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SUNDAY, JULY 5, 1981

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+ELECTRICITY AT SUCH HIGH VOLTAGE

CAN

25 000 VOLTS JUMP, OR ARC ACROSS, AND FOR THIS REASON EVEN GETTING TOO NEAR THE WIRES CAN HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANYONE TRY TO TRESPASS ON OUR TRACK,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

HE ALSO LISTED THE FOLLOWING +DON'TS+1

(1) DON'T DANGLE THINGS FROM OVERHEAD BRIDGES.

(2) DON'T THROW ANY OBJECTS AT THE OVERHEAD

WIRES AND INSULATIONS.

(3) DON'T FLY KITES ANYWHERE NEAR THE RAILWAY.

(4)

DON'T ATTEMPT TO RECOVER ANYTHING CAUGHT UP IN THE OVERHEAD WIRES.

(5) DON'T CLIMB OR LEAN OVER BRIDGES.

(6)

DON'T TOUCH ANY ELECTRICAL WIRING ON THE TRACKS.

(7) DON'T SPRAY WATER IN THE DIRECTION OF

THE OVERHEAD WIRE FROM BELOW OR ABOVE.

(8) DON'T CLIMB ONTO THE TOP OF THE TRAINS.

TRADE COMMISSIONER LEAVES FOR EUROPEAN CONSULTATIONS

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COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, MR PETER TSAO, LEFT HONG KONG OVER THE WEEKEND FOR A MONTH-LONG TRIP TO EUROPE FOR CONSULTATIONS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HONG KONG'S TEXTILE AGREEMENTS.

AFTER TWO DAYS OF TALKS IN LONDON ON THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA) WITH THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER, MR DAVID FORD, MR TSAO WILL FLY TO GENEVA TO ATTEND THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' COORDINATION MEETINGS (JULY 9-10).

HE WILL THEN LEAD THE HONG KONG DELEGATION AT THE NEXT TEXTILES COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE GATT WHICH TAKES PLACE IN GENEVA FROM JULY 14 TO 24.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE US ON +SWING+ (JULY 27)- THE SECOND ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ON POST-1981 AGREEMENTS (JULY 28-30)- AND CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EEC ON A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL MATTERS

(JULY 31 - AUGUST 2).

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