WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1993
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NEW COINS AVAILABLE
FOR MODIFICATION OF VENDING MACHINES
HONG KONG'S NEWLY DESIGNED COINS COMING OUT LATER THIS YEAR AND OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO CONCERNED PARTIES FOR TESTING TO FACILITATE MODIFICATIONS OF THEIR VENDING MACHINES.
THE $5 AND $2 COINS FEATURING THE BAUHINIA FLOWER WERE PUT INTO CIRCULATION ON JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR.
THE NEWLY DESIGNED $1, 50-CENT AND 20-CENT COINS WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS YEAR, AND THE NEW $10 AND 10-CENT COINS IN 1994 OR 1995.
"THE SIZE, WEIGHT AND SHAPE OF THE NEW COINS REMAIN THE SAME AS THE EXISTING ONES. THEY ONLY DIFFER IN METAL COMPOSITION то FACILITATE WITHDRAWAL BY MACHINE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE OF THE EXCHANGE FUND SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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"SMALL, QUANTITIES OF THE $10, $1, 50-CENT, 20-CENT AND 10-CENT COINS HAVE BEEN MINTED AND DELIVERED TO HONG KONG.
"ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO RELEASE THESE COINS TO VARIOUS TRANSPORT OPERATORS AND OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES FOR TESTING AND MODIFICATION OF THEIR COIN-OPERATED VENDING MACHINES," HE SAID.
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"IT IS HOPED THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LEAD TO MODIFY VENDING MACHINES PRIOR TO THE COINS BEING PUT INTO CIRCULATION, HE ADDED.
ANY SUPPLIER OR OPERATOR OF VENDING MACHINES WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN THESE COINS FOR TESTING AND MODIFYING THEIR MACHINES CAN APPLY ΤΟ THE OFFICE OF THE EXCHANGE FUND, 24TH FLOOR. ADMIRALTY CENTRE, TOWER 2, 18 HARCOURT ROAD, HONG KONG.
THE COINS WILL BE RELEASED ON LOAN FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGAINST A DEPOSIT WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED WHEN THE COINS ARE RETURNED.
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GOVERNOR VISITS SAI KUNG
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, VISITED SAI KUNG DISTRICT TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR PATTEN FIRST TOURED THE SEAFOOD MARKET IN SAI KUNG TOWN, WHICH IS RENOWNED FOR ITS GOURMET SEAFOOD CUISINES AMONG LOCAL AS WELL AS OVERSEAS VISITORS.
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AT PRESENT THERE ARE ABOUT 30 RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA, DAILY FRESH SUPPLY OF SEAFOOD FROM THE 16 STALLS ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
/THE GOVERNOR