ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,
AND ELECTRICAL PARTS
THEREOF
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1987
8,226
+62
1,406
+68
SOUND RECORDING AND
REPRODUCING APPARATUS
AND EQUIPMENT
5,859
+92
1,041
+89
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES,
OPTICAL GOODS.
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
4,625
+53
801
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1988 LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAD APPROVED AN APPLICATION FROM THE DRAGON SEED CO. LTD. AND THE FIRST PACIFIC GROUP TO CO-SPONSOR A 30-MINUTE FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1.5 MILLION.
THE DISPLAY WILL BE STAGED IN VICTORIA HARBOUR ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 18, 1988 (THURSDAY), THE SECOND DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
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"THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL BE INVITED TO CO-ORGANISE THE EVENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, "AND THE SPONSORS WILL BE OFFERED TWO FALL-BACK DATES SHOULD THE WEATHER PROVE TO BE UNSUITABLE FOR THE NAMELY, FEBRUARY 20 AND 28, 1988, THE FOURTH AND TWELFTH DAYS LUNAR NEW YEAR.
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DISPLAY OF THE
HARBOUR
MAJOR FIREWORKS DISPLAYS ARE NORMALLY PERMITTED IN THE DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR AND MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL. THE 1988 DISPLAY WILL BE THE SEVENTH DISPLAY SPONSORED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND STAGED DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD IN HONG KONG.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE THE URBAN COUNCIL WOULD BE INVITED TO CO-ORDINATE THE DISPLAY THROUGH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPONSORS, TECHNICAL ORGANISERS AND CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
"APPLICATIONS FOR THE STAGING OF FIREWORKS DISPLAYS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES AT LEAST NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE PROPOSED FOR THE DISPLAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FOR
DETAILS OF THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS STAGING A FIREWORKS DISPLAY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, 11/F, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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