TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1980
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RUDDERS ARE SUBJECT TO LARGE FORCES WHEN A BOAT IS YAWING TO A SINGLE MOORING. FITTINGS SHOULD BE CHECKED AT REGULAR INTERVALS, PARTICULARLY ON JUNKS FITTED WITH EXTERNAL QUADRANTS-
* SMALL BOATS AND TENDERS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT HANGING
FROM DAVITS AT THE STERN OF LARGER CRAFT. SECURE THEM TO THE DECK OF THE PARENT CRAFT OR TAKE THEM ASHORE.
TALKS ON TEXTILE EXPORTS TO FINLAND *****
CONSULTATIONS WILL START TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT WITH A FINNISH DELEGATION ON ARRANGEMENTS TO APPLY IN RESPECT OF EXPORTS TO FINLAND FROM AUGUST 1, 1980.
THE CURRENT HONG KONG/FINLAND TEXTILE AGREEMENT WILL EXPIRE ON JULY 31. IT PROVIDES FOR EXPORT RESTRAINT ON FOUR CLOTHING CATEGORIES AND AN EXPORT AUTHORISATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A FURTHER EIGHT CATEGORIES OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS.
THE FOUR-MEMBER FINNISH DELEGATION IS HEADED BY AMBASSADOR ERKKI PAJARI. THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, MR K.Y. YEUNG.
FURTHER ISSUE OF 300 TAXI LICENCES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS FOR A FURTHER BATCH OF 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES ON FRIDAY (JUNE 27).
TENDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION ON FRIDAY FROM EITHER THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR OF MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, OR FROM THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF THE PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, DUNDAS STREET.
THE FORMS FOR THIS EXERCISE WILL BE WHITE IN COLOUR. TENDERERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO USE ANY OTHER TYPE OF FORM ISSUED PREVIOUSLY, OTHERWISE THEIR TENDERS MAY BE DECLARED INVALID,
COMPLETED TENDER FORMS TOGETHER WITH THE ORIGINAL TREASURY DEPOSIT RECEIPTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN SEALED ENVELOPES, ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX WITHIN THE ENTRANCE HALL ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING) LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON JULY 11 (FRIDAY),
/LATE TENDERS