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The following is issued on behalf of the Liquor Licensing Board:

The Liquor Licensing Board will meet on Saturday, August 2, to consider four applications for renewal of liquor licences.

The applications are (not in order of discussion):

Kowloon:

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Darts Tavern in Kowloon City

A bar at 9/F, 66 South Wall Road, Kowloon City

Hippo Lounge in Tsim Sha Tsui

Happy Angel Night Club in Jordan

The meeting will be held at 9 am in the Conference Hall on the third floor of 3 Edinburgh Place, Central. The public is welcome to attend, though the board will go into private session to discuss confidential items.

End/Thursday, July 31, 2003

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