51.   The grant allows successful applicants to conduct research and occasional lecturing at appropriate US universities for up to eight months.

52.   The Magic Circle, whose members include magician David Copperfield, requires all successful applicants to sign pledges preventing them from disclosing tricks of the trade to nonmembers.

53.   The university also arranges study loans for successful applicants.

54.   Without indicating whether all the five firms would get approval at the initial stage, Chan said the successful applicants could start providing Internet services immediately after getting approval.

55.   Commerce Minister Narongchai Akrasanee said that a nine-member committee would define criteria for issuing licenses and would designate successful applicants.

56.   Successful applicants will be issued documents by the immigration department, he said.

57.   The commission said the successful applicants have three weeks to pay for the bids or risk losing the licences.

58.   The Hong Kong Government formally offered six mobile phone licences to successful applicants Friday.

59.   The government will start informing successful applicants in August.

60.   The Hong Kong government formally announced on Monday the award of six mobile telephone licences to successful applicants.