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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1992

HAVING COLLECTED THE NECESSARY EVIDENCE, THE COUNCIL MAY EXPOSE THE CASE ΤΟ ENHANCE CONSUMER AWARENESS AND REFER IT TO RELEVANT PARTIES FOR ACTION.

WHERE THE TRANSACTION OF OVERSEAS PROPERTIES TAKES HONG KONG AND MONEY IS OBTAINED FROM THE PURCHASER BY DECEPTION AND IN PLACE IN

CIRCUMSTANCES OF DISHONESTY, THERE IS A POSSIBLE CRIMINAL UNDER THE THEFT ORDINANCE.

MS YUE SAID CONSUMERS MIGHT REFER RELEVANT CASES TO THE FOR ACTION.

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PROPERTIES

IF THE ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH OVERSEAS SUGGEST THAT THE PURCHASE IS FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES, THEY WILL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROTECTION OF INVESTORS ORDINANCE.

"CONSUMERS MAY REFER THESE ALLEGEDLY FALSE ADVERTISEMENTS THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION FOR ACTION, SHE SAID.

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"THERE MAY BE A CIVIL CLAIM IN A MISREPRESENTATION TO PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS UNDER COMMON LAW MISREPRESENTATION ORDINANCE,

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EXPANSION PLANS FOR HUNG HOM STATION

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CUSTOMS FOR

THERE ARE PLANS то EXPAND THE IMMIGRATION AND FACILITIES AT HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION, THE ACTING SECRETARY SECURITY, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID.

THE

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON STEVEN POON IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), HE SAID A CONTRACT FOR THE AIR- CONDITIONING OF THE CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION HALL AT THE STATION BEEN LET.

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HE ADDED THAT WORK WOULD BE COMPLETED IN JUNE NEXT YEAR.

RELEASING

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION WILL CONSIDER OF THE RAILWAY PODIUM CONCOURSE TO PROVIDE ROOM FOR IMMIGRATION COUNTERS ON COMPLETION OF THE NEW SOUTH EXIT IN LATE 1994.

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SAID THE INCLUDING

APART FROM THESE SHORT-TERM MEASURES, MR STRACHAN CORPORATION WAS REVIEWING ALL ITS THROUGH TRAIN FACILITIES, QUEUING AREAS, WAITING AREAS, AND IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS FACILITIES.

"THIS REVIEW SHOULD BE COMPLETED AROUND THE BEGINNING OF 1994,

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