FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1984
HK ATHLETES BREAK WORLD RECORD
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HONG KONG'S WHEELCHAIR ATHLETES HAVE SET A NEW WORLD RECORD AND BAGGED NINE MEDALS THREE OF THEM GOLD - SO FAR AT THE VII WORLD WHEELCHAIR GAMES AT STOKE MANDEVILLE, ENGLAND.
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TOP HONOURS WERE WON BY THE WOMEN'S 4 BY 400 RELAY TEAM WHO LOWERED THE PREVIOUS WORLD RECORD BY 29 SECONDS IN WINNING THE IR EVENT.
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HONG KONG ALSO TOOK THE GOLD AND THE BRONZE IN THE WOMEN'S 1 500, THE GOLD IN THE WOMEN'S FENCING (FOIL), AS WELL AS THE SILVER IN THREE OTHER EVENTS THE WOMEN'S 4 BY 200 RELAY.
IN THE WOMEN'S SINGLE TABLE TENNIS AND THE TEAM TABLE TENNIS. ADDITION. IT WON BRONZES FOR THE WOMEN'S FOIL TEAM AND THE MEN'S TABLE TENNIS.
FORTY-TWO NATIONS ARE COMPETING IN THE WHEELCHAIR GAMES
WHICH WERE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY PRINCE CHARLES,
THE GAMES CONCLUDE NEXT WEDNESDAY.
NEW RULES TO IMPROVE CARGO AREAS
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A SET OF REVISED REGULATIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF OPERATIONS AT PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS AND TO MAXIMISE THEIR PROPER USAGE IS GAZETTED TODAY.
THE PORT CONTROL (CARGO WORKING AREAS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1984 ARE INTRODUCED AS A RESULT OF A REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING CARGO WORKING OPERATIONS IMPLEMENTED IN 1982 AND SLIGHTLY MODIFIED A YEAR LATER.
THE NEW REGULATIONS RELAX THE BERTHING HOURS FOR LARGE RIVER AND COASTAL TRADE VESSELS TO CATER TO THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS, AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR OPERATORS TO SUBSTITUTE A CRANE BARGE WHICH HAS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.
THE RULES ON DEPOSITING UNATTENDED CARGO AT THE WORKING AREAS ARE ALSO MADE NORE FLEXIBLE AND THE SYSTEM OF CHARGING GOODS VEHICLES FOR PARKING WITHIN THE WORKING AREAS IS REVISED TO SUIT THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE OPERATORS.
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE WILL SHORTLY ISSUE A MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO INFORM THE CARGO HANDLING INDUSTRY OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 1.
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