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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1993

NEWSPAPER SALE A COMMERCIAL DECISION

IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH TODAY (MONDAY) SAID THE AGREEMENT BY NEWS CORPORATION TO SELL AN INTEREST OF 34.9 PER CENT IN THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST (HOLDINGS) LIMITED TO KERRY MEDIA LIMITED WAS "PURELY A COMMERCIAL DECISION".

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED: "THERE ARE NO REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS.

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'THERE IS NO LAW AT PRESENT GOVERNING CROSS-MEDIA OWNERSHIP BETWEEN NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISION LICENSEES, HE SAID.

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RETAILERS URGED TO CO-OPERATE IN MILK PRODUCT RECALL

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THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS CONFIRMED TODAY (MONDAY) WITH SOLE AGENT OF FRISOLAC H AND FRISOMEL IN HONG KONG REGARDING RECALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF CONTAMINATION BY ALUMINIUM PARTICLES.

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THE PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING SERIAL MARKINGS ARE BRING

RECALLED:

DOP MKA A DOT MKA A D07 MKAA DCM MKA A DCM FWA W

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FRISOLAC H (450 GRAMS ) FRISOMEL (450 GRAMS)

FRISOMEL FRISOMEL FRISOMEL

(1,000 GRAMS}

(1,000 GRAMS)

125 GRAMS)

CO-OPERATE ΤΟ THE SOLE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT URGED RETAILERS то IN THE RECALL EXERCISE AND RETURN THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS AGENT FOR DISPOSAL.

FOOD INSPECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT VISITED SOME RETAIL OUTLETS IN THE TERRITORY THIS MORNING AND HAD TAKEN SAMPLES OF THE MILK PRODUCTS FOR TESTING.

THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NOT TO CONSUME THE

PRODUCTS UNDER RECALL.

PARENTS SHOULD, HOWEVER, CONSULT DOCTORS IF THEIR BABIES HAVE ANY INTESTINAL DISCOMFORT RESULTING FROM THE CONSUMPTION OF SUCH

PRODUCTS.

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THE SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED THAT ALUMINIUM PARTICLES CONSUMED SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY LONG-TERM HARMFUL EFFECT AS THE PARTICLES WILL EXCRETED OUT OF THE BODY.

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