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The President of India and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Smt Pratibha Devi Singh Patil conferred the Presidential Standards to two premiers combat unit of the Indian Air Force - 49 Squadron and 107 Helicopter Unit at an impressive presentation parade held at the Jodhpur airbase.

Important films by directors Fei Mu, one of the greatest filmmakers of Chinese cinema, and Patrick Lung Kong, a visionary and an exceptional director of Hong Kong cinema, will be featured from March 19 to May 8 at the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA).

Police today (March 9) appealed for information on a boy missing in Wan Chai.

Police issued two summonses and 62 fixed penalty tickets to public light bus (PLB) drivers in a territory-wide operation against traffic offences involving PLBs yesterday (March 8).

Due to urgent repair work of the telephone system at the Immigration Department¦s Investigation Sub-division at Skyline Tower, Kowloon Bay, the services of the Immigration complaints hotline (2824 1551) are suspended.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) announced today (March 9) that the processing of applications for importing poultry meat and products from the provinces of Guadalajara and Navarra, Spain would resume with immediate effect.

In view of the cold weather, the Home Affairs Department has opened 12 temporary shelters for people in need of refuge from the cold this evening.

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London - J.P. Morgan’s Worldwide Securities Services business today announced that it has been awarded a mandate to provide custody and related services to the The First UK Bus pension scheme and the Home Retail Group pension scheme.

NEW YORK; Three out of four consumers are concerned by energy and climate change issues, but nearly two thirds say that using less energy is not the answer to reducing reliance on fossil fuels or foreign energy supply, according to global research by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The survey of 9,000 individuals in 22 countries also shows that almost nine out of ten consumers want more government intervention in the energy market.

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As a result of this transaction, which is in line with Philips’ communicated strategy to dispose of its remaining non-core shareholdings, Philips now holds 63 million shares in TPV, which represents a stake in the company of just below 3%. Philips also holds options on shares of TPV through a convertible bond issued to Philips in September 2005, with a face value of USD 211 million, representing a potential ownership of approximately 310 million new TPV shares.

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