THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 1994
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PRELIMINARY 'INQUIRY INTO COLLISION BETWEEN CATAMARAN AND SAMPAN
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR IAN DALE, HAS ORDERED A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE COLLISION BETWEEN A HONG KONG REGISTERED PASSENGER CATAMARAN, "HKF II", AND A SAMPAN OFF MACAU LAST SUNDAY (JULY 31) NIGHT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE COLLISION CARRIED OUT OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE APPOINTED MASTER MARINER, MR ADRIAN CHAN FOOK-CHIU, TO CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 51(1) OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE COLLISION OCCURRED SHORTLY BEFORE 8.15 PM ON JULY 31 NEAR MACAU TAIPA BRIDGE, MACAU. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THREE MEN ON BOARD THE SAMPAN WERE MISSING AFTER THE COLLISION.
THE
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531 NOMINATIONS RECEIVED
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REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE HAS RECEIVED 17 MORE NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR THE SEPTEMBER DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED SINCE THE STARTING OF THE NOMINATION ON AUGUST 1 (MONDAY) WAS 531.
THE BREAKDOWN OF NOMINATIONS BY DISTRICT IS AS FOLLOWS:
DISTRICT
NOMINATIONS RECEIVED
CENTRAL AND WESTERN
24
(1)
WAN CHAI
15
(0)
EASTERN
49
(1)
SOUTHERN
25
(1)
YAU TSIM MONG
35
(1)
SHAM SHUI PO
27
(1)
KOWLOON CITY
WONG TAI SIN
KWUN TONG
34
(1)
29
(0)
56 (4)
TSUEN WAN
TUEN MUN
15
(0)
41
(1)
YUEN LONG
NORTH
TAI PO
SAI KUNG
25
(1)
15 (0)
29 (1)
21 (1)
SHA TIN
ISLANDS
TOTAL
48
(0)
KWAI TSING
38
(3)
5 (0)
531 (17)
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