XN000022-1979-10-12 — Page 5

FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 12, 1979

UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION, HE SAID, THE DEPARTMENT WOULD REGISTER RICE WHOLESALERS WHO WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN TRADING RECORDS.

*THE NEW LEGISLATION WILL CONTINUE TO CLASSIFY, IN ADDITION TO RICE, FROZEN MEAT AND FROZEN POULTRY AS RESERVED COMMODITIES, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID. +BUT COAL AND FIREWOOD AND CERTAIN MANUFACTURED RICE PRODUCTS ARE NOW EXCLUDED FROM THE LIST, AND NO LICENCES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR IMPORTS OR EXPORTS OF THESE ITEMS.+

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OLD ONE DOLLAR COINS WILL CEASE

TO BE LEGAL TENDER

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ALL OLD ONE DOLLAR COINS WILL CEASE TO BE LEGAL TENDER FROM MARCH 1 1980, IT IS ANNOUNCED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY

(FRIDAY).

AT PRESENT THERE ARE 95 MILLION OLD ONE DOLLAR COINS IN CIRCULATION, BUT A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE WILL HAVE CEASED TO CIRCULATE BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, OF HAVING BEEN TAKEN OUT OF HONG KONG BY OVERSEAS VISITORS.

THE NEW SMALLER ONE DOLLAR COINS WERE MADE LEGAL TENDER WITH EFFECT FROM AUGUST 14, LAST YEAR, SINCE THAT DATE 119 MILLION NEW LIGHTER ONE DOLLAR COINS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO CIRCULATION AND OVER 116 MILLION OF THE OLD ONES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.

THE NEW COIN WEIGHS 7.1 GRAMMES, WITH AN EDGE THICKNESS OF 1.95 MM AND A DIAMETER OF 25.5 MM. THE OLD COIN WEIGHS 11.66 GRAMMES WITH AN EDGE THICKNESS OF 2,25 MM AND A DIAMETER OF 30 MM. BOTH COINS ARE MADE OF CUPRO-NICKEL.

IN 1973 THE COINAGE REVIEW COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED TO REVIEW HONG KONG'S COINAGE. THE COMMITTEE COMPLETED ITS WORK IN JULY 1974 AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE OLD DOLLAR COIN BE REPLACED BY A SMALLER UNIT.

IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY CARE FOR THE AGED STRESSED

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY (FRIDAY) CALLED ON THE COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE ́AND FOSTER THE ROLE OF CARING OLD PEOPLE IN LINE WITH THE TRADITIONAL FILIAL CONCEPT.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CHEUNG SKA WAN MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY CARE

AGED, MR. LEE UNDERLINED THE FOR THE ELDERLY.

HE POINTED OUT THAT WITH BY RAPID SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TRADITIONAL FILIAL CONCEPT FOR

SOCIAL CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT

GROWTH THE LONG-HELD THE AGED HAD BEEN PUT TO TEST.

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