XN000022-1979-10-03 — Page 5

BANKS

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1979

DEPOSITS

LOANS AND ADVANCES

77 235

+1 294 (1.7%) +5 215 (7.2%) +14 190 (22.5%)

IN HONG KONG

64 719

+ 451 (0.7%) +4 079 (6.7%) +19 873 (44.3%)

DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

DEPOS ITS 20 414

+1 579 (8.4%)+3 450 (20.3%)

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LOANS AND

ADVANCES

IN HONG

KONG

11 515

302 (2.7%)

911 (8.6%)

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BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

LOANS AND

ADVANCES

IN HONG

KONG

66 633

530 (0.8%) +3 495 (5.5%)

(THE ASTERISK DENOTES THAT FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE

EARLIER THAN DECEMBER 1978.)

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PARKING CHARGES TO BE INCREASED *****

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT PARKING CHARGES FOR ALL GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS ARE TO BE INCREASED FROM NOVEMBER 1.

THE NEW CHARGES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS■

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MIDDLE ROAD CAR PARK ON ANY WEEKDAY INCLUDING SATURDAY $3 PER HOUR FROM 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M.- $2 PER HOUR FROM

6 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT AND $1 FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8 A.M.

ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THE CHARGES WILL BE $2 PER HOUR FROM 8 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT AND $1 FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8 A.M.

* PARKING CHARGES AT GARDEN ROAD, MURRAY ROAD, RUMSEY STREET,

STAR FERRY AND CITY HALL WILL BE $3 AN HOUR FROM 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M., AND $1 AN HOUR FROM 6 P.M. TO 8 A.M. ON WEEKDAYS, DURING SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THE CHARGE WILL BE $1 PER HOUR.

AT THE....