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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1993
LAYING OF SUBMARINE POWER CABLES AUTHORISED
THE GOVERNMENT HAS AUTHORISED THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED TO LAY SUBMARINE CABLES AT ABERDEEN HARBOUR TO MEET THE NEED FOR INCREASED CAPACITY FOR ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE CABLES WILL RUN FOR ABOUT 270 METRES AND BR BURIED
UNDERNEATH THE SEABED OF THE HARBOUR WITHIN A TRENCH OF 21 METRES WIDE BY 1.7 METRES DEEP.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND AFFECT ABOUT 5,670 SQUARE METRES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED.
ANY PERSON WHOSE INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE UNDERTAKING MAY SEND A WRITTEN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, SECOND FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 24 NEXT YEAR.
HE SHOULD STATE IN HIS SUBMISSION THE SUM OF MONEY THAT HE IS WILLING TO ACCEPT IN FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF HIS CLAIM AND SHOULD SUBMIT PARTICULARS TO SUBSTANTIATE HIS CLAIM.
A COPY OF THE PLAN RELATING TO THE PROPOSED UNDERTAKING AND A COPY OF THIS GAZETTE NOTICE CAN BE SEEN AT:
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THE LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE. 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, CENTRAL;
WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, GROUND FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG;
DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, HONG KONG SOUTH, 20TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG; AND
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE, SHOP 25, GROUND FLOOR, MBI FUNG COURT, ABERDEEN CENTRE, 7-11 NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN, HONG KONG.
TWO FOREIGN BANKS GRANTED LICENCES
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT BERLINER HANDELS-UND FRANKFURTER BANK (BHF) AND THE CHUGOKU BANK, LTD (CHUGOKU) HAD BEEN GRANTED BANKING LICENCES TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.
GERMANY.
BHF IS ONE OF THE 10 LARGEST PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS IN IT HAS BEEN OPERATING A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE SINCE 1975.
CHUGOKU IS THE 33RD LARGEST BANK IN JAPAN AND RANKS 147TH IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF CAPITAL.
/THE BANK