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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1994

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$10 GOLD COIN OVER-SUBSCRIBED

A TOTAL OF 40,089 APPLICATIONS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION HONG KONG COMMEMORATIVE $10 GOLD COIN WERE RECEIVED WHEN THE APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSED LAST SATURDAY (JANUARY 8) AFTERNOON.

"AS EXPECTED, DEMAND FOR THE GOLD COIN WAS HIGH. IN VIEW OF OVER-SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE 18,000 PIECES BEING RESERVED FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS, A BALLOT WILL BE HELD,' A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

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"A PRODUCTION LIMIT OF 20,000 HAS BEEN SET ON THE COIN, WHICH IS THE FIRST-EVER, TWO-GOLD ALLOY COIN IN THE HISTORY OF HONG KONG'S COINAGE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IT ALSO COMMEMORATES THE INTRODUCTION OF HONG KONG'S NEW COIN DESIGNS BEARING THE BAUHINIA FLOWER.

ALL SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY REGISTERED MAIL BY THE HONGKONGBANK AROUND JANUARY 26 (WEDNESDAY), WHILE UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS WITH SUPPORTING CHEQUES WILL BE RETURNED BY ORDINARY MAIL TWO DAYS EARLIER.

"FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN HONG KONG COINS, A LIMITED QUANTITY OF THE 1988 AND 1993 BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN COLLECTIONS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT TWO OVERSEAS TRUST BANK BRANCHES AT 160 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG AND 524 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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AIR QUALITY REPORT FOR DECEMBER

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) RELEASED AIR QUALITY INFORMATION FOR LAST DECEMBER.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE PURPOSE WAS TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF THE AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN THE TERRITORY AND TO EXPLAIN THE MEASUREMENTS.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT NORMALLY CONTAINS MONITORING RESULTS OBTAINED AT ITS MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG MONITORING STATIONS.

THESE LOCATIONS ARE TYPICAL OF THREE OF THE IMPORTANT LAND USE TYPES FOUND IN THE TERRITORY:

索 LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ROAD TRAFFI IN BUILT-UP URBAN DISTRICTS,

* COMBINED COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, AND

* DISTRICTS CLOSE TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS.

/THE REPORTED