0003230 G.F. 323
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Name of newspaper
Ching Fo Daily,
141 Queen's Road, East,
2
Date of Installation
of Teleprinter
30.5.61
Annual Rental
$2,850
3rd floor,
Wan Chai.
New Evening Fost,
25.7.61
$2,900
342, Hennessy Road,
Wan Chai.
H.K. Commercial Daily,
18.7.63
$2,800
28, Wing Lok Street,
Central District.
Wen Wei Pao,
16.4.64
$2.900
4 Fercival Street,
Causeway Bay.
Hong Kong Evening News,
21.5.66
$2,800
123, Connaught Road C.,
Central District.
HONG KONG EVENING NEWS
5. In the Central Court on 4.9.67, the magistrate made an order for the
suppression of the Hong Kong Evening News for six months, following a
case in which three Communist newspapermen were sentenced to three
years' imprisonment on a number of charges, including sedition and
publication of false news.
6.
The Hong Kong Evening News has paid rental up to 20.5.67. The
newspaper was billed in the usual way for the quarter ending 20.8.67.
This demand note for $700 was sent on 6.6.67. It was received by the
newspaper but the account was never paid. On 18th August, D.I.S.
sent the paper another demand note for $700 for the next quarter ending
20.11.67. This second demand note was returned as "unclaimed". Later,
on the advice of Crown Counsel, an amended demand note, for $116.67,
was sent to the Hong Kong Evening News for the period 21st August to
4th September. This demand note was not returned although the account
has not yet been settled.
Therefore, the paper still owes $816.67 on
these two demand notes. If the teleprinter equipment is not recovered
during the entire 6-month period, the I.S.D. stand to lose $1,400 plus
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