12
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1989
BANKING LICENCE GRANTED TO GERMAN BANK
*
BEEN
KONG,
A
GRANTED GOVERNMENT
A
BAYERISCHE VEREINSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT HAS
IN HONG BUSINESS CONDUCT BANKING LICENCE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY),
TO
REPUBLIC
OF
IT HAS
LARGEST
OPERATED
A
BAYERISCHE VEREINSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT IS THE FIFTH
GERMANY. IN THE FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN HONG KONG SINCE 1978.
BANK
OF FOREIGN KONG'S ROLE AS A
THE CONTINUING INTEREST THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT BANKS IN ENTERING THE LOCAL MARKET REFLECTED HONG MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE.
THE
GRANTING OF
THE
TOTAL
THE
OF LICENCE BRINGS
NUMBER ARE INCORPORATED OUTSIDE HONG LICENSED BANKS TO 161, OF WHICH 126 KONG. THE ABOVE BANK IS THE FIRST ONE LICENSED THIS YEAR.
GOVT APPROVES 'ACESULFAME-K' AS SWEETENER
KNOWN
A CHEMICAL COMPOUND, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, MORE COMMONLY
HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS A PERMITTED AS ACESULFAME-K, ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER IN HONG KONG.
THE APPROVAL WAS GAZETTED TODAY
(FRIDAY).
A
SPOKESMAN FOR
THE
MUNICIPAL
BRANCH SAID FOOD ADULTERATION THE GOVERNOR
THE
SERVICES APPROVAL HAD FOLLOWED THE RECENT ENACTMENT OF THE (ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1989 BY IN COUNCIL.
"THESE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS HAVE THE EFFECT OF ADDING
ITS SCHEDULE OF MAIN REGULATIONS ACESULFAME POTASSIUM IN ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS.
"FROM NOW ON, IT IS LEGAL TO COMPOUND AND FOOD CONTAINING IT.
то THE PERMITTED
IMPORT AND SELL THIS
CHEMICAL
APPROVED SWEETENER "THIS 13 THE FIFTH ARTIFICIAL
SACCHARIN, SACCHARIN THE OTHER FOUR ARE GOVERNMENT SO FAR. SACCHARIN CALCIUM AND ASPARTAME," THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
BY THE SODIUM,
THE SPOKESMAN