Issued by Government Information Services
Garden Road, 5th-8th Floors, Murray Building, Hong Kong. Tel: 2842 8777

Saturday, July 5, 1997


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1. Provisional District Board Chairmen Elected
2. Applications for new Green Minibus routes close on Monday


1. Provisional District Board Chairmen elected
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     The Kwai Tsing and Kowloon City Provisional District
Boards have each elected a chairman at their respective
meetings today (Saturday).

     They are Mr Sin Chung-kai of the Kwai Tsing
Provisional District Board and Mr Tang Po-hong of the
Kowloon City Provisional District Board.

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2. Applications for new Green Minibus routes close on Monday
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     Applications for tendering the operation of 27 new
green minibus (GMB) routes throughout the territory will
close at noon on Monday (July 7).

     A spokesman for Transport Department today (Saturday)
reminds interested applicants that they should submit their
applications before deadline.

     "Late submission will not be entertained."

     Applications must be made on the appropriate
application forms entitled "Application for Passenger
Service Licence in Respect of the Packages of Public Light
Bus (Scheduled) Routes Gazetted in 1997".

     Completed forms must be sealed in a plain white
envelope marked "Application for Passenger Service Licence
in Respect of the Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled)
Routes Gazetted in 1997".

     They must be placed in the Transport Department Tender
Box on the 41/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan
Chai, Hong Kong by Monday noon.

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