FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1975
FIRING PRACTICE AT HA TSUEN RANGE ******
THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES WILL CONDUCT FIRING PRACTICE AT HA TSUEN (CASTLE PEAK) RANGE BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 6 P.M. ON OCTOBER 8-9, AND ON OCTOBER 21-23, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
FIRING PRACTICE WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND
5 P.M. ON OCTOBER 24.
THE FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE IN OR OVER AREA 'D' OF HA TSUEN RANGE.
MASTERS OF VESSELS AND PILOTS OF AIRCRAFT EXEMPT FROM THE DEFENCES (FIRING AREAS) ORDINANCE ARE ASKED TO ASSIST IN THE CARRYING OUT OF FIRING PRACTICE BY HASTENING THROUGH THE FIRING AREA OR, IN THE CASE OF VESSELS, BY CONSENTING TO BE TOWED OUT OF THE AREA, IF NECESSARY, BY VESSELS ACTING UNDER ORDERS OF THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
FOR JULY ****
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 1975 SHOW A DEFICIT OF $107 MILLION COMPARED WITH A DEFICIT OF $106 MILLION IN JULY LAST YEAR.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN ACCUMULATED DEFICIT OF $331 MILLION FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THIS FINANCIAL YEAR, COMPARED WITH A DEFICIT OF $388 MILLION FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE MONTH AT $393 MILLION WAS $5 MILLION LESS THAN IN JULY 1974. EXPENDITURE WAS $500 MILLION, $4 MILLION LESS THAN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.