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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1987

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BUILDING REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS APPROVED

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A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

THE AMENDMENTS WERE MADE TO UPDATE AND REVISE THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS AND ADMISSION PROCEDURES FOR INCLUSION IN THE AUTHORISED PERSONS' AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS' REGISTER.

THEY HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE LAND AND BUILDINGS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

AUTHORISED PERSONS AND REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS THROUGH PRACTICE NOTES ISSUED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.

DTC REGISTRATION REVOKED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF K.N.K. INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED TODAY AT ITS OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 31(2) OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE 1986.

DA INFORMATION KIT AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS

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A SET OF COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND FOR LOAN TO THE PUBLIC.

AT A BRIEF CEREMONY THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MRS RITA FAN, AND A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF CNTA, MR PETER TAM, JOINTLY PRESENTED ABOUT 700 SETS OF THE INFORMATION KIT TO THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. L1.

+THE PRODUCTION OF THE INFORMATION KIT IS PART OF GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION AND TO TIE IN WITH PEOPLE'S CONCERN ON THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG, MRS FAN SAID.

+ITS AIM IS TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE EXISTING POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM IN HONG KONG.+

THE INFORMATION