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THE SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS ARE:

* GAS SAFETY (GAS QUALITY) REGULATION 1990

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1991

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GAS SAFETY (GAS SUPPLY) REGULATIONS 1990

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GAS SAFETY (INSTALLATION AND USE) REGULATIONS 1990

GAS SAFETY (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 1990

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GAS

SAFETY (REGISTRATION OF GAS

INSTALLERS AND GAS

CONTRACTORS) REGULATIONS 1990 AND

票 GAS SAFETY (REGISTRATION OF GAS SUPPLY COMPANIES)

REGULATIONS 1990

SECTIONS OF THE SUBSIDIARY

REGULATIONS WHICH ARE IN GENERAL RELATED TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGISTERED GAS INSTALLERS,

SUPPLY REGISTERED GAS CONTRACTORS AND REGISTERED GAS

COMPANIES WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON APRIL 1, 1992 WHEN THE REGISTRATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES IS COMPLETE.

VARIOUS

MAY FOR PUBLIC ENQUIRIES, THE GAS AUTHORITY TEL. 895 8683.

BE CONTACTED ON

LICENCE GRANTED TO THE HACHIJUNI BANK

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THE HACHIJUNI BANK, LTD HAS BEEN GRANTED A BANKING LICENCE ΤΟ CONDUCT BUSINESS IN HONG KONG, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

HACHIJUNI BANK IS THE 31ST LARGEST BANK IN JAPAN, AND RANKS 138TH IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF CAPITAL.

"PRIOR то THE GRANTING OF THE BANKING LICENCE, THE BANK OPERATED A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE AND A DEPOSIT-TAKING SUBSIDIARY IN HONG KONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"THE CONTINUING INTEREST OF FOREIGN BANKS IN ENTERING THE LOCAL MARKET REFLECTED HONG KONG'S CONTINUED IMPORTANCE AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE, HE SAID.

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THE LICENCE FOR HACHIJUNI BANK IS THE SECOND BANKING LICENCE GRANTED IN 1991.

THERE ARE NOW 167 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG, OF WHICH 137 ARE INCORPORATED OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY.

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