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KHDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1974.

THE METAL USED IN THE MINTING OF THE NEW 50 CENT PIECE WILL BE NICKEL BRASS, THE SAME AS THAT USED IN THE EXISTING 10 CENT COIN. THIS WILL INTRODUCE UNIFORMITY IN THE METAL CONTENT OF THE CENT AND DOLLAR DENOMINATICUS. 1 GEUT DENOMINATIONS WILL BE NICKEL BRASS AND THE DOLLAR DENOMINATIONS CUPRO-NICKEL, THE SAME METAL AS IN THE PRECEST $1 COIN.

THE COST OF INTRODUCING THE NEW COINS OVER THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD CANNOT DE ESTIMATED WITH ANY DEGREE OF ACCURACY. HOWEVER, IT IS LIKELY TO BE MORE THAN OFFSET BY THE METAL VALUE OF THE EXISTING COINS WITHDRAUN FROM CIRCULATION. 10.EOVER, THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE COINAGE IN FUTURE WILL DE REDUCED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW RANGE.

*ONE THE NEW COINS HAVE COME INTO USE,+ SAID A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, + MEN SHOULD FIND THAT THEIR TROUSER POCKETS LAST LONGER, AND WOMEN SHOULD FIND THEIR HANDBAGS LIGHTER.+

FEWER COINS WILL NEED TO DE CARRIED, HE ADDED, DECAUSE OF THE GREATER VARIETY, AND THESE WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY AS THE PRESENT COINS.

COPIES OF THE REPORT ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $2 EACH.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF THE REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TWO OF THE NEW COINS ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION IN THE G.I.S. PRESS BOXES THIS EVENING..

BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED THE BASEMENT OF NO.29 KENNEDY ROAD, HONG KONG LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THIS BUILDING WAS INSPECTED SUBSEQUENT TO A SEVERE SETTLEMENT OF A TERRACE IN FRONT OF NOS.29-35 KENNEDY ROAD TOGETHER WITH SOME CRACKING IN ADJACENT RETAINING WALLS.

HE SAID: ''IT IS CONSIDERED THAT DURING THE WORKS OF REPAIR AND INVESTIGATION THERE IS THE DANGER OF GRANITE CLOCKS FROM ONE OF THE RETAINING WALLS BECOMING DISLODGED AND THUS RISKING INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BASEMENT FLAT.

''IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE DURING THE PERIOD REQUIRED FOR THE WORKS.''

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDER IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 19 UAS POSTED TODAY.

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