MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1991
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FS WELCOMES BANKS' MOVE ON MORTGAGE LENDING
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD,
(MONDAY) DESCRIBED THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND HANG SENG BANK ON MORTGAGE LENDING AS "ENCOURAGING".
MR MACLEOD SAID THAT THE MOVE WAS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE THINKING IN THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING'S EARLIER CIRCULAR LETTER ΤΟ BANKS ASKING THEM TO EXERCISE PRUDENCE IN MORTGAGE LENDING.
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GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATIONS FOR MARINE DEPT OFFICERS
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THREK OFFICERS OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION FOLLOWING THE SINKING OF OIL BARGE "DB.29", THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR TONY MILLER, ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).
IN A BRIEF CEREMONY HELD TODAY IN THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, MR MILLER PRESENTED LETTERS OF CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO MARINE OFFICERS (SBARCH AND RESCUE), MR TREVOR BERRY AND MR NG KWOK-CHU, AND THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR INFORMATION OFFICER, MISS BRENDA LEE.
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"THIS IS HONG KONG AT ITS BEST, MR MILLER SAID. "THE SUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR THE SINKING OIL BARGE DB 29' AND THE RESCUE OF 173 PEOPLE FROM THE SEA IN APPALLING CONDITIONS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF WHAT A PROPERLY CO-ORDINATED JOINT EFFORT CAN ACHIEVE.
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MR MILLER RECALLED THAT THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED IN THE TEETH OF AN APPROACHING TYPHOON ABOUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF HONG KONG ON AUGUST 15 THIS YEAR.
IN THE CITATIONS, MR BERRY, THEN ACTING SENIOR MARINE OFFICER (SEARCH AND RESCUE) AND SEARCH AND RESCUE CO-ORDINATOR, AND MR NG ARE COMMENDED FOR "OUTSTANDING DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM DISPLAYED IN THE CO-ORDINATION OF A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION FOLLOWING THE SINKING OF AN OIL BARGE ON AUGUST 15, 1991, RESULTING IN THE SAVING OF 173 LIVES".
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COMMENDED FOR "INITIATIVE, PROFESSIONAL ABILITY AND DEVOTION ΤΟ DUTY DISPLAYED IN THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION".
COMMENDING THE THREE ON THE PART THEY PLAYED, MR MILLER QUOTED MR BERRY'S TRIBUTE, IN HIS REPORT OF THE INDICENT, TO THE MANY OTHERS INVOLVED "IT IS NOT THE SUCCESS OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT; NOR EVEN INDEED THAT OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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