FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1985
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FIELD MARSHAL WILL MEET PRESS
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THE VISITING BRITISH CHIEF DEFENCE STAFF, FIELD MARSHAL SIR EDWIN BRAMALL, RETURNED TO HONG KONG THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING FROM A WEEK-LONG VISIT TO CHINA.
THE FIELD MARSHAL WILL MEET MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AT THE OFFICERS' MESS OF THE HEADQUARTERS BRITISH FORCES HONG KONG ON NEXT TUESDAY (OCTOBER 15) BEFORE FLYING BACK TO UNITED KINGDOM IN THE EVENING.
HE IS DUE TO RESIGN FROM HIS PRESENT OFFICE OF CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF NEXT MONTH. HE WAS THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES HONG KONG BETWEEN DECEMBER 1973 AND MARCH 1976.
BEFORE LEAVING FOR CHINA TO FULFIL A LONG-STANDING INVITATION FROM HIS COUNTERPART, THE FIELD MARSHAL HAD SPENT FOUR DAYS IN HONG KONG BIDDING FAREWELL TO THE BRITISH FORCES IN THE TERRITORY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO ATTEND THE MEET-THE-PRESS SESSION ARE REQUESTED TO PHONE-IN THEIR NAMES TO THE JOINT SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF ON 5-28933314 BEFORE 5 PM MONDAY (OCTOBER 14) AND ASSEMBLE AT THE MAIN GATE OF HMS TAMAR AT 3 PM TUESDAY (OCTOBER 15). JSPRS REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST,
SHARE DISCLOSURES
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS UNDER RULE 29 OF THE HONG KONG CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS ADVISES THAT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CURRENT OFFER BY UNION FAITH CO LTD ('UNION FAITH') TO ACQUIRE THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF INTERNATIONAL CITY HOLDINGS LTD (ICH), THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURES RELATING
TO THE PURCHASE OR SALES OF SHARES IN ICH HAVE BEEN MADE TO HIM :
ON 9 OCTOBER 1985, WARDLEY LTD (FINANCIAL ADVISERS TO UNION FAITH IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER) SOLD THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR THE IR CLIENTS' BEHALF 750,000 SHARES OF ICH AT HKD 0.97 PER SHARE.
ON 9 OCTOBER 1985, A MEMBER OF THE HONGKONG BANK GROUP PURCHASED 12,250,000 SHARES OF ICH AT HKD 0.97 PER SHARE.+
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