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FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1993

MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDE THE LEVEL OF CHARGES AND THE PERCEIVED BURDEN ON INDUSTRY.

THE SPOKESMAN CLARIFIED THAT ALTHOUGH THE INITIAL LEVEL OF CHARGES WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT $500 $2,500 PER TONNE, DEPENDING ON THE KIND OF TREATMENT REQUIRED, MOST TYPES OF WASTE WILL ATTRACT THE LOWER LEVEL OF CHARGES AND, FOR A TYPICAL WASTE PRODUCER, THE IMPACT ON PRODUCTION COSTS WOULD AT MOST BE AN INCREASE OF ONLY ABOUT 1 PER CENT.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMENTS COULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH, ENVIRONMENT DIVISION, 20TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING.

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BANK LICENCE REVOKED

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE BANKING LICENCE OF THE FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF CALIFORNIA (FICAL) HAD BEEN REVOKED AT THE REQUEST OF THE BANK.

FICAL SOLD ITS HONG KONG BANKING OPERATIONS TO THE STANDARD CHARTERED BANK IN MAY 1992, ON COMPLETION OF THE TRANSFER OF BUSINESS, FICAL HAS CEASED TO CARRY ON BANKING BUSINESS IN HONG KONG SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR.

AFTER THE REVOCATION, THERE ARE 168 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG, OF WHICH 136 ARE INCORPORATED OUTSIDE HONG KONG.

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PNEUMOCONIOTICS REMINDED TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS

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SUFFERERS OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS DIAGNOSED BEFORE JANUARY 1981 ARB REMINDED TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS BEFORE OCTOBER 9 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE PERIODICAL PAYMENTS STARTING FROM JULY 9 YEAR.

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"FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL BY THE LEGCO FINANCE COMMITTEE OF A SUM OF $175 MILLION FOR THE ADDITIONAL EX-GRATIA PAYMENT, AN ELIGIBLE PRE-1981 PNEUMOCONIOTIC WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE $3,000 A MONTH ΤΟ BE PAID QUARTERLY UNTIL DEATH,"

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COMPENSATION), MR LAI KA-TONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO APPLY AT THEIR EARLIEST POSSIBLE CONVENIENCE BECAUSE THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE EX- GRATIA PAYMENT STARTING ON JULY 9 IF HE MAKES AN APPLICATION WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THAT DATE.

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AS REGARDS APPLICATIONS MADE AFTER OCTOBER 9, THE ENTITLEMENT THE EX-GRATIA PAYMENT WILL START FROM THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION.

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