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WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1985

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+ IT MAY LOOK LIKE A SIMPLE OPERATION, BUT TO CARRY IT OUT TO PERFECTION IS NOT EASY. IT CALLS FOR PROFESSIONAL SKILL AND GOOD TEAM-WORK WHICH CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED THROUGH YEARS OF RIGOROUS TRAINING, + MR LAM SAID.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST MAY WHEN AN 80-YEAR-OLD MAN SAT ON THE LEDGE OF A SIXTH FLOOR WINDOW AND THREATENED TO JUMP FROM THE WAN CHAI BUILDING. SENIOR STATION OFFICER CHAN CHOR-SING LED A TEAM OF FIREMEN, INCLUDING CHAN PING-WING, TAM YEE-KEUNG AND HAU KAM-PING, TO RESCUE THE DISTRESSED MAN,

WORK STARTS ON FERRY PIER SUPERSTRUCTURE

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WORK HAS STARTED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR THE TUEN MUN FERRY PIER.

THE PIER, ON THE SOUTHWEST TUEN MUN SEAFRONT NEAR BUTTERFLY AND WU KING ESTATES, WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING TEMPORARY STRUCTURE AT THE TYPHOON SHELTER.

THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECENTLY AWARDED THE $19.8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

A FINGER PIER EXTENSION OF THE MAIN FERRY PIER WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED SEAWARD TO PROVIDE BERTHING FACILITIES FOR HOVERFERRIES AND DOUBLE AND TRIPLE-DECK FERRIES.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROMENADE FROM MELODY GARDENS TO THE FERRY PIER, A TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD FOR EMERGENCY AND SERVICE VEHICLES, A TAXI BAY, SITE FORMATION FOR A CARPARK AND AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING TEMPORARY BUS TERMINUS.

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DTC REGISTRATION REVOKED

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THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REVOKED THE REGISTRATION OF ATB FINANCE LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY, ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE COMPANY HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE LÍQUIDITY REQUIREMENT UNDER SECTION 24A OF THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE AND THE COMPANY HAS MADE A REPORT TO HIM UNDER SECTION 19(A) OF THE ORDINANCE THAT IT IS LIKELY TO BECOME UNABLE TO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS.

THE ACTING COMMISSIONER ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF K-REX FINANCE LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED AT ITS OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 14(2) OF THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE.

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