11.   He said some parties continue to urge legal action against rivals and officials they claim breached election regulations or were involved in irregularities.

12.   He said the forestry and plantations ministry was considering whether to impose a penalty on those who breached the regulation.

13.   In a statement yesterday, the Securities and Futures Commission said that it could only launch an investigation if the company had breached Hong Kong regulations.

14.   It claimed the two countries had breached FIFA regulations by not providing it with the required written notice.

15.   Member of Parliament Terry Dicks, whose electoral area includes Heathrow, said the Italian airline had breached security regulations that bar airlines from carrying unaccompanied baggage.

16.   Volvo Ocean Race competitor Tyco was disqualified from the Sydney to Hobart race on Thursday after the committee said the yacht had breached safety regulations.

17.   In theory Golkar could be dissolved if found to have breached campaign funding rules but there have been unconfirmed reports that other parties also breached the regulations.

18.   Accounts rarely corresponded with business activities and many firms had intentional breached regulations, the report said, hinting at widespread corruption among managers of state firms.

19.   Some listed companies and security agencies had breached regulations and were usually short of staff, he added.

20.   The new board will be able to impose a broad range of disciplinary sanctions against accounting firms and individual accountants that breach its regulations.