Quality Taxi Driver Award 2000

Taxi passengers and tourists are reminded that they can still nominate taxi drivers who provide good services to compete for the Quality Taxi Driver Award 2000, of which the nomination period has been extended till March 26, 2000.

The form is also available for download at Transport Department's home page (http://www.td.gov.hk).

Staff of the Transport Department will also distribute the nomination forms to taxi passengers direct at the following taxi stands on a rotation basis during morning peak hours, at noon and evening peak hours:

* Airport Express Line Hong Kong Station
* Star Ferry Hong Kong
* Admiralty MTR Station
* Times Square / Kai Chiu Road in Causeway Bay
* Tai Koo Shing
* Ocean Park
* Star Ferry at Tsim Sha Tsui
* Tsim Sha Tsui Hoi Fong Road
* Kowloon KCR Station at Hung Hom
* Kowloon Tong KCR Station
* Wang Tau Hom South Road
* Kwun Tong Yue Man Square
* Kwai Fong MTR Station / Metro Plaza
* Ma Liu Shui Public Transport Interchange
* Tai Po KCR Station
* Sheung Shui KCR Station near Choi Yuen Road
* Yuen Long Hong King Street / Sai Yue Street
* Tuen Mun Tuen Shun Street
* Tung Chung MTR Station

The award scheme is jointly organised by the Ad hoc Quality Taxi Services Steering Committee, Transport Department and taxi associations. It aims at giving taxi drivers incentives to keep up the provision of professional taxi services and to brush up taxi service quality.

Completed nomination forms, together with the relevant taxi fare receipts, should be returned to the Transport Department by mail or by fax (no. 2824 2176) on or before March 26 this year.

Sunday, March 5, 2000