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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1994

CHIEF SECRETARY CONDEMNS UNRULY BEHAVIOUR

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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE CHIEF ANSON CHAN:

SECRETARY,

MRS

CONDEMNING THE

LEGISLATIVE

"I AM SURE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WILL JOIN ME IN BEHAVIOUR OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENTS OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER YESTERDAY AND TODAY.

"THE

CONDUCTED

IN A

KONG

COMMUNITY EXPECTS PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO BE CIVILISED AND ORDERLY MANNER. THESE INCIDENTS OF UNRULY AND UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOUR REFLECT POORLY ON THOSE INVOLVED AND ARE NOT THE HONG WAY OF DOING THINGS.

THEIR BUT WE WILL

ΤΟ EXPRESS "THERE

MANY LEGITIMATE WAYS FOR PEOPLE ARE WE ACCEPT PEACEFUL PROTESTS AND VIGOROUS DEBATE, NOT TOLERATE BULLYING AND INTIMIDATION.

VIEWS.

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0

FS REGRETS JARDINE DE-LISTING DECISION

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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR HAMISH MACLEOD,. TODAY EXPRESSED HIS REGRET AT THE DECISION BY JARDINE MATHESON TO ITS SECONDARY LISTING IN HONG KONG.

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(WEDNESDAY) TERMINATE

T

THE COMPANY "OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, ALL PARTIES CONCERNED

GOVERNMENT ITSELF, THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION AND THE HAVE SPARED NO EFFORT TO ADDRESS JARDINE MATHESON'S CONCERNS, WHILE AT ADEQUATELY THE SAME TIME ENSURING THAT INVESTORS' INTERESTS WOULD BE PROTECTED AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR MARKET WOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED.

"WHILST REPRESENTING

ONLY

ABOUT TWO

PER

OF CENT

MARKET MATHESON HOLDINGS

CAPITALISATION, IT IS SAD THAT IN THE END JARDINE HAVE FELT IT NECESSARY TO DE-LIST.

"BUT I WELCOME JARDINE'S STATEMENT THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE

SIR HAMISH SAID. BE A MAJOR INVESTOR AND EMPLOYER IN HONG KONG,

TO

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HAWK

CONCERTED EFFORT TO RID CENTRAL OF ILLEGAL HAWKERS

FIRM ACTION

THOSE WHO WILL BE TAKEN TO ARREST AND PROSECUTE

PRECINCT AND THE PEDESTRIAN IN ILLEGALLY

THE CHATER ROAD

WESTERN SURROUNDING AREA OVER THE EASTER HOLIDAYS, ACTING CENTRAL AND DISTRICT OFFICER, MR HOWARD LEE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

TEAMS

THE CONCERTED EFFORTS WILL BE MADE BY THE GENERAL DUTIES OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE WHOSE PRESENCE WILL BE VERY VISIBLE DURING THE FIVE CONSECUTIVE HOLIDAYS, HE ADDED.

HE SAID: "IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO HAWK WITHOUT A LICENCE.

PENALTY

FINE $2,500

000 FINES

PLUS ONE PLUS SIX

MONTH'S

MONTHS'

IS A "THE MAXIMUM IMPRISONMENT ON FIRST CONVICTION AND $5,

IMPRISONMENT ON SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS.

/FURTHERMORE, ALL