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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1994
HE IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.
MR GILL WAS BORN IN ENGLAND IN 1943 AND EDUCATED IN NEW ZEALAND WHERE HE ATTENDED AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, OBTAINING HIS DEGREE IN 1966.
HE WAS ADMITTED AS BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND IN 1967, HE ENTERED PRIVATE PRACTICE IN 1968 AND JOINED THE HONG KONG JUDICIARY AS A MAGISTRATE IN 1985.
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HE WAS PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL MAGISTRATE IN 1990 AND HAD SAT AS DEPUTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE FOR LONG PERIODS SINCE LATE SEPTEMBER
1992,
MR GILL IS MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN.
WATER SAFE FOR DRINKING
IN RESPONSE TO RECENT PRESS REPORT, THAT DRINKING HONG KONG CONTAINED HELICOBATOR PYLORI, A WATER SUPPLIES SPOKESMAN SAID: "THE WATER SUPPLIED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES IS TREATED BY COAGULATION, SEDIMENTATION, CORRECTION FLUORIDATION AND ADDITION OF CHLORINE FOR DISINFECTION.
WATER IN DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT
ACIDITY,
SET BY
"THE TREATED WATER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) CHEMICALLY AND BACTERIOLOGICALLY. SAMPLES OF WATER ARE TAKEN FOR ANALYSIS REGULARLY FROM TREATMENT WORKS, SERVICE RESERVOIRS AND CONSUMERS' TAPS.' IN 1992/93, ALL WATER SAMPLES TAKEN FROM TREATMENT WORKS AND SERVICE RESERVOIRS WERE 100 PER CENT FREE FROM E COLI: 99.98 PER CENT OF WATER SAMPLES TAKEN FROM CONSUMERS' TAPS WERE FREE FROM E COLI.
"HENCE, THE CHANCE THAT CONSUMERS' WATER CERTAINS THAT PARTICULAR BACTERIA IS EXTREMELY REMOTE. THE WATER SUPPLIED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS HENCE SAFE FOR DRINKING.
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EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR FEBRUARY 1994 RELEASED
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) RELEASED DETAILED STATISTICS ON EXTERNAL TRADE WITH BREAKDOWN COUNTRY/TERRITORY AND COMMODITY FOR FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.
BY
MAINLY AFFECTED BY THE TIMING OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. BOTH RE-EXPORTS AND IMPORTS FELL MODERATELY IN FEBRUARY OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR,
WHILE DOMESTIC EXPORTS REGISTERED A SIGNIFICANT
DECLINE.
/THE VALUE