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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1975
+THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FOLLOWED THIS UP AND AFTER AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF THE TRADE. ADVISED THE GOVERNMENT THAT THE NUMBER OF RICE IMPORTERS SHOULD BE INCREASED. ACTING ON THIS ADVICE THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO RECOMMEND AN INCREASE OF SEVE!) IN THE NUNDER OF REGISTERED RICE STOCKHOLDERS AND THIS RECOMENDATION HAVING DEEN ACCEPTED DY THE GOVERNMENT, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SELECT SEVEN NEW COMPANIES.
EACH OF THE NEW COMPANIES WILL NOW BE OFFERED BETWEEN 8-12 SHARES OF QUOTA, EACH SHARE BEING EQUIVALENT TO 90 METRIC TONS PER QUARTER.
NOTE TO EDITORS
GOVERNOR TO VISIT MONG KOK TOMORROW # # # # **
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL CONTINUE HIS INSPECTION TOUR OF VARIOUS MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES TOMORROW (THURSDAY) WITH A VISIT TO CROWDED ONS KOK DISTRICT IN KOWLOON.
HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, KR. AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM.
SIR MURRAY WILL ARRIVE AT LAI YING BUILDING, 780-782 NATHAN ROAD AT 2.45 P.M. WHERE HE WILL BE MET BY THE MONG KOK CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CANICE MAK, AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES.
THE PARTY WILL TOUR THE 14-STOREY BUILDING TO SEE THE GENERAL CONDITION AND IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED BY THE BUILDING'S M.A.C.
AFTER A MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING'S M.A.C., THE GOVERNOR WILL PROCEED TO YUEN FAT BUILDING AT NO. 1 NELSON STREET. THIS 23-STOREY BUILDING HOUSES ADOUT 4,000 PEOPLE AND USED TO BE A FREQUENT TARGET FOR BURGLANS, UNTIL THE FORMATION OF A MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE IN 1973.
THE GOVERNOR WILL DE BRIEFED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE BUILDING'S M.A.C. AND MEASURES DEING TAKEN TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT.
THE VISIT WILL END AT THE TAI KOK TSUI CITY DISTRICT SUB- OFFICE WITH A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF 19 MUTUAL, AID COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT.
THE WHOLE VISIT IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT THREE HOURS.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE VISIT.
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