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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1991

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FUKUI BANK GRANTED HK RANKING LICENCE

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT LTD HAS BEEN GRANTED A BANKING LICENCE TO KONG.

THE FUKUI CONDUCT BUSINESS

BANK,

IN

HONG

LARGEST BANK IN JAPAN,

AND

THE FUKUI BANK, LTD IS THE 68TH RANKS 288TH IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF CAPITAL.

PRIOR TO THE

GRANTING OF

OPERATED A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN OFFICE WILL BE UPGRADED TO A BRANCH.

THE

THE BANK LICENCE, BANKING HONG KONG. THE REPRESENTATIVE

FOREIGN A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONTINUING INTEREST OF

REFLECTED HONG KONG'S CONTINUED BANKS IN ENTERING THE LOCAL MARKET IMPORTANCE AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE.

THE LICENCE

FOR FUKUI BANK

JS THE THIRD

BANKING

LICENCE

GRANTED THIS YEAR.

THERE ARE NOW 166 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG ARE INCORPORATED OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY.

KONG, OF WHICH 136

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

IS INVITING INTERESTED

PARTIES TO ΤΟ MANAGE, VEHICLE

APPLY FOR PREQUALIFICATION TO TENDER FOR A CONTRACT OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE GOVERNMENT'S COMPUTERISED EXAMINATION CENTRE AT KOWLOON BAY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTIFYING, AT THIS CENTRE, THE ROADWORTHINESS OF TWO AXLED GOODS VEHICLES WITH PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS EXCEEDING 1.9 TONNES BUT NOT EXCEEDING 16 TONNES.

MAINTAIN THE AT THE

THE CONTRACT ALSO REQUIRES THE TENDERER ΤΟ INTERIOR AND ALL EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING SERVICE INSTALLATIONS CENTRE.

"THE CONTRACT WILL BE FOR AN INITIAL PERIOD OF THRRR YEARS WITH PROVISIONS FOR EXTENSION. THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMMENCE THE CONTRACT ON MAY 1, 1992 OR SUCH LATER DATE AS SPECIFIED BY THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

INTERESTED PARTIES INCLUDING JOINT VENTURES MAY OBTAIN THE PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENT DURING OFFICE HOURS FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT RECEPTION COUNTER ON 41ST FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 2. 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.

/PREQUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS