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NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
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THE NUMBER OF LICENSED BANKS IN OPERATION ROSE BY ONE TO 135. THE NUMBER OF LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED AT 30.
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES, HOWEVER, FELL TO 315 AS TWO REGISTRATIONS WERE REVOKED AT
THE COMPANIES' OWN REQUEST BY THE COMMISSIONER OF DEPOSIT-TAK ING COMPANIES.
GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR LONDON
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR LONDON TONIGHT (TUESDAY) FOR FURTHER CONSULTATION WITH MINISTERS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
HE WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DENIS BRAY, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO.
FACTORY OWNERS WARNED ABOUT BOILER USE
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FACTORY PROPRIETORS WERE WARNED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY THAT BOILERS SHOULD BE OPERATED ONLY UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF PERSONS HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DIVISION.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR BREACH OF THIS REQUIREMENT UNDER THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS ORDINANCE, HAD RECENTLY BEEN RAISED AND OFFENDERS WERE LIABLE TO A FINE OF UP TO $30 000.
HE SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF UNATTENDED BOILERS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY, THE DIVISION HAD STEPPED UP INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES TO IDENTIFY OWNERS WHO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THIS STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.
PROSECUTION HAD BEEN INITIATED AGAINST 379 OWNERS SINCE JANUARY 1983 FOR BREACH OF THIS LEGAL REQUIREMENT, HE SAID.
THE DIVISION HAS PREPARED A BOOKLET ENTITLED +GUIDE FOR BOILER OPERATORS FOR ELECTRICALLY HEATED BOILERS+, TO HELP OWNERS TRAIN THE IR EMPLOYEES TO ACQUIRE THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY.
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