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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1991

IN HONG KONG. AMONG THEM,

LICENSED VEHICLES MR LEUNG SAID THERE WERE AT PRESENT 377,024

WERE GOODS 824

WITH VEHICLES

PERMITTED 24 TONNES AND BEING CLASSIFIED AS MIXERS BEING NORMALLY

GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT EXCEEDING HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES; AND 1,212 WERE CONCRETE CLASSIFIED AS MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLES.

ON THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING HEAVY

THE LAST NINE MONTHS, MR LEUNG SAID IN TWO DEATHS AND 49 INJURIES.

GOODS VEHICLES IN

THERE WERE 40 CASES RESULTING

IN 1990, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS WAS DEATHS AND 106 INJURIES, COMPARED WITH 44 ACCIDENTS, 74 INJURIES IN 1989.

79 INVOLVING FIVE TWO DEATHS AND

MIXERS IN THREE DEATHS

ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CONCRETE THE LAST NINE MONTHS, THERE WERE 28 CASES RESULTING IN AND 39 INJURIES.

DEATHS

IN 1990, THERE WAS

AND 43 INJURIES,

A TOTAL AND IN

OF 33 1989,

RESULTING IN TWO DEATHS AND 55 INJURIES.

ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TWO THERE WERE 41 ACCIDENTS

ON THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING VEHICLES OTHER THAN

VEHICLES AND CONCRETE

MIXERS,

MR

SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, THERE WERE DEATHS AND 14,904 INJURIES.

LEUNG 11,272

BETWEEN

HEAVY

SAID

JANUARY AND ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN 226

IN 1990, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF

WAS ACCIDENTS

321 DEATHS AND 20,028 INJURIES. IN 1989, THERE WERE RESULTING IN 346 DEATHS AND 21,251 INJURIES.

15,255 INVOLVING 16,214 ACCIDENTS

OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S SERVICES SHOULD BE FUNDED BY USERS

THE BASIS ON WHICH THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER IMPOSES CHARGES ON THE THAT DEPOSITS OF BANKRUPTS AND INSOLVENT COMPANIES UNDER HIS CARE IS

AS THE COST OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER SHOULD, FAR AS IS REASONABLE, BE FUNDED BY THOSE WHO USE SUCH SERVICES.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, MR DAVID NENDICK, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

OF THE BANKRUPTCY MR NENDICK NOTED THAT UNDER SECTION 128A ORDINANCE, THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER WAS REQUIRED TO PLACE ON BANK DEPOSIT WAS MONIES WHICH WERE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT WHICH, IN HIS OPINION, REQUIRED FOR THE TIME BEING TO ANSWER DEMANDS OF DEBTORS' ESTATES.

INTEREST ACCRUING ON THOSE DEPOSITS WAS THEN REQUIRED PAID INTO THE GENERAL REVENUE AT THE END OF EACH FINANCIAL YEAR.

ΤΟ BE

/AS TO