FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1988
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THREE FOREIGN BANKS GRANTED HK BANKING LICENCES
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PKBANKEN, SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AND BANK OF IRELAND HAVE GRANTED BANKING LICENCES ΤΟ CONDUCT BUSINESS IN HONG KONG, GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
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PKBANKEN AND SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN ARE RESPECTIVELY THE SECOND AND FOURTH LARGEST BANKS IN SWEDEN.
PKBANKEN HAS OPERATED A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE AND A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY IN HONG KONG SINCE 1980. SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN HAS ESTABLISHED A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE HERE SINCE 1984.
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BANK OF IRELAND IS THE SECOND LARGEST BANK IN IRELAND. IT HAS HAD A PRESENCE IN HONG KONG IN THE FORM OF A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY SINCE EARLY 1986 AND IS THE FIRST IRISH BANK TO OPEN A BRANCH IN HONG KONG.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE CONTINUING INTEREST OF FOREIGN BANKS IN OBTAINING HONG KONG BANKING LICENCES REFLECTED HONG KONG'S ROLE AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE.
THE GRANTING OF THESE LICENCES BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG TO 159 OF WHICH 124 ARE INCORPORATED OUTSIDE HONG KONG. FOUR LICENCES HAVE BEEN GRANTED SO FAR THIS YEAR.
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MORE BRIEFINGS FOR LIVESTOCK FARMERS
THREE BRIEFING SESSIONS ON THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME HAVE BEEN ORGANISED FOR LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN TAI PO AND SHA TIN NEXT WEEK, A CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
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THE BRIEFINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE TAI PO KAU VILLAGE OFFICE ON 12, LAM CHUEN VILLAGE OFFICE ON APRIL 13 AND KWUN YUM SHAN ANCESTRAL HALL ON APRIL 15.
MORE BRIEFING SESSIONS WERE BEING ARRANGED FOR LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN OTHER AREAS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE BRIEFING SESSIONS ARE PART OF AN ONGOING EXERCISE BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT AND THE LIAISON TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVESTOCK FARMERS DOUBTS ABOUT THE CONTROL SCHEME.
SECTION OF CNTA то CLARIFY THEIR
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