The Business Times, 5 April 1985
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Title Section12 1985-04-05 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C. (P) No. 99/1/85 FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1985 60 CENTS12 words
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622 1985-04-05 1 JEFFREY TSANG - High end of disk drives market experiencing good growth By JEFFREY TSANG A MAJOR expansion in disk drive manufacturing is being planned by the Singapore offshoot of the US Maxtor computer equipment group, which has a US$2OO million backlog of orders. While most622 words
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391 1985-04-05 1 SOH TIANG KENG - By SOH TIANG KENG PROSPECTS for economic growth in developing nations this year are the best in five years. Leading the way will be the Asian developing economies, which should see growth rates 1.5 percentage points higher than the record rates of the previous391 words
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Article350 1985-04-05 1 TAXI FARES will be reduced by 20 per cent from tomorrow after representations by NTUC Comfort. This comes only five days after a sharp increase in fares generated protests by commuters and taxi drivers alike. The much-welcomed news was made by the Ministry of Communications350 words
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243 1985-04-05 1 ARMED with a new court ruling on copyright, the Performing Right Society plans to take tougher action against people who play music without paying royalties to composers. Advertisements giving notice to these "music users" that they have to apply for a licence243 words
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Article, Illustration87 1985-04-05 1 DOUBLE-DIGIT galas were sees at Ike Singapore stock market yesterday, tkaaks to lastttattoaal baying. Seme brokers say the market was gtvea a psychological Uft from Flaaaee Minister Dr Tony Tan wko hinted sf more tax eats next year, ladastrlal and flaaaee sector counters performed well. Tke BT Composite87 words
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420 1985-04-05 1 BOEY KIT YIN - By BOEY KIT YIN ASEAN has called on the US to reconsider some aspects of the renewed US Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) which could cause "unsettling effects" on the association members' trade and economic development. The members have reservations on420 words
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469 1985-04-05 1 FOO CHOY PENG - By FOO CHOY PENG THE CURRENT shedding of workers is causing more problems for the skilled, older and more experienced workers than for the unskilled. While unskilled workers who have been retrenched are able to find new jobs within three months, others are taking469 words
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Advertisement264 1985-04-05 1 mm LOCAL CONTRACTOR Ong Chwee Kou and its joint venture partners have won a contract worth obout $36.3 million to build the Tiong Bahru Mass Rapid Transit station. Page 2 TAIWAN'S former military intelligence chief yesterday denied that he ordered a reputed gang leader to murder a Chinese-American journalist whose264 words
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Advertisement20 1985-04-05 1 Full report, Pag* 10 Asian stocks, Pag* 9 Intl stocks, Pago 8 Asaan likely to faca slow growth, Back Pago20 words
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Advertisement123 1985-04-05 1 V, ill i v Ti y MINOLTA EP3SOZ JDiliJUiliii) BT presents BILLBOARD a new and improved guide to leisure activities in Singapore. Watch out for it every Saturday in the TIME-OFF poge. (This week we are carrying it today because BT will not be published tomorrow). See Page 6 IXSPIRI123 words
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HOME NEWS
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358 1985-04-05 2 LIM SOON NEO - Construction of Tiong Bahru station By LIM SOON NEO LOCAL CONTRACTOR Ong Chwee Kou and its joint venture partners have won a contract worth about $36.3 million to build the Tiong Bahru Mass Rapid Transit station. Ong Chwee Kou and its partners, Boris SAE358 words
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187 1985-04-05 2 THE CHAIRMAN of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, will lead a sales and study mission to five countries. The mission leaves today and will return on April 11. In Bangkok, the mission will attend the 1985 Asean187 words
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Article, Illustration404 1985-04-05 2 DETAILS of the government's plans to phase out pig farming are expected next week. The phasing out of pig farms was announced by the government early last year, but details were not given and pig farmers are still in the404 words
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431 1985-04-05 2 MORE THAN a third of America's production of raw cotton find their way into Asian markets. This translates into about two million bales or US$7OO million worth of cotton. The main consumers are Japan and Korea, said Mr Frank Waddle,431 words
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Article95 1985-04-05 2 A PROPERTY auction at the Apollo Hotel yesterday drew little interest and only one sale. Knight Frank Cheong Hock Chye A Ballieu, which held an auction of 14 pieces of landed property, apartments, shops, offices, a workshop and warehouse space, finally sold a 106-sq-m apartment95 words
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188 1985-04-05 2 THE MINISTRY of the Environment is confident it can cope with the growing amount of refuse produced and the increasing number of roads and public areas that have to be kept clean and healthy. Environment Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar said the situation, which188 words
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449 1985-04-05 2 MONICA GWEE - By MONICA GWEE IMPROVED productivity has been credited with playing a major role in providing the average Singaporean with a 400 per cent increase in his standard of living. If the pace is maintained, and the country achieves a 4449 words
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Article177 1985-04-05 2 THE GOVERNMENT is willing to provide a conducive environment to promote creative writing in Singapore, so that local writers will not feel that "the prophet is not wanted in his own country, but elsewhere". Good creative writers need inspiration, stimulus and encouragement to capture the very177 words
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Article125 1985-04-05 2 TRIDENT TRAVEL Pte Ltd has reached an agreement to take over NTUC Travel Services Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the Singapore Labour Foundation. Trident Travel, a company owned by Neptune Orient Lines, Intraco and Sembawang Shipyard, will acquire the entire share capital of the workerowned company.125 words
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Article72 1985-04-05 2 THE PUBLIC Works Department will be closing the section of the Pan Island Expressway from Eng Neo Avenue to Jalan Anak Bukit from 11pm to 5.30 am, beginning next Monday until Friday. The closure is to facilitate the construction of a bridge over the72 words
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335 1985-04-05 2 MR PAUL LARRY ONG. president of the 7,200-strong Singapore Bank Employees' Union, is stepping down from the union's central committee. He is among eight incumbents who will not seek re-elec-tion to the union's decision-mak-ing body next Saturday (April 13). It is not known335 words
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Article308 1985-04-05 2 MEMBERS OF the Singapore Institute of Management have approved the building of a $13-million Management House on the Singapore Chinese High School grounds in Bukit Timah Road. The six-storey building will be built on a 1.4-hect-are site which is on a 60year lease to the institute308 words
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Article104 1985-04-05 2 GARUDA Airways' customers in Singapore, Thailand, Hongkong and Japan can now purchase their air tickets with the American Express Card. In 1979, the Indonesian airline arranged its first card acceptance agreement with American Express in Australia. "Our customers will now enjoy travel flexibility as they can104 words
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Article87 1985-04-05 2 SINGAPORE Bus Service (SBS) will be introducing a new feeder service 367 to Neighbourhood Three of Bukit Batok New Town with effect from Sunday. This third feeder service for Bukit Batok New Town will provide residents there with a direct connection to the bus terminal87 words
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359 1985-04-05 2 FOR A NEWCOMER, Scenic Travel is ambitious. It expects to generate about $7 million in its first year of operation in the outbound travel market. With a paid-up capital of $100,00, the company has targetted for some 15,000 customers which359 words
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213 1985-04-05 2 SINGAPORE Airlines is self-fi-nancing two Airbus aircraft, one of which arrived on Wednesday. The other is expected at the end of this month or in May. The two aircraft are part of the US$l.4 billion order placed by SIA in213 words
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Advertisement48 1985-04-05 2 In Singapore style and sophistication are defined by a Hotel. THE PAVILION INTER- CONTINENTAL SINGAPORE \w v, z if/ X---m THE ADVANTAGE IS INTER CONTINENTAL 0 INTER-CONTINENTAL HOTELS One Cusi.iden Riwd. Sinß.»pnre 1024 Phone 733NW Telex: RS ***** SINIHC For reservations call your favourite airline or travel agent48 words
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OVERSEAS
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535 1985-04-05 3 AFP AP JAPAN has drafted a new medi-um-term package to open its domestic markets wider to its major trading partners of the US and the Common Market as well as Asean countries and other developing nations, a leading Tokyo daily reported yesterday. TheAFP; AP - 535 words
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240 1985-04-05 3 UPI IN AN EFFORT to enhance America's ability to compete with Japan and Western Europe, the US government has named eight universities to establish six engineering research centres to work on emerging technologies. The eight universities, selected from 106 institutions, will receive U5594.5 million overUPI - 240 words
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Article749 1985-04-05 3 ARRIVALS Operator Strvici number Local tiiM From PAA PA5 0155 JFK/SFO/ HKG S1A SQ43 0750 DHA CAL ◦010 0805 JED/DHA MAS MH6SI 0820 KUL MAS MH603 0905 KUL SWR SR176 0935 GVA/ZRH/ BKK MAS MH671 0935 KUL MAS MH811 0940 PEN SV SV378 0940 JED/RUH RBA BI421749 words
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415 1985-04-05 3 Reuter FRENCH Prime Minister Laurent Fabius and a large accompanying delegation will offer new technology in a bid to boost trade with South Korea during a three-day official visit to Seoul from April 7 to 9. French embassy officials said yesterdayReuter - 415 words
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235 1985-04-05 3 AFP THE US House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted to cut off aid to Pakistan unless President Ronald Reagan assures Congress that Islamabad does not have a nuclear weapon and that US aid will reduce the chances that it will try to developAFP - 235 words
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168 1985-04-05 3 UPI IRAN, responding to US warnings of force, has denied responsibility for the kidnappings of five Americans in Lebanon. Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency, Irna, quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman in Teheran as having said: "As we have said many times, the Islamic RepublicUPI - 168 words
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Article149 1985-04-05 3 Reuter US Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige will visit China, the Soviet Union and India next month to promote trade relations with the three countries, the Commerce Department has said. Mr Baldrige's first stop will be Beijing, where he will meet Mr Zheng Tuobin, China's Minister forReuter - 149 words
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Article123 1985-04-05 3 Reuter JEANE KIRKPATRICK, fresh from four years' service as US Ambassador to the UN, on Wednesday dropped her lifelong allegiance to the Democratic £arty and joined President Reagan's Republicans. "I wasn't thinking like a Democrat. I wasn't acting like a Democrat. I didn't feel like a DemocratReuter - 123 words
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244 1985-04-05 3 Reuter THE OS says it believes that Vietnam has increased the strength of its military forces in Kampuchea. Responding to the announced withdrawal of 15,000 Vietnamese troops from the country which started on Wednesday, the State Department said in a statement: "RatherReuter - 244 words
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Article, Illustration624 1985-04-05 3 Aides also deny involvement in Henry Liu murder AP TAIWAN'S former military intelligence chief denied in court yesterday that he ordered a reputed gang leader to murder a Chi-nese-American journalist whose writings were critical of the nationalist Chinese government in Taiwan. Vice-Admiral Wong Hsi-ling,AP; Reuter picture - 624 words
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189 1985-04-05 3 Reuter A TYCOON charged in connection with Taiwan's biggest bank scandal was sentenced yesterday by a court to 15 years in jail on fraud charges. Tsai Chen-chou, chairman of Ideal Industrial Corporation, a major affiliate of the Cathay Group, one of Taiwan's largest industrialReuter - 189 words
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455 1985-04-05 4 Reuter THE PHILIPPINES has asked creditors for another 90-day moratorium on repayments on its US$26 billion foreign debt. Prime Minister Cesar Virata said in Manila yesterday that the government had made the request at a meeting last month of the 12-bank advisory committee representingReuter - 455 words
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135 1985-04-05 4 UPI AN ESTIMATED 30,000 electronics workers in Malaysia may face retrenchment due to the world slump in demand for micro-chips. At least 28 electronics factories in Penang most of them American-owned were asking staff to opt for voluntary redundancy, while many other manu- facturers whichUPI - 135 words
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270 1985-04-05 4 Reuter A CHURCH leader has described South Africa as in a state of civil war, while a senior police officer said a patrol which shot dead 19 black people should have had less lethal equipment than rifles to control theReuter - 270 words
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567 1985-04-05 4 AP EARLY court rulings, the failure of key witnesses to appear, and much of the testimony in the Benigno Aquino assassination trial have so far favoured the 25 military and one civilian defendants. After five weeks and 46 witnesses, the prosecution has failed to bringAP - 567 words
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Article226 1985-04-05 4 AFP PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation secretary-general Lord Carrington have held talks on the debate within the Atlantic Alliance over the US plan for a space-based defensive system against nuclear missiles. After the White House meeting on Wednesday, Lord Carrington played downAFP - 226 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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Article107 1985-04-05 4 TIN ROSE another cent per kilo yesterday to M52».47, within the IT A lewer range of $31.15 and SSZM. The market was mainly supported by the buffer stock manager in the absence of Japanese and European demand. The discount over the London spot price narrowed to £19 per107 words
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Article207 1985-04-05 4 SINGAPORE The market closed higher yesterday with April One RSS buyers quoted at 174.00 cents per kg, up two cents from Wednesday. Speculative buying and short-covering ahead of the Easter holidays lifted prices by about three cents in active morning trading though profit-taking pared the gain slightly later. Prices207 words
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Article95 1985-04-05 4 THE MALAYSIAN crude palm oil market closed firm in active trading on continued covering andspeculative buying after a late rally following reports of Pakistan's purchase of 18,000 tonnes RED palm oil at its tender yesterday. April deliveries in the south region firmed M 522.50 to $1,440 per tonne,95 words
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Article127 1985-04-05 4 WHEAT futures eased from the highs to close mixed on Wednesday in moderate trade, ranging from down 1/2-cent per bushel in May wheat to up 1-1/4 cents in new crop July. May settled at $3.57-1/2 after posting a four-cent range. Old crop May backed off from the chart resistance127 words
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Article344 1985-04-05 4 RAS prices in S cents/kg, FOB in boles NOON CLOSE Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int 1 RSS Prompt 175 00 176 OON ***** 175 OON tnt 1 RSS Apr 85 175 00 175 50 ***** 175 00 Int t RSS May 85 177 50 *78 50 177344 words
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Article160 1985-04-05 4 Yarn (In HK$ per bole of 400 lb) Chino carded yorn, cones Blue Phoenix I6's 2,550 Blue Phoenix 20's 2,700 Blue Phoenix 32's 3,300 Blue Phoenix 40's 3,650 Carded yarn, hank 2,900 Blue Phoenix 21 Combed yarn, cones 4,350 Blue Phoenix 32's Blue Phoenix 40"s 4,500 Open-end yarn 2,400160 words
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Article125 1985-04-05 4 Singapore (S$/kilo, •»-god own) Frog rant new crop 1st 0 86 2nd 0.65 3rd 060 New Crop 25% no stock 10% no stock Thai Broken A-s Sp« Th 55' a 10' 15< 25' 35' Th 5* Bu 10« US 4<* 20' Pa aper 0 56 icial 055 oi Rice125 words
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Article107 1985-04-05 4 (cents/kg, 1-ton pallets) APRIL 85 MAY 85 (current month) (forward month) RAS NOON NOON Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers SSR 20 176 00 I78 00N 177 00 179 OON SSR 50 173 00 175 00N 175 00 177 OON MRELB Buyers Seders Buyers Sellers SMR CV 223 50107 words
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Article688 1985-04-05 4 COFFEE Robusta futures extended their curren-cy-based midday losses to close Friday at or near traded lows and with losses from Thursday night of £57 to £33 a tonne. July closed £55 lower at £2,206, close to the recent low of £2,202 seen the Friday before. SUGAR Raw sugar688 words
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Article195 1985-04-05 4 SOYBEAN futures recovered from late selling to close mixed on Wednesday in moderately light trade, ranging from up one cent per bushel in May to down one in new crop. May settled at $6.01-3/4 after posting a five-cent range on the day. After opening lower on the strength of195 words
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Advertisement75 1985-04-05 4 Welcome to Dragon City You'll discover some of the finest Sichuan and seafood dishes available in town. An amazing 228 in all! 11.— Dragon City Dragon City Sichuan Restaurant Novotel Orchjd Inn (Plymouth n °ll?Sui Wing its newest addition) P23 214 Dunearn Road. Singapore 1129 f** Tel: *****70. *****77, *****2275 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous46 1985-04-05 4 Doonesbury r^Sii m EE* i? r I rr turns cm He.svew SXOTSPBY IMWORKUe'RZ DOING H£RB AT BABY DOC MP HM&TQ HELP USV&EL OP OUR PHYSICAL PLANT! 1 *1 a IBS if.aii #KSfc f :-x BY GARRY TRUDEAU IK m f AtS -4 M ■r s0 L'46 words
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MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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Article709 1985-04-05 5 SINGAPORE The US dollar closed higher against most major currencies yesterday but below the day's high, in thin and nervous late trading. Covering of short-positions ahead of the Easter holidays led to the dollar's rise, but most operators were reluctant to take large positions The dollar closed firmer709 words
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Article, Illustration255 1985-04-05 5 Asian market ASIAN dollar deposit rates closed steady yesterday at opening levels, dealers said. They said most operators were sidelined ahead of US M-l money supply figures and the Easter holidays. Short-dates eased 1/16 point at the outset and remained unchanged subsequently with Thursday/Tuesday and week fixed ending at 8-11/16255 words
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Article117 1985-04-05 5 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank money market rose by 1/8point from Wednesday to close at 5 7/8 per cent yesterday. The one-month rate was 3/16 higher at 57/16, the two month rate rose 1/8 to 5 5/8 and the three-month rate was 1/8 point higher at117 words
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Article206 1985-04-05 5 Interbank rates at 3pm yesterday: Locol dollars to on* unit of forego qwled ye etontoy reee partly 4,1 currency. US dolor 2.2200 ***** 2.8196 -21.27 Sterling pound 2.6706 ***** 7 3469 -63 65 Australian dolor 1 4518 1.4598 ***** -57.66 NZ dolor ***** 1 0054 ***** -70 96206 words
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Article258 1985-04-05 5 BA Futures EURODOLLAR futures opened slightly higher yesterday but came under selling pressure which saw June Eurodollar coming off from an opening high of 90.19. The contract was, however, well supported at 90.15 and finally settled at this price. The dollar was traded around 3.14 and 3.16 deutsc heBA Futures - 258 words
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Article184 1985-04-05 5 HONGKONG: The metal closed slightly lower yesterday. The bullion price eased to U*****.20/TO an ounce at the close from an initial $316.90/317.40 and was below New York's $316.50/317.00 close. On the local market, gold finished HK$4O below Wednesday's close at $2,941 a tahil. The krugerrand price was $30 lower184 words
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BANKING AND FINANCE
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393 1985-04-05 5 FT WARDLEY'S LTD, the merchant banking arm of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, has lost five of its most experienced corporate finance executives after a raid by Mr Philip Tose, head of Citicorp's new investment banking division in Hongkong. Mr Keith Holman,FT - 393 words
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124 1985-04-05 5 Reuter THE BANK of England has said that with effect from Tuesday, it is giving note issuance facilities (NIFs) and revolving underwriting facilities (RUFs) weightings in the risk asset ratio calculation it uses in examining bank balance sheets. The bank saidReuter - 124 words
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619 1985-04-05 5 Reuter THE US dollar's stability has been jolted by the Ohio thrift bank crisis of confidence, speculation about the soundness of some Texan financial institutions and doubts about whether the US can sustain a sufficiently impressive rate of economic growth. But a Reuter survey ofReuter - 619 words
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434 1985-04-05 5 Reuter SOME BANKERS say wide swings in the US dollar have led them to believe Asia is ready for currency options as a means of limiting foreign exchange risk. However, those same swings have added to the cost of options, which otherReuter - 434 words
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Article211 1985-04-05 5 Opecna ARAB investments and banking in the US have become significant, assuming a dynamic character. Mohammed Ab-Alkhail, Saudi Minister of Finance and National Economy, described current Arab participation in the American financial market as a "normal outgrowth of developments in the Middle East and theOpecna - 211 words
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195 1985-04-05 5 AP HOME STATE Savings bank, whose failure led to the temporary closing of 69 other savings and loans in Ohio, will be acquired by an out-of-state buyer unless an Ohio company makes a better offer by Wednesday. Ohio governor Richard Celeste said onAP - 195 words
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202 1985-04-05 5 Reuter PRESIDENT Reagaa's Mwlydesignated chief eentmie adviser has said he eppeeee large scale Intervention by the US to tower the high teteraatieaal vatee ef the U8 dellar. Beryl Spriakel, aimed to fill the leag-vacaat pert as chairman ef the prestdeafs eeeadl ef eeeaemleReuter - 202 words
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TIME – OFF
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Article471 1985-04-05 6 IN A DELIGHTFUL case of "show and tell" on Tuesday, the Ministry of Community Development seized the opportunity to break away from the tried and tested format for a press conference and venture into the clever and original. Instead of straight speeches, and questions, a singer was471 words
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Article, Illustration691 1985-04-05 6 PENG AILIAN - Bright dragonflies and blooms of orchids and lotus are Rosemary Cassidy's special loves. These are the subjects that she weaves imaginatively into a blend of batik print techniques on silk topped by detailed embroidery stitching. PENG AILIAN talks to this cheerful Manchester artist who is now exhibiting691 words
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Article, Illustration273 1985-04-05 6 Picasso catalogue or colouring book? A COLLEAGUE is currently treasuring a catalogue of Picasso prints, the Vollard Suite, in preparation a wallet-opening session in London next month. Her young niece is not too impressed. The younger lady cannot understand why her aunt has a colouring book273 words
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Article, Illustration895 1985-04-05 6 What's on from April 5 12 I TQDAY LUNCH-TIME CONCERT: Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). Lunchtime cultural programme from 12.45 to 1.30pm. Shell Theatrette, 3rd level podium block, Shell Tower. Free admission. DRAMA: The Singing Cross. Presented by the Trinity Christian Centre. 7.30pm. Delta Sports Complex. Free admission. EXHIBITION: Psintings895 words
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246 1985-04-05 6 THE SINGAPORE Theatre's American Repertory Showcase, better known as STARS, is up to another orchestrated event. From May 3 to 11, The Music Man will play on the Victoria Theatre stage with a 80-strong cast excluding the backstage population. Director Sue Ellen Gerrells has246 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous681 1985-04-05 6 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 Naturally good but not great swimmers (6) 7 Extend farther with each tour, possibly (8) 8 A key figure stHI in the team (6) 10 There's trouble up here (5) 13 The strength of a buzzer that's loud (4) 14 Though German, he has a British681 words
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SPORTS
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427 1985-04-05 7 WALTON MORAIS - By WALTON MORAIS BOTH the World and Asian amateur snooker champions are expected to be in Singapore for the second Asian snooker championship on June 3-9. India's world champion, OB Agrawal, and Thailand's defending Asian champion, Sakchai Sim-Ngam, have been invited to take part427 words
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259 1985-04-05 7 AFP INDIA, the reigning World Cup holders, and West Indies, the team it beat in the 1963 final, have been kept apart in the draw for the 1967 edition scheduled to be held in India and Pakistan. Joining India in GroupAFP - 259 words
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Article, Illustration405 1985-04-05 7 Body Language LAST WEEK this column dealt with the proper way to train with weights and briefly outlined four of the basic principles which one should adhere to: overload, progressive overload, muscular balance and specificity principles. Today, some more principles will be introduced.405 words
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Article, Illustration314 1985-04-05 7 Out of the action last year, Changi shows its form this time round to top the league standings at 17, ahead of even SICC. CHANGI's women golfers are making an impressive showing in this year's Premier League competition after missing out314 words
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215 1985-04-05 7 AFP LAN GIBBS, leader of the New Zealand team in recent Admiral's Cup challenges, has (ailed to secure a place in the team representing New Zealand at the upcoming edition of the Cup off Cowes in July. In spite of Gibbs' experience as aAFP - 215 words
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Article, Illustration556 1985-04-05 7 Reuter DEFENDING champion Henrik Sundstrom pulled back from the brink of defeat to overcome Argentine veteran Guillermo Vilas in a marathon third round match in the Monte Carlo Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. Sundstrom, the third seed, won their near three-hour battle of attrition 5-7, 6-4, 6-2Reuter - 556 words
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310 1985-04-05 7 AFP PEUGEOT, whose 205 Turbos have won all three rounds of the World Championship so far this year, hopes to win its first safari rally in seven years in Nairobi. Its 504 saloon models won this prestigious event six times up to 1978, butAFP - 310 words
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Miscellaneous30 1985-04-05 7 BjiStcW-'FtenJc Dickers (04.-7 I'ul uxme THBT DOOJN Before. 1 fofieer IT. rm PffcFMD The. ffefcsotf DGPUrtG LOITH IHIS IS om holiday...! soggcjst >#00 RiHG moNDPtf proRNiHG PHD RSK RDR BRISTou)30 words
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Miscellaneous1210 1985-04-05 7 ■A. to acaa mm HIGHLIGHTS Holiday Night Movie Prototype 10.10 pm, Chonnel 5 Prototype Model 2VR is a machine that can pass as a human being. It is also known as Michael Smith (David Morse) andhas been perfected in a laboratory after five years of research by Dr Cart Forrester1,210 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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544 1985-04-05 8 NYT A BATTLE for control of the Hilton Hotels Corp broke out on Wednesday when Golden Nugget Inc, a big casino operator, offered to buy 25 per cent of Hilton from the estate of Conrad N Hilton, founder ofNYT - 544 words
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305 1985-04-05 8 Reuter WALL STREET stock prices closed sharply lower on Wednesday for the second consecutive session, leaving analysts divided on whether further declines were ahead. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 7.62 points to 1258.06. Declining issues led advancers by 980 to 521. TheReuter - 305 words
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Article217 1985-04-05 8 An 03 R«nd Urwc 470 1400 -10 50 INDUSTtlALS MININGS A Alpha 720 145 Anglo* 2600 50 AE And a 740 Angtvoat 6750 unch 100 Amaprop AMlL 330 2335 5 10 5 20 Buff* 8250 440 C G Smith 2120 Cora Gold ***** 5 CNA 240 unch unch Cora217 words
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Article645 1985-04-05 8 An 03 US$ AJcon Alumn 26 Alcoa 34* Alaghany Lud 27 AM Own Cp 36* -1 AM Store 55 Afcs-Chalmacs 7* Am Brandt krx: 68* Am Broodcott 105* Am Can Co 53* Am Cyananwd 53 Am Elac Pwt 21* unch Am Exprau 40* Am Hom« Prod 61* Am645 words
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Article905 1985-04-05 8 Amsterdam AN 03 Hi ABN 398 SO -5 5 ***** 25 AhoM 211 SO -02 108.60 -0.4 AMEV 215 00 -0.5 Amfm Amro Bark 73.60 -0.3 56 30 +0.6 Boh 340 50 +0.5 Boikafe Bur Tat Catand 90 00 -1 3370 -0.2 466 00 unch Dai 115 50905 words
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Advertisement134 1985-04-05 8 London stocks, P«fl* 11 LOMHge Enjoy the world's finest wine, while you relax in the cosy ambience of The Lounge. Make your nights memorable with the versatile quartet. Body M Soul from the Philippines. They'll captivate you! Nappy Hours: Spat 7par 25% off all driaks. •FRJNtZHDTCL 270 Orchard Road Singapore134 words
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Article346 1985-04-05 9 HONGKONG: Share prices closed mostly higher yesterday amid speculation of takeovers and asset sales. Trading was active, with heavy book-squaring ahead of the Easter break. Jardine Matheson featured and its stock closed 80 cents up at HKSH, following purchases by major local and overseas brokerage firms. The Hang Seng346 words
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Article258 1985-04-05 9 SYDNEY: Australian sharemarkets closed at a record high yesterday with the continued weakness of the local dollar dominating ATC 04 AJ Smcere Indus MT 4.21 2400 001 Pacific Cons Pacific Elect Wire Poolung Paper 21 00 1590 1 44 1 0 2 0 06 24 30 1.1 16 40258 words
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Article365 1985-04-05 9 TOKYO: Prices fell steadily in very active trading yesterday, dragging the market average down from an early morning record high of 12,689.74 to stand 56.16 lower at 12,627.10. The market has now reversed Wednesday's 53.40 rise in a turnover of 630 million shares against 720 million on Wednesday. Wall365 words
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Article147 1985-04-05 9 trading. At the end of half-day before the Easter break, the all ordinaries index was a record 841.9 compared with the previous record of 837.4 on Wednesday. The gold index rose 9.2 to 834.3, the all resources index rose 6.5 to 566.6, and the all industrials 1.3 to 1,195.4.147 words
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Article158 1985-04-05 9 BANGKOK: The market closed higher yesterday in moderate trading. The book club index rose 2.14 points to 134.04. Turnover rose to 211.7 million baht from Wednesday's 150.4 mln. Siam Cement was the day's most active stock with 183,958 shares changing hands. It finished unchanged at 633 baht. AMI 04158 words
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Article, Illustration177 1985-04-05 9 AFP HONDA MOTOR CO of Japan has reached a "broad agreement" with British Leyland (BL) for joint development of a 1,300-1,600 cc subcompact car. Honda is expected to start production of the model "in the future" at a vast tract it has acquiredAFP - 177 words
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96 1985-04-05 9 Reuter BETS INTERNATIONAL, a US brokerage and trading company, plans to invest up to US$5OO million over the next five to seven years in hotel construction in China. Bets president Eugene Allen told the China Daily that his Santa Monica, Cal-ifornia-based companyReuter - 96 words
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230 1985-04-05 9 FT US STEEL, a leading American steel manufacturer, is discussing with a number of foreign producers on joint projects in an attempt to reduce its costs and inject new capital into its activities. The company refused to give specific details of its negotiations,FT - 230 words
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96 1985-04-05 9 Reuter TOKYO Electric Power Co Inc forecast parent company capital spending of 1,080.90 billion yen in the year ending next March 31 and 1,050.90 billion in 1986/87 against 1,089.40 billion in 1984/85. Electric power sales will be an estimated 161.80 billion kilowatts in 1985/86 againstReuter - 96 words
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Article, Illustration212 1985-04-05 9 AFP AMERICAN carmaker Chrysler Corp has agreed to increase its equity in the joint venture Mitsubishi Motors Corp from 15 per cent to 24 per cent, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Wednesday. Mitsubishi Motors, founded in 1970, is owned 85 per centAFP - 212 words
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Advertisement217 1985-04-05 9 •J! H f fyna a m rji w HB z 4K #7: a .£RJ aS C l i Heritage, the living spirit of Rock n' Blues in Singapore, is back at the lon Bar. With the same high-powered act that makes them one of the mcst exciting stage bands MI217 words
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Advertisement234 1985-04-05 9 !*r- >y W V ■W' F- V*x X?'/.' <f T# iJI r w > KTT" v: v f T *>' '^>^ll <&rfll Selected US Prime Beef Cuts. Continental and Game Specialities in a hunter's lodge setting. I'll Ik *->17.' VkfliilkM Monday to Friday $26.50 10% service charge 3% CESS SUNDAY234 words
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Advertisement138 1985-04-05 9 Paramount Hotel v When the happy people go br V« 12 .1 jvhnda A special garden atmosphere wftere time never runs out. Here, master chefs prepare delicious and lingering tastes from gourmet style to simple meals. SPECIAL FEATURES: Daily Buffet Breakfast $11.50+ Daily Sat Lunch $12 Sunday Family Buffat Lunch138 words
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Advertisement68 1985-04-05 9 A seafood barbeque on the roof of the Hilton under a canopy of stars. What could be more tempting? An array of fresh seafood awaits you every Friday from 7 pm 10.30 pm. WWg^ Be in vogue Li I >r<itv Very exclusive. Very different. Very private. It's disco and more.68 words
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Advertisement152 1985-04-05 9 Thai SeatbcJ Served I n Tnuc Siamese Stvle S < *4 M H k £1 Thinking of food. Think Thai: Spicy Tomyum Soup, Charcoal-Grilled Seafood, Royal Thai Seafood and our other delectable Thai Cuisine. Or if you're a gourmet cook, take home some fresh seafood from our mini seafood market.152 words
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Article, Illustration4078 1985-04-05 10 BUYERS dominated the Singapore stock market yesterday and presented delighted punters with opportunities for double-digit gains. The BT Composite Index rose 6.% points to 733.81 while the Straits Times Industrial Index was 6.46 points ahead at 820.64. Volume was moderate at 13.04 million4,078 words
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Article245 1985-04-05 10 SINGAPORE Rises Indices 1 c s TOM MoomHII C©rp« uo» G Lmnbsr OCIC T roaob Mimi S P H DBS Gontmgs Pon-EI 50< Amcol 2S« CcKpr 700 330 354 446 165 915 710 635 625 570 295 250 185 20 16 14 12 11 10 10 10245 words
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Article3358 1985-04-05 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "SETT".3,358 words
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456 1985-04-05 11 NAJEEB JARHOM - By NAJEEB JARHOM A MUCH BETTER second half proved insufficient to lift Shell Refining Co (FOM) Bhd's 1984 earnings, which continued to deteriorate for the second year running. But the 11.6 per cent decline in group operating pretax profits to ,M 566.32456 words
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Article73 1985-04-05 11 Group pre-tax profits fell to $725,000 in 1984 against $4.38 million in the nine-month period from April to December 1983. The fall in profits was due mainly to the fact that no new residential development project was launched for sale last year. The group does not expect73 words
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Article348 1985-04-05 11 BARGAIN-HUNTERS who emerged at the final hour helped share prices regain some ground on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Interest was centred on situational stocks, some of which scored double-digit gains. Overall, price movements were small with most counters gaining a few cents. The348 words
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Article2481 1985-04-05 11 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, with 1 the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. HXJS TRIALS A Choc (2.338) (1) 2.34 (1) 22,481 words
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259 1985-04-05 11 The growing food interests of QAF Ltd in Singapore have been further expanded by the acquisition of all of the 50,000 $1 shares in Perlman-Rocque Enterprises (Singapore) Pte Ltd from Havi Corp. The price to be paid by the former Ben Co259 words
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Article428 1985-04-05 11 HOMER CHEN - By HOMER CHEN THE STOCK EXCHANGE of Singapore has discounted claims by Kentucky Fried Chicken chairman Mr Loo Cheng Ghee that several broking firms could not deliver KFC share scrip that he had bought on behalf of his friends. SES general manager Harold Yeo said: "In428 words
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316 1985-04-05 11 NORSECHEM (M) BHD is expanding its property business with the proposed acquisition of Taman Elegance Sdn Bhd, which owns a prime piece of land in Kuala Lumpur, for M 59.6 million. As consideration, Norsechem will issue 7.68 million new 50cent shares at $1.25 each316 words
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182 1985-04-05 11 SPP LTD has finalised the sale of its half share in Scott Paper (M) Sdn Bhd and Scott Paper (S) Pte Ltd. This forms part of the overall restructuring scheme being carried out by its parent, Tuan Sing, to reduce the high gearing and182 words
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325 1985-04-05 11 Reuter WHEELOCK MARDEN Co Ltd said a committee of independent directors has estimated that the company had a loss attributable to shareholders of HK$7O million in 1984 after providing for extraordinary losses of its Wheelock Maritime operations. The company reported a profit ofReuter - 325 words
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Article893 1985-04-05 11 EQUITIES opened easier in quiet trading in London yesterday. The FT-SE 100 Share Index at 1000 GMT was 0.2 point down at 1,274.6.and the FT 30 Index lost 1.8 points at 954.7. Dealers said they expect the market to drift easier during the session in thin trading with893 words
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Article227 1985-04-05 11 Managers' prices for April 8 Singapore Unit Trust The Comrarc* 2.14 2.27 The Sovingt Fund 149*158 S'pore Prog Fund 0 90 0 95 S'pore Sec Fund 134 142 S'pore Invest Fund 0 93 0 98 S'pore Equity Fund 0 91 0 96 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund227 words
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Article95 1985-04-05 11 HONGKONG Hong Seng Index Thursday 1471.25 Wednesday 1450.35 Week ago 1 352.90 TOKYO Tokyo Dow Jones Australian Industrials Thursday 1195.2 Wednesday ***** Week ago 1187.1 NEW YORK Dow Jones Wednesday Tuesday 1265.68 Weekogo 1264.91 Thursday *****.10 Wednesday *****.26 Week ago *****.02 TSE Index Stondard Poors Wednesday 179.11 Tuesday95 words
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Advertisement66 1985-04-05 11 Q SINGAPORE FACTORY DEVELOPMENT LTD 5575,000,000 GUARANTEED FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE APRIL 1986 In accordance with the provisions of the Notes, notice is hereby given that for the Interest Period from 4th April 1985 to 4th July 1985, the Notes will carry an Interest Rate of 6Vi6%per annum. The corresponding66 words
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Article, Illustration816 1985-04-05 12 MANO SABNANI - By MANO SABNANI AS THE 11th meeting between President Suharto and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew since they first established personal contact 12 years ago drew to a close yesterday, it became crystal clear that the personal trust and friendship between them had reached816 words
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171 1985-04-05 12 Reuter INDONESIAN President Suharto yesterday streamlined customs procedures and cut port and shipping charges in an apparent attempt to root out widespread corruption and facilitate trade. Economy Minister Ali Wardhana said yesterday that there would be (ewer customs checks on exports and onReuter - 171 words
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Article110 1985-04-05 12 BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher left yesterday on an 11-day trip to South-east Asia, including Singapore, in a major attempt to boost relations in an area where it was once a major influence. On the way back from visiting Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Sri Lanka and110 words
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Article, Illustration81 1985-04-05 12 MR PETER SEAH Lim Huat has been appointed executive director of the International Bank of Singapore. In his new appointment, Mr Seah will take over Mr Heng Chiang Meng's function as chief executive officer of the bank. Mr Heng will return to Overseas Union Bank81 words
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451 1985-04-05 12 AMY BALAN - By AMY BALAN THE PRESIDENT of the Singapore Insurance Brokers Association yesterday denied that its members were unnecessarily holding up premiums collections due to general insurers. Mr Roy Patterson, who is also the managing director of Edward Lumley and Sons, said the problem of outstanding451 words
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356 1985-04-05 12 THREE CRUISE vessels worth *42 million could be built in Singapore this year, giving a much-needed boost to an industry hit by worldwide recession. Managing director lan Carne of Seaconstruct said Seaconstruct was negotiating with six international cruise ship companies which had shown interest in356 words
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Article82 1985-04-05 12 Reuter WALL STREET stock prices were lower in early trading yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than two points to 1255. Declines led advances by a four-three ratio while turnover amounted to about six million shares. Analysts said a two-day slide that sent theReuter - 82 words
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271 1985-04-05 12 Bernama THE MALAYSIAN government has imposed a temporary freeze on the conversion of residential land for commercial use in the "Golden Triangle" of Kuala Lumpur to cool down land speculation in the area. Announcing this yesterday, the Minister of Federal Territory, Datuk ShahrirBernama - 271 words
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Article447 1985-04-05 12 BRIAN GOMEZ - By BRIAN GOMEZ ANOTHER YEAR of slowing growth in Asean has been forecast by the Bank Negara Malaysia, which expects a decline to 3.9 per cent this year compared with 4 per cent last year and 4.4 per cent growth in 1983. The bank's447 words
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438 1985-04-05 12 A DISPUTE over the worth of a television theme song nearly went to the courts last week. But although the case has since been privately settled, it raised questions about the rights of local composers and whether they are438 words
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Article86 1985-04-05 12 FRENCH Prime Minister, Laurent Fabius, will arrive today for a three-day visit at the invitation of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. He will be accompanied by Hubert Curien, Minister for Research and Technology, Alain Calmat, Minister Delegate for Youth and Sports, and other officials. During his stay, the86 words
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Article83 1985-04-05 12 Bernama THE Malaysian customs have imposed a 70.5 per cent duty on new tyres and tubes brought into the country through the Causeway with effect from yesterday. Motorists bringing in or having new tyres fixed in Singapore would have to pay a 55 per centBernama - 83 words
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Article33 1985-04-05 12 Bernama THE "Buy Malaysian" campaign was launched yesterday with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir calling on the manufacturing sector to venture into the sphere of product development. BernamaBernama - 33 words
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Article59 1985-04-05 12 Reuter TAIWAN has announced new regulations designed to allow investors from Hongkong to obtain loans and freely remit foreign exchange. A Finance Ministry spokesman said the new rules, proposed by a special government committee on Hongkong, would allow Chinese businessmen from Hongkong to borrow money from TaiwaneseReuter - 59 words
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Article52 1985-04-05 12 Reuter SUPPORTERS of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher see her as a sexual fantasy figure wearing a black corset and wielding a whip, according to top Labour politician Denis Healey. "She can lead the Conservative Party because she reminds the average public schoolboy of childhood fantasies," heReuter - 52 words
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Article58 1985-04-05 12 UPI ABOUT 60 per cent of West Germans are against participation in President Reagan's "Star Wars" defence initiative to develop an anti-nucle-ar missile shield in space, a survey showed. The survey of 1,000 adults selected at random last month, showed 60 per cent against West GermanUPI - 58 words
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Article50 1985-04-05 12 UPI THE US-Soviet arms talks ended their fourth week yesterday with two more weeks of negotiations scheduled before the conclusion of the first round. A meeting between negotiating groups on intermediate-range nuclear forces and lasting two hours and 45 minutes completed the first month of the talks.UPI - 50 words
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Article43 1985-04-05 12 AFP MICHEL ROCARD, one of France's most popular politicians, resigned abruptly today as Agriculture Minister in a move that he pinned on dissatisfaction with newly announced electoral reforms but that commentators saw as a challenge to President Francois Mitterrand. AFPAFP - 43 words
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Article33 1985-04-05 12 UPI THE TOXIC GAS released from a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal has permanently damaged the haemoglobin in the blood of many victims, leaving them short of breath, doctors said. UPIUPI - 33 words
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Advertisement30 1985-04-05 12 Britannia offers you a world of investment opportunities The Chartered Bank Building, 6 Battery Road, #14-08, Singapore 0104. Telephone: *****86. Training improves your chances. BT shows you how every Wednesday30 words
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Advertisement65 1985-04-05 12 csySss3o' Our exclusive business executive pockoge gives you a great deal more: Return airfore Singapore/Jakarta Guaranteed daily departure Deluxe accommodation at Borobudur Inter-Continental Hotel Sumptuous buffet breakfast daily Welcome tropical fruit basket Free use of sauna gymnasium An attractive Borobudur portfolio bog 'From one night single room basts JAKARTA. m65 words
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Miscellaneous52 1985-04-05 12 Outlook for today: Portly cloudy; showers in the afternoon. Report for 24 hours prior to 7 30pm on April 4 at the airport Maximum temperature 32.9 Associated humidity 61 Minimum temperature 24.5 Associated humidity 95 Hours of sunshine 9.95 Rainfall in millimetres Nil Rainfall this month Nil Roiny days this52 words
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225 1985-04-05 13 AP THE US administration will support a move in Congress to change part of a US law that requires half of the farm commodities shipped under government programmes to be transported in costlier US flagships, Agriculture Secretary John R Block announced. AsAP - 225 words
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Article, Illustration279 1985-04-05 13 DESPITE a slow market for newbuildings, Chuan Hup Marine's Asia Pacific Shipyard has won enough orders to keep busy for the rest of the year. According to a spokesman, the yard is fully occupied with "more projects than we have room279 words
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Article808 1985-04-05 13 I f C4 Shipping Line Nr C«i Afeo Ahrenkiel Lm«f AC Toepfer Andeka Shpg ANL Ant oh Orient Line APC Line APL Arrow Line* ASCL Asiabroker Atlas Lines Austosio Line Bolt-Orient Bangkok Cont Bank Line Boyor*hon Shpg BBS Ben Line Blue Star Brantford Int'l BSC Une Burma808 words
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Article125 1985-04-05 13 FT SEA Containers, the Bermuda-based shipping group, lifted net earnings last year by 82 per cent to US$7O million, helped by the acquisition in July of Sealink UK from British Rail. The profit figures, equivalent to $5.67 per share, compare with earnings of $38.5 million in 1983. Fourth-quarterFT - 125 words
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Article127 1985-04-05 13 NEARLY all of Hamburg's fire engines were fighting a blaze early yesterday that was probably the city's biggest fire since the end of World War Two, fire brigade officials said. A spokesmen said two explosions had occurred at the warehouse in the port area where the127 words
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497 1985-04-05 14 IMPROVED results from Ocean Transport and Trading were revealed yesterday with the profits boost from Overseas Containers Ltd (OCL) being the driving force. But the pre-tax figure of £28.7 million was below the more optimistic projections of the market which had been hoping497 words
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Article187 1985-04-05 14 THE MAJOR shipping consortia operating between the Far East/Europe, Far East /Persian Gulf, Straits ports/Australia, Straits/Japan and the member lines: ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Services. ••K" Line. Korean Shipping Corporation. Neptune Orient Lines. Orient Overseas Container Line. Cho Yang Shipping. ANRO (STRAITS/AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line. Australia Straits Container187 words
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Article70 1985-04-05 14 THE story yesterday on the ITF certifying the Hongkong shipping registry as a flag of inconvenience is not altogether correct. The ITF has not formally classed the registry as foe, but has issued two ships registered in Hongkong with the blue certificate usually associated with vessels sailing under70 words
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345 1985-04-05 14 AMERICAN President Lines and Sea-Land Services have estimated lower earnings for the first quarter of this year. Mr Bruce Seaton, chairman of American President Companies says the it should earn between US$B million and $9 million in the first quarter of 1985,345 words
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616 1985-04-05 14 Reuter GERMAN submariner Hermann Lepper saw the Lusitania just once in his life but the image of the doomed liner has haunted him for 70 years. Lepper, 90, is the only survivor of U-boat U-20, the German World War One submarine that sent the prideReuter - 616 words
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Article1751 1985-04-05 14 MISCELLANEOUS chartering was reported on the freight market on Wednesday but there appeared little overall change in the freight rate structure, dry cargo brokers said. Varied grain fixing included the booking of a vessel for 20,000 long tons heavy grain from US Gulf to west coast Mexico at1,751 words
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Article39 1985-04-05 14 Reuter MEMBER lines of the pan/India-Pakistan-Gulf/Japan Freight Conference said they will adjust their currency adjustment factor (CAF) for all Japan/Westbound shipments to plus 3.5 per cent from minus 0.5 per cent on April 6. ReuterReuter - 39 words
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Article129 1985-04-05 15 THE South Korean container manufacturers have had an encouraging start this year. In the first two months of the year, the manufacturers reported an 11 per cent increase in production over the same period last year. The amount involved was US$44 million. South Korea is one of the129 words
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Article266 1985-04-05 15 Seatrade Week THE working level inspection team of the Korea Maritime and Port Administration has completed the first round of inspections on the progress of the Shipping Industry Rationalisation Plan. In addition Seatrade Week learned that the KMPA has postponed the original March 15 deadline laid down forSeatrade Week - 266 words
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248 1985-04-05 15 PORTS in the UK are 50 per cent more expensive on average for container shipments than continental competitors, according to new official calculations. Department of Transport studies reveal that British ports' costs are 30 to 200 per cent above European levels on the volume248 words
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278 1985-04-05 15 THE FEDERAL Maritime Commission is making it impossible for conferences to cooperate to attract shippers associations as steady customers. Mr Bruce McAllister, former chairman of the North Atlantic Conferences, told a New York seminar on shippers' associations recently that it is difficult for278 words
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3361 1985-04-05 20 A guide to ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore.3,361 words
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Article676 1985-04-05 21 CONTAINER TERMINAL RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Godws FCL Arrival for LCL movement Ship Voy date/time Operotor cargo schedule Location Uni Promoter Adrian Ms Jenwel Fenhe Keum Glory Bolan Australia Glory Ace Takari N Or Merchant Thana Bhum Monte Ruby Maria Chung Lie Ratu Konsort676 words
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Article1834 1985-04-05 21 Who acts for whom The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and their agents. A-B AFEA African Shipping Agencies iSi Mrs-Earn*! a liar Transgroup < S > Ahreaklel Liner Service Kim Shpg ISI Alfred C Teepfer Oceanus Shipping Agen cies (Si Manntex Enterprise IPKI Alpac Intrasea (S) Bintang Shpg1,834 words
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Article450 1985-04-05 22 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vessel Berth Agent Arrivol Departure KEPPEL WHARVES 5.4.85/0600 Straits Star K24E SSPL alongside Clover Trust K32 LN Shpg 5.4.85/1400 9.4.85/2300 Equator IV K23 T Soon 5.4.85/0700 5.4.85/2300 G Odyssey K36 Harper 5.4.85/0015 7.4.85/1800 Inabukwa K27 Pelnl 5.4.85/0700 5.4.85/1900 Kota Jade K31 PIL 5.4.85/0600 7.4.85/0600450 words
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Advertisement585 1985-04-05 15 The Straits Steamship Group Mansfield Container Shipping PteLtd Overseas Containers Limited a STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok SaMBM TO/FW>I M" 6 o STORE ira ptcasus pan »37i« p«t/w a* ncAsus PHI «7» SM *P» uu BANGKOK AGENTS: BORNEO AGENCIES LTD. BANGKOK TEL: *****80 am TO585 words
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Advertisement644 1985-04-05 15 Malaysian Cargo Industry The Challenges 29th 30th April 1985 Opening by the Minister of Transport YB Tan Sri Chong Hon Nyan, PSM, DGSM.JMN A two-day conference conducted by ICHCA Malaysia (International Cargo Handling Coordination Association Malaysia National Section) Venue: The Merlin Subang, Subang Jaya, Selangor. Subjects to be covered include:644 words
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Advertisement971 1985-04-05 17 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street, 03-00 Singapore 0106 Tel: *****33 VESSEL KOTA SALAM KOTA JAVA KOTA MUTIARA KOTA SEJATI KOTA RATU KOTA AQUNG KOTA WUAYA KOTA PETANI VOYAGE HONGK E-55S 10-11/4 E-SSI 4-5/4 CP/S/tS 12-13/4 E-563 2S-29/4 E-SB5 1-2/5 E-557 7-4/5 EAST AFRICA/RED SEA SERVICES HONGKONG SINGAPORE971 words
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Advertisement728 1985-04-05 17 BENLINE CONTAINERS KKJJEBSEN LINE NEW ZEALAND SOUTH EAST ASM OCA S 13S CAROGAN MT/1. TRURJ ran south we ss Staya kt hn Sai 28/4 23/4 25/4 1/5 i 5/5 15/5 11/5 13/5 11/5 20/S 28/5 PJMreM? Lae Kmmi AuckTaw Napier Timara Ruff no SIB 17/5 21/5 25/5 25/5 1/f 2/6728 words
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Advertisement611 1985-04-05 17 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BURMA FIVE STAR Ptushwetyjwywa ¥252 Pagan VS6 Myomaywa VM Pa-an VS3 (Burmese National Line) Loadmf for Rangoon Spore t/10 Apr 22/25 Apr 27/30 Apr 7/10 May Penanf 4/6 Apr BANK LINE •CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONT SPORE R'DAM HULL HMBG IVYBANK 19 Apr 15 May 18 May 21611 words
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Advertisement1225 1985-04-05 18 •j"K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. USA CANADA PACIFIC COAST < Including DESTINATIONS INLAND via IPI/MICROBRIDGE A MINILAND BRIDGE) FEEDER/ MOTHER VESSEL SPORE PKLG PENANG STORE T/S PORT LA/LB SEATTLE OAK LAIC WAN BC PORTLAND CHEVALER ROZE V42E BAY BRDGE *34 9 Apr (BU) 19 Apr 1 May 4 May1,225 words
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Advertisement470 1985-04-05 18 n CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAMER/REEFER/BULK SERVICE loading tor lOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO SEATTIE. TACOMA VANCOUVER BC Acceplinf fCI'FCI Containers AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAHCR SERVICE Accept#* Fa/Fa Containers S pare Frm Ma* Sy* Ahc Accaptt MWOAS 21/2? Apr 14 May 4 May 11 May Add RAWAS 2/3 Ma, 4/5 May470 words
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Advertisement644 1985-04-05 19 NOL NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD I TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia K CHANCE S'pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo 0500 10/4 LCL Cargo 1700 9/4 Jayakarta Anro Austraia SURABAYA.. JAKARTA SINGAPORE PENANG P. KELANG.. SYDNEY BURME MELBOURNE... ADELADC FREMANTLE... Also acceptu* carpi to from Bangkok and E644 words
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Advertisement552 1985-04-05 19 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO P KELANG. PENANG. BUSAN, INCHON Gw«* Wmj lb OM/M2S AT G* K2l ON 1/4/15 <0900 1200 MS) spimi lUNIS NIPTUNI AGfNCIfS Pit 110 If! *****77 *****14 ißookinjsl ???7blo ?7\?0?7 i ????487 I Terminal i *****50 ??o?*>o4 (CIS) Mil «'<!» lI.INIS TUNAS552 words
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Advertisement811 1985-04-05 19 W SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SINSOV BUILDING 55. Market Street Singapore 0104 Telephone Numbers *****3 (15 Lines) Cable Address SINSOV SINGAPORE Telex Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** P KEI AUG M/S SHARK AT WAH SOON SON BHD IST ANO 2ND FLOOR NO 1 IALAN CEMPENWG811 words
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Miscellaneous160 1985-04-05 20 Regional Weather 95 J /< >>; ►?r\ #> Is SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. LEGEND: °C yA Wind direction with speed m knots Wave height R Thunderstorm Temperature c X\ V Shower Weather Wind direction with speed in knots Rain v—/ O Cloudy Sky W„..160 words
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Advertisement74 1985-04-05 21 nr 3,> M K. LUMPUR 4280U/*****6/*****1/*****3 JJMniL *****/*****/*****/***** *****3/*****5/*****1/*****0 22ttSI/22UM/222t35 11 I J I 1 II I FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE r r B PirTTTTTTMU "IfTIM miffMITTTTTnTifTM fTTITT— T TTTf □J kTm ALSO ACCEPT* FOR: <wnor, l hark. uk. bremer copdrmcol oslo ALSO ACCEPT* FROM EUROPE: HTM, HAM, GOT. UK.74 words
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