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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1991

PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO CATAMARAN ACCIDENT

SZE, TODAY (TUESDAY) THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR MICHAEL C.C.

A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY APPOINTED TWO SURVEYORS OF SHIPS TO CARRY OUT

"SANTA CATAMARAN

CRUZ" WHICH WAS KONG-REGISTERED INTO THE HONG INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MACAU,

THE TWO SURVEYORS ARE MR MICHAEL LEE KWOK-FAI AND CAPTÁÎN MCPARTLAND.

JOHN

THE CAUSES OF THE THE PURPOSE OF THE INQUIRY IS TO FIND OUT ACCIDENT AND RECOMMEND (IF ANY) ACTIONS REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN SO AS AVOID SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN FUTURE.

THE FINDINGS OF THE INQUIRY WILL BE SUBMITTED TO

OF MARINE WITHIN ONE MONTH.

TO

THE DIRECTok

AT ABOUT 1.35 PM YESTERDAY (MONDAY) THE VESSEL STRUCK ONE OF THE TERMINALS IN MACAU. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED.

U.S. ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ORDER ON HK SWEATERS

TWENTY-NINE

HONG

KONG COMPANIES

HAVE

BEEN

NAMED Fok ORDER

THE TRADE

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW IN RELATION TO THE U.S. ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON MAN-MADE FIBRE SWEATERS FROM HONG KONG, A SPOKESMAN FOR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

"THE TRADE DEPARTMENT IS IDENTIFYING THE COMPANIES A VIEW TO CONTACTING THEM AND BRIEFING THEM ON U.S. LAW RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.

IS ALSO KEEPING IN CLOSE "THE DEPARTMENT KNITWEAR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

NAMED WITH AND PRACTICE

TOUCH

WITH THE

TO IDENTIFY ALL THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE

REQUEST THE COMPANIES CONCERNED FROM THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FOR REVIEW.

"ANY COMPANY WHICH BELIEVES AND WHICH IS NOT CONTACTED BY WITH US, HE SAID.

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THE REVIEW, IT MAY BE AFFECTED BY

SHOULD PLEASE ESTABLISH CONTACT

US,

UNDER THE RELEVANT U.S. REGULATIONS,

PUBLISH BY

15 OCTOBER COMMERCE WILL ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.

A

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of OF NOTICE OF INITIATION

ALL IT IS RECEIVE

THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR A SAMPLE OF THOSE NOMINATED SHOULD BE SELECTED FOR REVIEW.

SELECTED EXPECTED THAT COMPANIES QUESTIONNAIRES WITHIN 30 TO 90 DAYS.

FOR

REVIEW

WILL

/APART FROM