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FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1989
REFLECTED
IN
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONTINUING INTEREST OF FOREIGN BANKS
HONG KONG'S ROLE AS A MAJOR ENTERING THE LOCAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE.
GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF HONG KONG'S BILATERAL TRADE WITH JAPAN,
JAPAN ΤΟ FOR
HAVE AN APPROPRIATE BENEFICIAL IT IS MUTUALLY REPRESENTATION IN THE BANKING SECTOR.
TOTAL BRINGS THE
NUMBER OF
THE GRANTING OF THE LICENCES
ARE INCORPORATED OUTSIDE HONG LICENSED BANKS TO 164, OF WHICH 129 KONG. A TOTAL OF FOUR BANKING LICENCES HAVE BEEN GRANTED THIS YEAR.
RESULTS OF PAK TIN CONSTITUENCY BY-ELECTION
MISS SHA MI-CHING WAS ELECTED TO
THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT
BOARD IN THE PAK TIN CONSTITUENCY BY-ELECTION YESTERDAY (THURSDAY).
SHE WAS RETURNED WITH 1,746 VOTES.
THE OTHER CANDIDATE, MR LUI PAK-YIU, OBTAINED 694 VOTES.
WILD ORCHIDS ARE PROTECTED SPECIES
TODAY DEPARTMENT
(FRIDAY) FISHERIES THE
AND AGRICULTURE
IN WILD ORCHIDS TRADERS TO
FROM TRADING REFRAIN ADVISED FLOWER
OF THEIR OBTAINED FROM DOUBTFUL SOURCES OR WITHOUT DOCUMENTARY PROOF ORIGINS AND VALID POSSESSION LICENCES ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
SUCH WILD ORCHIDS WERE
HAVE COME FROM ILLEGAL
THE
SHOULD PUBLIC
PROSECUTION
ΤΟ BELIEVED
AUTHORISATION. GOVERNMENT SOURCES WITHOUT PRIOR REFRAIN FROM BUYING OR POSSESSING THEM OR THEY WOULD FACE AND HEAVY FINES.
SAID:
BY
M.K. CHEUNG, THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MR
PROTECTED "WILD ORCHIDS ARE
PLANT SPECIES ENDANGERED
IN HONG KONG UNDER THE ANIMALS AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE.
"ANYONE FOUND
ILLEGALLY
IMPORTING,
OR EXPORTING
POSSESSING
FINE OF $5,000 PLUS
SUCH WILD ORCHID PLANTS IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FORFEITURE OF THESE ITEMS."
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