The Transport Department is now inviting tenders from parties who are interested in operating six new green minibus routes in Kowloon and the New Territories. The deadline for this tender is August 28 at noon.

Application forms, together with details of the new routes and guidance notes for tenderers, are available on request from the following Transport Department offices:

* Transport Department Headquarters, 41/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai;

* Transport Department New Territories Regional Office, 7/F, Mong Kok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Kowloon;

* Hong Kong Licensing Office, 3/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Hong Kong;

* Kowloon Licensing Office, 2/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon;

* Kwun Tong Licensing Office, 5/F, Kowloon East Government Offices, 12 Lei Yue Mun Road, Kowloon;

* Sha Tin Licensing Office, 2/F, Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin.

Completed application forms must be enclosed in a plain white envelope sealed and marked on the outside of the envelope "Application for Passenger Service Licence in Respect of the Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes Gazetted in August 2003" and placed in the Transport Department Tender Box at the reception counter of the Transport Department Headquarters on the 41st floor of Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong before the deadline.