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The spokesman said besides the Sek Kong short- range drill, there would be a long-range exercise and a static display of search and rescue aircraft and equipment.
The long-range exercise is aimed to test the alerting, co-ordination and communication procedures and facilities of various participants.
In addition to CAD, other participants included the United States Air Force, Marine Department, Government Flying Service, Royal Air Force, United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, Japanese Maritime Safety Agency, Guangdong Marine Emergency Search and Rescue Centre, Royal Navy, Royal Hong Kong Police Force, Civil Aid Services and Government Information Services.
A number of personnel from the Asia-Pacific Region including Guangdong Marine Emergency Search and Rescue Centre, Zhuhai and Shenzhen Airport Authorities, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, New Zealand, Cambodia and Vietnam had also attended as observers.
end/Wednesday, December 7, 1994
Applications for entry of nationals from China for employment in HK
The Immigration Department announced today (Wednesday) the results of the third ballot exercise of applications for entry of professionals and managers from China for employment in Hong Kong,
"Up to the end of last month, a total of 2,984 applications was received,"
a spokesman for the Immigration Department said.
"More than half of the applications are from the trading, construction and finance sectors and the most popular jobs are engineers, administrators and marketing executives," the spokesman added.
In a ballot exercise held today, 250 applications were randomly selected by computer from the applications received.