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NAVY DAYS AT HNS TAMAR
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1992
A VARIETY OF ATTRACTIONS WILL BE OFFERED DURING THIS YEAR'S NAVY DAYS TO BE HELD AT HMS TAMAR ON NOVEMBER 6 AND 7.
THESE WILL BE THE LAST NAVY DAYS HELD ON THE PRESENT SITE BEFORE THE NAVY'S MOVE ΤΟ STONECUTTERS ISLAND NEXT YEAR.
THE GATES WILL OPEN AT 11 AM ON NOVEMBER 6 AND 10 AM ON NOVEMBER 7.
ON DISPLAY WILL BE THE ROYAL NAVY'S PEACOCK CLASS VESSELS OF THE HONG KONG SQUADRON AS WELL AS WARSHIPS FROM THE STATES NAVY, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AND THE MALAYSIAN NAVY.
PATROL UNITED
ALSO ON SHOW WILL BE A BRAND NEW POLICE LAUNCH, A MARINE SERVICE FIREBOAT AND HELICOPTERS FROM THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND ROYAL AIR . FORCE.
THERE WILL BE DEMONSTRATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG SQUADRON ON THEIR FAST PURSUIT CRAFT, A FLYPAST, PARACHUTE JUMP AND DOG SHOWS.
SEVERAL VISITING BANDS WILL TAKE PART IN TOGETHER WITH GYMNASTICS TEAMS AND THE STANLEY LADDER TEAM.
THE ARENA DISPLAY SEA SCHOOL WINDOW
A WIDE RANGE OF STALLS WILL OFFER EVERYTHING FROM T-SHIRTS AND SOUVENIRS TO FOOD AND DRINK.
LAST YEAR'S EVENT ATTRACTED MORE THAN 76,000 PEOPLE TO HMS TAMAR. OVER HK$500,000 WAS RAISED FOR CHARITY.
BANKING LICENCE REVOKED
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE BANKING LICENCE OF BANK OF IRELAND HAD BEEN REVOKED AT THE REQUEST OF THE BANK.
BANK OF IRELAND HAS DECIDED TO WITHDRAW FROM HONG KONG AS PART OF THE RATIONALISATION OF ITS GLOBAL OPERATIONS, THE BANK HAS CEASED TO CARRY ON BANKING BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.
AFTER THE REVOCATION, THERE ARE 161 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG, OF WHICH 131 ARE INCORPORATED OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
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