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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1993

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MR ARENA SEES THE INTRODUCTION OF COMPETITIVE NEW TELECOM NETWORKS WILL TAKE HONG KONG INTO A NEW ERA OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS. CONSUMERS COULD EXPECT TO BENEFIT FROM SERVICE INNOVATION COMPETITIVE PRICING IN TELEPHONE, FAX AND IDD SERVICES,

AND

THE ESTIMATED BENEFITS ΤΟ CONSUMERS FROM PRICE DISCOUNTS

BY OFFERED

COMPETING NETWORKS WOULD AMOUNT TO $1.7 BILLION TERMS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

IN

REAL

MEANWHILE HONG KONG TELEPHONE WILL CONTINUE TO BE REQUIRED PROVIDE A PUBLIC TELEPHONE SERVICE TO ALL PARTS OF HONG KONG, PRICE INCREASES LIMITED BELOW INFLATION BY A PRICE CAP.

TO

WITH

"THE LICENSEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBSERVE A CODE OF PRACTICE

ΤΟ IN

INCONVENIENCE

THE CO-ORDINATING THEIR ROAD WORKS TO REDUCE PUBLIC, AND THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL ROAD OPENING WILL BE CONTAINED BELOW ONE PER CENT OF THE EXISTING LEVEL, MR ARENA ADDED.

TO

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11 MORE SUMMONSES ISSUED ON PASSENGER HOIST ACCIDENT

THE

LABOUR

DEPARTMENT TODAY

(TUESDAY)

ISSUED SUMMONSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PASSENGER HOIST ACCIDENT POINT.

ANOTHER 11 IN NORTH

2 IN

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN JAVA ROAD, NORTH POINT, ON JUNE WHICH 12 PERSONS DIED.

THE

LEGAL

ACTION BRINGS TO 13

THE

TOTAL

NUMBER

OF

LATEST SUMMONSES TAKEN OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT.

OF THE SUMMONSES, ONE TO THE

AND

TWO

SITE CONTRACTOR, AOKI

CORPORATION,

THE OTHER TO A COMPETENT EXAMINER, WERE EARLY AUGUST THIS YEAR.

ISSUED

IN

!

COURT HEARING OF THESE TWO SUMMONSES HAS BEEN FIXED FOR JANUARY 31 NEXT YEAR AT THE EASTERN MAGISTRACY.

OF THE 11 SUMMONSES ISSUED TODAY, 10 WERE LAID AGAINST THE AOKI (SAFETY) CORPORATION UNDER VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES

ORDINANCE. REGULATIONS AND THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS

SUMMONS WAS LAID AGAINST A REGISTERED

SITE UNDER SECTION 6B(1)(A) CONSTRUCTION

SAFETY

OF

THE

THE REMAINING

THE OFFICER OF FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE.

THE CASE WILL BE HEARD IN THE EASTERN MAGISTRACY ON JANUARY 3.

WERE

TAKEN FOLLOWING

THE

ACTIONS PROSECUTION INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ACCIDENT BY THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

IN-DEPTH DIVISION

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