1.   Meanwhile, Hong Kong advocacy groups Tuesday announced plans to fight the proposed changes.

2.   The group announced an advertising campaign to bring public pressure on lawmakers to sign the pledge.

3.   The group announced tentative plans to obtain a Stock Exchange listing and float some of its shares.

4.   The Rover car group has announced a big increase in world-wide sales.

5.   The group yesterday announced the appointment of Sir James McKinnon, director general of the consumer watchdog, Ofgas, as deputy chairman.

6.   An anti-abortion group announced plans to shift its protest next month of federal family clinic access laws from New York to Southern California.

7.   And a spokesman denied a report that the obstetrics group would be announcing the program in April.

8.   A group of entrepreneurs announced Wednesday the formation of a Washington-based commission that will work on public policy issues to benefit small high-growth companies.

9.   A national civil rights group announced plans to picket in Riverside next week.

10.   A student group has announced that it intends to hold a demonstration to mark the date.