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TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1993

FARE FOR WAN CHAI TO TSIM SHA TSUI SERVICE WILL $1.20 TO $1.50.

GO UP FROM

HAVE

EFFECT

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (TUESDAY) SAID THE INCREASE MINIMAL

ON INFLATION. IT IS CONSUMER INDEX (A) BY 0.002 PER CENT.

WOULD

ESTIMATED

TO

RAISE THE

"STAR

SERVICES

STANDARD,

IN

REASONABLE STEPS

ΤΟ

HAVE BEEN FERRY'S

CONSISTENTLY

TERMS OF

AND QUALITY, BOTH ADEQUACY KEEP COSTS DOWN. AGAINST

IT

A

OF

HAS OF TREND

A

GOOD TAKEN LIMITED

PATRONAGE GROWTH AND RISING COSTS, A GENERAL FARE INCREASE AT THE RATE APPROVED IS CONSIDERED JUSTIFIED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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OUTLINE OF WORK DONE BY OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT INQUIRY

INTO LAN KWAI FONG INCIDENT UP TO 4.30 PM TODAY

THESE INCLUDE:

1 TALKING TO POTENTIAL WITNESSES AND CONCERNED PERSONS;

·

2.

REVIEWING, ANALYSING AND RAJSING QUESTIONS ON THE PRELIMINARY REPORT;

FIRE SERVICES'

3

STUDYING THE DISCUSSION PAPER PREPARED BY THE CENTRAL AND

THE BOARD'S SPECIAL DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT FOR JANUARY 4, 1993, TO DISCUSS THE LAN KWAI FONG TRAGEDY;

4.

DRAWING UP QUESTIONNAIRE AND SENDING COPIES WHICH RECEIVED THE LAN KWAT FONG VICTIMS;

WESTERN MEETING ON

OF IT ΤΟ HOSPITALS

5.

WRITING TO ACKNOWLEDGE PERSONS WHO HAVE WRITTEN IN AND

OFFERING HELP:

TO

6.

AND ORGANISATIONS PUBLISHING FORMAL NOTICE TO INVITE PERSONS PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS ON THE TRAGEDY.

0

JEWELLERY SHOPS ADVISED OF SECURITY STANDARDS

DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY ENDORSED BY THE FIGHT

GOLDSMITH AND JEWELLERY SHOPS ARE ΤΟ INTRODUCE THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF SECURITY AND THE EFFECTIVE PERSONNEL IN PURSUANT TO GUIDANCES FORMALLY CRIME COMMITTEE RECENTLY.

THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF SECURITY THAT MEMBERS OF SHOULD FOLLOW WILL HAVE DETERRENT EFFECT ON ROBBERY ATTEMPTS THE EVENT OF AN ATTACK, WILL HELP REDUCE THE VALUE OF LOSS.

THE TRADE AND, IN

/THESE INCLUDE