THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1986
HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE TASK IS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT SOME OF THE LAWS WHICH WE SHALL BE LOCALISING' WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER CHANGE AND ADDITIONS AS WE GO ALONG TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLS.+
NOTING THAT SHIPOWNERS AND OTHERS MIGHT FEEL THAT THEY HAD A HARD ENOUGH TIME IN KEEPING UP WITH THE LAW. MR THOMAS SAID +LAW MAKERS HAVE AN EQUALLY HARD TIME IN KEEPING UP WITH THE FLOW OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS WHICH NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY LOCAL LEGISLATION. +
HE POINTED OUT THAT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DISENTANGLE OURSELVES FROM THE U.K. LEGISLATIVE REGIME, THE HONG KONG (LEGISLATIVE POWERS) ORDER 1986 WAS MADE EARLIER THIS YEAR UNDER THE HONG KONG ACT 1985.
THIS GAVE. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE LEGISLATURE OF HONG KONG POWER TO REPEAL U.K. ENACTMENTS AND TO PASS LAWS HAVING EXTRA- TERRITORIAL EFFECT, THUS SAVING TIME WHEN LOCAL ISING AN ORDINANCE, HE ADDED.
RABBIT GOLD COIN TO COMPLETE COMMEMORATIVE SET
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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THE ISSUE OF THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT GOLD COIN - THE TWELFTH AND LAST COIN IN THE CURRENT SERIES OF GOLD COINS COMMEMORATING THE 12 LUNAR YEARS WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE YEARS 1976-1987.
THIS, TOGETHER WITH THE COINS COMMEMORATING THE ROYAL VISITS OF 1975 AND 1986, COMPLETES THE SET OF 14 HONG KONG COMMEMORATIVE GOLD COINS.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE LATEST ISSUE OF $1 000 GOLD COINS WILL BE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. WORLDWIDE MINTAGE IS LIMITED TO 32 000 GOLD COINS, OF WHICH 12 000 ARE PROOF AND 20 000 ARE UNCIRCULATED.
OF THIS TOTAL, 22 000, CONSISTING OF 9 500 PROOF AND 12 500 UNCIRCULATED COINS, HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS.
APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM DECEMBER 1 AT ALL OFFICES OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION. APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE AT 12.30 PM ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 13.
ZA GOEL