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At 40, Nixon Shock (double surprise of US’s access to China and unilateral cancelling of US dollar convertibility to gold) and the guise conclusion of Okinawa Reversion Agreement.

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The Group owns assets and conducts its business primarily in Hong Kong with its cash flows substantially denominated in Hong Kong dollars except the equity investments in China.

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I spoke on that occasion to ask the Government to provide special guarantee to Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) so that it would have enough room for manoeuvre in the highly competitive commercial environment and maintain its proper role in “producing a diverse range of impartial and high quality programmes” to cater for the needs of the minority.

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The Group’s subsidiaries, jointly-controlled entities and associates determine their reporting currency according to the major economic environment in which they operate the business, and translate intoRenminbi when preparing the financial statements.

This would contribute to ending the existing compartmentalization between the United Nations and the various regional human rights systems and would allow the Human Rights Council to benefit from their expertise and gain a better knowledge of human rights issues at the regional level.

Additionally, the PRC subsidiaries of the Group were exposed to HKD/USD by holding HKD/USD denominated bank deposits and cash, bank loans and inter-company borrowings in the amount of HK$983 million, HK$1,325 million and HK$1,795 million, respectively, as at 31 December 2007 (2006: HK$78 million, HK$1,288 million and HK$1,600 million respectively).

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Two of new developments have been: (1) the rapid growth of banking and financial institutions based on fractional reserves and leveraging, which results in the phenomenal expansion of the money supply, liquidity and debt; and (2) the instability of the international financial order after the collapse of the Dollar Standard under which the greenback was convertible into gold.

During the year, almost all of the Group’s revenues, premiums for satellite insurance coverage and capital expenditure were denominated in United States Dollars.

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(d) In cases where a nominee would have been elected but for there being one ormore other nominees having been given the same number of votes (i.e. "tied votes"), a further round poll should be taken to resolve the tied votes; and if there were still tied votes after that further round, lots would be drawn by the Chairman of the House Committee to determine which of the Members should be nominated.

If you and/or your parent(s) has / have the right to live in a public housing unit or own(s) a flat under Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) / Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) without payment of the premium, the Agency will treat the public housing unit or the HOS / TPS flat as the first home of your family.

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It was recalled that, although the Organization consolidates the institutes in its financial statements, it does not monitor the use of their funds which are managed by the institutes themselves and reported directly to their own governing bodies, in consonance with their autonomous status.

If the Company takes up and pays for atleast the Minimum Required Units pursuant to the terms of the Offer, the Company has agreed to use all commercially reasonable efforts to acquire, and TransAlta Power has agreed to use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Company in acquiring, the balance of the TransAlta Power Units as soon as practicable and in any event within a period of 6 months following the Take-up Date by way of compulsory acquisition, arrangement, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other type of acquisition transaction or transactions.

(E) Where arrangements are under consideration concerning the appointment (including the arrangement or variation of the terms thereof, or the termination thereof) of two or more Directors to offices orplaces of profit with the Company or any other company in which the Company is interested, a separate resolution may be put in relation to each Director and in such case each of the Directors concerned shall be entitled to vote (and be counted in the quorum) in respect of each resolution except that concerning his own appointment (or the arrangement or variation of the terms thereof, or the termination [...][...]

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(F) Subject to the Companies Act and to the next paragraph of this Bye-law, no Director or proposed or intended Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company, either with regard to his tenure of any office orplace ofprofit or as vendor, purchaser or in any other manner whatever, nor shall any such contract or any other contract or arrangement in which any Director is in any way interested by liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company or the shareholders for any remuneration, profit or other benefits realised by any such contract or arrangement, by reason only of such Director holding that office or the fiduciary relationship thereby established.

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Borrowings for container leasing business are mainly denominated in US dollar, which is the same currency as the majority of its revenue and expenses so as to minimise potential foreign exchange exposure.

Australia’s Asia literacy needs are of pressing relevance to the tourism sector – a shortage of Chinese speaking industry professionals continues to be a significantissue and as a member of the Business Alliance for Asia Literacy, ACBC notes the importance of this to the sector’s future.

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