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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1984
INCORPORATED IN THE PLANNING AREA IS THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EAST KOWLOON LINE INCLUDING A STATION AT THE JUNCTION OF WUHU STREET AND GILLIES AVENUE.
THE PLANNING AREA HAS A POPULATION OF 97 000, BUT THIS FIGURE WILL GROW TO 145 000 OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THE AMENDED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG; THE DISTRICT OFFICE (KOWLOON CITY), 141-143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, 1ST FLOOR, KOWLOON; AND THE TOWN PLANNING DIVISION, 4TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS MAY OBJECT IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O LANDS DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT AMENDMENT PLAN ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SURVEY DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, AND KOWLOON MAP SALES SECTION, 382 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, AT $10 PER UNCOLOURED COPY AND $60 PER COLOURED COPY.
GOLD MARKING ORDER STARTS NEXT YEAR
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A GOLD AND GOLD ALLOY MARKING ORDER, GIVING CONSUMERS GREATER PROTECTION AND HELPING SAFEGUARD HONG KONG'S TRADING REPUTATION, WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE, THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL IS EMPOWERED TO REQUIRE GOODS TO BE MARKED OR ACCOMPANIED BY INFORMATION AS CONSIDERED NECESSARY.
THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (GOLD AND GOLD ALLOY) ORDER 1984 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY) STIPULATES THAT ALL ARTICLES OF GOLD OR GOLD ALLOY CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 8 CARATS OR 333 PARTS PER THOUSAND GOLD CONTENT INTENDED FOR TRADE, MUST BEAR A FINENESS MARK WHICH SHOULD BE 1
(A) IN ARABIC NUMERALS INDICATING IN CARATS, BY NUMBER OR
BY NUMBER AND THE LETTERS +K+, +C+ OR +CT+, THE FINENESS OF THE GOLD CONTENT; OR
(B)
IN ARABIC NUMERALS INDICATING IN PARTS PER THOUSAND THE FINENESS OF THE GOLD CONTENT; OR
(c) CONSISTING OF THE CHINESE CHARACTERS (CHUK KAM), WHICH
REPRESENTS A FINENESS OF NOT LESS THAN 990.
/COINS, RAW