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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1980

PROJECTS MANAGER IN OIL STORAGE STUDIES APPOINTED

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THE BOARD OF OWENSBORD ENTERPRISES LIMITED HAS APPOINTED DENHOLM SHIP MANAGEMENT (OVERSEAS) LIMITED AS ITS PROJECTS MANAGER AND CHARTERER'S AGENT.

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OWENSBORD ENTERPRISES LIMITED, A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY IN WHICH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS 96 PER CENT OF THE SHARES, INVESTIGATING PLANS FOR INCREASING THE SECURITY OF FUEL OIL SUPPLIES FOR HONG KONG BY MARINE STORAGE.

AMENDING LAW COMMENCEMENT DATES

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IN A NOTICE IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED TODAY, THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED SEPTEMBER 8, 1980 AS THE DAY ON WHICH SECTION 3 OF THE COMMODITIES TRADING (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE WILL COME INTO OPERATION.

UNDER THIS SECTION, A DEALER IS REQUIRED TO ISSUE A CONTRACT NOTE AND PROVIDE CERTAIN ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO A CLIENT IN RESPECT OF EVERY TRANSACTION UNDERTAKEN ON HIS BEHALF.

ALSO IN THE GAZETTE TODAY, IT IS ANNOUNCED THAT THE THEFT (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1980, WHICH CLARIFIES THE LAW RELATING TO FRAUDULENT CONDUCT SUCH AS OBTAINING SERVICES AND EVADING LIABILITY EY DECEPTION, WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1981.

LIBERATION DAY OBSERVED ON MONDAY

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HONG KONG WILL OBSERVE THIS YEAR'S LIBERATION DAY WITH A AREATH-LAYING CEREMONY AT THE CITY HALL ON MONDAY (AUGUST 25).

DURING THE CEREMONY, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 10.45 AM IN THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG BRITISH FORCES, HONG KONG PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION, ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) AND THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT WILL LAY WREATHS AT THE SHRINE IN MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WHO DIED IN THE BATTLE OF HONG KONG IN DECEMBER 1941 OR LATER AS PRISONERS OF WAR.

THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL J.L. CHAPPLE WILL LAY A WREATH ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG BRITISH FORCES.

THE WREATH OF THE PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION WILL BE LAID EY ITS HON SECRETARY, MR F.M. CASTRO.

"REGIMENTAL WREATHS