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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1982
16 000 NEW COMPANIES ON REGISTER
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NEARLY 16 000 NEW COMPANIES WERE INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL ON THE REGISTER TO 96 000, THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, MR P. JACOBS TOLD STUDENTS OF THE HANG SENG SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AT SHA TIN THIS AFTERNOON (THURSDAY).
THIRTY YEARS AGO, THERE WERE ONLY 2 356 COMPANIES ON THE REGISTER WHEN THE DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN ITS PRESENT FORM, HE SAID.
THE ANNUAL REVENUE COLLECTED AT THAT TIME IN 1950 AMOUNTED TO $141 000, AND LAST YEAR IT CAME TO JUST OVER $315 MILLION, MR JACOBS SAID.
COMMENTING ON THE FIGURES, MR JACOBS SAID, THE COMPANIES REGISTRY HAS BEEN VERY BUSY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.+
HE SAID THAT UNLIKE THAT OF MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS, THE TITLE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT GIVES NO INDICATION OF THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT.
MR JACOBS THEN WENT ON TO DESCRIBE THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH COMPRISES THE LAND OFFICE, THE COMPANIES REGISTRY, THE TRADE MARKS AND PATENTS REGISTRY, THE INSURANCE OFFICE AND THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S OFFICE.
DISTRICT BOARD BRIEFED ON ROAD SAFETY
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REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STANDING CONFERENCE ON ROAD SAFETY ATTENDED THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT THE OI MAN COMMUNITY HALL AT OI MAN ESTATE TODAY (THURSDAY), TO DESCRIBE THE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE TO BOARD MEMBERS.
IT WAS THE SECOND OF A PLANNED SERIES OF VISITS TO DISTRICT BOARDS BY MEMBERS OF THE SCRS.
IN THE VISITING GROUP WERE MR R. SMALLSHAW, CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, TRAFFIC, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE- MR Y.C. YEUNG, SENIOR ENGINEER, ROAD SAFETY DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT- MR PATRICK SHEK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (DISTRICT SERVICES), CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND MR MICHAEL LEUNG, CHIEF STAFF INSPECTOR, ROAD SAFETY SECTION, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS BY THE CHAIRMAN, MR L.S. LEE.
THE SCRS IS AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP SET UP TO CO-ORDINATE ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND TO ESTABLISH FUTURE GUIDELINES.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE, MR PETER MOOR, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CF POLICE, RECENTLY ADVISED THE PUBLIC THAT ROAD SAFETY ISSUES COULD BE RAISE THROUGH DISTRICT BOARDS.
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