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Invitation for pre-qualification of default work
The Buildings Department invites firms of consultants to take part in pre- qualification exercise for appointment as term consultants to carry out default work.
Details of the invitation for the exercise is published in the Government Gazette today (Friday).
A spokesman for the department said that the scope of work of the term consultants include investigation work, submission of remedial work proposals and supervision of the remedial work.
"Minimum pre-qualification requirements are firms with at least two authorised persons with adequate supporting staff, established locally for at least two years and with experience in similar work," the spokesman said.
Formal pre-qualification applications should reach the Chief Building Surveyor of the Consultancy Services Section of the Buildings Department, Murray Building, Garden Road, Central, not later than August 18.
End/Friday, July 28, 1995
Japanese bank granted licence
A Government spokesman said today (Friday) that the Eighteenth Bank (EB) had been granted a licence to conduct banking business in Hong Kong, and that the banking licence of Nordbanken has been revoked.
EB is a Japanese regional bank founded in 1877. It operates 128 branches and offices in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Tokyo, and major cities in Japan. It is the 61st largest bank in Japan and ranks 267th in the world in terms of capital.
EB has been operating a representative office in Hong Kong since December 1991. It wishes to upgrade to a branch to provide a wider range of banking services to its customers in Hong Kong, China and Southeast Asian countries. The principal business of the proposed branch includes lending, trade financing and securities investment.
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