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Full portability of telephone numbers achieved
The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) announced today (Friday) that Hong Kong has successfully achieved full portability of telephone numbers using the intelligent network and database technique.
Hong Kong is the first city in the world to achieve full number portability.
"To the consumers, this means that all fixed telephone users can keep their numbers wherever they move their homes or offices within Hong Kong," a spokesman for OFTA said.
"They can also keep their numbers if they change their subscription from one telephone company to another."
OFTA will conduct a study in the near future to consider the applicability and desirability of introducing number portability to mobile telephone services.
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Hong Kong Island lot for sale by tender
The Lands Department is inviting tenders for the sale of a piece of government land at Pok Fu Lam Road on Hong Kong Island.
The Rural Building Lot No 1135 has an area of about 810.6 square metres. It is intended for use as a petrol filling station (excluding any ancillary vehicle servicing or lubricating facilities) and the retail sale of confectionery, drinks and motor vehicle
accessories.
The closing date for submission of tenders is noon on Friday, January 31.
Tender form, tender notice and conditions can be obtained from the Lands Department, 14th floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, Hong Kong, and the District Lands Offices/Kowloon, 10th floor, Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building, 250 Shanghai Street, Kowloon.
Tender documents will also be available at the district lands offices of Sha Tin, Tai Po, North, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Sai Kung and Islands.
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