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TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1994
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COMPANIES,
WE WILL PURSUE OUR WORK WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE WHOSE ACTIVITIES RANGE FROM TRANSPORT SERVICES TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND OUR TARGET IS TO COMPLETE DISCUSSIONS THE MAJORITY OF THEM BY SEPTEMBER 1994," HE SAID.
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"IN THE LONGER TERM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ΤΟ REFINE AND IMPROVE THE PRESENTATION OF
BY THESE COMPANIES NECESSARY, HE ADDED.
INFORMATION
NEW $10 COINS READY FOR VENDING MACHINE TEST
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THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA) MET REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VENDING MACHINES INDUSTRY TODAY (TUESDAY) IN PREPARATION THE ISSUE OF THE NEW $10 BAUHINIA COIN,
"SAMPLES OF THE NEW COIN ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE VENDING MACHINES OPERATORS FOR TESTING, AN HKMA SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THE COINS HAVE BEEN TESTED IN THE UK AND IN HONG KONG AND THE RESULTS ARE SATISFACTORY. PROVIDED THE TESTS ARE SATISFACTORY, THE NEW $10 COIN IS SCHEDULED TO BE ISSUED IN OCTOBER, HE SAID.
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THE MEETING ALSO DISCUSSED THE NICKEL-PLATED STEEL $1 BAUHINIA COIN, WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED SOME REJECTION BY VENDING MACHINES, AND IS NOT POPULAR WITH THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE OF ITS MAGNETIC PROPERTIES,
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ROYAL
MINT, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE NEW COINS, AND THE VENDING MACHINES OPERATORS RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
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"A TECHNICAL SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND AND NEW COINS MADE OF CUPRO-NICKEL ARE NOW BEING TESTED. IF THE TEST RESULTS ARE SATISFACTORY, THE $1 CUPRO-NICKEL COIN WILL BE PUT INTO CIRCULATION LATER THIS YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE METAL COMPOSITION OF THE NEW $1 COINS WILL BE THE BAUHINIA $2 AND $5 COINS.
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VERY SMALL,
$1 COINS IN
"WE HAVE STOPPED THE ISSUE OF THE BAUHINIA $1 NICKEL-PLATED COINS. THE AMOUNT OF SUCH COINS IN CIRCULATION IS CONSTITUTING LESS THAN 1.7 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL CIRCULATION, HE ADDED.
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THE COINS ARE AND WILL REMAIN LEGAL TENDER.
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