FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1982
MR MOK SAID THAT THE TWO TOWERS, EACH 49 STOREYS HIGH, WOULD PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 200 000 SQUARE METRES OF GOVERNMENT OFFICE SPACE.
A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS COMPLEX IS A 3 000-SQUARE-METRE GARDEN TO BE BUILT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT COURT/MAGISTRACY BUILDING AND THE TWO TOWERS.
+THIS OPEN PLAZA WILL BE COLOURFULLY LANDSCAPED WITH LUXURIANT PLANTS AND BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAINS THAT SHOULD BRING ENVIRONMENTAL RELIEF TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC,+ MR MOK SAID.
WORK ON THE PRESENT CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH, BUT FOUNDATION WORKS FOR THE 30-STOREY COURT BUILDING HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED,
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE COMPLEX HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED TO BE CARRIED OUT IN STAGES WITH THE DISTRICT COURT/MAGISTRACY BEING FIRST.
DESIGN PLANS FOR THE OTHER BUILDINGS ARE STILL BEING DRAWN UP, MR MOK ADDED.
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE
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THE REGISTRAR GENERAL HAS INFORMED SCOTLAND INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED THAT ITS AUTHORISATION FOR CARRYING ON MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE BUSINESS IN HONG KONG IS TO BE WITHDRAWN AS FROM 00.01 AM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1982.
A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT IS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE ACTION IS BEING TAKEN UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES INSURANCE (THIRD PARTY RISKS) ORDINANCE, WHICH EMPOWERS THE REGISTRAR GENERAL TO REVOKE SUCH AUTHORISATION WHERE HE CEASES TO BE SATISFIED AS TO THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF A COMPANY CARRYING ON MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.
THE EFFECT OF THE REVOCATION WILL BE THAT ALL MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE POLICIES ISSUED BY SCOTLAND INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED WILL CEASE TO BE VALID AS AT 00.01 AM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11.
+ALL MOTORISTS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE COVERED AGAINST THIRD PARTY BODILY RISK AND PASSENGER LIABILITY, IT WILL THEREFORE BE A MATTER OF THE GREATEST URGENCY FOR THOSE INSURED WITH THE COMPANY TO TAKE OUT NEW POLICIES WITH ANOTHER AUTHORISED COMPANY+, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IF ANY MOTOR IST WHO IS PRESENTLY COVERED BY A SCOTLAND INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED POLICY FAILS TO TAKE OUT A NEW POLICY BY MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 10 AND USES HIS VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC ROAD AFTER THAT, HE WILL BE COMMITTING A STATUTORY OFFENCE FOR WHICH HE COULD BE LIABLE TO A FINE OF $10 000, BE IMPRISONED FOR UP TO A YEAR AND LOSE HIS/HER DRIVING LICENCE FOR UP TO THREE YEARS.
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