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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1993

DISTRICT AND WAN

* PUBLIC PIERS AND LANDING STEPS IN CENTRAL

CHAI ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN TSIM SHA TSUI IN KOWLOON WILL BE CLOSED TO NORMAL MARINE TRAFFIC FROM 6 PM TO 8.30 PM TO HELP IN LANDWARD CROWD CONTROL MEASURES.

* EXCURSION FERRIES PROVIDING FACILITIES

FIREWORKS DISPLAY WILL BE POSITIONED THE EAST OF THE CLOSED AREA.

FOR VIEWING THE AREA WELL TO

IN THE

* A TEMPORARY UNLIT MOORING BUOY WILL BE LAID ABOUT HALF A NAUTICAL MILE EAST-NORTHEAST OF HMS TAMAR TO FACILITATE THE MOORING OF BARGES FROM WHICH THE FIREWORKS WILL BE DISCHARGED. THE MOORING BUOY WILL BE LAID DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ON JANUARY 22. VESSELS NAVIGATING IN THIS AREA MUST PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION INVOLVING A FERRY "MAN LOY" AND A PLEASURE CRAFT "LONG BOAT" IN VICTORIA HARBOUR ON FEBRUARY 18, 1991, THE MARINE CONTROL WORKING GROUP WAS SET UP TO LOOK INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF VESSELS DURING FUTURE FIREWORKS DISPLAYS AND ANY OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN THERE IS CONCENTRATION OF PLEASURE VESSELS IN THE HARBOUR.

A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE BY THE WORKING GROUP IN EARLY DECEMBER LAST YEAR FOR MARINE TRAFFIC CONTROL BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER FUTURE FIREWORKS DISPLAYS WHICH HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR TONY MILLER.

ALSO ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WERE COMMANDER OF THE MARINE POLICE (HARBOUR), MR LAURENCE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER (MARINE) OF THE FIRE SERVICES SUNG SAU-MAN.

THE DIVISIONAL KNOX, AND THE DEPARTMENT, MR

SEHK TO AUTHORISE PROSPECTUSES REGISTRATION

SUBSIDIARY LAWS ARE TO BE MADE TO ENABLE THE TRANSFER ΤΟ THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LTD (SEHK) OF THE FUNCTION OF AUTHORISING REGISTRATION OF PROSPECTUSES OFFERING SHARES OR DEBENTURES ΤΟ BE LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE,

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, MR DAVID NENDICK, SAID THE LAWS WERE THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION (TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS) ORDER AND AND FUTURES COMMISSION (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1993.

THE SECURITIES

THE COMPANIES (REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTS) REGULATION WILL ALSO BE MADE TO STIPULATE NEW REQUIREMENTS ON DOCUMENTS DELIVERED то THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES ΤΟ FACILITATE THE KEEPING OF SUCH DOCUMENTS ON MICROFILM, MR NENDICK SAID.

/THE COMPANIES