note, shall remain at HK$2.25 million. The current loan cap shall therefore continue to be effective until end of December 2001. The next review of the Guidance Note will be made at the end of December 2001.

Other provisions of the Guidance Note remain unchanged.

Yours faithfully,