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MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1975.

SWD'S CREDIT UNION MEETING

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THE 3RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE S.W.D.'S CREDIT UNION WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 23) AT 4.45 PM AT THE LADY TRENCH TRAINING CENTRE, 44, 0I KWAN ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG.

MR. THOMAS LEE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING AND PŘESENT SOUVENIRS TO COLLECTORS, OF THE CREDIT UNION.

THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE THE ADOPTION OF REPORTS FROM THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND THE ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS FOR THE YEAR 1975.

FOLLOWING THIS, THERE WILL BE A LUCKY DRAW AND ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING MAGIC SHOWS AND FOLK DANCES PERFORMED BY RESIDENTS OF THE BEGONIA ROAD BOYS' HOME AND MA TAU WEI GIRLS' HOME. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE MEETING,

NOTE TO EDITORS.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT.

NEW RULINGS ON TOBACCO AND LIQUOR WITHDRAWALS

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THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY LAST FRIDAY ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO REGULATE RELEASES OF TOBACCO FROM BOND IN THE PERIOD PRECEDING THE BUDGET.

SIMILAR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REGULATION OF WITHDRAWALS OF LIQUOR FROM BOND HAVE BEEN ISSUED TODAY.

THE INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN ORDER UNDER THE PUBLIC REVENUE PROTECTION ORDINANCE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR ON JANUARY 17. THE OBJECT OF THE ORDER IS TO PROTECT THE REVENUE BY PREVENTING DELIVERIES FROM BOND OF ABNORMALLY LARGE QUANTITIES OF DUTIABLE GOODS BEFORE BUDGET DAY.

THE ACTION THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN IS PRECAUTIONARY AND DOES NOT IN ITSELF INDICATE THAT A DECISION TO INCREASE DUTIES HAS BEEN TAKEN. IT IS LIKELY THAT SIMILAR ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AS A MATTER OF ROUTINE IN FUTURE YEARS.

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