DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1986
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SIR EDWARD TO OPEN TDC OFFICE IN PEKING ......................... 1
LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN HK ECONOMY CLnlM REFUTED................... 2
PRESENTATION OF ENGLISH LAW BOOKS................................ 5
FURTHER S54.6 BILLION FOR NEW TOWN PROGRAMME.................
REPORT UNSAFE PRACTICES ON LABOUR HOTLINE ....................... 7
ADDITIONAL ROADS FOR ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR ................
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SAFETY FOR DISCUSSION ....................... 9
DISTRICT TOUR FOR ELDERLY AND DIS.-vBLED ........................ 9
’CULTURAL NIGHT* FOR WAN CHAI RESIDENTS......................... 10
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE THANKED ..........................
ENTRIES INVITED FOR NEW YEAR HARRIER RACE...................... 'll
MOUNTAIN RESCUE EXERCISE AT SHEK 0.............................. 12
SEMINAR ON RAISING OF L-iPROVED POULTRY ........................ 12
VISIT TO LICENCE xPPLICaTION CENTRE..........................
TUEN MUN TRAFFIC CHANGES FOR LRT CONSTRUCTION ................. I1*
NEW KOWLOON OFFICE FOR SELECTIVE PLACEMENT ..................
WATER STORAGE FIGURE.........................................
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SIR EDWARD TO OPEN TDC OFFICE IN PEKING X K * X X
THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, FOR PEKING TO OFFICIATE AT THE OPEN I DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OFFICE THERE.
LEFT HONG KONG TODAY (MONDAY) NG CEREMONY OF THE TRADE
TALKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT, HE SAID» +THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT OF COURSE IS THE OPENING OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OFFICE, AND THAT IS ANOTHER STAGE IN THE PROGRAMME OF DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE OF DEVELOPING HONG KONG’S TRADING RELATIONSHIPS.
+A NUMBER OF MANUFACTURERS ARE THERE ALREADY AND THERE’LL BE SEMINARS, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION ON WHAT HONG KONG CAN DO TO MEET CHINESE REQUIREMENTS AND THE KIND OF COOPERATION HONG KONG CAN GIVE.+
SIR EDWARD ALSO SAID HE WOULD STAY IN PEKING FOR ONE ADDITIONAL DAY AND HOPED TO HAVE ANOTHER INFORMAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS.
WHEN ASKED THE PROGRAMME OF THE VISIT, HE REPLIEDi +AS FAR AS THE FIRST PART OF IT, THE PROGRAMME IS IN THE HANDS OF THE CHINA COUNCIL FOR THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND THEY’LL TELL US WHEN WE GET THERE WHAT THE FINAL PROGRAMME IS, AND THEN I AM LOOKING FORWARD ALSO TO HEARING FROM SIR RICHARD (EVANS) WHAT HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ARRANGE. THAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED WHEN WE GET THERE.+
ON THE TOPICS OF DISCUSSIONS, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE EXPECTED HE WOULD HAVE THE SAME KIND OF REVIEW THIS TIME AS HE HAD LAST TIME.
ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR TO PEKING WERE LADY YOUDE AND AN 11-MEMBER HIGH-LEVEL HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE MISSION LED BY TDC CHAIRMAN, MISS LYDIA DUNN.
THEY WERE SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. SIR S.Y. CHUNG.
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LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN HK ECONOMY CLAIM REFUTED K X M X K
-rnr, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES. DR ALAN MCLEAN, TODAY (MONDAY) REFUTED CLAIMS BY SOME COMMENTATORS THAT THE STaIe OF INVESTMENT AND CAPITAL OUTFLOWS FROM HONG KONG WERE INDICATIVE OF A LACK OF LONG-TERM CONFIDENCE IN THE TERRITORY’S ECONOMY.
+DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. THERE WAS, NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOMETHING OF A WAIT-AND-SEE ATTITUDE ON THE PART OF THOSE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN EXPECTED TO UNDERTAKE CAPITAL FORMATION IN HONG KONG.
+THIS WAS REINFORCED IN THE AREA OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT WHICH, IN ADDITION, WAS HAVING TO WORK ITS WAY CLEAR OF AN OVERSUPPLY OF PROPERTY ERECTED DURING A SUSTAINED BOOM IN THE LATE 197O’S AND EARLY 198O’S,+ SAID DR MCLEAN WHEN HE ADDRESSED THE PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL.
HE POINTED OUT THAT IN 1984 HOWEVER, ON THE BACK OF RAPID GROWTH IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN 1983 AND 1984, PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN PLANT AND MACHINERY INCREASED BY ALMOST 24 PER CENT TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH.
+WITH A SLOWDOWN IN THE ECONOMY IN 1985, INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA FELL SLIGHTLY, WHILE REMAINING AT AN HISTORICALLY HIGH LEVEL. A RECOVERY IN 1986 MEANS THAT THE PERIOD 1984-86 WILL HAVE BEEN THE BEST THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS EVER FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN PLANT AND MACHINERY IN HONG KONG. HARDLY AN INDICATION OF A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF THE ECONOMY,* HE SAID.
ON THE QUESTION OF CAPITAL OUTFLOWS, DR MCLEAN EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE NO FIGURES COLLECTED ON CAPITAL MOVEMENTS IN OR OUT OF HONG KONG.
+HOWEVER, THE FIGURES WE DO HAVE FOR SOME OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE CURRENT ACCOUNT OF THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SUGGEST THAT THERE WAS A CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS IN 1984 AND 1985, AND THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A FURTHER SURPLUS IN 1986. IT CAN, THEREFORE, BE DEDUCED THAT THERE HAS PROBABLY BEEN A NET OUTFLOW OF FUNDS ON THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT.*
HE STRESSED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE MOTIVATION FOR THE FLOW.
+IT CANNOT BE AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCED THAT, BECAUSE THERE IS AN OUTFLOW, THERE IS LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE HONG KONG ECONOMY.*
HE CITED JAPAN AS AN EXAMPLE WHERE THERE HAD BEEN A LARGE AND SUSTAINED CAPITAL OUTFLOW FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BUT FEW WOULD DEDUCE FROM THIS THAT JAPANESE RESIDENTS LACK CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF THE JAPANESE ECONOMY.
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DR MCLEAN NOTED THAT WHILE THERE HAD ALMOST CERTAINLY BEEN SOME ADJUSTMENT IN THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS INTO OVERSEAS ASSETS AS A FORM OF INSURANCE AGAINST UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT SOME, PERHAPS MOST, OF THE OUTFLOW HAD BEEN MOTIVATED BY NARROWER COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS.
+IN THE MONEY MARKET, FOR EXAMPLE, DESPITE THE LINKED EXCHANGE RATE, FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS THE INTEREST RETURN AVAILABLE ON HONG KONG DOLLARS HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY BELOW THAT FOR U.S. DOLLARS, PROVIDING INVESTORS WITH A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO SHIFT INTO U.S. DOLLARS. SUCH AN INCENTIVE WOULD BE UNNECESSARY IF THE OUTFLOW WAS MOTIVATED PRIMARILY BY LACK OF CONFIDENCE.+
LOOKING AT THE ISSUE FROM A BROADER PERSPECTIVE, DR MCLEAN FOUND IT HARD TO RECONCILE THE WILLINGNESS OF INVESTORS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN MANUFACTURING, TO INVEST IN PLANT AND MACHINERY FOR USE IN HONG KONG WITH THE VIEW THAT CAPITAL IS BEING MOVED OUT OF HONG KONG BECAUSE OF A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG’S ECONOMIC FUTURE.
+IN SHORT, SOME OF THE OUTFLOW MAY HAVE AN ELEMENT OF INSURANCE AGAINST UNCERTAINTY BUT OTHER MOTIVES ARE ALSO APPARENT. FURTHER ANY UNCERTAINTY THAT EXISTS IS NOT PREVENTING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN LONG TERM PHYSICAL ASSETS BEING UNDERTAKEN IN HONG KONG.
+AT PRESENT, THE HONG KONG ECONOMY IS DOING WELL. ADJUSTMENTS ARE TAKING PLACE WHICH REFLECT BOTH THE EFFECT OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND CHANGES IN THE WORLD AT LARGE BUT, FOR THE MOMENT AT LEAST, THE PROSPECTS ARE G00D,+ DR MCLEAN SAID.
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PRESENTATION OF ENGLISH LAW BOOKS
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THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO PEKING, SIR RICHARD EVANS, TODAY (MONDAY) PRESENTED A SET OF ENGLISH LAW BOOKS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHINA LAW SOCIETY, MR WANG ZHONGFANG, AT A CEREMONY HELD IN HIS RESIDENCE.
THE BOOKS, PRESENTED UNDER THE HEADS OF MISSION GIFT SCHEME, INCLUDE A FULL SET OF ALL ENGLAND LAW REPORTS, AND A SET OF HALSBURY’S LAWS OF ENGLAND.
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AT THE CEREMONY, SIR RICHARD SAID HE WAS DELIGHTED TO SEE THE ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN CHINA, THE U.K. AND HONG KONG IN RECENT YEARS AND HE HOPED THAT THE ENGLISH LAW BOOKS WOULD ENABLE CHINESE LAWYERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE LEGAL SYSTEM NOT ONLY OF THE U.K. BUT ALSO OF COUNTRIES AND REGIONS WHERE THE COMMON LAW IS PRACTISED.
SIR RICHARD CONCLUDEDi +THIS INCLUDES HONG KONG. I AM GLAD TO NOTE THAT CONTACTS BETWEEN LAWYERS FROM THE MAINLAND AND HONG KONG HAVE ALSO INCREASED IN RECENT MONTHS. IN SEPTEMBER, THE HONG KONG ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS, LED A GROUP OF LAWYERS ON A LECTURE TOUR TO CHINA, A DISTINGUISHED DELEGATION CF HONG KONG JUDGES VISITED SEVERAL CHINESE CITIES IN NOVEMBER.
+AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE GIFT I PRESENT TODAY IS THAT IT WILL ENABLE LAWYERS HERE TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF HONG KONG AS WELL AS THAT OF ENGLAND.*
THE IDEA OF PRESENTING A SET OF ENGLISH LAW BOOKS TO CHINA IS ASSOCIATED WITH MR MICHAEL THOMAS’ VISIT TO CHINA IN SEPTEMBER 1985. DURING THE VISIT CONSIDERABLE INTEREST WAS SHOWN IN LEARNING MORE OF THE ENGLISH AND HONG KONG LEGAL SYSTEMS, BUT THIS WAS HANDICAPPED BY LACK OF REFERENCE MATERIALS.
IT IS HOPED THAT THE GIFTS WILL HELP TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IN CHINA OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE U.K. AND HONG KONG.
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FURTHER $54.6 BILLION FOR NEW TOWN PROGRAMME X X * X X
ABOUT $23.4 BILLION (U.S.$3 BILLION) HAS BEEN INVESTED SO FAR BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR ON THE NEW TOWN PROGRAMMES, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
PRESENTING * PAPER, +FRAMEWORK FOR PHYSICAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS*, AT A FIVE-DAY ASIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANISATION SEMINAR HE SAID IT WAS EXPECTED THAT A FURTHER $54.6 BILLION WOULD BE INVESTED TO COMPLETE THE NEW TOWNS IN THE EARLY 199O’S.
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BY THEN, THE TOTAL URBAN AREAS OF THE EIGHT NEW TOWNS WOULD AMOUNT TO 8 800 HECTARES, WHICH COMPARED WITH 5 600 HECTARES OF SERVICED LAND IN THE MAIN URBAN AREAS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON.
+ACCORDING TO ADOPTED PLANNING STANDARDS THESE EXISTING AND COMMITTED URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS WILL CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF ABOUT 6.2 MILLION PERSONS,* MR BARNES SAID.
+ABOUT HALF OF THIS CAPACITY WILL BE IN THE NEW TOWNS.*
ON THIS BASIS IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE LONG-TERM PLANNING TARGET SHOULD BE TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS FOR A TOTAL OF 7.1 MILLION PERSONS AT THE CURRENT PLANNING STANDARDS.
THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR FORMULATING HONG KONG’S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BEYOND THE EXISTING NEW TOWNS CONSISTED OF A SERIES OF CHOICES, HE SAID.
BROADLY SPEAKING, THE FIRST MAJOR QUESTION WAS WHETHER TO CONTINUE WITH THE PATTERN OF DECENTRALISED GROWTH BY CONSTRUCTING MORE NEW TOWNS AWAY FROM THE MAIN URBAN AREAS, OR TO RETURN TO A CENTRALISED GROWTH PATTERN BY EXPANDING AROUND THE HARBOUR, OR TO CONTINUE WITH A COMBINATION OF THE TWO STRATEGIES.
MR BARNES SAID IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY FEASIBLE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THE WHOLE TERRITORY OF HONG KONG WAS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SUB-REGIONS FOR CARRYING OUT PLANNING STUDIES.
EACH STUDY EXAMINED THE SUB-REGION TO RECOMMEND POTENTIAL LAND USE AND TRANSPORT PLANS IF IT WAS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE VARIOUS SIZES OF POPULATION UP TO ITS ULTIMATE CAPACITY.
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS AS WELL AS THE QUANTIFIED PLANNING STANDARDS WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN FORMULATING THESE DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
IN ADDITION THE STUDIES ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FEASIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL KEY INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.
THE PLANS TOGETHER PROVIDED THE TOTAL AGGREGATE OF POTENTIAL LAND USE SCHEMES WHICH WERE FEASIBLE EITHER IN ISOLATION OR AS PART OF AN OVERALL SCHEME.
THE SCHEMES IF DEVELOPED FULLY WOULD PROVIDE FAR GREATER CAPACITY THAN WAS REQUIRED FOR A LONG TIME.
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SIMILARLY, A SET OF MAXIMAL TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES WAS DERIVED.
+HENCE THE PROBLEM OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS TO SPECIFY IN BROAD TERMS, WHEN TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT WHICH OF THESE POTENTIAL SCHEMES,+ HE SAID.
ANOTHER DIFFICULTY OF LONG-TERM PLANNING WAS THE NEED TO CONSIDER MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES, HE ADDED.
THE EXPERIENCE IN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT INDICATED THAT THE PROVISION OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD PREFERABLY BE UNDERTAKEN BY GOVERNMENT RATHER THAN AS PART OF A LARGE PACKAGE BY PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, IF THE PITFALLS OF THE EFFECT OF THE FLUCTUATION IN MARKET CONDITIONS WERE TO BE AVOIDED.
CONSEQUENTLY, IT WAS DECIDED THAT LAND FORMATION AND THE ESSENTIAL BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF ROADS, DRAINAGE, WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL WOULD HAVE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
ON THE OTHER HAND, IT WAS CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO KEEP DOWN PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE.
MR BARNES SAID IT WAS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT.THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DERIVED IN THIS WAY FOR HONG KONG FOR THE 1990’S DIRECTED FURTHER URBAN GROWTH BACK TO THE EXPANSION OF THE MAIN URBAN AREAS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE CURRENT NEW TOWNS.
THUS A NEW CYCLE OF CENTRALISED URBAN GROWTH IN HONG KONG WAS DUE TO START IN THE 1990’S.
+THIS TREND IS ALSO COMPATIBLE WITH THE DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THOSE AREAS WHICH HAVE LAGGED BEHIND IN URBAN REDEVELOPMENT SINCE THE 195O’S,+ HE SAID.
THE NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE 1990’S MUST ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE MEANS TO SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH.
TRADE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA HAD GROWN VERY RAPIDLY IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OR SO.
ADDITIONAL PORT AND CARGO-HANDLING FACILITIES, EXPANSION OF THE RAILWAY FREIGHT TERMINAL AND OF CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WOULD BE ESSENTIAL.
+THE RENEWAL EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPMENT ROUND THE HARBOUR IS THUS COMPATIBLE WITH THE TREND OF FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF HONG KONG,+ HE SAID.
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MR BARNES SAID THE NEW PLANNING PROCESS HAD BEEN IN USE IN HONG KONG FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND WAS CERTAINLY NOT PERFECT.
MOREOVER IT WAS NOT EASILY ACCEPTED BY ALL THOSE WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING IN INDIVIDUAL POLICY AREAS.
♦DECISIONS ARE STILL MADE IN SOME CASES WHICH ARE OUT WITH THE INTERESTS OF GENERAL STRATEGY, AND IT MUST BE ACCEPTED THAT IN ANY GENERALISED POLICY, SUCH DECISIONS WILL BE NECESSARY AND MAY HAVE SIDE-EFFECTS WHICH AGAIN MAY CONFLICT WITH THE PREFERRED STRATEGY.
♦THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY WRONG, BUT IT DOES MAKE CONTINUOUS UPDATING IN THE LIGHT OF NEW CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY SUCH DECISIONS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL SO THAT VALID ASSESSMENTS OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ALL DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS MAY BE MADE ON A RATIONAL BASIS,+ HE SAID.
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REPORT UNSAFE PRACTICES ON LABOUR HOTLINE *****
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) CALLED ON EMPLOYEES TO MAKE USE OF THE DEPARTMENT’S HOTLINE - 5-8150678 - TO REPORT ANY UNSAFE PRACTICES IN THEIR WORKPLACES.
THE HOTLINE HAS BEEN WELL USED PREVIOUSLY FOR REPORTING ACCIDENTS. STARTING TODAY (MONDAY) ITS SERVICE WILL EXTEND TO COVER COMPLAINTS ON UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS AND PROVIDE ADVICE ON SAFETY MATTERS.
IT IS OPERATED BY THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION WITH AN AUTOMATIC RECORDING FACILITY FOR USE AFTER OFFICE HOURS.
♦ALL COMPLAINTS ARE PROMPTLY AND THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED THROUGH VISITS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT UNDER COMPLAINT,+ A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID.
♦DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT, THE INSPECTION MAY BE CARRIED OUT DURING OFFICE HOURS, OUTSIDE NORMAL WORKING HOURS OR EVEN ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.+
HE URGED THE PUBLIC USING THE HOTLINE TO STATE CLEARLY THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AGAINST WHICH THE COMPLAINT IS DIRECTED, THE NATURE OF COMPLAINT AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE COMPLAINANTS.
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HE ASSURED THAT ALL COMPLAINTS WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
♦THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF THE IDENTITY OF ANY PERSON MAKING THE COMPLAINT.
+THFRFFORE THE COMPLAINANTS SHOULD FELL CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL NOT BE VICTIMISED FOR GIVING THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT INFORMATION ABOUT UNSAFE PRACTICES,+ HE ADDED.
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ADDITIONAL ROADS FOR ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR
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TWO ADDITIONAL GROUND-LEVEL ROADS ARE PROPOSED TO BE BUILT FROM A KUNG NGAM IN SHAU KEI WAN, RUNNING SOUTH-EASTWARDS, AS PART OF STAGE I I I OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR PROJECT.
THE ROADS, TOTALLING ONE KILOMETRE IN LENGTH, ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE VEHICULAR ACCESS TO A PLANNED PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT LEI YUE MUN.
AS PART OF THE PROJECT THE PROPOSED LYEMUN BARRACKS ACCESS BRIDGE WILL BE SLIGHTLY WIDENED AND REALIGNED TO ENABLE THE TWO ENDS TO CONNECT WITH THE ROADS.
WORK IN STAGE I I I OF THE CORRIDOR PROJECT INCLUDES EXTENDING THE CORRIDOR FROM SHAU KEI WAN TO PAK CHAI WAN.
IT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A DUAL, TWO-LANE DISTRIBUTOR ROAD, SOME LOCAL SERVICE ROADS, A LOOP ROAD AND AN ACCESS BRIDGE ACROSS THE CORRIDOR IN LYEMUN BARRACKS.
OBJECTIONS TO THE ADDITIONAL ROADWORKS SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY JANUARY 27.
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PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SAFETY FOR DISCUSSION K M * * *
THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO EXAMINE SAFETY MEASURES FOR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FROM HO SIK NAM SCHOOL IN AREA 16 TO YAU 01 ESTATE.
MEMBERS HAVE PROPOSED THAT ADDITIONAL ACCESS SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT THE FOOTBRIDGE FOR DIRECT CROSSING TO THE VICINITY OF THE SCHOOL WHILE A PEDESTRIAN ACCESS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO REVIEW THE OVERALL POLICY ON TAXI FARES AND OPERATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING AT 10 AM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON THE THIRD FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1, TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN.
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DISTRICT TOUR FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED H H X X X
ABOUT 200 ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT TOURED THE DISTRICT TODAY (MONDAY) TO LOOK AT FAMOUS SCENIC SPOTS AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
THE ONE-DAY TOUR IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMMES ORGANISED FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT AMONG RESIDENTS.
ACCOMPANIED BY SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF, THEY SET OFF AT 9.30 AM IN FOUR COACHES ON A TOUR OF POK FU LAM, WAH FU, ABERDEEN, BAYS AREA AND STANLEY.
THEY STOPPED AT THE ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK, AP LEI CHAU, REPULSE BAY AND WONG NAI CHUNG WATER PARK TO TRY NEW RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THERE.
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PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED TEA AND LUNCH AND WERE PRESENTED SOUVENIRS. MANY OF THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE ON TODAY’S TOUR CAME FROM REHABILITATION INSTITUTIONS AND HOSTELS INCLUDING THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE’S WAH HONG HOSTEL, THE HONG KONG AND MACAU LUTHERAN CHURCH’S WAI KEI HOSTEL, CHESHIRE HOME, AND THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED’S QUAN CHUEN AND BRADBURY HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY.
SOME PARTICIPANTS WERE NOMINATED BY THE DISTRICT’S SIX AREA COMMITTEES.
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’CULTURAL NIGHT’ FOR WAN CHAI RESIDENTS MX#
RESIDENTS OF WAN CHAI DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY AN EVENING OF MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7).
PROGRAMMES FOR THE +CULTURAL NIGHT+ WHICH WILL START AT 7.30 PM INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT CHILDREN’S CHOIR AND THE METHODIST YOUTH CENTRE, THE THEATRE GROUP OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT ARTS, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
THE SHOW ALSO FEATURES CANTONESE OPERA SINGING BY THE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUBS ASSOCIATION, A LION DANCE, A MARCHING BAND AND DANCE PERFORMANCES BY VARIOUS SCHOOLS.
THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT ARTS, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
IT IS HOPED THAT THE EVENT WOULD PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT TO RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND HELP PROMOTE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND AND FREE ADMISSION TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
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CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE THANKED * * * X
A MAJOR BRITISH COMPANY TODAY (MONDAY) PRESENTED A PLAQUE TO THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE IN RECOGNITION OF ITS ACTION IN PROTECTING THE FIRM’S TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS.
MR JOHN WOOD, COMPANY SECRETARY OF DUNHILL HOLDINGS PLC, MADE THE PRESENTATION AT AN INFORMAL CEREMONY AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS.
SO FAR THIS YEAR FAKE DUNHILL PRODUCTS VALUED AT $116 000 HAVE BEEN SEIZED BY OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
ENTRIES INVITED FOR NEW YEAR HARRIER RACE * X * * *
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE 1987 NEW YEAR HARRIER RACE TO BE HELD ON NEW YEAR’S DAY IN KOWLOON TONG.
THE RACE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS — OPEN AND STUDENTS. APPLICATIONS ARE RESTRICTED TO RESIDENTS OVER 14 AND LIMITED TO 600 FOR SAFETY REASONS.
IT WILL START AND FINISH IN KOWLOON TSAI PARK SPORTS GROUND, COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT NINE KILOMETRES.
THE ANNUAL EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT’S RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, THE LOK SIN TONG, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.
AN ORGANISING COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID THE RACE WAS AN ANNUAL EVENT TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF A GOOD YEAR. THE PREVIOUS TWO RACES WERE WELL RECEIVED BY ATHLETES.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST SIX WINNERS OF EACH SECTION AND CERTIFICATES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO CAN COMPLETE THE RACE.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS DECEMBER 24 AND ENTRY FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE IN KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, HUNG HOM SUB-OFFICE IN BULKERLEY STREET AND HO MAN TIN SUB-OFFICE AT HO MAN TIN ESTATE.
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MOUNTAIN RESCUE EXERCISE AT SHEK 0 X X X X X
THE CIVIL AID SERVICES MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT IS CARRYING OUT A SERIES OF EXERCISES IN VARIOUS COUNTRY PARKS AS PART OF THE BIENNIAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY SQUADRON LEADER R.FOSTER, INSPECTOR OF LAND RESCUE FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, UNITED KINGDOM.
THE INSPECTION IS TO ALLOW SQUADRON LEADER FOSTER TO ASSESS THE STANDARD AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT, AND TO ADVISE ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT.
A CLIFF RESCUE EXERCISE WILL BE HELD AT SHEK 0 TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
OTHER EXERCISES WILL INCLUDE MOUNTAIN SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND CROSS-COUNTRY EXPEDITION IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLIFF RESCUE EXERCISE BY THE CAS MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT AT SHEK 0 TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE FROM THE CAS HEADQUARTERS, 100 CAROLINE HILL ROAD, HONG KONG, AT 10 AM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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SEMINAR ON RAISING OF IMPROVED POULTRY X X X X X
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ABOUT 100 POULTRY BREEDERS WILL LEARN THE LATEST TECHNIQUES RAISING IMPROVED BREED OF BROILERS AT A SEMINAR ORGANISED THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TOMORROW (TUESDAY)
EVENING.
ORGANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES CHICKEN BREEDER' ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE WORLD POULTRY I? iInCE ASSOCIATION, THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT HANG LOK RESTAURANT, YUEN LONG, AT 7 PM.
INCLUDED WILL BE TALKS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CROSS BREEDING PROGRAMME AND THE USE OF HIGH ENERGY RATIONS IN POULTRY BREEDING.
/RESULTS OF
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1986
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RESULTS OF A PANEL FORMED EARLIER TO TASTE VARIOUS BREEDS OF CHICKEN WILL BE MADE KNOWN AT THE SEMINAR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A MEDIA BRIEFING WILL BE GIVEN BY THE DEPARTMENT’S AGRICULTURAL OFFICER (DEVELOPMENT), MR TONY TAO, AND POULTRY HUSBANDRY OFFICER, MISS MABLE LAM, AT THE RESTAURANT IN KAU YUK ROAD, AT 6 PM TOMORROW.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE BRIEFING AND THE SEMINAR.
TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE FROM THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393, CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON, AT 4.45 PM.
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VISIT TO LICENCE APPLICATION CENTRE
*****
THE REGISTRATION CENTRE SET UP TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES TO PRACTISE IN THE NEW FISH CULTURE ZONE AT YIM TIN TSAI (EAST) WILL BEGIN OPERATION ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 3) AT THE FMO TAI PO WHOLESALE FISH MARKET.
THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, WILL VISIT THE CENTRE AT 3.30 PM. HE WILL THEN PROCEED ON AN INSPECTION TOUR OF THE NEW YIM TIN TSAI (EAST) FISH CULTURE ZONE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT.
IN VIEW OF THE CAPACITY OF THE DEPARTMENTAL LAUNCH, THE PRESS PARTY WILL BE LIMITED TO 20. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD CONTACT THE AFD INFORMATION UNIT AT 3-7332176 BEFORE 4.30 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) FOR ALLOTMENT OF SPACE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SFRVED BASIS.
TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE FROM THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 300, CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON, AT 2.30 PM.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1986
TUEN MUN TRAFFIC CHANGES FOR LRT CONSTRUCTION
*****
A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TUEN MUN FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 3) FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TUEN MUN-YUEN LONG LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.
THE NORTHBOUND SECTION OF LUNG MUN ROAD BETWEEN THE ACCESS ROAD TO BUTTERFLY BEACH AND ROAD 28A WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. VEHICLES WILL BE DIVERTED TO THE WESTERN CARRIAGEWAY OF THE SOUTHBOUND SECTION OF THE ROAD.
MEANWHILE, THE RIGHT TURN FROM LUNG MUN ROAD NORTHBOUND TO ROAD 28A WILL BE BANNED. MOTORISTS INTENDING TO GO TO BUTTERFLY ESTATE SHOULD USE LUNG MUN ROAD, WU SHAN ROAD AND WU KING ROAD.
TO FACILITATE ROAD WORK AT ROAD D9 NEAR AREA 4A IN TUEN MUN, TRAFFIC ON ROAD D9 WILL BE STOPPED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM THE SAME DAY.
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NEW KOWLOON OFFICE FOR SELECTIVE PLACEMENT
*****
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION IN AMC '» KOWLOON, WILL MOVE TO THE NGAU TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES ON WAH STREET, KOWLOON, ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 3).
IT WILL OCCUPY THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS OF THE BUILDING.
THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE 3-7554835 AND 3-7573555.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG’S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 62.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 367.161 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 422.319 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 72.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 6 PUBLISHED .............. 1
MONETARY STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER RELEASED .................. 2
THIRD QUARTER EXPORTS STATISTICS RELEASED ................. 6
TRIPARTITE EFFORTS NEEDED TO TACKLE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS .. 9
TURUF, BILIS TO BE INTRODUCED ............................. 1*
CROSS-BRED CHICKEN PROVE POPULAR .......................... 11
ENTRANCE TO TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL CLOSED ................. 12
WATER CASCADE FOR YUEN LONG TOWN SQUARE.................... 13
APPLY EARLY FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS........................... 13
INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE MUSIC WELL RECEIVED ............... 14
GRAND TATTOO TO END DISTRICT FESTIVAL...................... 14
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO SHEK >iU HUI ROADWORKS ............. 15
INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE OPENING.......................... 16
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ FOR THE ELDERLY....................... 16
DETAIIS OF SPORTS AID FOUNDATION .......................... 17
THTORuRY TRAFFIC CHANGES IN WAN CHAI ...................... 17
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN TAI PO.................................. 17
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1986
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FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 6 PUBLISHED *****
THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 6, WHICH GIVES A FULL REVIEW OF THE WORK DONE BY THE COMMITTEE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WAS PUBLISHED TODAY (TUESDAY).
THE REPORT, THE FIRST FCC ANNUAL REPORT, COVERS THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 1985 TO OCTOBER 1986.
INTRODUCING THE REPORT TO THE PRESS, DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID IT WAS AN HISTORIC DOCUMENT IN TWO SENSES OF THE WORD.
+FIRST, IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE BY THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE IN THE PAST YEAR TO TACKLE CRIME.
+SECOND, IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE DEGREE OF COMMITMENT AND POSITIVE ACTION BEING TAKEN — AT ALL LEVELS OF OUR SOCIETY — IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME, HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER.+
QUOTING FIGURES IN THE REPORT, SIR DAVID SAID THERE HAD BEEN A VERY ENCOURAGING DECREASE OF FOUR PER CENT IN OVERALL REPORTED CRIME IN THE FIRST THREE-QUARTERS OF 1986, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1985.
+THE DECREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME HAS ALSO CONTINUED THIS YEAR, PARTICULARLY FOR THE CRIME OF ROBBERY WHERE THE NUMBER IS NOW AT THE SAME LEVEL AS IN 1978 BUT THE POPULATION HAS INCREASED BY ABOUT 20 PER CENT.+
BURGLARIES, AFTER A STEADY UPWARD TREND IN RECENT YEARS, DECREASED ENCOURAGINGLY BY 13 PER CENT IN 1986.
+HOWEVER, IT IS SOBERING TO NOTE THAT 25 PER CENT OF THE CASES STILL INVOLVED PREMISES LEFT UNLOCKED. THE MESSAGE TO PROPERTY OWNERS IS CLEAR 'LOCK UP’,+ SIR DAVID SAID.
THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, HE SAID, WAS PRESSING AHEAD TO PUT INTO ACTION THE MEASURES AGAINST TRIADS SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC AND ADVICE WOULD BE SOUGHT FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR INCREASING FINES UNDER THE SOCIETIES ORDINANCE.
♦WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY PUTTING DETAILED PROPOSALS TO THE WORKING GROUP ON GANGS REGARDING THE TRIAD RENUNCIATION SCHEME, WHILE BOTH THIS WORKING GROUP AND THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON YOUNG OFFENDERS HAVE STARTED TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE PROBLEM OF TRIADS IN SCHOOLS.+
HE SAID THE FCC WAS MAINTAINING ITS EQUALLY STRONG COMMITMENT TO CRIME PREVENTION AND THE 1987-88 FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN WOULD PRESS HOME THE INITIATIVE OF THIS YEAR’S CAMPAIGN DIRECTED AT PREVENTING RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES AND PUBLICISING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME.
/+THE RECENT........
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+THE RECENT DROP IN CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST HOME SHOWS, I THINK, THAT THE MESSAGE IS GETTING HOME,* HE ADDED.
SIR DAVID APPEALED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION, SIMPLY BY LOCKING UP THEIR HOMES, TO MAKE THE CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVE, ADDING THAT IT WOULD ALSO ATTACK SHOP THEFT AND JUVENILE CRIME.
HE SAID THE FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN RECEIVED THE FULLEST SUPPORT OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND HELP FROM THE 19 DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES.
+DURING THE YEAR, THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD PHASES OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME AND THEY DESERVE FULL CREDIT FOR THE POPULARITY AND SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME WHICH, BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, COVERED MORE THAN 28 500 FAMILIES.
+1 GREATLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE FCC-DFCC ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN JANUARY AND THE INSIGHTS MEMBERS WILL GIVE INTO THE MANY PROBLEMS THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH,* SAID SIR DAVID.
THE FCC REPORT NO. 6 CONTAINS 13 CHAPTERS ON THE CRIME SITUATION } PUBL ICITY} USE OF FIREARMS IN CRIME} SECURITY PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT} PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEO TAPES AND NUISANCES ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTITUTION jSECURITY OF GOLDSMITH AND JEWELLERY SHOPS, BANKS AND GOLD WORKSHOPS} STANDING COMMITTEE ON UNRULY AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS } WORK I NG GROUP ON GANGS} DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ON OPTIONS FOR CHANGES IN THE LAW AND IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW TO COUNTER THE TRIAD PROBLEM} WORKING GROUP ON YOUTH-STANDING COMMITTEE ON YOUNG OFFENDERS } COMMERCIAL CRIME, RESEARCH AND DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES.
THERE ARE ALSO APPENDICES ON CRIME STATISTICS.
COPIES IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.
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MONETARY STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER RELEASED K X K X X
STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH SHOWED SOME ACCELERATION IN THE GROWTH RATES OF HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS AND HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY IN OCTOBER. THIS WAS DESPITE RELATIVELY LOW INTEREST RATES FOR THE HONG KONG DOLLAR.
ACTIVITY IN THE STOCK MARKET ALMOST CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED, AS EVIDENCED BY THE UNUSUALLY RAPID GROWTH OF HONG KONG DOLLAR DEMAND DEPOSITS DURING THE MONTH.
/FGREION .......
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FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS CONTINUED TO RECORD RAPID GROWTH IN OCTOBER.
LOANS TO FINANCE HONG KONG’S VISIBLE TRADE ALSO GREW FASTER IN OCTOBER, BUT GROWTH IN OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG SLOWED DOWN.
TABLE 1 WHICH HAS BEEN SENT BY FACSIMILE NETWORK AND ALSO BOXED FOR COLLECTION, SETS OUT SUMMARY FIGURES FOR OCTOBER 1986 AND COMPARISONS WITH EARLIER MONTHS.
DEPOSITS
IN OCTOBER, HONG KONG DOLLOR DEMAND DEPOSITS INCREASED BY 7.1 PER CENT AFTER A FALL OF 0.9 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER. SAVINGS DEPOSITS ALSO INCREASED, BY 4.3 PER CENT BUT TIME DEPOSITS FELL BY 0.6 PER CENT.
TOTAL HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 2.2 PER CENT AFTER INCREASES OF 1.0 PER CENT IN AUGUST AND 1.9 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER. OVER THE YEAR (THE 12 MONTHS TO THE END OF OCTOBER), THESE GREW BY 12.2 PER CENT.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS GREW BY 2.7 PER CENT IN OCTOBER AND 36.1 PER CENT OVER THE YEAR.
FOREIGN CURRENCY SWAP DEPOSITS DECREASED BY 3.9 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE THESE DEPOSITS, HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 1.5 PER CENT IN OCTOBER AND BY 13.5 PER CENT OVER THE YEAR. ADJUSTED FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS GREW BY 3.5 PER CENT IN OCTOBER AND BY 37.4 PER CENT OVER THE YEAR.
DEPOSITS (ALL CURRENCIES) WITH BANKS INCREASED BY 3.1 PER CENT IN OCTOBER WHILE THOSE WITH DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES FELL BY 1.1 PER CENT. OVER THE YEAR, THE FORMER GREW BY 32.3 PER CENT WHILE THE LATTER FELL BY 9.7 PER CENT.
HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY
HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY Ml INCREASED FASTER IN OCTOBER, BY 4.5 PER CENT AFTER A SMALL INCREASE OF 0.2 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER. HKSM2 AND HK$M3 ALSO GREW MORE RAPIDLY THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, BY 3.1 PER CENT AND 2.3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE YEAR, HK$M1 GREW BY 15.8 PER CENT, HK$M2 BY 18.5 PER CENT AND HK$M3 BY 13.3 PER CENT.
/TOTAL money
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1986
TOTAL MONEY SUPPLY
TOTAL MONEY SUPPLY Ml INCREASED BY 4.3 PER CENT IN OCTOBER, AFTER HAVING DECREASED BY 1.4 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER. TOTAL M2 AND TOTAL M3 GREW BY 3.0 PER CENT AND 2.5 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE YEAR, TOTAL Ml INCREASED BY 16.4 PER CENT, TOTAL M2 BY 31.5 PER CENT AND TOTAL M3 BY 24.3 PER CENT.
LOANS AND ADVANCES
LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES FELL IN OCTOBER, BY 0.4 PER CENT AFTER INCREASES OF 0.5 PER CENT IN AUGUST AND 2.6 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER. OVER THE YEAR, THEY GREW BY 12.7 PER CENT.
LOANS DENOMINATED IN HONG KONG DOLLARS GREW FASTER IN OCTOBER, AT 2.2 PER CENT WHILE LOANS DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES FELL BY 2.9 PER CENT. OVER THE YEAR, THE FORMER GREW BY 11.6 PER CENT WHILE THE LATTER GREW BY 13.8 PER CENT.
WITHIN THE TOTAL, LOANS TO FINANCE THE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG ROSE BY 2.2 PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 1.6 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER OVER THE YEAR THEY GREW BY 16.3 PER CENT. OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG INCREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT AFTER INCREASES OF 1.6 PER CENT IN AUGUST AND 2.6 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER-OVER THE YEAR, THEY GREW BY 13.3 PER CENT.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS DECREASED BY ONE TO 148. THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES INCREASED BY ONE TO 38 WHILE THE NUMBER OF REPORTING REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY TWO TO 257. f
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MONETARY STATISTICS - OCTOBER 1986
Oct 1986
(HKSmn) Earlier months
(% change to October 1986)
Money Supply Sep
Ml - HK$ 47,649 45,603
Foreign currency 4,417 4,293
Total 52,066 49,896
M2 - HK$ 225,138 218,419
Foreign currency 267,120 259,447
Total 492,258 477,866
M3 - HK$ 258,889 253,152
Foreign currency 309,518 301,587
Total 568,407 554,739
Deposits
Demand deposits 33,495 31,445
Savings deposits 118,625 113,219
Time deposits with banks 314.396 307,873
Time deposits with dtcs 72,213 72,989
All HK$ deposits 234,410 229,292
All foreign currency deposits 304,321 296,235
Total 538,730 525,527
Loans and advances
To finance H.K.'s visible trade 35,151 34,400
To finance merchandising trade 4,609 6,857
not touching H.K.
Other loans for use in H.K. 264,145 262,058
Other loans for use outside H.K. 159,427 163,608
Other loans where the place of 30,616 29,192
use is not known
All loans in HKS 244.508 239,165
All loans in foreign currencies 249,439 256,949
Total 493,947 496,114
1986 Jul 1986 Oct 1985
( 4.5 %) 42,474 ( 12.2 %) 41,139 ( 15.8 %)
( 2.9 %) 4,946 (-10.7 %) 3,584 ( 23.2 %j
( 4.3 %) 47,420 ( 9.8 %) 44,723 ( 16.4 %j
( 3.1%) 210,350 ( 7.0 %) 190,041 ( 18.5 %)
( 3.0%) 238,903 ( 11.8 %) 184,375 ( 44.9 %)
( 3.0 %) 449,253 ( 9.6 %) 374,416 ( 31.5 %j
( 2.3 %) 245,513 ( 5.4 %) 223.532 ( 13.3 %)
( 2.6 %) 284,796 ( 8.7 %) 228,823 ( 35.3
( 2.5 %) 530,308 ( 7.2 %) 457,411 ( 24.3 %j
( 6.5 %) 29,919 ( 12.0 %) 23,533 ( 17.4 %)
( 4.8 %) 105,460 ( 12.5 %) 97,942 ( 21.1 %j
( 2.1%) 289,997 ( 8.4 %) 226,053 ( 39.1 %)
( -1.1 %) 77,130 ( -6.4 %) 80,002 ( -9.7 %j
( 2.2 %) 222,386 ( 5.2 %) 208,895 ( 12.2 %)
( 2.7%) 279,670 ( 8.8 %) 223,636 ( 36.1 %j
( 2.5 %) 502,556 ( 7.2 %) 432,531 ( 24.6 %)
( 2.2 %) -35,014 ( 0.4 %) 30,227 ( 16.3 %)
(-32.8 %) 4,492 ( 2.6 %)’ 4,728 ( -2.5 %)
( 0.8 %) 251,309 ( 5.1%) 233,125 ( 13.3 %)
( -2.6 %) 162,861 ( -2.1 %) 149,446 ( 6.7 %)
( 4.9 %) 27,735 ( 10.4 %) 20,682 ( 48.0 %)
( 2.2 %) 234,900 ( 4.1%) 219,090 ( 11.6 %)
( -2.9 %) 246,510 ( 1.2%) 219,117 ( 13.8 %j
( -0.4 %) 481,410 ( 2.6 %) 438,207 ( 12.7 %)
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1986
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THIRD QUARTER EXPORTS STATISTICS RELEASED * * * * M
IN TERMS OF THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1986, THE SIX MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY GROUPS WERE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, WEARING APPAREL, TEXTILES PLASTIC PRODUCTS, PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, AND BAs’lC PETALS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS.
THEY TOGETHER ACCOUNTED FOR 85 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE CF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE EXPORTS.
AMONG ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, THE LARGEST INCREASES IN ABSOLUTE VALUE OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985 WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (+$2 469 MILLION), TEXTILES (+$2 361 MILLION), WEARING APPAREL (+$1 421 MILLION), PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT (+$619 MILLION), PLASTIC PRODUCTS (+$543 MILLION), AND PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (+$223 MILLION).
IN RELATIVE TERMS, INDUSTRIES WITH THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASES OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985 WERE NON-METALLIC MINERAL
PRODUCTS (+44 PER CENT), CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (+38 PER CENT), TEXTILES (+37 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (+36 PER CENT), AND PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (+35 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS COMPARED WITH THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985 WERE RECORDED FOR TOBACCO (-$38 MILLION OR -15 PER CENT), AND LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS (-$21 MILLION OR -16 PER CENT).
BESIDES THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, DOMESTIC EXPORTS ORIGINATING FROM THE MINING AND QUARRYING SECTOR ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985 (+123 PER CENT), WHILE THOSE FROM OCEAN AND COASTAL FISHING WENT UP BY 82 PER CENT AND THOSE FROM AGRICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTION BY 34 PER CENT. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VALUE OF ELECTRICITY DECLINED BY 28 PER CENT.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY ON DOMESTIC EXPORTS ANALYSED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1986. THIS SERIES IS DERIVED BY REGROUPING ALL SIX-DIGIT MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS UNDER THE PRESENT EXTERNAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE INDUSTRIES IN WHICH THESE MERCHANDISE ITEMS ARE NORMALLY PRODUCED. TRANSACTIONS IN GOLD AND SPECIE ARE EXCLUDED.
/THE CLASSIFICATION........
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THE CLASSIFICATION OF MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN IS STRUCTURED UPON THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF ALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (I.S. I.C.), AS DISTINCT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION (S.l.T.C.) WHICH IS ADOPTED IN THE REGULAR TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.
WHEN REFERRING TO THESE RE-CLASSIFIED FIGURES, SOME CAUTION IS NECESSARY. CERTAIN MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS MAY REQUIRE SEVERAL INTERMEDIATE PROCESSING STAGES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION. IN SUCH CASES, THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH AN ITEM IS FINALLY PRODUCED IS NOT REALLY THE SOLE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE VALUE. NEVERTHELESS, STATISTICALLY, THE OVERALL VALUE OF THE ITEM IS WHOLLY ALLOCATED TO THAT INDUSTRY.
BESIDES, THE CLASSIFICATION OF A MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEM TO A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE ENTIRE VALUE OF THE ITEM IS ACTUALLY PRODUCED BY ESTABLISHMENTS OF THAT INDUSTRY, SINCE SOME MAY BE SECONDARY PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED UNDER OTHER INDUSTRIES.
/Value of .......
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Value of domestic exports for merchandise, reclassified by industrial origin for the third quarter of 1985 and of 1986
(HKS’OOO)
Industrial origin of the commodities exported Merchandise domestic exports
3rd qtr. 1985 3rd qtr. 1986 Value change % change
Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing
Agricultural, livestock and poultry production 688 925 237 34
Ocean and coastal fishing 52,800 96,151 43,351 82
Mining and quarrying Manufacturing .1,012 2,252 1,240 123
Food 314,593 366,412 51,819 16
Beverages 59,197 57,680 -1,517 -3
Tobacco 253,912 216,311 -37,601 -15
Textiles (including knitting) 6,427,30J 8,788,512 2,361,209 37
Wearing apparel, except footwear and knitwear 7,745,733 9,167,052 1,421,299 18
Leather and leather products 131,568 110,916 -20,652 -16
Footwear 193,143 234,436 41,293 21
Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures 183,926 207,123 23.197 13
Paper and paper products, printing and publishing 643,518 866,529 223,011 35
Chemicals and chemical products 345,056 477,145 132,089 38
Rubber products 29,602 34,739 5,137 17
Plastic products 3,402,517 3,945,189 542,672 16
Non-metallic mineral products 117,989 169,830 51,841
Basic metals and fabricated metal products 1,569,436 1,658,852 89,416 6
Machinery, except electrical 593,051 717,712 124,661 21
Electrical and electronic products 6,879,965 9,349,081 2,469,116 56
Transport equipment 35,214 54,146 -1,068 -3
Professional and optical equipment 3,038,853 3,658,055 619,202 20
Other manufacturing industries 2,381,001 2,749,179 368,178 15
Electricity Miscellaneous items 121,938 87,967 -33,971 -28
(e.g. developed photographic plates and film, antiques, and works of art) 12,710 16,587 3,877 31
Total 34,534,726 43,012,759 8,478,035 25
Individual entries of a column may not add up exactly to the corresponding total due to
rounding.
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TRIPARTITE EFFORTS NEEDED TO TACKLE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
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COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HAD BEEN A SUBJECT OF GROWING CONCERN IN HONG KONG IN RECENT YEARS.
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, HE ADDED, NOT ONLY RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF PRODUCTION, DAMAGE TO PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, BUT HEAVY COMPENSATION COSTS.
+WHAT IS MORE SERIOUS IS THE HUMAN SUFFERING THAT IS CAUSED BY SUCH ACCIDENTS AND THE TRAGIC LOSS OF MANY SKILLED AND EFFICIENT WORKERS THROUGH DEATH AND INJURIES.+
ADDRESSING THE OPENING OF A FORUM ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD’S COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION (CISAP) THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, MR HAMMOND STRESSED THAT TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND TO IMPROVE THE STANDARDS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK, THERE MUST BE CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT.
ONLY THROUGH SUCH TRIPARTITE COMMITMENT WOULD IT BE ABLE TO TACKLE EFFECTIVELY THE PROBLEM OF ACCIDENTS AT WORK, HE SAID.
IT WAS WITH THIS PRIME OBJECTIVE OF BRINGING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, THE GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONALS TO WORK TOWARDS THE COMMON AIM OF PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH THAT CISAP WAS SET UP IN 1978, HE ADDED.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS THE REGIONAL ADVISER ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC REGION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO), MR WENYI FU.
MR FU SAID IT WAS GRATIFYING TO NOTE THAT SAFETY TRAINING HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT AND LARGE-SCALE PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMMES ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION LAUNCHED AS PART OF THE TRIPARTITE EFFORTS IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID THAT INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SHOULD BE PROMOTED SYSTEMATICALLY BY INTEGRATED EFFORTS OF ALL PEOPLE CONCERNED.
+USUALLY, THE EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS AND THE TRADE UNIONS CAN PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IF THEY JOINTLY MAKE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SAFFTY, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE WORKPLACES,* HE SAID.
/he noted .......
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HE NOTED THAT THE ILO CONVENTION NO. 155 AND THE RECOMMENDATION NO. 164 CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ALSO STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING TRIPARTISM +BECAUSE IT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACTION IN THIS FIELD, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEASIBLE SOLUTIONS*.
IN FACT. ONE IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT- IN ILO IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH WAS THE LAUNCHING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME ON IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT TO PROVIDE VARIOUS TYPES OF ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
+THESE INCLUDE PROVISION OF FELLOWSHIPS FOR SAFETY TRAININGPROVISION OF EXPERT ASSISTANCE IN SELECTED SPECIALITIES- SPONSORING SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA AND OTHER FORMS FOR TRAINING INFORMATION OR EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE- AND ASSISTANCE IN INSTITUTION-BUILDING AND FIELDING OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY MISSION UPON REQUEST TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTRY AND TAKE FOLLOW-UP ACTION.
+ALL THESE ACTIVITIES ARE AIMED AT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND THE TRIPARTITE EFFORTS OF THE COUNTRIES CONERNED,* MR FU SAID.
THE FORUM, SPONSORED BY THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG, WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 180 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING EMPLOYERS, MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND WORKERS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS FACTORY INSPECTORS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
THE PANEL CHAIRMAN WAS MR LEE LUEN-FAI FROM RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE TOPIC DISCUSSED WAS: IN WHAT WAY MAY INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BE OF BENEFIT TO ME?
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THREE BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED KOK*
SEVEN BILLS AND 11 QUESTIONS WILL BE AMONG MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
OF THE BILLS, THREE WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. THESE ARE:
X OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986
X INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1986
X PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1986
/DEBATE HILL ......
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DEBATE WILL RESUME ON FOUR BILLS BEFORE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING. THESE AREi
* DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986
X EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986
* PENALTIES FOR PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY BY UNREGISTERED PERSONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1986
* ANTIBIOTICS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986
IN ADDITION, THE HON CHAN KAM-CHUEN WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 1985-86 AND THE HON HU FA-KUANG WILL GIVE AN ADDRESS ON THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, HONG KONG - ANNUAL REPORT 1985-86.
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CROSS-BRED CHICKEN PROVE POPULAR * * * * *
BROILERS DERIVED FROM A CROSS-BREEDING PROGRAMME DEVELOPED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ARE GENERALLY WELL ACCEPTED BY THE LOCAL POULTRY INDUSTRY.
WHEN RAISED WITH HIGH ENERGY RATIONS, THEY PRODUCE VERY PROMISING RESULTS AND MEET THE DEMAND OF CONSUMERS FOR GOOD QUALITY BIRDS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DEPARTMENT’S POULTRY HUSBANDRY OFFICER, MISS MABLE LAM, AT A SEMINAR HELD THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.
THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES CHICKEN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE WORLD POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 100 POULTRY BREEDERS.
MISS LAM SAID THAT SINCE 1978, THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN CARRYING OUT A CROSS-BREEDING PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE LOCAL SHEK KI BREED AND CERTAIN EXOTIC BREEDS SO THAT BROILERS SO DERIVED WOULD HAVE THE DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS.
+THESE INCLUDE YELLOW TO BLUFF-COLOURED FEATHER, YELLOW BEAK, SKIN AND SHANKS, ROUND BODY CONFORMATION WITH THICK BREAST MUSCLES, HIGH SUBCUTANEOUS FAT DEPOSITION, SOFT AND SMOOTH SKIN, GOOD MEAT TEXTURE AND FLAVOUR, AND FAST GROWTH RATE AS WELL AS STRONG DISEASE RESISTANCE,+ SHE SAID.
TO RAISE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1986
TO RAISE THESE IMPROVED BREEDS TO THEIR FULL GENETIC POTENTIAL, A NEW ENERGY RATION HAS BEEN DEVISED TO ENHANCE THE GROWTH RATE TO ACQUIRE A DESIRABLE CARCASS CONFORMATION WITH SUFFICIENT FAT DEPOSITION AT THE MARKETABLE AGE, SHE SAID.
RICH IN PROTEIN AND ENERGY CONTENTS, THE NEW RATION IS ESSENTIALLY A MIXTURE OF MAIZE AND SOYABEAN MEAL, ADDED WITH FAT, MEAT AND BONE MEAL, FISH MEAL, POULTRY MINERAL AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTS.
EXPERIMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT SHOWED THAT BROILERS DERIVED FROM SHEK KI-TEGEL OFFSPRINGS BACKCROSSED WITH SHEK KI ACHIEVED THE BEST RESULTS WHEN FED WITH THE NEW RATION.
+THE NEW ENERGY RATION ENABLES THE IMPROVED BREEDS OF BROILER TO REACH MARKETABLE SIZE AND WEIGHT AROUND 80 DAYS OF AGE IN THE CASE OF COCKEREL AND 90 DAYS IN THE CASE OF PULLET WHILE IT TAKES 112 DAYS AND 119 DAYS RESPECTIVELY FOR LOCAL SHEK KI BIRDS TO ACHIEVE SIMILAR RESULTS.
+THE FACT THAT IMPROVED COCKERELS FED WITH THE HIGH ENERGY RATIONS CAN BE RAISED TO MARKETABLE SIZE IN ABOUT 80 DAYS IS A BREAKTHROUGH IN POULTRY BREEDING FOLLOWING THE DEREGISTRATION OF THE HORMONE IMPLANTS.+ MISS LAM ADDED.
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL AT SALVATION ARMY STREET IS CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
THE CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE HOSPITAL’S EXTENSION PROJECT WHICH WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 22 MONTHS.
AT THE SAME TIME THE HOSPITAL EXIT TO 01 KWAN ROAD WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.
DURING THE CLOSURE, ALL VEHICLES, INCLUDING AMBULANCES, SHOULD USE THE SLIP ROAD IN FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL AT QUEEN’S ROAD EAST.
NOTICES ON THE CLOSURE HAVE BEEN PUT UP AT THE OLD ENTRANCE AT SALVATION ARMY STREET AND THE NEW ENTRANCE AT QUEEN’S ROAD EAST.
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WATER CASCADE FOR YUEN LONG TOWN SQUARE
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RESIDENTS OF YUEN LONG WILL SOON BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE DISTRICT’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL WATER CASCADE.
THE THREE-LEVEL CASCADE IS TO BECOME ONE OF A RANGE OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN YUEN LONG TOWN SQUARE AT THE JUNCTION OF FAU TSOI STREET AND YAU SAN STREET.
A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THE FOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT WAS SIGNED TODAY (TUESDAY) AND WORK ON INSTALLING IT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVEN MONTHS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH AWARDED THE $173 800 CONTRACT, SAID THAT ASIDE FROM THE 115-SQUARE-METRE, SEMI-CIRCLE CASCADE, OTHER FACILITIES PLANNED FOR THE SQUARE INCLUDED A RAISED PLATFORM FOR PERFORMING ACTIVITIES, PAVILIONS, A LANDSCAPED AREA, CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA, A CLOCK TOWER, ARBOURS, CONCRETE SEATS AND ASSOCIATED LIGHTING.
OCCUPYING AN AREA OF ABOUT 5 000 SQUARE METRES, THE SQUARE IS BEING BUILT FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AT A COST OF $3 MILLION, DONATED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. CONSTRUCTION WORK BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 1 AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY NEXT JUNE.
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TRAVELLING ABROAD DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS ARE ADVISED TODAY (TUESDAY) TO APPLY FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS NOW.
+THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAVELLING OUTSIDE HONG KONG GREATLY INCREASES DURING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. IN ORDER TO AVOID LAST MINUTE RUSH, PEOPLE SHOULD APPLY FOR PASSPORTS AND CERTIFICATES CF IDENTITY WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY INTEND TO TRAVEL,+ AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
+IT NORMALLY TAKES 10 WORKING DAYS TO ISSUE THESE DOCUMENTS IF APPLICATIONS ARE MADE IN THE HEADQUARTERS BUT LONGER IF MADE AT BRANCH OFFICES. RE-ENTRY PERMITS AND DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES ARE NORMALLY ISSUED ON THE SAME DAY BUT DELAY IS LIKELY IF THERE ARE MANY APPLICANTS COMING AT THE SAME TIME,+ HE ADDED.
+CHRISTMAS IS ONE OF THE PEAK SEASONS. BY APPLYING EARLY, IT WILL NOT ONLY SPREAD THE WORKLOAD OF THE DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO GIVE APPLICANTS EXTRA TIME TO MEET ANY FURTHER VISA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS WHERE NECESSARY.+
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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED RESIDENTS LIVING ON HONG ISLAND THAT THEY COULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR HONG CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY AT THE RE-ENTRY PERMIT OFFICE ON SECOND FLOOR OF THE HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER IMMIGRATION OFFICES ON THE ISLAND -ONE AT ABERDEEN AND THE OTHER, AT CAUSEWAY BAY.
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INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE MUSIC WELL RECEIVED ## K * K
CHINESE MUSIC WAS WELL RECEIVED WHEN PLAYED BEFORE AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES AT AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING SCHOOL TODAY (TUESDAY).
THE INSTRUCTORS’ CHINESE ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, LED BY MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, VISITED THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN REPULSE BAY TO INTRODUCE NOT ONLY CHINESE MUSIC BUT ALSO A VARIETY OF CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO SOME 300 STUDENTS.
THE +MUSIC FOR THE MILLIONS* CONCERT PROGRAMME IS ONE OF THE REGULAR ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH TO BRING MUSIC TO NEW AUDIENCES.
CONCERTS ARE GIVEN BY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS, BANDS AND ENSEMBLES IN SCHOOLS, FACTORIES, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, COMMUNITY HALLS, HOSPITALS AND CONVALESCENT CENTRES AND HAD ATTRACTED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION PEOPLE SO FAR.
JUDGING FROM THE RESPONSE RECEIVED TODAY, MORE CONCERTS TO NON-CHINESE SCHOOLS WOULD PROBABLY BE ORGANISED IN THE FUTURE, A MUSIC OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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GRAND TATTOO TO END X X
DISTRICT FESTIVAL X X
A GRAND TATTOO WITH DISPLAYS AND PERFORMANCES BY VARIOUS DISCIPLINED UNITS AND LOCAL GROUPS WILL BE HELD FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7) IN THE WONG CHUK HANG HARD-SURFACED SOCCER PITCH TO MARK THE END OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
THERE WILL ALSO BE DISPLAY OF WEAPONS BY THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS, FIRE ENGINES AND POLICE ARMOURED CARS.
/PERFORMANCES .......
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PERFORMANCES INCLUDE LION AND DRAGON DANCES, MOCK BATTLE FIGHTING, DEMONSTRATIONS OF KARATE, MOTORCYCLE AND BMX BICYCLE TECHNIQUE, AND DRILLS BY THE POLICE PIPE BAND AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS).
THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE HAS ARRANGED FREE SHUTTLE BUS SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS FROM POK FU LAM AND STANLEY TO THE SPECTACULAR.
THE POK FU LAM ROUTE WILL RUN FROM 1.30 PM TO 3 PM. PICK-UP POINTS ARE BUS STOPS OUTSIDE POK FU LAM VILLAGE, WAH TAI HOUSE IN WAH FU ESTATE, AND ST PETER’S SCHOOL IN ABERDEEN.
IN STANLEY, TWO BUSES WILL PICK UP RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT OFFICE SUB-OFFICE AT NO. 88, STANLEY VILLAGE ROAD AT 1.30 PM AND 2.30 PM. THERE WILL BE ONE BUS TO TAKE RESIDENTS BACK TO STANLEY AT 6 PM.
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AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO SHEK WU HUI ROADWORKS X X X X X
CERTAIN AMENDMENTS ARE TO BE INTRODUCED TO ROADWORKS IN SHEK WU HUI IN NORTH DISTRICT.
THESE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE LAYOUTS OF CERTAIN ROADS AND A SUBWAY SYSTEM, ADDITION OF A STORMWATER OVERFLOW CHAMBER, BOX CULVERT EXTENSION AND CARPARK EXTENSION NEAR KAI LENG, REDESIGN OF THE PROPOSED BUS TERMINUS, ADDITION OF A VILLAGE TRACK AND CONNECTION OF A ROAD TO THE EXISTING HAUL ROUTE TO CORPS RIDGE.
THESE MINOR AMENDMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THE ROADWORKS FIT BETTER INTO THE NEW TOWN PLAN.
A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE.
OBJECTIONS SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY JANUARY 27.
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INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE OPENING *****
THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED AN INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE TO PROVIDE WORK-BASED PRACTICAL SHORT COURSES FOR INSURANCE PERSONNEL.
THIS IS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL TRAINING CENTRE OPERATED BY THE COUNCIL, WITH A TARGET TO TRAIN 1 OOO IN-SERVICE PERSONNEL A YEAR.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRE, TO BE HELD AT 2 PM ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 4), WILL BE OFFICIATED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE INSURANCE TRAINING BOARD, MR KO YING- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL, MR MORRIS MORGAN, AND MANAGER OF THE CENTRE, MR D.S. HANSELL.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRE ON.THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF MALAYSIA BUILDING, 50 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF WAN CHAI DISTRICT ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD’S CONCERN FOR THE AGED WORKING GROUP.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EVENT ARE TO ENCOURAGE THE ELDERLY TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES- TO AROUSE THEIR INTEREST IN CURRENT AFFAIRS AND DISTRICT MATTERS- AND TO CULTIVATE A SENSE OF DISTRICT IDENTITY.
PARTICIPANTS, DIVIDED INTO THREE-MEN TEAMS, WILL BE REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AS WELL AS MATTERS RELATING TO THE DISTRICT.
A PRELIMINARY ROUND WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 3, WHILE THE FINAL WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 19 AT THE BAPTIST 01 KWAN SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE.
RESIDENTS OF WAN CHAI OVER 60 YEARS OLD ARE WELCOME TO FORM THREE-MEN TEAMS TO TAKE PART IN THE CONTEST. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS DECEMBER 8. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-742281.
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DETAILS OF SPORTS AID FOUNDATION *****
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A SPORTS AID FOUNDATION WILL BE HELD AT THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT, MR F.K. HU, ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 4) AT 4.30 PM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONFERENCE AT RYODEN ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED, 22ND FLOOR, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY.
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TO FACILITATE THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS, THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN WAN CHAI FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 5) TO 10 AM ON DECEMBER lit
* THE SECTION OF JAFFE ROAD BETWEEN TONNOCHY ROAD AND MARSH ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUNDj
* THE PARKING SPACES ON JAFFE ROAD BETWEEN TONNOCHY ROAD AND MARSH ROAD WILL BE SUSPENDED.
* THE SECTION OF MARSH ROAD NORTHBOUND BETWEEN JAFFE ROAD AND INNER GLOUCESTER ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. DURING THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES ON JAFFE ROAD HEADING FOR INNER GLOUCESTER ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TONNOCHY ROAD.
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THE EXISTING ACCESS ROAD TO TAI PO TAU IN JAI PO WILL BE CLOSED FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 4). VEHICLES HEADING FOR TA I PO TAU, INCLUDING NEW TERRITORIES GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 21K, WILL BE DIVERTED TO ROAD D5 AND ROAD A100, WHICH IS ABOUT 320 METRES EAST
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG TEL: 5-233191 . ...................
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1986 CONTENTS PaGE NO.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING :
QUESTIONS AT LICENTIATE EXAMINATIONS FAIR.............. 1
PUBLICeURGED NOT TO CONSULT ILLEGAL DOCTORS ........... 2
MEDICAL PRACTICES MUST REACH ; ACCEPTABLE STANDARD... 3
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REGISTRATION requirements ensure high standard ........ 5
LARGE NUMBER OF LAWS TO BE TRANSLATED.................. 6
TECHNICAL ALTERATION TO ORDINANCE...................... 9
AMENDMENT PROVIDES CONSISTENCY ....................... 10
SUPPORT FOR DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS TO CONTINUE........ 10
POINTS SYSTEM ENSURES FACTORY INSPECTION PRIORITY .... 11
ALL SERIOUS INDUSTRIAL ^CCIDH'ITS INVESTIGATED........ 12
POLICE GIVEN REMINDER QN USE OF HANDCUFFS ........... 12
DESIGN STUDY TO STaRT ON TUNNEL ALIGNMENT ........-- 13
COMPUTERS WILL SIMPLIFY STORAGE OF LiiND INFORMATION .... 14 PLANT, MACHINERY RETAINED IMPORTS UP 25 PER CENT..... 15
MTR PLaTFORM INCIDENT CLASSIFIED AS ACCIDENT.......... 16
RISING FIGURES OF DIVORCE CASES EXPLAINED ............ 16
CHILDREN LEFT ,JjONE aT HOME NOT .iN OFFENCE.......... 17
NO INCREASE IN PRIMARY STUDENT SUICIDE CASES ......... 17
/More vocational......
MORE VOCATION. iL TRAINING PLACES OFFERED................... 1$
FOUR BILLS PASSED .......................................... 19
SPORTS CENTRE MAKING STEADY PROGRESS ....................... 20
HK SEEKING RESULTS FROM GATT TALKS ............................ 21
RETAIL SALES SURVEY RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER RELEASED ... 22
INMATES DO WELL IN UK EXAMINATION ............................. 26
MEETING TO FOCUS ON FOOTBRIDGE EXTENSION ...................... 26
BRIEFING ON OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL ....................... 27
RE-OPENING OF ROAD SAFETY TOWN .............................. 27
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO MEET ....................... 28
STONE LAYING CEREMONY FOR SEAMEN'S TRAINING CENTRE........'... 28
GIFT FOR SHJ4 SHUI PO RESIDENTS .............................. 29
NEW TUEN MUN FERRY PIER OPENS FRIDaY .......................... 29
GREEN MINIBUS F.iRE REVISED................................. 30
RESTRICTED ZONES ON OCE.K PaRK RO. J) ........................ 30
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CHANGES IN MONG KOK......................... 31
EDINBURGH PIu'iCE NORTH CLOSURE .............................. 51
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QUESTIONS AT LICENTIATE EXAMINATIONS FAIR
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THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT QUESTIONS USED IN LICENTIATE EXAMINATIONS FOR UNREG ISTRABLE DOCTORS AND DENTISTS HAD REPEATEDLY BEEN CONFIRMED BY EXTERNAL EXAMINERS TO BE +FAIR AND DIRECTED PROPERLY TO PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE TREATMENT AND THE GENERAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE+.
WINDING UP DEBATE ON THE PENALTIES FOR PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY BY UNREGISTERED PERSONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1986 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE DENTAL COUNCIL EXAMINATION BOARD WAS ALSO CONSIDERING THE USE OF OVERSEAS EXAMINERS IN FUTURE DENTAL COUNCIL EXAMINATIONS.
THANKING MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC GROUP FOR HAVING STUDIED THE BILL AND FOR THEIR SUPPORT, MR CHAMBERS SAID HE AGREED WITH MEMBERS THAT LICENTIATE EXAMINATIONS WERE DESIGNED NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS AND DENTISTS BUT TO ENABLE THEM TO OBTAIN REGISTRABLE QUALIFICATIONS.
+THE EXAMINATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO ASSESS WHETHER THEY POSSESS THE REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE REGISTERED FOR PRACTICE IN HONG KONG.+ HE SAID.
REGARDING LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS INTENDED TO TIGHTEN CONTROL OF UNDESIRABLE MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS, MR CHAMBERS CONFIRMED THAT THE BILL WAS NOW IN THE DRAFTING STAGE, AND WOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL LATER THIS SESSION.
ON A SUGGESTION TO DEFINE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL METHODS, OR TO REGISTER THE PRACTITIONERS OF THESE METHODS, MR CHAMBERS SAID THIS WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT UNDERTAKING, GIVEN THE NATURE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE.
+1 DO NOT FEEL THAT AT PRESENT AT ANY RATE THE SITUATION IS SUCH AS TO WARRANT ACTION OF THIS KIND.+ HE SAID.
AS TO THE CONTROL OF PARA-MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, MR CHAMBERS SAID PRIORITY HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE DRAFTING OF THESE REGULATIONS, BUT EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH THE RELEVANT BOARDS OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS COUNCIL HAD BEEN NECESSARY.
♦BASED ON THE PRESENT RATE OF PROGRESS, I EXPECT THAT THE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS REGULATIONS WILL BE ENACTED EARLY NEXT YEAR, FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS BY THE OTHER REGULATIONS WHICH WILL BE DRAFTED ON THE SAME MODEL.+
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DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP TODAY (WEDNESDAY) URGED PEOPLE NOT TO SEEK TREATMENT FROM ILLEGAL DOCTORS AND DENTISTS.
SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PENALTIES FOR PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY BY UNREGISTERED PERSONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1986, DR IP SAI Ds +BY GOING TO ILLEGAL DOCTORS AND DENTISTS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR HEALTH IN JEOPARDY.
+YOU ARE ENCOURAGING AN ILLEGAL PRACTICE WHICH IF YOU ARE LUCKY MAY NOT CAUSE YOU DAMAGE, BUT MAY LEAD ON TO CAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE HARM.*
DR IP CALLED ON DOCTORS TO CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE INFORMATION ON HARM DONE TO PATIENTS BY ILLEGAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
+WE CANNOT RESTRICT THE PROSECUTION OF ILLEGAL DOCTORS BASED ONLY ON COMPLAINTS FROM PATIENTS, WE NEED THE VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM DOCTORS WHO TREAT SUCH PATIENTS,+ SHE SAID.
REFERRING TO THOSE PRACTITIONERS WHO HAD UNDERGONE ADEQUATE TRAINING IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL LICENTIATESHIP EXAMINATIONS, DR IP SAID THEY SHOULD STUDY HARD FOR THE EXAMINATIONS AND NOT CHOOSE THE EASY WAY OUT.
SHE HAD THIS TO SAY TO THESE PRACTITIONERS: +BEFORE YOU QUALIFY, THERE ARE JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN MEDICALLY RELATED FIELDS IN WHICH YOU CAN EARN A DECENT LIVING AND AT THE SAME TIME CONTRIBUTE YOUR EXISTING MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE TO THE SOCIETY OF HONG KONG,* SHE SAID.
DR IP ALSO URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO HASTEN COMPLETION OF THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING LEGISLATION UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS ORDINANCE. +FOR UNTIL THAT IS DONE THE EXEMPTION UNDER THE NEW SECTION 28 (3) (D) IS MEANINGLESS,* SHE SAID.
WHILE SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF THE RELEVANT BILLS, DR IP SAID THIS DID NOT MEAN THAT THEY WERE FLAWLESS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROVISIONS WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE PRACTICE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE IN THAT ANY SELF-PROCLAIMED ACUPUNCTURIST, HERBALIST AND BONE SETTER WHO DIAGNOSED AND TREATED PATIENTS IN THE +TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL METHOD* WOULD BE EXEMPT.
+CAN ANYONE DEFINE FOR ME IN DEPTH, AND BE QUALIFIED TO ACT AS AN EXPERT WITNESS IN EXPLAINING TO THE COURTS WHERE APPLICABLE, THE DEFINITION AND CONFINES OF +CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICAL METHOD*?* SHE ASKED.
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SHE SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SPELL OUT CLEARLY. AND ADEQUATE ENOUGH FOR USE IN THE COURTS, EITHER AS A DEPARTMENTAL WORKING REFERENCE OR AS SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION WHAT EXACTLY WERE THE RECOGNISED BOUNDARIES OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT USING +TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL METHODS*.
SHE SAID ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS WERE EITHER TO SET UP A REGISTER FOR ACUPUNCTURISTS, BONE SETTERS AND HERBALISTS PRIOR TO PRACTICE, OR TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO REGULATE THE TRAINING, STANDARD AND PRACTICE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
BOTH OF THESE ALTERNATIVES WERE MORE IDEAL BUT THEY HAD MET WITH A RESISTANCE WHICH SHE COULD NOT COMPREHEND, DR IP SAID.
+ALL OTHER MEDICAL RELATED PROFESSIONS WHO ARE EXERT FROM THESE BILLS ARE BOUND BY REGULATIONS AND LICENCING UNDER ANOTHER ORDINANCE. I DO NOT SEE WHY TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS SHOULD BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY,* SHE SAID.
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEDICAL PRACTICES UNDERTAKEN IN THE COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO REACH AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD, DR THE HON CHIU HIN-KWONG SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE PENALTIES FOR PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY BY UNREGISTERED PERSONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1986, DR CHIU SAID THE BILL WOULD REMEDY THE INADEQUACIES AND DEFICIENCIES IN THE EXISTING LEGISLATION AND INCREASE OFFICIAL ATTEMPTS TO CURB ILLEGAL MEDICAL PRACTICE IN SAFEGUARDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
+WHEN THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IS ON THE RISE, THE PENALTIES FOR SUCH ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES HAVE TO BECOME MORE SEVERE,* HE ADDED.
DR CHIU SAID THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION SET UP IN 1977 WAS REGARDED AS AN APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE IN PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE.
/CANDIDATES FOR........
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CANDIDATES FOR THE EXAMINATION INCLUDED MEDICAL GRADUATES FROM BURMA, CHINA, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, TAIWAN, THE UNITED STATES AND CERTAIN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES WHICH WERE NOT REGISTERABLE WITH THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SUCH AS CANADA AND INDIA, HE SAID.
HE SAID THAT 743 CANDIDATES HAD PASSED THE EXAMINATION SINCE 1977, REPRESENTING 16 PER CENT OF THE LOCAL REGISTER.
DR CHIU SAID THAT FROM TIME TO TIME SOME PEOPLE HAD TRIED TO FORCE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE THEM LICENCES TO PRACTISE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION.
HE SAID THAT SUCH PEOPLE HAD CLAIMED THAT GOVERNMENT WAS MAKING USE OF THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION TO DETER THEM FROM OBTAINING A LICENCE BY RAISING THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH TO AN UNREASONABLY HIGH LEVEL.
DR CHIU ADDED SUCH ALLEGATION WAS GROUNDLESS AND EXPLAINED THAT THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION COMPRISED THREE PARTS.
PART I OF THE EXAMINATION COULD BE CONDUCTED EITHER IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE WHILE THE LANGUAGE USED IN THE ORAL EXAMINATION OF PART III COULD BE CHOSEN FROM ENGLISH, CANTONESE OR MANDARIN BY THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES.
HE SAID PART II WAS TO TEST THE CANDIDATES’ ADEQUACY IN COMMAND OF WRITTEN ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES AND THE PASS RATES FOR CANDIDATES FROM CHINA FOR THIS PAPER IN THE TWO EXAMINATIONS HELD IN 1986 WERE 63 PER CENT AND 84 PER CENT.
+IN VIEW OF THESE FIGURES I HOPE THAT NONE OF US WILL BE LED TO BELIEVE ANY LONGER THAT PART II OF THE EXAMINATION POSES TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM FOR CANDIDATES COMING FROM NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES,+ HE SAID.
DR CHIU REITERATED THAT THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE EXAMINATION WAS TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS AND HEALTH OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
HE SAID THAT IT ALSO SERVED AS A VENUE FOR CANDIDATES TO HAVE THEIR COMPETENCE ASSESSED SO THAT A BASIC STANDARD COULD BE ACHIEVED.
+SUCH AN ASSESSMENT IS ESSENTIAL IN ANY CIVILISED COMMUNITY AND SHOULD NOT BE INFLUENCED BY FACTORS OTHER THAN ENSURING AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD,+ HE ADDED.
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REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ENSURE HIGH STANDARD * * * * *
THE EXISTING REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY ARE AIMED AT ENSURING MINIMUM STANDARDS OF PRACTICE WHICH ARE ACCEPTED AS REASONABLY HIGH BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THE HON ANDREW WONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE PENALTIES FOR PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY BY UNREGISTERED PERSONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1986, MR WONG SAID THE SYSTEM WAS FAR FROM ONE WHICH DISCRIMINATED AGAINST CHINESE-TRAINED MEDICAL GRADUATES AND CERTAINLY NOT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LANGUAGE PROBLEM.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE BILL ONLY SOUGHT TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES IN THE ORDINANCE CONCERNED.
+THERE ARE NO BASIC CHANGES, EXCEPT FOR THE TIMELY CREATION OF A NEW OFFENCE IN CAUSING INJURY TO PERSONS TREATED WHILE PRACTISING ILLEGALLY,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID THAT THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED AND THE RESPONSIBILITY SHOULDERED BY DOCTORS AND DENTISTS WERE INDISPUTABLE. A RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEREFORE ENSURE THAT THERE SHOULD BE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF ITS OWN WHICH, COMMENSURATE WITH PUBLIC INTEREST, SHOULD BE MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT WERE REASONABLY HIGH AND ACCEPTABLE BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
MR WONG NOTED THAT THERE HAD RECENTLY BEEN PROTESTS AGAINST ALL ORDINANCES WHICH AFFECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THE PRACTICE OF BOTH MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY BY UNREGISTERED +DOCTORS+ AND +DENTISTS+.
♦PERHAPS IT IS OPPORTUNE TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE PROTESTS HERE IN THIS COUNCIL, NOT ONLY BECAUSE SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS ARE FACTUALLY WRONG, BUT THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE EXISTING STANDARDS OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTICE IN HONG KONG,+ HE SAID.
HE NOTED THAT TO BE REGISTERED AS A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, A PERSON MUST EITHER HOLD A HONG KONG DIPLOMA, OR HOLD A RECOGNISED COMMONWEALTH DIPLOMA, OR HOLD A LICENTIATE. BY A RECOGNISED COMMONWEALTH DIPLOMA, IT MEANT A DIPLOMA RECOGNISED BY THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
MR WONG SAID HE HAD HEARD ALLEGATIONS THAT THIS WAS AN OUTDATED COLONIAL SYSTEM. +1 MUST HOWEVER SAY THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SOVEREIGNTY QUESTION.+
/HONG KONG’S .......
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HONG KONG’S OWN STANDARDS ADMITTEDLY HAD BEEN DRAWN UP WITH REFERENCE TO AND IN A SENSE LIKENED TO THAT OF THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. THIS WAS NOT ONLY A CONVENIENT WAY OF SETTING STANDARDS BUT ALSO ENSURED THAT THE STANDARDS STIPULATED WERE BOTH DEPENDABLE AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED, HE SAID.
OWING TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES, ALTERNATIVE CHANNELS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTITIONERS TO BECOME REGISTERED HAD INDEED BEEN DEVISED, ALL IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
THOSE WHO WOULD WISH TO BECOME QUALIFIED SHOULD THEREFORE AVAIL THEMSELVES OF SUCH CHANNELS, BY TAKING THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION FOR MEDICINE AND THE DENTAL COUNCIL EXAMINATION FOR DENTISTRY, MR WONG SAID.
HE NOTED IT HAD BEEN ARGUED THAT THE EXISTING ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION IN GENERAL AND *THE DETAILS OF LICENTIATE AND DENTAL COUNCIL EXAMINATIONS IN PARTICULAR WERE SUCH THAT THEY WERE TANTAMOUNT TO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GRADUATES FROM CERTAIN TERRITORIES AND COUNTRIES AND FAVOURED GRADUATES FROM CERTAIN OTHER TERRITORIES AND COUNTRIES.
SUCH ACCUSATIONS WERE INDEED GRAVE AND SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE TENABLE AND, IF SO, WHAT STEPS COULD BE TAKEN FOR THE SAKE OF JUSTICE AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST, HE ADDED.
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THE NUMBER OF EXISTING LAWS WHICH WILL NEED TO BE REPRODUCED IN AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXTS IS VERY LARGE, SO THAT THE DEMANDS ON TIME AS WELL AS EXPERTISE WILL BE ONEROUS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR THOMAS WAS REFERRING TO THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE BY THE BILINGUAL LAWS ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986.
THE BILL, AND ITS COMPANION BILL, THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1986, WERE BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR SECOND READINGS.
THE PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH THE COMMITTEE REFLECTED THE SUGGESTION MADE BY A LEGCO AD HOC GROUP THAT THE BILL SHOULD CONTAIN SUCH AN EXPRESS PROVISION, MR THOMAS SAID.
/+THE FUNCTION
WEDNESDAY, DEC BIBER J, 1986
+THE FUNCTION OF THE COMMITTEE IS PRIMARILY TO ADVISE THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL UPON THE PUBLICATION OF AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXTS OF EXISTING LAWS,* HE SAID.
THE COMMITTEE WAS ENVISAGED AS A WORKING COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH THE TASK OF SCRUTINISING TEXTS SUBMITTED TO IT BY THE LAW DRAFTING DIVISION OF HIS CHAMBERS.
+CAREFUL THOUGHT IS CURRENTLY BEING GIVEN TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE BEARING IN MIND THE SCOPE OF THE TASK TO BE CARRIED OUT,* HE SAID.
+MEMBERS WILL OF COURSE HAVE NOTED THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH SUB-COMMITTEES AND TO APPOINT SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSONS TO ASSIST THOSE SUB-COMMITTEES.
+IT IS THOUGHT THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THE BURDEN OF THE WORK WILL BE DISTRIBUTED MORE EVENLY AND EFFECTIVELY THAN WOULD BE THE CASE WITHOUT THAT KIND OF FLEXIBILITY IN ITS STRUCTURING.+
MR THOMAS SAID THE COMMITTEE NEED NOT COMPRISE A LARGE NUMBER OF MEMBERS AND CAREFUL THOUGHT WAS BEING GIVEN TO THE OPTIMUM NUMBER.
+THE BASIC REQUIREMENT AS LAID DOWN BY THE BILL IS THAT THERE MUST BE AT LEAST THREE LEGAL MEMBERS AND TWO MEMBERS WITH LANGUAGE SKILLS,* HE NOTED.
MR THOMAS POINTED OUT THAT CLAUSE ONE OF THE BILL PROVIDED THAT THE AMENDMENTS WOULD NOT COME INTO OPERATION UNTIL A DATE OR DATES TO BE FIXED BY THE GOVERNOR. +THE INTENTION IS THAT THERE WILL BE PARTICULAR DATES FOR DIFFERENT PROVISIONS,* HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, HE REFERRED TO SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN PLACE, INVOLVING PERSONNEL AND ALSO THE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER NEEDED TO ORDER BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF PRODUCING BILINGUAL LEGISLATION IN AN ACCEPTABLE FORMAT.
♦ IN THE MEANTIME, I AM HOPEFUL THAT THE INTERVENING TIME CAN BE PUT TO GOOD USE BY PUTTING IN HAND ONE OR MORE 'DUMMY RUNS’, THIS IS, BY PRESENTING NEW SUBSTANTIVE BILLS TO THIS COUNCIL WHICH ARE PRINTED IN A BILINGUAL FORMAT BUT ARE INTENDED FOR ENACTMENT IN ENGLISH ONLY,* HE SAID.
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+THE OBJECT OF A TRANSITIONAL ’DUMMY-RUN’ PHASE IS SIMPLY TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS WILL HAVE ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE FOR THEMSELVES WHETHER EXISTING PROCEDURES NEED TO BE MODIFIED OR ADJUSTED IN ANY WAY, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE USE OF A SECOND TEXT IN BILLS.*
DEALING WITH THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL, MR THOMAS SAID IT CONCERNED TECHNICAL LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS WHICH HAD BEEN ENACTED IN BOTH OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OR FOR WHICH AN AUTHENTIC TEXT WAS PROMULGATED UNDER THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT) BILL.
+THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE BILL IS TO FACILITATE THE LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF BILINGUAL LEGISLATION BY PROVIDING A NUMBER OF GUIDELINES.
+THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THESE IS IN NEW SECTION 1OB WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE TEXTS OF A BILINGUAL ORDINANCE ARE TO BE REGARDED AS EQUALLY AUTHENTIC AND AS HAVING THE SAME LEGAL MEANING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBJECT AND PURPOSES OF THE ORDINANCE.*
MR THOMAS NOTED THAT BOTH BILLS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THE DRAFT BILLS THAT WERE ANNEXED TO THE DISCUSSION PAPER WHICH THE COUNCIL DEBATED IN JULY.
SOME ALTERATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO MEET SOME OF THE POINTS RECEIVED DURING THE PERIOD OF CONSULTATION.
+GENERALLY SPEAKING, GIVEN THE WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT AND THE FAVOURABLE NATURE OF THE RESPONSE OF THE MANY AND VARIOUS PERSONS AND BODIES THAT COMMENTED, THE FRAMEWORK AND ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED IN THESE BILLS SEEMS WIDELY ACCEPTABLE TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SHOWN AN INTEREST IN THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT,* HE SAID.
+THE COMMUNITY RECOGNISES THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS RIGHT TO UNDERTAKE THE WORK OF BILINGUAL LEGISLATION. THESE ARE THE FIRST STEPS NECESSARY TO BRING THAT WORK TO FRUITION.*
DEBATE ON THE BILLS WAS ADJOURNED.
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TECHNICAL ALTERATION TO ORDINANCE
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THE AIM OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1986 IS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL ALTERATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFINITION OF +FOOD+, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE. THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, MR CHAMBERS SAID IT CONTAINED A SHORT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1986 TO MAKE MINOR TEXTUAL ALTERATIONS NECESSITATED BY THE ENACTMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDINANCE 1986.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1986 WAS ENACTED IN MAY THIS YEAR.
SECTION 1 PROVIDED THAT THE ORDINANCE SHOULD COME INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 1987, AND SECTION 2 (B) WOULD THEN AMEND THE DEFINITION OF +FOOD+ IN SECTION 2 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE.
+HOWEVER, SECTION 2 (A) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDINANCE 1986, WHICH WAS ENACTED IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, INSERTED A NEW DEFINITION OF +FOOD+ IN SECTION 2 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE,+ MR CHAMBERS SAID.
+THE TEXT OF THE NEW DEFINITION IS SUCH THAT THE TEXTUAL ALTERATION SPECIFIED IN SECTION 2 (B) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1986 IS NOW INAPPROPRIATE.*
THE NEW BILL WOULD DELETE AND REPLACE PARAGRAPH (B) OF SECTION 2 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1986. NO WORD WAS CHANGED, ONLY THE PARAGRAPH NUMBERING, HE ADDED.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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AMENDMENT PROVIDES CONSISTENCY
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS A SUGGESTION BY A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AD HOC GROUP THAT A CLAUSE IN THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 BE AMENDED IN RELATION TO THE CONCEPT OF +JOINT POSSESSION*.
MOVING AN AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 13 OF THE BILL AT THE COMMITTEE STAGE, MR JACOBS SAID THE AD HOC GROUP WHICH SCRUTINISED THE BILL SUGGESTED THE AMENDMENT SO THAT ITS PROVISIONS IN RESPECT OF THE JOINT POSSESSION OF GOODS WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO ALL THE SUB-SECTIONS IN SECTION 17 OF THE ORDINANCE.
+ THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW FOR CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF ’JOINT POSSESSION’ AND FACILITATE THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 17,+ HE SAID.
MR JACOBS THANKED MEMBERS FOR SUGGESTING THE AMENDMENT.
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THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS’ CORPORATIONS AND AREA COMMITTEES, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD LIAO, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON POON CHI-FAI IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LIAO SAID A RECENT IN-DEPTH STUDY ON THEIR FUNCTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT HAD CONFIRMED THE CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR USEFULNESS IN MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN.
THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT THE CURRENT POLICY OF PROVIDING SUPPORT SHOULD CONTINUE.
+HOWEVER, OWING TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE ONLY THROUGH REDEPLOYMENT OF EXISTING RESOURCES.
+THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WILL BE SOUGHT TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION,+ HE ADDED.
/MR LIAO........
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MR LIAO SAID THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
AT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL, HE ADDED THESE ORGANISATIONS WERE FOUND TO HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MUTUAL HELP AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS AND PROJECTS.
+AT THE TERRITORY-WIDE LEVEL, THEY FORM AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION CHANNELS ESPECIALLY AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL,* MR LIAO SAID.
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POINTS SYSTEM ENSURES FACTORY INSPECTION PRIORITY * X K K *
A POINTS SYSTEM ON THE FREQUENCY OF FACTORY INSPECTION HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THOSE FACTORIES WHERE RISKS ARE GREATEST, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEN SHOU-LUM, SAID ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF POINTS AWARDED, THE FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION WOULD VARY BETWEEN SIX MONTHS AND 54 MONTHS.
ELABORATING ON THE SYSTEM, MR BRIDGE SAID: +POINTS ARE AWARDED ACCORDING TO TEN CRITERIA, INCLUDING THE NATURE OF THE INDUSTRY, THE TYPE OF PROCESS USED,. THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, THE ACCIDENT AND PROSECUTION RECORD AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE MANAGEMENT.
+HOWEVER, FACTORIES WITH BAD SAFETY RECORDS ARE TAKEN OUTSIDE THE NORMAL POINTS SYSTEM AND ARE SUBJECTED, IF APPROPRIATE, TO REPEATED INTENSIVE INSPECTIONS AND PROSECUTIONS.
+CONSTRUCTION SITES ALSO, BECAUSE THEY ARE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS, CONSTITUTE ANOTHER SEPARATE CATEGORY AND ARE INSPECTED ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF APPROPRIATE,* HE SAID.
MR BRIDGE SAID THAT THE NUMBER OF POINTS AWARDED WAS REVIEWED AFTER EACH INSPECTION AND AFTER ANY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE INSPECTIONS WERE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
+IN THIS WAY, AVAILABLE RESOURCES ARE CONCENTRATED WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST,* HE SAID.
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ALL SERIOUS INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED *****
THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S FACTORY INSPECTORATE INVESTIGATES EVERY FATAL OR SERIOUS INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT TO TRY TO FIND OUT ITS CAUSE.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON RICHARD LAI, MR BRIDGE SAID IN EVERY SUCH INVESTIGATION THE INSPECTORATE ALWAYS TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY LACK OF REASONABLE CARE BY THE EMPLOYER.
ON WHETHER VICTIMS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WERE ADVISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS UNDER THE COMMON LAW, HE SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION DIVISION ADVISED ALL INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT VICTIMS THAT THEY HAD A RIGHT TO CLAIM COMMON LAW DAMAGES FROM THEIR EMPLOYER OR ANY ONE ELSE WHO MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT THROUGH NEGLIGENCE OR BREACH OF STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS.
+ ANY EMPLOYEE WISHING TO PURSUE SUCH A CLAIM IS THEN REFERRED TO THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE.
+THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT THEN CONSIDERS, IN THE LIGHT OF INFORMATIOM FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. THE CLAIMANT AND ANY OTHER WITNESS, WHETHER GROUNDS EXIST FOR COURT ACTION,* HE SAID.
IN FATAL CASES, AND CASES OF DISPUTE. COMPENSATION CLAIMS WERE AUTOMATICALLY REFERRED TO THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT AND IN THESE CASES THE QUESTION OF GROUNDS FOR A COMMON LAW ACTION WAS CONSIDERED AT THE SAME TIME.
+WHERE A COMMON LAW ACTION IS PURSUED, STAFF OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT DO OF COURSE APPEAR AS EXPERT WITNESSES AS AND WHEN REQUIRED,* HE ADDED.
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THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HAS WRITTEN TO COMMANDERS OF ALL MAJOR FORMATIONS TO REMIND THE FORCE OF THE POLICE GENERAL ORDERS ON THE USE OF HANDCUFFS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THIS MOVE FOLLOWED A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH A MAN WAS AWARDED DAMAGES FOR BEING WRONGLY HANDCUFFED.
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IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, MR JEAFFRESON SAID THAT RELEVANT ORDERS AND INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY DISTRICT AND DIVISIONAL COMMANDERS WERE BEING RE-EXAMINED TO ENSURE THAT ANY POSSIBILITY OF MISUSE OF HANDCUFFS WAS KEPT TO A MINIMUM.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE POLICE GENERAL ORDERS PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE USE OF HANDCUFFS WAS, OR WAS NOT, CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE.
+WITHIN THESE GUIDLINES A POLICE OFFICER HAS TO MAKE HIS OWN JUDGEMENT IN EACH CASE,+ MR JEAFFRESON SAID.
+LOOKING AT ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES HE MUST SATISFY HIMSELF THAT THE USE OF HANDCUFFS IS A NECESSARY MEASURE OR A REASONABLE PRECAUTION TO SECURE THE SAFE CUSTODY OF A PERSON UNDER ARREST.+
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TUNNEL ALIGNMENT *
A PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDY WILL BEGIN SHORTLY TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE ALIGNMENT FOR A PROPOSED FUTURE TUNNEL LINK BETWEEN YUEN LONG AND TSUEN WAN, ANTICIPATED TO BE REQUIRED BY THE MID TO THE LATTER HALF OF THE 1990’S.
FURTHER STUDIES WILL ALSO BE MADE OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THIS LINK AND THE URBAN AREA THROUGH TSI NG Yl AND KWAI CHUNG.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON DAVID LAN, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON F.K. HU ON PLANS TO IMPROVE THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES.
MR LAN POINTED OUT THAT THE BACKBONE TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES ITSELF WOULD BE THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD LINK THE MAJOR BUILT-UP AREAS IN YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN.
+CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SYSTEM, COMPRISING 23 KILOMETRES OF TRACK, IS WELL UNDER WAY,+ HE SAID. ♦THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE SERVICE IN 1988.+
MR LAN SAID THE NEXT FEW YEARS WOULD ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF BOTH PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
/+MAJOH HIGHWAYS .......
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+MAJOR HIGHWAYS PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS INCLUDE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NT CIRCULAR ROUTE FROM FAN KAM ROAD TO AU TAU, DUE FOR COMPLETION IN 1991.+
HE NOTED THAT THIS WOULD PROVIDE THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES WITH A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY TRUNK ROAD. CONNECTING THE AREA WITH THE EXISTING NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD AND THE NEW BORDER CROSSING AT LOK MA CHAU, DUE TO OPEN IN 1988.
IN ADDITION, A NEW DUAL CARRIAGEWAY BYPASS, WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 1991, WAS BEING PROVIDED TO RELIEVE INCREASING CONGESTION ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN.
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINKS, MR LAN SAID THE TWO RAILWAY CORPORATIONS WOULD HAVE COMPLETED STUDIES OF A POSSIBLE EXTERNAL RAIL LINK TO THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
+ONCE THESE STUDIES ARE COMPLETED, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO ASSESS MORE ACCURATELY WHETHER THE LINE WOULD BE VIABLE AND, IF IT IS, WHEN IT SHOULD BE BUI LT,+ HE SAID.
+MEANWHILE, THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF BUS LINKS WITH THE URBAN AREA ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE KMB ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.+
NEW BUS LINKS TO TSUEN WAN AND KOWLOON WERE ADDED TO MATCH ANY INCREASE IN POPULATION IN THE AREA, HE ADDED.
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COMPUTERS WILL SIMPLIFY STORAGE OF LAND INFORMATION ******
THE INTRODUCTION OF A COMPUTERISED LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE URBAN AREA SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT THREE YEARS’ TIME, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP, MR BARNES SAID THAT AT PRESENT NO PRACTICABLE METHOD EXISTED FOR ASCERTAINING EITHER THE NUMBER OF LOTS OR THE AREA OF LAND NOT YET DEVELOPED TO ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL, WITHOUT A DISPROPORTIONATE COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES.
SUCH DETAILS SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE WHEN LAND INFORMATION WAS COMPUTERISED.
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DR IP HAD ALSO ASKED HOW MANY CASES OF LEASE MODIFICATION HAD BEEN APPROVED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, BROKEN DOWN INTO THOSE INVOLVING PAYMENT OF PREMIUM AND THOSE WITHOUT.
MR BARNES SAID THAT BETWEEN 1976-77 AND THE END OF OCTOBER THIS YEAR, 905 MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN COMPLETED, RESULTING IN PREMIUM OF $1 060.78 MILLION BEING PAID.
HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF +WITH PREMIUM+ AND +WITHOUT PREMIUM* MODIFICATIONS PRIOR TO 1985-86. HOWEVER, FROM APRIL 1, 1985 TO OCTOBER 31, 1986, 52 OUT OF 118 APPLICANTS HAD HAD TO PAY PREMIUM.
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PLANT, MACHINERY RETAINED IMPORTS UP 23 PER CENT *****
RETAINED IMPORTS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AMOUNTED TO $4,079 MILLION IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 23 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, THE HON ERIC HO, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON. CONRAD LAM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR HO SAID THE VALUE OF SUCH RETAINED IMPORTS WAS $3,719 MILLION LAST YEAR.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE IN REAL TERMS OF SUCH IMPORTS, IN FACT, VARIED GREATLY IN RECENT YEARS.
+IT WAS MINUS 26 PER CENT FOR 1982, 19 PER CENT FOR 1983, 27 PER CENT FOR 1984, AND MINUS 4 PER CENT FOR 1985,+ HE SAID.
+IN RESPECT OF GROSS CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN PLANT AND MACHINERY COVERING THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS A WHOLE, IT AMOUNTED TO $12.5 BILLION IN 1982, $11.9 BILLION IN 1983, $14.6 BILLION IN 1984 AND $14.4 BILLION IN 1985,+ HE ADDED.
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MTR PLATFORM INCIDENT CLASSIFIED AS ACCIDENT X X K K X
THE INCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 19 IN WHICH AN MTR COMMUTER FELL ONTO THE TRACK HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY THE POLICE AS +PERSON ACCIDENTALLY INJURED* SINCE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR AMONG PASSENGERS ON THE PLATFORM, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON DAVID LAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO QUESTIONS BY THE HON CHAN YING-LUN, MR LAN SAID OTHER THAN THE CASE THAT OCCURRED AT THE ADMIRALTY STATION ON APRIL 9, 1986 WHEN A MAN WAS PUSHED INTO THE FRONT OF A TRAIN ENTERING THE PLATFORM BY AN ASSAILANT WHO WAS LATER CONVICTED, THERE HAD BEEN NO CASE OF PASSENGERS BEING PUSHED OFF A PLATFORM.
AS FAR AS THE KCR WAS CONCERNED, THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ANY CASE OF PASSENGERS BEING PUSHED ONTO THE TRACK, HE SAID.
UNDER THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION ORDINANCE AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ORDINANCE, THE TWO RAILWAY CORPORATIONS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR OPERATION
+PUBLIC SAFETY IS INDEED THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE TWO RAILWAY CORPORATIONS,* MR LAN SAID.
AS AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY MEASURE, REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE THROUGH THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM AT PEAK PERIODS AND AT TIMES WHEN THERE WERE LARGE CROWDS ON THE PLATFORMS TO ADVISE PEOPLE OF THE DANGER OF STEPPING IN FRONT OF THE YELLOW LINE
MOREOVER, THE CORPORATIONS ALSO WARNED PASSENGERS WHO TRANSGRESSED IN FRONT OF THE YELLOW LINE EVEN WHEN THERE WAS NO TRAIN APPROACHING, HE SAID.
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RISING FIGURES OF DIVORCE CASES EXPLAINED * * * * *
INCOMPATIBILITY, THIRD PARTY INVOLVEMENT AND FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES ARE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE RISING FIGURES nc nivoprF rAepe THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HUN JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE YU-TAI ABOUT THE RISING FIGURES OF DIVORCE CASES - FROM 537 IN 1974 TO 5 047 IN 1985— MR CHAMBERS SAID HE BASED HIS FINDING ON TWO RECENT PIECES OF RESEARCH INTO THE REASONS FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGES.
HE ADDED THAT ONE WAS CONDUCTED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT am ruii n CUSTODY CASES HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE UTHEK UN on parent families prepared »y a senior lecturer
IN SOCIAL WORK AT HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
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CHILDREN LEFT ALONE AT HOME NOT AN OFFENCE
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THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS IN THE LEGISLATION OF SOME COUNTRIES MAKING IT AN OFFENCE FOR PARENTS TO LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN ALONE AT HOME, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YIN-FAT, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND HAD BEEN STUDIED WITH THE HELP OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS.
+NONE OF THESE COUNTRIES HAVE LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS WHICH HAVE THIS EFFECT,+ HE SAID.
MR CHAMBERS SAID, HOWEVER, THAT IT WAS AN OFFENCE BOTH IN THE U.K. AND IN NEW ZEALAND FOR PARENTS TO +WILFULLY ASSAULT, NEGLECT, ABANDON OR EXPOSE ANY CHILD UNDER THEIR CARE+.
HE ADDED THAT HE HAD POINTED OUT IN HIS REPLY ON MAY 28 THAT A SIMILAR PROVISION ALREADY EXISTED IN THE LAW OF HONG KONG.
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FIGURES SUPPLIED BY THE CORONER’S COURT DO NOT INDICATE THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASING INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YIN-FAT, MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE CASE RECORDED IN 1983 FROM THE 0-9 AGE GROUP, WHILE IN THE 10-19 AGE GROUP THERE WERE 21 CASES IN 1983, NINE IN 1984 AND 14 IN 1985.
AS REGARDS STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, HE SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT PRESENT HAD 167 SUCH OFFICERS WHICH WAS 17 SHORT OF THE APPROVED ESTABLISHMENT.
/♦THE DIRECTOR
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+THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ENVISAGES THAT 244 STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS WILL BE IN POST BY 1989, THROUGH A PHASED RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME, TO ACHIEVE FULL COVERAGE OF ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS,+ HE SAID
ON WHETHER CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO RECRUITING SOCIAL WORK DIPLOMA HOLDERS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN PROVIDING COUNSELLING SERVICE TO HELP EASE THE MANPOWER SHORTAGE, MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT THE RESPONSE TO THE LATEST RECRUITMENT EXERCISE CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING. by
+A TOTAL OF 347 APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN RECEIVED, COMPARED WITH 158 IN 1984 AND 242 IN 1985. THERE IS, THEREFORE, NO NEED TO RECRUIT SOCIAL WORK DIPLOMA HOLDERS TO FILL THESE POSTS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,+ HE SAID.
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MORE VOCATIONAL TRAINING PLACES OFFERED KOK*
THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF THE EIGHT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES MANAGED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL REACH 66 800 IN ALL MODES OF STUDY WHEN THE CHAI WAN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IS OPENED NEXT SEPTEMBER.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE HON CHAN KAM-CHUEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN TABLING THE REPORT OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1986 IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE COUNCIL’S CHAIRMAN.
MR CHAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE FORMER CHAIRMAN, DR FRANCIS TIEN, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS DURING WHICH HE HAD GUIDED THE COUNCIL THROUGH ITS FORMATIVE YEARS AND BROUGHT MANY IMPORTANT PROJECTS TO COMPLETION.
+PROBABLY, THE MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE HAS BEEN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES HOUSED IN THE KOWLOON BAY AND KWAI CHUNG TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEXES,+ HE SAID.
MR CHAN POINTED OUT THAT ALREADY THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAD COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING THERE AND HAD IMMEDIATELY BEEN ABSORBED INTO THE MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE PRECISION TOOLING TRAINING CENTRE AND THE INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE STARTED OPERATION IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AND ANOTHER CENTRE FOR THE TRAINING OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING PERSONNEL WOULD TAKE IN ITS FIRST TRAINEES IN A FEW MONTHS’ TIME.
/A JEWELLERY
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A JEWELLERY TRAINING CENTRE WAS IN THE ADVANCED PLANNING STAGE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT SEAMEN’S TRAINING CENTRE HAD STARTED, HE ADDED.
MR CHAN OBSERVED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES FORWARD IN THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW, SAYING THE OPERATION OF THE TWO NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AT SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN IN SEPTEMBER LAST HAD ENABLED THE COUNCIL TO PROVIDE 7 OOO MORE TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL PLACES AT CRAFT AND TECHNICAL LEVELS.
FINALLY, HE THANKED ALL THE INDUSTRIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO THE COUNCIL, IN PARTICULAR THOSE FROM THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SECTORS WHO MADE UP THE VARIOUS TRAINING BOARDS AND GENERAL COMMITTEES. HE ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE COUNCIL’S OUTGOING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR MORRIS MORGAN, AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR LOYALTY, DILIGENCE AND DRIVE.
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THE MANAGEMENT OF THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IS COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CENTRE AS AN ON-GOING PROJECT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL SPORTS, THE HON HU FA-KUANG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
TABLING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30 1986, MR HU SAID THE CENTRE HAD COMPLETED ITS FOURTH YEAR OF OPERATION AND HAD CONTINUED TO MAKE STEADY, RATHER THAN STARTLING PROGRESS IN MOST OF THE SPORTS INCLUDED IN ITS PROGRAMME.
+THE CENTRE IS ABOUT TO ENTER A NEW AND EXCITING PHASE, TO ALLOW IT TO FUNCTION AUTONOMOUSLY. A GENEROUS ENDOWMENT OF $350 MILLION FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WILL ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN,+ HE SAID.
MR HU SAID THE CENTRE’S PROGRAMME NOW COVERED MANY SPORTS SUCH AS BADMINTON, FENCING, GYMNASTICS, JUDO, SQUASH, SOCCER, SWIMMING, TABLE TENNIS AND TENNIS. FULL TIME COACHING SUPPORT WAS GIVEN TO THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THESE VARIOUS SPORTS, WITH THE TOTAL ANNUAL SUBSIDY OF ABOUT $10 MILLION.
SUBSIDY TO OTHER SPORTS SUCH AS CYCLING, HANDBALL, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL AND THE SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE DEAF TOTALLED AROUND $3.5 MILLION.
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MR HU NOTED THAT A MUCH NEEDED SPORTS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WAS SET UP IN JULY 1986 UNDER THE CENTRE AND THIS WOULD ALLOW THE CENTRE’S COACHES TO CONCENTRATE THEIR EFFORTS MORE ON THEIR MAIN OBJECTIVE, NAMELY, PRODUCING ATHLETES AT ALL LEVELS.
ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT DURING THE YEAR WAS THE OPENING OF A SPORTS INJURY CLINIC UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATIC SURGERY OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
+IT IS HOPED THAT SUBJECT TO FUNDS BEING AVAILABLE, THIS WILL BECOME A FULL-TIME OPERATION IN 1987, WITH FACILITY FOR HEALTH SCREENING FOR TOP ATHLETES AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE,+ MR HU SAID.
DURING THE YEAR, THE CENTRE HAD BEEN USED AS A VENUE BY SOME GOVERNING SPORTS BODIES FOR A NUMBER OF PRESTIGIOUS INTERESTED EVENTS. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE HAD IMPROVED STEADILY AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE RESULTS ACHIEVED IN MANY INTERNATIONAL MATCHES, HE ADDED.
+IN SHORT, THIS HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR AND THE YEAR AHEAD SHOULD BE EQUALLY EXCITING,+ MR HU SAID.
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FOUR BILLS PASSED * * * * *
THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE PENALTIES FOR PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY BY UNREGISTERED PERSONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1986 AND THE ANTIBIOTICS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THREE OTHER BILLS - THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1986 AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1986 WERE READ A SECOND TIME AND DEBATE ON THEM WAS ADJOURNED.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO DECEMBER 10.
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HK SEEKING RESULTS FROM GATT TALKS
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THE FORTHCOMING NEW ROUND OF GATT DISCUSSIONS HAS A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT TASKS TO ACCOMPLISH IN IMPROVING THE DISCIPLINES OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND IN REDUCING BARRIERS.
HONG KONG WILL BE PARTICIPATING FULLY IN THE DISCUSSIONS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEM PRODUCE RESULTS.
THIS WAS SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, AT THE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR OF THE PACIFIC BASIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL 1986.
MR MACLEOD NOTED THAT PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES CONTINUED TO EXIST IN SOME COUNTRIES, AND IN THE UNITED STATES THOSE PRESSURES WERE AT A HISTORIC HIGH AND SHOWED NO SIGN OF ABATING.
+ALTHOUGH THE DECLINING VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR WILL SOON BEGIN TO REDUCE THE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT, THE PRESSURES ARE THERE, AND ADDED UNCERTAINTY IS INTRODUCED BY THE FACT THAT IN 1988. THERE WILL BE NOT ONLY CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS BUT THE ELECTION OF A NEW PRESIDENT,+ HE SAID.
+IF TRADE IS STILL A MAJOR ISSUE THEN, AS IT IS LIKELY TO BE, THEN WE CANNOT BE TOO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AVOIDING FURTHER PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES.
+NEVERTHELESS, THE FACT THAT SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF GOVERNMENTS HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE MATTERS IS ENCOURAGING, AND THE FACT THAT A NEW ROUND IS BEING HELD IS IN ITSELF AN ADDED WEAPON WHICH CAN BE USED BY THOSE GOVERNMENTS TO RESIST PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES.+
MR MACLEOD SAID THAT NO DOUBT MODEST PROGRESS COULD BE MADE ON SOME OF THE ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED IN DEPTH -- AND HONG KONG WOULD BE SEEKING TO ACHIEVE THIS.
+WHAT THE GATT TRIES TO DO IS TO ESTABLISH RULES WHEREBY IT CAN BE ASSESSED WHETHER A PARTICULAR BARRIER -- WHICH TRADITIONALLY REFERS TO TARIFFS, QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS WHICH HAVE THE EFFECT OF UNREASONABLY HINDERING COMPETITION BY GOODS FROM OUTSIDE -- IS REASONABLE OR NOT, AND A MACHINERY FOR DEALING WITH CASES WHERE ONE AFFECTED PARTY CONSIDERS THAT THE RULES HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWED.
+WHILE IT IS INEVITABLY FAR FROM A PERFECT SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM IS NOT WITHOUT TEETH, IN THAT IN THE LAST RESORT RETALIATION IS ALLOWED,+ HE SAID.
THE GATT ALREADY PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING DOWN THE NUMBER OF UNREASONABLE BARRIERS.
MR MACLEOD ADDED THAT AS HONG KONG’S STATUS IN THE GATT HAD BEEN UNAMBIGUOUSLY RESOLVED THIS YEAR, IT WAS ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE THAT A TRADING ENTITY WHICH 'r ED AROUND i TH I IE WORLD TRADE TABLE SHOULD BE SEEN TO PLAY A FULL PART IN THE GATT IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
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RETAIL SALES SURVEY RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER RELEASED
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THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN SEPTEMBER 1986, PROVISIONALLY ESTIMATED AT $6 081 MILLION, WAS 9 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 1985 WHILE THEIR VOLUME WAS 5 PER CENT HIGHER, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, RETAIL SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 19 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 14 PER CENT IN VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES AND +OTHER CONSUMER GOODS* WENT UP BY 15 PER CENT AND 14 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN SALES VALUE, WHILE THEIR CORRESPONDING INCREASES IN SALES VOLUME WERE 4 PER CENT AND 7 PER CENT.
RETAIL SALES OF FOOTSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO RECORDED ALMOST NO CHANGE IN VALUE BUT AN INCREASE OF 2 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FUELS WENT DOWN BY 17 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE BUT HAD ALMOST NO CHANGE IN SALES VOLUME.
ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, RETAIL SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN VALUE BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY IN VOLUME.
SUPERMARKETS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME, WHILE CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS RECORDED A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN SALES VALUE AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SALES VOLUME. DEPARTMENT STORES INCREASED MODERATELY IN SALES VALUE AND SLIGHTLY IN SALES VOLUME.
COMPARING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1986 WITH THE SAME QUARTER IN 1985, TOTAL RETAIL SALES INCREASED BY 9 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN VOLUME. RETAIL SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS SHOWED INCREASES OF 21 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 15 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
CONSUMER DURABLES AND +OTHER CONSUMER GOODS* ROSE BY 15 PER CENT AND 11 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN SALES VALUE AND BY 5 PER CENT AND 6 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN SALES VOLUME. FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO WENT UP BY 4 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 2 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.
FUELS DECREASED BY 16 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE BUT INCREASED BY 1 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME. RETAIL SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY IN VALUE AND SLIGHTLY IN VOLUME.
SUPERMARKETS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME, WHILE CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY IN SALES VALUE AND MODERATELY IN SALES VOLUME. DEPARTMENT STORES RECORDED A MODERATE INCREASE IN SALES VALUE AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SALES VOLUME.
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WHEN COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1986, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON IS AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, TOTAL RETAIL SALES FOR SEPTEMBER 1986 HAD AN INCREASE OF 1 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT ALMOST NO CHANGE IN VOLUME. RETAIL SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 3 PER CENT IN VALUE AND THOSE OF +OTHER CONSUMER GOODS+ BY 2 PER CENT. BOTH RECORDED ALMOST NO CHANGE IN SALES VOLUME.
FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO WENT UP BY 1 PER CENT IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME. FUELS DROPPED BY 1 PER CENT IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME WHILE CONSUMER DURABLES DECREASED BY 3 PER CENT AND 4 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND VOLUME RESPECTIVELY. RETAIL SALES OF SUPERMARKETS HAD SLIGHT INCREASES IN BOTH VALUE AND VOLUME.
MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS REGISTERED ALMOST NO CHANGE IN SALES VALUE BUT A SLIGHT DROP IN SALES VOLUME. RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS DECREASED SLIGHTLY IN VALUE AND VOLUME WHILE THOSE OF DEPARTMENT STORES DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN BOTH.
TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED TOTAL RETAIL SALES FIGURE FOR AUGUST 1986 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR SEPTEMBER 1986.
TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES IN AUGUST 1986 AND SEPTEMBER 1986 (A) FOR ALL RETAIL SALES, (B) BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS AND (C) BY SELECTED TRADES (WHICH FORM PART OF THE RELEVANT MAJOR TRADE GROUPS), WITH AVERAGE RETAIL SALES FROM OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 TAKEN AS 100.
COMPARISONS OF SEPTEMBER 1986 RESULTS WITH THOSE OF AUGUST 1986 AND WITH THOSE OF SEPTEMBER 1985 AND COMPARISONS OF RETAIL SALES IN THE THIRD QUARTER 1986 WITH THE SAME QUARTER IN 1985 ARE ALSO GIVEN.
GRAPHS 1 AND 2 DEPICT RESPECTIVELY THE MOVEMENTS OF THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES, INCLUDING THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEXES AND TRENDS, FROM OCTOBER 1984 TO AUGUST 1986.
THE REPORT CONTAINING THE ANALYSIS OF THE SEPTEMBER 1986 SURVEY RESULTS IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $1 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 3-7216024.
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TABLE 1 t TOTAL RETAIL SALES
Total Retail Sales for September 1986 (Provisional Figure) - HK$6 081 million for August 1986 (Revised Figure) ■ HX>6 030 million
TABLE 2 1 VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES CF RETAIL *HLES
_______________FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER I986____________
(Monthly average of Oct. 84 - Sept. 85 ■ 100)
Item Index of Retail Sales August 1986 September 1986 September 1986 compared with August 1986 September 1986 compared with September 1985 July - Sept. 8* compared with July - Sept. 85
(Revised figures) (Provi s-ional figures) Points Points < Points
(A) FOR ALL RETAIL TRADES Value 108 109 ♦ 1 + 1 * 9 +9 + 0 + a
Volume 104 103 - 1 • ♦ 5 * 5 + 5 + 5
(B) BT MAJOR TRADE GROUPS
Foodstuffs, alcoholic drinks and tobacco Value Volume 106 104 107 105 + 1 ♦ 1 ♦ 1 ♦ 1 4 1 • ♦ 2 +2 + 4 4 2 + 4 ♦ 2
Fuels Value 84 83 - 1 - 1 - 17 - 17 - 16 - 16
Volume 101 100 - 1 - 1 • • 4 1 4 1
Clothing, footwear and allied products Value Volume 108 102 110 102 ♦ 3 *3 ♦ 1 • ♦ 18 +19 ♦ 12 *14 4 19 4 13 4 21 4 15
Consumer durables Value 120 117 - 3 - 3 ♦ 15 +15 * 15 * 15
Volume 110 106 - 4 - 4 ♦ 5 *4 4 5 + 5
Other consumer goods Value 106 109 ♦ 2 + 2 * 13 * 14 4 11 + 11
Volume 101 101 • • ♦ 7 4 7 4 + 6
(c) BT SELECTED TRADES
Supermarkets Value 122 127 ♦ 5 + 4 4 21 ♦ 2C 4 1* ♦ 14
Volume 118 123 ♦ 5 ♦ 4 +18 +17 4 13 4 12
Motor vehicles and parts Value Volume 134 111 135 no 4 1 • - 1 -1 ♦ 25 + 23 + 2 +2 + 26 4 4 ' + 24 * 4
Consumer durables other than motor vehicles and parts Value Volume 116 110 111 105 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 4 +12 +12 4-5 +5 ♦ 12 4 6 4 12 + 6
Department stores Value 118 93 - 25 - 21 ♦ 7 *8 4 7 4 0
Volume 112 86 - 26 - 23 4 2 + 2 4 2 ♦ 2
Notes 1
1. "Foodstuffs, alcoholic drinks and tobacco" includes "supermarkets".
2. "Consumer durables" includes "motor vehicles and {‘arts".
3. "Other consumer goods" includes "department stores".
4. Figures denoting changes are derived from the unrounded index figures.
5. • denotes change of less than 0.5.
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Graph 1: Value Indexes of Total Retail Sales
Value index Value index
Graph 2: Volume Indexes of Total Retail Sales
84 85 86 87
Notes (1) Monthly average ol Oct 84 - Sept 85 = 100
(2) The seasonally adjusted value and volume indexes and Henderson trends are compiledusing the X-11 variant seasonal adjustment program of the U S Bureau of the Census
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INMATES DO WELL IN UK EXAMINATION KOK#
THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S ACADEMIC TRAINING FOR OFFENDERS WAS PRAISED BY A SENIOR EDUCATOR TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AT A PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES AT STANLEY PRISON.
THE PRESENTATION MARKED THE SUCCESS ACHIEVED BY PRISONERS IN THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE’S PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN EXAMINATION IN MAY.
THE PRISONERS, AGED BETWEEN 26 AND 35, TOOK 22 SUBJECTS IN THE EXAMINATION AND SCORED FULL PASSES WITH 12 DISTINCTIONS AND 10 CREDITS.
PRESENTING CERTIFICATES TO THE GROUP, SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MR R M. CAMERON, SAID THE CEREMONY MARKED THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ANOTHER COURSE OF TRAINING FOR OFFENDERS.
MR CAMERON SAID THAT TO BE SUCCESSFUL A TRAINING COURSE HAD TO BE INTERESTING, PRACTICAL, INFORMATIVE, AND MOST OF ALL, PROPERLY GEARED TO THE ABILITIES OF PARTICIPANTS.
+THE TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNICIANS’ COURSE CLEARLY MEETS ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS, AND I CONGRATULATE THE DEPARTMENT ON ITS WISE CHOICE, AND THE PARTICIPANTS’ HERE TODAY FOR HAVING BEEN SENSIBLE ENOUGH TO JOIN THE COURSE,* HE ADDED.
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MEETING TO FOCUS ON FOOTBRIDGE EXTENSION K K K K
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONSIDER AN APPEAL FROM RESIDENTS AGAINST THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE EXTENSION ACROSS ON LING ROAD AT A MEETING ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 4).
THE EXTENSION PROPOSAL, ENDORSED AT A RECENT TOWN PLANNING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, WAS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA FOLLOWING OBJECTIONS FROM NEARBY RESIDENTS FOR ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY AND POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTION TO RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CREATED.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER 13 PROGRESS REPORTS FROM VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND AN INTERIM REPORT ON THE WORK OF REGIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, SUBMITTED BY DR TANG SIU-TONG.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING WHICH BEGINS AT 9.30 AM ON THURSDAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD, 13TH FLOOR, TAI KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, YUEN LONG.
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BRIEFING ON OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL X X X * X
SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR JAMES SO, WILL ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF PROPOSALS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF AN OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 4 PM AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM.
ALSO ON HAND TO EXPLAIN THE TRIBUNAL SYSTEM WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR K. F. LEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.
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RE-OPENING OF ROAD SAFETY TOWN
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A BRIEF CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT SAU MAU PING ROAD SAFETY TOWN TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO MARK ITS RE-OPENING.
THE 16-YEAR-OLD TOWN WAS CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER TO FACILITATE RENOVATION WORK, WHICH INCLUDED THE BUILDING OF A FOOTBRIDGE. REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND CHANGES IN ROAD MARKINGS, AS WELL AS RE-SURFACING OF THE ROADS.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (TRAFFIC). ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, MR JOHN CLEMENCE; ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR PETER MOSS’ AND CHIEF ENGINEER ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS DIVISION, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR DAVID WILLDAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY AT SAU MAU PING ROAD SAFETY TOWN, SAU MING ROAD, KOWLOON (NEXT TO BUS TERMINUS OF ROUTES 1A, 13B, 13D AND 13M)T0M0RR0W AT 2.15 PM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO MEET K K K X *
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 4 PM.
MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE PROPOSED ESTIMATES FOR 1987-88, THE APPLICATION FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS BY AREA COMMITTEES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES OF COMMUNITY HALLS AND CENTRES, AND THE REVIEW ON USE OF FUNDS BY COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING AT THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, CONFERENCE ROOM, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN, TOMORROW.
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STONE LAYING CEREMONY FOR SEAMEN’S TRAINING CENTRE X X X X X
THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING TRAINING CENTRE WILL BE HELD AT (DECEMBER 5).
CEREMONY OF THE PERMANENT SEAMEN’ TAI LAM CHUNG AT NOON THIS FRIDAY
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OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY MR PIERS JACOBS; CHAIRMAN OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ’ MR K.C. CHAN; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING BOARD MR FRANK CHAO. ’
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CENTRE’S SITE AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TAI LAM CHUNG EAST. ONE COACH WILL LEAVE HARBOUR CENTRE, HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. AT 10.15 AM. ANOTHER WILL PICK UP PASSENGERS AT KOWLOON TONG KCR STATION AT 10.30 AM.
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GIFT FOR SHAM SHU I RO RESIDENTS * * * * *
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39 TONKIN STREET, KOWLOON, AND ITS FOUR SUB-OFFICES.
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NEW TUEN MUN FERRY PIER OPENS FRIDAY
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A NEW FERRY PIER WILL OPEN IN TUEN MUN ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 5).
THE PIER, SITUATED OFF BUTTERFLY ESTATE, WILL ACCOMMODATE TWO SERVICES OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY - THE CENTRAL TO TUEN MUN HOVERFERRY SERVICE AND THE CENTRAL TO TAI 0, VIA TUEN MUN AND SHA LO WAN, EXCURSION SERVICE.
AT PRESENT, THESE ROUTES OPERATE FROM A MAKESHIFT FERRY PIER NEAR YAU 01 ESTATE.
WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF THE NEW PIER, THE HOVERFERRY SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO OPERATE FROM 6.30 AM TO 7.30 PM ON MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS AND FROM 6.55 AM TO 7.30 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
AT THE SAME TIME, TWO TAXI STANDS AND A TEMPORARY CAR PARK TO THE WEST OF THE PIER WILL BE OPENED-TO PUBLIC USE.
FERRY PASSENGERS SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN INTERCHANGING AS THE NEW PIER IS WITHIN EASY REACH OF THE BUTTERFLY ESTATE BUS TERMINUS, WHICH IS THE TERMINAL POINT FOR FIVE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTES.
THESE ROUTES -- NO. 59, 59A, 59B, 59M AND 61A — LINK THE ESTATE WITH TAI HING, SHAM SHUI PO FERRY PIER, SIU HONG COURT, TSUEN WAN MTR STATION AND YUEN LONG (EAST), RESPECTIVELY.
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- JO -GREEN MINIBUS FARE REVISED *****
FARES FOR NEW TERRITORIES GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 12K PLYING BETWEEN FANLING KCR STATION AND LUNG YEUK TAU WILL GO UP FROM Si TO Si.50 FROM FRIDAY (DECEMBER 5).
AT THE SAME TIME, SERVICES ON THE ROUTE WILL BE STEPPED UP TO OPERATE AT A 10-MINUTE FREQUENCY.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE FARE RISE APPROVAL WAS GIVEN AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF OPERATING DETAILS AND FINANCIAL RETURNS SUBMITTED BY THE OPERATOR.
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RESTRICTED ZONES ON OCEAN PARK ROAD
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10 AM ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 6), THE EXISTING 7
^!GHT DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE SECTION OF OCEAN ROAD AROUND THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE OUTSIDE OCEAN WILL BE CUT TO OPERATE DAILY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM ONLY.
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.u ™ JHE SAME TIME» THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTION WILL BE MADE
7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS:
* THE UNNAMED ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM OCEAN PARK ROAD TO THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STANDS AND TAXI STAND IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE OUTSIDE OCEAN PARK.
* THE SECTION OF THE UNNAMED ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM OCEAN PARK ROAD TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH OCEAN PARK ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 10 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION.
WITHIN THE URBAN CLEARWAYS, NO VEHICLE OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CHANGES IN MONG KOK
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TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 6)
OF AN ELEVATED WALKWAY, THE BE IMPLEMENTED IN MONG KOK FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS:
* BUTE STREET BETWEEN SAI YEE STREET AND FA YUEN STREET WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC.
* BUTE STREET BETWEEN FA YUEN STREET AND TUNG CHOI STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TO ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TOWARDS FA YUEN STREET.
VEHICLES LEAVING KCR MONG KOK STATION OR DRIVING ALONG SAI YEE STREET NORTHBOUND HEADING FOR FA YUEN STREET WILL HAVE TO USE SAI YEE STREET, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WEST, SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, MONG KOK ROAD, TUNG CHOI STREET AND BUTE STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
DECISION MADE ON DB ALLOW.uNCES .................................. 1
tmr.T_RAT.ANC.Kn EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS ESSENTIAL . 1
ROLE OF SOCIAL 'WELFARE SERVICES OUTLINED ........................ 2
PORNOGRAPHY BILL PROPOSALS REVISED ............................... 6
PROUD RECORD IN MEDIC.J. AND WELFARE SERVICES .................... 8
STEPS Taken TO IMPROVE HOUSING FOR ELDERLY ....................... 9
INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE HAS IMPORTANT ROLE .................... 11
SaU MAU PING ROaD SaFETY TOWN RE-OPENED ......................... 12
DB MEMBERS TOUR LABOUR DEPARTMENT ............................... 15
BUS ACCIDENT DONATION FUND CLOSING .............................. 13
REMINDER OF DjiNGEROUS GOODS LABELLING .......................... 14
RELIEF FOR FIRE VICTIMS ......................................... 14
DETAILS OF NEW PENSION SCHEME ................................... 15
SEX EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE OPENING ........................... 15
SOUTHERN TO STAGE FIRST SINGING CONTEST ......................... 16
NORTH DISTRICT ELDERLY FORTNIGHT STARTS SUNDAY .................. 17
DISCO TO WIND UP aNTI-DRUGS FORTNIGHT ........................... 18
D.iNCE CONTEST BEGINS S.-.TURDaY ................................ 18
TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL TO CLOSE .............................. 19
civic education school -cuiz finals on Saturday ................. 20
REDRESS OF GRIEV.xNCES REPORT TO BE DISCUSSED ................... 29
YAU MA TEI DB TO DISCUSS EDUCaTION REPORT........................ 21
HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT AWaRDED ........................... 22
TENANCIES SOUGHT FOR THREE SITES ................................ 22
TICKETS aVaILaBLE FOR GLITTERING SHOW ........................... 23
CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS SWITCHED ON TOMORROW ........................ 24
OFFICE ON THE MOVE............................................... 24
SPECIAL .tRRANGEMENTS FOR KOWLOON CEaRITY WALK .................. 25
ROaD CLOSURE IN WESTERN DISTRICT ................................ 26
CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRaL RESTRICTIONS.............................. 26
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1986
1 DECISION MADE ON DB ALLOWANCES *****
THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD MADE A DECISION ABOUT REVISED ALLOWANCES FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE 5OTH ANNIVERSARY SPEECH DAY OF HEEP YUNN SCHOOL, SIR DAVID SAID THE DECISION WOULD BE PUT BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK.
+SO YOU’LL HEAR ALL ABOUT IT THEN,* HE SAID.
WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON REMARKS MADE BY THE HEADMISTRESS OF HEEP YUNN SCHOOL, MRS MARY LAI, ABOUT THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN HONG KONG, SIR DAVID SAIDi +l THINK MRS LAI WAS VOICING CRITICISMS WHICH WE HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST.
+BUT YOU HAVE TO BEAR IN MIND THAT WE HAVE PACKED A GREAT MANY CHANGES TO OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND HAVE EXPANDED OUR EDUCATION FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL TO SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN A VERY SHORT TIME. AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IN DOING SO MUCH IN SUCH A SHORT TIME, THERE ARE BOUND TO BE STRESSES AND STRAINS IN THE SYSTEM.
+ BUT MRS LAI HAS OBVIOUSLY THOUGHT OUT HER POINT OF VIEW VERY CAREFULLY, AND I’VE CERTAINLY MADE A NOTE OF WHAT SHE SAID, AND WILL BE STUDYING HER SPEECH WITH GREAT CARE.+
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WELL-BALANCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS ESSENTIAL
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MODERN AND WELL-EQUIPPED PREMISES ARE ESSENTIAL TO ANY SCHOOL BUT THEY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT IN THEMSELVES- TO REALISE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF STUDENTS, IT IS IMPORTANT THEY BE GIVEN A WELL-BALANCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THEM AS WELL-ROUNDED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL SPEECH DAY OF HEEP YUNN SCHOOL WHICH ALSO MARKED ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE, SIR DAVID SAID, + IN THIS REGARD, IT IS HEARTENING TO KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL NOT ONLY GIVES RECOGNITION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS BUT ALSO ENCOURAGES ITS STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.*
/SIR DAVID
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1986
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SIR DAVID SAID THE SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED 50 YEARS AGO WITH THE IMPORTANT MISSION OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AT A TIME WHEN SUCH OPPORTUNITIES WERE NOT AS PLENTIFUL AS THEY ARE TODAY.
THE FINE TRADITION OF THE SCHOOL IN SYNTHESISING CHRISTIAN VALUES AND CHINESE VIRTUES HAD BEEN FIRMLY UPHELD BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ALIKE OVER THE YEARS, HE ADDED.
+THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE KEEN INTEREST AND UNFAILING SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, TO THE ABLE LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRATION OF PAST AND PRESENT PRINCIPALS AND TO THE DEVOTION AND HARD WORK OF THE TEACHING STAFF AND OF THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES,* HE SAID.
SIR DAVID SAID THE SCHOOL HAD GROWN FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH OVER THE PAST FIVE DECADES.
+A NEW BUILDING FOR THE SECONDARY SECTION WAS COMPLETED SOME 10 YEARS AGO AND A FURTHER EXTENSION HAS BEEN ADDED RECENTLY TO PROVIDE IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR THE SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SECTIONS AS WELL AS FOR THE KINDERGARTEN.
♦ THIS PROJECT WAS WHOLLY FINANCED BY THE SCHOOL ITSELF FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES AND THIS SERVES TO DEMONSTRATE THE DEGREE OF COMMITMENT TO CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT.*
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ROLE OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES OUTLINED
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IT IS THE GOVERNMENT’S OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WEALTH CAN GROW, BUT AS THAT WEALTH GROWS. THEN SO SHOULD THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE IMPROVED SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HOWEVER, HE SAID WHAT THE GOVERNMENT TRIED NOT TO DO WAS SLIP INTO THE POSITION WHERE IT PROVIDED SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES OF ONE SORT OR ANOTHER THAT WERE IN FACT BEYOND ITS MEANS.
♦ IF ONE FOLLOWS THAT COURSE OF ACTION, IT IS NOT LONG BEFORE THE SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES THEMSELVES BEGIN TO DETERIORATE BOTH IN QUALITY AND IN QUANTITY.
+S0, CREATION OF THE WEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY FIRST, AND THEN A PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES WITHIN OUR MEANS,* HE SAID.
/SPEAKING AT .......
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1986
SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE PO LEUNG KUK DIRECTORS, MR JACOBS SAID THE TWO ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY IN HONG KONG WERE THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND DIRECT SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES.
MR JACOBS SAID THE FIRST COMPONENT HAD CHANGED SINCE THE EARLY 195O’S WHEN BASIC RELIEF WAS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF DRY RATIONS AND COOKED MEALS. NOW SOCIAL SECURITY WAS PROVIDED UNDER THREE BASIC SCHEMES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME, SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES SCHEME AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION AND EMERGENCY RELIEF SCHEME.
HE DESCRIBED THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME AS THE MAINSTAY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH AIMED TO PROVIDE NEEDY INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WITH A BASIC LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE.
+BY AND LARGE, A TYPICAL RECIPIENT OF ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS SCHEME IS OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE, UNMARRIED AND OUT OF WORK FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.
+ AT PRESENT, OVER 62 OOO FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS SCHEME.
+WE SPENT A TOTAL OF $625 MILLION IN 1985-86, REPRESENTING ABOUT 25 PER CENT OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS FUNDAMENTAL AND ESSENTIAL SCHEME IS A VALUABLE SAFETY NET FOR THE COMMUNITY,* HE SAID.
THE SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES SCHEME, WHICH WAS NOT MEANS-TESTED, WAS HELPING ABOUT 23* 000 PERSONS WHO HAD REACHED THE AGE OF 70 AND WHO HAD LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THEIR APPLICATION.
+THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT TAXE-UP OF THE BENEFITS UNDER THIS SCHEME AND IN FACT ABOUT 86 PER CENT OF THOSE ELIGIBLE ARE NOW DRAWING IT.
+FURTHERMORE, ABOUT 49 000 SEVERELY DISABLED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ARE PAID DISABILITY ALLOWANCE TO MEET THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS,* MR JACOBS SAID, ADDING THAT APPROXIMATELY $910 MILLION WAS SPENT ON THE TWO ALLOWANCES IN 1985-86.
HE SAID EXPENDITURE ON THE SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES NOW EXCEEDED BY A LARGE MARGIN THE EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
+WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE THIS AND THE SITUATION IS UNDER REVIEW,* HE NOTED.
+THE QUESTION THAT MUST BE ASKED IS WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A MEANS TEST TO ENSURE THAT PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM MOST.*
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ON ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER DISASTERS, MR JACOBS SAID THAT LAST YEAR ONLY $2 MILLION WAS PAID OUT UNDER THIS HEADING, COMPARED TO THE $20 MILLION PAID OUT WHEN HONG KONG SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE FROM TYPHOON ELLEN IN 1983.
+THE CRIMINAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES COMPENSATION SCHEME WAS OF HELP TO 690 PEOPLE LAST YEAR WHO RECEIVED IN TOTAL $4.8 MILLION? AND 5 200 CASES WERE PROCESSED UNDER THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (VICTIMS ASSISTANCE) SCHEME, UNDER WHICH SOME $34.5 MILLION WAS PAID,* HE SAID.
HOWEVER, HE ADDED THAT A SURPLUS HAD BEEN BUILT UP IN THE FUND FOR THE LATTER SCHEME AND THIS HAD HELPED THE ADMINISTRATION PUT TOGETHER A SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEME UNDER WHICH ASSISTANCE WAS GIVEN TO OVER 400 VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WHO, THROUGH THE INSOLVENCY OF A NUMBER OF INSURANCE COMPANIES, HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY UNABLE TO OBTAIN THEIR COMPENSATION.
ALTOGETHER CASH ASSISTANCE LAST YEAR UNDER THE VARIOUS SCHEMES TOTALLED $1.6 BILLION, REPRESENTING 29 PER CENT OF THE AMOUNT OF SALARIES TAX COLLECTED, MR JACOBS SAID.
REFERRING TO CRITICISM THAT PAYMENT RATES UNDER THE VARIOUS SCHEMES WERE TOO LOW, MR JACOBS SAID WHILE HE DID NOT PRETEND THAT THE RATES WERE OVER-GENEROUS, HE BELIEVED THEY WERE REALISTIC AND ALSO WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT’S MEANS.
♦AND MOST IMPORTANT, WE KEEP THEM UNDER REGULAR REVIEW AND ADJUST THEM FROM TIME TO TIME SO AS TO MAINTAIN THEIR REAL PURCHASING VALUE.+
ON THE OTHER COMPONENT OF WELFARE‘SERVICES ON WHICH OVER $708 MILLION WAS SPENT LAST YEAR, MR JACOBS SAID WHAT HE HAD IN MIND WAS REHABILITATION, FAMILY WELFARE, SERVICES TO YOUTH, THE ELDERLY AS WELL AS TO YOUNG OFFENDERS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.
THESE SERVICES WERE PLANNED ON THE BASIS OF A ROLL-FORWARD FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT.
+NATURALLY THE POLICY OBJECTIVES AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ARE SUBJECT TO EVOLUTION AND CHANGE.
+WE NEED TO MEASURE THE EXTENT TO WHICH CERTAIN POLICY OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED, AND SO THIS CONSTANT ATTENTION TO THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE,+ HE SAID.
MR JACOBS POINTED OUT THAT IN PREPARING ESTIMATES FOR EXPENDITURE, PROVISION MUST BE MADE FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF EXISTING SERVICES.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1986
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THIS YEAR THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN ABLE TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR A NUMBER OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
THESE INCLUDED ADDITIONAL HOME HELP TEAMS, SPECIAL CHILD CARE CENTRES, DAY NURSERIES, DAY CRECHE PLACES, NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, SOCIAL CENTRES, HOSTELS, A MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, HALFWAY HOUSES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL, AND CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH CENTRES.
TURNING TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, MR JACOBS SAID IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, SUBVENTION PAYMENTS TO 150 WELFARE AGENCIES TOTALLED SOME $449 MILLION AS MANY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES NOW DEPENDED ON THE GOVERNMENT, INSTEAD OF OVERSEAS ORGANISATIONS, FOR THE BULK OF THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS.
THE FACT THAT EXPENDITURE ON SOCIAL WELFARE SUBVENTIONS HAD GROWN FROM $146 MILLION IN 1980-81 TO $449 MILLION IN 1985-86, OR A GROWTH OF 25 PER CENT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WAS A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT, HE SAID.
+WE ARE OFTEN CRITICISED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR NOT SPENDING ENOUGH ON SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES AND FOR DENYING VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ADEQUATE SUPPORT. I THINK THE FIGURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES,* MR JACOBS SAID.
RECOGNISING THAT THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING THAT A SATISFACTORY STANDARD AND RANGE OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES WAS PROVIDED MUST REMAIN WITH THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT THAT ALSO HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY AND POWER TO RAISE THE NECESSARY REVENUE.
HE, HOWEVER, FELT THAT MORE MIGHT’BE DONE TO ENCOURAGE NON-PROFIT-MAKING, SELF-FINANCING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE EXTRA SERVICES IN VARIOUS FIELDS, FOR EXAMPLE, CHILD CARE SERVICES AND THE RUNNING OF HOMES FOR THE AGED.
+ THE MORE THAT CAN BE DONE BY SOCIETY FOR ITSELF, THE MORE RESOURCES WE WILL BE ABLE TO DEVOTE TO OTHER FORMS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WHICH MUST OF NECESSITY FALL WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT.
+ALSO IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE SOME OF THE SUBVENTED AGENCIES TO MAXIMISE THEIR COST EFFECTIVENESS,* HE SAID.
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PORNOGRAPHY BILL PROPOSALS REVISED M M K M ft
REVISED PROPOSALS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF AN OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PUBLIC CONCERN OVER SEVERAL AREAS IN THE DRAFT CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES BILL PUBLISHED IN MID-AUGUST.
AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS WAS THE MOVE TO INCLUDE PERSONS WITH PROFICIENCY IN EITHER WRITTEN CHINESE OR WRITTEN ENGLISH ALONG WITH THOSE PROFICIENT IN BOTH LANGUAGES ON THE PANEL OF LAY ADJUDICATORS TO BE FORMED TO ASSIST THE MAGISTRATE IN THE CLASSIFICATION PROCESS.
EXPLAINING THE PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED BILL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR JAMES SO, SAID THE CHANGES FOLLOWED EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH VARIOUS BODIES INCLUDING DISTRICT BOARDS, SCHOOL COUNCILS AND OTHER INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS.
+THE STIPULATION OF PROFICIENCY IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE AS A PREREQUISITE FOR APPOINTMENT TO AN OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL HAD GIVEN RISE TO CONSIDERABLE ADVERSE COMMENT,+ HE POINTED OUT.
+THE ORIGINAL REQUIREMENT FOR BILINGUAL PROFICIENCY WAS BASED ON THE CURRENT PRACTICE THAT THE LANGUAGE OF THE COURT IS ENGLISH AND LAY PERSONS SERVING AS ADJUDICATORS MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO HAVE A REASONABLE COMMAND OF THE LANGUAGE TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS AT A FULL HEARING.
+HOWEVER, FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ACCEPTED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE REASONABLE TO EXCLUDE A LARGE SECTOR OF THE PUBLIC FROM ADJUDICATING ON THE RECOGNISED STANDARDS OF PROPRIETY PURELY ON LINGUISTIC GROUNDS.+
+IT IS THEREFORE FELT THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATORS TO OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNALS SHOULD NOT BE CONFINED TO ENGLISH-SPEAKERS ONLY,* MR SO SAID.
ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE PANEL, MR SO NOTED THAT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL WAS THAT IT SHOULD COMPRISE BOTH MEN AND WOMEN FROM A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WOULD BE DRAWN FROM A RANGE OF SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND WORK BACKGROUNDS.
TURNING TO ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE DRAFT BILL ON WHICH DIVERSE VIEWS HAD BEEN AIRED, MR SO SAID THERE HAD BEEN QUERIES AS TO WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DRAW A DISTINCTION BETWEEN OBSCENITY AND INDECENCY AND A SUGGESTION HAD BEEN PUT FORWARD THAT THE GUIDELINES FOR CLASSIFYING ARTICLES SHOULD BE MADE CLEARER IN THE LAW.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1986
+AFTER CAREFUL DELIBERATION ON THIS ISSUE, THE GOVERNMENT FINDS IT IMPRACTICAL TO ATTEMPT TO STIPULATE IN THE LAW IN SPECIFIC TERMS WHAT IS DEEMED TO BE UNACCEPTABLE ON MATTERS OF PROPRIETY.
+RESEARCH CONDUCTED ON OVERSEAS JURISDICTIONS FAILED TO IDENTIFY ANY WHERE PRECISE DEFINITIONS OF OBSCENITY AND INDECENCY HAD BEEN MADE IN LEGISLATION.
+MOREOVER, CONSTANT DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY’S ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF PROPRIETY WOULD ENTAIL REGULAR LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT SUCH CHANGES,* HE SAID.
MR SO ADDED THAT TO SPELL OUT SUCH DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THE LAW WOULD REMOVE FLEXIBILITY IN CENSORIAL STANDARDS WHICH DIFFERENT AND CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT REQUIRE.
IN REJECTING THE SUGGESTION FOR THE INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC DEFINITION IN THE LEGISLATION, THE GOVERNMENT’S THINKING WAS THAT MEMBERS OF A TRIBUNAL, BEING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WOULD POSSESS A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR OWN COMMUNITY’S ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF PROPRIETY. IN ADDITION, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO RESORT TO A MORE SPECIFIC BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND REFERENCE BUILT UP WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME, HE SAID.
TO KEEP PACE WITH COMMUNITY STANDARDS, SURVEYS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE ADMINISTRATION FROM TIME TO TIME, MR SO SAID. THE RESULTS OF SUCH SURVEYS WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE AT FULL HEARINGS WHERE INTERIM RULINGS WERE UNDER REVIEW.
+FURTHERMORE, PUBLISHERS, IMPORTERS, AUTHORS, MANUFACTURERS AND PERSONS WITH A MATERIAL INTEREST IN THE PUBLICATION OF AN ARTICLE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE REPOSITORY OF ARTICLES CLASSIFIED AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO SELF-REGULATE BY REFERENCE TO THE TRIBUNALS’ PAST CLASSIFICATIONS,* HE NOTED.
MR SO POINTED OUT THAT THE CATEGORIES OF PERSONS WHO MIGHT SUBMIT ARTICLES FOR CLASSIFICATION BY A TRIBUNAL HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE AUTHOR, THE COPYRIGHT OWNER AND THE PERSON WHO COMMISSIONED THE DESIGN, PRODUCTION OR PUBLICATION OF AN ARTICLE.
*THIS AMENDMENT BRINGS LOCAL LEGISLATION MORE INTO LINE WITH SIMILAR PROVISIONS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS,* HE SAID.
MR SO NOTED THAT THE BILL ALSO CONTAINED A NUMBER OF OTHER MINOR AMENDMENTS AND DRAFTING CHANGES.
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UNDER THE BILL A TRIBUNAL, TO BE PRESIDED OVER BY A BILINGUAL MAGISTRATE AND LAY ADJUDICATORS, WOULD CLASSIFY WHETHER OR NOT ARTICLES SUCH AS PRINTED MATTER, VIDEOS, TAPES, DISCS AND OTHER OBJECTS WERE OBSCENE OR INDECENT OR NEITHER.
FEES, BASICALLY FIXED AT A LEVEL TO RECOVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, WOULD BE PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF VOLUNTARY SUBMISSIONS FOR CLASSIFICATION AND REPOSITORY SEARCHES. THE EXACT LEVEL OF THESE FEES WOULD BE DEALT WITH IN SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION.
LAY ADJUDICATORS WOULD RECEIVE AN HONORARIUM SET AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL.
DETAILS OF THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ARE CONTAINED IN THE BILL TO BE GAZETTED ON DECEMBER 12.
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PROUD RECORD IN MEDICAL AND WELFARE SERVICES X * X X X
HONG KONG CAN BE VERY PROUD OF ITS ACHIEVEMENTS IN MEDICAL AND WELFARE SERVICES WHICH HAVE GROWN OUT OF ALL RECOGNITION DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS.
ADDRESSING THE UNITED COLLEGE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS SAID THAT DEVELOPMENTS IN BOTH THE HEALTH AND WELFARE FIELDS WERE A FAR CRY FROM THE VERY BASIC FACILITIES AND PROVISION OF RELIEF TO THE NEEDIES IN THE 1950’S. •
+DURING THE 5O’S, THE TRADITIONAL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SUCH AS DIPHTHERIA AND TUBERCULOSIS WERE A MAJOR SCOURGE- THEY HAVE NOW DROPPED TO VERY LOW LEVELS.
♦THE TB MORTALITY RATE WAS 120 PER 100 000 IN 1955 AND 7.5 PER 100 000 IN 1985. SUCH DISEASES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH BY DISEASES OF THE AFFLUENT FIRST WORLD SUCH AS CANCER AND HEART DISEASE.+
MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE, WHICH WAS ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR OF THE GENERAL HEALTH OF ANY COMMUNITY, FELL FROM $6.4 PER 100 000 LIVE BIRTHS IN 1955 TO 7.6 IN 1985.
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+ IN 1984 THE EXPECTATION OF LIFE AT BIRTH REACHED 73.2 YEARS FOR MEN AND THE ASTONISHING FIGURE OF 79 FOR WOMEN, AMONGST THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD,* HE ADDED.
ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE SCENE, MR CHAMBERS SAID THERE WERE NO SUCH CLEAR INDICATORS OF THE SUCCESS OR OTHERWISE OF THE SERVICES BECAUSE SOCIAL PROBLEMS WERE NOT SO EASILY SOLVED, AND INCREASING PROSPERITY, WHILE IT SOLVED SOME PROBLEMS, WAS APT TO CAUSE NEW ONES.
+EVEN SUCH A DESIRABLE ACHIEVEMENT AS THE VERY HIGH LIFE EXPECTANCY BRINGS IN ITS WAKE SOME VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEMS IN THE CARE OF THE ELDERLY, WHICH ARE FAST BECOMING OUR MAJOR CONCERN IN THE WELFARE FIELD,* HE SAID.
HOWEVER, MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS NO DOUBT THAT HONG KONG’S WELFARE SERVICES WERE IN INFINITELY BETTER SHAPE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE 198O’S AND 9O’S THAN THEY WERE TO DEAL WITH THOSE OF THE 1950’S.
♦ THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY NET WHICH ENSURES THAT NO FAMILY GOES WITHOUT THE WHEREWITHAL TO BUY THE BASIC NEEDS OF LIFE IN HONG KONG.
+WE ALSO HAVE A HIGHLY TRAINED CORPS OF SOCIAL WORKERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE NEEDY AND THOSE WHO FACE DIFFICULT SOCIAL PROBLEMS. THERE ARE A LOT OF EXCELLENT FACILITIES FOR ALL KINDS OF WELFARE SERVICES, AND MANY MORE IN THE PIPELINE,* HE SAID.
NOTING THAT HONG KONG WAS NOT A WELFARE STATE IN THE WESTERN SENSE, MR CHAMBERS SAID HE BELIEVED THAT HONG KONG WAS MUCH CLOSER TO IT THAN IT WAS OFTEN GIVEN CREDIT FOR.
+IN BOTH THE HEALTH AND WELFARE FIELDS, THERE IS CLEARLY MUCH TO BE DONE AND WE HAVE AMBITIOUS PLANS TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE THE SERVICES. BUT IT IS A VERY SALUTARY EXERCISE TO LOOK BACK OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS TO SEE JUST HOW FAR WE HAVE COME,* MR CHAMBERS SAID.
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STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE HOUSING FOR ELDERLY X X X X X
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO EXPLORE EVERY POSSIBILITY OF IMPROVING RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY WHO ARE FRAIL AND IN NEED OF PERSONAL CARE, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE CHING CHUNG CARE AND ATTENTION HOME IN YUEN LONG, SHE SAID THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEASURE IN THE SHORT TERM WAS TO SET UP HOME AND CARE-AND-ATTENTI ON UNITS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
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+THIRTEEN SUCH UNITS HAVE BEEN PLANNED WHICH WILL PROVIDE SOME 500 CARE-AND-ATTENTION PLACES AND THE FIRST ONE WILL BE READY IN 1988,+ SHE SAID.
CONSULTATION WOULD CONTINUE BETWEEN THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENTS SO THAT MORE SUCH UNITS COULD BE ACCOMMODATED IN NEWLY-DESIGNED HOUSING ESTATES, SHE ADDED.
+MEANWHILE, PURPOSE-BUILT CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOMES WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE NEEDS, CARE-AND-ATTENTION PLACES WILL GRADUALLY Bi PROVIDED IN THE EXISTING HOSTELS AND HOMES FOR THE AGED,* SHE SAID.
MRS CHAN SAID SHE BELIEVED THAT THROUGH THESE MEASURES. CARE-AND-ATTENTION PLACES WOULD IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE PRESENT 1 400 PLACES TO OVER 4 000 PLACES IN A FEW YEARS’ TIME.
SHE NOTED THAT THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY PUBLISHED TWO MONTHS AGO SHOULD HELP TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY WHO WERE FINANCIALLY BETTER OFF.
FOR THE ELDERLY WHO WERE CAPABLE OF LOOKING AFTER THEMSELVES, MRS CHAN SAID THAT THERE WERE 30 HOSTELS AND SHELTERED HOUSING PROVIDING MORE THAN 2 000 PLACES.
+SIXTEEN MORE HOSTELS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS, THUS INCREASING THE SELF-CARE PLACES TO OVER 2 800.+ SHE SAID.
+FURTHERMORE, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAD LAUNCHED A NEW SCHEME LAST YEAR TO PROVIDE ABOUT 150 SHELTERED HOUSING PLACES FOR OLD PEOPLE WHO ARE CAPABLE OF SELF-CARE IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WITH OVER 3 000 UNITS.
+THE PROBLEM OF HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY IN REASONABLY GOOD HEALTH CAN THEREFORE BE REGARDED AS HAVING BEEN LARGELY RESOLVED,* SHE ADDED.
ON THE PROVISION OF MEAL PLACES, SHE SAID THAT IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT THE PRESENT NUMBER OF 4 000 PLACES WOULD BE INCREASED BY 2 000 IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
MRS CHAN PRAISED THE CHING CHUNG TAOIST ASSOCIATION FOR ITS INTEREST IN WELFARE SERVICES, ADDING THAT DISCUSSION WAS BEING HELD BETWEEN HER DEPARTMENT AND THE AGENCY ABOUT BUILDING ANOTHER BIGGER CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOME. THE ONE OPENING TODAY PROVIDES 103 PLACES.
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INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE HAS IMPORTANT ROLE *****
HONG KONG IS TOO IMPORTANT AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE TO BE WITHOUT AN INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INSURANCE TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, MR KO YING, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE, MR KO SAID THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG HAD BEEN IN TRANSITION. CHANGES IN PERSONNEL, PRODUCTS AND LAWS MADE UPDATING AND UPGRADING TRAINING OF INSURANCE WORKERS VITAL.
+THE TRAINING BOARD FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT A TRAINING CENTRE OPERATED BY THE COUNCIL WILL PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY AND BETTER CO-ORDINATION FOR THE INDUSTRY IN TERMS OF TRAINING CURRICULA AND FACILITIES,* HE SAID.
THE BOARD WAS OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CENTRE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT, HE ADDED.
THE COUNCIL’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR MORRIS MORGAN, EXPLAINED THAT THE TRAINING CENTRE, THE FIRST COMMERCIAL CENTRE OPERATED BY THE COUNCIL, WAS SET UP FOLLOWING A SERIES OF SURVEYS.
THESE CONFIRMED A NEED FOR TRAINING COURSES WHICH OUGHT TO BE WORK-BASED, NARROWLY DEFINED AND OF SHORT DURATION.
HOWEVER, HE EMPHASISED THAT THE CENTRE WOULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FROM EMPLOYERS. EMPLOYERS SHOULD MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE CENTRE BY SENDING STAFF FOR TRAINING AND ENCOURAGING EXPERIENCED STAFF TO BE GUEST LECTURERS, MR MORGAN ADDED.
AT PRESENT, THE CENTRE OFFERS FIVE FULL-TIME AND EIGHT PART-TIME COURSES RANGING FROM GENERAL AND LIFE INSURANCE TO LIABILITY OR NON-LIABILITY CLAIMS, SURVEYING, RISK MANAGEMENT AND SALES TECHNIQUES
THE CENTRE’S MANAGER, MR D.S. HANSELL, SAID THE COURSES WERE INTENDED TO HELP INSURANCE PERSONNEL TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN INDUSTRY BETTER TO RECOGNISE THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES ON WHICH IT WAS BASED AND ALSO IN THE CONTEXT OF A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION AND REVIEW OF INSURANCE PRACTICE LOCALLY.
+AS A CONSEQUENCE, OUR COURSES ARE ENTIRELY +HOME-PRODUCED+. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EXAMINATIONS OR CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT. WE DO NOT FOLLOW ANY TEXTBOOKS OR PREPARED SYLLABUS OF ANY INSURANCE AUTHORITY. WE PRODUCE ALL OF OUR OWN MATERIALS,* HE SAID.
WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL, THE CENTRE WILL CATER FOR ABOUT 1 000 TRAINEES YEARLY, WITH OVER 30 COURSES OF VARYING DURATIONS.
SINCE IT BEGAN WORK ON SEPTEMBER 29, ABOUT ">00 TRAINEES FROM 95 INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE COMPLETED TRAINING IN IS COURSES.
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SAU MAU PING ROAD SAFETY TOWN RE-OPENED K M * K X
THE SAU MAU PING ROAD SAFETY TOWN WAS RE-OPENED TODAY (THURSDAY) FOLLOWING A BRIEF CEREMONY.
THE 16-YEAR-OLD TOWN WAS CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER FOR REFURBISHMENT WHICH INCLUDED THE BUILDING OF A FOOTBRIDGE, REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND CHANGES IN ROAD MARKINGS, RE-SURFACING OF ROADS AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLER.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR (TRAFFIC), ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, MR JOHN CLEMENCE, SAID THAT MONEY FOR THE REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMME WAS RAISED DURING THE +CELEBRITY DRIVE GAME* PEDAL CAR TELEMATCH IN MAY THIS YEAR.
+1 THINK THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE WITH US ON THAT OCCASION WILL AGREE THAT IT WAS A MOST ENTERTAINING DAY EVEN IF I HAD TO EXPLAIN TO MY COMMISSIONER WHAT I WAS DOING BEING PHOTOGRAPHED IN FULL UNIFORM IN A PEDAL CAR,* HE SAID.
PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAD CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE REFURBISHMENT COSTS WERE CALTEX OIL HONG KONG LIMITED? CIMBRIA MOTORS LIMITED? HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION: LIONS CLUB OF BRAEMAR HILL, HONG KONG; MOTOR SPORTS CLUB OF HONG KONG; PLESSEY CONTROLS LIMITED; SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED AND TRULY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
*THE SPONSORS AND ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT CAN NOW HAVE THE CERTAINTY AND SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT THE TOWN WILL BE FULLY USED BY MANY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN THE YEARS TO COME WHO WILL BE INSTRUCTED IN THE BASICS OF ROAD SAFETY, IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT NOW ACCURATELY REFLECT THE MODERN HONG KONG ROAD CONDITIONS,* HE SAID.
MR CLEMENCE WAS THEN JOINED BY ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR PETER MOSS, CHIEF ENGINEER, ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS DIVISION, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR DAVID WILLDAY, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SPONSORING FIRMS IN A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO OFFICIALLY RE-OPEN THE TOWN.
GUESTS THEN TOURED THE TOWN AND WATCHED SCHOOL CHILDREN USING ITS NEW FACILITIES.
THE ROAD SAFETY TOWN, BUILT IN 1970, HELPS TO EDUCATE YOUNG CHILDREN ON VARIOUS ROAD SAFETY ASPECTS. IT IS MAINTAINED BY GOVERNMENT AND VISITS TO IT ARE ORGANISED THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
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DB MEMBERS TOUR LABOUR DEPARTMENT
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS VISITED THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND ITS INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE IN CENTRAL THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE VISIT FORMED PART OF A PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SO THAT MEMBERS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON LABOUR RELATIONS AND RELATED LEGISLATION BY THE ACTING CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR RELATIONS), MR K.K. CHAN, BEFORE LOOKING OVER THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE.
THEY NOTED THAT THE CENTRE PROVIDED SAFETY TRAINING COURSES FOR SUPERVISORS AND WORKERS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AND TEACHING STAFF AND STUDENTS OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
IT WAS ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE CENTRE ORGANISED COURSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND ASSISTED THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY IN RUNNING CONSTRUCTION SAFETY OFFICER COURSES.
IN ADDITION, MEMBERS SAW AN EXHIBITION OF SAFETY APPLIANCES AND DEVICES AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. A DEMONSTRATION OF SAFE WORKING PRACTICES WAS GIVEN.
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BUS ACCIDENT DONATION FUND CLOSING
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THE DISTRICT FAMILIES
TUEN MUN BUS ACCIDENT PUBLIC DONATION FUND, SET UP BY THE aptfr tmf cataP1aZ^!CT °FF,CE T0 ASSIST VICTIMS AND THEIR WILL CLOsfToUVfM^! IN 5HEK ™ PA' B0AD LAST M0NTH’
FAR’ A T0TAL 0F OOO HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS GEG™RS 0F THE COMMUNITY. this INCLUDES $123 000 RAISED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND ABOUT $20T 447 ?SmJIn? um?1eAdF MEMBERS AND fam,l,es of the kowLoJn m6?6r bus 7
Dn.DnA W?RK’NG GRGUP> COMPRISING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT n?F?rcSAMnXTuc3Zn2^.ITTrP’ AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, WILL MEET SHORTLY TO DECIDE ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
A ™TAL 0F 000 HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO FOUR VICTIMS WHO APPROACHED THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
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REMINDER OF DANGEROUS GOODS LABELLING K O If *
ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE DISTRIBUTION, SALE, STORAGE, OR CONVEYANCE OF DANGEROUS GOODS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE DRUM, TIN, CASE OR OTHER PACKAGING CONTAINING THE GOODS SHOULD CARRY THE NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, AND THE PRESCRIBED LABEL FOR THAT TYPE OF GOODS.
A FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID FAILURE TO DO SO WAS AN OFFENCE FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM PENALTY WAS A <U25 OOO FINE AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS.
ADVICE ON ANY MATTERS CONCERNING DANGEROUS GOODS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU, NO 1, HONG CHONG ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON.
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RELIEF FOR FIRE VICTIMS K K K K H
THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, DISTRIBUTED CASH ASSISTANCES TO A GROUP OF SHAU KEI WAN FIRE VICTIMS THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT THIS MORNING AT A DOMESTIC BUILDING IN SHAU KEI WAN ROAD.
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS REGISTERED 18 FAMILIES TOTALLING 54 PERSONS WHO ARE NOW STAYING TEMPORARILY AT THE SHAU KEI WAN KAI FONG ASSOCIATION.
RELIEF ARTICLES AND HOT MEALS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE FIRE VICTIMS THIS AFTERNOON.
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DETAILS OF NEW PENSION SCHEME * * * * *
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SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR DAVID FORD, WILL CHAIR j DDCCQ rnNFFRFNrF TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 4 PM TO PRESENT A PACKAbt PROPOSALS FOR A NEW PENSION SCHEME AND COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.
THE CONFERENCE, TO BE HELD AT THE G'S CONFERENCE ROOM
ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, WILL ALSO BE ATTENDED DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE MR HAIDER BARMA, AND PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR KEI In SHIPLEY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONFERENCE.
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SEX EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE OPENING
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A SEX EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE RUN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO PROVIDE CENTRAL REFERENCE INFORMATION AND ADVISORY SERVICES ON THE TEACHING OF SEX EDUCATION IN SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
THE CENTRE IS LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE DEPARTMENT’S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRES AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT.
ON DISPLAY AT THE CENTRE WILL BE A VARIETY OF RESOURCE MATERIAL AND AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS SUCH AS BOOKS, MAGAZINES, CHARTS, TEACHING KITS, MODELS, TAPES AND SLIDES. TEACHERS VISITING THE CENTRE WILL BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE SOME OF THE MATERIAL ON DISPLAY.
INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CENTRE ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS AND HOURS EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
MONDAY - FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM AND FROM 2 PM TO 4.30 PM.
WEDNESDAY - FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM AND FROM 2 PM TO 6.30 PM.
FRIDAY - FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM AND FROM 2 PM TO 6.30 PM.
SATURDAY - FROM 9 AM TO NOON.
THE CENTRE WILL ALSO BE OPENED TO GROUP VISITS EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. SCHOOLS WISHING TO ARRANGE VISITS FOR GROUPS OF TEACHERS ARE ADVISED TO MAKF APPOINTMENTS WITH THE CENTRE IN ADVANCE ON 5-636492.
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SOUTHERN TO STAGE FIRST SINGING CONTEST K * K K X
SOUTHERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL BE ENTERTAINED TO AN EVENING OF FREE MUSIC AT THE FINAL OF THE FIRST DISTRICT SINGING CONTEST TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 6).
THE COMPETITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION, MUSIC OFFICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL AS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMMES OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
SIX GROUPS AND 12 SOLOISTS, SELECTED FROM 250 ENTRIES, WILL BE COMPETING AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A GUEST PERFORMANCE BY THE BAND EQUATOR.
THE FINALISTS WILL PERFORM BOTH WESTERN AND CHINESE POPULAR AND FOLK SONGS AND THE TOP THREE PERFORMERS IN EACH SECTION WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES AND GIFT COUPONS.
THE ORGANISERS SAID ONE OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPETITION WAS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE ABLE-BODIED AND THE DISABLED.
ENCOURAGING RESPONSE HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM A NUMBER OF LOCAL REHABILITATION INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE HONG KONG PHAB ASSOCIATION AND THE EBENEZER SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.
ADJUDICATORS FOR THE COMPETITION INCLUDE ASSISTANT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS OLIVIA NIP, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION, AND THE RECORDING AND BROADCASTING SECTORS.
PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED AT ABOUT 9.15 PM. OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MRS SO CHOW YIM-PING, AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONTEST STARTING FROM 7.30 PM TO 10 PM ON SATURDAY IN THE SCHOOL HALL OF CHAN PAK SHA SCHOOL, NO. 1, SHUM WAN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG.
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NORTH DISTRICT ELDERLY FORTNIGHT STARTS SUNDAY X X X X X
AN EVENT-PACKED FORTNIGHT TO FOSTER THE SPIRIT OF CARE AND RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY IN NORTH DISTRICT WILL BE LAUNCHED THIS SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7).
SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE FORTNIGHT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ELDERLY ACTIVITIES AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR OLD PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE SAID.
TO LAUNCH THE FORTNIGHT, AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD IN THE CHEUNG WAH COMMUNITY HALL AT 10 AM ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TALK BY EXPERIENCED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ON HOW TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESURE AND HEART PROBLEMS.
OTHER EVENTS PLANNED INCLUDE HEALTH EXHIBITIONS, HOME VISITS, BODY CHECK-UPS AND HEARING TESTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE OPEN TO RESIDENTS AGED 60 AND ABOVE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TO CATER TO THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN THE REMOTER PARTS OF THE DISTRICT, SPECIAL TEAMS FROM THE ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE WILL VISIT RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICES IN SHA TAU KOK AND TA KWU LING ON DECEMBER 14 TO CONDUCT BODY CHECK-UPS.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FORTNIGHT INCLUDE THE ELECTION OF THE +TEN OUTSTANDING AGED+ IN THE DISTRICT. WINNERS, JUDGED ON THEIR LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE AND CIVIC AWARENESS, WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES DURING THE CLOSING CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 19.
PERFORMANCES BY MEMBERS OF THE EVERGEEN CLUB AND AN EXHIBITION ON HANDICRAFT MADE BY LOCAL SENIOR RESIDENTS WILL ALSO BE STAGED.
IN ADDITION, 600 SCARFS KNITTED BY STUDENTS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES ANJD THE YIN NGA I SOCIETY WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE FORTNIGHT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE ELDERLY FORTNIGHT ON SUNDAY AT 10 AM AT THE CHEUNG WAH COMMUNITY HALL, CHEUNG WAH ESTATE, FANLING.
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DISCO TO WIND UP ANTI-DRUGS FORTNIGHT *****
A DISCO KING AND QUEEN WILL BE CHOSEN AT THE +ANTI-NARCOTICS BEAT STREET+ OPEN-AIR DISCO ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7).
THE DISCO, TO BE HELD AT THE FOOTBALL PITCHES IN VICTORIA PARK, WILL BE PRODUCED AND BROADCAST LIVE BY COMMERCIAL RADIO II FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM. ADMISSION IS FREE.
THOSE TAKING PART WILL BE INVITED TO VIE FOR THE TITLES OF DISCO KING AND QUEEN.
A HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING WILL BE A PERFORMANCE BY SINGERS JACKIE CHEUNG AND PRISCILLA CHAN.
THE ANT I-NARCOTICS DISCO HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AS THE GRAND FINALE TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS FORTNIGHT.
THE FORTNIGHT HAS PROVIDED A COLOURFUL PROGRAMME AIMED AT EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE, ON THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE.
THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE WAS CONVEYED TO RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT THROUGH A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND OTHER INTERESTING ACTIVITIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR GORDON MORTIMER, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY TO BEGIN THE +EASTERN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS BEAT STREET* DISCO AT THE NO. 6 FOOTBALL PITCH, VICTORIA PARK, CAUSEWAY BAY, AT 7 PM ON SUNDAY.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
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DANCE CONTEST BEGINS SATURDAY
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A TOTAL OF 98 DANCE CONTEST TO BE
DANCING TEAMS WILL TAKE PART IN THE 16TH OPEN HELD FROM DECEMBER 6 (SATURDAY) TO DECEMBER 9.
THE ANNUAL EVENT, ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION, IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND SPONSORED BY THE KWUN TONG ROTARY CLUB TO PROMOTE THE ART OF DANCING.
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A DISTRICT OFFICE SECTIONS FOR CHILDREN, CHOOSE THEIR OWN DANCE, WESTERN.
SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONTEST WAS DIVIDED INTO
YOUTH AND AN OPEN ONE AND PARTICIPANTS COULD
BE IT CLASSICAL, MODERN, ORIENTAL OR
WINNING GROUPS WILL BE INVITED TO PERFORM AT THE CITY HALL IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MR POON CH I-FA I, AND PRESIDENT OF THE KWUN TONG ROTARY CLUB, MR CHU CHO-ON, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY ON SATURDAY AT 8 PM AT THE
NING PO COLLEGE IN KUNG LOK ROAD
KWUN TONG
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DANCE CONTEST ON SATURDAY.
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TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL TO CLOSE * * * * *
THE MONTH-LONG EIGHTH SATURDAY (DECEMBER 6) WITH TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND.
TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES
WILL CLOSE ON IN THE SHA
THE REGIONAL WILL OFFICIATE AT
SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE EVENING CLOSING CEREMONY.
DR JAMES HAYES,
a dem§ns!ration.EVEN,NG’ A MARTIAL arts. team from ch,na will give
A NUMBER OF LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS AND SEVERAL FROM CHINA WILL TAKE PART IN VARIOUS EVENTS IN THE FESTIVAL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER SPORTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD AT PLAYGROUND IN TSUEN WAN.
THE CLOSING OF THE EIGHTH TSUEN WAN 7 PM ON SATURDAY AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1986
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CIVIC EDUCATION SCHOOL QUIZ FINALS ON SATURDAY *****
FIFTEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TUEN MUN WILL SEND TEAMS TO TAKE PART IN AN INTER-SCHOOL QUIZ ON CIVIC EDUCATION AT THE ON TING AND YAU 01 COMMUNITY CENTRE THIS SATURDAY (DECEMBER 6) AFTERNOON.
THE QUIZ, AIMED AT ENHANCING CIVIC MINDEDNESS AND SOCIAL AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS, IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION TUEN MUN BRANCH OFFICE AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE.
EACH TEAM OF FORM FOUR STUDENTS WILL COMPETE IN THE CONTEST WHICH FOCUSSES ON DISTRICT AFFAIRS, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, AND THE WORK OF THE ICAC.
PRELIMINARY HEATS AND THE FINALS OF THE QUIZ WILL BE HELD ON THE SAME AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE SINGING PERFORMANCES BY WINNERS OF A RECENT LYRIC WRITING AND SINGING COMPETITION.
ACTING TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDWARD YAU, THE ICAC REPRESENTATIVE OF TUEN MUN BRANCH OFFICE, MRS AGNES CHEUNG, AND ACTING SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, MR TAM CHUN-KIT, WILL BE ADJUDICATORS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRELIMINARY HEATS AND FINALS OF THE QUIZ STARTING AT 2.30 PM ON SATURDAY AT THE ON TING AND YAU 01 COMMUNITY CENTRE IN ON TING ESTATE, TUEN MUN. THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE AT 4.45 PM.
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REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES REPORT TO BE DISCUSSED
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SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO DISCUSS THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS AN APPLICATION FOR district nn*on ™°ELe??l0Ns'?00BER®iST|“i9e8"',0M0TE DISTRICT B0ARD IM4GE AND
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THE MEETING WILL START AT 2 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF SHAM SHU I PO DISTRICT BOARD, 39 TONKIN STREET, SECOND FLOOR, KOWLOON.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING TOMORROW.
YAU MA TEI DB TO DISCUSS EDUCATION REPORT *****
MEMBERS OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE SECOND EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT AND THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM REVIEW AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
QUESTIONS CONCERNING CONTROL OVER PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND SYNTHETIC DRUGS WILL BE RAISED BY A MEMBER, MRS ENA CHAN. THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MRS AGNES ALLCOCK, WILL BE PRESENT TO LISTEN TO MEMBERS’ VIEWS.
ALSO ON THE AGENDA ARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT THE REAR LANES OF CHUNG KING MANSION AND AT MAN MING LANE, THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND A PROPOSED LANDMARK AT HONG CHONG ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING AT 2.30 PM TOMORRW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, 490 NATHAN ROAD.
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HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT AWARDED
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A $24 MILLION CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO BUILD A SEAWATER MAIN AND PUMPHOUSE AS PART OF A MAJOR PROJECT TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL AT POX FU LAM.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH AWARDED THE CONTRACT, SAID THE PUMPHOUSE AND AN INTAKE CULVERT WERE NEEDED TO PROVIDE COOLING WATER TO AIR-CONDITIONING PLANTS IN THE HOSPITAL.
IT CALLS FOR RECLAMATION OF ABOUT 6 100 SQUARE METRES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT SANDY BAY. THE EXTENT OF LAND TO BE RECLAIMED ABOVE HIGH WATER MARK WILL BE ABOUT 750 SQUARE METRES, WITH THE REMAINDER BELOW HIGH WATER MARK.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID RECLAMATION WOULD TAKE PLACE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUMPHOUSE AND INTAKE CULVERT. WORK HAD ALREADY COMMENCED AND WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE YEAR.
THE CONTRACT IS PART OF STAGE I I OF A THREE-STAGE PROJECT.
WORK IN THIS STAGE INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW BUILDINGS — A 28-STOREY TOWER CONTAINING 686 BEDS AND AN 11-STOREY TOWER WITH 155 BEDS -- WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER 1989.
STAGE II WORKS, ESTIMATED TO COST $460 MILLION, ALSO INVOLVE THE UPGRADING OF LIFTS IN THE EXISTING MAIN BUILDING, EXTENSION OF KITCHEN FACILITIES, A NEW MAIN ENTRANCE, AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING CASUALTY BLOCK.
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TWO SHA TIN SITES AND ONE IN KOWLOON WILL BE LET ON SHORT-TERM TENANCIES BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.
THE SHA TIN SITES, AT SUI WO ROAD AND ON LAI STREET, MEASURE 8 650 AND 1 360 SQUARE METRES.
THE FORMER IS FOR A PLANT NURSERY AND/OR A COMMERCIAL GARDEN. THE TENANCY IS FOR TWO YEARS INITIALLY, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY AFTERWARDS.
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THE LATTER IS FOR REPAIRING MOTOR VEHICLES AND STORING GOODS, MACHINERY AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. THE TENANCY IS FOR THREE YEARS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY AFTERWARDS.
THE KOWLOON SITE, OFF HAMMER HILL ROAD IN DIAMOND HILL, COVERS 225 SQUARE METRES AND IS FOR OPEN STORAGE AND/OR A WORKSHOP. THE TENANCY IS FOR ONE YEAR, RENEWABLE EVERY THREE
MONTHS.
THE DEADLINE FOR TENDERS IS NOON ON DECEMBER 19.
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TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR GLITTERING SHOW K K K X X
THE 1986 SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL WILL CLOSE NEXT SATURDAY (DECEMBER 13) WITH A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING TELEVISION STARS AND POP SONG SINGERS AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL KOWLOON TONG.
TICKETS FOR THE SHOW ARE AVAILABLE FREE AT SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AT 39 TONKIN STREET, KOWLOON.
PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE AN OPENING CEREMONY OFFICIATED BY THE ^^lTARY F0R MUNICIpAL SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUH YOUTH ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE; SHAM SHUI PO CHILDREN’S CHOIR AND YOUTH CHOIR PERFORMANCE ; A DRAMA PLAY BY TV STARS AND PERFORMANCE BY FAMOUS SINGERS.
TWO WELL-KNOWN DISC JOCKEYS OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL BE MASTERS OF THE CEREMONY FOR THE SHOW WHICH WILL START AT 7.30 PM.
MORE THAN 70 000 RESIDENTS HAD SO FAR PARTICIPATED IN 45 ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
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CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS SWITCHED ON TOMORROW * * * * *
ccfRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO WILL officiate AT A SWITCH-ON CEREMONY OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS AT THE TOMHCOUHClLciSreHAR? GARDEN IN TSIH SHA TSUI EAST TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
TWF LIGHTINGS AND DECORATIONS, COSTING $1.2 MILLION, ARE ARRANGED BY ?Ie TSIM SHA TSUI EAST PROPERTY DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY THE ASSOCIATION, MR LUI CHE-WOO, AND YAU MA MR AUGUSTINE CHENG.
WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF TEI DISTRICT OFFICER,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY AT 6.15 PM TOMORROW.
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OFFICE ON THE MOVE * H * * *
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS DIVISION (SOUTH DISTRICT) AT HENNESSY CENTRE WILL MOVE TO THE 17TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 8).
THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 5-8524169.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR KOWLOON CHARITY WALK
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SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN WONG TAI SIN ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7) IN CONNECTION WITH THE +KOWLOON WALK FOR MILLIONS* ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG.
THE FOLLOWING ROADS WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 7 AM TO NOON:
* THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF FUNG MO STREET BETWEEN HENG LAM STREET AND FU MEI STREET.
* THE SLIP ROAD LEADING FROM LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WESTBOUND TO FUNG MO STREET SOUTHBOUND.
* THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF FUNG MO STREET FLYOVER.
* MA CHAI HANG ROAD BETWEEN MA CHAI HANG MINIROUNDABOUT AND WONG TAI SIN ROAD.
* WONG TAI SIN ROAD BETWEEN MA CHAI HANG ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO UPPER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE BLOCK 8.
* THE KERBSIDE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF SHAT IN PASS ROAD BETWEEN LUNG FUNG STREET AND TSZ WAN SHAN ROAD.
* THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM SHAT IN PASS ROAD TO ROAD A, CHUK YUEN ESTATE.
IN ADDITION, NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER NGAU CHI WAN STREET BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM, WHILE SHAT IN PASS ROAD BETWEEN TSZ WAN SHAN ROAD AND FEI NGO SHAN ROAD, JATS INCLINE BETWEEN FEI NGO SHAN ROAD AND NGAU CHI WAN STREET, JATS INCLINE BETWEEN NGAU CHI WAN STREET AND CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD, AND FEI NGO SHAN ROAD BETWEEN A POINT ABOUT 300 METRES NORTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD AND JATS INCLINE WILL ALSO BE CLOSED FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM.
THE SECTION OF FUNG SHING STREET WEST OF CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED TWO-WAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM. LEFT TURN FROM FUNG SHING STREET EASTBOUND ON TO CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD NORTHBOUND WILL BE BANNED.
FROM 7 AM TO NOON, VEHICLES ON FU MEI STREET EASTBOUND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT TO FUNG MO STREET SOUTHBOUND DIRECT. INSTEAD, VEHICLES SHOULD TURN RIGHT TO WANG TAU HOM EAST ROAD SOUTHBOUND, AND PROCEED VIA HENG LAM STREET BEFORE TURNING TO FUNG MO STREET.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC RE-ROUTINGS, VEHICLES TRAVELLING FROM CHOI HUNG AND TSZ WAN SHAN FOR LOK FU AND CHUK YUEN WILL BE DIVERTED TO PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD, CHOI HUNG ROAD, SHATIN PASS ROAD. TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD AND FUNG MO STREET NORTHBOUND, WHILE THOSE COMING FROM CHUK YUEN FOR LOK FU WILL BE DIVERTED VIA ROAD Al, MA CHAI HANG MINI-ROUNDABOUT. LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EASTBOUND, PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD, CHOI HUNG ROAD, SHATIN PASS ROAD, TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD, FUNG MO STREET AND HENG LAM STREET.
AS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES. KMB ROUTE 7M AND GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 53M WILL BE SUSPENDED TEMPORARILY BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON.
BUSES ON KMB ROUTES 1, 2F, 3C, 5E, 11C AND CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTE 113, AS WELL AS GREEN MINIBUSES ON ROUTES 16, 33 AND 52 WILL ALSO BE DIVERTED IN THEIR JOURNEYS.
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ROAD CLOSURE IN WESTERN DISTRICT
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THE SECTION OF EASTERN STREET BETWEEN QUEEN’S ROAD WEST AND SECOND STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7) TO FACILITATE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF A FAULTY TELEPHONE CABLE.
WESTBOUND VEHICLES ON QUEEN’S ROAD WEST INTENDING TO TURN LEFT INTO EASTERN STREET SHOULD PROCEED TO EITHER WESTERN STREET OR POK FU LAM ROAD.
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CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL RESTRICTIONS *****
THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN A POINT ABOUT 30 METRES EAST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH MORRISON STREET AND A POINT ABOUT 20 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BE MADE A 24-HOUR DAILY RESTRICTED ZONE FROM 10 AM ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7) FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS. THE MEASURE IS TO FACILITATE ROAD WORKS.
WITHIN THE RESTRICTED ZONE, NO VEHICLE OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
DEATH OF GOVERNOR....................................... 1
EXCO INFORMED OF SIR EDWARD’S DEATH..................... 1
NEnT CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS SCHEME OUTLINED............. 1
TV CENSORSHIP STANDARDS TO CONTINUE..................... 5
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS MUST BE HEEDED....................... 7
CONTINUED WORK ON ROAD SAFETY PROMOTION ASSURED......... 8
CALL FOR COMMISSION TO STUDY FUND PROPOSAL.............. 10
CIVIC EDUCATION GUIDELINES JELL RECEIVED................ 11
TENDERS CALLED FOR AIRPORT MONEY-CHANGING CONCESSIONS... 12
SITE TO BE OFFERED FOR PSPS DEVELOPMENT................. 13
ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOLISHED .................... 14
FIRE PREVENTION DISPLAY MOVES TO JAN CHAI............... 14
SPEEDPOST SERVICE EXTENDED........<..................... 15
FIGHT CRIME WINNERS 'TO GET AWARDS ..................... 16
ROUNDER TO JOIN CLEAN AND GREEN '86 .................... 16
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES ................................ 17
SHAU KEI ’JAN TRAMS TO START LATJJR .................... 18
ABERDEEN URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION LIFTED.............. 18
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN KOWLOON CITY......................... 19
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1986
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HEATH OF GOVERNOR
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, IS DEEPLY GRIEVED TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE WAS INFORMED EARLY THIS MORNING BY HM AMBASSADOR IN PEKING OF THE DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, IN HIS SLEEP LAST NIGHT.
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EXCO INFORMED OF SIR EDWARD’S DEATH * * * *
THE ACTING GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG INFORMED MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT A SPECIAL MEETING THIS MORNING OF THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WERE DEEPLY SHOCKED AT THE SAD AND SUDDEN NEWS. THEY EXPRESSED THEIR DEEPEST REGRET AND PLEDGED THEIR FULL SUPPORT TO THE ACTING GOVERNOR. THEY PAID TRIBUTE TO SIR EDWARD’S UNTIRING AND UNSTINTING SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND EXPRESSED THEIR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY TO LADY YOUDE AND HER FAMILY.
THEY ADVISED THAT, AS A MARK OF RESPECT, CEREMONIAL AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS SHOULD NOT TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY WILL CARRY ON CALMLY AND NORMALLY.
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NEW CIVJL SERVICE PENSIONS SCHEME OUTLINED
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THE STAFF SIDES OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL, THE POLICE FORCE COUNCIL AND THE MODEL SCALE 1 COUNCIL HAVE TODAY (FRIDAY) BEEN PROVIDED WITH DETAILS OF THE CHANGES MADE TO THE PROPOSED NEW PENSION SCHEME.
AT THE MEETINGS, SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH ALSO EXPLAINED THE COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR OFFICERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO RETIRE OR PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION THROUGH LOCALISATION.
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HAIDER BARMA, REITERATED THAT THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE PENSION SCHEME AS ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED INCLUDED!
* AN EXTENSION OF THE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE FROM 55 TO 60,
* A FACTOR OF 1/69OTH FOR OFFICERS ON THE PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE ESTABLISHMENT AND A FACTOR OF 1/840TH FOR OTHER OFFICERS. (THE MAXIMUM PENSION REMAINING AT 2/3RDS OF SALARY) |
X A DEFERRED PENSION BENEFIT PAYABLE AT NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE FOR OFFICERS WHO RESIGN AFTER COMPLETING 10 YEARS OR MORE QUALIFYING SERVICES;
K AN OPTION TO COMMUTE UP TO 50 PER CENT OF THE ANNUAL PENSION AT A FACTOR OF 14}
X PENSIONS TO BE MADE A RIGHT RATHER THAN A PRIVILEGE,
X SERVING OFFICERS TO BE ALLOWED TO OPT TO RETAIN THEIR PRESENT RETIREMENT AGE OF 55.
HE SAID THAT FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS WITH STAFF ON THESE PROVISIONS, A NUMBER OF MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE SCHEME WHICH TAKE ACCOUNT OF SOME OF THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE STAFF.
THE MAIN MODIFICATIONS ARE:
X THE PENSION FACTOR FOR STAFF ON THE PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE ESTABLISHMENT WILL BE IMPROVED FROM 1/690TH TO 1/675TH. (THE MAXIMUM PENSION WILL REMAIN AT 2/3RDS OF SALARY) }
M THE PENSION FACTOR FOR OTHER STAFF COVERED BY THE NEW ORDINANCE WILL BE BROUGHT INTO LINE WITH THAT FOR STAFF ON THE PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE ESTABLISHMENT, I.E. IT WILL BE IMPROVED FROM 1/840TH TO 1/675TH IN RESPECT OF SERVICE AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW SCHEME. FOR SERVICE PRIOR TO THE NEW SCHEME COMING INTO OPERATION THE PENSION FACTOR WILL BE IMPROVED FROM 1/840TH TO 1/800TH,
* THE RANK AND FILE OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE VOLUNTARILY WITH THEIR PENSION BENEFITS AT THE AGE OF 50 AND THE OFFICERS RANKS AT THE AGE OF 55,
* THE HEADS OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES WILL BE EMPOWERED TO PRESCRIBE THAT ANY GRADE, RANK OR CATEGORY OF OFFICERS SHOULD RETIRE ON OR AFTER REACHING THE AGE OF 55 ON OPERATIONAL GROUNDS AND OFFICERS SO RETIRED WILL RECEIVE AN ENHANCED PENSION I
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X BENEFITS UNDER THE WIDOWS’ AND CHILDREN’S PENSIONS ORDINANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CALCULATED IN RELATION TO THE EXISTING PENSIONS ORDINANCE;
* SERVING OFFICERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE WITH THEIR EARNED PENSION BENEFITS AT ANY TIME BETWEEN 55 AND 60 WITHOUT BEING REQUIRED TO OPT.
IN ADDITION, SERVING OFFICERS WILL BE GIVEN A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS IN WHICH TO EXERCISE AN OPTION TO JOIN THE NEW SCHEME, OR ONE YEAR FOR OFFICERS AGED 49 OR OVER.
MR BARMA ADDED THAT STAFF ARE NOW BEING GIVEN A FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE SCHEME. THE SCHEME TOGETHER WITH STAFF COMMENTS WILL THEN BE REFERRED TO THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORATE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR CONSIDERATION AND ADVICE.
FOLLOWING THE INITIALLING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION ON HONG KONG’S FUTURE IN SEPTEMBER 1984, THE CHIEF SECRETARY WROTE TO CIVIL SERVANTS TO EXPLAIN HOW THE POST-1997 ARRANGEMENTS WOULD AFFECT THEM. HE MENTIONED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEW OFFICERS WHOSE CAREER PROSPECTS WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED AND THEREFORE THAT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WOULD NEED TO BE MADE FOR THEM IN DUE COURSE BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
HE GAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT, APART FROM THESE FEW EXCEPTIONS, ALL MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG PUBLIC SERVICE WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR CAREERS IN THE SAME WAY AS BEFORE.
IT HAS NOW BEEN AGREED THAT STAFF SHOULD BE CONSULTED ON A DRAFT COMPENSATION SCHEME, UNDER WHICH COMPENSATION MAY BE PAID TO OFFICERS WHOSE CAREER PROSPECTS ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. PRIMARILY THE SCHEME IS DESIGNED TO COMPENSATE THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO RETIRE OR WHO ARE SUPERSEDED FOR PROMOTION TO FACILITATE LOCALISATION.
ESSENTIALLY, THE COMPENSATION PAYABLE IS IN THE FORM OF A LUMP SUM CALCULATED BY MULTIPLYING THE OFFICER’S ANNUAL SALARY BY A FACTOR ACTUARIALLY APPROPRIATE TO HIS AGE AND SERVICE, SUBJECT TO AN OVERALL CEILING OF $900 000.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT FACTORS FOR OFFICERS SERVING ON THE EXISTING PENSION SCHEME WITH ITS RETIREMENT AGE AT 55 AND FOR OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE PROPOSED NEW PENSION SCHEME WITH ITS RETIREMENT AGE OF 60 WHEN THIS IS INTRODUCED. THERE ARE ALSO DIFFERENT FACTORS FOR OFFICERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO RETIRE AND FOR OFFICERS WHO ARE SUPERSEDED FOR PROMOTION TO FACILITATE LOCALISATION.
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THE FACTORS FOR OFFICERS SUPERSEDED FOR PROMOTION ARE GENERALLY LOWER THAN THOSE FOR OFFICERS REQUIRED TO RETIRE SINCE THESE OFFICERS CAN CONTINUE IN THE SERVICE IN THEIR PRESENT POSTS.
THE COMPENSATION FACTORS FOR OFFICERS TRANSFERRING TO THE PROPOSED NEW PENSION SCHEME ARE GENERALLY HIGHER, ALTHOUGH NOT ALWAYS THAN FOR OFFICERS ON THE EXISTING PENSIONS SCHEME. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAREER PERIOD LOST IS LONGER. HOWEVEP, IN MOST CASES THE HIGHER COMPENSATION WILL BE OFFSET BY A REDUCED PENSION BECAUSE OF THE NEW SCHEME’S LOWER PENSION EARNING RATE.
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF THE APPLICATION OF THE COMPENSATION FACTORS:
(A) THE LUMP SUM COMPENSATION FOR A CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ON A DIRECTORATE SALARY OF $31 050 A MONTH WHO IS REQUIRED TO RETIRE TO PROVIDE A VACANCY FOR A LOCAL OFFICER AT THE AGE OF 45 WOULD BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) UNDER THE EXISTING PENSION SCHEME, 2.95 TIMES $372 600 EQUALS $1 099 170,
(II) UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW PENSION SCHEME, 3.90 TIMES $372 600 EQUALS $1 453 140 ,
BUT BECAUSE OF THE COMPENSATION CEILING THE AMOUNT PAYABLE IN THE EITHER CASE WOULD BE $900 000.
(B) THE LUMP SUM COMPENSATION FOR A SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ON A DPS(O) SALARY OF $21 660 A MONTH WHO IS SUPERSEDED FOR PROMOTION TO FACILITATE LOCALISATION AT THE AGE OF 39, AND WHOSE PENSION BENEFITS ARE DEFERRED WOULD BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) UNDER THE EXISTING PENSION SCHEME, 2.57 TIMES $259 920 EQUALS $667 994
(II) UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW PENSION SCHEME, 2.50 TIMES $259 920 EQUALS $649 800.
THE COMPENSATION SCHEME APPLIES TO PENSIONABLE OFFICERS, BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS WHO WERE SELECTED FOR APPOINTMENT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1985. IT WILL NOT APPLY TO JUDGES WHO WILL BE SUBJECT TO SEPARATE ARRANGEMENTS.
OVER THE NEXT SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS, MEETINGS WILL BE HELD WITH STAFF REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THE SCHEME.
MR BARMA SAID IT IS ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN NOW AND 1997 ABOUT 100 OFFICERS, ALMOST ENTIRELY FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AND THE POLICE FORCE, COULD BE AFFECTED BY LOCALISATION.
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TV CENSORSHIP STANDARDS TO CONTINUE X X X X X
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO RELAXATION OF THE PRESENT APPROACH TO CENSORSHIP REGARDING TELEVISION PROGRAMMES.
THE DECISION WAS TAKEN AFTER THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD (BRB) ON PROGRAMME QUALITY AND ADVERTISING.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ENDORSED THE BRB’S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PREVAILING CENSORSHIP STANDARDS SHOULD CONTINUE AS THEY FAIRLY REFLECTED THOSE OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT ALSO TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE SITUATION WHERE 95 PER CENT OF HOMES HAD TELEVISION SETS AND MANY CHILDREN WATCHED TELEVISION AT NIGHT.
HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT AGREED WITH THE BOARD THAT STRICTER CONTROLS SHOULD BE ENFORCED OVER THE CONTENT OF STATION PROMOTIONS BROADCAST DURING FAMILY VIEWING HOURS, ESPECIALLY DURING CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMES.
OTHER MAJOR DECISIONS ON ADVERTISING AND PROGRAMME QUALITY INCLUDED:
X THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF NON-PROGRAMME MATERIAL WITHIN A
CLOCK HOUR SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 10 MINUTES OF ADVERTISEMENTS, TWO MINUTES OF STATION-PROGRAMME PROMOTION AND UP TO ONE MINUTE, BUT NOT LESS THAN 30 SECONDS, OF UNPAID ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (API’S).
X THE MAXIMUM DURATION OF EACH BREAK WITHIN PROGRAMMES AND INTERVAL BETWEEN PROGRAMMES SHOULD BE 3.5 MINUTES AND FIVE MINUTES RESPECTIVELY WITH NO INTERNAL STIPULATION AS TO HOW THE TIME SHOULD BE USED FOR NON-PROGRAMME MATERIAL.
WHERE A BREAK AND INTERVAL EXCEEDS 3.5 MINUTES AND FIVE MINUTES RESPECTIVELY, THE DURATION OF THE BREAK AND INTERVAL SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAMME HOURS BASED ON WHICH TOTAL ADVERTISING TIME PERMITTED IN ONE CLOCK HOUR IS CALCULATED.
X THE MINIMUM DURATION OF EACH PROGRAMME SEGMENT BETWEEN BREAKS SHOULD BE 10 MINUTES.
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* THE PROPOSED BROADCASTING AUTHORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN DISCRETION TO VARY THE NUMBER OF BREAKS, LENGTH OF PROGRAMME SEGMENTS AND LIMIT OF NON-PROGRAMME MATERIAL IN A CLOCK HOUR IN THE CASE OF SPECIAL TYPES OF PROGRAMMES (SUCH AS LIVE SHOWS AND FOOTBALL MATCHES) WHERE SOME FLEXIBILITY IS REQUIRED IN THE INTEREST OF BETTER VIEWING AND PRESENTATION.
THE ABOVE MEASURES ARE MAINLY DESIGNED TO PREVENT BUNCHING ADVERTISEMENTS, TO PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN THE SCHEDULING PROGRAMMES AND TO ENSURE THAT API’S ARE SCREENED DURING PRIME
ME.
* THE BRB’S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE OVERALL DAILY ADVERTISING LIMIT BE INCREASED FROM 10 PER CENT TO 12 PER CENT OF TRANSMISSION TIME IN THE 24-HOUR PERIOD BEGINNING AT
6 AM SHOULD NOT BE ADOPTED.
THE PROPOSED BROADCASTING AUTHORITY SHOULD BE FREE TO RECOMMEND TO THE ADMINISTRATION THE LIMIT BE INCREASED TO 12 PER CENT SHOULD THIS BE FOUND NECESSARY.
* ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST SHOULD BE BROADCAST WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE LICENSEES. THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE WHAT MATERIAL CONSTITUTES AN API SHOULD BE VESTED WITH THE PROPOSED BROADCASTING AUTHORITY.
X CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED AT ANY TIME BETWEEN 2 AM AND NOON (BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN BLOCKS OF 15 MINUTES EACH), AND THE PROPOSED BROADCASTING AUTHORITY SHOULD REVIEW THIS ARRANGEMENT ONE YEAR AFTER ITS INTRODUCTION.
* THE LEGISLATION SHOULD BE AMENDED TO ALLOW LICENSEES TO BROADCAST RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES, MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE BY RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS SUBJECT TO PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY.
THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY SHOULD BE INVITED TO DRAW UP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A CODE OF PRACTICE ON RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING, SETTING OUT HOW BEST THE COMMUNITY INTEREST MIGHT BE SERVED.
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PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS MUST BE HEEDED * * * * *
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS HAVE TO BE ALERT AND EVER CONSCIOUS OF PUBLIC REACTION TO ISSUES BIG AND SMALL, THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR JAMES SO, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
+WE MUST REMEMBER THAT THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT IS CARING, RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE OR NOT IS USUALLY NOT BASED ON MAJOR POLICY ISSUES, BUT ON SMALL DAY TO DAY THINGS,+ HE SAID.
EXAMPLES OF THESE INCLUDED THE TREATMENT RECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM FRONT-LINE GOVERNMENT STAFF AND THE FORMS AND PROCEDURES THEY ENCOUNTERED WHEN HAVING TO DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.
HE NOTED THAT A GOOD PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONSTANTLY AWARE OF THE PUBLIC’S REACTION AND COLLECT, COLLATE AND ASSESS PUBLIC OPINION THROUGH THE MEDIA AND BY MONITORING PUBLIC COMPLAINTS.
+WHEN FORMULATING GOVERNMENT POLICIES OR DRAWING UP ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES, WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BEAR IN MIND THE HUMAN FACTOR, THAT IT IS PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE RECEIVING END OF THE POLICIES AND MEASURES,+ HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE GRADUATION DINNER OF A DIPLOMA COURSE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION HELD AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, MR SO SAID, +A POLICY WHICH APPEARS TO PROVIDE THE IDEAL SOLUTION ON PAPER, IF NOT ACCEPTED BY THE PUBLIC, WILL NOT WORK.+
MR SO CITED THE ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SCHEME AS AN EXAMPLE OF BEING A GOOD AND TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE SCHEME TO SOLVE THE ROAD CONGESTION PROBLEM BUT WHICH WAS THWARTED BECAUSE IT COULD NOT PASS THE TEST OF PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE.
MR SO REMINDED THE GATHERING THAT THE KEY WORD IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION WAS +PUBLIC+, AND THE GOVERNMENT STOOD A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF GAINING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND ACCEPTANCE IF PUBLIC COMPLAINTS COULD BE DEALT WITH EXPEDITIOUSLY, FAIRLY AND WITH UNDERSTAND!NG.
MR SO POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER WAY TO GAUGE THE PUBLIC MIND AND TO WIN PUBLIC SUPPORT WAS THROUGH THE MEDIA.
+THE MEDIA IN HONG KONG ENJOYS GREAT FREEDOM AND EXERCISES MUCH INFLUENCE IN SHAPING PUBLIC OPINIONS AND ATTITUDES.
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+THUS, AS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS, WE MUST NOT BELITTLE THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDIA COMMENTS NOR CAN WE IGNORE THEM,+ HE SAID.
MR SO SAID PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS HAD TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO ENLIST THE SUPPORT OF THE MEDIA.
+WE MUST BE PREPARED TO ACT AND TAKE THE NEWS TO THE MEDIA AND NOT WAIT FOR MEDIA ENQUIRIES OR BE FORCED TO RESPOND TO INCORRECT OR SPECULATIVE REPORTING.
+IT DEMANDS FIRST OF ALL THAT WE BE FOREVER CONSCIOUS OF PUBLIC REACTION TO EVERYTHING WE DO.
+SECONDLY, WE MUST BE PREPARED TO COME FORWARD AND TALK FRANKLY AND WITH CONVICTION TO THE MEDIA, IN PARTICULAR TO THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA,+ HE SAID.
AND LASTLY, MR SO SAID, +WE MUST BE READY FROM TIME TO TIME TO GIVE BACKGROUND BRIEFINGS TO THE MEDIA WHEN NEW POLICIES OR MEASURES ARE BEING INTRODUCED.+
♦ THIS WOULD HELP THE MEDIA TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES BETTER AND WOULD PREVENT OR MINIMISE THE CHANCES OF MISUNDERSTANDING AND MISREPRESENTATION,+ HE SAID.
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CONTINUED WORK ON ROAD SAFETY PROMOTION ASSURED
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO TRY ITS UTMOST TO WORK MOST POSITIVELY AND CLOSELY WITH ALL CONCERNED IN THE PROMOTION OF ROAD SAFETY.
THIS ASSURANCE CAME FROM THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, W DAVID LAN, TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE SPEECH DAY CF THE CHINESE ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG PRIMARY SCHOOL.
MR LAN SAID THAT THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF VARIOUS ROAD SAFETY ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUSTAINED DECLINE OF ABOUT 18 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, FROM 18 300 IN 1982 TO 14 900 IN 1985.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, THE DOWNWARD TREND APPEARED TO BE LEVELLING CFF AND WE SHOULD THEREFORE NOT BE COMPLACENT OVER THE ACHIEVEMENT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
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MR LAN NOTED THAT THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL, RECONSTITUTED IN JANUARY 1983, REPLACED THE STANDING CONFERENCE ON ROAD SAFETY AS THE CENTRAL BODY COORDINATING ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES.
IT DEVELOPS PROPOSALS AND PROVIDES ADVICE ON POLICIES TO BRING ABOUT A MAJOR REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.
+IN ADDITION TO CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, THE INSTITUTE CF ADVANCED MOTORISTS AND THE HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION ARE ALSO REPRESENTED AT THE COUNCIL,* HE SAID.
THE COUNCIL IS SUPPORTED TECHNICALLY BY THE ROAD SAFETY DIVISION CF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WHICH CARRIES OUT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS. ADVISES REMEDIAL MEASURES AND CONDUCTS RESEARCHES INTO THE EFFECT OF LEGISLATION RELATED TO ROAD SAFETY.
ON THE PUBLICITY SIDE, MR LAN SAID THAT ROAD SAFETY HAD BEEN FEATURED AS A MAJOR GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN SINCE 1978 AND HAD BEEN GIVEN DUE PROMINENCE.
HE WENT ON TO OUTLINE THE PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES WHICH WERE ORGANISED TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ROAD SAFETY, PARTICULARLY AMONG STUDENTS.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE MESSAGE OF ROAD SAFETY COULD GET ACROSS THROUGH ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.
+TEACHING KITS FOR USE BY PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED. WORK HAS BEEN STARTED ON THE PREPARATION OF A KINDERGARTEN ROAD SAFETY TEACHING KIT.*
TO ENSURE THE SAFE CROSSING OF ROADS BY STUDENTS ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM SCHOOLS, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO FORM ROAD SAFETY PATROLS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, HE SAID.
EACH YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT GRANTS A SUBVENTION TO THE ASSOCIATION, PART OF WHICH IS SPENT ON THE COST OF UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PATROLS.
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CALL FOR COMMISSION TO STUDY FUND PROPOSAL
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THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD MET TODAY (FRIDAY) TO STUDY THE CONSULTATIVE PAPER ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND IN HONG KONG.
CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. MR TONY HAMMOND, MEMBERS HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION OF THE PAPER AND SUGGESTED THAT A COMMISSION SHOULD BE SET UP TO STUDY IN GREATER DETAIL VARIOUS MEANS OF PROVIDING SECURITY FOR OLD PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR RETIRED WORKERS.
ALTHOUGH THE EMPLOYERS’ REPRESENTATIVES DID NOT FAVOUR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND, IT WAS AGREED THIS SHOULD BE STUDIED BY THE COMMISSION AS ONE OF THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.
MR HAMMOND UNDERTOOK TO PASS ON MEMBERS’ VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION.
MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ORDINANCE AND THE CONTROL AND LABELLING OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN INDUSTRY.
THE BOARD SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL AND USEFUL VIEWS WERE EXCHANGED AS TO THE METHOD OF FINANCING THE PROPOSED COUNCIL. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE SAFETY COUNCIL SHOULD BE SET UP AS A MATTER (F PRIORITY AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO THE METHODS OF FUNDING INCLUDING SUBVENTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
MEMBERS ALSO ENDORSED A PROPOSAL TO REVISE THE NAME OF THE BOARD’S COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. IT AIMS TO REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE COMMITTEE’S SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES.
ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, MEMBERS ENDORSED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD’S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION IN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING PROVISION OF THE LAW.
AS REGARDS THE PROPOSAL TO CONTROL AND LABEL HARMFUL SUBSTANCES, MEMBERS AGREED THAT LEGISLATION SHOULD BE INTRODUCED TO STRENGTHEN THE CONTROL OVER THE USE OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN HONG KONG. DETAILED PROVISIONS OF THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS WOULD BE SENT TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION LATER.
MEMBERS FURTHER EXAMINED THE DRAFT REPORT OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD WHICH GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORK OF THE BOARD FOR THE PERIOD OF 1985 AND 1986. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE REPORT, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE AND BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO INTERESTED BODIES, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION.
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CIVIC EDUCATION GUIDELINES WELL RECEIVED
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AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS FOUND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S +GUIDELINES ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS+ USEFUL AND ADOPTED THE CROSS-CURRICULAR APPROACH TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION, RESULTS OF AN EVALUATION EXERCISE CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT’S STANDING COMMITTEE ON CIVIC EDUCATION SHOW.
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN THE FORM OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS. OF 1 103 SCHOOLS (405 SECONDARY AND 698 PRIMARY SCHOOLS) AND 712 KINDERGARTENS WHICH RESPONDED, 85 PER CENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, 91 PER CENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND 86 PER CENT OF KINDERGARTENS FOUND THE GUIDELINES USEFUL. THERE WAS A 96 PER CENT RETURN RATE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWS THAT A VAST MAJORITY OF SCHOOLS ADOPTED THE CROSS-CURRICULAR APPROACH, AS RECOMMENDED IN THE GUIDELINES, TO TEACH CIVIC EDUCATION. ONLY SIX SECONDARY SCHOOLS (1.5 PER CENT), AND NINE PRIMARY SCHOOLS (1.3 PER CENT) WERE TEACHING CIVIC EDUCATION AS AN INDEPENDENT SUBJECT.
MOST SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS ALSO PROMOTED CIVIC EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM THROUGH EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THOSE ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB, BOYS SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES IN SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, DISPLAYS, GAMES, SPORTS DAYS AND EDUCATIONAL VISITS ORGANISED BY AND FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
ON IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, THE SURVEY SHOWS THAT UP TO THE END OF APRIL THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF 6 503 TEACHERS (2 328 IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, 3 242 IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND 933 IN KINDERGARTENS) ATTENDED COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE PARTICIPANTS’ RESPONSE IN GENERAL WAS VERY FAVOURABLE.
THE EVALUATION EXERCISE ALSO INCLUDED OBSERVATIONS MADE BY SCHOOL INSPECTORS AND DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS DURING ROUTINE VISITS TO SCHOOLS. INSPECTORS OBSERVED THAT TEACHERS OBTAINED MOST OF THEIR CIVIC EDUCATION MATERIALS IN LESSON PLANS AND SCHEMES OF WORK FROM THE GUIDELINES AND THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE’S SYLLABUSES.
DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS FOUND THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GUIDELINES HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING AND MANY CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANISED BY DISTRICT SCHOOLS LIAISON COMMITTEES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMMES.
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THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH TEACHERS, SCHOOL INSPECTORS FOUND THAT SOME TEACHERS STILL LACKED FULL UNDERSTANDING ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION, WHILE OTHERS CONSIDERED THAT THERE WERE INSUFFICIENT TEACHING AND RESOURCE MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR USE AND THAT BETTER CO-ORDINATION AMONG TEACHERS WAS NEEDED TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION.
IN ITS REPORT, THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF CIVIC EDUCATION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. THESE ARE NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO PROVIDE MORE IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO HELP TEACHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SUBJECT, TO FORM A CENTRAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE UNDER THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO ADVISE ON THE PROMOTION AND TEACHING OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND TO SET UP MORE CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRES POSSIBLY ON A REGIONAL OR DISTRICT BASIS.
THE EVALUATION REPORT HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COPIES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO OMELCO AND DISTRICT BOARDS, SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTENS AND EDUCATIONAL BODIES.
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THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION TODAY (FRIDAY) INVITED TENDERS FOR TENANCIES OF SIX PREMISES IN THE AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING FOR MONEY-CHANGING CONCESSIONS.
SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS ARE EXPECTED TO OPERATE THE CONCESSIONS STARTING THE MIDDLE OF MARCH NEXT YEAR UNDER A NEW SCHEME DESIGNED TO OFFER MORE EQUITABLE EXCHANGE RATES.
THE NEW SCHEME, WHICH INCLUDES THE USE OF AN INDEPENDENT BANKNOTE EXCHANGE INFORMATION SYSTEM, WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE NEW CONCESSIONAIRES AFTER THE TENANCIES OF THE SIX EXISTING MONEY-CHANGERS EXPIRE ON MARCH 14, 1987. THE NEW TENANCIES WILL BE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
UNDER THE NEW SCHEME, TELEVISION MONITORS PUBLICLY DISPLAYING THE INTER-BANK FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES OF 15 MOST POPULAR CURRENCIES WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE PREMISES OF THE MONEY-CHANGERS SO THAT THEY CAN BE EASILY SEEN BY THE PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS. THESE RATES WOULD BE UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
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FOR TRANSACTIONS CONCESSIONAIRES ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE EXCHANGE RATES PROVIDED BY THIS INFORMATION SYSTEM.
THE MONEY-CHANGERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEVY A SERVICE CHARGE NOT EXCEEDING FIVE PER CENT OF THE MONEY TRANSACTED.
A CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: +THE NEW SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE TIGHTER CONTROLS ON MONEY-CHANGING OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT.
+IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL BE CAPABLE OF BEING ADEQUATELY MONITORED BY THE PUBLIC AND THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT.*
THE MONEY-CHANGERS ARE LOCATED IN THE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURE LEVELS OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING.
TENDERS WILL BE ALLOCATED IN PACKAGES OF TWO PREMISES EACH COMPRISING ONE LOCATION IN THE ARRIVALS LEVEL AND ANOTHER IN THE DEPARTURE LEVEL.
TENDER FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT ON THE 1OTH FLOOR OF UNITED CENTRE AT 95 QUEENSWAY, OR THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT DIVISION ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING.
COMPLETED TENDER FORMS MUST BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX IN THE LIFT LOBBY ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BY NOON ON JANUARY 16.
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A SITE FOR A PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME DEVELOPMENT AT HUNG MUI KUK ROAD, SHA TIN, IS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE BY TENDER BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.
ACCORDING TO SALES CONDITIONS, THE BUYER CAN DEVELOP A MAXIMUM OF 890 RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE 8 666-SQUARE-METRE SITE.
CAR PARKING WILL BE INCLUDED.
THE BUYER IS ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 3 000 SQUARE METRES OF OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL AREA.
GODOWN AND CINEMA DEVELOPMENTS, HOWEVER, ARE NOT PERMITTED.
TENDERS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON JANUARY 23.
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOLISHED *****
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO APPLY IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON DECEMBER 18 FOR CLOSURE ORDERS TO BE MADE ON ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN THE REAR YARDS AND OVER THE REAR SERVICE LANE AT 19, 29, 33, 55 AND 57, WAN HON STREET, KOWLOON.
THE AUTHORITY FEELS THAT THE STRUCTURES SHOULD BE CLOSED SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT DANGER TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR THE CLOSURE ORDERS WERE POSTED ON CONSPICUOUS PARTS OF THE STRUCTURES TODAY (FRIDAY).
ORDERS TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES UNDER A SECTION OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE WERE ISSUED LAST MONTH. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID DEMOLITION WORK WOULD BE CARRIED OUT TO TIE IN WITH THE WAN HON STREET SQUATTER CLEARANCE OPERATION INITIATED BY KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
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A FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND IN WAN CHAI ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7) TO SUSTAIN THE PUBLIC’S AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO PREVENT FIRE IN THE DRY WINTER SEASON.
TWO SIMILAR EXHIBITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN HELD IN KOWLOON, DRAWING CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC INTEREST.
THE EXHIBITIONS ARE PART OF THIS YEAR’S FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN WHICH HAS +SMOKE KILLS+ AS ITS THEME.
FROM NOON TO 3 PM, VISITORS TO SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE DANGER OF SMOKE FROM FIRES. FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND RESCUE APPLIANCES WILL ALSO BE ON DISPLAY.
FREE CALENDAR CARDS AND LEAFLETS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON HOW TO MINIMISE HARM IN THE EVENT OF FIRE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
IN ADDITION, GIVE-AWAYS SPONSORED BY KWONG ON BANK WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.
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SPEEDPOST SERVICE EXTENDED * * * * *
SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO JAKARTA IN INDONESIA AND TO 12 MORE CITIES IN CHINA FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 8), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE 12 CITIES IN CHINA ARE BAOTOU, CHANGZHOU, FO SHAN, GUIYANG, HOHHOT, NANCHANG, NANPING, NANTONG, QUANZHOU, SANMING, URUMQI AND ZHANGZHOU.
+THE EXPANSION WILL INCREASE TO 47 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES AND 45 THE NUMBER OF CITIES IN CHINA TO WHICH THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE,* A SPOKESMAN SAID.
■♦■SPEEDPOST SERVICE IS A FAST AND RELIABLE MEANS FOR FORWARDING BUSINESS DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES AND MERCHANDISE OVERSEAS AND PICK-UP SERVICE IS AVAILABLE.*
HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT ONLY RESTRICTED SPEEDPOST SERVICE WOULD BE OFFERED TO INDONESIA INITIALLY.
+ONLY BUSINESS DOCUMENTS AND SAMPLES OF NO COMMERCIAL VALUE ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR TRANSMISSION IN THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO INDONESIA STARTING NEXT MONDAY,* HE SAID.
+ INITIALLY, DELIVERY IS RESTRICTED TO METROPOLITAN JAKARTA AND ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG WILL BE SENT TO ADDRESSEES IN JAKARTA ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY.
+BOTH +CONTRACT+ AND +ON DEMAND* SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE,* HE SAID.
REFERRING TO THE POSTAGE RATES OF SPEEDPOST ITEMS TO JAKARTA, HE SAID THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT WAS 10 KG. HE LISTED THE RATES AS FOLLOWS:
ITEMS WEIGHING UNDER 250 G : $65
ITEMS WEIGHING BETWEEN 250 G AND 500 G : $75
EACH SUBSEQUENT 500 G : $20
+SHOULD CUSTOMERS REQUIRE MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT SPEEDPOST SERVICE, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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FIGHT CRIME WINNERS TO GET AWARDS K K X *
WINNERS OF FIGHT CRIME ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE PRIZES AT A CEREMONY ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7).
SEVEN PEOPLE WILL BE GIVEN A +KWUN TONG GOOD CITIZENS AWARD* FOR GOOD DEEDS IN HELPING TO COMBAT CRIME.
WINNERS OF THE INTER-SCHOOL DEBATE COMPETITION, AND PREVENTION OF RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION WILL ALSO BE AWARDED PRIZES.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE LOK WAH ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN CHUN WAH ROAD AT 2.45 PM.
AN EXHIBITION OF WINNING ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMITTEE CENTRE FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM. THERE WILL ALSO BE A DISPLAY ON THE DEEDS OF THE SEVEN +GOOD CITIZENS*.
ADMISSION IS FREE. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE EXHIBITION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EXHIBITION AND THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY AT 2.45 PM AT THE LOK WAH ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN CHUN WAH ROAD, KWUN TONG.
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REMINDER TO JOIN CLEAN AND GREEN ’86
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FOUR DAYS ARE LEFT FOR INTERESTED PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POPULAR +CLEAN AND GREEN* SCHEME ORGANISED FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE SCHEME ON NOVEMBER 1, MORE THAN 5 600 PEOPLE HAD ENROLLED FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION PROJECT.
THE SCHEME, ORGANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, EMPHASISES THE NEED FOR A CLEANER AND GREENER COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS OPEN TO ANYONE AGED 12 AND OVER.
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THE SCHEME IS HELD IN TWO STAGES. PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIRST STAGE CAN QUALIFY BY EITHER TAKING PART IN ANY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION VOLUNTARY SERVICES ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR COLLECT A BAGFUL OF LITTER IN ANY OF THE 21 COUNTRY PARKS BEFORE DECEMBER 8.
IN THE SECOND STAGE, PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENROL IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR COMPETITIONS DESIGNED TO TEST THEIR CONSERVATION KNOWLEDGE. THESE INCLUDE A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION, A CLOTH BADGE DESIGN COMPETITION, A SLOGAN COMPETITION AND A CROSS-WORD PUZZLE CONTEST.
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED PARTICIPANTS IN THE SECOND STAGE TO HAND IN THEIR ENTRIES BEFORE DECEMBER 12 TO THE DEPARTMENT’S RANGER SERVICES UNIT, 4-1/2 MILESTONE, TAI PO ROAD, KOWLOON OR TO ANY COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES X X X X X
A NUMBER OF ROAD SECTIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 8) FOR ROAD WORKS. DETAILS ARE:
X KING’S ROAD EASTBOUND BETWEEN MAN HONG STREET AND JAVA ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DAILY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY UNTIL JANUARY 7. THE CLOSURE WILL NOT BE IN FORCE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE DIVERTED VIA MAN HONG STREET AND JAVA ROAD BEFORE REJOINING KING’S ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH JAVA ROAD. %
X TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF HUNG HING ROAD FLYOVER, THE EXIT ROADS LEADING FROM THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TO NORTH POINT, CENTRAL AND CANAL ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 1 AM AND 6 AM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12).
VEHICLES LEAVING THE TUNNEL WILL BE DIVERTED VIA THE CAUSEWAY BAY EXIT ROAD AND PROCEED TO NORTH POINT VIA EASTBOUND GLOUCESTER ROAD OR TO CENTRAL AND CANAL ROAD FLYOVER VIA THE GLOUCESTER ROAD FLYOVER.
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IN ADDITION, FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 13), THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE APPROACH ROAD LEADING FROM THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER TO THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL WILL BE CLOSED. VEHICLES ON THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER HEADING K°'!'L00N WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL VIA EASTBOUND GLOUCESTER ROAD, FLYOVER, WESTBOUND GLOUCESTER ROAD AND THE FLYOVER LEADING TO THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.
* PRINCE EDWARD ROAD FLYOVER WESTBOUND BETWEEN THE KOWLOON CITY ROUNDABOUT AND SHORT STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING FROM MONDAY JO SATURDAY (DECEMBER 13). THE MEASURE WILL FACILITATE REPAIR WORKS ON THE FLYOVER.
AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE DIVERTED VIA THE DOWN RAMP AT THE KOWLOON CITY ROUNDABOUT TO PRINCE EDWARD ROAD GROUND LEVEL.
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TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF WESTBOUND TRAM TRACK FROM KING'S ROAD TO AN UNNAMED NEW ROAD LINKING SAI WAN TERRACE AND BO FUNG GARDENS SOUTH OF KING’S ROAD, TRAM SERVICES EAST OF QUARRY BAY WILL START AN HOUR LATER THAN USUAL ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 7).
TRAMS BOUND FOR WHITTY STREET AND HAPPY VALLEY WILL NOT DEPART SHAU KEI WAN STATION UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER 7.15 AM WHILE ALL EASTBOUND TRAMS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO SHAU KEI WAN WILL TERMINATE AT QUARRY BAY BEFORE 7 AM.
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ABERDEEN URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION LIFTED X X X X X
FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 8), THE 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE SECTION OF WU PAK STREET BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 15 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION, WILL BE LIFTED.
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TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN KOWLOON CITY FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 8) FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS FOR ROAD WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT AT THE JUNCTION OF CARPENTER ROAD AND SOUTH WALL ROAD.
THE SECTION OF CARPENTER ROAD BETWEEN LUNG KONG ROAD AND TAK KU LING ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
SOUTH WALL ROAD BETWEEN CARPENTER ROAD AND NGA TSIN WAI ROAD WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A TWO-WAY CUL-DE-SAC WITH ACCESS ONLY FROM NGA TSIN WAI ROAD.
MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ON CARPENTER ROAD HEADING FOR SOUTH WALL ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO LUNG KONG ROAD AND NGA TSIN WAI ROAD, WHILE THOSE FOR LOK SIN ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO LUNG KONG ROAD, NGA TSIN WAI ROAD AND TAK KU LING ROAD.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
Saturday, December 6, 1986
CONTENTS Page no.
SIR EDWARD’S BODY FLOWN BnCK................................ 1
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SIR EDWARD ON TUESDAY .................. 1
ATTENDANCE AT FUNERAL....................................... 2
BOOK OF CONDOLENCE AT DISTRICT OFFICES ..................... 4
NO HOLIDAY.................................................. 4
INTENSIVE ACTION AGaINST RidBIES............................ 4
COMMUNITY FORUMS ORGANISED IN TAI PO........................ 5
SEX EDUCATION COURSES ARRANGED FOR TEACHERS................. 6
TO KW.n WAN METERS IN USE AGalN ............................ 7
PEAK TR\M SERVICE CURTAILED................................. 7
TSIM SHm TSUI WATER CUT..................................... 7
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1986
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THE BODY OF THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WAS CARRIED BACK TO HONG KONG IN A SPECIAL ROYAL AIR FORCE PLANE THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.
WITH LADY YOUDE AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS, AND THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN, THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A SLIGHT DRIZZLE AT 7.18 PM AND TAXIED ITS WAY SLOWLY TO THE NORTH-EAST CORNER OF THE AIRPORT.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, CLIMBED THE FLIGHT OF STEPS WITH THE GOVERNOR’S AIDE-DE-CAMP, MR PAUL COLLIER, TO ESCORT LADY YOUDE AND THE FAMILY DOWN. THEY WERE MET AT THE FOOT OF THE STEPS BY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, AS WELL AS MR LI CHUWEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF XINHUA NEWS AGENCY.
MEANWHILE, THE COFFIN WAS BORNE OFF THE PLANE BY EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS WHO CARRIED IT A SHORT JOURNEY TO THE HEARSE. LINING BOTH SIDES WAS A CONTINGENT COMPRISING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.
WITH MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA RECORDING THE SAD OCCASION, WHICH WAS TELEVISED LIVE, THE CORTEGE OF MORE THAN 20 CARS WAS ESCORTED BY POLICE OUTRIDERS TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE, WHERE THE BODY OF SIR EDWARD WILL LIE IN STATE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS ON MONDAY.
THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SIR EDWARD WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL ON TUESDAY.
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FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SIR EDWARD ON TUESDAY
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL AT 11.30 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 9).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE BODY OF SIR EDWARD WOULD BE FLOWN BACK THIS EVENING FROM PEKING ACCOMPANIED BY LADY YOUDE AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS.
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+THEY WILL BE MET AT THE AIRPORT WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMONY AND THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS WILL BE PRESENT,* HE SAID.
FROM THE AIRPORT THE BODY OF SIR EDWARD, WOULD BE TAKEN TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE WHERE IT WOULD REPOSE UNTIL THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL.
+ON MONDAY, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF THEY WISH, MAY GO AND PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO SIR EDWARD,* SIR DAVID SAID.
ELABORATING ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS HOPED TO INVITE A WIDE REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE VARIOUS SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
THERE WILL BE A PROCESSION FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE DOWN TO ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL AND, AFTER THE SERVICE, THE BODY OF SIR EDWARD WILL BE CREMATED.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE FCO MINISTER WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG, MR TIMOTHY RENTON, WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY EVENING TO ATTEND THE SERVICE. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DR DAVID WILSON, ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA), FCO.
IN ANSWER TO QUERIES, SIR DAVID SAID THERE WOULD BE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SERVICE ON TUESDAY TO BE TELEVISED LIVE. IN ADDITION, SINCE SEATING IN THE CATHEDRAL WAS LIMITED, ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE MADE FOR THE SERVICE TO BE BROADCAST AND TELEVISED BY RELAY TO THE CITY HALL WHERE SEATING FOR MORE THAN A THOUSAND WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
REPLYING TO ANOTHER QUESTION, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE NO GENERAL HOLIDAY ON TUESDAY BUT THAT HE WAS CONSULTING WITH OFFICIALS ON WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE IT A HOLIDAY FOR CHILDREN IN HONG KONG.
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ATTENDANCE AT FUNERAL * X *
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF PERSONS INVITED TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AT ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL AT 11.30 AM:
AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE THE LATE GOVERNOR, ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 9)
* CONSULS—GENERAL AND COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS
* ACTING CONSULS-GENERAL AND COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS
/* HONORARY CONSULS-GENERAL
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X HONORARY CONSULS-GENERAL
X SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER
* THE VICE CHANCELLOR, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
* THE VICE CHANCELLOR, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
* JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT
* KNIGHTS
* THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
X THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
X THE COMMISSIONER, INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION
* THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL
X THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL
X CONSULS
X HONORARY CONSULS
X SECRETARIES AND HEADS OF FIRST GRADE DEPARTMENTS
X THE DEPUTY COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES
X THE COMMANDER GURKHA FIELD FORCE
X THE CAPTAIN-IN-CHARGE HONG KONG
X THE COMMANDER ROYAL AIR FORCE •
X THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER, LONDON
X MEMBERS OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS
X ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS STAFF GRADE ’A’ AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS OF SIMILAR STATUS
X JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURTS
THOSE WHO WISH TO ATTEND SHOULD COLLECT ADMISSION CARDS FROM THE PROTOCOL OFFICE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (MAIN WING) BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 8).
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BOOK OF CONDOLENCE AT DISTRICT OFFICES
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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT DISTRICT OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE 19 DISTRICTS IN THE TERRITORY WILL BE OPENED FROM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) UNTIL WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 10) FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SIGN THE BOOK OF CONDOLENCE IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
THE OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM.
ISLANDS DISTRICT RESIDENTS WISHING TO SIGN THE BOOK CAN DO SO AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE’S SUB-OFFICES ON LANTAU AND CHEUNG CHAU. THE CONDOLENCE BOOK WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE IN CENTRAL.
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NO HOLIDAY * * *
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, HAS DECIDED, FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH OFFICIALS, NOT TO MAKE TUESDAY (DECEMBER 9) A HOLIDAY FOR CHILDREN IN HONG KONG.
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INTENSIVE ACTION AGAINST RABIES
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OVER 1 800 DOGS HAVE BEEN INOCULATED AND 400 STRAYS ROUNDED UP IN THE NEW RABIES INFECTED AREA IN SO KWUN PO AND IN ITS VICINITY SINCE A CANINE RABIES CASE OCCURRED IN THE VILLAGE EARLY LAST MONTH.
APART FROM THE HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VISITS AND INTENSIVE CATCHING OPERATIONS, SPECIFIC MEASURES ARE IN FORCE TO RESTRICT DOGS ENTERING AND LEAVING INFECTED AREAS WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.
ANOTHER 1 BOO DOGS WERE INOCULATED AND 700 STRAYS ROUNDED UP IN OTHER URBAN AND RURAL DISTRICTS DURING ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT’S DOG CONTROL TEAMS IN NOVEMBER.
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THE SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER, DR NORMAN CHENG, GAVE THESE FIGURES TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN HE ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF AN ANTIRABIES INOCULATION DRIVE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN TAI PO AND YUEN LONG THIS MONTH.
♦WHILE THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES WITH ITS STRINGENT CONTROL MEASURES TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK OF THE DISEASE, I APPEAL TO ALL DOG OWNERS FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION IN HAVING THEIR PETS INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, AND IN PUTTING THEM UNDER PROPER CONTROL AT ALL TIMES,+ HE SAID.
FREE INOCULATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM ANY OF THE FOUR GOVERNMENT KENNELS AND 19 DOG INOCULATION AND LICENSING CENTRES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
DR CHENG SAID MOBILE INOCULATION TEAMS WILL VISIT VILLAGES IN TAI PO AND YUEN LONG TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES TO OWNERS WHO MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN TAKING THEIR DOGS TO THE CENTRES.
THE TAI PO VILLAGES INCLUDE TO YUEN TUNG, MA WO, TO TSZ KIN, SHEUNG WUN YIU, HA WUN TIU, CHEUNG UK Tl, SAN UK KA, PUN SHAN CHAU, TA TIT YAN, SHEUNG WONG Yl AU, LAI CHI SHAN AND HA WONG Yl AU.
THE YUEN LONG VILLAGES INCLUDE WANG TOI SHAN, CHUK HANG, SHEUNG TSE, HA TSE, SHEUNG TSUEN, NGAU KENG, LIN FA TEI, SHU I TSAN TIN AND SHUI LAU TIN.
DR CHENG REMINDED DOG OWNERS THAT IT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PETS WERE INOCULATED AND LICENSED.
+ANY PERSON WHO KEEPS A DOG OVER FIVE MONTHS’ OLD WHICH IS NOT INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES, OR WHO LETS HIS DOG STRAY, IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF 000 AND SIX MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT,* HE POINTED OUT.
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COMMUNITY FORUMS ORGANISED IN TAI PO K K * * K
TAI PO RESIDENTS ARE BEING INVITED TO ATTEND FORUMS AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE ON COMMUNITY SERVICES AND POLLUTION PROBLEMS.
ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT SCHOOLS LIAISON COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE FORUMS ARE AIMED AT FOSTERING RESIDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
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THE FIRST FORUM, ON BASIC COMMUNITY SERVICES IN TAI PO, WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 8 (MONDAY), BEGINNING AT 4 PM.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD’S SOCIAL MR MICHAEL LAI > CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFFIC AND
SERVICES COMMITTEE. MR MICHAEL LAI? CHAIRMAN Uh I nt ikai-fii, mu TRANSPORT COMMITTED, MR STEPHEN TANG; AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.
THE SECOND FORUM, ON POLLUTION PROBLEMS, WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, ALSO BEGINNING AT 4 PM.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND WORKS COMMITTEE, MR HO YUNG-SANG, AND STAFF OF THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FORUMS TO BE HELD AT 4 PM ON DECEMBER 8 (MONDAY) AND DECEMBER 9 AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE AT HEUNG SZE WUI STREET.
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL ORGANISE THREE COURSES ON TEACHING SEX EDUCATION TOPICS IN THE PRIMARY HEALTH EDUCATION SYLLABUS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEXT MONTH.
THE IDENTICAL COURSES ARE INTENDED TO FAMILIARISE TEACHERS OF UPPER PRIMARY CLASSES WITH TEACHING SEX EDUCATION AND TO PROVI AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT.
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TALKS WILL BE GIVEN ON STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING SEX EDUCATION TOPICS IN UPPER PRIMARY CLASSES, HOW SCHOOLS CAN HELP IN PROMOTING SEX EDUCATION, AND PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS AND GIRLS IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE.
VISITS TO THE NEWLY OPEN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL
SEX EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE RUN BE ARRANGED.
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THE COURSES WILL BE HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT’S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRE AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT. ON JANUARY 13, 14 AND 15.
our..,. SCH00LS HEADS WISHING TO NOMINATE TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE COURSES SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE INSPECTOR OF HEALTH EDUCATION.
ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FIFTH FLOOR. HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, BY DECEMBER 20.
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TO KWA WAN METERS IN USE AGAIN *****
FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 9), 10 METERED PARKING SPACES IN CHI KIANG STREET BETWEEN KO SHAN ROAD AND MA TAU WAI ROAD AND 44 METERED PARKING SPACES IN KO SHAN ROAD, TO KWA WAN, WILL RESUME OPERATION.
THE TWO-HOUR METERS ARE FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, BUSES, MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES. THE FEE IS SI FOR EVERY 30 MINUTES.
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TO FACILITATE ROUTINE REPLACEMENT OF HAULAGE ROPE, THE PEAK TRAM WILL STOP RUNNING AT 10 PM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 8) --TWO HOURS EARLIER THAN USUAL. NORMAL SERVICE WILL RESUME AT 7 AM THE NEXT DAY.
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 9) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE BOUNDED BY SALISBURY ROAD, NATHAN ROAD, CARNARVON ROAD, CORNWALL AVENUE AND MINDEN ROW, INCLUDING MIDDLE ROAD, MODY ROAD AND BRISTOL AVENUE.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
FULL MILITARY HONOURS FOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE..................... 1
PUBLIC CAN PAY LAST RESPECTS TOMORROW ......................... 5
FCO MINISTER TO ATTEND FUNERAL................................. 6
VENUES TO WATCH FUNERAL SERVICE................................ 7
PLAN FOR CITY POLYTECHNIC BLOCK APPROVED....................... 7
EXHIBITION FOCUSES ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY........................ 8
GEOGIlAPHY FIELD STUDY DAI ORGANISED .......................... 8
SUNDAY, DECEXBSR 7, 1986
FULL MILITARY HONOURS * * *
FOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE * *
A FUNERAL SERVICE, WITH FULL MILITARY HONOURS, WILL BE HELD FOR THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 9).
THE CEREMONY WILL START WITH SIR EDWARD’S COFFIN BEING DRIVEN TO ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE ON A CARRIAGE, ESCORTED BY A CEREMONIAL PROCESSION COMMANDED BY COMMANDER GURKHA FIELD FORCE, BRIGADIER RAY PETT.
BEFORE THE COFFIN IS PLACED ON THE CARRIAGE, THERE WILL BE A FLYPAST BY AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE ARMY AIR CORPS, AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AT 10.28 AM. A 17-GUN SALUTE WILL BE FIRED AT HMS TAMAR.
THE CEREMONIAL PROCESSION WILL MOVE FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO THE CATHEDRAL VIA UPPER ALBERT ROAD, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, AND THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CARPARK. THE ROUTE WILL BE LINED BY ABOUT 1 000 POLICE OFFICERS.
LEADING THE PROCESSION WILL BE A DETACHMENT OF ABOUT 500 MEN FROM THE ROYAL NAVY, THE ROYAL MARINES, THE 1ST BATTALION COLDSTREAM GUARDS, THE 1ST BATTALION 2ND KING EDWARD VI I’S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, THE 10TH PRINCESS MARY’S OWN GURKHA RIFLES AND THE BAND OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
BEHIND THEM WILL BE THE CARRIAGE, WHICH WILL BE FLANKED BY 16 PALL-BEARERS AND EIGHT COFFIN BEARERS DRAWN FROM THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS.
THE 16 PALL BEARERS WILL BE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTSj THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL ANTHONY BOAMI THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMASj SIR S.Y. CHUNG) MR OSWALD CHEUNG 1 SIR MICHAEL SANDBERG, MR Q.W. LEEj MR S.L. CHEN} MR ERIC HO} MR DONALD LIAO} MR ALLEN LEE. MR PETER C. WONG} DR CHIU HING-KWONG} DR DANIEL TSE» AND SIR ROGER LOBO.
THEY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE INSIGNIA BEARERS, WHO WILL INCLUDE THE PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MR RICHARD HOARE, THE GOVERNOR’S ADC, SUPERINTENDENT PAUL COLLIER, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ROYAL NAVY.
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FOLLOWING THEM WILL BE THE CAR CARRYING LADY YOUDE AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE QUEEN’S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FUNERAL SERVICE, AND LADY AKERS-JONES, WILL FOLLOW ON FOOT.
FOLLOWING WILL BE A PROCESSION CONSISTING OF FAMILY FRIENDS OF SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE, MISS LYDIA DUNN, MISS MARIA TAM, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NCNA, THE COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS, THE DOYEN OF THE CONSULAR CORPS, JUDGES AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CHAIRMEN OF THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS.
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FCO WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG, MR TIMOTHY RENTON- PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE FCO, SIR PATRICK WRIGHT- THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO PEKING, SIR RICHARD EVANS, AND THE ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA) AT THE FCO, DR DAVID WILSON.
COMPLETING THE PROCESSION WILL BE ANOTHER 500 SERVICEMEN DRAWN FROM THE 10 TH PRINCESS MARY’S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, THE QUEEN’S GURKHA ENGINEERS, THE QUEEN'S GURKHA SIGNALS, THE GURKHA TRANSPORT REGIMENT, THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
A LINING PARTY OF 24 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS WILL AWAIT THE FUNERAL PROCESSION AT THE CATHEDRAL.
ON ARRIVAL, THE PROCESSION WILL BE MET AT THE DOOR BY THE BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE RT REV PETER KWONG KONG-KIT. GUESTS WILL BE TAKEN TO THEIR SEATS BY A GROUP OF 50 USHERS DRAWN FROM HONORARY ADC’S, THE ROYAL NAVY, THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
THE SERVICE, STARTING AT 11.30 AM, WILL INCLUDE EULOGIES TO BE DELIVERED BY SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG.
THE SERVICE WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES, AFTER WHICH SIR EDWARD’S BODY WILL BE BORNE BACK TO THE CARRIAGE AND DRIVEN TO THE CAPE COLLINSON CREMATORIUM WHERE IT WILL BE CREMATED.
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A SECOND 17-GUN SALUTE WILL BE FIRED AT HMS TAMAR WHEN THE CORTEGE LEAVES THE CATHEDRAL.
THE CARRIAGE WILL BE ESCORTED BY SIX LANDROVERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT AND BY POLICE OUTRIDERS.
ONCE THE CARRIAGE LEAVES THE CATHEDRAL, THE SERVICE WILL BE PRIVATE FOR SIR EDWARD’S FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS.
ABOUT 700 GUESTS, REPRESENTING A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL.
OTHER INVITED GUESTS WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE SERVICE FROM TELEVISION MONITORS IN THE TWO SIDE-HALLS OF THE CATHEDRAL.
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW THE PROCEEDINGS FROM THE TELEVISION MONITORS AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM IN HUNG HOM.
DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE A LIVE VIDEO FEED AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL. HOWEVER, A LIVE RADIO FEED WILL BE PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW THE SERVICE.
IN ADDITION, THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON TELEVISION AND RADIO. COVERAGE WILL START WHEN THE PROCESSION LEAVES GOVERNMENT HOUSE AND END WHEN THE PARTY LEAVES THE CATHEDRAL.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
THE FOLLOWING ARE MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS FOR COVERING THE FUNERAL SERVICE ON TUESDAY:
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL PROVIDE LIVE SOUND AND VIDEO FEEDS FOR THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA. COVERAGE WILL INCLUDE THE FUNERAL PROCESSION FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO THE CATHEDRAL AND THE FUNERAL SERVICE ITSELF. IT WILL END WHEN THE PARTY LEAVES THE CATHEDRAL FOR CAPE COLLINSON.
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OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE MEDIA ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1 A FIXED POSITION INSIDE HMS TAMAR TO COVER THE FIRING OF THE 17-GUN SALUTES. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE MAIN GATE OF HMS TAMAR AT 9.45 AM.
2 A FIXED POSITION OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO COVER THE
’ START OF THE FUNERAL PROCESSION FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE GUARD ROOM AT 10 AM.
T A FIXED POSITION AT LOWER ALBERT ROAD TO COVER THE PROCESSION. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE CGO CARPARK AT 10 AM.
4. A FIXED POSITION OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL TO COVER THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE FUNERAL PROCESSION. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CATHEDRAL AT 10.30 AM.
5. A TOTAL OF 35 SEATS INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR REPORTERS TO COVER THE FUNERAL SERVICE. IT IS STRESSED THAT THESE SEATS ARE FOR REPORTERS ONLY AND PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE, EACH NEWS ORGANISATION SHOULD ONLY NOMINATE ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE SERVICE.
M EDITORS WISHING TO BID FOR THESE SEATS SHOULD PHONE IN THE NAMES OF THEIR REPORTERS TO THE GIS DUTY OFFICER BEFORE 4 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY). THEY WILL BE INFORMED LATER BY THE GIS DUTY OFFICER WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED A SEAT.
X REPORTERS ALLOCATED A SEAT SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CATHEDRAL AT 10.30 AM ON TUESDAY. THEY WILL THEN BE GIVEN SPECIAL LAPEL BADGES AND TAKEN TO THEIR SEATS BY GIS OFFICERS.
X REPORTERS COVERING THE SERVICE ARE REQUESTED TO DRESS SUITABLY FOR THE OCCASION.
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6. THERE WILL BE SPACE FOR ABOUT 10 PHOTOGRAPHERS ON A SMALL BALCONY INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL TO COVER THE FUNERAL SERVICE. BECAUSE OF THE LIMITATION, THIS POSITION WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF GIS AND THE NEWS AGENCIES. ALL OTHER NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS AND COLOUR TRANSPARENCIES BY GIS.
* NEWS EDITORS OF NEWS AGENCIES WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS FACILITY SHOULD PHONE IN THE NAMES OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE GIS DUTY OFFICER BEFORE 4 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY). FLASH LIGHTS MUST NOT BE USED AND TELEPHOTO LENSES WILL BE NECESSARY.
* PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE REQUESTED TO BE SUITABLY DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION.
7. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE SPECIALLY REQUESTED TO RESPECT LADY YOUDE’S WISH FOR PRIVACY ONCE THE CORTEGE LEAVES THE CATHEDRAL.
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THE BODY OF SIR EDWARD YOUDE WILL LIE IN STATE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE TOMORROW (MONDAY). MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM. CARS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE GROUNDS.
DUE TO THE FUNERAL SERVICE ON TUESDAY, THE BOOK OF CONDOLENCES AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE WILL NOT OPEN THAT DAY. IT WILL REOPEN ON WEDNESDAY.
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THOSE WHO WISH TO CONVEY THEIR CONDOLENCES ON TUESDAY CAN SIGN THE BOOK AT DISTRICT OFFICES OR AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORSi
A PRESS POSITION WILL BE SET UP AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PROCESSION OF MOURNERS TOMORROW (MONDAY) WHEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS TO SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
DUE TO THE RESTRICTED SPACE, ONLY ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH MEDIA ORGANISATION (TWO FOR TELEVISION STATIONS) WILL BE ADMITTED. THEY ARE REQUESTED TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE OCCASION.
THEY WILL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE HALL, WHERE THE BODY OF SIR EDWARD WILL LIE IN STATE, FOR HALF AN HOUR BETWEEN 9.45 AM AND 10.15 AM.
THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE USE OF THIS FACILITY ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE MAIN GATE OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE BY 9.30 AM.
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MR TIMOTHY RENTON, FCO MINISTER WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG, WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DR DAVID WILSON, ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA), FCO.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THE ARRIVAL OF MR RENTON AND DR WILSON WHO WILL BE ARRIVING BY FLIGHT BR 382 ETA 6.10 PM TOMORROW.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT BUILDING AT 5 PM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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VENUES TO WATCH FUNERAL SERVICE
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THE CONCERT HALL AND THE THEATRE AT THE CITY HALL AS WEL AS THE COLISEUM IN HUNG HOM WILL BE OPENED FROM 10 AM TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO FOLLOW THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SIR EWDT) YOUDE AT ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL ON TUESDAY.
A SOUND RELAY IN ENGLISH OF THE SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST AT THE CITY HALL VENUES WHILE A VIDEO RELAY OF THE SERVICE WiTH CANTONESE COMMENTARY WILL BE SHOWN ON THE COLISEUM SCREEN.
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PLAN FOR CITY POLYTECHNIC BLOCK APPROVED *****
AN EIGHT-STOREY ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATION BLOCK FOR THE CITY POLYTECHNIC IN TAT CHEE AVENUE, KOWLOON, WAS AMONG 49 PLANS APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN OCTOBER.
ALSO APPROVED WAS AN EIGHT-STOREY ADMINSTRATION AND SCHOOL BUILDING IN PHASE I I I OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC DEVELOPMENT AND A FIVE-STOREY ACADEMIC BUILDING FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AT SHA TIN.
A 576-ROOM HOTEL OF 23 STOREYS IN PHASE II OF THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT KORNHILL WAS APPROVED FOR HANG LUNG (R.E.A.) LIMITED. IT WILL INCLUDE SHOPPING ARCADES AND A CAR PARK.
THE LARGEST NUMBER OF APPROVALS - 24 - WERE GIVEN FOR APARTMENT COMMERCIAL AND APARTMENT DEVELOPMENTS. THEY INCLUDED TWO APARTMENT-BLOCKS, ONE OF 38 STOREYS AND THE OTHER OF 33 STOREYS, AT KOTEWALL ROAD, EIGHT THREE-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCKS AT REPULSE BAY ROAD, TWO FOUR-STOREY BLOCKS ALSO AT REPULSE BAY ROAD.
DURING THE MONTH A TOTAL OF 54 PROJECTS WERE GIVEN CONSENT TO PROCEED, INCLUDING A SCHOOL AND QUARTERS AT HORNSEY ROAD ON HONG KONG ISLAND, A HOTEL IN PHASE IV OF THE CITY GARDEN DEVELOPMENT IN ELECTRIC ROAD AND A FERRY TERMINAL, OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL PROJECT AT CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION WAS 23, OF WHICH 18 WERE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, WHILE 21 CONSENTS TO DEMOLISH 56 BUILDINGS WERE ISSUED.
THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ALMOST $250 MILLION, BRINGING THE TOTAL FOR THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF THE YEAR TO OVER $12 BILLION.
THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE RECEIVED 498 COMPLAINTS ABOUT ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AND ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS AND CARRIED OUT 893 INSPECTIONS.
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EXHIBITION FOCUSES ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY X * X K
A MINI EXHIBITION FEATURING WINNING ENTRIES OF VARIOUS COMPETITIONS ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WILL BE STAGED AT THE CONCOURSE OF THE KWUN TONG MTR STATION FROM WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 10).
IT IS ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD’S COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION.
THE EXHIBITION FORMS PART OF THE PROGRAMME FOR AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WEEK.
ON DISPLAY WILL BE OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTERS ENTERED IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTER AND PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONS HELD IN PAST YEARS.
INFORMATION ON THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WEEK AND ON THC SCHEDULE OF COURSES OFFERED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE NEXT YEAR WILL ALSO BE ON DISPLAY.
THE EXHIBITION WILL RUN UNTIL DECEMBER 16.
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THE HONG KONG GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE GEOGRAPHY SECTION OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL JOINTLY ORGANISE A +FIELD STUDY DAY+ FOR SENIOR SECONDARY FORM TEACHERS ON JANUARY 10.
AIMED AT FAMILIARISING TEACHERS OF FORM 4 TO 6 WITH FIELD STUDY TECHNIQUES, IT WILL BE HELD AT THE FIELD STUDIES CENTRE AT SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE.
THE COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY dR C.Y. WONG OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND DR C.S. CHOW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY OF BAPTIST COLLEGE.
AT THE FIELD STUDY DAY, THERE WILL BE BRIEFINGS ON STUDY OF RIVER CHANNELS AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE UTILISATION.
SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS WHO WOULD LIKE THEIR GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS TO TAKE PART SHOULD APPLY TO THE INSPECTOR, FIELD STUDIES CENTRE, SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, TUI MIN HOI, SAI KUNG, BY DECEMBER 17.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
RENTON PRAISES LATE GOVERNOR .............................. 1
COMMONS MOTION OF PRAISE FOR SIR EDWARD ................... 1
OBITUARY TRIBUTES FOR SIR EDWARD .......................... 2
valedictory service for late governor ..................... 2
LARGE CROWDS EXPRESS THEIR SORROW ......................... 3
TV STATIONS TO BROADCAST FUNERAL .......................... 3
CONGESTION EXPECTED ALONG PROCESSION ROUTE ................ 3
PRICE, VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF SEPTEMBER EXTERNAL TRADE .......
SPECIAL STAMPS TO BE ISSUED TOMORROW ...................... 9
SPECIAL STAMP PACK ON SALE WEDNESDAY ...................... 9
WATER STORAGE FIGURE....................................... 10
WATER CUTS IN THREE AREAS ................................. 10
CARPENTER ROhD TO REMAIN OPEN ............................. 11
BUSES ~ND GREEN MINIBUSES DIVERTED ........................ 11
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RENTON PRAISES LATE GOVERNOR
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HONG KONG HAS LOST A GOVERNOR WHO +WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND UNST I NT INGLY+ WORKED FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE TERRITORY, BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
THESE WORDS OF PRAISE CAME FROM MR TIMOTHY RENTON, THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.
MR RENTON FLEW IN WITH DR DAVID WILSON, THE ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA) AT THE FCO, TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
THE MINISTER SAID: +1 AM HERE IN HONG KONG TO REPRESENT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AT THE FUNERAL TOMORROW OF SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND THIS IS A VERY SAD OCCASION FOR US ALL. SIR EDWARD WAS A MOST DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVANT. INDEED HE SPENT A LOT OF HIS LIFE HELPING OTHERS, AND FOR YOU IN HONG KONG YOU HAVE LOST A GOVERNOR WHO WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND UNSTINTINGLY WORKED FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE TERRITORY, BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. INDEED HE LITERALLY DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HONG KONG.
♦FOR US IN LONDON, WE HAVE LOST A FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE WHOM WE CAME GREATLY TO ADMIRE FOR HIS WISDOM, HONESTY AND PERSPICACITY. THIS IS THEREFORE A VERY SAD OCCASION AND WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO LADY YOUDE AND ALL HER FAMILY.*
WHEN ASKED IF HE WOULD BE MEETING ANYONE DURING HIS STAY HERE, MR RENTON SAID HE EXPECTED TO MEET BRIEFLY WITH THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND TO HAVE SHORT DISCUSSIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AS WELL.
MR RENTON IS TO LEAVE HONG KONG TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.
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COMMONS MOTION OF PRAISE FOR SIR EDWARD
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A MOTION PRAISING THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WAS TABLED IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT TODAY (MONDAY).
THE MOTION READS: +THAT THIS HOUSE PAYS TRIBUTE TO A DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVANT, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, GCMG, GCVO, MBE, LATE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG; GRIEVES WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS" AND BELIEVES THAT RESIDENTS OF THE TERRITORY FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO COME WILL HAVE CAUSE TO PRAISE HIS WISDOM AND HUMAN QUALITIES SHOWN DURING THE DIFFICULT PERIOD OF TRANSITION.*
IT WAS TABLED BY FOUR LABOUR MP’Ss MR DONALD ANDERSON, MR GEORGE ROBERTSON, MR GEORGE FOULKES AND MR TOM CLARKE.
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OBITUARY TRIBUTES FOR SIR EDWARD * X * * *
OBITUARY TRIBUTES FOR THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL BE MADE AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 10).
THE TRIBUTES WILL BE MADE BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WHO WILL BE PRESIDING, AND THE SENIOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MISS LYDIA DUNN.
ALL OTHER BUSINESS SCHEDULED FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE POSTPONED TO A DATE TO BE FIXED.
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VALEDICTORY SERVICE FOR LATE GOVERNOR * * * * *
THE URBAN COUNCIL’S MONTHLY PUBLIC MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AS SCHEDULED.
HOWEVER, IT WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A VALEDICTORY SERVICE FOR THE LATE GOVERNOR, HIS EXCELLENCY SIR EDWARD YOUDE, DURING WHICH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN MR H.M.G. FORSGATE WILL MOVE A MOTION EXPRESSING SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCE, TO BE SECONDED BY VICE-CHAIRPERSON MRS ELSIE TU.
AFTER THIS, COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE PERSONAL STATEMENTS ON THE SUDDEN LOSS OF THE GOVERNOR.
THE COUNCIL’S ANNUAL CONVENTIONAL DEBATE, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TOMORROW, WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL DECEMBER 16 (TUESDAY).
TOMORROW’S MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EDINBURGH PLACE, CENTRAL.
COVERAGE IS INVITED.
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runnrMEMBERS 0F THE PUBLIC HAVE TURNED OUT IN LARGE NUMBERS youd|SS THEIR sorrow at the death of the late GOVERNOR, sir
TO
EDWARD
■rur r>LS™E£M 0F MOURNERS CALLED AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE THROUGHOUT ™E DAY T° PAY THE,R LAST ASPECTS TO SIR EDWARD LYING IN STATE IN THE MAIN HALL. BY THE END OF THE DAY, 11 030 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THE BOOK OF CONDOLENCE.
lnMcoEA*^ELlnrIHE.M0RNING’ THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-,JONES, AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS ALSO WENT TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS.
nr. „,JL^WHERE’ A T0TAL op 33 519 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THE BOOK OF CONDOLENCE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY AND AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING.
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THE FUNERAL OF THE GOVERNOR TOMORROW WILL BE SHOWN BY BOTH COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS ON THEIR CHINESE AND ENGLISH CHANNELS.
THE LIVE BROADCASTS ON ATV AND TVB WILL BEGIN AT 10.15 AM AND CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 12.15 PM.
THE PUBLIC IS REMINDED THAT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL AND THEATRE AND THE HONG KONG COLISEUM WILL BE OPEN FROM 10 AM TO THOSE WISHING TO FOLLOW THE PROCEEDINGS.
A SOUND RELAY IN ENGLISH OF THE SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST AT THE CITY HALL VENUES WHILE A VIDEO RELAY OF THE SERVICE WITH CANTONESE COMMENTARY WILL BE SHOWN ON THE COLISEUM SCREEN.
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CONGESTION EXPECTED ALONG PROCESSION ROUTE
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO WATCH THE FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, TOMORROW MORNING SHOULD MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE UPPER ALBERT ROAD AND LOWER ALBERT ROAD ROUTE EARLY.
THE CEREMONIAL PROCESSION IS STARTING FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL AT 10.30 AM AND TRAFFIC IN THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY CONGESTED.
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PRICE, VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF SEPTEMBER EXTERNAL TRADE *****
STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS GREW BY 13 PER CENT IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1986 AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY SEVEN PER CENT. HENCE, THERE WAS AN OVERALL INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT IN THE VOLUME OF TOTAL EXPORTS.
IMPORTS INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT IN VOLUME. ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY ONE PER CENT AND TWO PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, SO THAT FOR TOTAL EXPORTS PRICES INCREASED BY ONE PER CENT.
PRICES OF IMPORTS ROSE BY FIVE PER CENT. AS A RESULT, THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX (EXPRESSED AS A RATIO OF THE TOTAL EXPORT PRICE INDEX TO THE IMPORT PRICE INDEX) DROPPED BY THREE PER CENT.
COMPARING SEPTEMBER 1986 WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 23 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. HENCE, TOTAL EXPORTS GREW BY 26 PER CENT IN VOLUME. IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 21 PER CENT. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, BOTH THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY THREE PER CENT. IMPORT PRICES ROSE BY SEVEN PER CENT.
PRICES ARE BASED ON UNIT VALUES WHICH DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OR QUALITY OF GOODS TRADED, EXCEPT FOR SOME SELECTED COMMODITIES FOR WHICH SPECIFICATION PRICE INDEXES ARE COMPILED. THE VOLUME OF TRADE IS DERIVED FROM TRADE VALUES
BY DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.
EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF COMPARISON TO THE 12 MONTHS ENDING
SEPTEMBER 1986 WITH THE 12 MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1985, THE VOLUME
OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT WHILE THAT OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY SEVEN PER CENT, THUS GIVING AN INCREASE OF NINE PER CENT IN THE VOLUME OF TOTAL EXPORTS. THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS INCREASED BY NINE PER CENT. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS REMAINED UNCHANGED WHILE THOSE OF RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY ONE PER CENT. IMPORT PRICES ROSE BY THREE PER CENT.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY GROUP FOR SEPTEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
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AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1, DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES OF HALF OF THE COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER 1986 COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985. THESE INCLUDED WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+12 PER CENT); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (+11 PER CENT); TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (+7 PER CENT); CLOTHING (+4 PER CENT) ;TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+4 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TEXTILE FABRICS (+1 PER CENT).
DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERE, HOWEVER, RECORDED IN METAL ORES AND SCRAP (-8 PER CENT); RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-6 PER CENT); ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-3 PER CENT); DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (-2 PER CENT) AS WELL AS METAL MANUFACTURES (-2 PER CENT). PRICES OF FOOTWEAR REMAINED UNCHANGED.
THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER 1986 COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, INCLUDING TEXTILE FABRICS (+66 PER CENT); RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+43 PER CENT); TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+26 PER CENT); FOOTWEAR (+25 PER CENT); DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+24 PER CENT); CLOTHING (+18 PER CENT);
METAL MANUFACTURES (+11 PER CENT); TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (+9 PER CENT) AS WELL AS WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+2 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED IN METAL ORES AND SCRAP (-20 PER CENT) ; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-4 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (-3 PER CENT).
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR SEPTEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORT PRICES OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES ROSE IN SEPTEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, RANGING FROM TWO PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 20 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT PRICES OF FUELS DROPPED BY 43 PER CENT.
MANY OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS INCREASED IN VOLUME IN SEPTEMBER 1986 COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985. SIGNIFICANT GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS; TEA AND COFFEE AS WELL AS FRUIT. HOWEVER, NOTABLE DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD; RICE I CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR AS WELL AS SUGAR.
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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS- CLOTHINGALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AS WELL AS WATCHES. HOWEVER, NOTABLE DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AS WELL AS PASSENGER MOTOR CARS.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER 1986 COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985. THE MAJOR INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR; WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK? DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS; THERMIONIC, CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS; LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS AS WELL AS PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS. DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES; SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRICS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE AS WELL AS IRON AND STEEL.
IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY TWO PER CENT IN VOLUME IN SEPTEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985.
IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITIES INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING OFFICE MACHINES-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN TEXTILE AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY. ON THE OTHER HAND, NOTABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AS WELL AS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR SEPTEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
AS SHOWN IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, RANGING FROM 21 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES TO 215 PER CENT FOR FUELS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS DECREASED BY ONE PER CENT.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE SEPTEMBER 1986 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS* ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AROUND DECEMBER 10 AT $2.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY BY DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG, ON 5-214375 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE INDEXES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-444584.
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Table 1;
Increases In domestic exports
by commodity group
Comparing Jan-Sept 1986 Comparing September 1986
with Jan-Sept 1985 with September 1985
Commodity group Value % Unit Value % Volume % Value % Unit Value % Volume %
Clothing 15 * 15 23 4 18
Textile fabrics 39 -3 43 67 1 66
Textile yarn and thread 20 -1 22 30 4 26
Textile made-ups and related articles 7 2 5 8 11 -3
Radios of all kinds 6 -10 17 34 -6 43
Electronic components -2 2 -4 -7 -3 • -4
Footwear 16 1 15 24 ♦ 25
Meta] manufactures 10 -1 12 9 -2 11
Metal ores and scrap -35 -7 -31 -27 -8 -20
Watches and clocks 24 7 16 14 12 2
Travel goods, handbags and similar articles -3 7 -9 16 7 9
Domestic electrical appliances -3 -6 3 22 -2 24
ALL COMMODITIES 14 1 13 27 3 23
Notes: ♦ Insignificant, i.e. less than 0.5%
Percentage changes are calculated from trade indexes taken to more decimal places than those to be published in the “Hong Kong Trade Index Numbers’. They may therefore differ from the percentage changes to be computed from the published figures.
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Table 2: Increases in imports by end-use category
End-use category Comparing Jan-Sept 1986 with Jan-Sept 1985 Comparing September 1986 with September 1985
Value 5 % Unit /alue Volume Value % Unit Value % Volume %
% %
Foodstuffs 14 -1 15 10 2 8
Consumer goods 25 10 13 48 11 34
Raw materials and semi-manufactures 19 2 16 30 5 23
Fuels -21 -31 14 -42 -43 2
Capital goods * 16 -14 27 20 6
ALL COMMODITIES 15 5 10 29 7 21
Table 3: End-use category Increases in re-exports by end-use category
Comparing Jan-Sept 1986 with Jan-Sept 1985 Un i t. Comparing September 1986 with September 1985
Value % Unit Value % Volume %
Value % Value Volume
% %
Foodstuffs 32 2 30 35 2 33
Consumer goods 21 4 16 60 5 53
Raw materials and semi-manufactures 7 -3 11 20 -1 21
Fue l s 75 -31 155 93 -39 215
Capital goods -20 10 -28 9 11 -1
ALL COMMODITIES 9 2 7 34 3 30
♦ Insignificant, i.e. less than 0.5%
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SPECIAL STAMPS TO BE ISSUED TOMORROW * * * *
THE LAST SET OF THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL STAMPS, FEATURING FOUR 19TH CENTURY HONG KONG PORTRAITS, WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW (DECEMBER 9).
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL COUNTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES?
POST OFFICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND:
GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HENNESSY ROAD, MORRISON HILL, NORTH POINT, QUEEN’S ROAD AND SHEUNG WAN.
POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES:
KOWLOON CENTRAL, CHEUNG SHA WAN, GILLIES AVENUE, KOWLOON TONG, ONG KOK, SHAM SHU I PO, TSIM SHA TSUI AND TSUEN WING STREET.
+EXTRA STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY AT MOST POST OFFICES TOMORROW, BUT QUEUES ARE EXPECTED TO FORM,+ A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE URGED THE PUBLIC TO SHOW TOLERANCE AND IF POSSIBLE, TO TRANSACT THFIR NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS ON THE PRECEDING DAY OR THE DAY FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE.
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CUSTOMERS, FIRST DAY COVERS PRE-AFFIXED WITH A SET OF STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE PHILATELIC BUREAU DATESTAMP WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $10 EACH AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN’S ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI AND KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICES ON THAT DAY.
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SPECIAL STAMP PACK ON SALE WEDNESDAY
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AN ATTRACTIVE 1986 ANNUAL STAMP PACK FOR COLLECTORS WILL BE ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 10), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).
THE STAMP PACK, PRICED AT $50, CONTAINS A SET OF ALL SPECIAL STAMPS ISSUED IN THE YEAR, INCLUDING HALLEY’S COMET, 60TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, HONG KONG AT EXPO ’86, FISHING VESSELS, AND 19TH CENTURY HONG KONG PORTRAITS.
THE COVER OF THE PACK FEATURES NUMEROUS TIGER SEALS TO COMMEMORATE THE YEAR OF THE TIGER.
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A post'offIce sPoS/sAtn?IFT As WELL AS F0R RERS0NAI- COLLECTION.‘
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG’S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY)
STOOD AT 62.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 364.356 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 416.663 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 71.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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WATER CUTS IN THREE AREAS
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WATER-CUTS WILL BE MADE IN CERTAIN AREAS OF SHA TIN, CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD, AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN‘DI STR I CT ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 11).
FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN SHA TIN WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 10 PM TO 7 AM THE NEXT DAY FOR MAINS WORK.
THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE BOUNDED BY TAM KON PO STREET, SHA TIN CENTRE STREET, WANG POK STREET, NEW TOWN PLAZA, SHA TIN TOWN HALL, HILTON CENTRE, LUCKY CENTRE, SHA TIN CENTRE, WAI WAH CENTRE AND SHA TIN STATION.
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME VILLAGES NEAR CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 9 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FOR MAINS WORK.
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ALL VILLAGES ALONG CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN NG FAI TIN AND TAI AU MUN WILL BE AFFECTED, INCLUDING NG FAI TIN, PAN LONG WAN, SHEUNG YEUNG, HA YEUNG, LEUNG FAI TIN, SEUNG SZ WAN, SIU HANG HAU AND TAI AU MUN.
SALT WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM, ALSO FOR MAINS WORK.
THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT ALL PREMISES BOUNDED BY ICE HOUSE STREET, GLENEALY, CAINE ROAD, BONHAM ROAD, POK FU LAM ROAD, SANDS STREET, KENNEDY TOWN PRAYA, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.
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fiPE TO THE SUDDEN CLOSE-DOWN OF A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CONTRACTED TO CARRY OUT ROAD WORKS IN KOWLOON CITY, THE SECTION OF CARPENTER ROAD BETWEEN LUNG KONG ROAD AND TAK KU LING ROAD, SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED FOR TWO MONTHS FROM 10 AM TODAY (MONDAY), WILL REMAIN OPEN TO TRAFFIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
TRAFFIC RE-ROUTINGS AND DIVERSIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROAD CLOSURE WILL ALSO BE CANCELLED.
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BUSES AND GREEN MINIBUSES DIVERTED
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AS A RESULT OF ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC RE-ROUTINGS IN CENTRAL BETWEEN 9 AM AND 1 PM TOMORROW (DECEMBER 9) FOR THE FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, MANY BUS AND GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL HAVE TO BE DIVERTED.
THESE INCLUDE CMB ROUTES 3, 12, 13, 23. 23A 23B 40 40M AND 45, CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTE 103 AS WELL AS GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 128 9, 10, 11, 16M, 22, 28 AND 31. ’ ’
THE WESTBOUND BUS STOP NORTHBOUND BUS STOP OUTSIDE ALSO BE SUSPENDED BETWEEN 9
OUTSIDE HOUSE NO. 46 CAINE ROAD AND THE ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL ON GARDEN ROAD WILL AM AND 1 PM.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
A MOVING FAREWELL TO SIR EDWARD .......................... 1
SIR EDWARD'S GREAT COMMITMENT LAUDED ..................... 2
THOUSANDS WATCH SERVICE AT CATHEDRaL .................... 5
CONDOLENCE MESSAGE BY DEFENCE COMMITTEE .................. 7
FITTING MEMORIAL TO 'A GREAT GOVERNOR' ................... 7
MINISTER MEETS EXCO MEMBERS .............................. 8
INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR EXPORTS TO CANADa .......... 8
JUNE NOMINAL W.,GE INDEX PUBLISHED ...................... 10
NEED FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY STRESSED ................ 19
PUBLIC SUPPORT URGED TO HELP SUPPRESS COUNTERFEIT...... 21
RESULTS OF P.1 DISCRETIONARY PLaCES OUT ON FRIDaY ....... 22
POST CHRISTMAS C.xRDS BY DECEMBER 21 .................... 23
ADDITIONS MEET PUBLIC SESSIONS BECOME PERMANENT ......... 24
FOOTBRIDGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED IN EASTERN ............ 25
TRAFFIC CHANGES ON HONG KONG ISLaND ..................... 25
NEW SPEED LIMIT ON MAN IC JI TO ROAD .................... 26
WEAK PRESSURE EXPECTED .................................. 26
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1986
A MOVING FAREWELL TO SIR EDWARD *****
HONG KONG - THE PLACE HE (TUESDAY) MOURNED THE LOSS OF
HAD COME TO KNOW AND LOVE - TODAY SIR EDWARD YOUDE, ITS 26TH GOVERNOR.
WITH MILITARY PRECISION BEFITTING THE SAD OCCASION, TEN GUARDSMEN OF THE FIRST BATTALION COLDSTREAM GUARDS BORE HIS BODY OUT OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT PRECISELY 10.30 AM FOR THE SOLEMN JOURNEY TO ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL.
MINUTES BEFORE, HELICOPTERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE ARMY AIR CORPS FLEW PAST IN FINAL TRIBUTE.
AS THE COFFIN DRAPED WITH THE GOVERNOR’S FLAG WAS LOWERED ONTO A CARRIAGE ON THE GROUNDS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT’S GUARD OF HONOUR PRESENTED ARMS AND THE REGIMENTAL BAND STRUCK THE FIRST SIX BARS OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
IN THE DISTANCE COULD BE HEARD THE FIRST SALVO OF A 17-GUN SALUTE FIRED AT HMS TAMAR AT ONE-MINUTE INTERVALS. AS THE CEREMONIAL FUNERAL PROCESSION BEGAN ITS SLOW MARCH DOWN UPPER ALBERT ROAD, THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE BAND STRUCK UP MOVING STRAINS FROM BEETHOVEN, HANDEL AND OTHER FUNERAL MARCHES.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND POLICE OFFICERS STOOD TO ATTENTION ALONG THE TREE-LINED, 600-METRE ROUTE, THAT LED FROM THE QUIET SOLITUDE OF UPPER ALBERT ROAD BEFORE TURNING AT LOWER ALBERT ROAD FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CARPARK AND THE SLIP ROAD TO THE CATHEDRAL.
LEADING THE PROCESSION WAS A DETACHMENT OF ABOUT 500 MEN FROM THE ROYAL NAVY, THE ROYAL MARINES, THE 1ST BATTALION COLDSTREAM GUARDS, THE 1ST BATTALION 2ND KING EDWARD VI I’S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, THE 10TH PRINCESS MARY’S OWN GURKHA RIFLES AND THE BAND OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE. COMMANDING THE MILITARY DETACHMENT WAS THE COMMANDER, GURKHA FIELD FORCE, BRIGADIER RAY PETT.
BEHIND THEM CAME THE CARRIAGE, FLANKED BY 16 PALL-BEARERS AND THE TEN COFFIN BEARERS.
THE 16 PALL-BFARERS WERE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS? THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCE, MAJOR GENERAL ANTHONY BOAM> THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS; SIR S.Y. CHUNG; MR OSWALD CHEUNG; SIR MICHAEL SANDBERG; MR Q.W. LEE; MR S.L. CHEN; THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR ERIC HO; THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO; MR ALLEN LEE? MR PETER C. WONG; DR CHIU HIN-KWONG? DR DANIEL TSE; AND SIR ROGER LOBO.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1986
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SIR EDWARD’S GREAT COMMITMENT LAUDED
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NO MAN COULD HAVE COMMITTED HIMSELF WITH MORE SENSE OF PURPOSE THAN SIR EDWARD YOUDE TO THE INTERESTS OF HONG KONG AND, IN PURSUING THAT COMMITMENT, NO MAN HAD MADE A GREATER SACRIFICE.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, REPRESENTING THE QUEEN, SAID THIS WHEN DELIVERING A EULOGY AT THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE GOVERNOR AT ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL TODAY (TUESDAY).
SIR DAVID SAID SIR EDWARD’S YEARS OF GOVERNORSHIP HAD BEEN MOMENTOUS, AND IT WAS IN NO SMALL MEASURE THROUGH HIS EFFORTS THAT HONG KONG HAD CAST OFF THE MANTLE OF A +BORROWED PLACE+ TO ACQUIRE A NEW DIGNITY WITH ITS FUTURE ASSURED.
A SEPARATE EULOGY WAS DELIVERED IN CANTONESE BY THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG.
IN ONE PART OF HIS EULOGY, SIR S.Y. SAID OF THE GOVERNOR:
+DURING HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE, HE LIVED AND WORKED FOUR TIMES IN THE CAPITAL OF CHINA AND WAS HER MAJESTY’S AMBASSADOR IN PEKING FOR FOUR YEARS. WHILE HE WAS AMBASSADOR, HE HAD VISITED HONG KONG SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD ONCE CALLED AT THE UMELCO OFFICE TO DISCUSS WITH ME AND A NUMBER OF COLLEAGUES MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST. EVEN THEN HE HAD A DEEP CONCERN ABOUT HONG KONG AFFAIRS.+
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF SIR DAVID’S EULOGY:
+’l RECOGNISE THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GOOD GOVERNMENT AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WHICH THIS OFFICE BEARS AND I PLEDGE THAT I WILL DO MY UTMOST TO FULFIL IT’. THESE WORDS WERE SPOKEN BY SIR EDWARD YOUDE ON MAY 2OTH 1982, THE DAY HE WAS SWORN IN AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.
+TO-DAY, AS WE MOURN SIR EDWARD’S DEATH, REMEMBER AND PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS LIFE, WE, THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED WITH HIM AND HIS FRIENDS, LOOK BACK ON HIS YEARS AS GOVERNOR WITH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW FULLY HE KEPT HIS PLEDGE AND OF THE WEIGHT OF RESPONSIBILITY HE CARRIED DURING THESE YEARS. NO MAN COULD HAVE COMMITTED HIMSELF WITH MORE SENSE OF PURPOSE THAN SIR EDWARD TO THE INTERESTS OF HONG KONG AND, IN PURSUING THAT COMMITMENT, NO MAN HAS MADE A GREATER SACRIFICE.
+BEGINNING AS A LANGUAGE STUDENT HE DEVELOPED A DEEP PROFESSIONAL AND EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO CHINA AND TO THE PEOPLE OF CHINA. FEW KNEW, AND HE TOOK A SECRET PLEASURE IN THE FACT, THAT HE PASSED THROUGH HONG KONG OVER 40 YEARS AGO, IN THE DARK DAYS OF 1945, AS A YOUNG NAVAL OFFICER ON HIS WAY TO CHUNGKING.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1986
FOLLOWING ON FOOT WERE THE INSIGNIA BEARERS, COMPRISING THE PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MR RICHARD HOARE THE GOVERNOR’S AIDE-DE-CAMP, SUPERINTENDENT PAUL COLLIER AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROB BISHOP OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
THEN CAME THE ONLY CAR IN THE WHOLE PROCESSION CARRYING LADY YOUDE AND HER DAUGTHERS JENNIFER AND DEBORAH.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE QUEEN’S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FUNERAL, AND LADY AKERS-JONES FOLLOWED, ALSO ON FOOT.
A FEW PACES BEHIND CAME FAMILY FRIENDS OF SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE5 PRIVATE OFFICE STAFF; MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FCO WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG, MR TIMOTHY RENTON; THE PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE FCO, SIR PATRICK WRIGHT? LADY ROBERTS’ MISS MARIA TAM ; AND THE ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA) AT THE FCO, DR DAVID WILSON.
THEN CAME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL! THE DIRECTOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY, MR XU JIATUN! THE DOYEN OF THE CONSULAR CORPS, MR HERMES DUARTE ARIAS’ THE COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS' JUDGES AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS’ REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING CHAIRMEN OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS AND THE CHAIRMEN OF THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS.
AT THE END OF THE PROCESSION WERE ANOTHER 500 SERVICEMEN DRAWN FROM THE 10TH PRINCESS MARY’S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, THE QUEEN’S GURKHA ENGINEERS, THE QUEEN’S GURKHA SIGNALS, THE GURKHA TRANSPORT REGIMENT, THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
A LINING PARTY OF 24 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS AWAITED THE FUNERAL PROCESSION AT THE CATHEDRAL.
THE PROCESSION WAS MET AT THE DOOR BY THE BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE RT REV PETER KWONG KONG-KIT. GUESTS WERE TAKEN TO THEIR SEATS BY A GROUP OF 50 USHERS DRAWN FROM HONORARY ADC’S, THE ROYAL NAVY, THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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+DURING HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE, HE LIVED AND WORKED FOUR TIMES IN THE CAPITAL OF CHINA AND WAS HER MAJESTY’S AMBASSADOR IN PEKING FOR FOUR YEARS. I, PERSONALLY REMEMBER HIS FIRST VISIT TO HONG KONG, WHILE HE WAS AMBASSADOR, WHEN HE AND LADY YOUDE SPENT A HAPPY DAY WITH ME VISITING THE NEW TOWNS -THE DEVELOPING HONG KONG - AND THEN THE OLD TRADITIONAL WORLD OF VILLAGE CEREMONIAL AT KAT 0 IN THE NORTHEAST OF THE TERRITORY: A PART OF HONG KONG THAT HE LOVED SO MUCH.
+SIR EDWARD OFTEN SPOKE WITH PRIDE OF THIS LONG ASSOCIATION WITH HONG KONG AND HE MADE NO SECRET OF HIS GENUINE PLEASURE AT BEING APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF A PLACE HE HAD COME TO KNOW AND LOVE.
+HIS YEARS OF GOVERNORSHIP HAVE BEEN MOMENTOUS. THEY HAVE BEEN DOMINATED BY NEGOTIATIONS OVER OUR FUTURE, THE SIGNING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, AND THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THAT AGREEMENT, AND IT IS IN NO SMALL MEASURE OWED TO HIS EFFORTS THAT HONG KONG HAS CAST OFF THE MANTLE OF A +BORROWED PLACE* TO ACQUIRE A NEW DIGNITY WITH ITS FUTURE ASSURED.
+THROUGHOUT THIS CRUCIAL PERIOD IN HONG KONG’S HISTORY SIR EDWARD WORKED UNTIRINGLY, WITH NO THOUGHT FOR HIMSELF, BRINGING HIS CAREFUL INTELLECT, HIS SUPREME ANALYTICAL SKILLS, AND HIS WISE JUDGEMENT TO BEAR ON THE MANY DIFFICULT ISSUES WHICH ALWAYS CONFRONTED HIM. THESE POWERS HE DEPLOYED TO THE LIMIT AND, BECAUSE OF HIS COMMITMENT, DETERMINATION AND CONCERN, STEADY AND CAREFUL PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TOWARDS BRINGING THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG MORE CLOSELY INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR OWN AFFAIRS.
+CERTAINLY IN THE PAGES OF HISTORY SIR EDWARD WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS IMMENSE CONTRIBUTION TO SETTLING THE COMING YEARS FOR HONG KONG, BUT, FOR THOSE WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH HIM AND KNEW HIM WELL, HIS CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF EVERYONE AND HIS DETERMINATION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HONG KONG, WAS AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL, AND THE RESULTS OF HIS CAREFUL AND PATIENT STEWARDSHIP, HIS DETERMINATION AND SKILL IN LEADING THE GOVERNMENT IN DIFFICULT TIMES ARE REVEALED TODAY IN THE HEALTH OF OUR ECONOMY, THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE AND ARE MAKING AND THE GROWING PROSPERITY OF OUR PEOPLE.
+BEHIND THE PUBLIC PERSON, SIR EDWARD WAS A PRIVATE MAN. HE WAS KIND, THOUGHTFUL AND CARING; AND ABOVE ALL, HE NEVER LOST A QUIET BUT LIVELY SENSE OF HUMOUR EVEN IN THE MOST TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES. THE STRONG AND LOVING BOND BETWEEN HIM AND HIS FAMILY PROVIDED A ROCK-LIKE FOUNDATION FOR THE REST OF HIS BUSY LIFE. AT THE HEART OF THE ROCK WAS LADY YOUDE, WHO FOR LONG AND HAPPY YEARS SHARED HIS LIFE AND THE +GRAND PARTNERSHIP* OF THEIR MARRIAGE. TO HER AND TO THEIR DAUGHTERS, DEBORAH AND JENNIFER, OUR HEARTS GO OUT TODAY.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1986
+ SIR EDWARD’S INTEREST IN CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE FILLED MANY OF HIS QUIETER MOMENTS. AGAIN FEW KNEW THAT BY BREAKFAST TIME HE HAD ALREADY READ THE CHINESE NEWSPAPERS BEFORE WE REACHED OUR OFFICES.
+ HIS LOVE OF THE COUNTRY, WALKING IN THE HILLS, HIS LOVE OF BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ENABLED HIM TO MEET HIS NEED FOR PEACE AND QUIET AMIDST THE STRAINS AND STRESSES OF HIS WORKING LIFE.
♦THE TRIBUTES TO SIR EDWARD FOLLOWING HIS DEATH HAVE INCLUDED ONE FROM HER MAJEATY THE QUEEN, AND MANY, MANY FROM THE ORDINARY PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. THESE ARE A MEASURE OF THE DIVERSE QUALITIES OF THE MAN AND THE ADMIRATION AND AFFECTION HE INSPIRED IN PEOPLE FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE. WE MOURN HIS UNTIMELY DEATH BUT WE GIVE THANKS FOR ALL HE SHARED WITH US - FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR US.
+WHAT WOULD HE WISH OF US TODAY BUT TO GO ON BUILDING WHERE HE HAD LEFT OFF, FOR +A MAN HE SEEM(ED) OF CHEERFUL YESTERDAYS AND CONFIDENT TOMORROWS*.
+ HONG KONG HAS LOST AN OUTSTANDING GOVERNOR: WE HAVE ALL LOST A VERY DEAR FRIEND.*
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THOUSANDS WATCH SERVICE AT CATHEDRAL * * * *
HONG KONG PAID A FINAL TRIBUTE TO ITS LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE^ODAY^TUESDAY) WHEN A STIRRING FUNERAL SERVICE WAS HELD IN
THOUGH THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL COULD ACCOMMODATE ONLY AROUND 750 LEADING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOURNED SIR EDWARD’S DEATH WATCHED THE SOLEMN, DIGNIFIED SERVICE ON TELEVISION.
™E ?E!?V'CE BEGAN AT n-30 AM> AFTER THE COFFIN WAS BORNE IN CEREMONIAL PROCESSION FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
LED BY THE BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE RT. REV. PETER KWONG KONG-KIT, THE BEARERS CARRIED THE COFFIN UP THE AISLE AND PLACED IT BEFORE THE HIGH ALTAR.
LADY YOUDE AND HER DAUGHTERS JENNIFER AND DEBORAH SAT IN THE FRONT PEW ON ONE SIDE. THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES AS THE QUEEN’S REPRESENTATIVE, LED THE MOURNERS ON THE OPPOSITE ’ SI DE •
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THE ORDER OF SERVICE WAS LARGELY CHOSEN BY LADY YOUDE, AND IT BEGAN WITH BISHOP KWONG READING FROM THE GOSPELS OF ST. JOHN, CORINTHIANS, ROMANS, AND ST. MATTHEW.
THEN FOLLOWED A PSALM, NO. 121, WHICH BEGAN WITH THE WORDS, +1 WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES UNTO THE HILLS*.
THE LESSON WAS TAKEN FROM ECCLES IASTICUS, A BOOK OF THE APOCRYPHA, AND SPOKE IN PRAISE OF MEN WHO + WERE THE GLORY OF THEIR TIME+. IT WAS READ BY THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. MISS LYDIA DUNN.
THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR THEN SANG THE FAMOUS WELSH HYMN, CWM RHONDDA, BEGINNING +GUIDE ME, 0 THOU GREAT REDEEMER*.
AFTER THE EULOGY, AN ANTHEM, +PANIS ANGELICUS+ (BREAD OF ANGELS) WAS SUNG BY A PRINCIPAL TEACHER FROM THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, MR MICHAEL RIPPON.
BISHOP KWONG THEN LED THE MOURNERS IN PRAYER, AND AFTER A FINAL HYMN A BLESSING WAS DELIVERED BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE MOST REV. JOHN BAPTIST CHENG-CHUNG WU.
TWO MINISTERS FROM OTHER DENOMINATIONS ALSO TOOK PART IN THE SERVICE, READING PRAYERS. THEY WERE THE REV. KENNETH P. ANDERSON, OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN QUEEN’S ROAD EAST, AND THE REV. PHILIP TENG, OF THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH UNION OF HONG KONG.
AFTER THE SERVICE, THE COFFIN WAS CARRIED FROM THE CATHEDRAL, AND PLACED ON THE CARRIAGE FOR THE JOURNEY TO THE CAPE COLLINSON CREMATORIUM, WHERE A PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE WAS TO TAKE PLACE.
AS THE CORTEGE MOVED OFF, ESCORTED BY MILITARY LANDROVERS AND POLICE MOTORCYCLE OUTRIDERS, A FURTHER 17-GUN SALUTE WAS FIRED FROM HMS TAMAR.
THE SERVICE WAS BROADCAST ON THE CHINESE AND ENGLISH CHANNELS OF BOTH COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS.
AT ST. JOHN’S, A FURTHER 300 PEOPLE GATHERED IN TWO HALLS ADJOINING THE CATHEDRAL TO WATCH THE TELEVISION BROADCAST.
MORE THAN 2 400 PEOPLE WATCHED THE SERVICE ON THE TELEVISION SCREENS AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM, WHICH WAS OPENED AS A SPECIAL VENUE FOR PEOPLE WISHING TO WATCH THE SERVICE.
ABOUT A THOUSAND OTHERS ALSO GATHERED IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL WHERE THERE WAS A VIDEO RELAY.
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CONDOLENCE MESSAGE BY DEFENCE COMMITTEE
*****
THE DE ENCE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, IN A RESOLUTION, EXPRESSED ITS SORROW OVER THE DEATH OF THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
THE RESOLUTION READSi +THAT THIS COMMITTEE EXPRESSES ITS SORROW AND DEEP SYMPATHY AT THE DEATH OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, G.C.M.G,, G.C.V.O., M.B.E.+
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FITTING MEMORIAL TO ’A GREAT GOVERNOR’
* * * * *
THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, MR TIMOTHY RENTON, SAID THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE WAS A FITTING MEMORIAL TO +A GREAT GOVERNOR AND A GOOD FRIEND OF ALL OF US+.
HE WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS ON DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG AFTER ATTENDING THE SERVICE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
MR RENTON SAID HE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF HIS SHORT STAY TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ACTING GOVERNOR AND ALSO WITH MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THIS MORNING.
+THEY BROUGHT ME UP-TO-DATE BRIEFLY ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG AND THEY ALSO REASSURED ME OF THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE ACTING GOVERNOR.
+1 IN TURN REAFFIRMED TO THEM HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT’S DEEP COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG.+ HE SAID.
WHEN ASKED WHETHER THE NEXT GOVERNOR WAS DISCUSSED, MR RENTON SAID MINISTERS WERE OBVIOUSLY GIVING THEIR FULL CONSIDERATION TO THE QUESTION OF SUCCESSION TO SIR EDWARD, WHO WILL BE A VERY HARD MAN TO REPLACE.
+WE WANT TO MAKE QUITE CERTAIN THAT WE GET THE RIGHT PERSON IN PLACE FOR THIS KEY JOB. ALL SORTS OF POSSIBILITIES WILL BE REVIEWED AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE DECISION WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS THE FULL PROCESS OF REVIEW HAS TAKEN PLACE,+ HE SAID.
THE MINISTER SAID HE WAS SORRY HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STAY LONGER ON THIS OCCASION. HE HAD TO GO BECAUSE OF HIS OTHER COMMITMENTS BUT HE HOPED TO BE BACK AGAIN SHORTLY.
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MINISTER MEETS EXCO MEMBERS
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MR TIMOTHY RENTON, FCO MINISTER WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG, HAD A SHORT INFORMAL MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE MEETING, MR RENTON SAID THAT THEY HAD HAD A VERY USEFUL MEETING.
+THIS OBVIOUSLY WAS A VERY USEFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR ME ON THIS VERY SAD DAY OF SIR EDWARD’S FUNERAL TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK WITH THE ACTING GOVERNOR AND WITH MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,+ HE SAID.
+THAT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT I GREATLY VALUE.+
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INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR EXPORTS TO CANADA
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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF INTERIM CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXPORT OF RESTRAINED TEXTILES TO CANADA.
THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR AND BE IN FORCE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THEY ARE BEING INTRODUCED TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY TO THE TRADE PENDING THE CONCLUSION OF A NEW BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA.
THE EXISTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 31 AND THE TWO GOVERNMENTS HAVE ENTERED INTO CONSULTATIONS ON A NEW AGREEMENT.
FOUR ROUNDS OF TALKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA HAVE BEEN HELD SO FAR WITHOUT AGREEMENT AND A FURTHER ROUND WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG IN MID-JANUARY.
THE INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS COVER THREE GROUPS OF TEXTILES: TEXTILE ITEMS CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO QUOTA CONTROL; TEXTILE ITEMS CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO THE EXPORT AUTHORISATION (EA) SYSTEM; AND NEW-MFA FIBRE APPAREL CURRENTLY NOT SUBJECT TO RESTRAINT.
FOR TEXTILE ITEMS CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO QUOTA CONTROL, THE DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE A 1987 PRELIMINARY QUOTA ALLOCATION IN THE NORMAL MANNER IN MID-DECEMBER AS SCHEDULED. COMPANIES MAY CONTINUE TO LICENSE THEIR SHIPMENTS IN 1987 AGAINST THE 1987 PRELIMINARY QUOTAS AS IN 1986.
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ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE EXPORT AUTHORISATION SYSTEM IN 1986 OTHER THAN ITEMS 13 (OVERCOATS, TOPCOATS AND RAINWEAR), 15 (FINE SUITS) AND PART OF 17B (FABRICS OTHER THAN CORDUROY AND DENIM), WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT TO THE EXPORT AUTHORISATION SYSTEM IN 1987 UNDER THE INTERIM CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS.
IN RESPECT OF EXPORT AUTHORISATION ITEM 13 (OVERCOATS, TOPCOATS AND RAINWEAR), 15 (FINE SUITS) AND PART OF 17B (FABRICS OTHER THAN CORDUROY AND DENIM), APPLICATIONS FOR EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS IN 1987 WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY IF THE EXPORTERS OR MANUFACTURERS CONCERNED CAN SUPPLY EA ENTITLEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR APPLICATIONS.
EA ENTITLEMENT WILL BE ALLOCATED BY THE TRADE DEPARTMENT IN EARLY JANUARY AND COMPANIES WHICH HAVE EFFECTED SHIPMENTS IN THESE ITEMS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 1985, AND AUGUST 31, 1986, ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ENTITLEMENT ALLOCATIONS.
EXPORTERS WHO HAVE SHIPMENT PERFORMANCE IN THESE ITEMS DURING THIS REFERENCE PERIOD ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT SHIPMENT RETURNS TO THE DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15.
IN RESPECT OF CHIEF WEIGHT SILK, LINEN OR RAMIE APPAREL PRODUCTS, APPLICATIONS FOR NON-RESTRAI NED TEXTILE EXPORT LICENCES IN 19R7 WILL RE ACCEPTED ONLY IF EXPORT ENTITLEMENTS ARE SUPPLIED.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALLOCATE EXPORT ENTITLEMENTS IN EARLY JANUARY TO ELIGIBLE COMPANIES WHICH HAVE EFFECTED SHIPMENTS IN THESE PRODUCTS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 1985, AND AUGUST 31, 1986.
EXPORTERS WHO HAVE SHIPMENT PERFORMANCE IN THESE PRODUCTS DURING THIS REFERENCE PERIOD ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT SHIPMENT RETURNS TO THE DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15.
DETAILS OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE SET OUT IN THREE NOTICES TO EXPORTERS: SERIES 3 NOS. 117/86, 118/86 AND 120/86.
A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS ARE ONLY BEING IMPLEMENTED ON AN INTERIM BASIS PENDING CONCLUSION OF A NEW BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT WITH CANADA.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON ANY CHANGES TO THE CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS ON CONCLUSION OF A NEW AGREEMENT.
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JUNE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX PUBLISHED *****
THE OVERALL NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (A), MEASURING CHANGES IN AVERAGE SALARY LEVELS FOR MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, INCREASED BY 9.0 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1985 TO 136.1 IN JUNE 1986, ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY OF SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES - EXCLUDING TOP MANAGEMENT) RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE OVERALL NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (B), WHICH MEASURES THE CHANGES IN AVERAGE SALARY LEVELS ONLY FOR THOSE MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO REMAINED IN THE SAME JOB AND IN THE SAME COMPANY IN 1985 AND 1986 WAS 144.5 IN JUNE 1986, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 12.0 PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985.
THESE SALARY INDEXES USE JUNE 1983 AS THE BASE PERIOD.
COMPARING JUNE 1986 WITH JUNE 1985, THE NOMINAL SALARY
INDEX (A) FOR THE MANUFACTURING-ELECTRICITY, GAS AND STEAM SECTOR INCREASED BY 5.5 PER CENT; FOR THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED TRADES SECTOR BY 10.6 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES SECTOR BY 11.9 PER CENT’ FOR THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR BY 7.1 PER CENT AND FOR THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INSURANCE SECTOR BY 9.0 PER CENT.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (B) FOR THE MANUFACTURING-ELECTRICITY, GAS AND STEAM SECTOR INCREASED BY 8.6 PER CENT; FOR THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED TRADES SECTOR BY 12.8 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORTEXPORT TRADES SECTOR BY 14.2 PER CENT; FOR THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR BY 10.2 PER CENT AND FOR THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INSURANCE SECTOR BY 13.3 PER CENT.
BETWEEN JUNE 1985 AND JUNE 1986, THE NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (A) FOR LARGE COMPANIES INCREASED BY 9.4 PER CENT AND THAT FOR MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES BY 8.9 PER CENT. AS REGARDS THE NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (B), THE CORRESPOND!NG INCREASES WERE 13.0 PER CENT AND 11.7 PER CENT.
DEFINITIONS OF LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES, ARE SHOWN IN THE FOOTNOTE TO TABLE 1.
THE NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (A) AND NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (B) FOR JUNE 1986 FOR THE MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ANALYSED BY SIZE OF COMPANY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1 AND TABLE 2.
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MEANWHILE, THE. OVERALL REAL SALARY INDEX (A) STOOD AT 113.9 IN JUNE 1986, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 3.7 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985. THE OVERALL REAL SALARY INDEX (B), ON THE OTHER HAND, STOOD AT 120.9 IN JUNE 1986, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 6.6 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985.
COMPARING JUNE 1986 WITH JUNE 1985, THE REAL SALARY INDEX (A) FOR THE MANUFACTURING-ELECTRICITY, GAS AND STEAM SECTOR INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT; FOR THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED TRADES SECTOR BY 5.2 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES SECTOR BY 6.5 PER CENT; FOR THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR BY 1.9 PER CENT AND FOR THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INSURANCE SECTOR BY 3.7 PER CENT.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE REAL SALARY INDEX (B) FOR THE MANUFACTURING-ELECTRICITY, -GAS AND STEAM SECTOR INCREASED BY 3.4 PER CENT; FOR THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED TRADES SECTOR BY 7.4 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES SECTOR BY 8.7 PER CENT; FOR THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR BY 4.9 PER CENT AND FOR THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INSURANCE SECTOR BY 7.9 PER CENT.
BETWEEN JUNE 1985 AND JUNE 1986, THE REAL SALARY INDEX (A) FOR LARGE COMPANIES INCREASED BY 4.2 PER CENT AND THAT FOR MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES BY 3.6 PER CENT WHILE THE REAL SALARY INDEX (B) FOR LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES INCREASED BY 7.5 PER CENT AND 6.3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
THE REAL SALARY INDEX (A) AND REAL SALARY INDEX (B) FOR JUNE 1986 FOR THE MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ANALYSED BY SIZE OF COMPANY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3 AND TABLE 4.
AMONG THE MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES COVERED IN THE SURVEY, IT WAS FOUND THAT 56 PER CENT OF THEM WERE ENTITLED TO PROFIT-SHARING BONUS. MOREOVER, 34 PER CENT WERE ENTITLED TO HOUSING BENEFITS OF SOME KIND AND 67 PER CENT TO PROVIDENTRETIREMENT FUND OR PENSION. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT 80 PER CENT OF THEM WERE ENTITLED TO GUARANTEED YEAR-END BONUS.
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS SINCE MARCH 1982 CONDUCTED A QUARTERLY SURVEY OF WAGES, SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TO MEASURE CHANGES IN WAGE AND SALARY RATES FOR MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL WORKERS. EMPLOYEES AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS ARE HOWEVER EXCLUDED.
/IN ORDER
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IN ORDER TO COVER THESE TYPES OF EMPLOYEES, THE DEPARTMENT HAS CONDUCTED THE SURVEY OF SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES - EXCLUDING TOP MANAGEMENT) SINCE 1984 TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SALARY RATES FOR THE MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES OCCUPYING TOP POSITIONS IN MANAGEMENT ARE STILL NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING DATA FOR THEM.
IN THE NEW SURVEY, ONLY EMPLOYEES WORKING IN COMMON OCCUPATIONS OF MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS IN THE MANUFACTURING-ELECTRICITY, GAS AND STEAM SECTOR; BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED TRADES SECTOR; WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES SECTOR; TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INSURANCE SECTOR ARE COVERED.
BOTH LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE STAFF EMPLOYED IN LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES ARE COVERED IN THE SURVEY. A SAMPLE OF 200 COMPANIES WAS SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY. ALL THE LARGE COMPANIES IN THE ABOVE FIVE ECONOMIC SECTORS WERE ENUMERATED IN FULL WHEREAS RANDOM SAMPLES OF MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES WERE SELECTED FROM EACH ECONOMIC SECTOR.
DATA WERE COLLECTED BY PERSONAL INTERVIEW. A LETTER TOGETHER WITH A SET OF EXPLANATORY NOTES AND JOB SPECIFICATIONS WERE SENT TO THE SAMPLED COMPANIES. AN APPOINTMENT WAS THEN MADE AFTER WHICH AN OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT CALLED ON THE COMPANY TO GIVE ASSISTANCE IN JOB MATCHING AND COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE NEW SURVEY, A NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (A) AND A NOMINAL SALARY INDEX (B) WERE COMPILED. THESE SALARY INDEXES ARE DESIGNED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SALARY RATES BY HOLDING THE OCCUPATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES THE SAME AS THAT IN JUNE 1983, WHICH IS TAKEN AS THE BASE PERIOD OF THE INDEXES.
THE SALARY INDEX (A) IS COMPILED BY COMPARING THE AVERAGE OF THE SALARY LEVELS OF MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES IN JUNE 1983 AND JUNE 1986. IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE OF CHANGES IN SALARY LEVELS AND IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN SALARY LEVEL RESULTING FROM MOVEMENTS ACROSS COMPANIES AND IN AND OUT OF OCCUPATIONS IN ADDITION TO CHANGE IN SALARIES FOR THOSE WHO REMAIN IN THE SAME OCCUPATION AND THE SAME COMPANY IN BOTH 1935 AND 1986.
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ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SALARY INDEX (B) MEASURES THE CHANGES IN SALARY LEVELS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO REMAIN IN THE SAME OCCUPATION AND IN THE SAME COMPANY IN BOTH YEARS. IT THEREFORE ACCOUNTS ONLY FOR CHANGES DUE TO A GENERAL INCREMENT, MERITORIOUS INCREASE AND GAIN IN SENIORITY AND SHOULD BE USEFUL TO PERSONNEL MANAGERS IN MAKING SALARY ADJUSTMENTS.
WHILE THE NOMINAL SALARY INDEXES MEASURE THE CHANGES IN SALARY RATES IN MONEY TERMS, THE REAL SALARY INDEXES, WHICH ARE OBTAINED BY DEFLATING THE NOMINAL SALARY INDEXES BY THE HANG SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, MEASURE THE CHANGES IN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY EARNED.
APART FROM BASIC SALARIES, THE SALARY RATE IS DEFINED TO INCLUDE ALSO COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE, GUARANTEED YEAR-END BONUS, COMMISSION AND TIPS AND OTHER GUARANTEED AND REGULAR BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES.
OTHER ITEMS WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE TOTAL PAY PACKAGE OF EMPLOYEES AT THIS LEVEL SUCH AS PROFIT-SHARING BONUS AND HOUSING ALLOWANCE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION OF WAGE RATE. HOWEVER, STATISTICS ON FRINGE BENEFITS ARE SEPARATELY COMPILED. THEY ARE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES OF EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY ENTITLED TO THEM.
DETAILS OF THE SALARY MOVEMENT, AVERAGE SALARY RATE FOR MAJOR OCCUPATIONS AND STATISTICS ON EMPLOYEE ENTITLEMENT TO VARIOUS FRINGE BENEFITS, TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODOLOGY, ARE PUBLISHED IN A +REPORT OF SALARY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES - EXCLUDING TOP MANAGEMENT)*.
COPIES OF THE REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT $15 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SALARY INDEXES CAN BY MADE AT THE WAGES AND LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-455774 OR 5-416062.
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Table 1 : Nominal Salary Index (A) analysed by major economic sector
_____________by size of company for June 1986_______________
(June 1983 - 100)
Selected major economic sector Indexes*
Large companies Medium-sized companies All companies
Nanufacturing/electricity, gas 6 steam 133.2 134.8 134.5
(+ 8.1) (+ 4.8) (+ 5.5)
Building & construction and related 115.3 134.0 131.8
trades (+ 9-0) (+10.7) (+10.6)
Uholesale/retail and import/export 130.7 143.8 141.5
trades (+ 9.6) (+12.3) (+11.9)
Transport, storage and communication 134 J) 127 .9 130.9
(+ 9.7) (+ 4.5) (+ 7.1)
Financial institutions and insurance 136.2 142.3 140.9
(+10.5) (+ 8.4) (+ 9.0)
All sectors above
131.0 137.5 136.1
(+9.4) (+ 8.9) (+ 9.0)
i
All indexes are rounded to one decimal place.
Figures in brackets are percentage changes for June 1986 over June 1985
and are calculated from indexes rounded to one decimal place.
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Table 1 (cont'd)
Note : Large and medium-sized companies are defined as below :
No. of persons engaged
Selected major economic sectors
Large companies
Medium-sized companies
Manufacturing/electricity, gas & steam 2 000 200 • 1 999
Building & construction and related trades 500 50 - 499
Wholesale/retail and import/export trades 2? 500 100 - 499
Transport, storage and communication > 500 100 - 499
Financial institutions and insurance (excluding holding and investment companies) > 1 000 100 - 999
Holding and investment companies 500 20 - 499
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Table 2 : Nominal Salary Index (B) analysed by major economic sector
__________ by size of company for June 1986_______________
(June 1983 - 100)
Selected major economic sector ♦ Indexes*
Large companies Medium-sized companies All companies
Manufacturing/electricity, gas & steam 143.7 (+12.3) 140.0 (+ 7.7) 140.8 (+ 8.6)
Building & construction and related trades 140.4 (+14.4) 140.7 (+12.7) 140.7 (+12.8)
Wholesale/retail and import/export trades 142.6 (+12.4) 151.8 (+14.6) 150.2 (+14.2)
Transport, storage and communication 142.9 (+12.2) 137.1 (+ 8.1) 140.1 (+10.2)
Financial institutions and insurance 145.8 (+14.6) 151.5 (+13.0) 150.1 (+13.3)
All sectors above
143.3 144.8 144.5
(+13.0) (+11.7) (+12.0)
* All indexes are rounded to one decimal place.
Figures in brackets are percentage changes for June 1986 over June 1985
and are calculated from indexes rounded to one decimal place.
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Table 3 : Real Salary Index (A) analysed by major economic sector 1 ______________by size of company for June 1986____________
(June 1983 - 100)
Indexes*
Selected major economic sector Large companies Medium-sized companies All companies
Manufacturing/electricity, gas & steam 111.4 (+2.9) 112.8 (-0.2) 112.5 (+0.4)
Building & construction and related 96.4 112.2 110.3
trades (+3.7) (+5.6) (+5.2)
Wholesale/retail and import/export 109.4 120.4 118.4
trades (+4.5) (+6.9) (+6.5)
Transport, storage and communication 112.1 107.1 109.5
(+4-5) (-0.5) (+1.9)
Financial institutions and insurance 114.0 (+5.2) 119.1 (+3.2) 117.9 (+3.7)
All sectors above 109.6 115.0 113.9
• (+4.2) (+3.6) (+3.7)
- ’All index** are rounded to one decimal place.
Figures Ln brackets are percentage changes for June 1986 over June 1985 and are
calculated from indexes rounded to one decimal place.
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Table 4 : Real Salary Index (B) analysed by major economic sector _________________________by size of company for June 1986____________
(June 1983 - 100)
Indexes*
Selected major economic sector Large Medium-sized All companies companies companies
Manufacturing/electricity, gas & steam
120.3 (+ 6.9)
117.2 117.8
(+ 2.5) (+ 3.4)
Building & construction and related 117.5 117.7 117.7
trades (4- 8.9) (+7.2) (+ 7.4)
Wholesale/retail and import/export 119.3 127.0 125.7
trades (+ 6.9) (+ 9.1) (+ 8.7)
Transport, storage and communication
119.6 114.8 117.2
(+ 6.8) (+ 3.0) (+ 4.9)
Financial institutions and insurance
122.0 126.8 125.6
(+ 9.1) (+ 7.5) (+ 7.9)
All sectors above
119.9 121.1 120.9
(+ 7.5) (+ 6.3) (+ 6.6)
All indexes are rounded to one decimal place.
Figures in brackets are percentage changes for June 1986 over June 1985
and are calculated from indexes rounded to one decimal place.
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NEED FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY STRESSED * * * * *
WHILE HONG KONG HAS ACHIEVED MUCH IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT STILL HAS GROUND TO MAKE UP IN TERMS OF PRODUCTIVITY ACHIEVED, SAID THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR A.G. EASON TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, MR EASON SAID PART OF THE ANSWER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY LIES IN TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADING AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND GENERALLY ASSISTING GROWTH IN PRODUCTIVITY.
HE SAID HONG KONG IS VERY INTERESTED IN SECURING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND IN REMOVING ANY BARRIERS WHICH IMPEDE THIS PROCESS.
+ONE SUCH BARRIER EXISTS WHERE DESIRABLE TECHNOLOGY CANNOT BE ABSORBED BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WITHOUT ADEQUATE SUPPORT, THROUGH MANPOWER TRAINING AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERV ICES.+
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS AND THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, HAD WORKED DETERMINEDLY TO PROVIDE SUCH SUPPORT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
♦IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND MANPOWER TRAINING, OUR INSTITUTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRODUCE SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS WHO, ON GRADUATION, CAN BECOME MORE IMMEDIATELY USEFUL TO MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS.
+WE ARE ALSO PLANNING A THIRD UNIVERSITY, WHERE THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STUDIES AND THE APPLIED SCIENCES.
+IN ELECTRONICS WE ARE AIMING TO ABSORB NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NOT THROUGH ESTABLISHING LARGE AND EXPENSIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES, BUT THROUGH SCHEMES OF TRAINING FOR PRACTISING ENGINEERS, ENLISTING THE HELP OF MULTI-NATIONAL FIRMS WHO HAVE RELEVANT EXPERTISE.+
STRESSING THE NEED TO ABSORB NEW TECHNOLOGIES, MR EASON SAID WHAT HONG KONG WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN THROUGH FOREIGN MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW OR IMPROVED PRODUCTS, NEW DESIGNS AND PROCESSES, AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT TECHN IQUES.
+SUCH INVESTMENTS NOT ONLY ENRICH OUR MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES BUT ALSO STIMULATE LOCAL MANUFACTURERS TO UPGRADE THEIR OWN OPERATIONS. ALL THIS HELPS HONG KONG TO MAINTAIN ITS COMPETITIVENESS.*
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HE ALSO SAID HONG KONG IS ONE OF THE EASIEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO SET UP AND RUN A BUSINESS, AND WILL REMAIN SO FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
+IT IS PROBABLY UNIQUE IN THE WORLD TODAY BECAUSE WE NOT ONLY TALK OF FREE TRADE, WE ALSO PRACTISE IT.
♦THE GOVERNMENT’S ROLE AS FAR AS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ARE CONCERNED IS TO ENSURE THAT THE BEST POSSIBLE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, A FAVOURABLE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE AND RELEVANT SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, WHILST LEAVING BUSINESSMEN FREE TO MAKE UNTRAMMELED COMMERCIAL DECISIONS.
+WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT NETWORK OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION LINKS, A FULL RANGE OF BACK-UP SERVICES APPROPRIATE TO ONE OF THE LEADING BUSINESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD, A DILIGENT AND CAPABLE WORKFORCE AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THINGS -LIKE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS, TELEPHONES AND OTHER SERVICES -WORK.
+THE GOVERNMENT’S +HANDS-OFF+ POLICY HAS ALSO ATTRACTED OVER 500 OVERSEAS FIRMS WHO HAVE INVESTED US$1 500 MILLION IN MANUFACTURING IN HONG KONG,+ HE NOTED.
MR EASON ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION CF THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT OVER HONG KONG’S FUTURE MEANS A CONTINUATION OF THE PRESENT ECONOMIC SYSTEM AND KEY INSTITUTIONS.
COMMENTING ON THE FUTURE, HE SAID MANUFACTURING IS CLEARLY GOING TO REMAIN ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS TO HONG KONG’S CONTINUED PROSPERITY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
+IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESSURES OF INCREASING COMPETITION FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES AND PROTECTIONISM IN OVERSEAS MARKETS, OUR MANUFACTURERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UPMARKET AND INTO MORE SOPHISTICATED AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED OPERATIONS.+
HE CONCLUDED BY URGING HIGH QUALITY SWISS FIRMS IN ENGINEERING, IN ELECTRONICS, IN PRECISION METALS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO EXPAND TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN SWITZERLAND, TO CONSIDER EXPANDING INTO HONG KONG, WHERE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THEIR COMPETITIVENESS.
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PUBLIC SUPPORT URGED TO HELP SUPPRESS COUNTERFEIT If X
A SENIOR CUSTOMS OFFICIAL THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING MADE AN APPEAL FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT TO HELP SUPPRESS THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS.
ADDRESSING A MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HEAD OF CUSTOMS TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR JOHN HOWARD, SAID EFFORTS TO CONTAIN THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL BY ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW ALONE.
♦STRONG SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION FROM THE OWNERS OF INDUSTRIAL-INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND FURTHER POSITIVE SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ARE NEEDED TO CONTAIN THE ATTACK ON LEGITIMATE INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL AREA OF TRADING STANDARDS AS A WHOLE,+ HE ADDED..
MR HOWARD SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECOGNISED THAT THE INFRINGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDERMINED INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION.
+HONG KONG’S EFFORTS TO FIGHT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VIOLATORS ARE WELL RECOGNISED INTERNATIONALLY.
+IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPREHENSIVE LAWS COVERING TRADE MARKS, TRADE DESCRIPTIONS, COPYRIGHT, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND PATENTS AND COMMITTED SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES TO THE VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF THESE LAWS.+
MR HOWARD POINTED OUT A TOTAL OF 1 085 SEIZURES WERE MADE FROM JANUARY TO NOVEMBER THIS YEAR INVOLVING GOODS VALUED AT 356 MILLION UNDER THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE AND RESULTED IN THE PROSECUTION OF 666 PERSONS OR FIRMS.
+IN THE SAME PERIOD THIS YEAR, OPERATIONS TAKEN UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE HAVE LED TO 102 SEIZURES WITH GOODS VALUED AT $1.21 MILLION AND A TOTAL OF 130 PROSECUTIONS,+ HE ADDED.
HE SAID THAT THE STRATEGY TO ATTACK COUNTERFEITING AND COPYRIGHT PIRACY IN HONG KONG WAS DIRECTED AT ALL LEVELS FROM RETAILING AT STREET LEVEL, LARGE AND SMALL ESTABLISHED RETAIL PREMISES, MANUFACTURING OUTLETS AND ON IMPORT AND EXPORT.
♦ACTION IS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED OR SELF INITIATED THROUGH SURVEILLANCE AND INTELLIGENCE.
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+THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAS A SPECIAL TASK FORCE COMPRISING 150 INVESTIGATORS WITH WIDE-RANGING POWERS ' TO ENFORCE THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS AND COPYRIGHT ORDINANCES.
♦WHERE DEMAND ARISES, A FURTHER 450 INVESTIGATORS MAY BE CALLED OUT FROM OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION BRANCH AT SHORT NOTICE.
♦SPECIAL ATTENTION IS ALSO PAID TO THE IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF SUSPECTED COUNTERFEIT GOODS AT ALL ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS BY THE 3 000 STRONG CUSTOMS OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.+
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RESULTS OF P.l DISCRETIONARY PLACES OUT ON FRIDAY * * * * *
RESULTS OF ALLOCATION OF DISCRETIONARY PLACES FOR SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR (1987) UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12) BY ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
ABOUT 47 000 OF THE 82 000 APPLICANTS WILL BE OFFERED A DISCRETIONARY PLACE BY THE SCHOOLS UNDER THE SCHEME, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
PARENTS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR A PRIMARY ONE PLACE FOR THEIR CHILDREN ON FRIDAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM OR ON SATURDAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON TO FIND OUT THE RESULTS OF THEIR APPLICATIONS. THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL ALSO APPLY TO PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED BY THE SCHOOLS.
REGISTRATION OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
PARENTS OF- THOSE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN OFFERED A PRIMARY ONE PLACE ARE ADVISED TO NOTE CAREFULLY THE REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND THE REQUIREMENTS BY INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS SUCH AS PARENT’S COPY OF THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM AND THE NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED.
♦REGISTRATION OF THE CHILD WITH THE SCHOOL WILL BE REGARDED AS BINDING ON BOTH THE SCHOOL AND THE PARENT,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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PARENTS WHO CANNOT REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE SCHOOL WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TWO-DAY PERIOD BECAUSE OF PERSONAL REASONS ARE URGED TO NOTIFY EITHER THE SCHOOL CONCERNED OR THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 5-724303 TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
♦PARENTS WHO HAVE FAILED TO DO SO WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN UP THE PLACE OFFERED TO THEIR CHILD,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM, A GOVERNMENT OR AN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL CAN ACCEPT CHILDREN AT ITS DISCRETION TO FILL UP 65 PER CENT OF ITS TOTAL PRIMARY ONE PLACES.
THE REMAINING 35 PER CENT OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES WILL BE RESERVED FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION AT A LATER STAGE.
PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING A DISCRETIONARY PLACE AND THOSE WHO.HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR ONE WILL BE SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BY LETTER IN MARCH TO GO TO A DISTRIBUTION OR COLLECTION CENTRE IN THEIR HOME DISTRICT TO OBTAIN A +CHOICE OF SCHOOLS+ FORM AND A LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL THEN ALLOCATE A PLACE TO THEIR CHILDREN WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT WITH TAKEN. DETAIL PROCEDURES OF THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION ANNOUNCED LATER.
PRIMARY ONE PARENTAL CHOICE WILL BE
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POST CHRISTMAS CARDS BY DECEMBER 21
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THE LATEST DATE FOR POSTING CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR LOCAL. DELIVERY IS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
♦POSTING AFTER THIS DATE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS,+ A SPOKESMAN SAID.
♦THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO POST AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID
A LAST-MINUTE RUSH.+
BUSINESS WILL BE CONDUCTED AS USUAL ON CHRISTMAS EVE (DECEMBER 24) AND NEW YEAR’S EVE (DECEMBER 31).
AIL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED DURING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS EXCEPT ON DECEMBER L? WHEN POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 9 AM TO NOON.
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rupee 42 POST OFFICES INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI IN KOWLOON AND toSeH WING STREET AND T*I RO IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
♦THERE WILL BE SPECIAL DELIVERIES OF LETTERS AND PARCELS ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 AND ALSO ON BOXING DAY, DECEMBER 26.
♦HOWEVER THERE WILL BE NO DELIVERIES ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEAR’S DAY,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM OR FROM THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU AT
INDIVIDUAL POST OFFICES 5-231071.
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ADDITIONAL MEET PUBLIC SESSIONS BECOME PERMANENT X X X X X
ADDITIONAL EVENING SESSIONS OF THE MEET-THE-PUBLIC SCHEME OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD HAVE BECOME A PERMANENT ARRANGEMENT AFTER A THREE-MONTH TRIAL PERIOD.
TWENTY-SEVEN CASES WERE HANDLED DURING THE EVENING SESSIONS DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD WHICH STARTED IN SEPTEMBER, WHILE 23 CASES WERE HANDLED DURING THE ORIGINAL DAY SESSIONS.
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN, SAID THE RESPONSE WAS ENCOURAGING AND THE BOARD WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO PEOPLE MAKING FULL USE OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENT.
MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLE WHO TURNED UP IN THE EVENING SESSIONS SAID THEY COULD NOT COME DURING THE DAY BECAUSE OF WORK OR BUSINESS.
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE REVISED TIMETABLE, THERE ARE TWO SESSIONS EACH WEEK FOR MEETING THE PUBLIC IN THE DISTRICT. A DAY SESSION EVERY FRIDAY FROM 2.30 PM TO 5 PM AND AN EVENING SESSION ON TUESDAY FROM 6 PM TO 8 PM.
THE SESSIONS ARE HELD IN THE INTERVIEW ROOM OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT AT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN TSUEN WAN.
ENQUIRIES AND ADVANCE APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE ON 0-445509.
A TOTAL OF 106 CASES WERE HANDLED UNDER THE SCHEME IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.
APART FROM PERSONAL MATTERS, THE MAJORITY OF CASES HANDLED INVOLVED ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND TRANSPORT MATTERS.
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO MAKE ENQUIRIES, SEEK ASSISTANCE AND PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS AND OPINIONS ON DISTRICT MATTERS.
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FOOTBRIDGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED IN EASTERN *****
THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SURVEY WORKING GROUP OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONDUCT A MONTH-LONG SURVEY ON THE UTILISATION OF 17 FOOTBRIDGES IN THE DISTRICT STARTING FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO JANUARY 11, 1987.
MRS YUNG MA SHAN-YEE, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SURVEY, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE SURVEY WAS AIMED AT INVESTIGATING THE UTILISATION RATE OF THE FOOTBRIDGES IN THE DISTRICT AND AT GAUGING PEDESTRIANS’ OPINIONS TOWARDS THE FOOTBRIDGES.
THE 17 FOOTBRIDGES INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDE ONE IN CAUSEWAY BAY, FIVE IN NORTH POINT, THREE IN QUARRY BAY, THREE IN SAI WAN HO AND SHAU KEI WAN AND THE REST IN CHAI WAN.
ABOUT 100 PEOPLE FROM LOCAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS, YOUTH CENTRES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WILL BE RECRUITED AS INVESTIGATORS. THEY WILL CARRY A WORK PERMIT ISSUED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, WHILE CARRYING OUT THE SURVEY FROM 5.30 PM TO 8.30 PM AT THE FOOTBRIDGES.
MRS YUNG POINTED OUT THAT RESULT OF THE SURVEY WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TO SUGGEST IMPROVEMENT.
SHE ALSO URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO GIVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT TO THE SURVEY WHEN THEY WERE APPROACHED.
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TRAFFIC CHANGES ON HONG KONG ISLAND *****
HEAVY VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO KEEP CLEAR OF LANDALE STREET IN WAN CHAI FOR THREE DAYS BECAUSE OF WATER MAINS LAYING.
FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12) TO 10 AM NEXT MONDAY (DECEMBER 15), NO VEHICLE EXCEEDING FOUR TONNES GROSS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER LANDALE STREET.
ALSO FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY, THE EXISTING 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY PUBLIC LIGHT BUS RESTRICTED ZONE ON THE SECTION OF EASTBOUND KING’S ROAD BETWEEN A POINT ABOUT SIX METRES WEST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH TIN CHONG STREET AND A POINT ABOUT 80 METRES EAST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH TIN CHIU STREET WILL BE EXTENDED WESTWARDS BY ABOUT FOUR METRES.
WITHIN THE RESTRICTED ZONE, NO PUBLIC LIGHT BUS WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS.
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NEW SPEED LIMIT ON MAN KAM TO ROAD * * * X *
THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE SECTION OF MAN KAM TO ROAD BETWEEN LO WU STATION ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 150 METRES NORTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH SHA LING ROAD WILL BE REVISED FROM THE EXISTING 70 KM PER HOUR TO 50 KM PER HOUR FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12).
THE NEW SPEED LIMIT IS INTRODUCED ON GROUNDS OF SAFETY.
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... FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SHAM TSENG AND TCiwr ^^ERIEN?E WEAK PRESSURE FROM 10 AM TO 8 pS ffi^EMBER AND FR0M 2.30 PM TO 4 30 PM DAILY on i THREE DAYS (DECEMBER 12 TO 14) FOR OPERATIONAL WORk]
LUNG TAU AREA ON THURSDAY
ON THE NEXT
BAKERY FACTORY AND SHAM TSEnI KAU TSUEn7 ' INCLUD,NG GARDEN
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
LEGCO PAYS TRIBUTE TO SIR EDWaRD'S WORK..................... 1
TRIBUTE BY ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID aKERS-JONES .......... 2
TRIBUTE BY MISS LYDIA DUNN ................................. 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR PUBLIC CONDOLENCES ..................... 7
SWISS GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES BN(O) PASSPORT ................. 8
RADAR SYSTEM TO MONITOR MARINE TRAFFIC ..................... 8
YOUTH CRIME FIGURES SHOW A DROP ............................ 9
RESULTS OF CCY LOGO COMPETITION ANNOUNCED .................. 11
ACCIDENT VICTIMS TO RECEIVE FUNDS SOON ..................... 12
KWAI TSING DISTRICT SET FOR FIRST FESTIVAL ................. 13
NEW YEAR DaNCE FOR MONG KOK RESIDENTS ...................... 13
MARRIAGE VENUE CHANGED ..................................... I1*
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF F.<N LING PUBLIC SCHOOL ............... 11*
REGULAR MEETING TOMORROW ................................... 15
FUK TONG ROaD CaRPARK CLOSING .............................. 15
PROHIBITED ZONES IN WaN CHAI, SHEUNG CHUI .................. 15
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1986
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LEGCO PAYS TRIBUTE TO SIR EDWARD’S WORK
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AS A MARK OF RESPECT, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DEVOTED ITS SESSION TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO STATEMENTS OF TRIBUTE TO ITS LATE PRESIDENT, SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
MEMBERS STOOD IN SILENCE FOR ONE MINUTE AS SOON AS THE MEETING BEGAN.
LADY YOUDE AND HER DAUGHTERS DEBORAH AND JENNIFER WERE PRESENT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER TO HEAR THE TRIBUTES BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND THE SENIOR MEMBER, MISS LYDIA DUNN.
BOTH EXTENDED DEEP SYMPATHY TO LADY YOUDE AND HER FAMILY, AND AT THE SAME TIME EMPHASISED THAT SIR EDWARD’S ACHIEVEMENTS WOULD LIVE ON.
SIR DAVID SUMMARISED ALL THAT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED DURING SIR EDWARD’S GOVERNORSHIP, AND HOW HE HAD STEERED HONG KONG SAFELY THROUGH PERIODS OF UNCERTAINTY.
IN PARTICULAR, HE SINGLED OUT SIR EDWARD’S CONCERN FOR EDUCATION, SAYING THAT +HE BELIEVED THAT EDUCATION, A SUPREMACY IN EDUCATION, LAY AT THE VERY HEART OF OUR ABILITY TO KEEP HONG KONG MOVING FORWARD.+
SIR DAVID SAID THAT SIR EDWARD HAD MOVED WITH QUIET CONFIDENCE, AND HE URGED MEMBERS TO FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE, AND MOVE FORWARD IN A SPIRIT OF UNITY.
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OTHER MEMBERS, MISS DUNN SAID THE COUNCIL OWED IT TO SIR EDWARD’S MEMORY TO CONTINUE HIS WORK — +T0 BUILD ON THE FOUNDATIONS THAT HE LAID, TO FOLLOW THE COURSE THAT HE SET FOR US, TO FULFIL HIS VISION OF HONG KONG’S FUTURE.+
SHE ALSO NOTED THAT, +1 THINK WE SHALL SEE HIS GREATEST LEGACY TO HONG KONG WAS TO HELP AND ENCOURAGE US TO RELY MORE ON OURSELVES.+
MISS DUNN PRAISED SIR EDWARD AS AN ABLE, DILIGENT AND DECISIVE LEADER WITH A PRODIGIOUS APPETITE FOR WORK.
MISS DUNN CONCLUDED HER STATEMENT BY PLEDGING MEMBERS’ FULL SUPPORT TO SIR DAVID, AS ACTING GOVERNOR AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
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TRIBUTE BY ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES *****
♦HONOURABLE MEMBERS,
♦YESTERDAY, HONG KONG SAID FAREWELL TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE. TODAY, WE GATHER TO REMEMBER THE WISE, FRIENDLY AND PATIENT MAN WHO WAS PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNCIL AND GUIDED HONG KONG AND THIS COUNCIL THROUGH FOUR TURBULENT AND EVENTFUL YEARS.
♦WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE ON MAY 20, 1982, AS THE 26TH GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD SAID THAT HE WOULD DO HIS UTMOST TO CONTRIBUTE ’TO THE WELFARE AND PROSPERITY OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND TO MAKING THE FUTURE OF THIS TERRITORY A BRIGHT ONE’.
♦ HE SPOKE THESE WORDS WHEN DARK CLOUDS OF UNCERTAINTY HAD GATHERED ABOUT OUR ECONOMY AND ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO SUSTAIN THE MAJOR PROGRAMMES OF IMPROVEMENT THAT HAD BEEN STARTED IN THE YEARS BEFORE AND ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS VERY SPECIAL PLACE.
♦ TODAY WE CAN SEE FROM THE EVIDENCE AROUND US, IN THE STREETS, THE SHOPPING MALLS, THE FACTORIES, HOUSING ESTATES, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS, CONCERT HALLS, PLAYGROUNDS AND COUNTRY PARKS HOW WELL THOSE AMBITIONS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED.
♦ IN HIS FIRST POLICY SPEECH TO THIS COUNCIL IN OCTOBER 1982, HE CLEARLY SET OUT THE OBJECTIVES OF HIS GOVERNORSHIP - 'TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE PUBLIC WILL; TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD ENCOURAGE DRIVE AND ENTERPRISE, REGULATING ONLY WHERE THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF BUSINESS, FAIR TREATMENT OF THE WORK FORCE AND THE GOOD NAME OF HONG KONG REQUIRE; TO PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENABLE MODERN TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP; TO BE A GOVERNMENT CONCERNED WITH THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE; AND TO ACHIEVE ALL THESE IN A SOCIETY IN WHICH THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ARE RESPECTED AND WHERE LAW AND ORDER CAN PREVAIL’.
♦ HE SET ABOUT THESE TASKS IN A CHARACTER I STIC STEADY AND UNASSUMING MANNER, QUIETLY ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS AND, BY HIS HIGH EXAMPLE, INSPIRING US ALL TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES.
♦ SIR EDWARD CAME AT A TIME OF WORLD ECONOMIC RECESSION WHEN IN HONG KONG BANKS WERE FAILING, BUSINESS HOUSES WERE UNDERMINED AND COLLAPSING AND WHEN THIS GOVERNMENT’S REVENUES DROPPED INTO DEFICIT.
♦ SIR EDWARD RESPONDED TO THESE INAUSPICIOUS BEGINNINGS BY VIGOROUSLY DEFENDING HONG KONG’S ECONOMIC INTERESTS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
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♦ABROAD, HE PERSONALLY LED TRADE DELEGATIONS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES AND, IN THE LAST DAYS OF HIS LIFE, TO CHINA TO PROMOTE THESE INTERESTS.
+AT HOME IN THIS COUNCIL, LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED AND PASSED, THE BETTER TO REGULATE AND SUPERVISE BANKING, INSURANCE, THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS HOUSES. HONG KONG PUT ITS HOUSE IN ORDER.
+SIR EDWARD REFUSED TO BE BLOWN OFF COURSE BY CONFLICTING ADVICE AND PARTISAN APPEALS. AS A RESULT, WEALTH FROM RENEWED ECONOMIC GROWTH CONTINUES TO BE CHANNELLED INTO THE SOCIAL PROGRAMMES THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR STABILITY AND WELL-BEING.
♦IN PARTICULAR, TODAY, I SHOULD LIKE TO SINGLE OUT SIR EDWARD’S SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AND CONCERN FOR EDUCATION.
+IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER VERY NECESSARY THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF GOOD AND SENSIBLE GOVERNMENT, MANY OF THEM CLEAR TO US ALL, HE BELIEVED THAT EDUCATION, A SUPREMACY IN EDUCATION, LAY AT THE VERY HEART OF OUR ABILITY IN HONG KONG TO KEEP HONG KONG MOVING FORWARD, TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR POSITION IN THE REGION AND TO ENABLE US TO MAKE OUR PARTICULAR AND SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE MODERNISATION OF CHINA AND TO ASSURE OUR FUTURE.
+HE BELIEVED THIS TO BE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND FOR THIS REASON, HE GAVE WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT TO THE CONCEPT OF BUILDING A THIRD UNIVERSITY AND SAID THAT IT SHOULD SPECIALISE IN MANAGEMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THAT IT SHOULD BE BUILT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HONOURABLE MEMBERS, WE HAVE THAT LEGACY TO CARRY OUT.
♦DURING HIS GOVERNORSHIP, DURING HIS PRESIDENCY, RECREATION AND THE ARTS FLOURISHED? THE WELFARE OF OUR WORKERS IMPROVED WITHOUT OVERLOOKING THE INTERESTS OF EMPLOYERS AND THE NEED TO BE COMPETITIVE IN OUR EXPORT MARKETS? NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HOUSING PRODUCTION CONTINUED, WITH A LONG-TERM VISION OF THE NEEDS OF OUR FUTURE POPULATION? THE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES WERE REVIEWED? SOCIAL SECURITY PROVISIONS WERE IMPROVED; AND THE ROAD AND RAIL NETWORK WAS EXPANDED.
♦THESE WERE ACHIEVED THROUGH YEARS AND YEARS OF CAREFUL PLANNING, PAINSTAKING ADMINISTRATION, DETERMINATION AND A STRONG SENSE OF COMMITMENT AT A TIME WHEN AS AN ADMINISTRATION WE HAD TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS.
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♦ IT WAS DURING THESE PAST FOUR YEARS THAT MEANS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY DEVISED AND IMPLEMENTED TO INCLUDE ELECTED MEMBERS IN THIS COUNCIL, BY CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT ARRANGEMENTS CONFORMING TO OUR NEED TO FIND BROAD AGREEMENTS AND THE COMMON GROUND? AND TO FIND SIMPLE UNCONTROVERSIAL MEANS OF LINKING THIS COUNCIL WITH COMMITTEES ADVISING ON OUR OTHER PROGRAMMES AND PROBLEMS.
♦DURING THESE YEARS, THE CONSULTATIVE AND ADVISORY ROLE OF DISTRICT BOARDS HAS BECOME A FIRMLY ESTABLISHED, INDEED ESSENTIAL, PART OF THE SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AS IT DEVELOPS AND EVOLVES. WE CAN SEE IN THESE ARRANGEMENTS THE GREAT IMPORTANCE HE ATTACHED TO RESPONDING TO THE PUBLIC WILL AND TO SERVING THE COMMON GOOD.
♦IN THIS CHAIR, FOR WHICH I SUSPECT, AS A FORMER NAVAL OFFICER, HE HAD A PARTICULAR AFFECTION (BECAUSE IT CAME FROM THE OLD NAVAL COURT), SIR EDWARD LISTENED THROUGH MANY LONG AFTERNOONS, AND SOMETIMES LATE EVENINGS, TO THE VIEWS OF THE COUNCIL ON THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, ON NATIONALITY, VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR PLANT.
♦AND HE REPRESENTED, WITHOUT EQUIVOCATION, THE VIEWS OF THIS COUNCIL TO HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT.
♦AND HE TRAVELLED UNTIRINGLY IN FULFILMENT OF THIS MISSION ON BEHALF OF THE INTERESTS OF HONOURABLE MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC YOU SPEAK FOR AND REPRESENT.
♦HIS DEATH IS IRREDEEMABLE.
♦HONOURABLE MEMBERS, SIR EDWARD MOVED WITH QUIET CONFIDENCE AMID MANY UNCERTAINTIES AND MANY CONFLICTING VOICES, LET OUR FERVENT WISH BE TODAY, THAT, INSPIRED BY HIS EXAMPLE, IN A SPIRIT OF UNITY AND GIVE AND TAKE, WE, TOO, CAN SEE OUR WAY THROUGH THE MONTHS AND YEARS THAT LIE AHEAD.+
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TRIBUTE BY MISS LYDIA DUNN
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+ SIR
+THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL JOIN YOU, SIR, IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO OUR LATE PRESIDENT, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND IN OFFERING OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO LADY YOUDE AND THE FAMILY.
+WE HAVE NOW HAD TIME TO ABSORB THE NEWS WHICH ONLY LAST FRIDAY SHOCKED AND SADDENED THE WHOLE TERRITORY. WE HAVE MOURNED THE LOSS OF AN ACCOMPLISHED STATESMAN, AN INSPIRED LEADER, AND A KIND AND PATIENT FRIEND. HIS PERIOD OF OFFICE AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG SPANNED ONLY 4-1/2 YEARS. BUT WHAT MOMENTOUS YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN. AND IN THAT BRIEF TIME HE ACHIEVED SO MUCH.
+SINCE HE FIRST STEPPED ASHORE AT QUEEN’S PIER THAT BLUSTERY DAY IN MAY 1982, HE STEERED THIS TERRITORY THROUGH MANY ROCKY SHOALS AND HEAVY SEAS.
+IN THE ANXIOUS AND UNCERTAIN YEARS, UP TO THE END OF THE NEGOTIATIONS HE NEVER WAVERED IN HIS DETERMINATION TO FIND AN ACCEPTABLE BASIS FOR HONG KONG’S FUTURE THAT WOULD ENABLE ITS PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN THE WAY OF LIFE.
+HIS LONG ASSOCIATION WITH CHINA AND HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE HOPES OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG LED US TO A BETTER AGREEMENT THAN WE HAD EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
+NOW WE PREPARE CONFIDENTLY FOR A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE, A FUTURE IN WHICH WE, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED A HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY IN THE RUNNING OF OUR CITY. ALL OF US, OUR CHILDREN, AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN CAN LIVE TO ENJOY WHAT HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO SECURE.
♦ EVEN DURING THE MOST STRENUOUS STAGES OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, WHEN HF TRAVELLED FARTHER AND FASTER THAN ANY OF HIS PREDECESSORS, SIR EDWARD DID NOT NEGLECT THE DAY-TO-DAY WORK OF GOVERNMENT OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS POLICIES.
+HE WAS AN ABLE, DILIGENT AND DECISIVE LEADER WITH A PRODIGIOUS APPETITE FOR WORK. UNDER HIS GUIDANCE WE PROGRESSED TO A MORE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, WIDER PARTICIPATION IN MAKING DECISIONS, AND A LARGER AND MORE BROADLY-BASED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
+THIS WAS THE OUTCOME OF HIS STRONGLY-HELD CONVICTION THAT THE OPINIONS AND PREFERENCES OF THE ORDINARY MAN AND WOMAN HAVE AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE TO THE WORK OF A SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENT.
/+HE WAS
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+HE WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND MANY RECENT POLICY INITIATIVES. YOU HAVE REMINDED US THAT HIS CONCERN FOR ADVANCING EDUCATION HAS BORNE FRUIT IN THE PLANS FOR A THIRD UNIVERSITY, AND IN THE DEBATES NOW UNDERWAY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
+WHILE OTHER COUNTRIES GRAPPLED WITH INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL UNREST, HONG KONG, UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, ENJOYED FULL EMPLOYMENT, RISING STANDARD OF LIVING, AND A DECLINING CRIME RATE.
+DURING A PERIOD WHEN, IN SPITE OF ITS OWN UNIQUE PROBLEMS, HONG KONG HAD TO MAKE ITS WAY IN A WORLD OF ECONOMIC RECESSION AND INCREASING PROTECTIONISM, HE WAS A STEADFAST ADVOCATE OF FREE TRADE AND OPEN COMPETITION.
+YOU MENTIONED, SIR, HIS TOURS OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, CHINA AND BRITAIN TO PROMOTE HONG KONG’S REPUTATION AND TO FOSTER TRADING LINKS. THESE INSPIRED HONG KONG TO BE PROUD OF ITS PRODUCTS AND OF ITS PLACE IN THE WORLD.
+ALL THESE ACHIEVEMENTS IN SO SHORT A TIME ARE THERE FOR HISTORIANS TO RECORD. THEY WERE POSSIBLE BECAUSE HE WAS THE MAN FOR THE TIMES! A DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMAT WHO UNDERSTOOD HOW BEST TO BRING TOGETHER THE INTERESTS OF BRITAIN, OF CHINA AND OF HONG KONG; A SUPERBLY SUCCESSFUL ADMINISTRATOR WHO KNEW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.
+HE HAD THE TIRELESS DEVOTION TO DUTY WHICH IS THE HALLMARK OF THE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT. HE COULD ALWAYS SEE THE WOOD AND THE TREES. AND ALWAYS FOUND THE PATH THROUGH THE WOOD WHEN OTHERS HAD LOST THEIR WAY.
♦ AS A PERSON, SIR EDWARD NEVER LET THE PRESSURES AND DIFFICULTIES OF HIS WORK AFFECT HIS WARM AND CHEERFUL NATURE. HIS HUMILITY, HONESTY, AND UNFAILING CHARM AND GOOD HUMOUR MADE HIM APPROACHABLE TO EVERYONE. AND THIS ENABLED HIM TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE ORDINARY PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. HE SHOWED THIS WHEREVER HE WENT.
+AND LET US NOT FORGET THAT LADY YOUDE SELFLESSLY TOOK ON A FULL SHARE OF PUBLIC DUTIES AND PARTICIPATED IN A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITY. THEY WILL BOTH BE REMEMBERED THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THIS TERRITORY WITH AFFECTION AND GRATITUDE.
+SIR EDWARD TOLD US IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE COUNCIL AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SESSION TWO MONTHS AGO THAT ’THE ABILITY OF THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ... LEGISLATION CONSTRUCT!VELY, AND WITH DUE DESPATCH, WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN ASSURING THE FUTURE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG’.
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+ HE, MORE THAN ANYONE, WAS AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS R9LE IN IMPLEMENTING THE JOINT DECLARATION. WE HAD COUNTED ON HIM TO GUIDE AND LEAD US TOWARDS OUR FUTURE. AND NOT ONLY MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL - HONG KONG RELIED ON SIR EDWARD FOR SO MUCH.
+BUT NOW THAT HE HAS LEFT US, AT LAST I HIS GREATEST LEGACY TO HONG KONG WAS TO HELP TO RELY MORE ON OURSELVES.
+HE WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED THERE TO BE IN THE WORK OF THIS COUNCIL.
THINK WE SHALL SEE AND ENCOURAGE US
ANY INTERRUPTION
+WE OWE IT TO HIS MEMORY TO CONTINUE HIS WORK; TO BUILD ON THE FOUNDATIONS THAT HE LAID, TO FOLLOW THE COURSE THAT HE SET FOR US, TO FULFIL HIS VISION OF HONG KONG’S FUTURE.
+AS WE DO SO, WE PLEDGE OUR FULL SUPPORT TO YOU, SIR, AS ACTING GOVERNOR AND AS PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNCIL.+
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR PUBLIC CONDOLENCES * X * X X
THE ACTING GOVERNOR EXTENDS HIS VERY WARM THANKS TO THE MANY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG FOR THE LETTERS OF SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCE ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR WHICH THEY HAVE SENT.
HE WOULD LIKE THEM TO KNOW THAT THE WARMTH, SYMPATHY AND INDEED THE NUMBER OF THESE MESSAGES TO LADY YOUDE AND HER FAMILY HAVE BEEN VERY GREATLY APPRECIATED.
INDIVIDUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WILL BE SENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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SWISS GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES BN(O) PASSPORT * * * * *
TUP CONSUL-GENERAL OF SWITZERLAND HAS INFORMED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THAT THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO RECOGNISE THE NEW BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AND THE PASSPORT THAT GOES Si?H IK HOLDERS OF BN(O) PASSPORTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER
ENTER
SWITZERLAND WITHOUT VISAS.
THE HONG SWI ss GOVERNMENT
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SAID THAT KONG GOVERNMENT VERY MUCH WELCOMED THIS RESPONSE BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT WAS IN FACT THE FORMALLY TO RECOGNISE THE NEW PASSPORT WHICH WOULD BE AVAILABLE
AS FROM JULY 1, 1987.
HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD SOON ALSO BE ANNOUNCING THAT THEY WOULD RECOGNISE IT.
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RADAR SYSTEM TO MONITOR MARINE TRAFFIC
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A NETWORK OF RADAR STATIONS WILL BE SET UP AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS TO COVER MARINE TRAFFIC LANES FOLLOWING THE SIGNING TODAY (WEDNESDAY) OF A CONTRACT TO INSTALL AND COMMISSION A VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (VTMS).
COUPLED WITH COMPUTERS AND VERY HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, THE VTMS WILL BE ABLE TO MONITOR AND CONTROL VESSEL MOVEMENTS CONTINUOUSLY TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW, WHICH HAS QUADRUPLED IN THE PAST 20 YEARS IN CERTAIN AREAS.
+ IN 1985, AN AVERAGE OF 2 229 OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ENTERED AND DEPARTED FROM THE PORT EACH MONTH AND THIS NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY FOUR PER CENT ANNUALLY,+ A MARINE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
+RIVER TRADE CRAFT AND INTERNATIONAL FERRY TRAFFIC HAS ALSO GROWN, WITH ABOUT 13 660 MOVEMENTS A MONTH IN 1985.
+ADDITlONALLY, THE ANNUAL CARGO THROUGHPUT IS ANTICIPATED TO REACH 72 MILLION TONNES BY 1997.
+IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG’S ATTRACTIVENESS AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRADING PORT, IN ADDITION TO THE NEED TO MAINTAIN AN ACCEPTABLE SAFETY LEVEL IT IS NECESSARY TO MAXIMISE THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF THE PORT, TO MINIMISE CONGESTION AND DELAYS AND AVOID INEFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES,*
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A VTMS FOR THE PORT OF HONG KONG AND ITS APPROACHES HAS BEEN PROPOSED AFTER EXAMINATION OF A REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION (CCC) IN LATE 1984 AND EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY POTENTIAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS.
ACCORDING TO THE STUDY UNDERTAKEN BY THE CCC, WHILE A SOPHISTICATED VTMS (A COMPUTER ENHANCED RADAR SYSTEM) WILL NOT MAKE THE PORT TOTALLY RISK FREE, IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT IT CAN ADDRESS 80 PER CENT OF THE EXISTING RISK.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VTMS HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE'PORTS COMMITTEE, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MARINE POLICY, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
SIGNING THE CONTRACT AT THE CANADIAN COMMISSION THIS EVENING WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR CHAN YUE-YAN, AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CCC, MR ROBERT HOLLINGSWORTH.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, THE CCC WILL ESTABLISH, ON A TURN-KEY BASIS, A COMPREHENSIVE VTMS, INCLUDING ALL SERVICES EQUIPMENT NECESSARY.
IN ADDITION, THROUGH THE CCC, THE SERVICES OF THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES MANUALS FOR THE HONG KONG VTMS AND TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF OPERATOR TRAINING.
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THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTION AGAINST YOUNG OFFENDERS HAS RECORDED A RELIEVING DROP FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER INCREASING STEADILY IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, LESS THAN 4 600 YOUNG OFFENDERS WERE PROSECUTED, COMPARED WITH 10 546 DELINQUENTS TAKEN TO COURT IN 1985.
+IF THE DOWNWARD TREND CONTINUES, A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN JUVENILE AND YOUTH CRIME IS IN SIGHT,+ SAID THE ASSISTANT CHIEF POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER, MR HARRY RAZACK TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE Y’S MEN’S CLUB OF KOWLOON ON YOUTH CRIME AND DELINQUENCY, MR RAZACK SAID THE MOST COMMON OFFENCES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE COMMITTED WERE SHOP THEFT, SERIOUS ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.
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HE SAID SHOP THEFT WAS A WORRYING ASPECT AS IT CONTINUED TO RISE AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM WAS REFLECTED BY THE FACT THAT OF THE 10 000 PLUS DELINQUENTS PROSECUTED LAST YEAR, ABOUT 35 PER CENT WERE CHARGED WITH THE OFFENCE.
+A HARD-HITTING ANTI-SHOP THEFT PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED TO EMPHASISE THAT THE OFFENCE COULD RUIN THE LIFE OF THE OFFENDERS, AND WE PLAN TO LAUNCH A SIMILAR CAMPAIGN IN CHRISTMAS TIME,* SAID MR RAZACK.
SUPERINTENDENT RAZACK SAID YOUTH CRIME WAS A SOCIAL PROBLEM IN ALL MODERN CITIES AND HONG KONG WAS NO EXCEPTION.
HE SAID THE POLICE PLAYED A PREVENTIVE ROLE IN JUVENILE AND YOUTH CRIME, MOST OF WHICH WAS NOT TRIAD-RELATED ACCORDING TO STATISTICS.
+THINGS ARE NOT AS BAD AS IT WAS THOUGHT,* SAID MR RAZACK, +IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED IN 1984/85 BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, IT WAS FOUND THAT AMONG THE 440 000 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, ONLY 1 279 WERE ALLEGEDLY FOUND INVOLVING IN TRIAD ACTIVITIES.*
+MOST OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE’S UNRULY BEHAVIOUR BORE NO CRIMINAL INCENTIVES BUT WERE LATER DEVELOPED INTO CRIMINAL ACTS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY GUIDED,* HE ADDED.
MR RAZACK SAID THAT THE LACK OF PROPER FAMILY OR PARENTAL GUIDANCE, STRONG DESIRE OF MATERIALISM, AND HEROISM WERE THE MAJOR FACTORS OF THE PROBLEM.
+T0 TACKLE THE PROBLEM, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE POLICE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS HAVE MADE CONCERTED EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE YOUNG GENERATION FROM GOING ASTRAY AS WELL AS PUTTING THOSE ON THE WRONG TRACK BACK TO THE RIGHT PATH,* SAID MR RAZACK.
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD SET UP A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES TO LOOK AFTER ALL ASPECTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
+FOR EXAMPLE, THE NEWLY-FORMED CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROMOTION COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON CIVIC EDUCATION AMONG THE YOUNG GENERATION AND TO ORGANISE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THEM.
+AND THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON UNRULY AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS MONITORS RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS AND ADVISES ON POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.*
ON THE PART PLAYED BY THE POLICE, MR RAZACK SAID THE FORCE, APART FROM ENFORCING THE LAW, HAD TAKEN ACTIVE AND POSITIVE PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN THIS RESPECT.
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+WHILE A VARIETY OF FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGNS ARE HELD EVERY YEAR, OF WHICH FIGHT YOUTH CRIME IS A MAJOR SUBJECT, THE POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS BRANCH HAS KEPT CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS TO ORGANISE SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH AN AIM TO EXCHANGE CONSTRUCTIVE VIEWS ON THE PROBLEM.
+OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE CO-ORDINATORS AND CRIME PREVENTION OFFICERS ALSO PAY REGULAR VISITS TO SCHOOLS TO GIVE TALKS TO STUDENTS. LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 10 000 TALKS WERE CONDUCTED.
+ALSO, A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE ORGANISED FOR MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND OUTSTANDING LEADERS LEAGUE WHICH ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE.+
IN CONCLUSION, MR RAZACK SAID JUVENILE AND YOUTH DELINQUENCY WAS NOT A MATTER TO BE DEALT WITH BY THE GOVERNMENT, ASSISTANCE FROM ALL STRATA OF THE SOCIETY, PARTICULARLY THE PARENTS, IS MUCH NEEDED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
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RESULTS OF CCY LOGO COMPETITION ANNOUNCED * * * * *
THE LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH (CCY) HAD ATTRACTED MORE THAN 900 ENTRIES.
A PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS INCLUDING CHAIRMAN OF CCY, MRS ROSANNA TAM- CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPETITION STEERING COMMITTEE, MR FAN KAM-PING LECTURER OF HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, MR DERICK PAO- A JOURNALIST, MR K.K. WONG. AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MRS BETTY SHUM, RECENTLY GOT TOGETHER TO SELECT WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION.
MRS TAM SAID THE QUALITY OF THE ENTRIES WAS VERY HIGH AND MOST OF THE DESIGNS WERE VERY MEANINGFUL.
+WE ARE ALSO VERY PLEASED THAT SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE HAD SHOWN THEIR SUPPORT TO THE CCY BY THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION,+ SHE SAID.
THE COMPETITION WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES: THE JUNIOR SECTION FOR PARTICIPANTS BETWEEN 10-15 YEARS OLD- THE INTERMEDIATE SECTION FOR THOSF BETWEEN 16-19 YEARS AND THE SENIOR SECTION FOR PO-25 YEARS OLD.
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WINNERS OF THE JUNIOR SECTION WERE MISS B.W. CHIK; MISS YEUNG PUI-YAN AND MR C.Y. LAM. WINNERS OF THE INTERMEDIATE SECTION WEPE MR S.L. CHAN; MISS ANNIE CHOI AND MR Y.K. WONG. WINNERS OF THE SENIOR SECTION WERE MR W.H. TANG; MR K.F. SIU AND MR P.K. SO.
FIRST THREE WINNERS OF EACH SECTION WILL BE AWARDED BOOK VOUCHERS UP TO $1 500.
THE CCY WOULD CONSIDER ADOPTING ONE OF THE WINNING ENTRIES AS ITS LOGO, MRS TAM ADDED.
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ACCIDENT VICTIMS TO RECEIVE FUNDS SOON * K H X *
MORE THAN $642 000 HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE TUEN MUN BUS ACCIDENT PUBLIC DONATION FUND SET UP BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED IN SHEK TAU PAI ROAD LAST MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID VICTIMS OR THEIR FAMILIES WOULD BE INFORMED OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS SHORTLY.
HE SAID A WORKING GROUP COMPRISING THE CHAIRMEN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD’S SIX SUB-COMMITTEES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT MET YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
IT WAS DECIDED THAT FAMILIES OF VICTIMS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT WOULD EACH RECEIVE $60 000, WHILE VICTIMS WHO HAD BEEN HOSPITALISED WOULD RECEIVE $1 500 FOR EACH DAY THEY SPENT IN HOSPITAL.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT VICTIMS WHO WERE INJURED BUT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALISATION WOULD RECEIVE $500 EACH.
HOWEVER, VICTIMS WHO HAD BEEN HOSPITALISED FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS WOULD RECEIVE A SUM SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE TOTAL OF THEIR DAILY AMOUNTS.
HE SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD INFORM VICTIMS OR THEIR FAMILIES TO COLLECT THE FUNDS.
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KWAI TSING DISTRICT SET FOR FIRST FESTIVAL
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BANNERS AND BUNTINGS WILL BE PUT UP AT VANTAGE POINTS TO PROMOTE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl’S FIRST DISTRICT FESTIVAL FROM DECEMBER 19 TO JANUARY 24.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE BUNTINGS, BEARING THE DISTRICT LOGO, WILL BE PUT ON LAMP-POSTS ALONG KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND TSING Yl BRIDGE.
BANNERS WILL ALSO BE PUT UP AT VENUES WHERE NUMEROUS RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE FESTIVAL.
A COLOURFUL SUPPLEMENT FEATURING THE FESTIVAL’S EVENTS IS AVAILABLE FREE AT THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE.
POSTERS AND LEAFLETS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATION.
WINDOW DISPLAYS WITH THE THEME OF THE 1986 KWAI TSING DISTRICT FESTIVAL WILL BE MOUNTED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES FOCUSSING ON THE WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES IN THE FESTIVAL.
THE FESTIVAL, COSTING $1.3 MILLION, IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT’S SPORTS AND ARTS ASSOCIATIONS WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD.
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NEW YEAR DANCE FOR MONG KOK RESIDENTS
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MONG KOK RESIDENTS KEEN ON DANCING ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE AT THE MACPHERSON STADIUM.
THE EVENT, TO PROVIDE FREE ENTERTAINMENT AND CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEW YEAR, IS SPONSORED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
♦ THIS YEAR’S DANCE WILL TUNE TO THE LATEST DISCO MUSIC, A CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR’S MORE REFINED DANCE STEPS OF WALTZ AND TANGO,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID.
PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO WIN PRIZES AT A LUCKY DRAW.
ADMISSION FORMS FOR THE DANCE ARE AVAILABLE AT MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE (0-800731), THE TAI KOK TSUI BRANCH OFFICE (3-932288), POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE OF THE MONG KOK POLICE STATION <"1-800301) AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE (RECREATION, AMENITIES AND SPORTS) (3-887183).
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MARRIAGE VENUE CHANGED * * *
SUNDAY MARRIAGES WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SHA iIN MARRIAGE REGISTRY FROM FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR INSTEAD OF AT THE TAI PO MARRIAGE REGISTRY.
THIS CHANGE OF VENUE WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE SHA TIN MARRIAGE REGISTRY IS AT THE NEW SHA TIN TOWN HALL, ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 1 YUEN WO ROAD.
FROM FEBRUARY 15, THE WORKING HOURS OF THE SHA TIN MARRIAGE REGISTRY WILL BEs
MONDAY - FRIDAY 8.45 AM - 12.45 PM
2 PM - 4.45 PM
SATURDAY 9 AM - 11.30 AM
SUNDAY (FOR MARRIAGE 9 AM - 12.45 PM
CEREMONIES ONLY)
PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLOSED
COUPLES WHO WISH TO CELEBRATE THEIR MARRIAGES AT THE SHA TIN MARRIAGE REGISTRY ON A SUNDAY MORNING ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 15 ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE AT THAT REGISTRY
FROM TODAY.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE ON 3-7333111.
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GOLDEN JUBILEE OF FAN LING PUBLIC SCHOOL
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF THE FAN LING PUBLIC SCHOOL ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12) MORNING.
ALSO ATTENDING WILL BE THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, AND THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR RAYMOND PANG, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL’S MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY ON FRIDAY AT 11.45 AM. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL OPPOSITE THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL AT 11.30 AM.
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REGULAR MEETING TOMORROW * * * * *•
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD ITS REGULAR MEETING AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT BOARD ON THE 14TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.
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FUK TONG ROAD CARPARK CLOSING * * * * *
THE TONG MTR MIDNIGHT
TEMPORARY OPEN AIR CARPARK AT FUK TONG, R°AD_N|AR_THE KWUN STATION BUS TERMINUS WILL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED FROM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12).
THF BITE WILL BE DEVELOPED INTO THE KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
+ ALTERNATIVE PARKING FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE VIC INITY AND VEHICLES FOUND INSIDE THE CARPARK AFTER THE SET TIME WILL BE TOWED AWAY.+ HE SAID.
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CARPAL OPERATION ON ASHORT ^oUlSVr*™! SOJHAT^C
BE USED AS A CARPARK AS PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT.
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PROHIBITED ZONES IN WAN CHAI, SHEUNG SHU I *****
VEHICLES EXCEEDING FOUR TONNES GROSS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BANNED FROM THE SECTION OF SPRING GARDEN LANE BETWEEN QUEEN’S ROAD EAST AND CROSS STREET IN WAN CHAI FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS STARTING 10 AM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12).
THE ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED TO HEAVY VEHICLES SINCE NOVEMBER 21 FOR ROAD WORKS.
ALSO FROM 10 AM THE SAME DAY, NO PUBLIC LIGHT BUS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SECTION OF ROAD D7 BETWEEN ROAD DI AND ROAD L9 IN SHEUNG SHU I.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1986
CONTENTS PaGE NO.
CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES RECOMMENDED .................... 1
COPIES OF LEGCO TRIBUTES AVAILABLE TOMORROW ................. 3
STEPS OUTLINED FOR HALTING PRIVATE BUILDING DECaY ........... 4
PUBLICATIONS KEEP PUBLIC UP TO DATE ......................... 5
ANNOUNCEMENT ON QUOTa TRANSFER RULES ........................ 6
SEMINAR ON TEXTILE (JJOTA CONTROL TOMORROW .................. 11
SEMINAR TO ASSESS YOUTH POLICY .............................. 11
COMMENTS CW EDUCATION REPORT RECEIVED ....................... 12
anti-smoking blitz on Factories conducted.................... 13
RABBIT GOLD COIN APPLICATIONS CLOSE SATURDAY ................ 14
DB TO CONSIDER TRaFFIC LIGHTS PROPOS.'JL..................... 14
DB MEMBERS SEE KCRC aT WORK ................................. 15
DEPARTMENT MOVING TO NEW PREMISES ........................... 15
ELECTRONIC POSTAGE LhBZL MACHINE ON TRIAL ................... 16
SPEEDPOST SERVICE EXTENDED IN JAPAN ......................... 17
SOCCER MATCHES STaRT ANTI-DRUGS DRIVE ....................... 17
DETaILS OF KWaI TSING FESTIVAL OUT TOMORROW ................. 18
VOLUNTEERS HOLDING OPEN DaY ................................. 19
DISTRICT FESTIV.iL CLOSING CEREMONY ......................... 19
SPORTS DAY ORG.lNISED FOR WaN CHaI CHILDREN ................. 20
ESSAY COMPETITION ON aKTI-SMOKING ORGaNISED ................. 20
SLIDE SHOW COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS........................... 21
RENOWNED PIaNIST TO CONDUCT MISTER CLASS .................... 22
CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON GUIDaNCE WORK .................... 22
BUS TERMINUS TO BE BUILT AT LAI TAK TSUEN ................... 23
TRAFFIC CHaNGES FOR CHaRITY WALK ............................ 23
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN SHaM SHUT PO, TUEN MUN ................... 24
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CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES RECOMMENDED
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THE WIDESPREAD USE OF TERMS IN CONTRACTS AND NOTICES WHICH EXCLUDE OR LIMIT LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH SHOULD BE CONTROLLED, THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION SAID IN ITS REPORT ON +CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES+, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE COMMISSION RECOMMEDED THAT THESE TERMS SHOULD EITHER HAVE NO EFFECT AT ALL OR BE ALLOWED TO TAKE EFFECT ONLY IF THEY WERE REASONABLE.
THE SUGGESTED SCHEME OF CONTROL FOLLOWS THE UNITED KINGDOM’S UNFAIR CONTRACT ACT 1977 AND WOULD APPLY ONLY WHERE A TRANSACTION WAS MADE IN THE COURSE OF A BUSINESS.
CITING AN EXAMPLE, THE COMMISSION’S SECRETARY, MR BERTRAND DE SPEVILLE, SAIDj +IF TWO NEIGHBOURS AGREE THAT ONE OF THEM SHOULD REPAIR THE TELEVISION SET OF THE OTHER, THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY SHOULD NOT BE LEFT FREE TO AGREE BETWEEN THEMSELVES WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE REPAIR FAILS.
+BUT THE SITUATION IS VERY DIFFERENT WHERE A PERSON BUYS GOODS FROM A SHOP OR SENDS A SUIT TO THE DRY CLEANERS OR PARKS HIS CAR IN A PUBLIC CAR PARK.+
HE SAID IN THESE CASES THE USE OF CLAUSES EXEMPTING THE SUPPLIERS OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES FROM LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE ARISING FROM DEFECTS IN THE GOODS OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE A PROPER STANDARD OF SERVICE WAS VERY COMMON.
♦ THE CONSUMER DOES NOT REALISE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EXEMPTION CLAUSE AND, EVEN IF HE DOES, IS IN NO POSITION TO BARGAIN WITH THE SUPPLIER FOR A CHANGE IN THE CLAUSE.
+THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE SUPPLIER AND CONSUMER NEEDS TO BE REDRESSED AND THE REPORT MAKES A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS ON HOW THAT SHOULD BE DONE.+ HE SAID.
THE REPORT IS THE RESULT OF TWO YEARS’ WORK AND WIDE CONSULTATION BY A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION WHICH INCLUDED BUSINESSMEN AND LAWYERS WORKING UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR ARJAN SAKHRANI.
DEALING WITH THE OBJECTION THAT ANY GENERAL CONTROL OVER EXEMPTION CLAUSES WAS AN UNJUSTIFIABLE INTERFERENCE WITH FREEDOM OF CONTRACT, THE COMMISSION SAID IN THE REPORT THAT,+ IN OUR VIEW THE OBJECTION IS VALID ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS TRUE FREEDOM
OF CONTRACT TO INTERFERE WITH .
/+THE OBJECTION
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+THE OBJECTION HAS NO VALIDITY WHERE THERE IS NO REAL POSSIBLITY OF NEGOTIATING CONTRACT TERMS, OR WHERE A PARTY IS NOT EXPECTED TO READ A CONTRACT CAREFULLY OR TO UNDERSTAND ITS IMPLICATIONS WITHOUT LEGAL ADVICE,
+IT IS ONLY IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE BELIEVE THAT LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTION IS JUSTIFIED.+
THE COMMISSION SAID IT SHARED THE VIEW OF THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LAW COMMISSIONS AND OF THE LEGISLATURES OF SEVERAL COMMONWEALTH JURISDICTIONS THAT IN MANY CASES EXEMPTION CLAUSES OPERATED AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
+WE BELIEVE THAT THE PREVAILING JUDICIAL ATTITUDE OF SUSPICION, IF NOT HOSTILITY, TO SUCH CLAUSES IS WELL FOUNDED.+ IT REPORTED.
+FROM THE RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM THOSE WHO WERE CONSULTED, WE ARE LEFT IN NO DOUBT THAT THE MISUSE OF THESE CLAUSES IS OBJECTIONABLE.
♦ SOME ARE TOTALLY UNJUSTIFIED. OTHERS MAY OPERATE FAIRLY OR UNFAIRLY, EFFICIENTLY OR INEFFICIENTLY, DEPENDING ON THE ClRCUMSTANCES.+
IF THE COMMISSION’S PROPOSALS WERE MADE LAW, EXEMPTION CLAUSES IN TWO SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONTROLLED: FIRSTLY, CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS, WHERE ONE PARTY DEALS AS CONSUMER AND THE OTHER DEALS IN THE COURSE OF A BUSINESS; AND SECONDLY, STANDARD FORM CONTRACTS, WHERE ONE PARTY DEALS ON THE OTHER PARTY’S STANDARD TERMS OF BUSINESS.
STANDARD FORM CONTRACTS ARE CHARACTERISED BY THE ABSENCE OF NEGOTIATION IN MOST SITUATIONS WHERE THE OFFER IS MADE TO A CUSTOMER ON A +TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT+ BASIS.
UNDER THE PROPOSALS, THE USE OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES WOULD NOT BE PROHIBITED BUT IT WOULD BE CONTROLLED IN TWO WAYS: EITHER THE CLAUSES WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT AT ALL OR THEY WOULD BE EFFECTIVE ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT A COURT WAS SATISFIED THAT THE CLAUSE WAS REASONABLE.
THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND NOTICES WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY INEFFECTIVE:
(A) THE EXCLUSION OR RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE;
(B) THE EXCLUSION OR RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY CONTAINED IN A +GUARANTEE+ ATTACHED TO CONSUMER GOODS WHERE LOSS OR DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR AND ARISES FROM THE GOODS PROVING DEFECTIVE WHILE IN CONSUMER USE;
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(C) IN ANY CONSUMER CONTRACT UNDER WHICH THE OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF GOODS PASSES, THE EXCLUSION OR RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF THE TERMS THAT THE GOODS WILL CORRESPOND WITH THE DESCRIPTION OR SAMPLE OR WILL BE OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY OR FIT FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND NOTICES IN TRANSACTIONS THAT WOULD BE CONTROLLED WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE ONLY IF THEY WERE HELD TO BE UNREASONABLE. WHETHER A TERM WAS REASONABLE WOULD DEPEND ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES KNOWN TO THE PARTIES WHEN THE CONTRACT WAS MADE. IN DECIDING WHETHER IT WAS REASONABLE TO INCLUDE AN EXEMPTION CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT THE COURT WOULD HAVE REGARD TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF THE BARGAINING POSITION OF THE PARTIES AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH THE CONTRACT IS EXPRESSED, GIVEN THAT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IN HONG KONG IS NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING.
COPIES OF THE REPORT, PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, ARE ON SALE AT $25 EACH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
COMMENTS ON THE REPORT ARE WELCOMED AND SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.
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COPIES OF LEGCO TRIBUTES AVAILABLE TOMORROW H X X X H
COPIES OF THE STATEMENTS OF TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, MADE BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID aJ?rs-JONES AND SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AlSS LYDIA DUNN; AT A COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
A TOTAL OF 6 OOO COPIES IN ENGLISH AND 7 000 COPIES IN CHINESE HAVE BEEN PRINTED.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY OBTAIN THE PUBLICATION FROM THE OMELCO OFFICE AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING AND FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE FROM TOMORROW AFTERNOON. COPIES WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES FROM NEXT MONDAY.
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STEPS OUTLINED FOR HALTING PRIVATE BUILDING DECAY *****
AN OUTLINE OF LAWS NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THE +APPARENTLY INEXORABLE DECAY OF MUCH OF OUR PRIVATE BUILDING STOCK* WAS GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, TODAY (THURSDAY).
MR BARNES SAID THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE THE REQUIREMENT OF A CERTIFICATE OF GOOD MAINTENANCE PREPARED BY AN AUTHORISED PERSON FOR EACH PRIVATE BUILDING EVERY TWO YEARS.
+THIS PROCESS SHOULD BE INITIATED EARLY IN THE CASE FOR ALL BUILDINGS OF LESS THAN 10 YEARS IN AGE, SO THAT THE FIRST CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED 10 YEARS AFTER THE OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED,* HE SAID AT A LUNCHTIME MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Y’S MEN’S CLUBS.
FOR BUILDINGS OVER 10 YEARS OLD, THE OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING EITHER A CERTIFICATE OF GOOD MAINTENANCE, OR A STATEMENT OF DEFECTS PREPARED BY THE AUTHORISED PERSON.
THEY WOULD BE SUBMITTED TOGETHER WITH A SCHEDULE OF WORKS REQUIRED TO BE DONE, AND WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS. THIS WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY THE NORMAL TWO YEARLY CERT IFI CATES.
PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR BRINGING IN THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN RESPECT OF BUILDINGS OF OVER 10 YEARS BY DISTRICT OR ON THE DISCRETION OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY. THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT THE WORKLOAD COULD BE DISCHARGED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.
SANCTIONS SHOULD BE LEVELLED AGAINST THE OWNER OR OWNERS’ CORPORATIONS FOR FAILING TO FULFIL THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ARRANGE FOR CERTIFICATES OR A DEFICIENCIES STATEMENT OR TO COMPLETE THE WORKS DESCRIBED.
MR BARNES SAID THERE MIGHT NEED TO BE SOME SYSTEM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF LOANS SECURED AGAINST THE PROPERTY FOR MAJOR REPAIRS.
+THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOME SYSTEM OF EXEMPTION,* HE SAID.
+JUST THROWING OUT THESE IDEAS IS VERY EASY; WORKING THEM OUT IN DETAIL TOGETHER WITH ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED IS LIKELY TO BE EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT AND CONTROVERSIAL.
+HOWEVER I THINK IT IS NECESSARY TO START SAYING SOMETHING SO THAT WE CAN START ON THE LONG ROAD TO ACHIEVING THIS OR SOME OTHER SOLUTION BEFORE THE COST BECOMES TOO EXTREME AND BEFORE WE ARE FACED WITH THE NEED FOR VERY LARGE-SCALE DEMOLITIONS OF HUGE BUT DANGEROUS APARTMENT BLOCKS BUILT IN THE YEARS SOON AFTER THE WAR.*
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PUBLICATIONS KEEP PUBLIC UP TO DATE *****
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, COVERING A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS AND TOUCHING ON EVERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF LIFE IN HONG KONG, ARE VITAL IN THE PROVISION OF REFERENCE INFORMATION, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUB OF TAI PING SHAN, MR CHAN SAID EVEN FOR A LOCAL RESIDENT WHO HAD A GOOD KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF DAILY AFFAIRS IN HONG KONG, HIS BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON A CERTAIN TOPIC WOULD NOT BE SYSTEMATICALLY DETAILED.
♦THEREFORE, IF SOMEONE IS WRITING A THESIS ON HONG KONG’S FOREIGN TRADE OR PREPARING A SPEECH ON CERTAIN GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR A LIONS CLUB LUNCHEON MEETING, OR JUST TRYING TO GAIN A BETTER INSIGHT INTO A NEWS ITEM, HE WILL HAVE TO LOOK FOR SOME REFERENCE MATERIALS.
♦IT IS IN THIS RESPECT THAT THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S PUBLISHING SUB-DIVISION IS PLAYING A KEY ROLE,+ FE SAID. IT PRODUCED A VARIETY OF BOOKS, BOOKLETS AND LEAFLETS.
THE SERIES OF +FACT SHEETS*, WHICH AIMED AT PROVIDING BASIC INFORMATION ON HONG KONG. NOW COVERED 53 SUBJECTS AND EACH OF THE 53 FACT SHEETS WAS REVISED YEARLY.
THE FACT SHEETS WERE USEFUL NOT ONLY TO LOCAL RESIDENTS, BUT THEY ALSO HELPED FOREIGNERS GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG, MR CHAN SAID.
♦EVERY YEAR, A LARGE QUANTITY OF THE FACT SHEETS ARE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN LONDON, BRUSSELS, GENEVA, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON AND SAN FRANCISCO IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND PUBLICISE HONG KONG.
♦ON THE OTHER HAND, MANY FOREIGN REPORTERS WHO WISH TO GET A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF HONG KONG WITHIN A LIMITED TIME SCALE ARE OBTAINING MUCH FACTUAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FROM THE FACT SHEETS WHICH DEFINITELY PROVE HELPFUL IN THEIR WORK,+ HE SAID.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS, +HOW TO APPLY* LEAFLETS, WERE ALSO PROVIDING VALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO THE PUBLIC, EXPLAINING HOW PEOPLE COULD OBTAIN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT SERVICES RANGING FROM LEGAL AID TO LOANS AND GRANTS TO STUDENTS RECEIVING TERTIARY EDUCATION, MR CHAN SAID.
+AMONG ALL THE GIS PUBLICATIONS,* HE SAID, +THE HONG KONG YEARBOOK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE AND BECAUSE OF ITS LOW PRICE IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR LOCAL PUBLICATIONS.+
/DEMAND FOR........
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DEMAND FOR THE BOOK, WHICH EXCEEDED 45 OOO COPIES IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WAS STILL INCREASING AND THE CHINESE EDITION WAS ESPECIALLY WELL RECEIVED, MR CHAN SAID.
+THE YEARBOOK IS MORE OR LESS LIKE AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ON HONG KONG AND HAS GREAT REFERENCE VALUE,+ HE ADDED.
MR CHAN SAID THAT IN ADDITION TO THESE PUBLICATIONS, THE INFORMATION SERVICES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ALSO RELEASED MORE THAN 5 000 PUBLICATIONS ON A REGULAR OR IRREGULAR BASIS.
THESE INCLUDED THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, LAWS OF HONG KONG, HANSARD REPORTS OF THE SITTINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, STATISTICS, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION BOOKLETS, VARIOUS REPORTS AND CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENTS. ALL WERE LISTED IN THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS DIRECTORY.
REFERRING TO THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE SALE OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, MR CHAN SAID THE AMOUNT HAD SHOWN A FIVE-FOLD INCREASE OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, FROM $4.1 MILLION IN 1975-76 TO $21.9 MILLION IN 1985-86.
+THESE FIGURES ARE DEFINITE PROOF OF THE INCREASING INTEREST CF THE PUBLIC IN OUR PUBLICATIONS AND THEY ALSO REFLECT THE PUBLIC’S INCREASING INTEREST IN GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND OPERATION,+ MR CHAN SAID.
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ANNOUNCEMENT ON QUOTA TRANSFER RULES
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FOLLOWING A TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY), A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXTILES QUOTA TRANSFER RULESi
(A) TO ALLOW TEMPORARY TRANSFER-OUT IN CATEGORIES WHERE PERMANENT TRANSFER-IN HAS TAKEN PLACE; AND
(B) REVISIONS TO THE GROUPING OF CATEGORIES FOR THE USA AND EEC MARKETS.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE CEILING FOR TEMPORARY TRANSFERS WHICH HAS BEEN RELAXED FROM 35 PER CENT TO 50 PER CENT IN JULY THIS YEAR WILL CONTINUE AT 50 PER CENT.
/THE FIRST .......
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THE FIRST CHANGE IS A RELAXATION TO THE RULES ON PERMANENT TRANSFERS WHICH DO NOT ALLOW COMPANIES WHICH HAVE PERMANENTLY TRANSFERRED IN QUOTA IN A PARTICULAR CATEGORY TO EITHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY TRANSFER OUT QUOTA IN THAT CATEGORY IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE TRANSFER-IN TOOK PLACE.
THIS RULE WAS INTRODUCED IN 1985 TO PREVENT CIRCUMVENTI NG QUOTA TRANSFER RULES THROUGH WHAT WAS CALLED + BACK TO BACK TRANSFERS*.
WHILE THE RULE HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN PLUGGING THIS LOOPHOLE, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTED REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE TR DE THAT SOME RELAXATION IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FURTHER FLEXIBILITY TO THE TRADE.
THE RESTRICTION ON PERMANENT TRANSFER-OUT WILL, HOWEVER, REMAIN UNCHANGED AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL MONITOR CLOSELY THE EFFECT OF THIS CHANGE.
+IT IS NECESSARY TO REVISE THE GROUPING OF CATEGORIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE TRANSFER-OUT PERCENTAGE FOR THE USA AND EEC MARKETS TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE CHANGES IN CATEGORISATION IN THE NEW BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENTS WITH THE USA AND THE EEC,+ THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
(REVISED GROUPINGS FOR USA AND EEC MARKETS ARE LISTED IN APPENDICES I AND I I RESPECTIVELY.
THE SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE GROUPINGS FOR OTHER MARKETS.
THE DATES OF INTRODUCING OF THE REVISED RULES FOR THE VARIOUS RESTRAINT MARKETS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
USA, CANADA, EEC AND FINLAND JANUARY 1, 1987
AUSTRIA FEBRUARY 1, 1987
NORWAY JULY 1, 1987
SWEDEN SEPTEMBER 1, 1987
A NOTICE TO EXPORTERS ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE REVISED RULES IS BEING ISSUED.
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grouping pf C.tegorlM Tor th. EEC >frX«t Appondij I
Group nJ/jQ Cat. No. Description ft iiu i'£
A 2/2A 52 >9 61 109 (FR) mrlc. tna non-fianwnt n«k«-up« ■ Woven cotton fabrics Woven mf fabrics Pile fabrics Woven table linen Woven narrow fabrics Sails
B 4 * Knitted shirts, T-shirts, etc.
C 5 Knitted pullovers, cardigans
D 6/6a • Woven trousers, shorts
K 7 Blouses
F 9 Woven shirts
C 26 27 Presses and skirts Dresses Skirts
H 21 • 77 Wov«n parkM pkl~»»B* Woven parkas and anoraks Woven ski-suits and eki-overnlls
I 16 29 74 Woven suits, m A b Woven suits, w A g Knitted suits, w A <
J 15 15 (s) 19 24 51 72/79 06 (UK) Indoor__weara, nightwears, ypdorweara and swljowears Knitted briefs s> Knitted briefs of regenerated textile fibres Woven indoor wears, nigtitwenrs and other underwears Knitted indoor wears and nightwears Breeds res Swimwears Corso try
K 10/11 12 Gloves and stockings Knitted gloves Knitted stockings
L 60 68 (8) MM.»< «ra.nt. .nd clothing wc.Morin Babies1 garments Babies1 clothing accessories except gloves and woven cooks
M 4 (8) 20 (UK) 28 (S)(UX) 73 • 76 S3 Other outwfiMW.nta Knitted cutorgaments similar to Cat. 4 Knitted trousers Knitted shorts and bib-and-braoe overalls Knitted track-suits Other woven outergarments Other knitted outergarmenta
1 mmf ■ msn-nade fibre Mb - men’s and boys* w A g • women's and girls' • including permits for children's wears.
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Appendix II
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Grouping of Categories for Che USA market
Group Cat, No. Description
A 604 , 605(1) Yarns MMF yarn spun non-cel lulosic MMF sewing thread
B 313 315 317 319 369(1) Fabrics and non-garment make-ups Cotton sheeting Cotton printcloths Cotton twills and sateens Cotton duck Cotton shop towels
C Knit shirts and blouses
338/339 338/339(1) 638/639 Cotton knit shirts & blouses Cotton knit tank tops MMF knit shirts & blouses
D 345 445/446 645/646 438 Cotton, wool & MMF sweaters Cotton sweaters Wool sweaters MMF sweaters Wool knit shirts 6 blouses
e । 845(1) 845(2) 846(1) 846(2) SB & QVF sweaters Sweaters of OVF, not made fron knit to shape component parts knitted elsevftere. Sweaters of OVF, made from knit to shape ccmponent parts knitted elsewhere. Sweaters of SB, not made from knit to shape con pan ent parts knitted elsewhere. Sweaters of SB, made fron knit to shape component parte knitted elsev^iere.
F 347 348 647 648 847 Trousers Cotton trousers, m & b Cot ton trousers, w, g 6 i MMF trousers, m & b MMF trousers, w, g & i SBOVF trousers
G 341 641 340 640 840 Blouses, not knit Cotton blouses, not knit MMF blouses, not knit Cotton shirts, not knit MMF shirts, not knit SBOVF shirts and blouses, not knit
H 336 436 636 836 Dresses Cotton dresses Wool dresses MMF dresses SBOVF dresses
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Croup Cat. No. De scri pt ion
1 342 442 642 ’ 842 Skirts Cotton skirts Wool skirts MMF skirts SBOVF skirts
J 333/334 335 633/634 635 835 Coats Cotton coats, m & b Cotton coats, w, g & i MMF coats, m & b 1WF coats, w, g & i SBOVF coats, w, g 6 i
K Suits, wool coats and trousers
434 435 447/448 443 644 444 Wool coats, m 6 b Wool coats, w, g & i Wool trousers Wool suits, m & b MMF suits, w, g & £ Wool suits, w, g & i
L 351 350 Nightwear Cotton pyjamas & other nightwear Cotton dressing gowns etc.
M Underwear and swimwear
649 352 652 659(2) MMF brassieres Cotton underwear MMF underwear MMF swimsuite
N 331 631 Gloves Cotton gloves hfrlF gloves
0 * 359(1) 659(1 ) 359(2) 359(3) 337 637 Miscellaneous garments Cotton overalls, coveralls, junpsuits MMF overalls, coveralls, jumpsuits Cotton outer vesta Cotton infants sets Cotton playsuits, sunsuits, etc. MMF playsuite, sunsuits, washsuits, ran pert, creepers
P GI, GII and GUI EA quotas
Notes : MMF
SHOVF
in & b w, g &
B man-made fibre
- silk blend and other vegetable fibre (OVF : ocher vegetable fibre (SB : silk blend)
■ man’s end boys'
i • women's, girls' and infants1
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SEMINAR ON TEXTILE QUOTA CONTROL TOMORROW
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A SEMINAR ON TEXTILE QUOTA CONTROL ORGANISED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO INDUSTRIAL LIAISON COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE TOPAZ ROOM OF THE HOLIDAY INN GOLDEN MILE, TSIM SHA TSUI.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR JOSEPH WONG, AND PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER, MRS SUSAN LEE. HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE SEMINAR WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 4 PM WITH AN INTRODUCTORY REMARK BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR CHOI WAN-HOE.
THE SHAM SHUI PO INDUSTRIAL LIAISON COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984 WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE MAIN TASKS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT WITH SUGGESTIONS AND OPINIONS ON INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS; TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY; TO PROMOTE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION; AND TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF FACTORY OWNERS AND WORKERS.
THE COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY ORGANISED A NUMBER OF EVENTS THIS YEAR INCLUDING VISITS TO THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE, SEMINARS ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND A SPRING RECEPTION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR TOMORROW.
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SEMINAR TO ASSESS YOUTH POLICY
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A SEMINAR TO GATHER PUBLIC VIEWS ON THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH POLICY WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER ■ IN THE CARITAS COMMUNITY HALL IN CAINE ROAD.
THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH (XY), WILL BE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE INCLUDING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILLORS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, JOURNALISTS, BUSINESSMEN, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, WORKERS AND STUDENTS-
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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WILL OPEN THE SEMINAR. OTHER SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE CCY CHAIRMAN, MRS ROSANNA TAM? CHAIRMAN OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME COMMITTEE, MR PETER LEE SHUNG-TAK; CHAIRMAN OF THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROMOTION COMMITTEE, MR NG SHUI-LAI5 AND DR AGNES NG OF THE CCY.
SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED COVER THE THE CONCEPT OF YOUTH POLICY; ATTITUDES, NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF TODAY’S YOUTH; POLICIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES? AND EXISTING SERVICES.
PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO FILL IN A QUESTIONNAIRE ON YOUTH POLICY.
MRS TAM SAID SUGGESTIONS MADE AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE USEFUL TO THE CCY IN COMPILING A STUDY DOCUMENT TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR ON +THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH POLICY+ ON SATURDAY. IT WILL BEGIN AT 2 PM IN THE CARITAS COMMUNITY CENTRE, FIFTH FLOOR, 2 CAINE ROAD, CENTRAL.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CHINESE.
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COMMENTS ON EDUCATION REPORT RECEIVED * * * * *
A NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH FOLLOWING PUBLICATION OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO 2 IN MID-SEPTEMBER.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE SUBMISSIONS, WHICH CAME FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS, TOUCHED ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE REPORT.
+PUBLIC VIEWS ON THE REPORT WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BEFORE DECISIONS ON THE PROPOSALS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION ARE REACHED,* HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SEND IN THEIR COMMENTS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1986 TO THE SECRETARY TO THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH, THIRD FLOOR, EAST WING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD.
COPIES OF THE REPORT (BOTH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE) ARE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND FROM THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH.
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ANTI-SMOKING BLITZ ON FACTORIES CONDUCTED
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THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE IS CONDUCTING A MONTH-LONG ANTI-SMOKING BLITZ UNDERTAKINGS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORIES.
LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN INDUSTRIAL
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXERCISE IS TO CREATE AN IMPACT AT WORKPLACES AND TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF ACCIDENTS.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TEAMS OF INSPECTORS WOULD CARRY OUT SPOT-CHECKS ON ALL TYPES OF FACTORIES UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH. SPECIAL ATTENTION WOULD BE PAID TO FACTORIES WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED WITH +NO SMOKING PROHIBITION NOTICE*.
+ IF ANYONE IS FOUND SMOKING IN THEIR WORKPLACES, OR ANY PART OF THEM, WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED, PROSECUTION ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT FURTHER WARNING,* HE SAID.
UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR IS EMPOWERED, BY NOTICE IN WRITING , TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ANY NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACE WHERE ANY INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE OR ARTICLE IS PRESENT IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INDUSTRIAL PROCESS OR OPERATION AND INVOLVES DANGER OF FIRE, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SMOKING WOULD GIVE RISE TO A SERIOUS FIRE RISK.
+THE PROPRIETOR ISSUED WITH +NO SMOKING PROHIBITION NOTICE* SHOULD TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROHIBITION AND DISPLAY IN PROMINENT POSITIONS WITHIN THE WORKPLACE SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF +NO SMOKING* SIGNS,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+IT IS ALSO THE LEGAL DUTY OF EVERY PERSON NOT TO SMOKE IN ANY PART OF A NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACE IN WHICH SMOKING IS PROHIBITED.
+THOSE WHO CONTRAVENE THE REGULATIONS ARE LIABLE TO A FINE OF S1O OOO UPON CONVICTION.*
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RABBIT GOLD COIN APPLICATIONS CLOSE SATURDAY
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APPLICATIONS FOR THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT GOLD COINS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT WILL CLOSE ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 13) AND A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED APPLICANTS TO HAND IN THEIR FORMS BEFORE 12.30 PM
SO FAR, THE NUMBER OF APPLICATION FORMS DISTRIBUTED HAD EXCEEDED 65 000 AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WAS WELL AHEAD OF THAT FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR WHEN THE YEAR OF THE TIGER GOLD COINS WERE ON SALE, ACCORDING TO THE SPOKESMAN.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY REGISTERED MAIL AROUND JANUARY 14, 1987, AND THOSE WHO ARE UNSUCCESSFUL WILL HAVE THEIR CHEQUES OR BANKER’S CASHIER ORDERS RETURNED BY POST AT THE APPLICANTS’ RISK AROUND JANUARY 9, 1987.
CHEQUES OR BANKER’S CASHIER ORDERS WOULD NOT BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT BEFORE DECEMBER 13, 1986, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE LIMITED QUANTITY OF $1 000 GOLD COINS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION BRANCHES.
+THE PROOF VERSION OF THE COIN IS PRICED AT $3 300 AND THE BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN IS AT $2 200,+ HE SAID.
COMPLETED FORMS, TOGETHER WITH CROSSED CHEQUES MADE PAYABLE TO +HONG KONG GOVERNMENT 1987 SPECIAL COIN ACCOUNT+ OR BANKER’S CASHIER ORDERS MUST REACH ANY OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION BRANCHES LISTED IN THE APPLICATION FORM BEFORE 12.30 PM ON SATURDAY, HE STRESSED.
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DB TO CONSIDER TRAFFIC LIGHTS PROPOSAL
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THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD’S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO DISCUSS PROPOSALS TO RESTORE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS IN WOH CHAI STREET NEAR SHEK KIP MEI STREET.
THE MEETING WILL START AT 2.15 PM IN THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM AT 39 TONKIN STREET, SECOND FLOOR, KOWLOON.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.
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DB MEMBERS SEE KCRC AT WORK
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MEMBERS OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION TO LEARN ABOUT ITS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION.
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THE VISIT WAS INTENDED TO GIVE MEMBERS A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
LED BY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH, AND ACCOMPANIED BY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, THE MEMBERS FIRST TOURED THE CONTROL CENTRE AT KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM.
THEY THEN TRAVELLED BY TRAIN TO THE HO TUNG LAU WORKSHOP WHERE THEY SAW MAINTENANCE WORK IN PROGRESS.
BEFORE ENDING THE VISIT, THE MEMBERS VISITED THE HEAD OFFICE IN SHA TIN WHERE THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR PETER QUICK, BRIEFED THEM ON THE WORK OF THE CORPORATION.
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DEPARTMENT MOVING TO NEW PREMISES
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THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS MOVING FROM MURRAY BUILDING TO NEW PREMISES AT THE QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES ON JANUARY 2.
IT WILL OCCUPY THE WHOLE OF THE BIST TO LIST FLOORS AND PART OF THE 27TH AND 47TH FLOORS, A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 14 OOO SQUARE METRES OF FLOOR AREA.
FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE NEW OFFICE AND ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8623628.
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ELECTRONIC POSTAGE LABEL MACHINE ON TRIAL M M K K M
AN ELECTRONIC POSTAGE ISSUING MACHINE WILL BE INSTALLED ON A TRIAL BASIS AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CENTRAL ON DECEMBER 30.
THE MACHINE, IN THE PUBLIC HALL ON THE GPO’S FIRST FLOOR, WILL ACCEPT HONG KONG COINS IN ALL DENOMINATIONS FROM 10 CENTS TO $5.
+IT WILL ISSUE POSTAGE LABELS WITH FIXED VALUES OF 10 CENTS, 50 CENTS, $1.30 AND $1.70 ON PRESSING THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON.
+THESE LABELS ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR PRE-PAYMENT OF POSTAGE ON ALL MAIL ITEMS,+ A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE LABEL IMPRESSION INCORPORATES A TRADITIONAL FISH MOTIF, THE CARP, PRINTED ON A GUMMED LABEL THAT HAS A BLUE WAVE PATTERN AS BACKGROUND.
FIRST DAY COVERS COSTING 50 CENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT PHILATELIC OFFICES AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, PEAK, TSIM SHA TSUI, GRANVILLE ROAD AND AIRPORT POST OFFICES.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR FIRST-DAY TREATMENT OF THE COVERS ARE BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL DECEMBER 22. THE MINIMUM QUANTITY ACCEPTABLE IS FIVE.
FOR CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE, PRE-PACKAGED SETS OF THE FOUR FIXE0 VALUES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $3.60 PER SET FROM THE SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES ON DECEMBER 30.
BUT INDIVIDUAL LABEL DENOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OTHER THAN THROUGH THE MACHINE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO OBTAIN THE PICTORIAL PHILATELIC BURFAU DATESTAMP IMPRESSION SHOULD POST THEIR FIRST DAY COVERS IN THE SPECIAL POSTING BOXES PROVIDED AT THE PHILATELIC OFFICES.
THE COVERS WILL BE IMPRESSED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE PICTORIAL DATESTAMP AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE THROUGH THE POST.
IN ADDITION, +SERVICED+ FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $5.10 EACH AT THE SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES ON DECEMBER 30. THE COVERS WILL BE AFFIXED WITH A FULL SET OF THE LABELS AND CANCELLED WITH A PHILATELIC BUREAU DATESTAMP.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT MANY STAMP COLLECTORS WILL VISIT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
4-TO ALLOW MORE CUSTOMERS TO MAKE USE OF THE NEW MACHINE, EACH CUSTOMER WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED ONE TRANSACTION AT A TIME UP TO A VALUE OF $5 ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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SPEEDPOST SERVICE EXTENDED IN JAPAN
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SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO ALL DESTINATIONS IN JAPAN WITH EFFECT FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 15), A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
AT PRESENT, THE SERVICE TO JAPAN IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN FUKUOKA, KOBE, KYOTO, NAGOYA, NAHA, OSAKA, TOKYO AND YOKOHAMA.
CUSTOMERS SEEKING FURTHER INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108.
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THE TWO-MONTH KWUN TONG DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 14) WITH A SERIES OF SOCCER MATCHES AT SAU NGA ROAD PLAYGROUND.
THE +KWUN TONG DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS MINI-SOCCER TOURNAMENT* IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION, THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE.
ITS AIMS ARE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DRUG PROBLEM, AND TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AND NOT TOUCH DRUGS.
FOURTEEN TEAMS, EACH REPRESENTING AN AREA IN THE DISTRICT, WILL TAKE PART.
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY. THE QUARTERFINALS, SIMI—FINALS AND FINAL WILL FOLLOW ON JANUARY 4 AND 7 AND FEBRUARY 22, RESPECTIVELY. ALL MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT SAU NGA ROAD PLAYGROUND.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR GORDON MORTIMER, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE TOURNAMENT OPENING.
/THE MATCHES
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THE MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED BETWEEN 1.15 PM AND 5 PM AND ADMISSION IS FREE. THE BAND OF CIVIL AID SERVICES WILL GIVE A PERFORMANCE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE +KWUN TONG DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS MINI-SOCCER TOURNAMENT* AT THE SAU NGA ROAD NO 3 PLAYGROUND, HIP WO STREET, KWUN TONG, AT 1.15 PM ON SUNDAY.
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THE KWAI TSING FESTIVAL CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE FIRST-EVER KWAI TSING FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BEGIN ON DECEMBER 19
ATTENDING WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE MR CHENG WING-CHUN, AND KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE SINGERS AND TELEVISION ARTISTES WHO WILL GIVE PERFORMANCES AT THE FESTIVAL’S OPENING CEREMONY.
A PRESS LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT KOWLOON CLUB IN TSIM SHA TSUI BEFORE THE CONFERENCE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE KWAI TSING FESTIVAL 86 PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT 3 PM TOMORROW AT THE FOUR SEASONS, NEW WORLD HOTEL, 22 SALISBURY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI. THE PRESS LUNCHEON WILL BEGIN AT 12.30 PM AT THE KOWLOON CLUB, 15TH FLOOR, EAST WING, NEW WORLD OFFICE BUILDING (NEXT TO THE HOTEL).
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VOLUNTEERS HOLDING OPEN DAY
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THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) WILL HOLD AN OPEN DAY ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 14) AT ITS HEADQUARTERS IN HAPPY VALLEY. IT IS A BIENNIAL EVENT ORGANISED TO ENTERTAIN FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
THE DAY’S PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE BAND PERFORMANCES, DOG TRICK SHOW AND SILENT DRILL. VISTORS CAN ALSO ENJOY A CHEERFUL AFTERNOON AT GAME STALLS.
IN ADDITION, A VARIETY OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT WILL BE ON DISPLAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPEN DAY OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) BEGINNING AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY AT THE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, 1 SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
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THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 1986 SHAM SHU I PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 13) AT 7.30 PM AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL,' WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON TONG.
THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
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SPORTS DAY ORGANISED FOR WAN CHAI CHILDREN * * * * *
CHILDREN FROM WAN CHAI DISTRICT
WILL BE TREATED TO AN AFTERNOON SPORTS DAY+ TO BE HELD AT THE
OF FUN AND EXCITEMENT AT THE +POTTED
FOOTBALL PITCH AT MORETON TERRACE, CAUSEWAY BAY, ON SUNDAY
(DECEMBER 14).
THE EVENT HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT ARTS, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND HAPPY VALLEY LIONS CLUB.
THE INTENTION IS TO ENTERTAIN THE CHILDREN AND TO STIMULATE THEIR INTEREST IN SPORT.
CHILDREN UNDER TWELVE ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND TAKE PART IN VARIOUS RACES, BALL GAMES AND COMPETITIONS.
FREE ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORSj
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE +POTTED SPORTS DAY+ FOR WAN CHAI CHILDREN TO BEGIN AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY AT THE FOOTBALL PITCH AT MORETON TERRACE IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
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ESSAY COMPETITION ON ANTI-SMOKING ORGANISED
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APPLICATIONS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT ANTI-SMOKING ESSAY COMPETITION.
ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION PROMOTION COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE, IT IS AIMED AT ENABLING STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF SMOKING.
THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS - ONE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND ANOTHER FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND IT IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
PRIMARY STUDENTS SHOULD FOCUS ON +THE" DISADVANTAGES OF SMOKING+ AND THEIR ESSAYS SHOULD BE BETWEEN 200 AND 500 WORDS.
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AS FOR THE SECONDARY STUDENTS, THE THEME OF THEIR ESSAY IS +MY VIEW ON ANTI-SMOKING+ AND SHOULD BE ABOUT 500 OR MORE WORDS.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS DECEMBER 20. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, SAI KUNG TOWN HALL OR THE RENNIE’S MILL SERVICE CENTRE.
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SLIDE SHOW COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS
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SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT IN A SLIDE SHOW COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CONSUMER COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE COMPETITION IS AIMED AT PROMOTING CONSUMER AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS. PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT A SLIDE PRODUCTION ON A CONSUMER-RELATED THEME SUCH AS CONSUMER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OR ANY OTHER SUITABLE TOPICS SUCH AS HOW TO BE A WISE CONSUMER. LENGTH OF EACH SLIDE SHOW SHOULD BE BETWEEN FIVE TO EIGHT MINUTES.
EACH SCHOOL SHOULD SUBMIT NOT MORE THAN TWO ENTRIES AND EACH GROUP OF ENTRANTS WILL RECEIVE A SUBSIDY OF $100 FOR THE SLIDE PRODUCTION. THE SHOWS CAN BE PRESENTED IN CANTONESE, PUTONGHUA OR
ENGLISH.
CASH PRIZES RANGING FROM $500 TO $1 000 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST THREE ENTRIES WHILE $200 IN CASH WILL BE PRESENTED TO EACH OF SEVEN MERIT-AWARD WINNERS.
SCHOOLS WISHING TO TAKE PART ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT ENTRY FORMS TO THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ROOM 437, LEE GARDENS, FOURTH FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY BY JANUARY 14. PRODUCTIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 20.
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RENOWNED PIANIST TO CONDUCT MASTER CLASS
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A PIANO MASTER CLASS CONDUCTED BY RENOWNED PIANIST VLADIMIR ZAITSEV WILL BE HELD AT THE MONG KOK MUSIC CENTRE OF THE MUSIC OFFICE ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 14) FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM.
ZAITSEV HAS BEEN ACCLAIMED AS A PIANIST WHO +POSSESSES A TECHNIQUE OF STARTLING VIRTUOSITY - SURGING, PASSIONATE AND MUSCULAR - YET RARELY ALLOWS IT TO SWAMP HIS MUSICALITY*.
HE HAS COME TO PERFORM IN HONG KONG AT THE INVITATION OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE MASTER CLASS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY COURTESY OF THE COUNCIL.
AT THE MASTER CLASS ZAITSEV WILL NOT ONLY SPEAK ON THE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES OF PLAYING PIANO BUT WILL ALSO COACH THREE STUDENTS BEFORE THE AUDIENCE.
ADMISSION TO THE MASTER CLASS IS FREE. FOR ENQUIRIES CALL 0-4928127. . _
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CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON GUIDANCE WORK
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MORE THAN 140 GUIDANCE AND CAREERS TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WILL BE ATTENDING A CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON GENERAL GUIDANCE AT THE LEE GARDENS HOTEL STARTING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS, THE THEME OF THE -CONFERENCE AND TWO-DAY WORKSHOP WILL BE +THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF COUNSELLING APPROACH*.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, WILL GIVE AN ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TOMORROW MORNING.
AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING, MRS EILEEN GILLIBRAND, SPECIAL LECTURER IN EDUCATION (GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING) OF UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL OF ENGLAND, WILL TALK ABOUT BASIC COUNSELLING TECHNIQUES AT THE CONFERENCE.
THERE WILL BE FOUR IDENTICAL WORKSHOPS WHICH INCLUDE DEMONSTRATIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND GROUP METHODS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CONFERENCE AT LEE GARDENS HOTEL, 22ND FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, AT 9 AM TOMORROW.
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BUS TERMINUS TO BE BUILT AT LAI TAK TSUEN KOO
TDAcrir at TUF JUNCTION OF YEE KING ROAD AND LAI TAK TSUEN ROAD IS CaJseSIy MY it"JpEC-O'tO -MPROVE WHEN A BUS TERMINUS IS BUILT THERE.
urcinPQ PROVIDING A PARKING AREA FOR BUSES, THE TERMINUS will “to Inhale sIeety aU buses are required at present to Sm THREE—POINT TURNS AT THIS JUNCTION.
TUF PRO IFCT WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS, CONCR^I CARRIAGEWAY AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.
tuf prf^FNT CONCRETE BRIDGE STRUCTURAL DECK WILL BE EXTENDED ” tSe CARRIAGEWAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE SMOOTH TURNING FOR BUSES.
thf HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WORK o“wHICH^wIbL START NEXT FEBRUARY AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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TRAFFIC CHANGES FOR CHARITY WALK
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TSUEN WAN-KWAI CHING JOINT DISTRICT WALK CHEST OF HONG KONG.
THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE CLOSEDi
# WO Yl HOP ROAD BETWEEN NGONG HOM ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD TO HO FUNG COLLEGE.
WO Yl HOP ROAD SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY BETWEEN NGONG HOM ROAD AND LEI SHU ROAD.
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cniiTMROUND KERBSIDE LANE OF WO Yl HOP ROAD USaJ THE WO Yl HOP ROAD SPORTS GROUND. EASTBOUND KERBSIDE LANE OF CHEUNG PE! SHAN WAI ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO HO LO WAI ROAD SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY BETWEEN AND CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD.
BETWEEN LEI SHU
ROAD BETWEEN LO FUNG COLLEGE.
SAM TUNG UK ROAD
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* SAM TUNG UK ROAD.
K SHING MUN ROAD EAST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH SAM TUNG UK ROAD.
KMB ROUTE 32R WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE WALK, WHILE GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 82 AND 82M WILL BE CUT SHORT TO OPERATE BETWEEN TSWEN WAN AND CHEUNG SHAN ESTATE ONLY.
KMB ROUTE 32 ON ITS JOURNEY TO TAI KOK TSUI FERRY WILL BE DIVERTED VIA SHEK WAI KOK ROAD, CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD, CHEUNG SHAN ESTATE ROAD WEST, CHEUNG SHAN ESTATE ROAD EAST, CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD, TEXACO ROAD, KWOK SHU I ROAD, CHEUNG WING ROAD AND WO Yl HOP ROAD BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL ROUTING.
ON JOURNEYS TO SHEK WAI KOK THE BUSES WILL NOT ENTER WO Yl HOP ROAD, BUT TRAVEL VIA CHEUNG WING ROAD, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TEXACO ROAD AND SHEK WAI KOK ROAD.
GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 94 ON KWAI SHING-BOUND JOURNEYS WILL BE DIVERTED VIA SHEK WAI KOK ROAD, TEXACO ROAD, KWOK SHU I ROAD AND KWAI CHUNG ROAD BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL ROUTING.
IT WILL ALSO OMIT WO YIP HOP ROAD ON ITS JOURNEYS TO SHEK WAI KOK BY TRAVELLING THROUGH CHEUNG WING ROAD, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TEXACO ROAD AND SHEK WAI KOK ROAD.
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TRAFFIC CHANGES IN SHAM SHU I PO, TUEN MUN X * * * *
THE SECTION OF TUNG CHAU STREET BETWEEN TONG MEI ROAD AND LIME STREET IN SHAM SHU I PO WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 13) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR.
DURING THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES ON TONG CHAU STREET SHOULD FIRST TURN INTO PRINCE
MEI ROAD HEADING FOR TUNG EDWARD ROAD WEST.
IN TUEN MUN, CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR A FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL HOLD UP TRAFFIC IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SATURDAY (DECEMBER 13) AND DECEMBER 21.
FROM MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 12) TO 6 DAY, TRAFFIC ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD (LAM TEI) NEAR STOPPED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR BRIDGE PRECAST BEAMS.
AM THE FOLLOWING NAI WAI WILL BE THE ERECTION OF
THE MEASURE WILL BE IN FORCE AGAIN FROM MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 20 TO 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
FORD TO ACT AS CHIEF SECRETARY ......................... 1
COMPANIES ANNULMENT BILL PUBLISHED ..................... 1
REFERENCE TO aSBESTOS BEING DELETED .................... 2
EXTERNAL TRaDE STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER RELEASED ......... 3
CANCER DEATHS CW THE RISE .............................. 11
PEACEFUL TRANSFORMATION OF NEW TOWN .................... 12
M.JCE FULL USE OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE CALL....... 1J
SCHOOL SUPPORT SCHEME LaUNCHED ......................... 15
WONG TAI SIN HOLDS FIRE PREVENTION CaMPaIGN ............ 16
RE-.lPPOINTMENT TO KCRC BOaRD .......................... 17
LAND SPORTS SaFETY DaY ON SUNDAY ....................... 18
KWAI TSING FESTIVAL SMTS NEXT FRIDAY ................... 19
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JOIN YOUTH PROJECT ................ 20
SUGGESTION TO DB GETS QUICK ACTION ..................... 21
STUDENT AMBASSADORS WIN OVERSEA TRIPS .................. 22
FIGHT CRIME DAY TO BE HELD IN YUEN LONG ................ 22
TENDERS CALLED FOR KIOSKS .iND CaFETERIa ............... 23
TEMPORARY SURVEY STaFF SOUGHT .......................... 24
FIRE SERVICES OFFICES TO MOVE........................... 24
ADOPTION UNIT MOVES OFFICE ............................. 25
ROAD CLOSURES IN HUNG HOM, SHAM SHUT PO ................ 25
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1986
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FORD TO ACT AS CHIEF SECRETARY *****
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR DAVID FORD AS ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY AS FROM MONDAY, DECEMBER 15.
MR FORD HAS BEEN THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE SINCE OCTOBER 1985.
ANNOUNCEMENTS IN TODAY’S GAZETTE ALSO SAID THAT DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HAIDER BARMA WILL ACT AS SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, ALSO FROM MONDAY.
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COMPANIES AMENDMENT BILL PUBLISHED
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CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE CHANGES PROPOSED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMPANY LAW REFORM ARE CONTAINED IN THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH SAID THESE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS WERE MADE AFTER THE STANDING COMMITTEE HAD CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE COMMITTEE’S TWO REPORTS PUBLISHED IN JUNE 1985 AND MARCH 1986.
THE STANDING COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED IN JANUARY 1984 TO ADVISE THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ON AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE AS AND WHEN EXPERIENCE SHOWS THEM TO BE NECESSARY.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE COMMITTEE COVERED IN THIS AMENDMENT BILL INVOLVE THE EXTENSION OF THE POWERS OF INSPECTORS APPOINTED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO INVESTIGATE THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY AND THE PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS.
THE OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO TAKEN TO TIDY UP THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PRIORITY OF DEBTS OF A COMPANY IN RECEIVERSHIP.
MAJOR PROPOSALS IN THE BILL INCLUDE*
* POWER OF INSPECTORS!
INSPECTORS APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY WILL BE EMPOWERED TO EXAMINE ON OATH ANY PERSON THEY THINK IS, OR MAY BE, IN POSSESSION OF ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPANY’S AFFAIRS.
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THE INSPECTORS WILL ALSO BE EMPOWERED TO REQUIRE A DIRECTOR TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO PARTICULAR AMOUNTS DEPOSITED IN BANKS, DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES AND SIMILAR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE.
X DATE OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS:
THE TIME LIMIT FOR SUBMISSION OF A COMPANY’S PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WILL BE REDUCED FROM NINE OR 12 MONTHS TO SIX MONTHS IN ALL CASES.
X PRIORITY DEBTS:
WHERE A RECEIVER HAS BEEN APPOINTED UNDER A FLOATING CHARGE, THE PREFERRED PAYMENTS OF DEBTS IN THE WINDING UP OF A COMPANY ARE TO BE PAID IN PRIORITY TO CLAIMS UNDER THE CHARGE DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CHARGE MAY HAVE BECOME A FIXED CHARGE PRIOR TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER UNDER THE CHARGE.
IF ENACTED, THIS WOULD PROTECT BOTH THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND AND GENERAL REVENUE FROM LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE LOSS IN PRIORITY.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 7.
COMMENTS ON THE BILL MAY BE SENT TO THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH IN ADMIRALTY CENTRE, HARCOURT ROAD, AND TO THE OMELCO OFFICE IN JACKSON ROAD.
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REFERENCE TO ASBESTOS BEING DELETED
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ALL REFERENCE TO THE USE OF ASBESTOS OR ASBESTOS PRODUCTS WILL BE DELETED FROM THE BUILDING REGULATIONS FROM JANUARY 2.
THE DELETION WILL BE MADE UNDER THE BUILDING (CONSTRUCTION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1986 AND THE BUILDING (STANDARDS OF SANITARY FITMENTS, PLUMBING, DRAINAGE WORKS AND LATRINES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1986, WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
/LAST YEAR,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1986
LAST YEAR, A BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE PRACTICE NOTE WAS ISSUED TO AUTHORISED PERSONS AND REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, STRONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT PRACTITIONERS DID NOT SPECIFY OR PERMIT ASBESTOS MATERIALS IN NEW BUILDINGS.
HOWEVER, THE BUILDING REGULATIONS CONTAIN SEVERAL REFERENCES TO ASBESTOS BUILDING PRODUCTS AS PERMITTED MATERIALS. THESE HAVE NOW BEEN DELETED TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY IN THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY OF DISCOURAGING THE USE OF ASBESTOS MATERIALS.
THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (ASBESTOS) SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1986 WERE INTRODUCED IN AUGUST, FOLLOWING WHICH THE USE OF THE MOST HAZARDOUS ASBESTOS BUILDING PRODUCTS HAS BEEN PROHIBITED.
THE REGULATIONS ALSO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFETY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHEN HANDLING ASBESTOS PRODUCTS.
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EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER RELEASED
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) RELEASED TRADE VALUE STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER 1986. COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1985, TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN OCTOBER 1986, VALUED AT $55 657 MILLION, GREW BY 41 PER CENT.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 38 PER CENT TO $15 360 MILLION WHILE RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY 46 PER CENT TO $12 292 MILLION, THUS BRINGING TOTAL EXPORTS TO $27 651 MILLION, 41 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN OCTOBER 1985. IMPORTS INCREASED BY 40 PER CENT TO $28 006 MILLION.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO ALL MAJOR MARKETS INCREASED IN VALUE TERMS BETWEEN OCTOBER 1985 AND OCTOBER 1986. THE GROWTH IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO JAPAN (77 PER CENT), THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (67 PER CENT), CHINA (66 PER CENT), FRANCE (59 PER CENT) AND THE NETHERLANDS (51 PER CENT) WAS PARTICULARLY STRONG.
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ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, HONG KONG RECORDED INCREASES IN IMPORTS FROM ALL MAJOR SUPPLIERS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (110 PER CENT), THE U.S. (63 PER CENT), SWITZERLAND (56 PER CENT), TAIWAN (51 PER CENT) AND CHINA (47 PER CENT). RE-EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, TAIWAN AND THE U.S. INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 124 PER CENT, 93 PER CENT, 83 PER CENT, 73 PER CENT AND 72 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1986, VALUED AT $443 831 MILLION, INCREASED BY 16 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 17 PER CENT TO $123 746 MILLION WHILE RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 12 PER CENT TO $97 644 MILLION, SO THAT FOR TOTAL EXPORTS, THE TRADE VALUE INCREASED BY 15 PER CENT. IMPORTS INCREASED BY 18 PER CENT TO $222 441 MILLION.
COMPARING THE FIRST TEN MONTHS OF 1986 WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO MOST PRINCIPAL MARKETS INCREASED IN VALUE TERMS. THE MARKETS WITH RAPID GROWTH IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCLUDED FRANCE (47 PER CENT), THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (40 PER CENT), THE NETHERLANDS (31 PER CENT), JAPAN (29 PER CENT) AND SINGAPORE (23 PER CENT).
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO HONG KONG’S TWO LARGEST MARKETS, THE U.S. AND CHINA, HOWEVER. GREW LESS RAPIDLY, BY 11 PER CENT EACH. DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA DECREASED BY 2 PER CENT.
IMPORTS FROM THE MAJOR SUPPLIERS GENERALLY INCREASED OVER THE SAME PERIOD, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM SWITZERLAND (57 PER CENT), CHINA (40 PER CENT), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (26 PER CENT), ITALY (24 PER CENT) AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (20 PER CENT). A DECREASE WAS, HOWEVER, RECORDED IN IMPORTS FROM SINGAPORE (-6 PER CENT).
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RE-EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THE U.S. AND TAIWAN INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY BY 105 PER CENT, 80 PER CENT, 53 PER CENT, 50 PER CENT AND 33 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. ON THE OTHER HAND, RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA RECORDED A DECLINE (-17 PER CENT), AS DID THOSE TO MACAU (-2 PER CENT).
ALL TRADE STATISTICS PRESENTED HERE ARE MEASURED AT CURRENT PRICES AND NO ACCOUNT HAS BEEN TAKEN OF THE CHANGES IN PRICES BETWEEN THE PERIODS OF COMPARISON. A SEPARATE ANALYSIS OF THE PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1986 WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY JANUARY, 1987.
THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE TEN MAJOR MARKETS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
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COMPARING THE FIRST TEN MONTHS OF 1986 WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE U.S. INCREASED BY 11 PER CENT. ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN CLOTHING (BY Si 583 MILLION OR 8 PER CENT); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF (BY Si 55* MILLION OR 19 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $854 MILLION OR 28 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS (BY S96 MILLION OR 16 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY S39 MILLION OR 45 PER CENT).
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA INCREASED BY 11 PER CENT IN VALUE. INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR TEXTILES (BY $1 107 MILLION OR 68 PER CENT); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $440 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT); AS WELL AS CLOTHING (BY $213 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $856 MILLION OR 83 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $142 MILLION OR 7 PER CENT).
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY INCREASED BY 40 PER CENT IN VALUE. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN CLOTHING (BY $1 496 MILLION OR 44 PER CENT)’ AS WELL AS OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $388 MILLION OR 178 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $102 MILLION OR 82 PER CENT).
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE UP BY 17 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN CLOTHING (BY $963 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF (BY $167 MILLION OR 17 PER CENT).
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO JAPAN INCREASED BY 29 PER CENT, WITH GROWTH IN CLOTHING (BY $401 MILLION OR 28 PER CENT); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITHS’ AND SILVERSMITHS’ WARES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS MATERIALS (BY $226 MILLION OR 39 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $241 MILLION OR 83 PER CENT).
THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION ARE PRESENTED IN TABLE 2.
/THE CHANGES
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THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM THE TEN MAJOR SUPPLIERS ARE SUMMARISED IN TABLE 3.
IMPORTS FROM CHINA INCREASED BY 40 PER CENT IN VALUE IN THE FIRST TEN MONTHS OF 1986 AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR CLOTHING (BY $5 070 MILLION OR 62 PER CENT), TEXTILES (BY $4 474 MILLION OR 46 PER CENT) AND FOR MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY |1 833 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR TEXTILE FIBRES (OTHER THAN WOOL TOPS) AND THEIR WASTES (BY $492 MILLION OR 28 PER CENT)-
AS WELL AS PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (BY $416 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT).
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM JAPAN INCREASED BY 3 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1 133 MILLION OR 20 PER CENT); TEXTILES (BY $780 MILLION OR 15 PER CENT); AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $766 MILLION OR 15 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ROAD VEHICLES, INCLUDING AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $1 705 MILLION OR 49 PER CENT) ; AS WELL AS OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $631 MILLION OR 28 PER CENT).
THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM THE U.S. WAS UP BY 5 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $674 MILLION OR 84 PER CENT); AS WELL AS ARTIFICIAL RESINS, PLASTIC MATERIALS, CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $342 MILLION OR 52 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $378 MILLION OR 17 PER CENT).
IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN WERE UP BY 10 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN TEXTILES (BY $1 310 MILLION OR 22 PER CENT), AND ARTIFICIAL RESINS, PLASTIC MATERIALS, CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $227 MILLION OR 48 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $203 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT).
IMPORTS FROM SINGAPORE DROPPED BY 6 PER CENT, WITH DECREASES IN PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (BY $1 211 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT) ; AS WELL AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $169 MILLION OR 29 PER CENT).
TABLE 4 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION.
THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS TO THE TEN MAJOR MARKETS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 5.
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COMPARING THE FIRST TEN MONTHS OF 1986 WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA DECREASED BY 17 PER CENT. ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $2 311 MILLION OR 52 PER CENT) 5 ROAD VEHICLES, INCLUDING AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $1 896 MILLION OR 77 PER CENT)? AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1 653 MILLION OR 45 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN TEXTILES (BY Si 068 MILLION OR 14 PER CENT)’ AND LEATHER, LEATHER MANUFACTURES AND DRESSED FURSKINS (BY $460 MILLION OR 142 PER CENT).
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RE-EXPORTS TO THE U.S. INCREASED BY 50 PER CENT IN VALUE. COMMODITIES WITH INCREASES INCLUDED CLOTHING (BY $3 344 MILLION OR 110 PER CENT)? MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $1 341 MILLION OR 46 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS (BY $252 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (BY $59 MILLION OR 70 PER CENT); AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $58 MILLION OR 13 PER CENT).
THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN WAS UP BY 15 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $207 MILLION OR 47 PER CENT) AS WELL AS IN NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $196 MILLION OR 50 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $324 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT).
RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN ROSE BY 33 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $668 MILLION OR 70 PER-CENT), AS WELL AS DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS (BY $94 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT).
THE INCREASE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAS 53 PER CENT, WITH GROWTH IN TEXTILES (BY $531 MILLION OR 70 PER CENT); AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $413 MILLION OR 99 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $82 MILLION OR 41 PER CENT).
TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION.
THE OCTOBER 1986 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS — SUMMARY* WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND DECEMBER 20 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5 PER COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE*, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN OCTOBER 1986 WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY JANUARY AT $13.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG, ON 5-214375 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-444436.
/Table 1:
Major Market Table 1Domesti Jan-Oct 1986 (HKD Mn.) 8 - c exports by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12f 1986 ten major markets
Jan-Oct over Jan-Oct ( ’86 ’85 % ) October 1986 (HKD Mn.) Oct ’86 over
Oct ( ’85 % )
U.S.A. 52,483 11 6,535 24
China t 14,135 11 1,931 66
F.R. of Germany 8,625 40 963 67
U.K. 7,973 17 952 30
Japan 4,824 29 698 77
Canada 4,055 13 422 15
Australia 2,718 -2 307 3
Singapore 2,266 23 257 39
Netherlands 2,144 31 235 51
France ’2,088 47 264 , 59
Table 2: Domestic exports by major commodity division
Commodity Jan-Oct Jan-Oct ’ 86 October Oct ’86
division 1986 over 1986 over
Jan Oct ’85 Oct ’85
(HKD Mn.) ( % ) (HKD Mn.) ( % )
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
41,643
Miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages,Loys,games and sporting goods) 20,933
Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks 10,518
Tele comm u n i ca t i on s a nd sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
9,166
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof
9,040
TextiJ e yarn,fabrics, mad- up articles and related products
8,537
16 4,783 21
21 2,776 61
21 ♦-* CO C” 29
23 1,334 82
8 1,127 46
37 1,140 61
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Major Supplier 12 DEC 1986 Table 3: Imports Jan Oct 1986 (HKD Mn.) from ten Jan Oct over Jan-Oct ( major ’86 ’85 % ) suppliers
October 1986 (HKD Mn.) Oct ’86 over
Oct ( •85 % )
China 64,862 40 8,197 47
Japan 45,914 3 5,671 22
U.S.A. 19,254 5 2,811 63
Taiwan 18,993 10 2,475 51
Singapore 8,787 -6 911 11
Republic of Korea 8,713 26 1,139 110
U.K. 7,592 12 871 17
F.R. of Germany 6,545 20 766 38
Swi tzerland 4,463 57 600 56
Italy 3,612 24 448 26
Table 4: Imports by major commodity division
Commodity Jan-Oct Jan-Oct ’86 October Oct ’86
d1vision 1986 over 1986 over
Jan-Oc t '85 Oct ’85
(HKD Mn.) ( % ) (HKD Mn.) ( % )
Textile yarn,fabrics, made-up articles and related products 34, 105 28 4,006 41
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof 18,950 17 2,327 46
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 15,890 54 2,089 46
Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks 13,352 26 , 1,680 28
Miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages,toys,games and sporting goods) 11,851 32 1,602 66
Tel»?' ommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment 10,974 7 1,585 /Table 5s •••• 87
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Table t>: Re-exports by ten major markets
Major Market Jan-Oct 1986 (HKD Mn.) Jan-Oct ’86 over Jan-Oct ’85 ( % ) October 1986 (HKD Mn.) Oct ’86 over
Oct ( '85 % )
China 32,120 -17 4,217 29
U.S.A. 17,965 50 2,260 72
Japan 5,160 15 777 54
Taiwan 4,801 33 575 73
Repubiic of Korea 4,678 53 539 93
Singapore 4,345 22 448 7
Macau 2, 125 ■ 2 239 27
F.R. of Germany 2,110 80 287 83
Indonesia 2,023 3 229 47
U.K. 1,961 105 293 124
Table 6: Re-exports by major commodity division
Coinmodi ty Jan-Oct Jan-Oct ’86 October Oct ’86
division 1986 over 1986 over
Jan-Oct '85 Oct
(HKD Mn.) ( *> ) (HKD Mn.) ( % )
Textile yarn,1abrics, made-up articles and 23 2,009 46
related products 15,833
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1U,828 7 6 1,343 84
Miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages,toys,games and sporting goods) 8,286 37 1,121 73
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof 7,662 936 56
l’elucommunl<cations and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment 5,158 -15 812 86
Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks 4,599 565 29
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CANCER DEATHS ON THE RISE
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CANCER HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN HONG KONG SINCE 1964 WITH THE NUMBER OF DEATHS RISING FROM 2 916 A YEAR THEN TO 7 535 IN 1985.
THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, STATED THIS TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN GIVING HIS PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY.
DR THONG SAID THE RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CANCER DEATHS COULD NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH IN POPULATION ALONE.
FOR MALES, HE SAID, IN THE LAST 20 YEARS THE DEATH RATE HAD RISEN FROM 90.9 TO 163.6 PER 100 000 POPULATION WHILE THAT FOR FEMALES HAD RISEN FROM 75.4 TO 112.5 PER 100 000 POPULATION.
DR THONG POINTED OUT THAT LUNG CANCER REMAINED THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATHS AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE WORST KILLERS AS TREATMENT RESULTS HAD REMAINED DISAPPOINTING.
+IRONICALLY, LUNG CANCER WAS THE ONE CANCER THAT WAS LARGELY PREVENTABLE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT RISK FACTOR HAD BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME TO BE CIGARETTE SMOKING,* HE ADDED.
HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH MOST SMOKERS WERE AWARE OF THE LINK BETWEEN SMOKING AND LUNG CANCER LARGELY THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION, UNFORTUNATELY MANY STILL FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP THE SMOKING HABIT.
THE ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY HAD BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY LAST YEAR IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN MANY WAYS.
DR THONG NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT, BEING FULLY COMMITTED TO THE ANT I-SMOKING CAUSE, HAD ALSO BEEN STEPPING UP ITS LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS.
HE SAID THAT AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE CONSTANT BATTLE AGAINST CANCER WAS STILL THE CARE OF THOSE WHO WERE STRICKEN BY THE DISEASE.
+CARE OF THE DYING IS AN ART WHICH HAS TO BE CULTIVATED AND REQUIRES REAL COMPASSION AND LOVE FROM THOSE WHO ARE CARING FOR SUCH PATIENTS,* HE EXPLAINED.
HE FELT THAT IT WAS ONLY LOGICAL THAT CARE OF CANCER PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED.
DR THONG ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY AS WELL AS OFFICE BEARERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IN THE PAST YEAR.
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PEACEFUL TRANSFO *
AT I ON OF NEW TOWN * * *
THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF NORTH DISTRICT RESIDENTS HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE DISTRICT FROM A RURAL AREA INTO A MODERN NEW TOWN, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AT THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CEREMONY OF THE FANLING PUBLIC SCHOOL.
DR HAYES PRAISED THE SCHOOL FOR ITS IMPRESSIVE ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY.
+OF NO LESS IMPORTANCE HAS BEEN THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE SCHOOL IN GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE AND ENHANCE A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY,* HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT SINCE 1979, FANLING-SHEUNG SHUI HAD UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT AND THAT ITS PRESENT POPULATION OF 110 000 WAS EXPECTED TO GROW TO 280 000 ON FULL DEVELOPMENT BEFORE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.
+FIVE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES HAVE BEEN PLANNED OF WHICH TWO HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
+THE STEADY GROWTH OF NORTH DISTRICT IS ACCELERATED BY IMPROVEMENTS IN ITS ACCESSIBILITY TO KOWLOON WITH THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY AND THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD AS FAR AS SHEUNG SHUI,+ HE SAID.
DR HAYES ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WERE SIGNS THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR WAS FAST EXPLOITING THE POTENTIAL OF THE DISTRICT FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
+ IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND TO PRESERVE TRADITIONAL . ELEMENTS IN THIS PROCESS,* HE SAID.
THE SUCCESS OF THE FANLING PUBLIC SCHOOL IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE +NEW+ BUILDING ON THE +OLD+, HE SAID.
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MAKE FULL USE OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE CALL
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED PARENTS AND PUPILS TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE.
SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF THE CHEUNG CHUK SHAN COLLEGE, SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE SOURCES OF HELP FOR TROUBLED SCHOOLBOYS AND GIRLSi FROM THEIR SCHOOL AND TEACHERS, FROM THEIR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER, AND ABOVE ALL, FROM PARENTS.
THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE, SHE SAID, NOW EXTENDED TO 486 SECONDARY SCHOOLS COVERING A TOTAL STUDENT POPULATION OF NEARLY 460 000.
♦ ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL ARE INVOLVED IN THIS SERVICE,+ SHE SAID.
♦BETWEEN THEM THEY COMPLEMENT THE TEACHING RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS OVERCOME ANY PROBLEM THAT MAY BE AFFECTING THEIR SCHOOL WORK, OR THEIR EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT.
+A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER IS NOT THERE TO SCOLD AND PUNISH BUT TO HELP THE STUDENT UNDERSTAND WHY HE BEHAVES IN A CERTAIN MANNER AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH BEHAVIOUR.
♦THROUGH HIS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER CAN HELP TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND HIS PARENTS OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, TO REALISE THEIR SHORTCOMINGS AND GENERALLY TO GIVE THEM A BETTER SENSE OF SELF-WORTH,+ MRS CHAN SAID.
HOWEVER, SHE ADDED THAT FOR A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER TO DO HIS WORK EFFECTIVELY, HE REQUIRES THE UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION OF ALL THE TEACHING STAFF IN THE SCHOOL AND ABOVE ALL, ACCEPTANCE FROM THE VERY PUPILS WHOM HE WAS THERE TO SERVE.
♦I URGE ALL PUPILS TO ACTIVELY SEEK OUT THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS FOR HELP — REGARD HIM AS A FRIEND AND A CONFIDANT WHO IS THERE TO LISTEN TO YOUR WOES, TO SHARE IN YOUR TROUBLES AND TO HELP YOU SEE THE WAY AHEAD,+ SHE SAID.
SHE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT DEVOTED OVER $19 MILLION PER YEAR TO THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE AND INTENDED TO SPEND MORE.
/+IT WOULD
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+ IT WOULD NOT BE SPENDING THIS SORT OF MONEY IF IT WAS NOT CONVINCED TWAT THE SERVICE SERVES A USEFUL PURPOSE.
+l HOPE BOTH PARENTS AND PUPILS WILL MAKE FULL USE OF THIS SERVICE,* SHE SAID.
ON SEEKING HELP FROM SCHOOL AND TEACHERS, MRS CHAN SAID THAT TEACHERS REPRESENTED A NEEDED AUTHORITY FIGURE IN THE MATURING PROCESS OF ALL YOUNGSTERS.
SHE SAID THAT PUPILS COULD SHARE THEIR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SCHOOLMATES BUT FOR DIRECTION AND SOUND ADVICE, THEY SHOULD TURN TO THEIR TEACHERS WHO HAVE THEIR WELFARE AT HEART AND WHO WOULD DO THEIR BEST TO HELP THEM RESOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS AND TO STEER THEM ALONG THE RIGHT ROAD.
HOWEVER, SHE SAID, ULTIMATELY IT WAS THE PARENTS WHO HAD THE GREATEST INFLUENCE OVER THEIR OFFSPRINGS THROUGH THE QUALITY OF LOVE THAT THEY PROVIDED AND THROUGH THEIR GUIDANCE, DISCIPLINE AND THE WAY THEY THEMSELVES BEHAVED.
+THEIR ROLE CANNOT NE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS,* SHE
REPLACED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR BY SAID.
SHE CONCEDED THAT SOME PARENTS WERE FOUND WANTING, ADDING THAT GOOD PARENTING SKILLS HAD TO BE ACQUIRED.
SHE SAID THAT PARENTS COULD SEEK HELP ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS FROM THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND FROM THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER.
• MRS CHAN BEGAN HER SPEECH BY PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE G?VERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE. SHE SAID THAT HISTORY WOULD RECORD SIR EDWARD’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL FIELD BUT MAneD BE BEST REMEMBEREB FOR HIS VERY HUMAN QUALITIES - HIS MODESTY, TOLERATION OF DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND HIS COMPASSION AND CONCERN FOR THE COMMON MAN. v,twru,N,s AND
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SCHOOL SUPPORT SCHEME LAUNCHED M M K M
TO STRENGTHEN GUIDANCE SERVICE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED A PILOT PROJECT OF THE SCHOOL SUPPORT SCHEME IN WHICH EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE PROVIDED TO HELP TEACHERS DEVELOP THEIR SKILL IN HANDLING STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS AND TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT PREVENTIVE PROGRAMMES.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SECOND GENERAL GUIDANCE CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREER MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS AT LEE GARDENS HOTEL TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, SAID 12 SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE PILOT PROJECT STARTING SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDED SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TASK, HE SAID.
TO IMPROVE STUDENTS SERVICES, FIVE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS WERE PROVIDED TO EACH STANDARD GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOL BY FOUR STAGES BETWEEN 1982 AND 1986. ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS WAS TO STRENGTHEN GUIDANCE WORK.
TO CATER FOR THE EVER-GROWING NEED OF THE GUIDANCE SERVICE IN SCHOOL, MR LI SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD RECENTLY COMPILED AND ISSUED A SET OF GUIDELINES ON GUIDANCE WORK TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ENABLE THEM TO PLAY A MORE POSITIVE ROLE IN ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH PROBLEMS.
ON THE TRAINING OF GUIDANCE MASTERS, HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD LONG-TERM PLANS IN THE PIPELINE. HE ALSO NOTED THE ONE-YEAR DIPLOMA COURSE FOR GUIDANCE TEACHERS ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PROVED VERY POPULAR AMONG THE TEACHERS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AS WELL AS THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ARE EXPECTED TO RUN THE SIMILAR COURSES STARTING NEXT YEAR WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PLANNED TO ORGANISE VARIOUS SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD OF GUIDANCE TEACHERS, MR LI ADDED.
ATTENDING TODAY’S CONFERENCE AND A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP ON GENERAL GUIDANCE WERE SOME 140 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
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WONG TAI SIN HOLDS FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN
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THE SQUATTER AREA FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD AN EXHIBITION AND CARNIVAL ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 14) AND A VARIETY SHOW THE SAME EVENING.
THE CAMPAIGN IS AN ANNUAL EVENT ORGANISED TO REMIND AND EDUCATE SQUATTER AREA RESIDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PREVENTI'ON DURING THE DRY WINTER SEASON.
THE CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD AT THE TSZ WAN SHAN PLAYGROUND FROM 1.40 PM TO 4.30 PM.
THERE WILL BE A BAND PARADE AND GAME STALLS PUT UP BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS ON FIRE PREVENTION AND A DISPLAY OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO BE HELD AT THE VENUE.
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE CARNIVAL. GAME STALL COUPONS CAN BE OBTAINED FREE AT THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE TSZ WAN SHAN BRANCH OFFICE. COUPONS ISSUED FOR THE CARNIVAL ON DECEMBER 7 ARE STILL VALID.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARNIVAL WILL BE OFFICIATED BY WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MR CHAN KA-SI, MR LEE KIN-CHUNG, AND MR YIU SIU-SING? WONG TAI SIN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (EAST), MR CHESTER KWOK 1 AND SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER (EAST KOWLOON) OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR PAUL CHAN.
THE VARIETY SHOW BEGINS AT 8 PM AT THE FIRE BREAK B, SOCIAL AVENUE, DIAMOND HILL. THERE WILL BE A SLIDE SHOW, DRAMA, BAND PERFORMANCE AND MAGIC SHOWS.
THE SLIDE SHOW WAS SPECIALLY PRODUCED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY.
THIS YEAR’S CAMPAIGN HAD INCORPORATED MEASURES AND PLANS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL TAPPING OF ELECTRICITY AS IT LEADS DIRECTLY TO LEAKAGE, ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND FIRE HAZARDS, A SPOKESMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP SAID.
THE SLIDE SHOW WILL REMIND RESIDENTS ON FIRE PREVENTION AS WELL AS THE DANGERS OF ILLEGAL TAPPING, HE SAID.
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MR LI YUK-WA AND MR LIU KOON-SING, AND WONG TAI SIN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHESTER KWOK, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY BEFORE THE VARIETY SHOW.
WINNERS OF A SLOGAN COMPETITION AND A COLOURING COMPETITION OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES THAT NIGHT.
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TO DRIVE HOME THE FIRE PREVENTION MESSAGE MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP HAVE CONDUCTED HOUSEHOLD VISITS AND SIGNBOARDS AND BANNERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP AT CONSPICUOUS LOCATIONS IN SQUATTER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT.
CALENDAR POSTERS WITH THE FIRE PREVENTION MESSAGE HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO SQUATTER AREA RESIDENTS THROUGH MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
IN ADDITION, THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS INVITED FIRE WATCH TEAMS IN THE DISTRICT TO APPLY FOR FUNDS TO REPLENISH THEIR FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CARNIVAL AT 1.40 PM ON SUNDAY AT THE TSZ WAN SHAN ROAD PLAYGROUND (OPPOSITE TO THE TSZ WAN SHA . POLICE STATION) AND THE VARIETY SHOW AT 8 PM AT FIRE BREAK B, SOCIAL AVENUE. DIAMOND HILL.
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RE-APPOINTMENT TO KCRC BOARD X K X X K
A GAZETTE NOTICE TODAY MR SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI AS CORPORATION FOR A PERIOD OF
(FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE RE-APPOINTMENT A MEMBER OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TWO YEARS FROM FEBRUARY 1, 1987.
OF
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD is MR H.M.G. FORSGATL', AND OTHER MEMBERS ARE MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN M\’ DAVID K P MR LAU WONG-FAT, MR J.A. RICHARDSON, THE SECRETARY fSr MONETARY* SArnhnoATiAMCRETARY F°R TRANSP0RT AND THE MANAGI NG\dI RECTOR OF I nt UUKrUKATION. \
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LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY ON SUNDAY
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THIS YEAR’S LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY -- FEATURING DEMONSTRATIONS, VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES AND SEMINARS ON A NUMBER OF POPULAR LAND SPORTS -- WILL BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 14).
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION MOUNTED BY LEADING LAND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS.
THE EVENT HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE LAND SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN WORKING PARTY TO DELIVER A +PLAY SAFE+ MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS TO MORE SPECIFIC TARGET GROUP.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
THE DAY WILL BEGIN WITH DEMONSTRATIONS OF ROLLER SKATING AT 9 AM. ARTISTIC CYCLING WILL BE DEMONSTRATED AT 10.30 AM.
THERE WILL BE VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES ON POPULAR LAND SPORTS SUCH AS ORIENTEERING, ROCK CLIMBING, CYCLING, AND ARCHERY.
TWO OTHER DOCUMENTARIES WILL FEATURE THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL AND THE TOUR DE FRANCE CYCLE RACE. THE VIDEOS WILL BE SCREENED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
VISITORS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO PARTICIPATE SAFELY IN LAND SPORTS THROUGH A SERIES OF TALKS BY EXPERTS.
THESE TALKS, TO BE GIVEN MAINLY IN CANTONESE, WILL INCLUDE ONE BY DR YORK CHOW, THE PRINCIPAL GUEST SPEAKER. HE WILL ANALYSE THE VARIOUS FACTORS INVOLVED IN LAND SPORTS SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF INJURY.
OTHER SPEAKERS WILL FOCUS ON A PARTICULAR SPORT, SUCH AS CAMPING, ATHLETICS, MOUNTAINEERING AND HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING, ORIENTEERING, CYCLING AND ROLLER-SKATING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CAMPAIGN WORKING PARTY POINTED OUT THAT THE ANNUAL EVENT IS HELD TO EMPHASISE THE +PLAY SAFE+ MESSAGE IN VIEW OF THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN LAND SPORTS.
+WITH CORRECT KNOWLEDGE IN THE PARTICULAR SPORTS CONCERNED AS WELL AS CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE, MANY OF THESE ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIDED,* HE SAID.
THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR CHUI KAM, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
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ABOUT 500 REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCHOOLS, SPORTS GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS FROM PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE TALKS WHICH WILL ALSO TOUCH ON FIRST-AID AND DEALING WITH EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS: f
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.
DEMONSTRATIONS WILL BEGIN AT 9 AM AND THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM, WITH THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR CHUI KAM, OFFICIATING.
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' KWAI TSING FESTIVAL STARTS NEXT FRIDAY * * * *
FREE FILM AND VARIETY SHOWS, SPORTS EVENTS, DRAMA, BALLET AND CHILDREN’S CHOIR PERFORMANCES WILL BE STAGED FOR THE PUBLIC IN VARIOUS PARTS OF KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl BETWEEN DECEMBER 19 AND JANUARY 24 DURING THE FIRST KWAI TSING FESTIVAL.
THE FIVE-WEEK FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE MORE THAN 100 CULTURAL, RECREATION, SPORTS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS.
DETAILS WERE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FESTIVAL OPENING NEXT FRIDAY. THE CEREMONY WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON TELEVISION.
THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED BY THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl DISTRICT BOARD WITH SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT’S ARTS AND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, AREA COMMITTEES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES OF THE COMMUNITY HALLS.
THE COST OF $1.5 MILLION IS BEING MET WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS.
THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, SAID HE HOPED AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE WOULD PARTICIPATE IN AND SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL.
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THE ACTIVITIES WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISTRICT AND ENHANCE THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING TO KWAI CHUNG AND TSI NG Yl, HE SAID.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHENG WING-CHUN, NOTED THAT IT WAS THE FIRST FESTIVAL TO BE ORGANISED SINCE KWAI TSING DISTRICT WAS SEPARATED ADMINISTRATIVELY FROM TSUEN WAN.
MORE THAN 36 000 COPIES OF A COLOURFUL SUPPLEMENT PUBLICISING THE FESTIVAL ARE BEING CIRCULATED TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT NEWSPAPER IN TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl. FREE COPIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.
BUNTING AND BANNERS HAVE ALSO BEEN PUT UP THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND AT A NUMBER OF FESTIVAL VENUES.
AMONG THE PROGRAMMES ARE PERFORMANCES BY THE CHOR FUNG MING CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE, AREA DAY PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY THE SEVEN AREA COMMITTEES, MINI-TENNIS COMPETITIONS AND TENNIS DEMONSTRATIONS.
THE FESTIVAL WILL CLOSE WITH PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR SINGERS AT THE HING FONG ROAD PLAYGROUND ON JANUARY 24.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMES MAY BE MADE TO KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE ON 0-273593.
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THE DEADLINE FOR JOINING THE +KWUN TONG CIVIC EDUCATION YOUTH PIONEER PROJECT+ HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 20.
THE PROJECT, FOR THOSE OVER 18, IS ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION PROMOTION ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND CO-ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT
BOARD.
DURING THE THREE MONTHS UP TO FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR, PARTICIPANTS WILL ATTEND TALKS, SEMINARS, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, AS WELL AS TAKING PART IN TRAINING CAMP, SITE VISITS AND PROJECT WORKS.
TOPICS OF TALKS WILL BE ON +THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF CITIZEN*, +THE IMPORTANCE OF DISTRICT BOARD IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION* AND + WAYS TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION*.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.
FORTY PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE PROJECT AND APPLICANTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW. ENQUIRIES COULD BE MADE ON 3-7502325.
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A CIVIC-MINDED RESIDENT’S COMPLAINT ABOUT VEHICLES EMITTING EXCESSIVE SMOKE WAS PROMPTLY DEALT WITH AFTER HE WROTE TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD.
USING THE +MY SUGGESTION TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD* POSTGRAMME SCHEME, A RESIDENT OF YUE KWONG CHUEN IN ABERDEEN COMPLAINED. THAT MANY BUSES, LORRIES, TAXIS AND MINIBUSES EMITTED EXCESSIVE BLACK SMOKE WHILE TRAVELLING UP NEARBY ABERDEEN RESERVOIR ROAD.
HE SAID THIS WAS BOTH ANNOYING AND A HEALTH HAZARD TO PEDESTRIANS AND NEARBY RESIDENTS.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE REFERRED THE CASE TO THE POLICE WHO PROMPTLY TOOK ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT THEY SHOULD RECORD THE TIME, DATE AND PARTICULARS OF ANY VEHICLE EMITTING BLACK SMOKE AND REPORT THE MATTER TO THE POLICE FOR INVESTIGATION.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE POSTGRAMME SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN 1983 SO THAT RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN OUTLYING AREAS, COULD EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS TO THE BOARD MORE CONVENIENTLY.
BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 LAST YEAR AND SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR, THE BOARD HAD RECEIVED 168 POSTGRAMMES, COMPARED WITH 122 IN THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS. MOST OF THE CASES CONCERNED TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND LAW AND ORDER MATTERS.
+THE POSTAGE-FREE POSTGRAMMES, PUBLISHED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, ARE OBTAINABLE AT 72 DISTRIBUTION POINTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT,* THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
+THESE INCLUDE THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES, POST OFFICES, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, COMMUNITY HALLS, MAJOR BANKS, PETROL STATIONS AND VARIOUS KAIFONG AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION PREMISES.*
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STUDENT AMBASSADORS WIN OVERSEAS TRIPS M H * X
THREE FROM SIX STUDENTS IN KOWLOON CITY -- TWO GIRLS AND A BOY — HAVE WON SEVEN-DAY OVERSEAS TRIPS THIS CHRISTMAS BY BEING CHOSEN AS THEIR DISTRICT’S FOREMOST STUDENT AMBASSADORS.
RAYMOND BO (17). OF LA SALLE COLLEGE, WILL VISIT JAPAN I MISS CHUNG MAN-FONG (17), OF ST ROSE OF LIMA’S SCHOOL WILL G.O TO SINGAPORE; AND MISS FUNG KIT-LIN (18), OF MARYKNOLL CONVENT SCHOOL WILL VISIT SOUTH KOREA. THEY WILL MAKE THEIR TRIPS BETWEEN DECEMBER 22 AND 29.
THEIR ITINERARIES WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS, BROADCASTING STATIONS, AND COMMUNITY CENTRES.
THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR SCHEME IS PART OF A SERIES OF PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
TEN STUDENTS WERE SELECTED AS STUDENT AMBASSADORS FROM BOTH THE SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SECTIONS. APART FROM THE OVERSEAS TRIPS AWARDED TO THE MAIN WINNERS, BOOK COUPONS WORTH $300 AND $500 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE OTHER 17 STUDENTS.
CERTIFICATES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE 20 STUDENTS AT A CEREMONY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AT 4 PM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT STUDENT AMBASSADOR CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF DISTRICT OFFICE, 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD AT 4 PM ON MONDAY.
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FIGHT CRIME DAY TO BE HELD IN YUEN LONG
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THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A 'FIGHT CRIME DAY IN THE YUEN LONG POLICE STATION ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 14) TO PROMOTE THE CAMPAIGN THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT.
THE EVENT, EXPECTED TO ATTRACT ABOUT 5 000 CHILDREN, WILL FEATURE A VARIETY SHOW, A DEMONSTRATION BY THE POLICE DOGS UNIT, STALL GAMES AND EXHIBITIONS WITH THEMES ON CRIME PREVENTION, POLICE RECRUITMENT, ROAD SAFETY AND THE POLICE CADETS SCHOOL.
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TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE YEAR-END CRIME PREVENTION DRIVE, THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO ORGANISE A MARATHON RACE ON DECEMBER 28 FOR ABOUT 150 ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN A 10-KIL0METRE COURSE FROM THE YUEN LONG STADIUM TO TAI TONG, THROUGH THE YUEN LONG NULLAH.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE YUEN LONG FIGHT CRIME DAY AT 2.30 PM ON SUNDAY AND THE MARATHON RACE ON DECEMBER 28.
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TENDERS CALLED FOR KIOSKS AND CAFETERIA *****
THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THREE RETAIL KIOSKS AND A CAFETERIA ON THE PEDESTRIAN DECK OF TSUEN WAN TRANSPORT COMPLEX.
THE KIOSKS, MEASURING 16 SQUARE METRES, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL WET GOODS.
THE AREA OF THE CAFETERIA IS 3*0 SQUARE METRES.
TENANCY PERIODS FOR ALL FOUR PREMISES ARE THREE YEARS, RENEWABLE FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.
THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD APPROACH THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SECTION ON 3-884111 EXT. 348 FOR FURTHER DETAILS, AND VIEWING OF THE CAFETERIA CAN BE ARRANGED FOR JANUARY 2 AND 8.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO INVITING TENDERS FOR THE GROUND FLOOR AND COCKLOFT OF A PRE-WAR BUILDING AT 9, KI LING LANE IN WESTERN.
THE PREMISES WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 68 SQUARE METRES ARE FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL, BUT EXCLUDING GODOWN PURPOSES.
TENANCY IS FOR ONE YEAR INITIALLY, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY AFTERWARDS.
THE PREMISES WILL BE OPEN FOR VIEWING FROM 10.30 AM TO NOON ON DECEMBER 15 AND 22.
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TEMPORARY SURVEY STAFF SOUGHT
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THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS RECRUITING ABOUT 50 TEMPORARY STAFF FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LES SAID STAFF WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN COLLECTING COMPLETED SURVEY RETURNS FROM BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS BETWEEN JANUARY 19 AND 28 NEXT YEAR.
APPLICANTS, PREFERABLY AGED 25 OR BELOW, SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST FIVE PASSES IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION, INCLUDING CHINESE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES.
THE JOB OFFERS DAILY WAGE OF $135 AND IS OPEN TO MEN AND WOMEN.
THOSE INTERESTED MAY APPROACH ANY BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-270622, 3-666615, 3-695525, 3-265123 AND 0-42015*.
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FIRE SERVICES OFFICES TO MOVE *****
FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFICES WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL IN THE DEPARTMENT’S NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN TSIM SHA TSUI FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 15).
THEY WILL TAKE OVER THE WORK PREVIOUSLY HANDLED AT NORTH POINT.
THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER WILL BE 3r73377OO.
THE 14-STOREY BUILDING AT 1 HONG CHONG ROAD WILL EVENTUALLY ACCOMMODATE THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU, AMBULANCE COMMAND, COMMUNICATION CENTRE AND RECRUITMENT CENTRE AS WELL AS THE OFFICES OF THE HEADQUARTERS STAFF.
THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU AND THE AMBULANCE COMMAND HAVE ALREADY MOVED INTO THE NEW BUILDING.
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ADOPTION UNIT MOVES OFFICE * * * *
THE ADOPTION UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL MOVE TO ITS NEW OFFICE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15).
IT WILL START OPERATION THE NEXT DAY. THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 5-8523107.
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT A NUMBER OF ROAD CLOSURES IN HUNG HOM AND SHAM SHUI PO MAY AFFECT THEM.
BECAUSE OF WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, PAK KUNG STREET IN HUNG HOM, AT ITS WESTERN JUNCTION WITH CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR A FURTHER SIX WEEKS FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 15). IT HAS BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC SINCE OCTOBER 2.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, PAK KUNG STREET BETWEEN KO SHAN ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD NORTH WILL BE A TWO-WAY CUL-DE-SAC WITH ACCESS ONLY FROM KO SHAN ROAD OR SHUN YUNG STREET.
THE WUHU VEHICULAR UNDERPASS LEADING FROM NORTHBOUND CHATHAM ROAD NORTH TO SOUTHBOUND GILLIES AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DAILY BETWEEN 1 AM AND 5 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15) AND TUESDAY FOR SKID RESISTANCE TESTS.
DURING THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES TRAVELLING FROM TSIM SHA TSUI, YAU MA TEI AND THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TOWARDS HUNG HOM WILL HAVE TO USE CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH, CHEONG WAN ROAD, ON WAN ROAD, CHEONG WAN ROAD AND GILLIES AVENUE.
ALTERNATIVELY, THEY CAN TRAVEL V1A GASCOIGNE ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, SAN LAU STREET, KO SHAN ROAD, SHUN YUNG STREET, FAT KWONG STREET AND MA TAU WAI ROAD.
THE UNDERPASS LEADING FROM LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EASTBOUND TO NAM CHEONG STREET SOUTHBOUND IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15) TO 5 AM THE NEXT MORNING.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES ON LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EASTBOUND HEADING FOR NAM CHEONG STREET SOUTHBOUND WILL BE DIVERTED VIA LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, LUNG PING ROAD, NAM CHEONG STREET FLYOVER AND NAM CHEONG STREET SOUTHBOUND.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE NAM CHEONG STREET FLYOVER.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO,
MORS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SUSPECTS ARRESTED................... 1
NEED FOR YOUTH POLICY BEING EXAMINED ...................... 2
FACELIFT FOR SHA TAU KOK WELL UNDERWAY..................... 4
SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION 01 ENING MONDAY...... 5
CONCERTED EFFORTS NEEDED FOR REHABILITATING DrS.YBT.iTD.... 6
OPERATE SKIP HOISTS ‘..ITH CARE CALL TO CONTRACTORS........ 7
MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR SHAM S3UI TO.............. 7
SOUTHERN PREPARES FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN..................... 8
TAI PO TIGHT CRD® CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED.................. 9
ANTI-NARCOTICS WEEK TO START IN TUZ2T MUN.................. 10
FOCUS ON ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT .............................. 10
DB TO CONSIDER EDUC .TION REPORT........................... 11
TUEN MUN DISTRICT ATHLETIC MEET TOMORROW................... 11
TEMPORARY POST Ox'PICL FOR JAEBGRAE CAMPSITE............... 12
BALLET GROUP CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY ................. 12
RIMINDIR GIVEN ON IL2U;aL OF CHILDREN’S ID CARDS........... 13
aberd.an waterebont access, fauchtg to BE IMPROVED......... 14
MURRAY BARRACKS PARKING SPACES SUSPENDED................... 14
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MORE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SUSPECTS ARRESTED * X * *
POLICE, LABOUR, AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS THIS WEEK MOUNTED YET ANOTHER IN THE ON-GOING SERIES OF OPERATIONS TO FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE EVADED ARREST.
THIS RESULTED IN 273 ARRESTS.
ALL THE ARRESTED PERSONS HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THOSE FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED TODAY (SATURDAY) THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF ANY AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
+OUR LATEST OPERATION SHOULD DRIVE HOME THE POINT THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THIS POLICY. ANYONE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE IS ONLY CHEATING HIMSELF,+ HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT APART FROM CONTINUOUS CHECKS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, THERE WAS NO LET-UP IN ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION EFFORTS AT THE BORDER.
+A HIGH STATE OF VIGILANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE POLICE AND THE SECURITY FORCES BOTH AT THE LAND AND SEA BORDERS, HE SAID.
DURING THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL OPERATION, POLICE INCREASED THEIR IDENTIFICATION SPOT CHECKS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND CARRIED OUT CHECKS AT SUSPECT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
A TOTAL OF 63 PEOPLE WERE SUMMONSED FOR FAILING TO PRODUCE PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY, AND A FURTHER 10 WERE WARNED IN RESPECT OF THIS OFFENCE, WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $1 000.
ON THE LABOUR FRONT, INSPECTORS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT VISITED 6313 ESTABLISHMENTS TO WEED OUT ANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO MAY BE WORKING, AND TO CHECK THAT EMPLOYERS FULFIL THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION OF KEEPING PROPER RECORDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.
A TOTAL OF SIX PERSONS IN SIX ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND WITHOUT PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY AND HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
ANOTHER 48 ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE KEEPING EITHER NO RECORD OR IMPROPER RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES.
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY COULD BE FINED UP TO ^50 000 AND JAILED FOR UP TO A YEAR IF THEY WERE FOUND TO BE EMPLOYING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
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NEED FOR YOUTH POLICY BEING EXAMINED
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THE TASK OF EXAMINING THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH POLICY FOR HONG KONG WOULD NOT BE AN EASY ONE BECAUSE THE PROCESS WOULD INVOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FITTING THE NEW POLICY INTO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, SAID AT A SEMINAR TO STUDY YOUTH POLICIES TODAY (SATURDAY).
HE SAID THE SEMINAR OFFERED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS HOPED THAT THROUGH DISCUSSIONS, A DIRECTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH POLICY COULD BE FOUND.
MR LIAO EMPHASISED THAT THE DIRECTION MUST BE ACCEPTABLE TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS.
TODAY’S SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH (CCY) AND WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILLORS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, JOURNALISTS, BUSINESSMEN, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. WORKERS AND STUDENTS.
CHAIRMAN OF THE CCY, MRS ROSANNA TAM, SAID THAT AS FAR AS YOUTH POLICY WAS CONCERNED, THERE WERE TWO MAIN SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT.
ONE MAINTAINED THAT THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF A YOUTH POLICY WAS THE DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE OF YOUTH ITSELF, AND ALL SOCIAL POLICIES SHOULD FALL IN LINE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH.
THE OTHER SCHOOL MAINTAINED THAT THE WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, AND THE FUNCTION OF A YOUTH POLICY WAS TO ACHIEVE A CERTAIN POLITICAL OR SOCIAL OBJECTIVE.
+THE WORKING DEFINITION OF YOUTH POLICY ADOPTED BY THE CCY REFERS TO A SERIES OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH AND THE MEANS OF ACHIEVING THEM,* SHE ' SAID.
+SUCH A POLICY IS DEVELOPED BY KEEPING TWO PERSPECTIVES IN MIND: NEEDS, ASPIRATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH AND THOSE OF THE COMMUNITY,* SHE ADDED.
MRS TAM POINTED OUT THAT AT PRESENT THERE WAS APPARENTLY NO COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH POLICY IN HONG KONG. YOUTH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE EXISTING POLICIES WERE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND NOT ON THE NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, SHE ADDED.
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+EACH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE ITS OWN SET OF OBJECTIVES AND PLANS FOR YOUTH BUT THERE IS A LACK OF A CO-ORDINATED, CLEAR-CUT, COMPREHENSIVE AND LONG-TERM YOUTH POLICY,+ SHE SAID.
MRS TAM SAID THERE WERE PROS AND CONS IN THE INTRODUCTION OF A YOUTH POLICY. THE MAIN ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A YOUTH POLICY WFRE THAT YOUTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES COULD BE BETTER CO-ORDINATED, RESULTING IN MORE EFFECTIVE SERVICES.
A YOUTH POLICY WOULD ALSO HELP TO OPTIMISE HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAVE THE WAY FOR HONG KONG TO BE GOVERNED BY HONG KONC PEOPLE AFTER 1997.
ON THE OTHER HAND, A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH POLICY MIGHT RESULT IN OVER-CENTRALISATION OF POLICIES RELATING TO YOUTH AND CHANGES IN THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, SHE ADDED.
MRS TAM SAID THAT ANOTHER POSSIBLE IMPLICATION OF HAVING A YOUTH POLICY WAS THAT OTHER GROUPS SUCH AS CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY MIGHT ALSO DEMAND SEPARATE POLICIES OF THEIR OWN.
ANOTHER SPEAKER OF THE SEMINAR, DR AGNES NG, OUTLINED THE YOUTH POLICIES OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, ANALYSING THEIR SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS.
SHE SAID MOST COUNTRIES HAD YOUTH POLICIES BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THEIR POPULATION WERE YOUTH. SOME FELT THAT YOUTH WAS IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTRY AND THEIR NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS MUST NOT BE IGNORED. OTHERS FEARED THAT YOUTH PROBLEMS MIGHT LEAD TO SOCIAL UNREST.
DR NG POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERE GREAT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOUTH POLICIES IN WESTERN COUNTRIES AND THOSE IN ASIAN COUNTRIES.
SHE SAID THAT YOUTH POLICY SHOULD BE DECIDED ACCORDING TO NEEDS, THE CULTURE AND THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CLIMATE OF THE SOCIETY.
SPEAKING ON YOUTH SERVICES IN HONG KONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE, MR NG SHUI-LAI, SAID YOUTH SERVICES DATED BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY. THEY COULD NOW BE SUMMARISED INTO 12 TYPES, MOST OF WHICH WERE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND SOME BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
ON THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF YOUTHS, CHAIRMAN OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME COMMITTEE, MR LEE SHUNG-TAK, SAID THAT IN AN AFFLUENT SOCIETY LIKE HONG KONG, YOUTH LACKED CONCERN AND CARE FROM THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY.
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THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE MORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO LIVE IN A FAIR SOCIETY.
A LONG-TERM YOUTH POLICY COULD HELP THEM ACHIEVE THOSE AIMS AND ASPIRATIONS, HE ADDED.
AFTER LISTENING TO THE KEY-NOTE SPEECHES, PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN GROUP DISCUSSIONS BEFORE THE SEMINAR ENDED.
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FACELIFT FOR SHA TAU KOK WELL UNDERWAY X X X X *
THE BORDER TOWN OF SHA TAU KOK WILL BE GIVEN A COMPLETE FACELIFT IN THREE YEARS’ TIME, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SHA TAU KOK REDEVELOPMENT EXHIBITION, MR CHEUNG SAID THAT A $2OO-MILLION REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WAS WELL UNDERWAY WHICH WOULD, ON COMPLETION, UPGRADE THE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE IN THE AREA.
MR CHEUNG SAID THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WAS INITIATED BY THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN YIM LIU HA AND TSOI YUEN KOK SQUATTERS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE MORE RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES THERE.
IT WAS ALSO IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT’S POLICY TO UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REMOTER PARTS OF THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.
AMONG THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING SCHEME AND THE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
BUILT BY THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY, THE HOUSING SCHEME WILL COVER AN AREA OF 3.8 HECTARES WITH A DESIGN WHICH WOULD BLFND WITH THE CHARACTER I STICS OF THE AREA.
WHEN COMPLETED BY 1989, THE SCHEME WOULD ACCOMMODATE 3 400 PEOPLE IN MODERN LOW-DENSITY HOUSING, MR CHEUNG SAID, ADDING THAT THE INTAKE FOR THE FIRST PHASE WOULD START IN APRIL 1988.
TO MAINTAIN A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT AND TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS, ADEQUATE COMMUNITY FACILITIES WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE HOUSING AREA, HE SAID.
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THESE INCLUDED A 12-CLASSROOM CENTRALISED PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE FRONTIER CLOSED AREA IN SHA TAU KOK, A KINDERGARTEN, A COMMUNITY HALL AND A PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRE TO BE MANAGED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AS WELL AS OPEN SPACE AND A SHOPPING BAZAAR.
ON RECREATION FACILITIES, MR CHEUNG SAID THAT A RECREATION GROUND WITH FOOTBALL PITCHES, BASKETBALL-VOLLEY BALL COURTS AND JOGGING TRAIL WOULD BE BUILT SOUTH OF SHA TAU KOK ROAD.
A PROMENADE ALONG THE SHORE FRONTING STERLING INLET WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A GOOD LEISURE GROUND FOR RESIDENTS, HE SAID.
OTHER INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES INCLUDED A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT WITH ASSOCIATED SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND A PERMANENT TYPHOON SHELTER FOR MORE THAN 100 FISHING VESSELS.
+THESE FACILITIES, COUPLED WITH THE FUTURE ROAD NETWORK LINKING THE PUBLIC HOUSING AREA WITH NEARBY VILLAGES AND THE PROVISION OF CAR PARKS, BUS TERMINUS AND MAXI-CAB STAND WILL MAKE SHA TAU KOK AN IDEAL PLACE TO LIVE,+ MR CHEUNG SAID.
+IT WILL ALSO HELP ENHANCE THE COHESIVENESS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE SHA TAU KOK TOWNSHIP,+ HE ADDED.
TODAY’S EXHIBITION IN THE SHA TAU KOK RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, THE NEW TERRITORIES NORTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY.
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SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION OPENING MONDAY * * * * *
ABOUT 300 LANGUAGE EXPERTS FROM HONG KONG AND 17 COUNTRIES WILL ATTEND THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION WHICH WILL BE OPENED BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15).
THE THREE-DAY SEMINAR ENTITLED +RE-EXPLORI NG CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS+ HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
IT WILL EXAMINE AND REDEFINE THE PURPOSES OF LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION, EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENT MODELS AND APPROACHES IN VARIOUS SOCIAL SETTINGS AND CONSIDER THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION.
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THE SEMINAR WILL INCLUDE SEVEN WORKSHOPS AND A TOTAL OF 94 PAPERS WILL BE PRESENTED. KEY-NOTE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE BY PROFESSOR HENRY WIDDOWSON OF UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ? PROFESSOR ZHANG SHOU-KANG OF THE BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY J PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER BRUMFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON OF ENGLAND, PROFESSOR WANG PING-ZHANG OF YUNMAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR CHRISTINA BRATT-PAULSTON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE UNITED STATES? PROFESSOR LU Bl SONG, THE DIRECTOR OF BEIJING LANGUAGE INSTITUTE MR CHEAH CHAK-MUN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE? AND DR VERNER BICKLEY, DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEMINAR AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL AT 9 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15).
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CONCERTED EFFORTS NEEDED FOR * * * *
CONCERTED EFFORTS OF THE WHOLE REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED, THE WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, SAID TODAY
REHABILITATING DISABLED *
COMMUNITY ARE REQUIRED IN THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL (SATURDAY).
SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR TRAINEES OF THE ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE AND THE KAI CHI CHILDREN’S CENTRE, RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE CENTRES HAD BEEN PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED FOR MANY YEARS, INCLUDING SHELTERED WORKSHOP, WORK ACTIVITY CENTRE, RESIDENTIAL CARE, COUNSELLING SERVICE AND RECREATION.
THESE FACILITIES HAD ENABLED TRAINEES TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL CARE AND TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL IN A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THEY CAN EVENTUALLY REINTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.
+WE STILL NEED THE SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION OF OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WELFARE AGENCIES AND ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO FIND MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED AND TO INVOLVE THEM IN ALL KINDS OF COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
+ONLY BY DOING SO CAN WE HELP THEM TO REINTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY AND LEAD A NORMAL LIFE LIKE ORDINARY PEOPLE,* SHE SAID.
SHE THANKED THE ROUND TABLE NO. 3, VICTORIA FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION OF A 40-1NCH COLOUR TELEVISION SFT TO THE TWO CENTRES.
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OPERATE SKIP HOISTS WITH CARE CALL TO CONTRACTORS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY URGED BUILDING CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS TO OBSERVE ALL NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING SKIP HOISTS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES.
A CONTRACTOR WAS RECENTLY FINED $30 000 BY A MAGISTRATE FOR FAILING TO PROTECT THE SIGNALLING SYSTEM OF THE SKIP HOIST FROM INTERFERENCE.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE FINE IMPOSED WAS THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR THE OFFENCE UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.
THE CASE INVOLVED A PLASTERER WHO DIED AFTER FALLING THROUGH A HOISTWAY TO THE GROUND WHEN THE SKIP HOIST HE WAS OPERATING SUDDENLY ASCENDED AND DRAGGED HIM UPWARD.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT MOST SKIP HOISTS WERE OPERATED BY WINCHES LOCATED AT GROUND LEVEL OF THE STRUCTURE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
+THE WINCH OPERATOR MAY NOT HAVE DIRECT EYE CONTACT WITH THE HOIST WHILE IT IS MOVING AND HAS TO RELY ON A SIGNALLING SYSTEM SO THAT HE IS ABLE TO STOP THE SKIP OF THE HOIST AT THE DESIRED LEVEL,+ HE SAID.
+FAILURE TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE SIGNALLING SYSTEM OR TO PREVENT UNAUTHORISED PERSONS FROM OPERATING THE SKIP HOIST WOULD NOT ONLY ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF THOSE WORKING ON THE HOIST PLATFORM BUT IS ALSO AN OFFENCE+.
HE CALLED ON CONTRACTORS AND HOIST OPERATORS WHO HAVE QUERIES ABOUT THE SIGNALLING ARRANGEMENTS TO CONTACT THE DIVISIONAL FACTORY INSPECTOR IN THEIR DISTRICT OR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HOTLINE ON 5—RI 50678.
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SHAM SHU I PO RESIDENTS WOULD ENJOY BETTER RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS FACILITIES WITH THE COMPLETION OF SEVERAL URBAN COUNCIL PROJECTS NEXT YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.
THE PROJECTS INCLUDED THE PO ON ROAD URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX, THE CHEUNG SHA STADIUM AND THE NAM CHEONG STREET REST GARDEN.
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SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 1986 SHAM SHU I PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL, MR CHUI SAID HE HOPED RESIDENTS, SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS WOULD MAKE FULL USE OF THESE FACILITIES.
MR CHUI ALSO DISCLOSED THAT MORE PROJECTS WERE IN THE PIPELINE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THESE INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE LAI CHI KOK PARK, TUNG CHOW STREET PARK, FAT CHEUNG STREET PLAYGROUND AND SHEK KIP MEI LEISURE POOL.
MR CHUI ALSO PRAISED LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND ENTHUSIASTS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN ORGANISING THE SUCCESSFUL DISTRICT FESTIVAL AS WELL AS THEIR PARTICIPATION AND CONCERN IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
MORE THAN 100 000 RESIDENTS HAD TAKEN PART IN THE 50-0DD PROGRAMMES DURING THE FIVE-WEEK LONG FESTIVAL WHICH CLOSED TONIGHT.
+APART FROM THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL, THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL ALSO ORGANISED VARIOUS CLUTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS SUCH AS LANTERN FESTIVAL, TOURNAMENTS, CROSS-COUNTRY RALLIES, BALL MATCHES, HEALTH DANCE, MARTIAL ARTS AND BALL GAMES TRAINING SESSIONS,* MR CHUI SAID.
+BESIDES FOSTERING GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, THESE ACTIVITIES HELP RESIDENTS TO ESTABLISH SELF CONFIDENCE, DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL, AND ENHANCE THEIR SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTICIPATION,* HE ADDED.
TONIGHT’S CLOSING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING SINGERS AND TELEVISION ARTISTES AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.
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SOUTHERN PREPARES FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN
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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT WILL LAUNCH A LARGE-SCALE FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY TO SPREAD CRIME PREVENTION MESSAGES TO RESIDENTS.
THE DISTRICT’S FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN COORDINATING COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED THAT HOME SECURITY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME SHOULD BE THE THEMES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL INCLUDE A TELEVISION PROGRAMME, A CARNIVAL, SEMINARS AND VISITS.
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THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME WILL INVOLVE SPECTATORS PARTICIPATING IN A +USE YOUR WITS TO FIGHT CRIME+ COMPETITION. SEMINARS INVOLVING THE DISTRICT’S SIX AREA COMMITTEES WILL BE HELD TO PROMOTE THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO ORGANISE SCHOOL VISITS TO POLICE INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL AND THE POLICE CADET SCHOOL TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE POLICE FORCE AND TO IMPROVE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS.
A CRIME PREVENTION BUS DISPLAYING LATEST INFORMATION ON HOME SECURITY FACILITIES AND METHODS WILL VISIT VARIOUS PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN THE DISTRICT.
BANNERS AND POSTERS DISTRIBUTED TO DRIVERS.
WILL BE PUT UP AND CAR LABELS WILL BE
TAI PO FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED *****
A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES TO DRIVE HOME THE CRIME PREVENTION MESSAGE WILL BE HELD IN TAI PO OVER THE COMING MONTHS.
ORGANISED BY THE WORKING GROUP ON THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN, ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS ON CRIME PREVENTION, SEMINARS ON THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME AND HOME SECURITY, A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AND A SLOGAN DESIGN COMPETITION.
A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY AT 10 AM TOMORROW AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE, HEUNG SZE WUI STREET.
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ANTI-NARCOTICS WEEK TO START IN TUEN MUN
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A YOUTH CAMP TOMORROW (SUNDAY) WILL LAUNCH AN ANT I-NARCOTICS WEEK IN TUEN MUN TO ENHANCE YOUNG PEOPLE’S AWARENESS OF THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE.
ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, AND HONG KONG YWCA TUEN MUN OUTREACH I NG SOCIAL WORK TEAM, ACTIVITIES HELD DURING THE WEEK INCLUDE THE THREE-DAY CAMP AND EXHIBITIONS AT PROMINENT LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
ABOUT 40 YOUTHS IN THE DISTRICT, AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 18, WILL TAKE PART IN THE CAMP AT THE PO LEUNG KUK PAK TAM CHUNG HOLIDAY CAMP IN SAI KUNG. PROGRAMMES ARRANGED INCLUDE TALKS, SLIDE SHOWS, DEBATE, AND A QUIZ COMPETITION FOCUSSING ON THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON YOUNG PEOPLE.
MEANWHILE, ANTI-NARCOTICS EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE TAI HING COMMUNITY HALL, ON TING AND YAU 01 COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, AND THE YAU 01 TONG SPORTS CENTRE FROM DECEMBER 17 TO 19. THE EXHIBITIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM DAILY.
INFORMATION PAMPHLETS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE EXHIBITION VENUES.
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ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE CONSULTED ON THE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AT THEIR MEETING ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15).
THE PROGRAMME CORRELATES ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACES WITH FORECASTS OF POPULATION, LAND SALES AND FUNDS REQUIRED.
BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SENT A LIST OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INCLUDING THOSE COMPLETED IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, AND THOSE IN PROGRESS OR UNDER PLANNING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BEGIN AT 2 PM ON MONDAY AT THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM, 14/F, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
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DB TO CONSIDER EDUCATION REPORT
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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15) AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE SECOND REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE REPORTS FROM THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD’S COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS AND FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM ON MONDAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAN STREET.
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MORE THAN 600 ATHLETES WILL TAKE PART IN THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT ATHLETIC MEET TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTSGROUND.
THE EVENT, HELD ANNUALLY AND IN ITS 11TH YEAR, HAS A RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR.
ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE EVENT IS AIMED AT RAISING THE STANDARD OF FIELD AND TRACK SPORTS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE CONTEST IS DIVIDED INTO THREE AGE GROUPS, AND MEN’S AND WOMEN’S DIVISION. PARTICIPANTS CAN COMPETE IN SHORT DISTANCE RUN, HURDLES, HIGH JUMP, LONG JUMP, SHOT-PUT AND REl&Y RACES. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A CELEBRITY RELAY RACE AMONG EIGHT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN SELBY, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MR LAU WONG-FATj MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL’S TUEN MUN DISTRICT COMMITTEE, MR HO SUN-KUEN } AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE ATHLETIC MEET, MR TANG TUNG-CHIU? WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 10.30 AM TOMORROW AT TANG SHIU KIN SPORTSGROUND IN TSI NG CHUNG ROAD, TUEN MUN.
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TEMPORARY POST OFFICE FOR JAMBOREE CAMPSITE
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A TEMPORARY POST OFFICE PROVIDING SERVICE FOR THE DIAMOND JUBILEE JAMBOREE TO BE HELD AT TAI PO TSAI, SAI KUNG, WILL BE OPENED ON DECEMBER 27 AND FROM DECEMBER 29 TO 31, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
BUSINESS HOURS OF THE TEMPORARY POST OFFICE WILL BE FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM.
+ A FULL RANGE OF COUNTER SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED EXCEPT THE ACCEPTANCE OF INSURED LETTERS AND BOXES, SPEEDPOST AND INTELPOST ITEMS,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID, ADDING THAT USUAL PHILATELIC COUNTER ITEMS WOULD ALSO BE ON SALE.
A SPECIAL POSTING BOX WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE JAMBOREE SITE BETWEEN DECEMBER 28 AND JANUARY 1, 1987.
THE POSTING BOX WILL BE CLEARED TWICE A DAY AT 9 AM AND 1 PM EXCEPT ON DECEMBER 28 AND JANUARY 1, WHEN ONLY ONE COLLECTION WILL BE MADE AT 8.45 PM.
+ALL MAIL POSTED AT THE TEMPORARY POST OFFICE AND THE SPECIAL POSTING BOX WILL BE GIVEN A JAMBOREE POST OFFICE POSTMARK,* HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHED TO OBTAIN THE SPECIAL JAMBOREE POST OFFICE POSTMARK SHOULD POST THEIR LETTERS AT THE MOBILE POST OFFICE PARKED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CAMPTS ITE.
+THIS POSTING FACILITY IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE OPENING HOURS OF THE TEMPORARY POST OFFICE,* HE SAID.
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KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl DISTRICT BALLET GROUP’S FIRST ANNIVERSARY AND PARENTS DfrY IN THE CHEUNG CHING COMMUNITY HALL ON TSING Yl AT 3.30 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HO TUNG-CHING- PRESIDENT OF THE BALLET GROUP, MR LAM YAU-KWONG, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE GROUP, MISS ANNE HO.
MORE THAN 30 CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING TRAINING ORGANISED BY THE BALLET GROUP WILL PERFORM VARIOUS BALLET DANCES DURING THE OCCASION.
THE BALLET GROUP WAS SET UP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
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REMINDER GIVEN ON RENEWAL OF CHILDREN’S ID CARDS
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THE PRESENT PHASE OF THE NEW IDENTITY CARD REPLACEMENT SCHEME INVOLVING CHILDREN BORN IN 1970, 1971 AND 1972 WILL END ON DECEMBER 27.
PARENTS WITH CHILDREN BORN IN THOSE YEARS ARE URGED TO TAKE THEM ALONG WITHOUT DELAY FOR THEIR CARD RENEWAL.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UP TO DECEMBER 11, THE EIGHT NEW ID CARD ISSUE OFFICES HAD RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 222 030 APPLICATIONS.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 38 270 MORE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED IN THE REMAINING 12 WORKING DAYS.
+AS THERE ARE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS OVER THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD, IT IS ADVISABLE TO COME EARLY TO AVOID OVER-CROWDING ON THE LAST FEW DAYS,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE FURTHER REMINDED RESIDENTS THAT ALL ISSUE OFFICES WOULD BE OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY UP TO 9.30 IN THE EVENING EXCEPT ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
+THOSE WHO WISH TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT CAN DO SO BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF THEIR CHOICE AND PROVIDING PERSONAL PARTICULARS SUCH AS NAME, ID CARD NUMBER AND YEAR OF BIRTH,+ HE SAID.
THE PHONE-IN SERVICE IS AVAILABLE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON ON SATURDAY.
THE ADDRESSES OF THE ISSUE OFFICES AND THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR BOOKING APPOINTMENTS ARE:
HONG KONG : BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI. 5-747070
EAST KOWLOON : AMOY GARDEN PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR, 77 NGAU 3-7553679 TAU KOK ROAD.
WEST KOWLOON : CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES^ 3-7232442
SECOND FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.
TSUEN WAN : EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND 0-4951259
FLOOR 29-37 TSUEN FU STREET.
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SHA TIN : SHATIN CENTRE, PODIUM FLOOR, P-16 WANG 0-6059108
POK STREET.
YUEN LONG : HOP YICK CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, 31 HOP 0-793291
YICK ROAD.
TUEN MUN : CHI LOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 0-4580862 CHI LOK FA YUEN.
SHEUNG SHU I : TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84 0-927155
SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HUI.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT SOME CHILDREN IN THIS AGE GROUP WERE ALREADY HOLDING THE NEW TYPE JUVENILE IDENTITY CARD AND THEREFORE WERE NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT UNTIL REACHING THE AGE OF 18.
+THEY INCLUDE THOSE CHILDREN WHO OBTAINED THEIR JUVENILE CARDS AFTER THE IDENTITY CARD REPLACEMENT SCHEME STARTED IN MARCH 1983 AND OTHERS WHO HAD LOST OR DAMAGED THEIR IDENTITY CARD AND OBTAINED A REPLACEMENT AFTER THAT DATE,+ HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO EMPHASISED THAT NO AMNESTY WOULD BE GRANTED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
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ABERDEEN WATERFRONT ACCESS, PARKING TO BE IMPROVED X X * * *
VEHICULAR ACCESS AND PARKING FACILITIES AT ABERDEEN ARE TO BE MODIFIED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ADJACENT TO THE LANDING AREA AT THE WATERFRONT.
THE PROPOSED WORK WILL INVOLVE SHORTENING A VEHICULAR ACCESS, REPROVISIONING OF TURNING FACILITIES AND PROVISION OF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT AND LORRY PARKING AREAS.
SPACE FOR FUTURE RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED WORK SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY FEBRUARY 10.
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MURRAY BARRACKS PARKING SPACES SUSPENDED * * * * *
TO FACILITATE RE-ARRANGEMENT OF PARKING SPACES IN THE MURRAY BARRACKS OPEN-AIR CAR PARK, PARKING SPACES NO. 1 TO 19 19A AND 20 TO 80 WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 8 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 16) TO MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 23.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL: 5-233191
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS RELEASED ... 1
YOUTHS ROLE IN FUTURE SOCIETY EMPHASISED ............... 2
COMMUNITY HELPING IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE .......... 5
FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE A GOOD REMINDER .................... 4
EMPHASIS ON YOUTH NEEDED IN FUTURE PLhNS ............... 5
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COURSES FOR WORKERS ORGANISED ........ 5
IMPORTANCE OF PLAYING SAFE STRESSED .................... 7
VIGILANCE AGAINST FIRE REMINDER TO RESIDENTS ........... 8
NOVEMBER WETTER THAN USUxL ............................. 8
DB MEMBERS TO VISIT MA ON SH^N ......................... 11
DETAILS OF SHA TIN FESTIVAL ............................ 11
COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS SERVICES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED .... 12.
CHRISTMAS DISCO FOR 1 500 YOUTHS ....................... 12
WAN CHAI STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION .......... 13
PROCESSION TO LAUNCH TSUEN WaN ARTS FESTIVAL ........... 13
SEMINAR ON SAFETY IN aRT AND CRaFT ACTIVITIES .......... 14
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN VARIETY SHOW ........ 15
MARRIAGE REGISTRY ON THE MOVE .......................... 15
FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT MARRIED QUARTERS FOR TUEN MUN ...... 16
SITE TO BE FORMED FOR FIRE STATION ..................... 17
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UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS RELEASED M * M * * M
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT SITUATION IMPROVED IN THE QUARTER AUGUST-OCTOBER 1986, COMPARED WITH THE QUARTER ENDING JULY 1986, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR AUGUST-OCTOBER 1986 WAS 2.6 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH THE RATES OF 2.9 PER CENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JULY 1986 AND 3.3 PER CENT FOR THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.
THE DECREASES OF 0.3 PERCENTAGE POINT COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND OF 0.7 PERCENTAGE POINT COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR ARE BOTH STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN THE PERIOD AUGUST-OCTOBER 1986 WAS ESTIMATED AT 70 700, COMPARED WITH 79 900 FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JULY 1986 AND 85 400 FOR THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.
THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE FOR AUGUST-OCTOBER 1986 WAS 1.3 PER CENT, WHICH COMPARES WITH THE RATE OF 1.7 PER CENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JULY 1986. THE RATE FOR AUGUST-OCTOBER 1985 WAS 2.1 PER CENT.
THE DECREASES OF 0.4 PERCENTAGE POINT COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND OF 0.8 PERCENTAGE POINT COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR ARE BOTH STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS FOR AUGUST-OCTOBER 1986 WAS 35 400, COMPARED WITH 45 700 FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JULY 1986 AND 55 500 FOR AUGUST-OCTOBER 1985.
CONSISTENT WITH THE LATEST RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO), PERSONS WHO WORKED LESS THAN 35 HOURS A WEEK DUE TO ECONOMIC REASONS (SUCH AS SLACK WORK, MATERIAL SHORTAGE, MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN AND INABILITY TO FIND FULL-TIME WORK) WERE REGARDED AS UNDEREMPLOYED ONLY IF THEY WERE EITHER SEEKING OR AVAILABLE FOR MORE WORK.
COMMENTING UPON THESE FIGURES, THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS SAID THAT BECAUSE THE PROPORTION OF FIRST-TIME JOB-SEEKERS (PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST LEFT SCHOOL) VARIES FROM MONTH TO MONTH, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES THAT HAD BEEN SEASONALLY ADJUSTED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST-TIME JOB-SEEKERS SHOULD BE USED IN MAKING COMPARISONS OVER TIME.
THE COMMISSIONER ADDED THAT, BASED ON A SYSTEM OF MANUAL EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION FROM SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES FOR THE LATEST MONTH, PROVISIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATES COVERING THE LATEST THREE-MONTH PERIOD COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SURVEY.
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THESE PROVIDE AN EARLY INDICATION OF THE LATEST TREND IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT SITUATION. THE PROVISIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) FOR SEPTEMBER -NOVEMBER 1986 WAS 2.5 PER CENT AND THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.2 PER CENT.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOWER AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. (THE UNADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR AUGUST-OCTOBER 1986 WAS 2.8 PER CENT.)
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. THIS SURVEY COVERS A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 14 OOO HOUSEHOLDS OR 50 000 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION IN HONG KONG.
PERSONAL AND LABOUR FORCE DATA WERE OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED. IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE ILO.
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN IN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR. THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 1986 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AROUND DECEMBER 20, 1986.
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YOUTHS ROLE IN FUTURE SOCIETY EMPHASISED X * * X X
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE FUTURE OF SOCIETY AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY SHOULD GROW UP TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND COMPASSIONATE ADULTS, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE 1986 +TOWARDS A FULLER LIFE+ PROGRAMME AT VICTORIA PARK, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT THEY SHOULD POSSESS A PROPER SET OF VALUES AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE.
+THIS WILL HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE SOCIETY THEY LIVE IN, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO IMPROVE IT BOTH FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS,* HE SAID.
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THE 1986 +TOWARDS A FULLER LIFE+ PROGRAMME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE ICAC AND THE LIONS CLUB, WAS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH LIFE OFFERED AND DEVELOPING THEIR INTERESTS AND TO SERVE OTHER PEOPLE.
SIR DAVID SAID HE HOPED THAT THOSE TAKING PART IN THE ACTIVITIES TODAY WOULD GO AWAY WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS AND HOW THEY COULD MAKE THE BEST USE OF THEIR OWN TALENTS AND POTENTIAL TO LIVE A FULLER LIFE.
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THE SUCCESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE IN HONG KONG CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO BE CONTINUING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR G.L. MORTIMER, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
+IN RECENT YEARS, THE SEIZURE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF ILLICIT DRUGS, THE BREAKING-UP OF DRUG SYNDICATES, THE RAPID EXPANSION OF TREATMENT FACILITIES AND FINALLY THE MASSIVE PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS HAVE KEPT THE DRUG PROBLEM UNDER CONTROL,* HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS SOCCER TOURNAMENT, MR MORTIMER POINTED OUT THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO SUCCESS WAS GROWING PUBLIC SUPPORT, MARKED BY THE INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITY BODIES, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND CONCERNED CITIZENS.
MR MORTIMER SAID THAT ANNUAL DISTRICT CAMPAIGNS WERE THEREFORE ORGANISED TO ENLIST PUBLIC SUPPORT IN -THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DRUG PROBLEM.
THE SOCCER TOURNAMENT, ORGANISED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, IS ONE OF THE FOUR DISTRICT CAMPAIGNS IN THE YEAR 1986-87.
THE CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY THE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS PARTICIPATED BY 14 TEAMS, EACH REPRESENTING AN AREA IN KWUN TONG DISTRICT, AT THE SAU NGA ROAD PLAYGROUND.
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THE CHAMPION WILL EMERGE THROUGH A SERIES OF MATCHES IN THE QUARTER-FINAL, SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 4, JANUARY 18 AND FEBRUARY 22 RESPECTIVELY AT THE SAME PLAYGROUND.
TODAY’S EVENT ALSO FEATURED THE PERFORMANCE BY THE BAND FROM CIVIL AID SERVICES WHICH HAS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1 OOO SPECTATORS.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF KWUN TONG DISTRICT, MR GARY YEUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR MAU KEI-ON, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS SOCCER TOURNAMENT, MR LAM KIN-KWOK.
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FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE A GOOD REMINDER M * * * *
ALTHOUGH THE LAW AND ORDER SITUATION IN TAI PO IS GENERALLY SATISFACTORY, IT IS STILL NECESSARY TO ORGANISE THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN EVERY YEAR TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIME PREVENTION, CONVENOR OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP, MR HO WAI-MAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE DISTRICT’S CAMPAIGN, MR HO SAID THIS YEAR’S THEMES WERE AIMED AT COMBATING SHOPLIFTING AND VEHICLE-RELATED CRIMES, AND PROMOTING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME.
HE ADDED THAT THE WORKING GROUP WOULD PUBLICISE THE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE MAINLY THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICITY MATERIAL AND HOLDING CRIME PREVENTION SEMINARS.
MR HO ALSO THANKED ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF STICKERS WITH HOME SECURITY MESSAGES AND CRIME PREVENTION LEAFLETS TO HOUSEHOLDS IN THE DISTRICT.
OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDED A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AND A SLOGAN DESIGN COMPETITION.
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EMPHASIS ON YOUTH NEEDED IN FUTURE PLANS * * * * *
NO SOCIETY WHICH PLANS WISELY FOR ITS FUTURE WOULD NEGLECT THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID, HAD ESTABLISHED A CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH TO CO-ORDINATE THE EFFORTS OF ASSOCIATIONS SO THAT EACH MIGHT CONTRIBUTE ITS OWN SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE IDEALS OF CITIZENSHIP TO ITS MEMBERS.
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SPEAKING AT THE 7OTH ANNIVERSARY CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATION’S 30 000 MEMBERS SERVED AS A TESTIMONY OF THE CONTINUING POPULARITY OF THE GUIDE MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG.
♦IN THE LAST 70 YEARS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND RAPID MODERNISATION HAS PRODUCED A NEW LIFESTYLE.
♦GUIDING HAS RESPONDED POSITIVELY AND WITH UP-TO-DATE AND INTERESTING TRAINING TO MEET PRESENT NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, KEEPING THE TRADITIONAL MORAL VALUES AND THE SPECIAL GUIDING SPIRIT ALIVE,+ SIR DAVID SAID.
HE CONGRATULATED THE ASSOCIATION AND THANKED ALL THOSE WHO HAD HELPED IT TO ACHIEVE SO MUCH.
NOTE TO EDITORS*
COPIES OF SIR DAVID’S SPEECH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE GIS NEWSROOM.
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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COURSES FOR WORKERS ORGANISED *****
MORE FREE TRAINING COURSES IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ARE IN THE PIPELINE FOR WORKERS IN THE COMING YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE HALF-YEARLY TRAINING PROGRAMME JUST RELEASED BY THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
UNDER THE PROGRAMME, 185 BASIC AND ADVANCED COURSES, LASTING FROM HALF A DAY TO FIVE DAYS, WILL BE ORGANISED BETWEEN JANUARY AND JUNE TO PROMOTE SAFETY.
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A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT MANY OF THE COURSES WERE INTRODUCED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MEET THE NEEDS OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES. THESE INCLUDE COURSES ON CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AWARENESS, WORK SAFETY IN COMPRESSED AIR, AND HAZARDS AND SAFETY CONTROL IN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
OTHER COURSES FOR WORKERS COVER BASIC INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, ELECTRICAL SAFETY, WORK IN CONFINED SPACE, MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING, AND SAFE USE OF ABRASIVE WHEELS, ELECTRICITY, SLINGING, MACHINERY AND POWER PRESS.
THE CENTRE ALSO ORGANISES SPECIALIST SAFETY TRAINING COURSES FOR SUPERVISORY STAFF FROM INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THESE COVER HEARING CONSERVATION, INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, USE AND CONTROL OF ASBESTOS, AND SAFETY IN CAISSON WORK.
+THE SUBJECTS ARE UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW BY THE CENTRE AND ADDITIONAL CLASSES WILL BE ORGANISED FOR COURSES WHICH ARE OVERSUBSCRIBED,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ALL COURSES ARE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE AND ARE HELD AT THE CENTRE ON THE 13TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING IN CENTRAL.
PROSPECTUS AND APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRE AND ENROLMENT SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH EMPLOYERS.
APART FROM CONDUCTING SAFETY TRAINING COURSES, THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE WHICH IS RUN BY THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, IS ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE PROMOTION OF SAFETY AND HEALTH IN INDUSTRY.
BETWEEN JANUARY AND NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, MORE THAN 10 000 PEOPLE BENEFITTED FROM THE 331 TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED BY THE CENTRE. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, TRAINING OFFICERS FROM THE CENTRE ALSO GAVE SAFETY TALKS AND LECTURES TO SOME 12 600 PEOPLE FROM SCHOOLS, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES, UNIONS, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, FACTORIES AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES.
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IMPORTANCE OF PLAYING SAFE STRESSED *****
THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND THE NEED TO STRICTLY OBSERVE BASIC SAFETY RULES WAS STRESSED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI.
SPEAKING TO LEADERS OF VARIOUS SPORTING ACTIVITIES AT THE OPENING OF THE LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION; HE TOLD THEM NEITHER TO IGNORE THE ELEMENT OF RISK ALL SPORTING ACTIVITIES CARRIED NOR TO THINK THAT ACCIDENTS WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
MR CHUI SAID THAT WAS WHY THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS ORGANISED SAFETY CAMPAIGNS EVERY YEAR TO REMIND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PLAY SAFE AT ALL TIMES.
+DO REMEMBER, ’PLAY SAFE’ IS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS IN THE PARTICIPATION OF ALL KINDS OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING PURSUITS, BE YOU BEGINNERS OR EXPERTS,+ MR CHUI SAID.
HE THEN QUOTED A CHINESE SAYING THAT IF ONE COULD BE CAREFUL FROM BEGINNING TO END, THEN NO MISHAP WOULD OCCUR.
EARLIER IN HIS SPEECH, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON LAND SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN, MR P.E. BIRNEY, SAID HE WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THE CAMPAIGN HAD BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ONE IN THAT FIGURES FOR REPORTED ACCIDENTS IN 1986 SHOWED A WELCOME DECLINE OVER THE PRECEDING YEAR.
STATISTICS SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 377 ACCIDENTS ARISING FROM LAND-ORIENTED OUTDOOR PURSUITS TO DATE COMPARED TO 485 LAST YEAR.
HE THANKED ALL PARTIES WHO HAD WORKED HARD TO ACHIEVE THIS, ESPECIALLY THE MEDIA FOR THE MUCH-NEEDED PUBLICITY.
THE LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 5OO REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCHOOLS, SPORTS GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS WITH SPORTS CLUBS.
THE EVENT ALSO ATTRACTED A LARGE NUMBER OF YOUTHS WHO, THROUGH SEMINARS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES, LEARNT HOW TO PARTICIPATE SAFETY IN A NUMBER OF POPULAR LAND SPORTS.
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VIGILANCE AGAINST FIRE REMINDER TO RESIDENTS *****
SQUATTER AREA RESIDENTS IN WONG TAI SIN WERE REMINDED TODAY (SUNDAY) TO STEP UP THEIR VIGILANCE AGAINST FIRE DURING THE DRY WINTER SEASON.
SPEAKING AT A FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN CARNIVAL, WONG TAI SIN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (EAST), MR CHESTER KWOK, SAID FIRE PREVENTION AND ANTI-ILLEGAL TAPPING OF ELECTRICITY WERE EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO SAFEGUARD THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF SQUATTER AREA RESIDENTS'DUR ING THE DRY SEASON.
HE SAID THAT A WORKING GROUP ON THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN WAS SET UP UNDER THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD’S SQUATTER AREAS COMMITTEE.
THE WORKING GROUP HAD PLANNED A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLICITY EFFORTS TO SPREAD THE FIRE PREVENTION MESSAGE.
BESIDES THE DISTRIBUTION OF CALENDAR POSTERS AND HOUSEHOLD VISITS, THE GROUP WILL PRODUCE A NUMBER OF BANNERS AND SIGNBOARDS FOR DISPLAY AT CONSPICUOUS LOCATION IN THE DISTRICT.
SLOGANS TO BE INSCRIBED ON THE BANNERS AND SIGNBOARDS WERE CHOSEN FROM WINNING ENTRIES OF A COMPETITION HELD RECENTLY FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
ALSO ON DISPLAY AT THE CARNIVAL TODAY WERE FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS ON FIRE PREVENTION BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
A VARIETY SHOW, FEATURING DANCING AND SING ING.PERFORMANCES, WAS HELD IN THE EVENING. THE SHOW ALSO FEATURED A FIRE PREVENTION SLIDE SHOW.
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NOVEMBER WETTER THAN USUAL * * * * •
NOVEMBER THIS YEAR WAS WETTER THAN USUAL, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORTED TODAY.
THE TOTAL MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 112.6 MM WAS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE NORMAL AMOUNT BUT THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 WAS ONLY 4 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL.
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM IDA, WHICH AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART CF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH, ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF THE MONTH’S RAINFALL.
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THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS WERE FINE AND WARM WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO 26.9 DEGREE CELSIUS IN THE AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 7 --THE HIGHEST RECORDED IN THE MONTH.
A SURGE OF WINTER MONSOON REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY ON NOVEMBER 8 AND BROUGHT FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND OVERCAST SKIES TO HONG KONG.
WINDS MODERATED DURING THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 9 AND THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND DRY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE FOLLOWING DAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MOIST EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST AND RAINY ON NOVEMBER 11. IMPROVEMENT SET IN LATER ON THE SAME DAY AND IT WAS WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
ON NOVEMBER 15, THE WEATHER DETERIORATED AND BECAME OVERCAST WITH CONTINUOUS RAIN AS SEVERE TROPICAL STORM IDA OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MOVED CLOSER TO THE COAST.
MEANWHILE, A SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON MOVED SOUTHWARDS ACROSS CHINA AND REACHED HONG KONG IN THE MORNING OF THE SAME DAY. WINDS FRESHENED IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECAME STRONG THAT NIGHT.
COOL, WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUED THE NEXT DAY.
RAIN EASED TEMPORARILY ON NOVEMBER 17 AS IDA, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR DONGSHA.
THE WINTER MONSOON THEN MODERATED, BUT PERIODS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANT OF IDA AFFECTED THE TERRITORY AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 18 AND 19.
SUNNY AND MILD WEATHER RETURNED ON NOVEMBER 20 AND CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS.
FROM NOVEMBER 25 UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY CLOUDY EXCEPT FOR TWO SUNNY DAYS ON NOVEMBER 27 AND 28.
AN INTENSE SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED IN THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 28 WITH WINDS BECOMING STRONG NORTHERLY EARLY ON NOVEMBER 29.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 14.5 DEGREE CELSIUS WERE RECORDED ON BOTH NOVEMBER 29 AND 30, THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED SO FAR THIS WINTER.
FIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA
DEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN NORTH SEA DURING THE MONTH.
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NO AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER IN NOVEMBER.
THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 10 AND ■ FROM 29 TO 30.
THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 1, 2, 9, 22, 23, AND 29.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWSi
WEATHER SYSTEM SIGNAL DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
WINTER STRONG NOVEMBER 8 NOVEMBER 9
MONSOON MONSOON 3 PM 11 AM
WINTER STRONG NOVEMBER 15 NOVEMBER 16
MONSOON MONSOON 5.15 PM 2.20 PM
WINTER STRONG NOVEMBER 29 NOVEMBER 29
MONSOON MONSOON 3.30 AM 11.30 AM
THE MONTH’S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WEREs
SUNSHINE
RA INFALL
CLOUDINESS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
161.1 HOURS - 30.4 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
112.6 MM - 77.9 MM ABOVE NORMAL
60 % - 8 % MORE THAN NORMAL
75 % - 6 % HIGHER THAN NORMAL
MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 22.8 DEGREES C - 1.6 DEGREES C BELOW NORMAL
MEAN TEMPERATURE 20.5 DEGREES C - 0.8 DEGREES C BELOW NORMAL
btAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 18.5 DEGREES C - 0.4 DEGREES C BELOW NORMAL
bEAN DEW POINT 15.6 DEGREES C - 0.7 DEGREES C ABOVE NORMAL
TOTAL EVAPORATION
93.5 MM - 45.0 MM BELOW NORMAL
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DB MEMBERS TO VISIT MA ON SHAN
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SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL VISIT MA ON SHAN TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENTS TOMORROW (MONDAY) AT 9.30 AM.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO BRIEF BOARD MEMBERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE SHA TIN KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION GOVERNMENT CARPARK AT 9.15 AM TOMORROW.
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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE FIRST SHA TIN FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD ON THE SIXTH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE TOMORROW (MONDAY) AT 2.30 PM.
CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR WONG PO-MING, WILL CHAIR THE CONFERENCE. ALSO SITTING ON THE PANEL WILL BE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-LAM, AND THE CHAIRMEN OF THE VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
THE FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONFERENCE.
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COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS SERVICES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED * X K K X
THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO DISCUSS A REPORT ON THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED IN TUEN MUN.
THE REPORT BY A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE COMMITTEE STUDYING THE NEED OF SUCH SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT, WAS PREPARED AFTER VISITING THE CARITAS LOK HING CHILD CARE CENTRE AND WU KING MORNING HOPE SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO ALLEVIATE THE DEMAND FOR SPECIAL SCHOOL PLACES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE A SUBMISSION BY A GROUP OF NEW TERRITORIES CHILD CARE CENTRE WORKERS REGARDING PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES, AND AN APPLICATION FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS TO ORGANISE ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON THE THIRD FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1, TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN.
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CHRISTMAS DISCO FOR 1 500 YOUTHS
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A DISCO PARTY FOR 1 500 YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE HELD IN KWUN TONG ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, THE PARTY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE KAI YIP ESTATE INDOOR GAMES HALL FROM 8 PM TO MIDNIGHT.
PROGRAMMES OF THE EVENING WILL INCLUDE BAND PERFORMANCE AND SINGING BY FAMOUS ARTISTES.
ADMISSION TICKETS AT $15 PER HEAD ARE AVAILABLE AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-400131.
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WAN CHAI STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION * * * * *
THE WORKING GROUP ON CIVIC EDUCATION OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD HAS EMBARKED ON A CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT BEGINNING THIS MONTH.
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL VISIT THE SCHOOLS AND GIVE A SHORT TALK ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. A 2O-MINUTE VIDEO DOCUMENTARY ON THE DISTRICT BOARD OUTLINING ITS ROLE IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE WORK OF ITS FOUR COMMITTEES WILL ALSO BE SHOWN.
AN INFORMATION FOLDER PRODUCED BY THE WORKING GROUP AND CONTAINING A SET OF PAMPHLETS ON GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED.
IN ADDITION, AN EXHIBITION ON CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONIBILITlES WILL BE MOUNTED IN THE SCHOOL PREMISES DURING THE VISIT.
A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMME IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION.
+IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNCTION AND WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS AND BE MOTIVATED TO PARTICIPATE IN DISTRICT ACTIVITIES,* HE ADDED.
+SO FAR, RESPONSE FROM SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN MOST ENCOURAGING AND VISITS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE TO A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE PROGRAMME CAN BE MADE TO THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON 5-8921239.
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PROCESSION TO LAUNCH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL
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A WIDE VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES FEATURING RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL ARTISTES WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NINTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH.
RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO CHINESE ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS AS WELL AS WESTERN CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT FROM JANUARY 11 TO FEBRUARY 22 AT VENUES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT INCLUDING THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
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THE FESTIVAL WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH A SPECTACULAR PROCESSION FEATURING DECORATED VEHICLES AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE FOLK FORFORMANCES ALONG SHA TSUI ROAD.
THE OFFICIAL OPENING WILL BE HELD IN THE SHA TAUI ROAD PLAYGROUND AFTER THE COLOURFUL EVENING PARADE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NINTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WILL ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL AT 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 16) IN THE CRYSTAL BALLROON OF THE HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AT 50 NATHAN ROAD IN TSIM SHA TSUI.
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
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SEMINAR ON SAFETY IN ART AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES *****
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL ORGANISE TWO SEMINARS NEXT MONTH ON SAFETY IN ART AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO THE THEME OF THE SEMINARS WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE HANDLING OF ART AND CRAFT MATERIALS CONTAINING INFLAMMABLE OR POISONOUS SUBSTANCES, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND SHARP TOOLS.
THE SEMINARS WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 17 AND 24 AT THE LECTURE THEATRE OF GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, YAUMATI.
SCHOOL HEADS WISHING TO NOMINATE TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE SEMINARS SHOULD APPLY TO THE INSPECTOR (ART AND CRAFT), ART AND CRAFT SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 4 PAK FUK ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, NORTH POINT, BY WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 17).
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN VARIETY SHOW *****
MORE THAN 10 000 RESIDENTS OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT WILL BE TREATED TO AN ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL VARIETY SHOW AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 16).
THE EVENT, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR SINGERS, WILL MARK THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN.
+ORGANISED AS AN ANNUAL EVENT, THE CAMPAIGN IS TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND CLEANLINESS,* A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID.
ACTIVITIES TO BE HELD DURING THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDE A CLEANLINESS COMPETITION, REMOVAL OF ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS, EXHIBITION ON HOME BEAUTIFICATION PRODUCTS AND A SEMINAR ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE BROWN GATE ENTRANCE OF THE HONG KONG COLISEUM AT 7.30 PM ON TUESDAY.
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THE CAUSEWAY BAY MARRIAGE REGISTRY WILL BE MOVING TO NEW PREMISES AT THE PROVIDENT CENTRE IN NORTH POINT ON DECEMBER 29 AND WILL BE RE-NAMED THE EASTERN MARRIAGE REGISTRY.
THE NEW REGISTRY, TO BE SITUATED AT SHOPS B51-B52 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE CENTRE, WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE SAME SERVICES
AS BEFORE.
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THE OFFICE HOURS OF THE NEW REGISTRY WILL BE AS THE FOLLOWING:
MONDAY - FRIDAY 8.45 AM - 12.45 PM AND
2 PM - 4.45 PM
SATURDAY 9 AM - 11.30 AM
SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS CLOSED
+COUPLES WHO INTEND TO CELEBRATE THEIR MARRIAGES AT THE CITY HALL MARRIAGE REGISTRY OR COTTON TREE DRIVE MARRIAGE REGISTRY ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE AT THE MARRIAGE REGISTRATION AND RECORDS OFFICE AT QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, THIRD FLOOR, LOW BLOCK, HONG KONG,+ AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY TELEPHONING 3-7333111.
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FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT MARRIED QUARTERS FOR TUEN MUN *****
CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT MARRIED QUARTERS FOR FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL IN TUEN MUN WILL START NEXT FEBRUARY.
THEY WILL BE SITED OFF CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN SUN HUI, ACROSS FROM SIU HONG COURT.
THE 20-ST0REY BUILDING WILL PROVIDE 11 300 SQUARE METRES OF ACCOMMODATION SPACE FOR 160 FAMILIES.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A CARPARK, GARDEN AND COVERED CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA.
THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WORK ON WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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SITE TO BE FORMED FOR FIRE STATION * * * *
A PLATFORM WILL BE FORMED ON THE HILLY TERRAIN OF KOTEWALL ROAD IN MID-LEVELS FOR A FIRE STATION.
THE WORK WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING CAISSON RETAINING WALLS AND DIVERTING AN EXISTING STREAM PASSING THROUGH THE SITE.
THE FIRE STATION WILL BE A NON-STANDARD, FOUR-STOREY STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF A THREE-BAY APPLIANCE ROOM, OFFICES, BARRACKS AND DINING ROOM.
OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A DRILL YARD, UNDERGROUND OIL TANK AND GENERATOR ROOM.
THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR.
IS INVITING TENDERS FEBRUARY AND BE
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NO FLUSHING WATER * X * *
SALT (DECEMBER
WATER SUPPLY TO TUEN MUN WILL BE SUSPENDED ON WEDNESDAY 17) FROM 9.30 AM TO 7 PM FOR MAINS WORK.
ALL PREMISES IN TUEN MUN WILL BE AFFECTED.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
BOWEN LEUNG NAMED AS DEPUTY SDA ............................ 1
FAMILIARISATION WILL BE INITIAL TASK........................ 2
WIDER ROLE FOR CANTONESE IN SCHOOLS ........................ 3
POLICY AIMED AT ACHIEVING HIGHER LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY .... 5
ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES UNDER DB SCRUTINY .................. 6
DB TO CONSIDER 'MAST THE PUBLIC' SCHEME .................... 7
PUBLIC REMINDED OF FIRS'.ORES PROHIBITION................... 7
BRIEFINGS ORGANISED ON ISLAND VEHICLE CONTRCIS ............. 8
ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS GOES ON SALE.................... 8
VARIED BRIEFING GIVEN ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT ............... 9
OLD BRIDGES ON ROUTE T..ISK TO BE UPGRADED ................. 10
NEW I/E DECLARATION FORMS ON SALE........................... 11
SOUTHERN DISTRICT PROMOTES COURTESY ........................ 12
STUDENT AMBASSADORS GET CERTHTC..PES........................ 12
FIRST SHA TIN FESTIVAL STARTS ON SUNDAY..................... 13
VARIETY SHOW FOR MONG KOK RESIDENTS......................... 14
YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL BEGINS FRIDAY........................... 15
WATER STORAGE FIGURE........................................ 16
SHA TIN WATIE CUT .......................................... 16
TAI.IPOR.JiY ROAD CLOSURE IN CENTRAL........................ 16
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1% 1986
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BOWEN LEUNG NAMED AS DEPUTY SDA
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THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WILL BECOME DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION EARLY NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR, SUBJECT TO THE FORMAL CREATION OF THE POST, A CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (GENERAL), MR C.M. LEUNG, WILL TAKE UP THE DUTIES OF THE DSDA POST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT UNTIL MR BOWEN LEUNG ASSUMES DUTY.
MR C.M. LEUNG IS FILLING AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B POST WHICH WAS REDEPLOYED FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES REGION TO CNTA HEADQUARTERS FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPLIT OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT IN SEPTEMBER.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE CREATION OF THE DSDA POST WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING WORKLOAD AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS.
DSDA WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPERVISION OF THE FIVE OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN CNTA HEADQUARTERS AND FOR ASSISTING THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN THE FORMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES RELATING TO THE OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
+THE DSDA WILL ALSO MONITOR AND, WHERE NECESSARY, CO-ORDINATE THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND POLITICAL INTERFACE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+HE WILL ALSO CO-ORDINATE POLICY AND IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE OF CONCERN TO THE TWO REGIONAL SECRETARIES,* HE ADDED.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT AREA OF HIS WORK IS THE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REVIEW OF OPERATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE MATTERS RELATING TO THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN CHARGED WITH THE TASK OF REVIEWING THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE OPERATION OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND IN THE OVERALL CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
+THE DSDA WILL BE ASSISTING THE SDA IN THE FORMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, YOUTH MATTERS, CIVIC EDUCATION OUTSIDE SCHOOLS AND TRADITIONAL MATTERS,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+HE WILL ALSO GUIDE AND SUPERVISE THE OVERALL SYSTEM OF COLLECTING, COLLATING AND ASSESSING COMMUNITY INFORMATION AS WELL AS PUBLIC REACTIONS TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS,* HE ADDED.
THE SUCCESSOR TO MR BOWEN LEUNG WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.
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FAMILIARISATION WILL BE INITIAL TASK
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THE FIRST JOB OF THE NEXT GOVERNOR WILL BE TO BRING HIMSELF UP-TO-DATE WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN HONG KONG, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS, SIR DAVID SAID THE NEW GOVERNOR WOULD FIRST KEEP ABREAST WITH +WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SENSE, WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE POLITICAL SENSE, AND WHAT’S GOING ON WITH REGARD TO THE BUILDING OF HONG KONG FOR THE FUTURE — THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF HONG KONG.+
+HONG KONG NOW IS A HIGHLY COMPLICATED PLACE, AND IT WILL TAKE HIM SOME TIME TO READ HIMSELF IN,+ HE SAID.
ASKED ABOUT BUILDING OF RELATIONS WITH CHINA AS A PRIORITY FOR THE NEW GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID SA I Ds +AGAIN, YOU CAN’T SAY THAT ONE THING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANOTHER. ALL THESE FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT.+
QUERIED ABOUT CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS IN THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE ABOUT HONG KONG’S POLITICAL SYSTEM, SIR DAVID SAID THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE HONG KONG COMPONENT IN THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE.
+AND THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE ARE ADVISED BY 180 PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WHO FORM THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE. THEY ARE PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG, THEY’LL BE SPEAKING IN THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE AND THEY’LL ALSO BE SPEAKING IN HONG KONG ABOUT THE HONG KONG SYSTEM,+ HE SAID.
+S0 THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DUALITY, IF YOU LIKE.+
WHEN ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE A NEW POST OF DEPUTY GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID SAID THIS WAS SPECULATION.
+1 THINK OUR IMPORTANT TASK NOW IS TO WAIT PATIENTLY UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW GOVERNOR IS ANNOUNCED, AND NOT TO SPECULATE TOO WILDLY ABOUT WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT,* HE SAID.
AS TO WHETHER THERE WOULD BE A WIDE-RANGING RESHUFFLE, AND THE NUMBER OF OFFICIALS TO BE AFFECTED, THE ACTING GOVERNOR SAID: +IF A NUMBER OF PEOPLE LEAVE THE GOVERNMENT FOR WHATEVER REASON OR ANOTHER, THEN OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS TO BE QUITE A SHIFT OF PEOPLE OCCUPYING THE KEY POSTS IN THE GOVERNMENT. THIS MUST BE OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE, AND IT’S THAT WHICH WILL CONCERN US OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS, BUT THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW GOVERNOR.
+THERE ARE ONE OR TWO OBVIOUS KEY FIGURES IN THIS, AND TO MENTION ONE PARTICULAR APPOINTMENT WHICH WE ALL KNOW ABOUT, THAT IS, THE COMMISSIONER IN LONDON WILL BE RETIRING AND HE HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO REPLACE HIM, AND THEN WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO REPLACE HIM. SO YOU KNOW THERE IS A KNOCK-ON EFFECT TO ALL THESE APPOINTMENTS.*
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WIDER ROLE FOR CANTONESE IN SCHOOLS K » M * X
CANTONESE WOULD, IN FUTURE, BE USED FOLLOWING THE DECISION TO ENCOURAGE ITS INSTRUCTION, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID
MORE WIDELY IN SCHOOLS USE AS A MEDIUM OF
SPEAKING AT THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON RE-EXPLORING CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HE SAID 241 SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAD INDICATED THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN MAKING THIS CHANGE.
EXTRA RESOURCES WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THOSE SCHOOLS THAT DECIDED TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A GOOD STANDARD OF ENGLISH.
NOTING THAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE TAKING PLACE IN THE ROLES OF LANGUAGES IN HONG KONG’S FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM AND IN THE USES OF CANTONESE, PUTONGHUA AND ENGLISH, SIR DAVID SAID, +THE CHANGES THAT ARE PERTINENT TO EACH OF THESE THREE WILL aLsO AFFECT THE OTHER TWO.*
HE SAID THAT PUTONGHUA HAD BEEN OFFERED AS AN OPTIONAL SUBJECT IN ALL PUBLIC SECTOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS SINCE SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
+THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL CONSIDER OFFERING IT AS AN OPTIONAL SUBJECT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AFTER THE CONCLUSION, NEXT YEAR, OF THE SECOND PHASE OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL PUTONGHUA PILOT PROJECT.
+PUTONGHUA IS CERTAINLY THE INCREASING LINKS BETWEEN
BECOMING MORE POPULAR BECAUSE OF HONG KONG AND CHINA,* HE SAID.
TURNING TO ENGLISH, WHICH HAD PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN COMMERCE IN HONG KONG SINCE THE TERRITORY FIRST BEGAN TO DEVELOP AS A TRADING CENTRE LAST CENTURY, SIR DAVID SAID, +ENGLISH HAS BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE AND, TODAY, NEARLY A THIRD OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION OF FOUR BILLION PEOPLE HAVE CAUSE TO USE ENGLISH AS AN IMPORTANT MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION AND AS A SIGNIFICANT LANGUAGE IN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
+THERE IS, HOWEVER, NO DOUBT THAT THE USE OF ENGLISH FOR THESE PURPOSES IN HONG KONG WILL INCREASE AND THAT IT WILL, THEREFORE, NEED TO BE EMPLOYED WITH EVER-INCREASING SOPHISTICATION.*
SIR DAVID MENTIONED WAYS IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WAS DEALING, IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM, WITH THE PARTICULAR CHANGES THAT WERE TAKING PLACE IN LANGUAGE USE.
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+IN ORDER TO ASSIST SCHOOLS THAT DECIDE TO CHANGE THEIR MEDIA OF INSTRUCTION, THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION WILL OFFER, FROM FEBRUARY 1987, COURSES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE USE OF CHINESE FOR THE TEACHING OF SUBJECTS OTHER THAN ENGLISH,+ HE SAID.
+IN-SERVICE TRAINING OF TEACHERS TO BE PROFICIENT IN . PUTONGHUA AND TO BE COMPETENT IN TEACHING THE SUBJECT IS EXPANDING.+,
THE INSTITUTE WAS NOW RUNNING, EACH SUMMER, SPECIAL SHORT COURSES IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND TEACHING METHODS, IN ADDITION TO ITS REGULAR FULL-TIME CHINESE REFRESHER COURSES, WHICH INCLUDED COMPULSORY FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES IN PUTONGHUA.
THERE WERE TWO PROJECTS WHICH BORE UPON CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS, HE SAID.
THE FIRST WAS A PILOT RESEARCH AND TEACHER EDUCATION PROJECT TO ENCOURAGE EXTENSIVE READING IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY HAD BEEN LAUNCHED IN NINE SCHOOLS, AND SEMINARS FOR TEACHERS FROM THESE SCHOOLS HAD BEEN HELD AT THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION TO BRIEF THEM ON THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY AND ON ITS METHODOLOGY.
+1 UNDERSTAND THAT RIGOROUS EVALUATION PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN BUILT INTO THE PROJECT DESIGN AND THAT THE PROGRESS MADE BY PUPILS IN THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS IS BEING MONITORED,* HE SAID.
THE SECOND PROJECT INCLUDED AN INTENSIVE THREE-WEEK RESIDENTIAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY COURSE IN HONG KONG TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE AND AN IMMERSION PROGRAMME IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
+ABOUT 100 TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE COURSES IN 1987 AND, IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, THE NUMBERS WILL INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 300 PER YEAR AND WILL INCLUDE GRADUATE AS WELL AS NON-GRADUATE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH,* SIR DAVID SAID.
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POLICY AIMED AT ACHIEVING HIGHER LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY
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THE CENTRAL AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IS TO STIMULATE INVESTMENT IN ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD ENABLE MANUFACTURERS TO ACHIEVE HIGHER LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR OUTPUT, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
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SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE JAPANESE JI JI PRESS, MR YEUNG SAID THAT WITHOUT INVESTMENT IN AUTOMATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS, INPRODUCT DESIGN AND PRODUCT INNOVATION, IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, HONG KONG’S INDUSTRIES WERE LIKELY TO COME UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE FROM COMPETITORS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.
MR YEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT PROVIDE STIMULUS TO INVESTMENT THROUGH GRANTS AND TAX INCENTIVES BUT THROUGH MANPOWER TRAINING PROGRAMMES, THE PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT SERVICES OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND THE QUALITY PROMOTION SERVICES OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.
HE CITED EXAMPLES OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD HELP UPGRADE THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, SAYINGi
+IN THE FIELD OF MANPOWER TRAINING THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING, WITH THE HELP OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC), TO INTRODUCE NEXT YEAR A SCHEME OF TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENABLE PRACTISING ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS TO BE TRAINED IN THE DESIGN OF APPLICATIONS SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (ASIC), AN ACTIVE COMPONENT THAT HAS REVOLUTIONISED THE WORLD’S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN RECENT YEARS.
+IN THE FIELD OF PRODUCTIVITY SERVICES, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING THEIR BUREAU AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN PRECISION TOOLING FOR MANUFACTURERS, AND DEVELOPING PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE A CONSULTANCY SERVICE ON SURFACE MOUNTING, THE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY WHICH HAS ENABLED THE WORLD’S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TO ACHIEVE A REMARKABLE DEGREE OF PRODUCT SPECIALISATION AND MINIATURISATION.
+IN THE FIELD OF QUALITY SERVICES, THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS UNITS OF THE GOVERNMENT’S STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY (SCL) HAVE BEEN ACCREDITED BY BRITAIN’S NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY. THIS WOULD ENABLE THE SCL NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE A FIRST CLASS CALIBRATION SERVICE FOR OUR ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURERS ON THE BASIS OF STANDARDS TRACEABLE TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, BUT ALSO TO ATTRACT TO HONG KONG FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS WHO RELY ON THESE STANDARDS AND SERVICES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION.*
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ON JAPANESE INVESTMENT, MR YEUNG SAID OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG ESTIMATED AT U.S. |2 799 MILLION. ONLY U.S. $380 MILLION WAS IN MANUFACTURING AND WAS DISAPPOINTINGLY SMALL.
HE SAID HONG KONG’S POLICIES ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT WERE NOT ONLY STABLE BUT ALSO NON-DISCRIMlNATORY AS BETWEEN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTORS.
+THE FACT IS THAT WE MAINTAIN AN OPEN AND SIMPLE SYSTEM, WITH MINIMAL REGULATION OVER ANY BUSINESS.*
WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRECISION TOOLING TRAINING CENTRE, WITH CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PRECISION TOOLING ABOUT TO BE PROVIDED, AND APPROPRIATE TRAINING FOR ASIC DESIGNERS ABOUT TO BE LAUNCHED, IT WAS HOPED THAT MORE JAPANESE COMPANIES WOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SETTING UP OPERATIONS HERE, MR YEUNG SAID.
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THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH COOKED FOOD STALLS IN THE MONG KOK WEST AREA AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE AREA COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED SUCH PROBLEMS AS FIRE HAZARD, OBSTRUCTION OF PAVEMENT, BLOCKAGE OF PUBLIC DRAINS AND NOISE NUISANCE.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO EXPRESS VIEWS ON THE LATE NIGHT NOISE NUISANCE CAUSED BY TAXI DRIVERS IN FA YUEN STREET AND PLAYING FIELD ROAD.
ALSO TO BE DISCUSSED ARE GENERAL TAXI POLICY AND A COMPLAINT ON PROBLEMS ARISING FROM ILLEGAL HAWKING ACTIVITIES IN ARGYLE STREET OPPOSITE MONG KOK MARKET.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, 157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON.
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DB TO CONSIDER 'MEET THE PUBLIC’ SCHEME *****
MEMBERS OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS A QUESTION REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE +MEET-THE-PUBLIC+ SCHEME AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
ANOTHER QUESTION CONCERNS THE OPERATION OF RESTAURANTS BEFORE LICENCES ARE ISSUED.
FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE ON STREET SLEEPING.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE A PROGRESS REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT, AND REPORTS FROM THE BOARD’S COMMITTEES, THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND AREA COMMITTEES.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD, EIGHTH FLOOR, TUNG WAH MANSION, WAN CHAI. IT WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.
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PUBLIC REMINDED OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITION
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT THEY ARE PROHIBITED FROM UNLICENSED POSSESSION OR DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS, FIRE-CRACKERS. PISTOL CAPS AND PARTY POPPERS.
UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, ANY PERSON WHO POSSESSES OR DISCHARGES ANY FIRWORK WITHOUT A LICENCE IS LIABLE, ON CONVICTION, TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25 000 AND SIX MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT SPOT CHECKS WOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY EXPLOSIVES OFFICERS OF THE MINES DIVISION, ESPECIALLY AROUND CHRISTMAS AND LUNAR NEW YEAR, ON SHOPS AND PREMISES SUSPECTED OF SELLING OR STORING SUCH GOODS.
+ANY UNLICENSED DANGEROUS GOODS FOUND WILL BE SEIZED AND THE OFFENDERS WILL BE PROSECUTED,+ HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ANYONE IN POSSESSION OF ANY FIREWORKS OR ANY CATEGORY I DANGEROUS GOODS SHOULD HAND THEM OVER TO THE MINES DIVISION IMMEDIATELY.
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BRIEFINGS ORGANISED ON ISLAND VEHICLE CONTROLS )U O *
BRIEFINGS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 16 AND 17) TO EXPLAIN VILLAGE VEHICLE CONTROL MEASURES TO RESIDENTS OF OUTLYING ISLANDS.
FOLLOWING LENGTHY CONSULTATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO INTRODUCE CONTROL ON VILLAGE VEHICLES ON THE ISLANDS FROM FEBRUARY 2 NEXT YEAR.
THE BRIEFINGS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL MAKE VILLAGE VEHICLE OWNERS FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE MEASURES ENTAIL.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, TRANSPORT DEPARMENT AND THE POLICE WILL CONDUCT BRIEFINGS ON LANTAU, CHEUNG CHAU, LAMMA, AND PENG CHAU.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
THE CHEUNG CHAU VILLAGE VEHICLE CONTROL BRIEFING WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE RURAL COMMITTEE PREMISES, 2 CHURCH ROAD, STARTING AT 2.30 PM. YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
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ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS GOES ON SALE
THE 1986 EDITION OF THE HONG KONG ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS NOW ON SALE.
THE DIGEST, PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS. IT PROVIDES UP-TO-DATE STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TERRITORY.
THE PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE AT U95 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND FROM THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IN KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
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STATISTICS IN THE LATEST EDITION COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS. THESE INCLUDE POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES, TRANSPORT AND SERVICES, EXTERNAL TRADE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS, PUBLIC FINANCE, MONEY AND BANKING, PRICES AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, FOOD SUPPLIES, TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS AND TOURISM, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING, EDUCATION, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE, LAW AND ORDER.
THE DIGEST ALSO INCLUDES A NEW SECTION ON CULTURE AND RECREATION.
ALTOGETHER, 17 NEW TABLES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE 1986 ISSUE WHICH PROVIDES A TOTAL OF 295 TABLES AND COVERS WHEREVER POSSIBLE A 10-YEAR PERIOD 1976 - 1985.
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VARIED BRIEFING GIVEN ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT I X X X K
ABOUT 150 MEMBERS OF OWNERS’ CORPORATIONS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT ATTENDED A SEMINAR ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND FIRE PREVENTION THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.
THEY WERE BRIEFED ON VARIOUS TOPICS BY THE WAN CHAI ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS CARMAN CHIU, AND BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOUSING, FIRE SERVICES, LABOUR, AND ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
THE TOPICS RELATED TO BUILDING MANAGEMENT, FIRE PREVENTION, GAS SAFETY, AND EMPLOYMENT OF CARETAKERS AND WATCHMEN.
THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A GROUP DISCUSSION IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSED PROBLEMS AND EXCHANGED EXPERIENCES IN BUILDING MANAGEMENT.
THE SEMINAR WAS PART OF A BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND FIRE PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME WERE TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT SUCH AS SECURITY INSIDE BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMON AREAS, AND PREVENTION OF FIRE.
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EARLIER IN THE MONTH, SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS VISITED THE POLICE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU IN TSIM SHA TSUI WHERE THEY SAW THE LATEST SECURITY DEVICES. THEY WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON PREVENTION OF BULGARIES IN RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE BUILDINGS.
ANOTHER VISIT WAS MADE TO THE OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENTS OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD CONTINUE TO ORGANISE SUCH TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS, A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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OLD BRIDGES ON ROUTE TWISK TO BE UPGRADED
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FOUR BRIDGES, CONSTRUCTED BY THE ON ROUTE TWISK IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HIGHWAY STANDARD UNDER AN IMPROVEMENT
ARMY IN THE LATE 1940S, ARE TO BE UPGRADED TO FULL SCHEME.
THE SINGLE CELL BOX CULVERTS ARE CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD BY PRESENT HIGHWAY STANDARDS.
THE BRIDGES WILL BE STRENGTHENED BY LINING THE CULVERTS INTERNALLY WITH CORRUGATED STEEL, SO THAT THEIR BEARING CAPACITY CAN BE UPGRADED.
THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION METHOD WILL AVOID THE NECESSITY FOR TRAFFIC AND UTILITY DIVERSION WORK.
IMPROVEMENT SCHEME WILL ALSO INCLUDE REMOVING THE SHARP BEND NEAR ONE OF THE BRIDGES BY REALIGNING ABOUT 160 METRES OF APPROACH ROAD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF ROAD EMBANKMENT.
THE LAYING OF AN 1 800-MILLI METRE DIAMETER DRAIN AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND SLOPE STABLISATION WORK WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT.
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE WORK WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN FEBRUARY AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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NEW l/E DECLARATION FORMS ON SALE * * * * *
NEW REVISED IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATION FORMS HAVE BEEN PUT ON SALE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE NEW FORMS ARE TO REPLACE THE EXISTING IMPORT DECLARATION FORM 1 (CED 50), EXPORT/RE-EXPORT DECLARATION FORM 2 (CED 51) AND EXPORT DECLARATION FORM 3 (CED 52) FROM JANUARY 1, 1987.
THE EXPORT DECLARATION FORM 3 FOR THE EXPORT OF HONG KONG-MADE CLOTHINGS (INCLUDING FOOTWEAR ITEMS) IS TO BE REPLACED BY THE EXPORT DECLARATION FORM 2A.
FOR THE EXPORT AND RE-EXPORT OF ITEMS OTHER THAN HONG KONG-MADE CLOTHINGS, THE REVISED EXPORT/RE-EXPORT DECLARATION FORM 2 HAS TO BE USED.
THE IMPORT DECLARATION FORM 1, CURRENTLY USED FOR THE IMPORT OF ALL ITEMS, WILL BE REVISED AND ITS USE WILL BE LIMITED TO THE IMPORT OF ALL GOODS OTHER THAN FOOD ITMES AS A NEW IMPORT DECLARATION FORM, FORM 1A, WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE IMPORT OF FOOD ITEMS.
THE NEW FORMS ARE ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSESi
* GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, G/F, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG.
* CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HONG KONG COLLECTION OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38, PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
* CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT KOWLOON COLLECTION OFFICE, GROUND FLOOR, OCEAN CENTRE, CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
UNDER THE LAW, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE IMPORT OR EXPORT DECLARATIONS WITH THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT IN SPECIFIED FORMS WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE IMPORT OR EXPORT OF THE GOODS.
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT PROMOTES COURTESY * * * * *
RESIDENTS OF STANLEY AND SHEK 0 ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A SLOGAN COMPETITION ON THE THEME OF COURTESY TO PROMOTE THE AREA’S IMAGE AS A POPULAR TOURIST SPOT. %
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME WERE GIVEN BY A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN TODAY (MONDAY).
THE COMPETITION IS ORGANISED BY THE STANLEY AND SHEK 0 CIVIC EDUCATION TEAM IN SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.
ENTRY FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE’S STANLEY BRANCH, AND THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20. THE WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE PRINTED ON BANNERS AND BOOKMARKS TO PROMOTE COURTESY.
THE CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR THE AREA ALSO INCLUDE HOUSEHOLD VISITS, A +LOVE YOUR ELDERLY+ CAMPAIGN AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
AS PART OF SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, THE CIVIC EDUCATION TEAM WILL VISIT THE CHESHIRE HOME FOR THE ELDERLY AFTER CHRISTMAS.
THERE ARE ALSO PLANS TO ORGANISE A QUIZ ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND TO VISIT SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE AREA TO EXPLAIN THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
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THREE FORM SIX STUDENTS WHO HAVE WON TRIPS OVERSEAS AS STUDENT AMBASSADORS RECEIVED CERTIFICATES AT A PRESENTATION TODAY (MONDAY).
THE THREE, WHO WON THEIR AWARDS UNDER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT STUDENT AMBASSADOR SCHEME, ARE RAYMOND BO OF LA SALLE COLLEGE, CHUNG MAN-FONG OF ST ROSE OF LIMA’S SCHOOL AND FUNG KIT-LIN OF MARYKNOLL CONVENT SCHOOL.
THE BOY WILL VISIT JAPAN AND THE TWO GIRLS WILL VISIT SINGAPORE. ALL THREE WILL BEGIN THEIR SEVEN-DAY TRIPS ON DECEMBER 22.
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THEY SAID THEY WERE HAPPY TO BE CHOSEN AS STUDENT AMBASSADORS AND WOULD TAKE THE VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE CULTURE, LIVELIHOOD AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS OF THE HOST COUNTRIES.
DURING THE STUDY VISIT, THEY WILL STAY WITH FAMILIES ARRANGED UNDER THE EXPERIMENT INTERNATIONAL LIVING OF HONG KONG.
THEY WILL VISIT UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS, BROADCASTING STATIONS, AND COMMUNITY CENTRES.
THE STUDENT AMBASSADORS WILL BE GIVEN AN ORIENTATION COURSE ON HONG KONG BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE, SO THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE GOODWILL INTRODUCTIONS ON THE TERRITORY TO THE PEOPLE THEY MEET.
OTHER STUDENTS RECEIVED BOOK COUPONS WORTH t3OO AND $500 UNDER THE SCHEME.
TWO KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, DR DANIEL TSE AND MR WONG WING-PIU, CONTRIBUTED $15 000 AND $3 000 RESPECTIVELY TO RUNNING THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR SCHEME.
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FIRST SHA TIN FESTIVAL STARTS ON SUNDAY X X X X X
THE FIRST SHA TIN FESTIVAL, INVOLVING MANY CULTURAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, WILL BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21).
THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
+THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE FESTIVAL IS TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THROUGH PARTICIPATION. THIS WILL ENHANCE THEIR COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT*, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR WONG PO-MING, SAID AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY).
-♦-ACTIVITIES IN THE FESTIVAL WILL PROVIDE HEALTHY ENJOYMENT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND AT THE SAME TIME ADD FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE,* HE ADDED. THERE WILL BE MORE THAN 60 EVENTS.
THE FESTIVAL IS COSTING ABOUT $1 MILLION, WITH ABOUT $650 000 BEING SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REST BEING MET BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND PRIVATE DONORS.
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A COLOURFUL PROCESSION, INVOLVING LION AND UNICORN DANCES, FLOATS AND A BAND PERFORMANCE, WILL MARK THE OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL AT 2 PM AT THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND.
THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN, WILL OFFICIATE.
DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN A NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES ON DECEMBER 27 AT LEK YUEN, SHA KOK, CHUN SHEK, SUN TIN WAI, POK HONG, WO CHE, LUNG HANG AND SHING MUN EAST.
A POPULAR EVENT WILL BE AN EXHIBITION ON THE HISTORY OF SHA TIN. THIS WILL BE HELD IN THE NEW SHA TIN TOWN HALL FROM JANUARY 1 TO 12, AND WILL FEATURE RELICS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BOAT RACES, FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL COMPETITIONS, DRAMA, CHINESE OPERA, ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES, AND A PHOTO COMPETITION.
THE FESTIVAL WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 10 WITH A DANCE COMPETITION. MOST OF THE EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE THOUGH ADMISSION TICKETS HAVE TO BE OBTAINED.
VARIETY SHOW FOR MONG KOK RESIDENTS
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MONG KOK RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO AN ENTERTAINING VARIETY SHOW ON CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE ANCHOR STREET PLAYGROUND TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE DISTRICT’S HEALTHY LIFE CAMPAIGN.
THE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED IN MAY BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, RELIGIOUS BODIES AND VARIOUS VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AS A DRIVE TO COUNTERACT THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF PORNOGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
ACTIVITIES DURING THE CAMPAIGN WERE HELD IN FOUR STAGES, NAMED AFTER THE YEAR’S FOUR SEASONS TO SYMBOLISE GROWTH FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD.
THE VARIETY SHOW ON CHRISTMAS EVE WILL BE THE WINTER ACTIVITY AND WILL CONVEY THE MESSAGE OF PEACE.
PROGRAMMES FOR THE NIGHT INCLUDES SINGING AND DANCE PERFORMANCES AND A SLIDE SHOW. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS WILL BE GIVEN TO CHILDREN AND SOUVENIRS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED T& THE PARTICIPANTS.
ADMISSION TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS TAI KOK TSUI SUB-OFFICE.
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YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL BEGINS FRIDAY * * * * *
THE 1986 HONG KONG YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 19) AND PROVIDE FIVE DAYS OF EVENTS.
THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED ANNUALLY BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH.
ON THE FIRST DAY, INTEREST WILL CENTRE ON A WIND ENSEMBLE CONTEST.
AN OPENING CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 20), STARTING AT 8 PM.
THIS CONCERT, JOINTLY PRESENTED WITH THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY THE MUSIC OFFICE’S YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND AND A GUEST BAND FROM JAPAN — THE HAKATA GIRLS’ COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL WIND BAND OF FUKUOKA.
DURING THE FESTIVAL, A SERIES OF THREE CHRISTMAS CONCERTS WILL BE HELD AT DIFFERENT VENUES TO ENTERTAIN THE PUBLIC.
THE CLIMAX WILL BE A GALA FINALE TO BE HELD AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM ON DECEMBER 23 (TUESDAY), BEGINNING AT 8 PM.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE SAID THE AIMS OF THE FESTIVAL ARE TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN BAND MUSIC AND TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE AMONG BAND PLAYERS.
+AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO HOPE TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS TO FORM BANDS,+ HE ADDED.
THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE TOM LEE MUSIC CO., LTD.
OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE A SYMPHONIC BAND CONTEST AND A MARCHING BAND CONTEST.
TICKETS AT 35 AND 310 EACH FOR THE OPENING CONCERT AND THE GALA FINALE ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE OF TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND THE URBTIX OUTLETS AT THE CITY HALL, QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, SPACE MUSEUM, HONG KONG COLISEUM AND TOM LEE MUSIC CO., LTD. (CAMERON LANE. MAN YEE BUILDING, TA I KOO SHING CITY PLAZA AND HENNESSY ROAD).
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE ON 3-7226240.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE * * * *
STORAGE IN HONG KONG’S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 61.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 359.603 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 411.061 MILLION
CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 70.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLIES TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF SHA TIN DISTRICT WILL BE CUT OFF FROM 10 PM ON DECEMBER 18 (THURSDAY) UNTIL 7 AM THE NEXT DAY FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW CONNECTION TO THE PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY SHA TIN CLINIC, MAN LAM ROAD, MAN LAI ROAD, TAI WAI INDUSTRIAL AREA, TAI WAI, TO FUNG SAN, TO LO WAN HILL, PAK TIN, MEI LAM ESTATE, MEI SHING COURT, MUI LEE T.H.A., HEUNG FAN LIU, TAI WAI NEW VILLAGE, LOWER SHING MUN ROAD, LOWER SHING MUN T.H.A., FU SHAN CREMATORIUM, SHA TIN HEIGHTS.
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE IN CENTRAL * * * *
THE SECTION OF MORRISON STREET BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION «I TH DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND A POINT ABOUT FIVE METRES SOUTH OF THE SAME JUNCTION, WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC SINCE NOVEMBER 27 FOR ROAD WORKS, WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS FROM THURSDAY (DECEMBER 18).
TRAFFIC RE-ROUTINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSURE WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY. THEY ARE:
* THE SECTION OF MORRISON STREET BETWEEN A POINT ABOUT FIVE METRES SOUTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND WING LOK STREET IS RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND TO TWO-WAY FOR LOCAL ACCESS.
* NORTHBOUND VEHICLES ON MORRISON STREET ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO WING LOK STREET.
* THE SECTION OF CLEVERLY STREET BETWEEN DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND WING LOK STREET IS RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND TO ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND SET UP ............................... 1
LADY YOUDE TOUCHED BY PUBLIC RESPONSE ...................... 3
KMB'S FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO BE STUDIED .........................
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED ................ 5
RESCUERS TO BE HONOURED .................................... 6
DB COMMITTEE TO REVIEW VETTING OF FUNDS .................... 7
NORTH DB TO STUDY DEVELOPMENT .............................. 7
KWUN TONG SEEKS TO BOOST WORKING TIES ...................... 8
ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED IN TO KWA WAN ................... 8
MURALS TO DECORATE RETAINING WALL .......................... 9
ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO GO ................................... 10
SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS TO BE AUCTIONED ........................ 11
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COMPETITION WINNERS GET aW,J?DS........... 12
EMPLOYERS GET REMINDER ON STATUTORY HOLIDAY ................ 12
APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR APPRENTICE TRAINING .................. 13
CENTRAL TRiFFIC RESTRICTIONS TO CONTINUE ................... 14
TSING YI BRIDGE PARTLY CLOSED............................... 1*+
WATER CUTS IN THREE DISTRICTS .............................. 15
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SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND SET UP *****
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY (TUESDAY) DECIDED THAT, THE CONSENT OF LADY YOUDE HAVING BEEN OBTAINED, A FUND SHOULD BE SET UP IN MEMORY OF THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE LATE SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND TO RECORD THE GRATITUDE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR HIS DEVOTED SERVICE TO HONG KONG.
LADY YOUDE HAS AGREED THAT THE FUND SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, BUT INCLUDING SENDING STUDENTS OVERSEAS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE FUND WILL BE CREATED BY LEGISLATION, WHICH WOULD APPOINT A TRUSTEE AND SET OUT THE OBJECTS OF THE FUND.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES. HAS APPOINTED A COMMITTEE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND, AS FOLLOWS: THE CHAIRMAN WILL BE SIR S.Y. CHUNG ; THE VICE-CHAIRMAN WILL BE MISS LYDIA DUNN I THE MEMBERS WILL BE THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO; MAJOR-GENERAL GUY WATKINS? AND THE CROWN SOLICITOR, MR JEREMY MATHEWS.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ADVISE THE ACTING GOVERNOR ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE CREATION AND INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND, UNTIL IT IS FORMALLY CREATED BY LEGISLATION.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR SAID THAT THE FUND PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO EXPRESS ITS APPRECIATION FOR SIR EDWARD’S IMMENSE CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG.
HE NOTED THAT THE SUGGESTION THAT A FUND BE CREATED HAD COME SPONTANEOUSLY FROM MANY QUARTERS OF THE COMMUNITY. TO CONCENTRATE DONATIONS IN A SINGLE FUND WITH CLEAR OBJECTIVES, HE SAID, WOULD ENABLE THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE TO BE MADE OF IT.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT SEVERAL SUBSTANTIAL DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ASSOCIATIONS HAD ALREADY BEEN OFFERED.
PENDING FORMAL CREATION OF THE FUND, THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE:
DONATIONS MAY BE SENT BY POST TO +DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES, P.O. BOX 8 OOO, GPO, HONG KONG+. DONATIONS MAY ALSO BE MADE IN PERSON TO ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 12 GOVERNMENT OFFICES:
1. THE TREASURY CENTRAL COLLECTION AND PAYMENT OFF ICE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), 11 ICE HOUSE STREET, (SIDE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING IN ICE HOUSE STREET), HONG KONG.
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2. CAUSEWAY BAY SUBTREASURY (UP TO DECEMBER 24, 1986)
2ND FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY BUILDING, 20 ELECTRIC ROAD, HONG KONG.
NORTH POINT SUBTREASURY (WITH EFFECT FROM DECEMBER 27, 1986)
ODEON BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 28 SHU KUK STREET, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG.
YAU MA TEI SUB-TREASURY
4TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 405 NATHAN ROAD (MARKET STREET ENTRANCE), KOWLOON.
4. KOWLOON CITY SUBTREASURY
5. SHA TIN DISTRICT OFF ICE
1ST FLOOR, MAN SANG COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 348-352 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, (CORNER OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD), KOWLOON.
6TH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN, NEW TERRITORIES.
6. TAI PO DISTRICT OFF ICE
7. TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFF ICE
8. TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE
9. YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE
GROUND FLOOR, TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING, 1 TING KOK ROAD, TAI PO MARKET, NEW TERRITORIES.
10TH FLOOR, TSUEN WAN MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES.
2ND FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1, TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES.
1ST FLOOR, YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, 269 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES.
10. NORTH DISTRICT OFF ICE
11. KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE
12. SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFF ICE
JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FANLING, (NEAR FANLING MAGISTRACY).
KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.
2ND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING, SAI KUNG.
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THESE OFFICES WILL BE OPENED AT THE FOLLOWING TIMESi
ALL TREASURY OFFICESi
MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 AM TO 1 PM 2 PM TO 4 PM
SATURDAY 9 AM TO 12 NOON
DISTRICT OFFICES:
MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 AM TO 1 PM 2 PM TO 4 PM
SATURDAY 9 AM TO 11.30 AM
CHEQUES, DRAFTS AND CASHIER ORDERS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO +SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND+ AND CROSSED. OFFICIAL RECEIPTS WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NAME OF THE FUND. CASH SHOULD NOT BE SENT THROUGH THE POST.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD NOTED THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER PROPOSALS TO COMMEMORATE SIR EDWARD HAD BEEN MADE, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE NAMING OF A MAJOR PUBLIC INSTITUTION AND AN INFORMAL MEMORIAL GARDEN. THESE POSSIBILITIES ARE BEING FURTHER EXAMINED.
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LADY YOUDE TOUCHED BY PUBLIC RESPONSE
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LADY YOUDE THIS EVENING SAID THAT SHE HAD BEEN GREATLY TOUCHED BY THE RESPONSE OF THE PUBLIC TO SIR EDWARD’S DEATH AND BY THE DECISION TO ESTABLISH THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND.
SHE ADDED THAT SIR EDWARD HAD ALWAYS PLACED GREAT IMPORTANCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, AND IT WAS THEREFORE PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE THAT THE FUND SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO THIS. SHE HOPED TO REMAIN IN TOUCH WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBJECTS OF THE FUND.
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KMB’S FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO BE STUDIED
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THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY’S FIVE-YEAR PLAN 1987-1991 WILL COME UNDER CLOSE SCRUTINY BY A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AT THE TAC MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY), MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE SHOULD BE TO STUDY THE FORMULATION AND THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF KMB WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, FLEET REQUIREMENT, DEPOT REQUIREMENT, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND PROFIT CONTROL SCHEME AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TAC IN RESPECT OF THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE PLAN.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE NOTED THAT ANY RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM THE REVIEW COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE PLANNING OF KMB’S FIVE-YEAR PLAN (1988-1992) ONLY IF THESE COULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE TAC NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 1987.
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE SUB-COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THAT THE REVIEW WOULD INITIALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON KMB’S ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ITS FLEET REQUIREMENTS AND DEPOT REQUIREMENTS AND THAT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS REGARD WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO TAC WITHIN THE TIME-SCALE PROPOSED BY THE TAC.
THE REMAINING ITEMS WOULD BE EXAMINED IN DETAIL BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE THEREAFTER IN ORDER TO COVER THE FULL SCOPE OF THE REVIEW.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY DR STEPHEN TANG. ITS MEMBERS ARE W STEPHEN CHENG, MR FAN SAl-YEE AND DR LEUNG CHI-KEUNG. IT HELD ITS FIRST MEETING ON DECEMBER 11.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE WILL INVITE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND STAFF OF KMB TO ATTEND FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE AS APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE NECESSARY INFORMATION AND EXPERT ADVICE RELATING TO THE REVIEW.
TAC MEMBERS ALSO CONSIDERED THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND EFFICIENT USE OF THE STRATEGIC ROAD NETWORK AS RECOMMENDED BY A SUB-GROUP OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL STUDY.
MEMBERS NOTED THAT EXPRESSWAYS ARE ROADS CONSTRUCTED TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN OTHER ROADS, ESSENTIALLY FOR THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES. BECAUSE OF THE STANDARDS OF DESIGN ADOPTED, TRAVEL SPEEDS ALONG THESE ROADS ARE HIGHER THAN WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED ON OTHER ROADS.
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS AND LOW ACCIDENT RISK ARE ACHIEVED, CERTAIN LEGISLATION APPLYING SPECIFICALLY TO EXPRESSWAYS IS NECESSARY.
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AT PRESENT. THE EXPRESSWAYS CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION UNDER THE PROPOSED LEGISATION AREi
* TOLO HIGHWAY. SHATIN ROAD, FANLING BYPASS FROM THE 80 KMPH SPEED LIMIT SIGN SOUTH OF SHATIN NORTHWARDS TO FANLING-
* TUEN MUN ROAD FROM TSUEN WAN TO TUEN MUN-
* TSUEN WAN BYPASS FROM KWAI CHUNG ROAD TO TUEN MUN ROAD, AND
* ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR FROM CAUSEWAY BAY TO CHAI WAN.
OTHER NEW ROADS BUILT TO EXPRESSWAY STANDARDS CAN BE INCLUDED LATER.
OTHER ITEMS DISCUSSED AT TODAY’S MEETING INCLUDED THE FIVE-YEAR FORWARD PLAN FOR 1987-1991 OF THE NEW LANTAU BUS COMPANY.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED * * * * *
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS NEED THE CO-OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING AT AN OPENING CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE YAU MA TEI CAMPAIGN AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM JAID. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT HAD EMBARKED ON VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THE WAS CRUCIAL TO MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL
SUPPORT OF RESIDENTS
MR CHAU ALSO APPEALED TO RESIDENTS SURROUNDINGS AND PARENTS TO TEACH THEIR OF FAMILY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
TO BEAUTIFY THEIR CHILDREN THE IMPORTANCE
ALS° SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, CHAIRMAN OF THE ?2nnn,S,NG COMMITTEE, MR WAI KIN-BONG, SAID THE ENVIRONMENTAL 'MPROVEMENTCAMPAIGN WAS ORGANISED ANNUALLY TO PROMOTE CLEANLINESS AND TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
Run2c 2*ccSJ'LITIES’ TOUCHING ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF GEEAeHNE88’ ”°ME SAFETY AND BEAUTIFICATION, WOULD BE HELD DURING THESE INCLUDE A CLEARANCE OPERATION OF
Sn "aSuRDAY '(DeJeUmR°"0J"URSDiV (DECEMBER 19) AND A CLEANSING DAY
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MR WAI SAID HE HOPED THAT THE PUBLICITY DRIVE COULD ENHANCE nriipp rnSbmuTv1 AND PART1 c 1 PATI ON IN STRIVING FOR A BETTER AND LLhANtH COMMUNITY.
ALSO PRESENT TONIGHT WERE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH, REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
GOVERNMENT
THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING WELL-KNOWN SINGERS.
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RESCUERS TO BE HONOURED
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SIXTEEN PEOPLE WILL BE COMMENDED ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 19) FOR BRAVERY IN RESCUING OTHERS WHO HAD GOT INTO DIFFICULTIES IN HONG HONG KONG WATERS.
THEY COMPRISE 10 CREW MEMBERS OF FERRY COMPANY VESSELS, FIVE POLICE OFFICERS AND A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION WILL BE PRESENTED TO THEM BY THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR PETER CHAN.
NOTE TO EDITORS i
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY IN THE EXAMINATION HALL ON THE 21ST FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, HONG KONG.
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DB COMMITTEE TO REVIEW VETTING OF FUNDS M * * K *
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD WILL REVIEW VETTING PROCEDURES FOR FUND ALLOCATIONS AT THEIR MEETING ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 18).
ALSO ON THE AGENDA ARE AN EVALUATION REPORT ON THE CIVIC EDUCATION FESTIVAL, AN APPLICATION FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND AN INFORMATION PAPER ON AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON THURSDAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, 490 NATHAN ROAD. IT WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.
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A BLUEPRINT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES SUB-REGION WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 18).
THE PAPER, PREPARED BY THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, COVERS PROPOSAL FOR FUTURE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH DISTRICT, SHA TIN AND TAI PO.
A PAPER ON THE SPECIAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME TO EASE CONGESTION ALONG MAN KAM TO ROAD WILL BE TABLED FOR MEMBERS’ INFORMATION.
OTHER ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE ROAD-CROSSING FACILITIES ALONG JOCKEY CLUB ROAD NEAR FUNG KAI MIDDLE SCHOOL, IMPROVEMENT TO LUK KENG ROAD, A REPORT FROM THE NORTH DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND A REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY AT 9.30 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FANLING. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE.
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KWUN TONG SEEKS TO BOOST WORKING TIES * * * * *
A SEMINAR AIMED AT ENHANCING THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS’ CORPORATIONS WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21).
MORE THAN 300 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THESE BODIES WILL TAKE PART IN THE SEMINAR WHICH WILL START AT 4.30 PM AT WELLINGTON COLLEGE IN TELFORD GARDEN.
THEY WILL DISCUSS WAYS TO FURTHER PROMOTE COMMUNICATIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, SOCIAL SERVICES, RECREATION AND CULTURE, AND PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, AND KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI, WILL ADDRESS THE SEMINAR BEFORE A GROUP DISCUSSION SESSION BEGINS.
THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. MR KEVIN MAK, WILL MAKE CLOSING REMARKS AT 7.30 PM AT THE TELFORD CHINESE RESTAURANT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR, TO BEGIN AT 4.30 PM ON SUNDAY AT WELLINGTON COLLEGE, TELFORD GARDEN, KOWLOON BAY.
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED IN TO KWA WAN
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A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE OPERATION BEGAN IN TO KWA WAN TODAY (TUESDAY) TO REMOVE 40 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AND 48 OVER-SIZED CANOPIES IN REAR LANES.
THE STRUCTURES TIN KWONG ROAD, KAU ROAD.
AND CANOPIES ARE IN 16 REAR LANES BOUNDED BY PUI LUNG ROAD, CHI KIANG STREET AND MA TAU WAI
CO-ORDINATED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, THE OPERATION IS BEING CARRIED OUT JOINTLY BY THE HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND LANDS. AND THREE DAYs'CES DEPAR™ENTS AND THE P0L,CE. IT IS EXPECTED TO LAST
TWO OF THE STRUCTURES WERE USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES, 35 FOR STORAGE AND COMMERCIAL USES, AND THREE WERE OVER-SIZED WALL STALLS.
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TWO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE OPERATION HAVE BEEN OFFERED REHOUSING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS. THEY COMPRISED SIX PEOPLE.
THE CLEARANCE OPERATION IS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICTS ENVIRONMENT.
SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN 1982, 43 CLEARANCE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT TO REMOVE 464 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN REAR LANES.
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MURALS TO DECORATE RETAINING WALL KO*#
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS ORGANISED A COMPETITION FOR PROVISION OF MURAL PAINTINGS FOR A RETAINING WALL FACING KING’S ROAD BELOW SAI WAN TERRACE.
THE GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING $8.3 MILLION ON CARRYING OUT SLOPE STABILISATION WORKS BY CONSTRUCTING A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL ON THE SLOPE.
BECAUSE OF THE WALL’S PROMINENT POSITION, THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE FELT THAT A DECORATIVE WALL FACE WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO THE USUAL PLAIN CONCRETE SURFACE.
THE OFFICE INTRODUCED A FRENCH-PATENTED CONSTRUCTION METHOD BY WHICH GRAPHIC DESIGN CAN BE REPRODUCED IN RELIEF AS THE RETAINING WALL IS BUILT.
MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE RECENTLY DECIDED THAT AN OPEN COMPETITION SHOULD BE HELD TO CHOOSE THE BEST DESIGN. MURAL PAINTING ON RETAINING WALLS HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON SUCH A SCALE BEFORE.
TWO MURAL PAINTINGS WILL BE REPRODUCED ON TWO PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS, THREE METRES WIDE AND SIX METRES HIGH, ON THE RETAINING WALL. THE PAINTINGS WILL BE 50 METRES APART.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE EASTERN DISTRICT MURAL PAINTING COMPETITION, MR YUEN KI-KWONG, SAID APPLICANTS COULD FREELY DESIGN THEIR PAINTINGS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC THEME.
♦ BUT IT WOULD BE IDEAL IF THE APPLICANTS CAN ENTER THE COMPETITION WITH TWO PAINTINGS OF THE SAME CONCEPT FOR EACH OF THE PANELS,* HE SAID.
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+AS THERE ARE SOME TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS IN REPRODUCING THE PAINTINGS AND AS THE REPRODUCTIONS WILL ONLY BE SEEN FROM A DISTANCE, A SIMPLE DESIGN WITH ONLY TWO DISTINCT COLOURS IS PREFERRED.+
CASH COUPONS AND SOUVENIRS WILL BE GIVEN BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD TO THE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION.
TECHNICAL DETAILS AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS JANUARY 12.
IN ORDER TO ASSIST APPLICANTS, A SKETCH INDICATING THE LOCATION AND THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE RETAINING WALL IS POSTED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO GO
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APPLICATIONS FOR CLOSURE ORDERS ARE TO BE MADE IN VICTORIA AND KOWLOON DISTRICT COURTS IN FEBRUARY IN RESPECT OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR.
ONE OF THE ORDERS RELATES TO A STRUCTURE ON THE MAIN ROOF OVER FLAT B, 12TH FLOOR, 74-75, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, ON HONG KONG ISLAND. ITS DEMOLITION UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE WAS ORDERED TWO YEARS AGO, BUT THE ORDER HAS BEEN IGNORED BY OCCUPANTS.
THE OTHER ORDER RELATES TO A STRUCTURE ATTACHED TO A REAR EXTERNAL WALL AT THE FOURTH FLOOR OF 168, YEE KUK STREET, KOWLOON. DEMOLITION OF THIS STRUCTURE WAS ORDERED IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
THE ORDERS WILL BE APPLIED FOR ON FEBRUARY 25 AND 27 AND NOTICES OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY’S INTENTION TO DO SO WERE POSTED ON CONSPICUOUS PARTS OF THE STRUCTURES TODAY (TUESDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY SAID CLOSURE OF THE STRUCTURES PRIOR TO DEMOLITION WAS NECESSARY TO AVOID DANGER TO OCCUPANTS OR TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
HE SAID DEMOLITION WOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDERS WERE MADE.
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SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS TO BE AUCTIONED * * * * *
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 20) AT 10 AM IN THE CITY HALL RECITAL HALL.
A TOTAL OF 35 SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR BIDDING. THEY AREt
DK3088 DL326 CS811 BH411 DL28
DK9993 AR7373 AK833 XX1661 AW702
DK888 DK886 BK5 CP5255 DL4147
HK821 AL4376 DL201 DL168 DL301
DL711 CL7 DL882 CL3399 DL13
CW9779 DK4563 821 DL911 AK822
DK801 DK3378 DL1997 DL5851 DL102
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIDDING.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED BIDDERS THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER WOULD BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE AUCTION.
PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL AS USUAL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND.
THE COMING AUCTION WILL BE THE 110TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973.
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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COMPETITION winners get awards * * * * *
winners of the slogan and logo competitions organised by the CENTRAL CONTAINER HANDLING SAFETY COMMITTEE RECEIVED THEIR AWARDS TODAY (TUESDAY).
AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR YIU YAN-NANG, AND CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR YIP YUK-LUN, PRESENTED CASH PRIZES FOR $5 000 TO THE WINNERS AND $3 000 TO THE FIRST RUNNERS-UP AND Si 000 TO THE SECOND RUNNERS-UP.
THE COMPETITION WAS PART OF A YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN BY THE COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AMONG WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE CAMPAIGN IS A CONTAINER COMPANY SAFETY AWARD WHICH WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PARTICIPATING COMPANY REPORTING THE LOWEST NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDED MAY 1987.
TO QUALIFY FOR THE AWARD, EACH PARTICIPATING COMPANY WILL BE REQUIRED TO HOLD A SAFETY WEEK TO PROMOTE SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG ITS OWN EMPLOYEES.
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EMPLOYERS GET REMINDER ON STATUTORY HOLIDAY
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT EITHER THE CHINESE WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL WHICH FALLS ON DECEMBER 22, OR CHRISTMAS DAY (DECEMBER 25) SHOULD BE APPOINTED AS A STATUTORY HOLIDAY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, ALL MANUAL WORKERS AND THOSE NON-MANUAL WORKERS EARNING NOT MORE THAN $10 500 A MONTH ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
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A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE’S EARNINGS ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
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APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR APPRENTICE TRAINING *****
THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL IS INVITING APPLICANTS FOR APPRENTICE TRAINING PLACES AVAILABLE IN INDUSTRIES.
THE UNIT HAS A NUMBER OF TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP VACANCIES IN CONSTRUCTION, PLASTICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, ELECTRICAL, JEWELLERY, TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES FOR QUALIFIED YOUNG PEOPLE.
THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED FORM 3 EDUCATION MAY JOIN CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES AND FORM 5 GRADUATES WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE HKCE EXAMINATION MAY JOIN TECHNICIAN SCHEMES.
A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AN APPRENTICESHIP LASTS FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS, DURING WHICH PLANNED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL BE ENSURED.
THIS YEAR, THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT HAS PLACED ABOUT 1 500 YOUNG PEOPLE IN TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON VACANCIES AVAILABLE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE UNIT AT 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, OR ON 5-8932341 EXT. 298.
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CENTRAL TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS TO CONTINUE *****
THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS, WHICH HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN CENTRAL SINCE NOVEMBER 11 TO FACILITATE UTILITY DIVERSION WORKS, WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR ANOTHER SEVEN WEEKS FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 19)s
* NO VEHICLE EXCEEDING SEVEN METRES IN LENGTH, INCLUDING FRANCHISED BUSES, ARE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SECTION OF POTTINGER STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
* THE WESTERN KERBSIDE LANE OF GILMAN STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WILL REMAIN A 24-HOUR DAILY RESTRICTED ZONE. ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES ARE BANNED FROM STOPPING FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
* NO VEHICLES OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES ARE ALLOWED TO TURN LEFT FROM WESTBOUND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL INTO SOUTHBOUND GILMAN STREET.
* VEHICLES ON WESTBOUND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HEADING FOR DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL ARE DIVERTED VIA WING WO STREET.
* CMB ROUTES 11, 25 AND 75 ARE RE-ROUTED VIA CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HARCOURT ROAD, COTTON TREE DRIVE AND QUEENSWAY FOR JOURNEYS LEAVING THE CENTRAL BUS STATION. TEMPORARY BUS STOPS ARE SET UP ON CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL OUTSIDE CONNAUGHT CENTRE AND CITY HALL.
* CMB ROUTES 3A, 4, 7 AND 37 ARE RE-ROUTED VIA CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, GILMAN STREET, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET AND QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL FOR JOURNEYS LEAVING THE CENTRAL BUS STATION.
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TSING Yl BRIDGE PARTLY CLOSED
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REPAIR WORKS ON TSING Yl BRIDGE WILL HOLD UP TRAFFIC IN THE EARLY HOURS OF DECEMBER 18, 19, 20 AND 21.
BETWEEN 1 AM AND 5.30 AM ON THESE FOUR DAYS, ONLY ONE LANE OF THE BRIDGE WILL BE KEPT OPEN FOR TRAFFIC AND MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTRA CARE. _________________________________o--------
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WATER CUTS IN THREE DISTRICTS
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WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN TAI PO, CHUNG HOM KOK AND EAST KOWLOON WILL BE TURNED OFF ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 19) FOR MAINS WORK.
FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLY TO ALL PREMISES ALONG TAI PO ROAD FROM WAN TAU STREET TO TAI PO KAU WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 9 PM ON FRIDAY TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY.
THE AFFECTED PREMISES INCLUDE KWONG FUK ESTATE AND WANG FUK COURT WONG Yl AU. MEI WOON SAN TSUEN AND YIN TZE LANE;
STRAFFORD HOUSE! TAI PO KAU AND TAI PO KAU SAN WAH LOOKOUT LANE!
CHRISTOPHER’S HOME? ISLAND HOUSE; TAI PO POLICE STATION! KCR
ST. TAI
PO STATION; AND SHAN TONG TSUEN.
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CHUNG HOM KOK WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR
SIX HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM.
PREMISES ALONG CHUNG HOM KOK ROAD, CAPE ROAD, CHING SAU LANE AND HORIZON DRIVE WILL BE AFFECTED.
SALT WATER SUPPLY TO KWUN TONG, NGAU TAU KOK, KOWLOON BAY, NGAU CHI WAN AND SAU MAU PING DISTRICTS WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR NINE HOURS, FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM.
THE HOUSING ESTATES AFFECTED ARE: NGAU TAU KOK, JORDAN VALLEY SHUN LEE, SHUN TIN SHUN CHI COURT, SHUN ON, CHOI WAN, WO LOK, KWU TONG (TSOl PING RoAd), KWUN TONG (LEI YUE MUN ROAD), SAU MAU PING AND LAM TIN.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
SIR DAVID HOPES FUND KILL EXCEED $50 MILLION ................ 1
SIR DAVID'S CLEAR MESSAGE TO EXPORTERS ...................... 2
EXTRA SESSION OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS HEARINGS ................... 4
CRACKDOWN OK HANDBILL LITTERING.............................. 5
LICENSING OFFICE SERVICES TO BE SUSPENDED ................ 5
BOARD MEMBERS SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER......................... 6
CHRISTMAS VARIETY SHOW FOR VICTORIA PARK..................... 7
DETAILS OF FESTIVE ACTIVITIES, LIGHTINGS .................... 7
SIR DAVID ENTERTAINS SPORTSMEN, SPORTSWOMEN.................. 8
KOWLOON CITY DB TO DISCUSS EDUCATION REPORT ................. 8
HOUSING SEHNAR ORGANISED FOR KWAI TSING RESIDENTS............ 9
SIGNBOARDS TO BE REMOVED..................................... 10
THREE LOTS TO BE AUCTIONED .................................. 10
ENTRY SCHEIE FOR MACAU RESIDENTS ............................ 11
SHORT-TERM TENANCY SOUGHT FOR SHA TIN SITE................... 11
ROAD CLOSURES IN HAPPY VALLEY, YUEN LONG .................... 12
TRAFFIC CHANGES IK WESTERN................................... 12
TRAM-ONLY LANE IN WESTERN LIFTED TEMPORARILY ................ 12
GROUP VISITS CRBIE PREVENTION SHOWROOM....................... 13
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1986
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SIR DAVID HOPES FUND WILL EXCEED $50 MILLION
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) HE HOPED THAT WELL OVER $50 MILLION WOULD BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SIR EDWARD YQUDE FUND.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE HONG KONG EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON, HE SAIDs +PEOPLE CAN SEND IN MONEY STRAIGHT AWAY. THERE’S NO PROBLEM ABOUT THAT, AND PROVIDED THEY MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY IS EARMARKED FOR THE FUND, BUT IT WILL TAKE SOME WEEKS TO PASS THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH THE FUND.+
WHEN ASKED IF HE WOULD CONSIDER THE HEUNG YEE KUK’S PROPOSAL FOR HIM TO DELAY HIS RETIREMENT NEXT YEAR, SIR DAVID SAID IF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WANTED HIM TO GO ON WORKING. HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO.
ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW GOVERNOR, HE REITERATED THAT +WE MUST BE PATIENT ABOUT THIS. THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION, NOT TO MAKE THE DECISION QUICKLY. BUT TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.+
TO A QUESTION ABOUT THE SETTING UP OF AN ASSESSMENT OFFICE FOR NEXT YEAR’S POLITICAL REVIEW, THE ACTING GOVERNOR SAIDx +WE’VE CERTAINLY GOT TO DECIDE HOW TO EVALUATE PUBLIC OPINION ONCE THE GREEN PAPER IS PUBLISHED. WE’RE GIVING SERIOUS THOUGHT TO THIS AT THE MOMENT BUT HAVEN’T FINALLY MADE OUR DECISION.+
AS TO THE SETTING UP OF A CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO EVALUATE THE PUBLIC’S RESPONSE TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PAPER ON THE FUND, AND THEN THE GOVERNMENT COULD DECIDE HOW TO GO FORWARD.
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SIR DAVID’S CLEAR MESSAGE TO EXPORTERS
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WHILE THERE ARE GOOD REASONS TO BELIEVE THAT HONG KONG’S IMPORTANCE IN THE ARENA OF WORLD TRADERS WILL INCREASE, ONE MESSAGE IS CLEAR: WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN TRADE ABROAD, OUR INDUSTRY AND THE ECONOMY AT HOME, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT A CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON OF THE HONG KONG EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION, HE SAID THAT THE EXPORT ORIENTATION OF HONG KONG’S ECONOMY REQUIRED THAT +WE SHOULD ALWAYS AIM AT PRODUCING MORE AND OPENING NEW MARKETS FOR OUR PRODUCTS+.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE RECOVERY IN EXPORTS THIS YEAR HAD BEEN MATCHED BY A REMARKABLE INCREASE OF 23 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS IN RETAINED IMPORTS OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
THIS LEVEL OF INVESTMENT, WHICH AMOUNTED TO OVER $4 BILLION, WOULD ENHANCE HONG KONG’S MANUFACTURE AND EXPORT CAPABILITY.
+WITH THE OPENING UP OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY, THERE EXISTS A VAST POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING OUR EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS,+ HE ADDED.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT EXPORTERS WERE A VITAL LINK IN THE CHAIN WHICH MAINTAINED AND EXPANDED HONG KONG’S POSITION AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING TRADING ECONOMIES.
THE RATIO OF HONG KONG’S TOTAL TRADE TO ITS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT WAS 176 PER CENT IN 1985, RANKING IT 13TH AMONG THE WORLD’S TRADING ECONOMIES.
IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, HE ADDED, DOMESTIC EXPORTS HAD SHOWN A YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH IN REAL TERMS OF 13 PER CENT.
+THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THE LINKING OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR TO THE U.S. DOLLAR HAS NOT ONLY HELPED THIS GROWTH BUT HAS ALSO HELPED DI VERSIFICATION.+
THE U.S. REMAINS HONG KONG’S LARGEST MARKET WHILE THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATES WERE JAPAN (AT 18 PER CENT) AND THE EUROPEAN MARKETS (AT 25 PER CENT).
SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE IMPROVEMENT IN FOREIGN TRADE WAS ECHOED IN THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY WITH LOW UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATES, STRONG PRIVATE CONSUMPTION DEMAND, INCREASE IN THE RETAINED IMPORTS OF FOODSTUFFS AND RETAINED IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS AS WELL AS ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET AND STRONG BUILDING INTENTIONS.
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+THERE HAS BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OF 26 PER CENT IN APPROVALS TO START WORK ON ALL TYPES OF NEW BUILDINGS IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1986 BUT PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY,* HE ADDED.
DESPITE A HEALTHY ECONOMY AND PROMISING PROSPECTS IN THE SHORT-TERM, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE THREAT OF PROTECTIONISM TO COUNTER PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES AND TO DEFEND HONG KONG’S TRADING INTERESTS.
+A NEW OFFICE HAS BEEN SET UP IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS YEAR TO STRENGTHEN HONG KONG’S REPRESENTATION IN THE STATES SO AS TO ENSURE THAT OUR CASE IS FULLY HEARD IN OUR LARGEST EXPORT MARKET.
♦CONSULTANTS ARE EMPLOYED TO REVIEW OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS,* SIR DAVID SAID.
THE OVERSEAS OFFICES ALSO SOUGHT TO ARRANGE SPEAKING PLATFORMS FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSMEN.
HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATIONS WERE ALSO ORGANISED FROM TIME TO TIME TO CO-ORDINATE THE EFFORTS OF GOVERNMENT AND OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS TO ACHIEVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG OVERSEAS.
SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT THE LATE GOVERNOR’S VISIT TO THE U.S. WEST COAST IN THE SUMMER DEMONSTRATED THE SUCCESS OF SUCH CO-ORDINATION.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BELGIUM-HONG KONG SOCIETY IN BRUSSELS WHICH SIR DAVID RECENTLY ADDRESSED WERE AIMED TO PROMOTE COMMERCIAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LINKS BETWEEN BELGIUM AND HONG KONG. SIMILAR ORGANISATIONS EXISTED IN THE NETHERLANDS AND ITALY.
THESE WERE THE FRUIT OF HONG KONG’S PROMOTION EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH BUSINESS CONTACTS OVERSEAS, HE ADDED.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT A MAJOR BUSINESS CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS WAS BEING PLANNED FOR NEXT YEAR TO INTRODUCE HONG KONG AS A FINANCIAL CENTRE, THE GATEWAY TO CHINA AND A GOOD PLACE FOR INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT.
HE REITERATED GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES OF NOT INTERVENING IN BUSINESS DECISIONS BUT TO ASSIST IN AN INDIRECT MANNER BY IMPROVING ITS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES, MAINTAINING THE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPANDING THE PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT FACILITIES AND TECHNICAL BACKUP SERVICES.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1986
IN ADDITION A PROGRAMME OF CONSULTANCY STUDIES HAD BEEN PLANNED TO IDENTIFY WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO FOSTER OR REMOVE THE CONSTRAINT ON THE GROWTH OF THE MAIN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
+THESE STUDIES WILL ENSURE THAT ANY INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDED WILL MEET A REAL DEMAND AND BRING POSITIVE RESULTS,* HE ADDED.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO BE REVIEWING THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND INCENTIVES WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG’S INDUSTRIES REMAINED COMPETITIVE IN THE REGION IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
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EXTRA SESSION OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS HEARINGS K X K M X
AN ADDITIONAL SESSION OF THIS YEAR’S OPEN HEARINGS OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 9 AM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
THE SESSION IS HELD FOLLOWING THE TABLING OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT’S ANNUAL REPORT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 19.
APPEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO ANSWER POINTS RAISED IN THE REPORT WILL BE A CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE AND ITS LEGAL ADVISER.
THE TIMETABLE FOR TOMORROW’S HEARING I Si
9 AM A CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE AND ITS LEGAL ADVISER,
PARAGRAPHS 136-145.
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NOTE TO EDITORS!
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE OPEN HEARING SHOULD BRING WITH THEM A COPY OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT’S ANNUAL REPORT FOR REFERENCE.
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- 5 -CRACKDOWN ON HANDBILL LITTERING X X X X X
PEOPLE WHO ACCEPT HANDBILLS IN THE STREET SHOULD TAKE CARE TO DISPOSE OF THEM PROPERLY IF THE MATERIAL IS UNWANTED.
THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS WILL TOMORROW (THURSDAY) LAUNCH A TERRITORY-WIDE CRACKDOWN ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO, AFTER A GLANCE, TURN SUCH HANDBILLS INTO LITTER.
AN URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT DISTRIBUTING HANDBILLS IS NOT AN OFFENCE BUT, FOR INSTANCE, DROPPING THEM ON THE PAVEMENT IS.
♦BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF LITTERING IS BECOMING MORE SERIOUS IN THE BUSY PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WE AND OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ARE GOING TO TRY TO PUT AN END TO IT,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE OPERATION WILL BEGIN WITH A WARNING PERIOD WHICH WILL END ON DECEMBER 24. DURING THIS PERIOD LITTERBUGS WILL BE GIVEN VERBAL WARNINGS WHEN SPOTTED BY USD OR RSD STAFF.
BUT FROM CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH TO DECEMBER 31 ALL THOSE CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF LITTERING WILL BE SUMMONSED IMMEDIATELY.
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LICENSING OFFICE SERVICES TO BE SUSPENDED X X X X X
THE FOUR LICENSING OFFICES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL SUSPEND SERVICE FOR SEVERAL DAYS STARTING FROM 2 PM ON DECEMBER 24 (WEDNESDAY).
THE SUSPENSION IS NECESSITATED BY THE OFFICE RELOCATION OF THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE OPERATIONS OF THE LICENSING OFFICES’ COMPUTER SYSTEM.
THE OFFICES WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON DECEMBER 27 (SATURDAY) AND DECEMBER 29 (MONDAY). NORMAL SERVICE WILL RESUME ON DECEMBER 30 (TUESDAY).
ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LICENSING OFFICES, INCLUDING REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES, ISSUE OF VEHICLE AND DRIVING LICENCES, ARRANGING APPOINTMENTS FOR WRITTEN AND DRIVING TESTS, WILL BE AFFECTED. HOWEVER, WRITTEN TESTS DUE TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 27 AND 29 WILL BE CONDUCTED AS SCHEDULED.
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE USE OF THE ABOVE SERVICES ARE ADVISED TO VISIT THE LICENSING OFFICES BEFORE CHRISTMAS TO AVOID DELAYS AND LONG QUEUES ON THE LAST TWO DAYS OF THE MONTH.
THE FOUR LICENSING OFFICES ARE SITUATED AT MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK BUILDING IN CENTRAL, AT 56 DUNDAS STREET IN YAU MA TEI, AT THE KOWLOON EAST GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN LEI YUE MUN ROAD, KWUN TONG, AND AT SHA TIN KCR HOUSE.
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BOARD MEMBERS SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER
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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SHARED THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS WITH ABOUT 800 SENIOR CITIZENS AND CHILDREN DURING A GOODWILL TOUR OF THE DISTRICT.
A TRADITIONAL PRACTICE OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD, THE TOUR WAS TO EXTEND THEIR CONCERN AND GOODWILL TO UNDERPRIVILEGED PEOPLE.
LED BY BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL CHENG, AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS YEK, MEMBERS VISITED FOUR WELFARE ORGANISATIONS.
THEY BEGAN AT THE JANE SHU TSAO SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY WHERE THEY WERE ENTERTAINED TO A CHINESE FOLK DANCE PERFORMED BY SOME OF THE RESIDENTS.
THE NEXT STOP WAS THE BRADBURY SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY.
CHRISTMAS CAROLS WERE SUNG AND THE ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE IN HIGH SPIRITS WHEN MEMBERS DISTRIBUTED CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO THEM.
MEMBERS THEN WENT TO THE HONG KONG SYNOD TSZ ON CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY WHERE THEY CHATTED WITH THE RESIDENTS.
A GROUP OF SENIOR CITIZENS THEN GAVE A RECITAL OF CHINESE POEMS TO WELCOME THE MEMBERS.
THE LAST STOP WAS THE EVANGEL CHILDREN’S HOME. MEMBERS LEARNED THAT THE HOME TOOK CARE OF ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN.
GIFTS WERE THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE CHILDREN'.
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CHRISTMAS VARIETY SHOW FOR VICTORIA PARK * * * * *
MORE THAN 1 000 EASTERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO A SPECTACULAR VARIETY SHOW AT 8.30 PM ON DECEMBER 24 AT THE VICTORIA PARK, CAUSEWAY BAY.
CO-ORGANISED WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL, THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD SPONSORED $80 000 TO STAGE PART OF THE SHOW AND FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTING.
THE PROGRAMME OF +1986 CHRISTMAS EVE IN VICTORIA PARK+ WILL INCLUDE CHRISTMAS CAROLS BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT CHILDREN’S CHOIR, DANCE PERFORMANCES BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT DANCE TROUPE AND AN ENTERTAINING +ALL STAR SHOW+ SPONSORED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.
BESIDES LIGHTING DECORATION AT THE NO. 3 FOOTBALL PITCH WHERE THE SHOW WILL BE HELD, CHRISTMAS LIGHTING WILL BE PUT ON AT THE PARK LANE HOTEL AND ALONG GREAT GEORGE STREET BETWEEN DECEMBER 24 AND 26.
FOUR CHURCH ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT WILL ALSO SEND CHOIRS TO SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT FIVE RESIDENTIAL ESTATES FROM 10 PM TO 11 PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THEY WILL THEN JOIN OTHER PERFORMERS AT THE VICTORIA PARK.
ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.
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DETAILS OF FESTIVE ACTIVITIES, LIGHTINGS *****
THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR KEVIN MAK, WILL BRIEF THE MEDIA ON VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND FESTIVE LIGHTINGS ARRANGED FOR THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (KOWLOON), MR ALAN LUI, AND YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, WILL ALSO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT 3 PM ON THE 13TH FLOOR OF CNTA HEADQUARTERS, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, NO. 7 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON.
NOTE TO EDITORSi I
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
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SIR DAVID ENTERTAINS SPORTSMEN, SPORTSWOMEN *****
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) HOSTED A RECEPTION AT VICTORIA HOUSE FOR DELEGATIONS TO THE 1986 COMMONWEALTH, ASIAN AND FESPIC (FAR EAST AND SOUTH PACIFIC) GAMES.
AMONG THE REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT WERE CATHERINE CHE
(TENPIN BOWLING GOLD AND SILVER MEDALLIST. INDIVIDUAL AND WOMEN’S MASTERS) t GILBERT U KING-HUNG (SHOOTING BRONZE MEDALLIST - 5OM FRtE PISTOL AND BRONZE MEDALLIST, INDIVIDUAL AIR PISTOL)} HO KAR-FAI (BRONZE MEDALLIST - FREE PISTOL)} CHONG SIAO-CHIN (BRONZE MEDALLIST - 71 KG) । AND FENELLA NG, FU MUI, SUSANNA LEE AND CELESTE HUNG (SWIMMING BRONZE MEDALLISTS AND NEW HONG KONG RECORD HOLDERS IN THE 4 X 1OOM FREESTYLE RELAY).
MEDALLISTS IN THE FESPIC GAMES WERE CHOI HEI-FUNG (BEST OF THE YEAR - ATHLETICS). CHEUNG YIU-CHEUNG (ATHLETICS), LEE (ARCHERY), NG KEUNG (WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL), LEUNG SHUI-MEI (SHOOTING), LEUNG SUK-FUN (SWIMMING), KWONG KAM-SHING (TABLE TENNIS), LEE CH I—M ING (LAWN BOWL), CHAN KAM-TIN (ATHLETICS) AND WONG PUI-YEE
ATHLETE KIT-YING
(TABLE TENNIS).
OTHER SPORTS IN WHICH HONG KONG TOOK PART IN THIS YEAR’S COMMONWEALTH, ASIAN AND FESPIC GAMES WERE ARCHERY, ATHLETICS, FENCING, GYMNASTICS, BADMINTON, TENNIS, TAEKWONDO, LAWN BOWLS, TABLE TENNIS, BASKETBALL, CYCLING, EQUESTRIAN SPORTS, HANDBALL, HOCKEY, ROWING, VOLLEYBALL AND YACHTING.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE RECEPTION WERE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT, MR HU FA-KUANG} PRESIDENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, MR A. DE 0. SALES} CHEF DE MISSION, ASIAN GAMES, MR RAMON YOUNG} SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICE^, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI} COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, NFS ELIZABETH WONGj AND PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (RECREATION AND SPORT), MR DICKEN YUNG.
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KOWLOON CITY DB TO DISCUSS EDUCATION REPORT
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KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL MEET TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO DISCUSS A REPORT COMPILED BY ITS COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP ON THE SECOND REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION.
THE WORKING GROUP HAS CONDUCTED A SURVEY AMONG DISTRICT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN FORM SIX AND ABOVE ON PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIXTH FORM EDUCATION AND OPEN EDUCATION.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1986
MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO AGREE THAT THE SURVEY REPORT AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS BE SENT TO RELEVENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
TWO MEMBERS WILL ALSO RAISE QUESTIONS ON A PROPOSED FLYOVER LINKING YORK ROAD AND HEREFORD ROAD IN KOWLOON TONG AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT MA TAU KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE A REPORT BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP ON PRIVATE LANES AND A REPORT BY THE DISTRICT BOARD WORKING GROUP ON PRIVATE STREETS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 2 15 PM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD.
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HOUSING SEMINAR ORGANISED FOR KWAI TSING RESIDENTS ******
KWAI TSING RESIDENTS ARE BEING INVITED TO ATTEND A SEMINAR ON FLAT OWNERS’ RIGHT TO BE HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AT 0 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
ORGANISED BY A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl DISTRICT BOARD’S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, THE SEMINAR IS AIMED AT FOSTERING RESIDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING POLICIES.
SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR GREGORY LEUNG-SENIOR HOUSING MANAGER, MR CHENG HON-BIU- A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A HOUSING AFFAIRS ORGANISATION, MR LEE ON- AND A LAWYER, MR KWAN LIM-HO.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT 8 PM TOMORROW AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, 1OTH FLOOR, KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICE (NEXT TO KWAI HING MTR STATION), 166-174 KWAI FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG.
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SIGNBOARDS TO BE REMOVED
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TWENTY-SEVEN ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS AT 11 BUILDINGS IN YAU MA TEI WILL BE REMOVED IN A TWO-DAY CLEARANCE OPERATION STARTING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE CLEARANCE IS PART OF THE DISTRICT’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE OWNERS CORPORATIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES INTENDING TO COVER THE CLEARANCE OPERATION SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW AT 442 NATHAN ROAD (OPPOSITE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING).
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THREE LOTS TO BE AUCTIONED *****
THREE LOTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND ON HONG KONG ISLAND ARE TO BE AUCTIONED BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
A SITE AT SHEUNG ON STREET, CHAI WAN, IS FOR INDUSTRIAL OR GODOWN PURPOSES.
THE OTHER TWO LOTS ARE FOR NON-1NDUSTRI AL DEVELOPMENT AT DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE AUCTION AT THE JADE BALLROOM, THIRD FLOOR, FURAMA HOTEL, AT 2.30 PM.
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ENTRY SCHEME FOR MACAU RESIDENTS *****
EX-CHINA RESIDENTS OF MACAU MARRIED TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS AND WHOSE MACAU IDENTITY CARDS WERE ISSUED IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1979 MAY APPLY (TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILDREN) TO JOIN THEIR HUSBANDS IN HONG KONG, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED AS JANUARY 2, 1987 BY THE HONG KONG SPONSORS IN PERSON TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, 61 MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, KOWLOON.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE ENTRY SCHEME CAN BE MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT’S INFORMATION OFFICE ON 3-7333126.
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SHORT-TERM TENANCY SOUGHT FOR SHA TIN SITE *****
A SHA TIN SITE IS TO BE LET ON SHORT-TERM TENANCY BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.
MEASURING ABOUT 2 650 SQUARE METRES, THE SITE IS LOCATED NEAR CITY ONE.
IT IS SPECIFIED IN THE CONDITIONS THAT IT IS FOR STORING GOODS AND VEHICLES BELONGING TO THE TENANT.
STORAGE OF CONTAINERS AND DANGEROUS GOODS WILL BE PROHIBITED.
THE INITIAL TENANCY AGREEMENT WILL BE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, RENEWAL QUARTERLY AFTERWARDS.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON JANUARY 2.
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ROAD CLOSURES IN HAPPY VALLEY, YUEN LONG * * * * *
MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR ROAD CLOSURES IN HAPPY VALLEY AND YUEN LONG THIS WEEKEND.
TO FACILITATE THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE +PEDESTRIAN ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMME*, STADIUM PATH IN HAPPY VALLEY WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM TO 10 AM ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 20).
PARKING SPACES ALONG STADIUM PATH WILL BE SUSPENDED DURING THE SAME PERIOD.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS YUEN LONG NORTHERN BYPASS, THE SECTION OF WANG TAT ROAD BETWEEN ROAD L3 AND WANG LOK STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DAILY FROM 1.30 AM TO 5.30 AM ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21).
DURING THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES ON WANG TAT ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO ROAD L3, ROAD LI, FUK HEI STREET AND WANG LOK STREET.
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TRAFFIC CHANGES IN WESTERN
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T0 FACIL|TATE UTILITY DIVERSION WORKS, THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 19) FOR ABOUT SEVEN WEEKSj
FROM 10 AM
* NO VEHICLE EXCEEDING SEVEN METRES IN LENGTH WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER POTTINGER STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
* THE WESTERN KERBSIDE LANE OF GILMAN STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WILL BE DESIGNATED A 24-HOUR DAILY RESTRICTED ZONE. WITHIN THE RESTRICTED ZONE, NO VEHICLES OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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TO
LANE OF
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GROUP VISITS CRIME PREVENTION SHOWROOM
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MEMBERS OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE VISITED THE SHOWROOM OF THE POLICE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU AT THE EMPIRE CENTRE IN TSIM SHA TSUI THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.
LED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR CARLOS CHEUNG, MEMBERS SAW VARIOUS SECURITY DEVICES ON DISPLAY.
STAFF OF THE BUREAU DEMONSTRATED AND EXPLAINED THE USES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRONIC ALARM DEVICES AND ANTI-BURGLARY EQUIPMENT.
MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT THE STAFF WOULD GIVE APPROPRIATE SECURITY ADVICE ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF VISITORS.
TODAY’S VISIT WAS ARRANGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN BEING HELD IN TAI PO.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL: 5-233191
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
BILLS PROPOSE CERTAIN CHANGES TO PUBLICATIONS ORDINANCE ... 1
SPAIN RECOGNISES BN(O) PASSPORT ........................... 3
STUDY WILL SPELL OUT TRANSPORT NEEDS ...................... 3
THREE LOTS SOLD FOR 875.8 MILLION ......................... 6
MINIMUM RENT PROVISION COMES INTO EFFECT .................. 6
MEET-THE-MEDIA ............................................ 7
KWUN TONG DB MEMBERS TOUR SAU MAU PING AREA ............... 7
CLEARANCE OF ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS STARTS .................. 8
REVIEW OF TAXI FARES, OPERATION ........................... 9
BRIEFING ON DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCIES . 10
DISCUSSION ON YUEN LONG TRANSPORT ......................... 10
NUMEROUS YULETIDE ACTIVITIES ARRANGED FOR PUBLIC........... 11
TV SPECIAL TO FOCUS ON KWAI TSING FESTIVAL................. 12
TRANSPORT SERVICES EXTENDED FOR CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR ....... 12
ILLEGAL STRUCTURES FACE DEMOLITION ........................ 15
REGISTRATION OFFICE TO MOVE ............................... 15
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS TO aIR VIEWS ON DISTRICT AFFaIRS ....... 16
VARIETY SHOW CLOSING FORTNIGHT FOR ELDERLY ................ 16
STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT NORTH DISTRICT .................... 17
FIRE SERVICES ATHLETIC MEET ............................... 18
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES IN SHa TIN ........................ 19
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1986
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BILLS PROPOSE CERTAIN CHANGES TO PUBLICATIONS ORDINANCE
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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO REPEAL A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS CONSIDERED OUTDATED IN THE CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE.
AT THE SAME TIME AMENDMENTS WILL BE MADE TO THE DEPOSITS, FEES AND PENALTIES RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS AGENCIES REGULATIONS AND TO THE NEWSPAPERS DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS.
THE CHANGES ARE CONTAINED iN THE CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 AND THE PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 TO BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND IN THE NEWSPAPERS REGISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1987 AND THE NEWS AGENCIES REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1987 TO BE MADE LATER.
UNDER THE CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO REPEAL SECTIONS OR REGULATIONS WHICHs
* MAKE IT AN OFFENCE TO PRINT OR PUBLISH ANYTHING OF A SUBVERSIVE NATURE ;
* PROVIDE FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF NEWSPAPERS AND THE SUSPENSION OF THEIR PUBLICATION?
* PROVIDE FOR THE PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION OF PUBLICATIONS;
* PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRAR TO REFUSE OR SUSPEND THE REGISTRATION OF NEWS AGENCIES!
* PROVIDE FOR THE SEIZURE OF PRINTING PRESSES’
* PROVIDE FOR THE SEARCH, SEIZURE, FORTFE1TURE AND DISPOSAL OF ARTICLES; AND
* ALLOW THE REGISTRAR TO REFUSE TO LICENSE OR CANCEL THE LICENCE OF THE DISTRIBUTOR.
IT IS ALSO PROPOSED THAT THE SECTION DEALING WITH MALICIOUS PUBLICATION OF FALSE NEWS WHICH IS LIKELY TO ALARM OR DISTURB PUBLIC OPINION BE REPEALED FROM THE ORDINANCE, BUT THAT A COMPENSATORY PROVISION BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE, WHICH ALSO DEALS WITH PUBLIC MISCHIEF.
IT WAS FELT THAT SINCE THE PURPOSE OF THE PROVISION WAS THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER, THE SECTION WOULD PERHAPS BELONG MORE NATURALLY TO THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE.
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THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR JAMES SO, SAID THAT THIS EXERCISE IS MAINLY AIMED AT UPDATING OUTDATED LEGISLATION. HE SAID THAT THE CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED IN 1951 AND MANY OF ITS PROVISIONS ARE NOW OUT OF DATE.
HE ADDED THAT THE PROVISIONS WHICH DEAL WITH THE SUPPRESSION OF NEWSPAPERS AND THE SUSPENSION OF THEIR PUBLICATION HAD BEEN USED SPARINGLY, AND NOT AT ALL SINCE 1967 IN WHICH YEAR THREE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS WERE SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE CONVICTION OF THEIR PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS AND EDITORS ON CHARGES OF SEDITION.
IN FACT THE SECTION DEALING WITH THE PROHIBITION OF THE IMPORTATION OF PUBLICATIONS HAD NEVER BEEN INVOKED AND IT WAS DOUBTFUL IF IT EVER WOULD BE INVOKED. AND PARTS RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF MATERIAL WHICH COULD INDUCE SOMEONE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF AN UNLAWFUL SOCIETY PRESENT PROBLEMS OF ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR-1N-COUNCIL IS NOT EMPOWERED TO MAKE SUCH DECLARATIONS EXCEPT UNDER EMERGENCY REGULATIONS.
MR SO SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WAS SATISFIED THAT ACTION TO REPEAL THE PROVISIONS WAS JUSTIFIED BASICALLY ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT WAS WRONG IN PRINCIPLE TO RETAIN OBSOLETE PROVISIONS ON THE STATUTE BOOK.
HE ADDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAD ALSO EXAMINED THE PROVISION FOR THE REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS AND FELT THAT THEY SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE AND SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS AGENCIES.
HOWEVER, IT IS PROPOSED TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A DEPOSIT TO BE MADE TO THE REGISTRATION OF A LOCAL NEWSPAPER (ftlO OOO) AND OF A NEWS AGENCY (Si 000) WHILE RETAINING THE PROVISIONS REQUIRING THEIR REGISTRATION.
IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEVEL OF FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS AGENCIES HAD REMAINED UNALTERED SINCE 1951 AND MR SO SAID THE PROPOSED INCREASES RAISE THE LEVEL OF ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEES FROM $100 TO $450 AND THE ANCILLARY FEES FOR SEARCHES, EXTRACTS AND THE CHANGE OF PARTICULARS ON THE REGISTERS TO WITHIN A RANGE OF $15 TO $65.
IT IS ALSO PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FINES UNDER THE ORDINANCE ON SUMMARY CONVICTION FROM $2 000 TO $5 000- AND UPON CONVICTION ON INDICTMENT FROM $10 000 TO $15 000 WITH THE RELEVANT TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT REMAINING AT ONE YEAR AND THREE YEARS RESPECTIVELY. AGAIN, SAID MR SO, THIS IS BECAUSE THE PENALTIES WERE FIXED IN 1951 AND HAD NOT BEEN ALTERED SINCE.
+WITH MANY SECTIONS OF THE CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE BEING REPEALED AND ITS CONTENTS BEING CONFINED TO MATTERS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS IT IS PROPOSED TO RETITLE THE ORDINANCE THE REGISTRATION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ORDINANCE,+ SAID MR SO.
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SPAIN RECOGNISES BN(O) PASSPORT *****
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF SPAIN THAT THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO RECOGNISE THE NEW BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AMD THE PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT.
THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES HAVE ALSO DECIDED THAT, AS FROM JANUARY 15, 1987 HOLDERS OF BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN PASSPORT WILL NOT REQUIRE A VISA TO ENTER SPAIN FOR PERIODS OF UP TO 30 DAYS.
SUCH VISA-FREE ARRANGEMENT WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER HOLDERS OF BN(O) PASSPORT WHEN THE PASSPORT COMES INTO BEING FROM JULY 1, 1987 ONWARDS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SAID THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT VERY MUCH WELCOMED THIS POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM SPAIN, THE SECOND COUNTRY, AFTER SWITZERLAND, FORMALLY TO RECOGNISE THE BN(O) PASSPORT.
HONG KONG TRAVELLERS WITH BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN AND BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO GET VISAS FOR VISITS TO SPAIN FOR UP TO 30 DAYS.
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STUDY WILL SPELL OUT TRANSPORT NEEDS
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THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY WHICH BEGAN LAST MONTH WILL DETERMINE WHAT POLICIES AND INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORT FACILITIES WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE 199O’S.
IT WILL ALSO SEEK TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE DEMAND FOR AND SUPPLY OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES UP TO THE END OF THE CENTURY.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR DAVID LAN, AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH.
THE STUDY, CARRIED OUT BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WITH ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM CONSULTANTS, WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
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IT WOULD REVIEW THE CURRENT PRIORITY OF TRANSPORT ITEMS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME TO ENSURE THAT THE BEST VALUE WAS OBTAINED FROM THE PROPOSED INVESTMENT, MR LAN SAID.
IT WOULD ALSO EXAMINE WHAT ADDITIONAL MAJOR TRUNK ROADS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET DEMAND UP TO THE YEAR 2001.
AMONG THE PROJECTS CONSIDERED WILL BE A NEW HIGHWAY CONNECTING THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES AND KWAI CHUNG SOUTH, THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY LINKING UP TSUEN WAN AND WEST KOWLOON, A THIRD HARBOUR CROSSING LINKING THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND WITH WEST KOWLOON AND ROUTE SEVEN LINKING SAI YING PUN AND ABERDEEN.
GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF SOME NEWLY COMPLETED TRUNK ROADS AND VARIOUS MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS WHICH WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MR LAN NOTED THAT OVER 80 PER CENT OF THE MEASURES RECOMMENDED IN THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY IN 1976 HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
+AT PRESENT, THE TOTAL VALUE OF PROJECTS BEING PLANNED AND DESIGNED BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AMOUNTS TO OVER $5 BILLION,+ HE SAID.
+AMONG THESE, A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE SECOND ROAD LINK BETWEEN SHA TIN AND EAST KOWLOON, KNOWN AS THE TATE’S CAIRN TUNNEL, HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED. DETAILED DESIGN AND SITE INVESTIGATION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START SOON.+
TO MEET THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN TRAVEL DEMAND IN THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES, CONSTRUCTION WORK ON A NEW TRUNK ROAD LINKING AU TAU AND TUEN MUN, WITH CONNECTIONS TO YUEN LONG AND TIN SHUI WAI, WOULD START IN EARLY 1988.
IN THE 1987-88 FINANCIAL YEAR, WORK WOULD START ON SOME
20 NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST OF ABOUT $1.3 BILLION.
+MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS UNDER THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REMAINING SECTION OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR BETWEEN SHAU KEI WAN AND PAK CHAI WAN AND PHASE IV OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD BETWEEN FAIRVIEW PARK AND MAI P0,+ HE SAID.
TURNING TO ROAD MAINTENANCE, MR LAN SAID THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT PUT CONSIDERABLE EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO UPGRADE THE APPROACH TO HIGHWAY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND TO IMPROVE STANDARDS AND PLANNING OF MAINTENANCE WORK.
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HE NOTED THAT AN ANNUAL EXPENDITURE OF ABOUT $300 MILLION HAD BEEN INCURRED IN ROAD MAINTENANCE IN PAST YEARS.
+A COMPUTERISED INVENTORY OF ROADS, WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT PAVEMENT CONDITION, HAS NOW BEEN ESTABLISHED, WHICH PROVIDES A SOUND BASIS FOR MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETING USING OBJECTIVE PRIORITY RATINGS.
+A STUDY HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A SPECIALIST FROM THE TRANSPORT AND ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY OF THE U.K. TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF HEAVY VEHICLES ON THE DURABILITY OF ROADS IN HONG KONG,+ HE SAID.
MR LAN NOTED THAT HONG KONG HAD MADE A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IN THE EXPANSION OF ITS HIGHWAY NETWORK, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LIMITED RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
HE POINTED OUT THAT ALL IMPROVEMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE INVOLVING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, WERE FUNDED BY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE WITHOUT RECOURSE TO EXTERNAL LOANS.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, IT WAS NOT PHYSICALLY, FINANCIALLY OR ENVIRONMENTALLY POSSIBLE IN HONG KONG TO MEET TOTALLY UNRESTRAINED DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES.
THE FISCAL MEASURES INTRODUCED IN 1982 AND 1983 BROUGHT ABOUT SOME RELIEF IN CONGESTION, BUT THERE WERE SIGNS THAT ANNUAL VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS INCREASING, AND THAT THE DROP IN THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE CARS WAS BEING OFFSET TO SOME EXTENT BY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES.
+ALSO, EVEN GIVEN CONTINUED HEAVY INVESTMENT IN ROADS, TRUNK ROADS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUILD BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF SPACE, DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE EXISTING URBAN AREA AND THE USUALLY DIFFICULT TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS,+ MR LAN SAID.
BUT HE STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO INVEST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AND EFFORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROAD SYSTEM WHICH WAS ESSENTIAL TO THE TERRITORY’S CONTINUED ECONOMIC WELL-BEING.
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THREE LOTS SOLD FOR $75.8 MILLION
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THREE LOTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND ON HONG KONG ISLAND WERE SOLD FOR $75.8 MILLION AT AN AUCTION TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID WAS $51.5 MILLION FOR AN INDUSTRIAL SITE ON CHAI WAN RECLAMATION. BIDDING OPENED AT $30 MILLION.
THE BUYER WAS TOP SALES DEVELOPMENT LIMITED.
THE SITE HAS AN AREA OF 3 000 SQUARE METRES. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SALE, THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COMPLETE AT LEAST 21 500 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR GODOWN OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1990.
THE OTHER TWO LOTS, WHICH ARE FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL USE, ARE LOCATED AT DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST. SALE CONDITIONS BAR THEM FROM BEING DEVELOPED AS GODOWNS.
THE 209.7 SQUARE METRE SITE AT 258-262, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, WAS SOLD FOR $17.5 MILLION. BIDDING BEGAN AT $14 MILLION.
IT WAS SOLD TO QUAINTON LIMITED, WHO ARE REQUIRED UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF SALE TO BUILD A MINIMUM OF 1 000 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA BY DECEMBER 31, 1989.
THE LOT AT 108-110, DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, WAS BOUGHT BY NEWLINE COMPANY LIMITED FOR $6.8 MILLION.
BIDDING FOR THE 112.5 SQUARE METRE SITE STARTED AT $3.5 MILLION. THE PURCHASER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE NOT LESS THAN 250 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA ALSO BY DECEMBER 31, 1989.
COMMENTING ON THE SALE RESULTS, THE AUCTIONEER, DISTRICT LANDS OFFICER, MR ROGER NISSIM, SAID THE BIDDING WAS GOOD AND STEADY AND HE WAS HAPPY WITH THE PRICES.
THE AUCTION TOOK PLACE AT THE FURAMA HOTEL.
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A PROVISION UNDER THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE REGARDING A CHANGE IN MINIMUM RENT WILL COME INTO OPERATION TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE AMENDMENT, ENACTED IN JULY, CHANGES THE MINIMUM RENT FROM 55 PER CENT TO 60 PER CENT OF THE PREVAILING MARKET RENT IN THE FORMULA REGULATING RENT INCREASES UNDER PART II OF THE ORDINANCE.
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THIS ENABLES CONTROLLED RENTS TO REACH AT LEAST 60 PER CENT OF THE PREVAILING MARKET RENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID ANYONE WANTING TO MAKE ENQUIRIES ON THE SUBJECT COULD OBTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM RENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ON 5-7957888 OR FROM STAFF OF DISTRICT OFFICES.
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HAIDER BARMA, WILL REVIEW CIVIL SERVICE MATTERS AT A YEAR-END MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION AT 2.15 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONFIELD HOUSE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
KWUN TONG DB MEMBERS TOUR SAU MAU PING AREA
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MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD TOURED SAU MAU PING AREA TODAY (THURSDAY) TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND FACILITIES IN THE AREA.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GARY YEUNG, THEY FIRST VISITED SAU MING HOUSE WHICH WAS PRIMARILY BUILT TO PROVIDE REHOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TENANTS AFFECTED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SAU MAU PING ESTATE.
A TWIN TOWER BUILDING, THE HOUSE WAS BUILT ON A FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYGROUND NEXT TO BLOCK 20 OF SAU MAU PING FSTATE. UP TO OCTOBER THIS YEAR, 700 FLATS HAD BEEN OCCUPIED, REPRESENTING A 95 PER CENT OCCUPANCY RATE.
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MEMBERS THEN VISITED THE SAU MAU PING (CENTRAL) ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND A ROADSIDE AMENITY PLOT.
SITUATED NEAR THE CENTRAL SAU MAU PING BUS TERMINUS, THE PLOT WAS ONE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
IT OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 600 SQUARE METRES, AND WAS BUILT AT A COST OF ABOUT $360 000.
MEMBERS LATER TOURED THE ON LOK AND TAI SHING SQUATTER AREAS TO SEE IMPROVEMENT WORKS THAT HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT BOARD.
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS INCLUDED PROVISION OF STREET LIGHTING, FOOTPATHS, PUBLIC TOILETS, LETTER BOXES, SITTING OUT AREAS AND IMPROVEMENT TO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.
RESIDENTS ALSO ENJOYED LEGAL ELECTRICITY AND METERED WATER SUPPLY UNDER THE SCHEME. FIRE WATCH TEAMS HAD ALSO BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THESE SQUATTER AREAS.
DURING THE VISIT, MEMBERS ALSO SAW ILLEGAL HAWKING ACTIVITIES AT THE LANE NEXT TO BLOCK 36 OF SAU MAU PING ESTATE.
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nniiTWO—DAY OPERATION TO REMOVE 27 ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS at 11
BUILDINGS IN YAU MA TEI STARTED TODAY (THURSDAY) 11
THF YAH MAC?c?Anie™?L!-C,£ATI0N 0F 0WNERS’ CORPORATIONS OF BUILDINGS
THE ।AU MA IEI DISTRICT BOARD HAD ALLOCATED non th mcct madc 9 than so per cent of removal costs of signboard?. eet more
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AS PART OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT DRIVE, A CLEANSING DAY TO PUBLICISE THE +KEEP CLEAN+ MESSAGE AMONG RESIDENTS WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 20).
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE YAU MA TEI ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS SANDY HO, AND SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT (KOWLOON SOUTH) OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR WONG TAK-FAN.
THEY WILL ALSO HELP IN STREET CLEANSING AFTER THE CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE CLEANSING DAY AT 10 AM ON SATURDAY AT THE BASKETBALL COURT OF HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE, 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET.
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THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO REVIEW THE OVERALL POLICY ON TAXI FARES AND OPERATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING AT 10 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON THE THIRD FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1, TUEN Hi ROAD.
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BRIEFING ON DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCIES
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THE ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR C.M. LEUNG, WILL HOLD A PRESS BRIEFING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ON DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCIES.
MR Y.S. WEN, PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER (ELECTORAL SERVICES) OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND ELECTORAL DIVISION, WILL ALSO ATTEND THE BRIEFING AT 11 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF CNTA HEADQUARTERS, 12TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, NO. 7 CANTON ROAD, HARBOUR CITY, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE BRIEFING.
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DISCUSSION ON YUEN LONG TRANSPORT *****
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD’S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS RAISED BY MEMBERS CONCERNING TRANSPORT SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
QUESTIONS RANGE FROM FREQUENT BREAKDOWN OF KMB BUSES TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE JUNCTION OF CASTLE PEAK AND PING HA ROADS.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 10 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT, 13TH FLOOR, TAI KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, YUEN LONG.
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NUMEROUS YULETIDE ACTIVITIES ARRANGED FOR PUBLIC * * * * *
VARIOUS CARNIVALS AND SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR THE PUBLIC’S ENJOYMENT DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR KEVIN MAK, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
+WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES SPANNING A LONG PERIOD THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY AND APPRECIATE THE FESTIVE LIGHTING AND THE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES,* MR MAK SAID AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR ENTERTAINMENT.
WHILE THE ENTERTAINMENT AND THE FESTIVE LIGHTING WERE THERE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL RESIDENTS, MR MAK SAID FAMILIES WITH ELDERLY OR VERY YOUNG MEMBERS MIGHT WISH TO AVOID THE CROWDS AT POPULAR SPOTS SUCH AS TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, PARTICULARLY ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
+PAST EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT MOST PEOPLE LIKE TO GO OUT TO SEE THE FESTIVE LIGHTING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND THAT TSIM SHA TSUI EAST HAS BY FAR THE BIGGEST CROWDS THAT EVENING,* HE SAID.
+AS MOST OF THE LIGHTS WILL BE UP FOR SOME TIME PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THEM AT THEIR LEISURE ON OTHER DAYS.
+IN ADDITION TO THE CENTRES OF ATTRACTION IN TSIM SHA TSUI AND CENTRAL, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES IN THE DISTRICTS WHICH PEOPLE CAN ENJOY WITHOUT TRAVELLING TOO FAR FROM THEIR HOMES.*
MR MAK NOTED THAT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS WERE BEING PUT UP IN TSIM SHA TSUI, CENTRAL, CAUSEWAY BAY, EASTERN, SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN BY LEADING FIRMS AND ALSO BY ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
+THEY PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY TO CAPTURE THE SPLENDID NIGHT SCENES OF HONG KONG,* HE SAID.
AMONG THE INTERESTING ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, HE MENTIONED THE ALL-STAR SHOW AND CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL IN VICTORIA PARK, A SPECIAL CONCERT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE YEAR IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDEN IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, AND A DISCO NIGHT IN QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.
MR MAK ALSO URGED RESIDENTS TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT WHEN GOING OUT TO VIEW THE FESTIVE LIGHTING TO AVOID TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS SUCH AS PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT SCHEMES AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE DESCRIBED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD BY THE POLICE NEXT MONDAY (DECEMBER 22).
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TV SPECIAL TO FOCUS ON KWAI TSING FESTIVAL * * * * *
THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl DISTRICT BOARD, THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AND TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED WILL JOINTLY PRESENT A TWO-HOUR TELEVISION PROGRAMME, +ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT-KWAI TSING SPECIAL* AT 9.50 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
TO LAUNCH THE FIRST DISTRICT FESTIVAL, THE PROGRAMME WILL PORTRAY THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTRICT INCLUDING THE TSING Yl BRIDGE, CONTAINER TERMINAL, DOCKYARD AND PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN THE AREA.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING WHICH WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE.
MRS JACOBS WILL OFFICIATE AT THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL LIGHTING AT KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
TAKING PART AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE KWAI TSING FESTIVAL CENTRAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR CHENG WING-CHUN, HONORARY PRESIDENT, MR LAM KIN-MING, CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HO TUNG-CHING, AND KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK.
THE FESTIVAL, COSTING $1.5 MILLION, IS SUPPORTED BY DISTRICT BOARD, REGIONAL COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AND IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT’S SPORTS AND ARTS ASSOCIATIONS, KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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TRANSPORT SERVICES EXTENDED FOR CHRISTMAS, MEW YEAR ******
PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES WILL BE STEPPED UP OVER CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR WITH SOME SERVICES EXTENDED WELL INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF DECEMBER 25, 26 AND JANUARY 1 TO COPE WITH FESTIVE CROWDS.
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, THE MTR, STAR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN EDINBURGH PLACE AND KOWLOON POINT AND TRAM SERVICES, EXCEPT THOSE ROUND THE HAPPY VALLEY LOOP, WILL RUN ALL NIGHT.
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ALSO OPERATING OVERNIGHT ARE KMB ROUTES 5, 6, 7OM AND 82M AS WELL AS GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 37M IN KOWLOON AND 61M IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MOST OF THESE ROUTES EITHER LINK TSIM SHA TSUI WITH OTHER PARTS OF KOWLOON OR THE KOWLOON TONG MTR STATION WITH SHA TIN.
KCR SERVICES WILL BE EXTENDED TO 1 AM WHILE PEAK TRAMS WILL RUN UNTIL 1.30 AM.
MEANWHILE, MANY BUS AND GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR WILL FINISH LATER THAN USUAL.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE OPERATION OF CMB ROUTES 4, 23, 90M AND 92 WILL BE EXTENDED BY ABOUT 30 MINUTES, ROUTES 2 AND 10 BY 46 MINUTES, ROUTES 70 AND 72 BY ABOUT AN HOUR AND ROUTE 7 BY AN-HOUR-AND-A-HALF. OF THESE, THE LAST BUS ON ROUTES 4, 70 AND OOM WILL DEPART CENTRAL AT 1 AM, WHILE THAT ON ROUTES 2 AND 7 AT 2 AM AND 2.30 AM RESPECTIVELY.
IN KOWLOON, KMB ROUTES 3C, 31M, 43M, 59M AND 60M WILL RUN ON FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES AFTER THE NORMAL SCHEDULES, ROUTE 68M FOR ANOTHER 45 MINUTES, ROUTES 1, 1A, 9, 14, 28, 66M, 80K, 81K AND 88K FOR ANOTHER HOUR, AND ROUTES 5C AND 26 FOR ANOTHER ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS.
AMONG ROUTES TO TSIM SHA TSUI, THE LAST KMB BUS ON ROUTES 1, 1A AND 9 WILL DEPART STAR FERRY AT AROUND 1.30 AM WHILE THAT ON ROUTE 5C AT 1.50 AM. THE LAST DEPARTURES FROM TSIM SHA TSUI FOR ROUTES 28 AND 26 WILL BE AT 1.20 AM AND 2.10 AM RESPECTIVELY.
AT THE TSUEN WAN MTR STATION, THE LAST BUS ON ROUTES 60M AND 68M WILL DEPART AT 1 AM WHILE THOSE ON ROUTES 59M AND 66M AT AROUND 1.15 AM. THE LAST DEPARTURE OF ROUTES 31M AND 43M FROM KWAI FONG MTR STATION WILL BE AROUND 12.40 AM.
FOR GREEN MINIBUSES, ROUTES 16M, 19, 20 AND 20M ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL OPERATE UP TO 12.40 AM WHILE IN KOWLOON, ROUTES IM AND 8 WILL FINISH AT 1 AM AND 1.30 AM RESPECTIVELY; ROUTES 6 AND 7 AT 2 AM; ROUTE 3 AT 2.30 AM AND ROUTES 16 AND 33M AT 3 AM.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 67K, 66K, 85 AND 97A WILL STOP RUNNING AT MIDNIGHT, 12.30 AM, 12.45 AM AND 1 AM RESPECTIVELY. ROUTES 20K, 22K, 65K AND 96M WILL STOP OPERATING AROUND 1.30 AM AND ROUTES 81, 82 AND 83 AT 2 AM.
ON CHRISTMAS DAY EVENING, BOTH THE MTR AND KCR WILL RUN UNTIL 1 AM WHILE THE STAR FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN EDINBURGH PLACE AND KOWLOON POINT WILL OPERATE UP TO 3.30 AM.
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KMB SERVICES ON ROUTES 6 AND 5 WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED, WITH THE LAST BUS DEPARTING TSIM SHA TSUI AT 1.15 AM AND 2 AM RESPECTIVELY.
THE OPERATING HOURS OF HONG KONG GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 16M, 19, 20 AND 20M WILL AGAIN BE EXTENDED TO 12.40 AM WHILE KOWLOON GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE IM, A CIRCULAR SERVICE IN TgiM sha TSUI, WILL OPERATE UNTIL 1 AM.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 61M WILL PROVIDE AN OVERNIGHT TRANSPORT LINK BETWEEN THE KOWLOON TONG MTR STATION AND LEK YUEN-WO CHE WHILE ROUTES 20K, 22K, 65K, 66K AND 67K WILL ALSO FINISH LATE AS ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
THE SCHEDULES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES ON DECEMBER 26 WILL BE LARGELY THE SAME AS THOSE ON NORMAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. HOWEVER, HONG KONG GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 16M, 19, 20 AND 20M WILL CONTINUE THEIR SERVICES UP TO 12.40 AM.
ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, STAR FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN EDINBURGH PLACE AND KOWLOON POINT WILL AGAIN RUN ALL NIGHT. WHILE THE MTR AND THE KCR WILL CLOSE FOR THE DAY AROUND 1 AM, PEAK TRAMS WILL OPERATE UP TO 1.30 AM. TRAM SERVICES WILL CARRY ON UNTIL 2 AM BUT THEY WILL NOT OPERATE ROUND THE HAPPY VALLEY LOOP.
CMB ROUTES 2, 4, 7, 10, 23, 70, 72, 90M AND 92 WILL FINISH LATER THAN THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULES, THOUGH MOST OF THEM WILL CLOSE EARLIER THAN ON CHRISTMAS EVE. OF THESE SERVICES, THE LAST BUS ON ROUTES 4, 70 AND 90M WILL LEAVE CENTRAL AT 1 AM AND THAT ON ROUTES 2 AND 7 AT 1.30 AM.
IN KOWLOON, KMB WILL EXTEND SERVICES ON SEVEN ROUTES - 1A, 5, 5C, 6, 80K, 81K AND 88K. FOR THE TSIM SHA TSUI ROUTES, THE LAST DEPARTURES FROM STAR FERRY FOR ROUTES 1A, 5C AND 6 IS AROUND 1.30 AM AND ROUTE 5 AROUND 2 AM.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXTENSION OF GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES IN THE TERRITORY ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE ON CHRISTMAS EVE, EXCEPT THAT ROUTES 33M AND 37M IN KOWLOON WILL NOT BE RUNNING EXTRA SERVCIES.
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES FACE DEMOLITION * * * *
APPLICATIONS FOR CLOSURE ORDERS AGAINST ROOFTOP ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ARE TO BE MADE IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON FEBRUARY 24 AND 25.
ONE ORDER RELATES TO STRUCTURES ON THE ROOF ADJACENT TO FLAT A, FIRST FLOOR, 81 CHATHAM ROAD.
THE OCCUPANTS HAVE IGNORED A DEMOLITION ORDER MADE UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN JUNE LAST YEAR.
THE OTHER ORDER CONCERNS A STRUCTURE ON THE ROOF OF FLAT 25, SECOND FLOOR, 98 - 1OO, WATERLOO ROAD, FOR WHICH A DEMOLITION ORDER WAS ISSUED IN OCTOBER, 1985.
IN BOTH CASES, CLOSURE OF THE STRUCTURES IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OCCUPANTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID IT WAS EXPECTED THAT DEMOLITION WOULD GO AHEAD AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDERS WERE MADE.
HE SAID NOTICES INFORMING OCCUPANTS OF THE AUTHORITY’S INTENTION TO APPLY FOR THE CLOSURE ORDERS WERE POSTED ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (THURSDAY).
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THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF PROVIDENT CENTRE, NORTH POINT, FROM DECEMBER 29 (MONDAY).
THE OFFICE, NOW AT THE THIRD AND FIFTH FLOORS OF CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY BUILDING, PROVIDES SERVICES FOR REGISTRATION FOR ADULT AND JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS, APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF LOST, DEFACED OR DAMAGED CARDS AND APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATES OF REGISTERED PARTICULARS.
IT ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES FOR REGISTRATION FOR IDENTITY CARDS FOR NEW ARRIVALS WITH ENTRY PERMITS, AFFIDAVITS, DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES, OR STATELESS TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.
THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE OFFICE IS 5-642374.
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SOUTHERN RESIDENTS TO AIR VIEWS ON DISTRICT AFFAIRS *****
THE WAH FU AREA COMMITTEE IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT WILL HOLD A SEMINAR TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING SO THAT RESIDENTS’ ORGANISATIONS CAN EXCHANGE VIEWS ON DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE AREA COMMITTEE, THE SEMINAR WILL BEGIN AT 7.45 PM IN THE WAH FU COMMUNITY HALL, WAH FU ESTATE.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ORGANISED SIMILAR SEMINARS WITH OTHER AREA COMMITTEES EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
ANOTHER SEMINAR WILL BE HELD IN THE REMAINING AREA OF WONG CHUK HANG AND BAYS IN JANUARY.
+A SEMINAR FOR DISTRICT BOARD AND AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE HELD EARLY NEXT YEAR AS A FINALE TO THE CURRENT EXERCISE TO STRENGTHEN TIES.+ A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TOMORROW’S SEMINAR WILL INCLUDE A VIDEO, +THE NEW FACES OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT*, WHICH IS ABOUT THE DISTRICT’S DEVELOPMENT AND THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.
ABOUT 90 REPRESENTATIVES FROM MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL ALSO ATTEND.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SIMON LORD, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING.
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VARIETY SHOW CLOSING FORTNIGHT FOR ELDERLY
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A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD IN THE CHEUNG WAH COMMUNITY HALL IN FANLING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE NORTH DISTRICT FORTNIGHT FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE SHOW, FEATURING CANTONESE DRAMA, CHINESE FOLK SONGS, ORIENTAL DANCE AND TAI-CHE PERFORMANCES, IS ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE.
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+THERE WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE WITH MORE THAN 3 OOO RESIDENTS, YOUNG AND OLD, PARTICIPATING IN EIGHT EVENTS ORGANISED DURING THE FORTNIGHT,* A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER. MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS OF THE DISTRICT'S +TEN OUTSTANDING ELDERLY* COMPETITION.
OTHER GUESTS WILL INCLUDE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR RAYMOND PANG5 VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LIU CHING-LEUNGj AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD’S RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG HON-CHUNG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLOSING CEREMONY FOR DISTRICT FORTNIGHT FOR THE ELDERLY AT 3 PM TOMORROW IN WAH COMMUNITY HALL, CHEUNG WAH ESTATE, FANLING.
THE NORTH
THE CHEUNG
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STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT NORTH DISTRICT
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TWO HUNDRED STUDENTS FROM EIGHT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NORTH DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR DISTRICT WHEN A STUDY CAMP IS HELD AT THE BAPTIST ASSEMBLY IN FANLING ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 20).
HAVING A THEME OF +GET TO KNOW NORTH DISTRICT*, THE TWO-DAY CAMP IS AMONG ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADMASTERS’ CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL CARRY OUT PROJECTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTRICT ON THE FIRST DAY, WITH AN EXHIBITION AND A SLIDE PRESENTATION THE NEXT DAY, A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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SUBJECTS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE HISTORICAL FEATURES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, WATER POLLUTION, SERVICE FOR THE ELDERLY, RECREATION AND CULTURAL FACILITIES AND SHA TAU KOK RE-DEVELOPMENT.
+THROUGH ACTUAL INVOLVEMENT, WE HOPE THAT PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OTHER ACTIVITIES PLANNED INCLUDE A SEMINAR ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND TOWN PLANNING OF THE DISTRICT AND A TALENT SHOW.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE DISTRICT OF ICER MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN MR RAYMOND PANG AND SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER (TAI PO AND NORTH), MR KWAN KI-TAI.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE STUDY CAMP AT 12 NOON ON SATURDAY AT THE BAPTIST ASSEMBLY IN FANLING. A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE WILL LEAVE THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FANLING AT 11.15 AM.
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THE ANNUAL FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S ATHLETIC MEET WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND.
MORE THAN 400 UNIFORM AND CIVILIAN MEMBERS WILL TAKE PART IN 20 TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.
THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR ROBERT HOLMES, WILL OFFICIALLY DECLARE THE MEET OPEN AT 10 AM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT TOMORROW AT 10 AM.
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES IN SHA TIN
TO SHA TIN TRAFFIC
FACILITATE A FLOAT FESTIVAL 1986, THE FROM 12.30 PM TO 4
PARADE TO BE HELD IN SHA TIN AS PART OF FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE CLOSED TO PM ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21):
K THE SOUTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF YUEN WO ROAD BETWEEN BANYAN BRIDGE AND SAND MARTIN BRIDGE.
# THE EASTERN AND THE WESTERN CARRIAGEWAYS OF SAND MARTIN BRIDGE.
M THE NORTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD BETWEEN SAND MARTIN BRIDGE AND YUEN CHAU KOK ROAD.
VEHICLES CROSSING SHING MUN RIVER VIA DIVERTED TO LION BRIDGE AND BANYAN BRIDGE.
DURING THE CLOSURES, SAND MARTIN BRIDGE WILL BE
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
SIR DAVID STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE COMPETENCY......... 1
LANGUAGE RESOURCES MUST BE EXPLOITED......................... 3
EMPLOYERS, EMPOLYEES FRGED TO HEID SAFETY DUTIES............. 4
TRUANCY A MAJOR FACTOR IN JUVENILE CRIME .................... 6
LATEST REPORT ON LABOUR FORCE SURVEY OUT .................... 7
NEW CUSTOMS CLASSIFICATION LIST ON SALE...................... 8
DIVIDEND PROPOSED FOR DEAK CREDITORS ........................ 8
BLANKETS FOR STREETS SLEEPERS ............................... 9
ADVANCED LENDING COURSE TO START NEXT MONTH ................. 10
FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION MOVES TO TSUEN WAN ............... 10
AMS TO HOLD GRAND PARADE ON SUNDAY .......................... 11
REMINDER ON ANIMAL IMPORT BAN ............................... 11
WATER BILLING SYSTEM TO BE UPDATED........................... 12
NT SITES SOLD BY LETTERS A AND B ............................ 13
CHEUNG CHAU SITES FOR TENDER................................. 14
CARNIVALS ARRANGED FOR CENTRAL, 'WESTERN .................... 14
COLOURFUL PROCESSION TO MARK FESTIVAL OPENING ............... 15
STAR CONCERT TO ENTERTAIN KWAI TSING......................... 16
FESTIVE LIGHTS TO DECORATE TSUEN WAN......................... 17
EAST KWAI CHUNG xiREA DAY FOR SUNDAY ........................ 17
'GARE FOR THE OLD1 ca®>aig: OPENING TOMORROW ................ 18
CIVIC EDUCATION WINNERS TO GET PRIZES ....................... 19
COOKING CONTEST ORGANISED FOR ELDERLY ....................... 19
DANCE COMPETITION OPEN TO aLL ............................... 20
JAPANESE BAND ARRIVES FOR CONCERT ........................... 21
FTP Fl SERVICES STAFF SHOW THEIR BEST FORM................... 21
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LANGUAGE COMPETENCY
HONG KONG IS VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT IF THE TERRITORY IS TO RETAIN ITS POSITION AS A LEADING INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF FINANCE, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, ITS PEOPLE MUST BE COMPETENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THIS CONSCIOUSNESS EXISTED EVEN THOUGH THE PATTERN OF LANGUAGE TEACHING IN SCHOOLS WAS ALREADY VERY COMPLEX, SIR DAVID SAID WHEN OPENING THE LINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG’S CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING, BEING HELD AT THE CITY POLYTECHNIC.
HONG KONG HAD A FASCINATING AND COMPLEX LANGUAGE SITUATION, WITH A JUXTAPOSITION OF CHINESE DIALECTS WITH CANTONESE PREDOMINATING BUT WITH VIRTUALLY NO INTERDIALECT BORROWING, HE SAID.
REFERRING TO DEVELOPING STANDARDS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HE SAID:
+WE HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO STRENGTHEN THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF BOTH BY INTRODUCING NEW TEACHING MATERIALS AND TEXTS, PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL TEACHER-TRAINING STAFF AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF CHINESE AND ENGLISH AND ESTABLISHING AN INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION.
+THE INSTITUTE HAS PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING IN HONG KONG SCHOOLS, SERVING AS A RESOURCE CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND RUNNING IN-SERVICE LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION COURSES.
♦FROM JUNE 1987, IT WILL EXPAND ITS FULL-TIME RETRAINING COURSES FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS TO 23 WEEKS, OF WHICH 19 WEEKS WILL BE SPENT IN HONG KONG AND FOUR WEEKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.*
SIR DAVID SAID THE INSTITUTE WAS ALSO EXTENDING ITS TRAINING COURSES IN PUTONGHUA, THE COMMON LANGUAGE OF CHINA, AND, IN ADDITION TO ITS REGULAR FULL-TIME REFRESHER COURSES FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS. WOULD OFFER COURSES, FROM NEXT YEAR, IN THE USE OF CHINESE FOR THE TEACHING OF SUBJECTS OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
HE NOTED THAT THE INSTITUTE’S SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION WAS HELD HERE EARLIER THIS WEEK AND WAS ATTENDED BY 300 SCHOLARS FROM 18 COUNTRIES AND HONG KONG.
SIR DAVID SAID THE FINDINGS OF SEVERAL RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE TWO UNIVERSITIES HAD ESTABLISHED THAT, ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL, TEACHING AND LEARNING WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WAS CHINESE AND THAT THE CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OF EXPOSURE TO ENGLISH MIGHT RESULT IN A FALL IN THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH.
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+AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, WE ARE ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUAL SECONDARY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT CHINESE AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WHILST, AT THE SAME TIME, PROVIDING RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH,+ HE SAID.
THE PLANS RELATING TO THE USE OF LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION THAT HAD BEEN FORMULATED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT YEARS WERE OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE AND THERE WAS LITTLE DOUBT THAT THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THEM WOULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN SOCIETY.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC, THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ORDINANCE ENACTED IN 1974 STIPULATED THAT BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES.
IN PURSUIT OF THIS POLICY, CHINESE WAS NOW WIDELY USED IN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WERE NOT AT HOME WITH ENGLISH.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS WERE PUBLISHED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION FROM ENGLISH TO CHINESE AND VICE VERSA WAS PROVIDED IN ALL MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, URBAN COUNCIL, REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS.
+WE ARE ALSO GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING, THROUGH TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT, THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH IN THE CIVIL SERVICE,+ SIR DAVID SAID.
+A HIGH STANDARD OF CHINESE IS BEING DEMANDED FROM RECRUITS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE AND WE ARE NOW PLANNING NEW TRAINING COURSES WHICH FOCUS ON THE LANGUAGE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT GRADES OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.
+THE PURPOSE OF ALL THESE EFFORTS IS TO ENSURE THAT MOST CIVIL SERVANTS ARE ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO SPEAK AND WRITE BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE. COURSES ARE ALSO BEING RUN TO TRAIN OFFICERS WHO HAVE A FUNCTIONAL NEED TO SPEAK PUTONGHUA.+
SIR DAVID SAID THAT PERHAPS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE LAY IN THE DRAFTING OF THE LAW.
THE GOVERNMENT WAS FOCUSSING, IN PARTICULAR, ON THE PROBLEM OF DRAFTING AN AUTHENTIC VERSION OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG SO THAT BOTH THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS COMMUNICATED AN EQUIVALENT MESSAGE IN THEIR OWN FASHION AND THE TEXT IN EACH LANGUAGE J ACCURATELY REFLECTED THE MEANING OF THE OTHER. \
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LANGUAGE RESOURCES MUST BE EXPLOITED
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING THAT HONG KONG MUST EXPLOITED ITS RESOURCES INVOLVING BILINGUALISM AND THE USE OF ENGLISH IF IT IS TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION INTERNATIONALLY.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OPENING A CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE POLICY AND LANGUAGE PLANNING, SIR DAVID SAIDt
♦ THIS IS A CHINESE CITY BUT IT’S ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL CITY. AND IF WE ARE TO KEEP OUR POSITION IN THIS INTERNATIONAL WORLD, AND I SINCERELY HOPE WE WILL, BECAUSE WE LIVE HERE, BECAUSE WE ARE FIVE MILLION PEOPLE, WE HAVE NO OTHER RESOURCES BUT THOSE PEOPLE, AND WE MUST EXPLOIT THOSE RESOURCES TO THE FULL. AND I BELIEVE EXPLOITATION OF THE RESOURCES INVOLVES BILINGUALISM AND THE USE OF ENGLISH.+
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A DIFFICULT PROBLEM EXISTED IN HONG KONG WHERE THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE WAS DIVERGING MORE AND MORE AND WHERE THE WRITTEN STANDARD CHINESE WAS DIFFERENT AGAIN FROM PUTONGHUA AND THE LANGUAGE OF CHINA.
♦ SO WE HAVE REALLY GOT A VERY INTERESTING PROBLEM AND IT IS ONE WHICH CONFERENCES LIKE THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS A SOLUTION,*
HE ADDED.
ASKED TO COMMENT ON A SPEECH BY DR WANG GUNGWU, WHO ALSO ADDRESSED THE CONFERENCE, ABOUT LANGUAGE POLICY IN HONG KONG, SIR DAVID SAIDj
+1 WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN WHAT DR WANG HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT THE CHANGE IN USE OF LANGUAGE IN niin4OV SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THAT IS THE GREATER USE OF CHINESE IN SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AND ITS KNOCK-ON EFFECT TO THE UNIVERSITY, AND I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT HE HAS SAID VERY, VERY CAREFULLY, THIS DISJUNCTIVE EFFECT OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEMS.*
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EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES URGED TO HEED SAFETY DUTIES KOKX
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE TO SPECIFY THE RESPECTIVE DUTIES OF BOTH THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE IN RESPECT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE.
IT IS ALSO LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCING PRISON TERMS FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, TOLD A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON NORTH TODAY (FRIDAY).
MR HAMMOND STRESSED THAT WHILE VIGOROUS EFFORTS ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT WERE ESSENTIAL, THEY ALONE COULD NOT ENSURE HIGH STANDARDS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
+ IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO CONSTANTLY AWARE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH,+ HE ADDED.
OUTLINING THE DUTIES OF THE EMPLOYER, MR HAMMOND SAID, HE MUST!
X PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PLANT AND SYSTEMS OF WORK THAT ARE SAFE AND WITHOUT RISKS TO HEALTH ;
* MAKE PROPER ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE SAFETY IN THE USE, HANDLING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES AND SUBSTANCES;
M PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION AS IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK OF HIS EMPLOYEES I
M MAINTAIN HIS PREMISES IN A SAFE CONDITION, AND KEEP THE PASSAGEWAYS AND EXITS FREE AND SAFE I AND
* PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT WITH ADEQUATE WELFARE FACILITIES.
AS REGARDS THE EMPLOYEE, MR HAMMOND SAID HE SHOULD!
* TAKE REASONABLE CARE WITH REGARD TO HIS OWN SAFETY AND HEALTH AND THAT OF OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIS WORK I
* ADOPT SAFE WORKING PRACTICES AND OBSERVE THE SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE MADE BY HIS EMPLOYER; AND
* CO-OPERATE WITH HIS EMPLOYER AT ALL TIMES TO ENABLE HIM TO FULFILL HIS DUTIES PROPERLY.
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+ IN SHORT, FOR ANY SUBSTANTIAL AND LASTING IMPROVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TO BE ACHIEVED, CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IS ESSENTIAL,* MR HAMMOND SAID.
+TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS TRYING ITS BEST TO CONSOLIDATE THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE SO FAR AND TO WORK TOWARDS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCUR, AND IMPROVING SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK.*
MR HAMMOND SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO WORKING ON A PROPOSAL TO STRENGTHEN THE VOLUNTARY SAFETY MOVEMENT BY ESTABLISHING AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL.
+THE PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH THIS COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED TO THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION WHEN IT MET ON DECEMBER 5,* HE SAID.
+ THE BOARD GAVE ITS FULL SUPPORT TO THE PROPOSAL AND, PROVIDED THAT WE CAN RAISE THE MONEY TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL’S OPERATIONS, I HOPE IT WILL BE SET UP SOON.*
THE COUNCIL WOULD SEEK TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORKPLACES IN BOTH THE INDUSTRIAL AND NON-INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.
IT WOULD ALSO ORGANISE TRAINING COURSES, UNDERTAKE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS, PROVIDE CONSULTANCY SERVICES, AND CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH.
IN THE MEANTIME,THE BOARD’S TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND ITS SIX INDUSTRY-BASED SUBCOMMITTEES WOULD CONTINUE TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR THE COMMON OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING SAFETY AND HELATH AT WORK.
REFERRING TO LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT, MR HAMMOND SAID THREE SETS OF SAFETY REGULATIONS HAD BEEN INTRODUCED THIS YEAR.
THESE INCLUDED THE ASBESTOS SPECIAL REGULATIONS, SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS REGULATIONS, AND CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS. A NEW SET OF REGULATIONS DEALING WITH THE CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES WAS BEING PREPARED.
ON ENFORCEMENT, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PLANNED TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE AND THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT’S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE, AND TO OFFER MORE SAFETY TRAINING COURSES TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMANDS OF INDUSTRY.
DURING THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, HE SAID, FACTORY INSPECTORS CARRIED OUT ALMOST 63 000 INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES, INCLUDING A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES.
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AS A RESULT, 1 388 PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT FOR BREACHES OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS.
THE DEPARTMENT HAD SET UP A TELEPHONE HOTLINE TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MATTERS AND TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH PROBLEMS.
MR HAMMOND URGED WORKERS TO MAKE USE OF THE HOTLINE TO REPORT UNSAFE WORKING SITUATIONS, AND ASSURED CALLERS THAT THE IDENTITY OF COMPLAINANTS AND THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WOULD BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
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TRUANCY A MAJOR FACTOR IN JUVENILE CRIME * * * * *
A JUVENILE COURT MAGISTRATE, MISS COLETTE VAN DER EB, HAS DESCRIBED TRUANCY AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND A MAJOR CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR IN JUVENILE CRIME TODAY.
OFFICIATING AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT’S BEGONIA ROAD BOYS’ HOME TODAY (FRIDAY), SHE SAIDi ♦CHILDREN WHO LEAD FULL, WELL-ORGANISED AND WELL-SUPERVISED LIVES DO NOT, AS A RULE, FALL PREY TO THE MANY TEMPTATIONS TO WHICH TRUANTS SUCCUMB.+
MISS VAN DER EB POINTED OUT THAT ONE IN THREE OF THE CHILDREN WHO CAME BEFORE THE COURTS WERE PERSISTENT TRUANTS.
SHE SAID THAT IT WAS IN THE INTERESTS OF THE CHILDREN THAT THEY ATTENDED SCHOOL REGULARLY AND BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN INTERESTING AND WHOLESOME ACTIVITIES IN THEIR LEISURE HOURS.
+THE FACT THAT LACK OF RESOURCES MEANS THAT MANY CHILDREN ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL ON A WHOLE DAY BASIS MAKES TRUANCY FAR EASIER AND THE TASK OF THE POLICE IN IDENTIFYING TRUANTS SO MUCH THE HARDER.
+THE ONUS LIES IN THE FIRST PLACE ON THE PARENTS AND IN THE SECOND ON THE SCHOOLS,* SHE SAID.
+CLEARLY IT IS THE PARENTS’ DUTY NOT ONLY TO FEED AND CLOTHE THEIR CHILDREN BUT TO EDUCATE THEM AND IN SO DOING TO MINIMISE THE CHANCES OF THEIR FALLING PREY TO EVIL INFLUENCES,* SHE ADDED.
HOWEVER, SHE APPRECIATED THAT VERY OFTEN PARENTS HAD TO WORK SUCH LONG HOURS BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL NECESSITY THAT THEY WERE LEFT NEITHER THE TIME NOR THE ENERGY TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
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o, t™ S IS WHY IT IS SO VITALLY NECESSARY FOR THE SCHOOLS, TO PLAY THEIR PARTl TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH THE PARENTS, TO ANALYSE THEIR PUPILS’ PROBLEMS AND, MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE NAME OF EVERY CHILD WHO IS NO LONGER ATTENDING -SCHOOL BE MADE KNOWN TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,+ SHE SAID.
+IT IS MY STRONGLY FELT VIEW THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT MADE TO ATTEND SCHOOL ARE NEGLECTED AND DEPRIVED CHILDREN AND IT BEHOVES US ALL TO DO OUR UTMOST TO ENSURE THAT TRUANCY IS DETECTED AT ONCE.
+THE LONGER IT IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT IS FOR THE CHILD IN QUESTION TO BE RE-ASSIMILATED INTO THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM,+ MISS VAN DER EB STRESSED.
THE BEGONIA ROAD BOYS’ HOME IS A MULTI-PURPOSE INSTITUTION FOR BOYS UNDER 16. APART FROM BEING A PLACE OF DETENTION FOR THOSE HELD ON REMAND BEFORE APPEARING IN COURT, IT ALSO SERVES AS A HOME FOR PROBATIONERS REQUIRING RESIDENTIAL TRAINING AND AS A PLACE OF REFUGE FOR JUVENILES IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION.
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LATEST REPORT ON LABOUR FORCE SURVEY OUT * * * X
THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOR JULY - SEPTEMBER 1986 IS NOW AVAILABLE.
IT CONTAINS STATISTICS ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOR THE QUARTER.
IT ALSO PROVIDES A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE LABOUR CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING THEIR AGE AND SEX STRUCTURE,
FORCE
EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT, ACTIVITY STATUS, OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, HOURS WORKED PER ”™™LY EMPL0YMENT EARNINGS AS WELL AS REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
BE ObtaINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, AT $8.50 PER COPY.
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NEW CUSTOMS CLASSIFICATION LIST ON SALE * * M M X
THE NEW HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST (REVISED EDITION JANUARY 1986) IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT *45 PER COPY.
THIS NEW EDITION INCORPORATES AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE 1982 EDITION IN 1983, 1984, 1985 AND 1986.
THE HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST IS MADE UP OF TWO PARTS - A COUNTRY LIST AND A COMMODITY LIST.
THE COMMODITY LIST IS BASED ON THE UNITED NATIONS STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION, REVISION 2 (SITC, REV. 2) AND SETS OUT THE DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME 3 600 COMMODITY ITEMS.
AS THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL NOMENCLATURE (CCCN) IS WIDELY USED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE, PARTICULARLY- AS THE BASIS FOR CUSTOMS TARIFFS, THE EQUIVALENT CCCN CODES ARE ALSO SHOWN FOR GENERAL REFERENCE.
UNDER THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DECLARATION OF ALL IMPORTS INTO AND EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS FROM HONG KONG.
THE APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES AND COMMODITIES AND THE CORRESPONDING SITC CODE NUMBERS IN THE LIST SHOULD BE USED BY IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS WHEN COMPLETING THE DECLARATION FORMS.
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DIVIDEND PROPOSED FOR DEAK CREDITORS M M M M
THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER’S OFFICE PROPOSES TO PAY A DIVIDEND TO ORDINARY UNSECURED CREDITORS OF DEAK PERERA FAR EAST LIMITED (DPFE) BEFORE THE END OF FEBRUARY 1987, THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, MR NOEL GLEESON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
RECALLED THAT A DIVIDEND OF 100 PER CENT, AMOUNTING TO ^3°0° HAD BEEN PA,D T0 72 PREFERENTIAL CREDITORS IN APRIL 1986 THERE WERE NO SECURED CREDITORS IN THE LIQUIDATION.
THE REDEMPTION OF ALL THE PRECIOUS METALS CERTIFICATES mfi n BY SOME 300 CUSTOMERS OF DPFE WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF ABOUT MILLION, HAD BEEN COMPLETED BY THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER’S OFFICE.
. .UJ?R.5.^SON SA,D THAT NOTICES HAD BEEN SENT TO CLAIMANTS WHOSE CLAIMS AGAINST DPFE HAD BEEN REJECTED. THESE INCLUDED THE OlaiMs MADE AGAINST DPFE BY DEPOSITORS OF MONEY WITH DEAK AND C(\ (MACAU).
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THESE CLAIMS WERE REJECTED ON THE BASIS OF THE LEGAL VIEW THAT THE DEPOSITORS WERE NOT CREDITORS OF DPFE AND SHOULD PURSUE THEIR CLAIMS IN THE LIQUIDATION OF DEAK AND CO. (MACAU).
THE ASSOCIATION OF DEAK CREDITORS, REPRESENTING A GROUP OF THE DEPOSITORS WITH DEAK AND CO. (MACAU), HAD ALREADY BEEN INFORMED OF THIS DECISION. THOSE WHOSE CLAIMS WERE REJECTED COULD APPEAL TO THE COURT IN HONG KONG IF THEY BELIEVED THEY HAD VALID GROUNDS FOR SO DOING.
SUBJECT TO ANY APPEALS BY REJECTED CLAIMANTS, IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE 330 CREDITORS WHOSE CLAIMS HAD BEEN ADMITTED TO PROOF IN THE LIQUIDATION WOULD BE ABOUT S85 MILLION, AND THIS WOULD PROVIDE A DIVIDEND IN THE REGION OF 45 CENTS IN THE DOLLAR.
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FIELD STAFF OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL MOUNT AN OPERATION TONIGHT (FRIDAY) TO DISTRIBUTE BLANKETS TO STREETS SLEEPERS AND OTHERS IN NEED DUE TO THE COLD SPELL.
THE DISTRIBUTION WILL START AT ABOUT 8 PM IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES INTERESTED IN FILMING THE OCCASION MAY ASSEMBLE AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET, YAU MA TEI, BY 7.15 PM.
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ADVANCED LENDING COURSE TO START NEXT MONTH * * * * *
BANKING PERSONNEL ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR AN ADVANCED LENDING COURSE ORGANISED BY THE BANKING TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL NEXT MONTH.
THE 30-H0UR INTENSIVE COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC BETWEEN JANUARY 12 AND 21 IN THE EVENINGS.
THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE BANKING CREDIT AND LENDING OFFICERS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS FOR QUANTITATIVE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTISING THESE SKILLS IN REAL-LIFE CREDIT SITUATIONS.
CONTENTS OF THE COURSE INCLUDE CORPORATE LENDING, PROJECT FINANCING, ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE FAILURE AND CASE STUDIES.
COURSE FEE IS $700 BUT THE COUNCIL WILL REIMBURSE HALF OF THE FEE TO QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS. CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED TO 25. DEADLINE FOR ENROLMENT IS DECEMBER 22.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS, CONTACT THE SECRETARY OF THE BANKING TRAINING BOARD AT 5-8932341 EXT. 255 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
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FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION MOVES TO TSUEN WAN *****
A FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE PRINCESS COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN THIS SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21) Ic*cnuRT PUBLIC OF THE NEED TO PREVENT FIRE IN THE DRY WINTER StASvN.
KAB'S EIRE PREVENT,0N CAMR#ISN
NOON TO 3 PM’ VISITORS TO THE CENTRE WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE DANGER OF SMOKE FROM PANEL DISPLAYS. THEY WILL RESCUEEAPPUANCESEE AN ARRAY °F F,RE“FIGHT,NG EQUIPMENT AND
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO PICK UP A FREE CALENDAR CARD AND A LEAFLET CONTAINING USEFUL INFORMATION ON HOW TO MINIMISE HARM IN THE EVENT OF FIRE. in
FREE GIVE-AWAYS SPONSORED BY KWONG ON BANK WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED.
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AMS TO HOLD GRAND PARADE ON SUNDAY *****
.,.Tt!L?UXILIARY med|CAL SERVICES (AMS) WILL HOLD A GRAND PARADE AT VICTORIA PARK THIS SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21).
MORE THAN 400 AMS MEMBERS FROM 18 DISTRICTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE PARADE WITH ANOTHER 2 000 MEMBERS ATTENDING AS SPECTATORS.
THE COMMISSIONER OF THE AMS, DR K.L. THONG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PARADE AND TAKE THE SALUTE. rriuiAit ai
AFTER THE PARADE, DR THONG WILL PRESENT CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE CLASPS AND MEDALS TO 21 AMS MEMBERS FOR THEIR SERVICES TO THE FORCE.
DURING THE CEREMONY, TROPHIES WILL BE PRESENTED TO WINNERS OF THE INTER-REGIONAL COMPETITION WHICH TAKES PLACE BEFORE THE PARADE.
NOTE TO EDITORS*
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OF VICTORIA PARK ON SUNDAY. MEDIA BY 11 AM.
EVENT AT THE NO. 1, 2 AND 3 PITCHES REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE
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REMINDER ON ANIMAL IMPORT BAN * * * *
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAKING TRIPS ABROAD AT .
YEAR ARE REMINDED NOT TO BRING BACK ANY ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS, OR THEY WILL FACE PROSECUTIONS AND HEAVY FINES.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW
THE ADVICE COMES FROM THE SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR M. K. CHEUNG, TODAY (FRI DAY)•
+ SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT HAS INTERCEPTED SOME 340 CASES IN BREACH OF THE IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE. THERE WERE 302 CASES LAST YEAR.
+AMONG CASES IN RECENT MONTHS, SOME INVOLVED SUCH HIGHLY ENDANGERED SPECIES AS GIANT SALAMANDER WHILE MANY OTHERS INVOLVED PANGOLIN AND PANGOLIN MEAT,* HE SAID.
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THE REST WERE CONNECTED WITH THE ILLEGAL IMPORTATION OF OWLS, KESTRELS, BUZZARDS, LEOPARD CATS, AND STUFFED SPECIMENS OF SEA TURTLES AND CROCODILES.
THE LAW PROVIDES FOR A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 FOR THE FIRST OFFENCE AND $10 000 AND SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE. IN ADDITION, THE SPECIMENS INTERCEPTED WILL BE FORFEITED, HE SAID.
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WATER BILLING SYSTEM TO BE UPDATED X X X X X
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS UPDATING AND RECOMPUTERISING ITS WATER BILLING SYSTEM AND THIS WILL INCLUDE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING ACCOUNTS BY AUTO-PAY FOR CONSUMERS WISHING TO DO SO.
IT WILL ALSO SPEED UP PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FROM NEW CONSUMERS.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR
OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR K.L. WONG, AT THE OPENING OF THE NGAU TAU KOK CONSUMER ENQUIRY CENTRE -- THE SEVENTH SUCH CENTRE OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO DEAL WITH COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES ARISING FROM WATER CHARGES.
MR WONG SAID THE CENTRE, LOCATED AT NGAU TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTER FACILITIES TO ENABLE QUICK REPLIES. IT INCLUDED A SHROFF OFFICE.
ALL THE DEPARTMENT’S ENQUIRY CENTRES ARE OPEN FROM 8.30 AM TO 4.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM ON SATURDAYS. SHROFF OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM ON SATURDAYS.
A TOTAL OF 311 838 CASES OF COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH BETWEEN MARCH AND NOVEMBER THIS YEAR BY THE SIX ENQUIRY CENTRES NOW IN OPERATION AT LEIGHTON CENTRE, CAUSEWAY BAY? ARGYLE STREET DEPOT, MONG KOK; TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING IN TING KOK ROAD! KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HOUSE, SHA TIN; SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES; AND KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, TSUEN WAN.
OTHERS WHO TOOK PART IN TODAY’S OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI, AND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN.
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NT SITES SOLD BY LETTERS A AND B
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SEVEN NON-INDUSTRI AL LOTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAVE BEEN SOLD BY VINTAGE LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS (LETTERS A AND B) BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.
FOUR OF THE SITES ARE IN YUEN LONG AND THE OTHERS ARE IN TAI PO, SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN.
THE TAI PO SITE, ABOUT 7 804 SQUARE METRES IN AREAS, IS IN PLOVER COVE ROAD. IT WAS BOUGHT BY SHUNG KING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED, EVERCOT ENTERPRISE COMPANY LIMITED, CAMLEIGH INVESTMENT LIMITED, EGERIA INVESTMENT LIMITED AND MILLAP LIMITED.
A MARKET WITH A MINIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 4 400 SQUARE METRES, RETAIL SHOPPING WITH A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 4 700 SQUARE METRES AND A RESIDENTIAL GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 23 400 SQUARE METRES ARE TO BE DEVELOPED ON THE SITE.
THE SHA TIN SITE, IN THE TOWN CENTRE, COVERS 3 450 SQUARE METRES.
ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING CONVENANT, THE BUYERS - HINTLINE INVESTMENTS LIMITED AND TUXEDOS COMPANY LIMITED - HAVE TO COMPLETE AT LEAST 10 350 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA BY MARCH 31, 1991.
A CINEMA IS NOT PERMITTED.
THE SITE IN TUEN MUN WAS BOUGHT BY DONORA COMPANY LIMITED. MEASURING 2 000 SQUARE METRES, IT LIES TO THE SOUTH OF THE OLD DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING BESIDE CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 7 000 SQUARE METRES HAS TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31, 1990.
ONE OF THE YUEN LONG SITES IS IN YAU SAN STREET AND COVERS 251.7 SQUARE METRES. THE DEVELOPER, NAN FUNG TEXTILES LIMITED, IS REQUIRED TO BUILD AT LEAST 827 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA BY MARCH 31, 1990.
TWO OF THE OTHER SITES ARE IN SHU I CHE KWUN STREET AND MEASURE 1 120 AND 823.5 SQUARE METRES.
THE BUYERS ARE HINTLINE INVESTMENTS LIMITED, AND CHEUK WING COMPANY LIMITED AND MR CHAN WAI-DAN.
GROSS FLOOR AREAS OF NOT LESS THAN 3 678 AND 2 705 SQUARE METRES ARE TO BE BUILT ON THE SITES BY MARCH 31, 1991.
THE LAST SITE, OF 1 023 SQUARE METRES AT YUEN LONG TAI CHEUNG STREET WAS SOLD TO RAINFORCE LIMITED.
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A MINIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 3 360 SQUARE METRES HAS TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 31, 1991.
NO GODOWN DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY OF THE SEVEN SITES.
A BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID A TOTAL OF 429 088.25 SQUARE FEET OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND 6 012.7 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING LAND HAD BEEN REDEEMED BY THE SURRENDER OF THE LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS.
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CHEUNG CHAU SITES FOR TENDER KOK*
TWO NON— I NDUSTRI AL SITES ON CHEUNG CHAU ARE RE I NC nrrrpcn FOR SALE BY TENDER BY THE BUILDINGS AND uJdS SIpJrWNT °
KI
KNOWN AS CHEUNG CHAU LOT NO N SAN LANE AND MEASURES ABOUT
. 1772, ONE OF THE LOTS IS AT 190 SQUARE METRES.
ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING COVENANT, THE DEVELOPER HAS TO
BE?OrTmAR?I 31S1S989AN °F S™SS FLOOR AREA
TAI HING TA|EROADT' CHAU L°T N°' 1773' ’S L0CATED AT
THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED UNDER THE BUILDING COVENANT COMPLETE AT LEAST 250 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA ON 125-SQUARE-METRE SITE BEFORE MARCH 31 1989.
TO THE
TENDERS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON JANUARY 16.
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CARNIVALS ARRANGED FOR CENTRAL, WESTERN * * K X X
FOR CmRA7EA\SFWEF|?ETRNVEREAs[iEV;TTs!S CARN'VALS HAS BEEN
ARRANGED
TOMORROW (SATURDAY), COVERED PLAYGROUND ON THE CENTRE IN CENTRAL.
A CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL WILL FOURTH FLOOR OF THE CAINE
BE HELD AT THE ROAD CARITAS
/THE carnival........
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THE CARNIVAL WILL INCLUDE STALL GAMES, FILM SHOWS, SONGS FOR CHILDREN, PHOTO-WITH-SANTA, AND CORNERS FOR DRAWING AND HANDICRAFTS.
WINNERS OF A CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN COMPETITION WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES AT A CEREMONY BEFORE THE CARNIVAL BEGINS AT 2.30 PM.
THE CARNIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CAINE ROAD CARITAS CENTRE, MID-LEVEL CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE AND MID-LEVEL WEST AREA COMMITTEE. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS (CENTRAL AND WESTERN).
ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 A CARNIVAL WILL BEHELD IN THE FORBES STREET PLAYGROUND IN KENNEDY TOWN. MORE THAN 3 000 CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE CARNIVAL WHICH WILL START AT 2.15 PM.
THERE WILL BE A VARIETY SHOW, GAMES STALLS, CHOIR SINGING, FOLK SONGS, MARTIAL ARTS PERFORMANCES, ORIENTAL DANCE, AND MAGIC AND ACROBATIC PERFORMANCES.
ALSO SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE CARNIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, KENNEDY TOWN AREA COMMITTEE AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 23) EVENING, A FAMILY BUFFET DINNER WILL BE HELD AT 7.30 PM AT THE CAINE ROAD CARITAS RESTAURANT IN CENTRAL.
SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND 10 DISTRICT COMPANIES, THE DINNER IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE CHUNG WAN AREA COMMITTEE.
TICKETS AT $45 FOR ADULTS AND $30 FOR CHILDREN ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8523486 OR 5-8523488.
ADMISSION TO THE CHRISTMAS CARNIVALS ARE FREE FOR RESIDENTS.
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COLOURFUL PROCESSION TO MARK FESTIVAL OPENING * * * * *
A COLOURFUL PROCESSION OF FLOATS, LION DANCE AND ORCHESTRAL BAND WILL LAUNCH THE THREE-WEEK-LONG SHA TIN FESTIVAL THIS SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21) AFTERNOON.
SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY IN THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND AT 2 PM.
/THE PROCESSION
FRIDAY, DBCEMBER 19, 1986
THE PROCESSION WILL START FROM TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD, PASSING THROUGH SAND MARTIN BRIDGE, YUEN WO ROAD TO THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 2 PM IN THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND ON SUNDAY.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES INTERESTED IN COVERING THE PROCESSION SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE STARTING POINT AT TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD (OPPOSITE THE HOTEL REVERSIDE PLAZA) BY 1.25 PM.
AS SEPARATE PRESS BADGES ARE REQUIRED FOR BOTH FUNCTIONS, GIS OFFICERS WILL BE AT THE STARTING POINT AND ENTRANCE OF THE SPORTS GROUND.
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STAR CONCERT TO ENTERTAIN KWAI TSI NG * * K * *
KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE KWAI TSING FESTIVAL '86 OPENING CEREMONY AND STAR CONCERT AT THE KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 7.30 PM.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, CHAIRMAN AND HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE KWAI TSING FESTIVAL CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR CHENG WING-CHUN AND MR LAM KIN-MING J AND KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HO TUNG-CHING.
THE STAR CONCERT, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 7.30 PM IN THE KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND (NEXT TO THE KWAI FONG MTR STATION) TOMORROW.
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FESTIVE LIGHTS TO DECORATE TSUEN WAN If * X X *
DECORATIVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING WILL BE TURNED ON FROM DECEMBER 23 (TUESDAY) IN TSUEN WAN TO CELEBRATE THE FESTIVE SEASON.
THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF THE LIGHTING WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE ROUNDABOUT OF SHA TSUI ROAD AND THE TSUEN WAN TOWN SQUARE ADJACENT TO THE TSUEN WAN MTR STATION.
THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON EVERY EVENING UNTIL JANUARY 3 FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM.
THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY WILL BE PERFORMED BY MRS MABEL HAYES, WIFE OF THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES. AT THE PODIUM OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 23).
MEANWHILE, A CHRISTMAS DISCO NIGHT, SPONSORED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, WILL BE HELD AT 8 PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND.
APART FROM DANCING, WELL-KNOWN SINGERS WILL PERFORM UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
AT THE END OF THE EVENT, THERE WILL BE A LUCKY DRAW WITH VALUABLE PRIZES FOR PARTICIPANTS.
FIRST PRIZE WILL BE TWO RETURN AIR TICKETS TO TAIWAN.
ADMISSION TICKETS AT $20 PER COUPLE ARE AVAILABLE AT OFFICES OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
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EAST KWAI CHUNG AREA DAY FOR SUNDAY * * *
HUNDREDS OF KWAI TSI NG RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN AN AREA DAY PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE EAST KWAI CHUNG AREA COMMITTEE AND THE KWAI TSI NG DISTRICT OFFICE ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21).
THE PROGRAMMES INCLUDE A GAMES COMPETITION AT THE SHEK LEI EXTENSION AREA, A FUN FAIR IN THE SHEK LEI PLAYGROUND AND A VARIETY SHOW AT THE PLAYGROUND IN THE EVENING.
ADMISSION IS FREE AND TICKETS FOR THE FUN FAIR ARE AVAILABLE AT THE EAST KWAI CHUNG SUB-OFFICE, NO 8-10, GROUND FLOOR, BLOCK 14, SHEK LEI ESTATE.
/area day
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AREA DAY PROGRAMMES ORGANISED ON SUNDAYS BY SEVEN AREA COMMITTEES IN KWAI CHUNG AND TSI NG Yl ARE PART OF THE FIVE-WEEK-LONG KWAI TSING FESTIVAL 86.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE SUB-OFFICE ON 0-238684.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE AREA DAY IN THE SHEK LEI EXTENSION AT 9.30 AM ON SUNDAY.
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’CARE FOR THE OLD’ CAMPAIGN OPENING TOMORROW
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ABOUT 800 OLD PEOPLE IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT WILL ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DISTRICT’S +CARE FOR THE OLD+ CAMPAIGN TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 2 PM AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SECONDARY SCHOOL.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HEALTH TALKS AND AN EXHIBITION ON HEALTH CARE FOR THE ELDERLIES.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHOW WAI-KAM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY TOMORROW AT 2 PM AT TANG SHIU KIN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN Ol KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1986
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CIVIC EDUCATION WINNERS TO GET PRIZES *****
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO REPRESENTATIVES OF WINNING SCHOOLS IN THE INTER-SCHOOL CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECT COMPETITION.
A TOTAL OF 36 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION.
A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MRS RITA FAN, WILL ATTEND THE PRESENTATION. SHE WAS CHIEF ADJUDICATOR OF THE COMPETITION AND WILL MAKE REMARKS ON THE QUALITY OF THE ENTRIES.
THE COMPETITION WAS DIVIDED INTO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SECTIONS. THE MAIN WINNER IN EACH SECTION WILL RECEIVE BOOK COUPONS WORTH 55 OOO.
BOOK COUPONS VALUED AT BETWEEN S3 000 AND $200 WILL BE AWARDED TO SCHOOLS THAT PRODUCED THE 3* OTHER OUTSTANDING ENTRIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ANNEXE AT ROOM 1103, ARGYLE CENTRE, PHASE ONE, 688 NATHAN ROAD, MONG KOK, AT 9.40 AM TOMORROW.
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COOKING CONTEST ORGANISED FOR ELDERLY *****
SEVENTEEN ELDERLY PEOPLE WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR TECHNIQUES IN THE WINTER HOT POT DISH COOKING COMPETITION AT THE KOWLOON WOMEN’S WELFARE CLUB, SHING TAK STREET, TO KWA WAN, TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
EACH PARTICIPANT, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ASSISTANT, WILL PREPARE A HOT POT DISH COSTING NOT MORE THAN $40.
THE CRITERIA FOR ADJUDICATION INCLUDE COOKING SKILL, RECIPE DESIGN, TASTE, TIDINESS AND TEAM CO-OPERATION.
/GIFT coupons........
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1986
GIFT COUPONS WORTH $250 TO $700 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST THREE WINNING TEAMS AND SOUVENIRS WILL BE PRESENTED TO ALL TEAMS.
THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE AND RECREATION OF THE ELDERLY, THE KOWLOON WOMEN’S CLUB AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE WINTER HOT POT DISH COOKING COMPETITION TO BE HELD FROM 2-4 PM TOMORROW IN THE KOWLOON WOMEN’S WELFARE CLUB AT 42 SHING TAK STREET, TO KWA WAN.
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DANCE COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL * * * * *
DANCE ENTHUSIASTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILLS IN A COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE DANCE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN THE CHAN HING SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE ON JANUARY 4.
IT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS: ORIENTAL DANCE, WESTERN DANCE AND CREATIVE DANCE, CATERING TO THE DIFFERENT INTERESTS OF PARTICIPANTS.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT LIM PO YEN CENTRE AT 110 BEECH STREET AND AT THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE (RECREATION, AMENITIES AND SPORTS) AT ROOM 503-506, 610 NATHAN ROAD.
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JAPANESE BAND ARRIVES FOR CONCERT
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A JAPANESE GIRLS SCHOOL BAND WILL PROVIDE AN INTERNATIONAL FLAVOUR WHEN THE 1986 HONG KONG YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL HOLDS ITS OPENING CONCERT IN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL TOMORROW (SATURDAY)
NIGHT
THE HAKATA GIRLS’ COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL WIND BAND OF FUKUOKA ARRIVED TODAY (FRIDAY) TO TAKE PART IN THE CONCERT.
PERFORMING WITH THE MUSIC OFFICE’S YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND, THE MORE THAN 6O-STRONG GIRLS BAND WILL PLAY SUCH POPULAR PIECES AS +DANCE OF THE YAO+ AND +WHITE CHRISTMAS*.
TICKETS AT $5 EACH ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE OF TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND AT ALL COMPUTERISED BOX OFFICES OF THE URBAN COUNCIL. THE CONCERT STARTS AT 8 PM.
THE VISITING BAND IS LED BY ITS CONDUCTOR, MR KATSUHIKO IKESUE.
THE YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL, ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, BEGINS TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL DECEMBER 23.
AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL, A PUBLIC CHRISTMAS CONCERT WILL BE GIVEN AT NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN ON SUNDAY, STARTING AT 1 PM. A PRIVATE CONCERT WILL BE GIVEN AT THE PO LEUNG KUK ON SUNDAY MORNING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CONCERT OF THE YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AT 8 PM TOMORROW.
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FIRE SERVICES STAFF SHOW THEIR BEST FORM
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DESPITE THE COLD AND STRONG WINDS, FIRE SERVICES ATHLETES SHOWED THEIR BEST FORM TO BREAK A NUMBER OF RECORDS DURING THEIR ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET AT WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE MACAU FIRE BRIGADE ALSO SENT A TEAM TO TAKE PART IN SOME TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS THE 4 X 100 METRE INVITATION RELAY WHICH WAS CONTESTED BY 11 OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THE MACAU FIRE BRIGADE.
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
OCTOBER ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL FIGURES OUT .... 1
'FOUR STREETS' OWNERS ACCEPT TERMS ........................ b
IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC AWaRENESS FOR STUDENTS STRESSED ....... 4
NEED FOR MORE TRAINED TEACHERS EMPHASISED.................. 6
MEET THE MEDIA ............................................ 8
MEET THE MEDIA ............................................ 8
YAU MA TEI STREETS CLEANSED ............................... 9
SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS AUCTIONED ............................. 9
Earlier payment for welfare recipients ................... 10
CONSERVATION PROJECT SETS RECORD ......................... 11
PHOTO COMPETITION ON DISTRICT MONUMENTS ORGANISED ........ 11
STUDENTS URGED TO SUPPORT CIVIC EDUCaTION CAMPAIGN ....... 12
ALaRM SYSTEM FOR SaI KUNG BUILDING TO BE SWITCHED ON ..... 1J
'CARE FOR THE OLD' CAMPAIGN BEGINS ....................... 1?
district job safety scheme to be outlined ................ 14
SEMINAR EXAMINES RELIGIOUS ASPECT ........................ 15
FUN-FILLED CHRISTMaS FOR SOUTHERN RESIDENTS .................. 15
CARNIVaL TO FOSTER CIVIC KNOWLEDGE ........................... 16
TO KWA WaN RESIDENTS TO SHOW THEIR TaLENTS ................... 16
SHEUNG WaN TRAFFIC CHaNGES ................................... 17
NEW ROADS OPENING IN Ma ON SHAN .............................. 18
URBaN CLEARWAYS DESIGNATED IN SHEUNG SHUT .................... 19
RIGHT TURN BaN IN YUEN LONG .................................. 19
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1986
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OCTOBER ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL FIGURES OUT *****
THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) IN THE 200 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN OCTOBER 1986 INCREASED COMPARED WITH THAT IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR BUT REMAINED STABLE RELATIVE TO SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
COMPARED WITH OCTOBER LAST YEAR, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE VOLUME OF ORDERS WERE REPORTED FOR THE TEXTILES AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, THE WEARING APPAREL AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VOLUME OF ORDERS IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY DROPPED CONSIDERABLY.
COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER, THE VOLUME OF ORDERS IN THE TEXTILES AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES INCREASED, WHILE THAT IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY DECLINED.
THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR REMAINED STABLE IN OCTOBER 1986 COMPARED WITH THAT IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, IT WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE LEVEL IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, MAINLY DUE TO THE DEPARTURE OF SUMMER WORKERS.
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED RECORDED AN INCREASE IN PAYROLL AND IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER, INCREASES IN BOTH PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE ALSO RECORDED FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS A WHOLE. HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REPORTED FOR THE FOOD AND DRINKS, PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH AS SOME FIRMS STARTED NEW PROJECTS. PAYROLL ROSE SLIGHTLY DESPITE SOME DECLINE IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS. HOWEVER, EMPLOYMENT WAS STILL BELOW THAT OF THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR, ALTHOUGH PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS SHOWED AN INCREASE.
IN THE SERVICES SECTORS, THE LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS WERE HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH, THERE WAS, HOWEVER, LITTLE CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT AND A SLIGHT DECLINE IN PAYROLL AND IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS.
/THE PERCENTAGE .......
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THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN TABLES A AND B.
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN MARCH 1983.
AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT RESULTS ON THE MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE, ALTHOUGH THEY SHOULD GIVE AN INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT-TERM.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1986 IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, AT $1.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT ON 3-7212854.
/A. Orders-on-hand in •••••••
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A. Orders-on-hand in manufacturing industries
Orders-on-hand
Industry in terms of months for October 1986 % increase/ decrease over
Sep. 86 Oct. 85
Wearing apparel 4.80 * 9
Textiles 2.81 7 19
Plastic products 2.93 -5 -23
Fabricated metal products 4.04 1 28
Electrical and electronic products 5.03 * 3
Others 4.43 • 1
All above industries <*•35 • 2
B. Employment and earnings
Persons engaged at the end of October 1986 Per capita earnings
Industry/Services /> increase/ decrease over Sep. 86 Oct. 85 as in October 1986 (HK3) % increase/ decrease over Sep. 86 Oct. 85
Eanufactaring -1 • 3 **22 1 12
Food and drinks 1 If 3 971 -8 5
Wearing apparel -1 -9 2 9**3 5 12
Textiles 1 2 3 575 3 14
Hastie products -5 h 3 238 -2 19
Fabricated metal products • -k 3 111 -2 5
electrical and electronic products -1 4 3 167 4 11
Others • 1 *» 556 3 11
Construction** 2 -2 4 7**2 -1 9
Services • 2 b 116 -1 10
Banks • 5 5 1 10
Hotels 1 -1 3 894 1 8
Public utilities • -1 6 416 -3 11
Others « 5 7 255 1 10
* Changes within ^0.5% * * Tersons engaged cover company employees on labour-only sub-contractors not included. ly; site workers employed by
note : Unlike ”orders-on-hand" and per capita earnings'* which the total no. of persons engaged by the firms surveyed information on its own because this is a panel survey are average figures, is not meaningful and is therefore not shown.
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’FOUR STREETS’ OWNERS ACCEPT TERMS
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MORE THAN 91 PER CENT OF OWNERS OF TSIM SHA TSUI +FOUR STREETS* PROPERTIES HAVE ACCEPTED A REVISED GOVERNMENT OFFER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
UNDER THE NEW OFFER, THE DEADLINE FOR WHICH EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 15, THE AMOUNT OF PREMIUM THE OWNERS HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW LEASES HAS BEEN REDUCED.
THEIR OLD LEASES ON THE PROPERTIES, WHICH ARE IN MODY ROAD, HANOI ROAD, CORNWALL AVENUE AND BRISTOL AVENUE, EXPIRED IN 1978.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID HE EXPECTED MORE OF THE REMAINING 15 OWNERS TO ACCEPT THE GOVERNMENT’S OFFER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE TERMS OF THE OFFER INCLUDE PREMIUM PAYMENT BY 21 ANNUAL INSTALMENTS, THE FIRST OF WHICH FALLS DUE ON DECEMBER 31 THIS YEAR.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE OWNERS WHO HAD RETURNED ACCEPTANCE SLIPS HAD ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY THEIR FIRST INSTALMENT BY THE DUE DATE.
SOME HAD EVEN ENCLOSED CHEQUES FOR THE REQUIRED AMOUNT, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT HAD DECIDED TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT OF ANY PROPERTIES WHERE OWNERS DECLINED TO ACCEPT THE GOVERNMENT’S OFFER TO RENEW LEASES.
+IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS THESE OCCUPIERS WILL BE SENT A LETTER INFORMING THEM THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ENTERED INTO MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTIES AND THEY SHOULD CEASE PAYING RENT TO THE FORMER OWNERS WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1987,+ HE SAID.
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IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC AWARENESS FOR STUDENTS STRESSED * * * * *
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (SATURDAY) SPOKE OF THE NEED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC EDUCATION RELATED ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CIVIC AWARENESS AND ABILITY TO DIFFERENTIATE RIGHT FROM WRONG.
SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE INTER-SCHOOL CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECT COMPETITION, MR.LEUNG SAID THROUGH PARTICIPATION STUDENTS WOULD LEARN TO UNDERSTAND SOCIETY AND TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO CARE FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
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HE ALSO NOTED THAT SUSTAINED EFFORTS WERE MADE BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.
IT HAD PUBLISHED AND ISSUED TO SCHOOLS A SET OF +GUIDELINES ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS* IN 1985. A CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE TEACHING RESOURCES LATE LAST YEAR AND MORE THAN 90 SEMINARS ON CIVIC EDUCATION WERE ORGANISED FOR TEACHERS.
TO FIND OUT HOW CIVIC EDUCATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN SCHOOLS AND ITS EFFECTS AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED, THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED AN EVALUATION EXERCISE A FEW MONTHS AGO.
MR LEUNG SAID THE FINDINGS ON THE RESULTS WERE ENCOURAGING AS MORE THAN 80 PER CENT OF SCHOOLS ADOPTED THE CROSS-CURRICULAR APPROACH SUGGESTED IN THE GUIDELINES AND MADE USE OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
ON THE COMPETITION ITSELF, MR LEUNG SAID THE WORK OF STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED THEIR UNIQUENESS IN TERMS OF THEME, FORM OF EXPRESSION AND IMAGE PROJECTION.
ALOS PRAISING THE EXCELLENT WORK OF THE STUDENTS WAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MRS RITA FAN, WHO SAID THE WINNING ENTRIES SHOWED THAT STUDENTS CARED FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH A BROADENED OUTLOOK.
THE COMPETITION DEMONSTRATED THAT THE AIM OF PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION HAD BEEN ACHIEVED, SAID MRS FAN.
STUDENTS OF 36 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE LATER PRESENTED WITH BOOK COUPONS VALUED AT BETWEEN $200 AND S5 000 FOR THEIR WINNING ENTRIES.
TOP PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO THE FUNG KAI NO.l SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTION OF THE COMPETITION AND MA TAU CHUNG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY P.M. SCHOOL IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL SECTION.
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NEED FOR MORE TRAINED TEACHERS EMPHASISED
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ABOUT 13 100 GRADUATE TEACHERS WILL BE REQUIRED BY 1994 TO MEET GOVERNMENT’S TARGETS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, THE BROADENING OF THE CURRICULUM, THE ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL MANPOWER TO SCHOOLS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND GUIDANCE AND TO SUPPORT A WIDER RANGE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR LI SAID THE DEMAND FOR GRADUATE TEACHERS HAD BEEN INCREASING SINCE THE MID-197O’S AND THERE WERE ABOUT 10 600 GRADUATE TEACHERS SERVING IN GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND THE BETTER SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT THIS STAGE.
+AS THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN HONG KONG CONTINUES TO GROW AND DEVELOP, THERE WILL BE A NEED NOT MERELY FOR MORE GRADUATE TEACHERS BUT MORE GRADUATE TEACHERS WHO ARE PROPERLY TRAINED AND SUITABLY QUALIFIED FOR THEIR JOB.+ HE SAID.
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT NO. 2 HAD RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPORTION OF TRAINED GRADUATE TEACHERS SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 80 PER CENT BY 1994 AS AN INTERIM MEASURE AND THAT THE ULTIMATE TARGET SHOULD BE SET AT 90 PER CENT COMPARED WITH ONLY ABOUT 60 PER CENT OF TRAINED SERVING GRADUATE TEACHERS AS AT PRESENT.
IN THE EVENT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, MR LI SAID ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WOULD BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE AND THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSULT FURTHER WITH THE UNIVERSITIES.
MR LI SAID THERE WOULD ALSO BE A NEED FOR MORE AND BETTER PREPARED TEACHER TRAINERS TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR A GREATER SUPPLY OF NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS.
TO IMPLEMENT THE EDUCATION COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS REPORT NO. 2 FOR THE TRAINING OF QUALIFIED ASSISTANT KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, QUALIFIED KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, TECHNICAL TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, AND TEACHERS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS, MR LI SAID THERE WOULD ALSO BE A GREATER DEMAND FOR MORE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, CURRICULUM PLANNERS AND GUIDANCE TEACHERS.
IN ADDITION, THERE WOULD BE A NEED TO RAISE THE PROFESSIONALISM AND LEADERSHIP OF HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS, TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION PROVIDED IN THESE SECTORS.
+THERE WILL ALSO BE A NEED TO UPDATE THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS OF PRACTICAL, TECHNICAL AND CULTURAL SUBJECTS, IN ORDER TO BETTER EQUIP THEM TO TEACH THESE SUBJECTS IN THE UPPER FORMS,+ HE ADDED.
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+THE EDUCATION COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF PART-TIME IN-SERVICE BACHELOR EDUCATION DEGREE COURSES IN LOCAL TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTUIONS ARE AIMED AT MEETING SUCH NEEDS,+ MR LI SAID.
+IF ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE VIEWS AND THE COOPERATION OF THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WILL BE SOUGHT ON A CO-ORDINATED PLAN OF IMPLEMENTATION,+ HE SAID.
ON THE GREATER NEED TO KEEP TEACHERS UP-TO-DATE, PREPARE THEM FOR CURRICULAR CHANGES AND HELP THEM TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS, MR LI SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS RUNNING SYSTEMATIC COURSES OF RETRAINING FOR TEACHERS WHOSE INITIAL TRAINING WAS EITHER OUTDATED OR CONSIDERED TO BE INADEQUATE BY PRESENT DAY STANDARD. SHORT COURSES PROVIDING REFRESHER TRAINING WERE ALSO OFFERED.
WITH A TEACHING FORCE OF ABOUT 45 000, MR LI SAID THE DEPARTMENT’S EFFORTS CLEARLY NEEDED TO BE SUPPLEMENTED AND COMPLEMENTED.
ON THE RAPID EXPANSION AND CHANGE IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, MR LI SAID IT WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO LIAISE AND COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH THE FACULTY AND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN THE TWO UNIVERSITIES ON MATTERS RELATING TO EDUCATION PARTICULARLY TEACHER PREPARATION.
USEFUL LINKS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE UNIVERSITIES FOR THIS PURPOSE, IN THE FORM OF A TEACHER EDUCATION CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE AND A TEACHER EDUCATION CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.
ALL PARTIES WERE WORKING TOGETHER IN A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL RESEACH PROJECTS, IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, IN THE PLANNING OF IN-SERVICE COURSE FOR TEACHERS AND IN ASSESSING FUTURE TEACHER REQUIREMENTS.
+l HOPE THAT THIS LINK WILL BE EXTENDED AND FURTHER STRENGTHENED THROUGH CLOSER CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION IN THE DAYS AHEAD,+ MR LI SAID.
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MEET THE MEDIA X X *
THE SECRETARY (GENERAL DUTIES), MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, WILL REVIEW THE WORK OF HIS BRANCH AT A YEAR-END MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION AT 11.30 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 22) AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
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MEET THE MEDIA X X X X X
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, WILL MEET MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 23) AT 2.30 PM IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM. HE WILL REVIEW HONG KONG’S ECONOMY DURING THE YEAR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND THIS SESSION WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
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YAU MA TEI STREETS CLEANSED * * * * *
A CLEANSING DAY WAS HELD IN YAU MA TEI TODAY (SATURDAY) TO BOOST PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN.
THE OPERATION WAS LAUNCHED BY THE YAU MA TEI ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE AS PART OF EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
CLEANSING STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE DEPLOYED TO CLEAN YAU MA TEI MARKET. THEY WILL CLEAN OTHER MARKET AREAS IN THE DISTRICT OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
LEADING THE WHOLE OPERATION WERE YAU MA TEI ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS SANDY HO, AND SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT (KOWLOON SOUTH) OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR WONG TAK-FAN.
THEY AND MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE HELPED IN STREET CLEANSING WORK AFTER AN OPENING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE DISTRICT’S FIVE AREA COMMITTEES WILL ALSO BE MOBILISED TO CONDUCT AREA INSPECTIONS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM SPOTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES. THEIR VIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
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SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS AUCTIONED * * * * *
THIRTY-FOUR SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD BY AUCTION THIS MORNING (SATURDAY) FOR A TOTAL OF B585 500 WHICH WILL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.
THE AUCTION HELD AT RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL, 8TH FLOOR. SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER 821 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF <580 000.
ANOTHER NUMBER DL28 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF S70 000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS 151 000 FOR DL1997, BH411.
CP5255 AND DL4147.
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THE OTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES
5 15 5
DK3088 6 000 DK4563 11 000 DL 168 35 000
DK9993 2 200 DK3378 3 500 CL3399 15 000
DK 888 66 000 CS 811 7 000 DL 911 11 000
HK 821 10 000 AK 833 15 000 DL5851 2 500
DL 711 4 000 BK 5 40 000 AW 702 4 000
CW9779 WITHDRAWN DL 201 8 500
DK 801 5 000 DL 882 11 000
DL 326 4 000 DL 301 2 000
AR7373 5 600 DL 13 60 000
DK 886 7 000 AK 822 10 000
AL4376 1 700 XX1661 35 000
CL 7 45 000 DL 102 4 500
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIDDING.
THE NUMBERS AUCTIONED WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WITH 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF AUCTION.
TODAY’S SALE, THE 110TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973, BROUGHT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR CHARITY REALISED SO FAR TO $41 024 332.
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EARLIER PAYMENT FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS * * * * X
P^LIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE HOLDING CASH ORDER BOOKS MAY RECEIVE EARLIER PAYMENT IF THEIR PAYMENT DATES FALL ON DECEMBER 25 AND 26, WHICH ARE PUBLIC HOL I DAYS.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THEY MAY CASH THEIR COUPONS ON DECEMBER 23 AND 24 RESPECTIVELY OR AFTER AT THE DESIGNATED POST OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES AND TREASURY SUB-OFFICES.
PAYMENT OF SNA THROUGH THE BANK PAYMENT SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE ADVANCED TO DECEMBER 24 FROM DECEMBER 25.
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CONSERVATION PROJECT SETS RECORD
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE +CLEAN AND GREEN+ SCHEME ORGANISED FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HAS SET A NEW RECORD.
SINCE EARLY NOVEMBER, A TOTAL OF 7 484 PEOPLE HAVE JOINED AND COMPLETED STAGE ONE OF THE SCHEME.
THE DEPARTMENT’S ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS) MR S.P. LAU, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY)t +WE ARE IrlDEED VERY PLEASED WITH THE TURNOUT WHICH REPRESENTS A BIG JUMP OV-.R THE 1985 RECORD OF 5 740. +
+SUCH OVERWHELMING RESPONSE INDICATES A GROWING PUBLIC INTEREST IN COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN KEEPING THE COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND GREEN.+
OF THE PARTICIPANTS, 452 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SECOND STAGE BY ENROLLING IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR COMPETITIONS DESIGNED TO TEST CONSERVATION KNOWLEDGE.
THESE INCLUDED A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION, A CLOTH BADGE DESIGN COMPETITION, A SLOGAN COMPETITION AND A CROSSWORD PUZZLE CONTEST.
THEIR ENTRIES WERE ADJUDICATED BY THE CLEAN AND GREEN WORKING GROUP, CHAIRED BY MR WILLIAM WAN. THE TOP 10 ENTRIES IN EACH COMPETITION WILL RECEIVE PRIZES.
ALL 452 SEMI-FINALISTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN A GRAND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING.
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PHOTO COMPETITION ON DISTRICT MONUMENTS ORGANISED * * * * *
YUEN LONG’S RICH HERITAGE WHICH DATES BACK TO SOME 800 YEARS AGO WILL BE THE THEME OF A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION TO BE LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR.
THE COMPETITION, PART OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE DISTRICT’S ARTS FESTIVAL, IS DIVIDED INTO OPEN AND STUDENTS SECTIONS.
PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT NOT MORE THAN TWO COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS BY JANUARY 23 FEATURING ANY ONE OF THE FOUR MONUMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL VALUE.
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THE MONUMENTS ARE KAT HING WAI IN KAM TIN, THE TSUI SHING LAU (PAGODA) IN PING SHAN, THE MAN LUN FUNG ANCESTRAL HALL IN FAN TIN TSUEN, SAN TIN AND THE YAU KUNG TONG ANCESTRAL STUDY HALL IN HA TSUEN.
GIFT COUPONS VALUED AT BETWEEN $300 AND $2 000 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST THREE ENTRIES.
WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE EXHIBITED DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 10 AND MARCH 1 IN THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC LIBRARY.
DETAILS OF THE COMPETITION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC ENQUIRIES COUNTERS AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING AND IN FAIRVIEW PARK AS WELL AS THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT.
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STUDENTS URGED TO SUPPORT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
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STUDENTS IN NORTH DISTRICT SHOULD PLAY A MORE ACTIVE PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND SERVICES TO BETTER FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL AND ENHANCE THEIR AWARENESS OF CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES, NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE +KNOW THE NORTH DISTRICT+ STUDY CAMP AT THE BAPTIST ASSEMBLY, MR CHEUNG SAID ONE OF THE MAJOR TASKS IN THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION WAS TO CULTIVATE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF AND A SENSE OF BELONGING TOWARDS THEIR COMMUNITY.
HE URGED PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE USE OF THEIR LEISURE BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS AND TO PUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED AT SCHOOL INTO PRACTICE.
MR CHEUNG SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO MADE MANY EFFORTS IN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TOGETHER WITH OTHER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAD ORGANISED A SERIES OF CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, HE SAID.
THESE INCLUDED A CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION, SEMINAR ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, TALKS, ANTI-FALLING OBJECTS CAMPAIGN AS WELL AS VISITS TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS.
+RESPONSE RECEIVED SO FAR HAVE BEEN MOST ENCOURAGING AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT MORE THAN 6 000 RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENTS TO BE ORGANISED IN THE COMING MONTHS,+ HE ADDED.
TODAY’S STUDY CAMP WAS ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADMASTERS’ CONFERENCE WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD.
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ALARM SYSTEM FOR SAI KUNG BUILDING TO BE SWITCHED ON * * * * *
A SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 22) TO MARK THE INSTALLATION OF A SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM IN THE SIU YAT BUILDING IN SAI KUNG TOWN.
THE INSTALLATION IS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED UNDER THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN.
MOST HOUSEHOLDS IN THE BUILDING HAVE GIVEN THEIR FULL SUPPORT TO THE SYSTEM AND EACH CONTRIBUTED S23O TOWARDS THE INSTALLATION.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR RON BRIDGE, SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO, DEPUTY DISTRICT COMMANDER, WONG TAI SIN, MR LOUIS LAU, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG CHUN-HOI.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY ON MONDAY AT 11.30 AM. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE CARPARK OF THE SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING , GROUND FLOOR, MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG, BY 11.15 AM.
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’CARE FOR THE OLD’ CAMPAIGN BEGINS
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A MONTH-LONG +CARE FOR THE OLD+ CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE BEGAN TODAY (SATURDAY) WITH A HEALTH TALK AND AN EXHIBITION ON HEALTH CARE AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SECONDARY SCHOOL. ABOUT 800 ELDERLY PEOPLE ATTENDED.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN HAD BECOME A TRADITION IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT. IT HAD BEEN HELD FOR 17 YEARS.
APART FROM PROVIDING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES FOR OLD PEOPLE, THE CAMPAIGN ALSO CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS FOSTERING RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY, HE SAID.
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ABOUT 400 OLD PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS, VISITS TO HOMES FOR THE AGED WILL BE MADE, A FREE FILM SHOW FOR 1 000 OLD PEOPLE WILL BE HELD AND ABOUT 600 WILL BE INVITED TO A FREE DINNER.
THE CAMPAIGN, COSTING ABOUT $200 000, IS FUNDED MAINLY BY DONATIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS. THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED $20 000 TO SPONSOR THE PROJECT.
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHOW WAI-KAM; DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, MR HAU CHUNG-CHI; AND DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM.
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THE KWAI CHUNG AND Ts 1NG Yl OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROMOTION SCHEME WILL BE GIVEN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 22) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, DR LAI MING-WAH.
IHE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE OFFICES BU?LofNGNG TSING Y‘ DISTR,CT 0FF,CE> KWAI HING GOVERNMENT
CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR YIP YUK-LUN, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG RED CROSS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PETER LEUNG, WILL ALSO ATTEND.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
'NVITFD TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2.30 PM ON CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, e?TV,nb?°R^^WAI, HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES (NEXT TO KWAI HING MTR STATION), 166-174, HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG.
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SEMINAR EXAMINES RELIGIOUS ASPECT
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MORE THAN 200 SECONDARY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ATTENDED A SEMINAR THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING ON HOW RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS CAN HELP IN PROMOTING SEX EDUCATION.
ORGANISED BY THE RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SEMINAR AIMED AT INCREASING TEACHERS’ AWARENESS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND SEX EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS.
SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR, HELD AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, INCLUDED PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL EDUCATION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MR M.P. LUK; AND HEAD OF THE RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT AT HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE, REV. T.S. YU.
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FUN-FILLED CHRISTMAS FOR SOUTHERN RESIDENTS « K X K *
A SERIES OF CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AND CARNIVALS WILL BE HELD IN ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON.
SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE PROGRAMMES ARE ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION, THE URBAN COUNCIL, AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
THE DISTRICT BOARD’S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE HAS ALLOCATED ABOUT 517 000 TO SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE NEIGHBOURLINESS AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.
THE CONCERT BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT CHILDREN’S CHOIR WILL BE HELD AT 7.30 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) IN THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL, ABERDEEN CIVIC CENTRE, FIFTH FLOOR, 203, ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD.
THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE CHRISTMAS CAROLS, CHINESE AND WESTERN POPULAR AND FOLK SONGS, INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCES AND EASTERN FOLK DANCES. ADMISSION IS FREE.
THE CARNIVAL OFFERING STALL GAMES AND A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD ON CHRISTMAS DAY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM OUTSIDE THE AP LEI CHAU COMMUNITY HALL IN AP LEI CHAU ESTATE. RESIDENTS CAN ALSO ATTEND A CANTONESE OPERA PERFORMANCE INSIDE THE HALL.
A FUN FAIR WITH STALL GAMES WILL BE HELD ON BOXING DAY ON THE PODIUM OF MEI KWONG, MEI FAI AND MEI FUNG COURTS IN ABERDEEN CENTRE.
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CARNIVAL TO FOSTER CIVIC KNOWLEDGE
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A JOINT SCHOOL CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD IN THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO ENHANCE THE CIVIC KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
VARIOUS GAMES STALLS WILL BE SET UP BY THE SCHOOLS. THESE WILL INCLUDE COMPUTER GAMES.
THE CARNIVAL IS ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
IT WILL BE OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC FROM 2 PM AT THE OPEN DECK OF LOK FU SHOPPING CENTRE.
OFFICIATING GUESTS OF THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN OF THF DISTRICT’S SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE, MR ALBERT LI- CHAIRMAN OF THE CARNIVAL’S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MISS AMY LEE- AND ASSISTANT WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER (WEST), MR NG HON-WAH.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT JOINT SCHOOL CARNIVAL TO BEGIN AT 2 PM TOMORROW AT THE OPEN DECK OF LOK FU SHOPPING CENTRE, WANG TAU HOM.
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ABOUT 500 PRIMARY STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS IN TO KWA WAN NORTH WILL TAKE PART IN A PAINTING COMPETITION ON CIVIC EDUCATION AND A + HOW TO MAKE USE OF WASTE MATERIALS* DESIGN COMPETITION IN THEIR AREA DAY AT HOI SHAM PARK TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
ABOUT 400 PRIMARY STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN A DRAWING COMPETITION, IN TWO SECTIONS, ON THE THEME OF +WHAT MY EYES SEE IN A GOOD CITIZEN*.
THE +HOW TO MAKE USE OF WASTE MATERIALS* DESIGN COMPETITION REQUIRES PARTICIPANTS TO TURN USELESS MATERIALS INTO USEFUL PRODUCTS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION AT THE VENUE.
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THE AREA DAY, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TO KWA WAN AREA COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE, IS AIMED AT PROMOTING PARTICIPANTS’ INTEREST AND CREATIVENESS IN ART, AND AT ENHANCING THEIR AWARENESS OF CIVIC EDUCATION.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO WINNERS AND SOUVENIRS WILL BE GIVEN TO PARTICIPANTS.
THESE WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF KOWLOON CITY EAST, MR CHEN CHIEH, AND THE CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER OF THE TO KWA WAN AREA COMMITTEE, MR MAK KING-LUN, LAM MING AND YIU KWOK-CHUNG, RESPECTIVELY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TO KWA WAN AREA DAY AT HOI SHAM PARK FROM 9 TO 11.30 AM TOMORROW.
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SHEUNG WAN TRAFFIC CHANGES
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MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF A SERIES OF TRAFFIC CHANGES IN SHEUNG WAN STARTING FROM 10 AM ON DECEMBER 23 (TUESDAY).
WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, TRAFFIC IN THE AREA HAS TO BE READJUSTED TO ENSURE A SMOOTHER TRAFFIC FLOW. THE READJUSTMENTS INCLUDE CHANGES IN URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS AND DESIGNATION OF BUS AND TRAM ONLY LANES.
THE EXISTING PROHIBITED ZONE FOR ALL VEHICLES ON WESTBOUND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN WING LOK STREET AND HILLIER STREET WILL BE LIFTED. HOWEVER, THE WESTBOUND OFF-SIDE LANE OF DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH RUMSEY STREET AND A POINT ABOUT 60 METRES EAST OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BE MADE A TRAM AND BUS ONLY LANE. AT NO TIME WILL ANY VEHICLES OTHE THAN BUSES AND TRAMS BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THAT ROAD SECTION.
DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN MORRISON STREET AND HILLIER STREET, AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WESTBOUND BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH RUMSEY STREET AND A POINT ABOUT 45 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL ALSO BE DESIGNATED TRAM ONLY LANES, ROUND THE CLOCK.
MEANWHILE, A NUMBER OF ROAD SECTIONS IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, WING LOK STREET, WING WO STREET AND MORRISON STREET WILL BE DESIGNATED URBAN CLEARWAYS OPERATING DURING DIFFERENT HOURS OF THE DAY.
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WHILE A MAJOR PART OF CLEVERLY STREET, AND SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL NEAR CLEVERLY STREET AND MORRISON STREET WILL BE MADE 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS, HILLIER STREET, CLEVERLY STREET NEAR WING LOK STREET, THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL NEAR MAN WA LANE AND RUMSEY STREET WILL BECOME URBAN CLEARWAYS OPERATING FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM.
IN ADDITION, A SMALL SECTION OF RUMSEY STREET NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH WING LOK STREET WILL BE MADE A PEAK-HOUR (7 - 10 AM AND 4 - 7 PM) URBAN CLEARWAY.
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS NOW IN FORCE IN THE AREA WILL BE RELAXED. THE EXISTING 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN CLEVERLY STREET AND RUMSEY STREET WILL OPERATE ONLY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM, WHILE THE EXISTING 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION FOR ALL VEHICLES ON MAN WA LANE WILL APPLY TO GOODS VEHICLES ONLY.
WITHIN THE ABOVE URBAN CLEARWAYS, NO VEHICLES OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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NEW ROADS OPENING IN MA ON SHAN
KOK
FOUR NEW ROADS IN MA ON SHAN LEADING TO HANG ON ESTATE AND CHEVALIER GARDEN WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC FROM 3 PM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 23).
THE NEW ROADS ARE MA ON SHAN ROAD, HANG SHUN STREET, HANG TAK STREET AND HANG HONG STREET.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS IN MA ON SHAN WILL BE MADE 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS:
* TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH SIU LEK YUEN ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 100 METRES EAST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH ON SUM STREET.
X MA ON SHAN ROAD BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH HANG HONG STREET AND A POINT ABOUT 75 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION.
* HANG HONG STREET BETWEEN MA ON SHAN ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO HANG ON ESTATE.
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* HANG TAK STREET.
* THE ROUNDABOUT AT THE JUNCTION OF MA ON SHAN ROAD AND HANG HONG STREET.
IN ADDITION, URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN FORCE AT THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS ROUND THE CLOCK:
* TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD BETWEEN MA ON SHAN ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 100 METRES EAST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH ON SUM STREET.
* MA ON SHAN ROAD BETWEEN TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 75 METRES WEST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH HANG HONG STREET.
WITHIN THE URBAN CLEARWAYS, NO VEHICLE OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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URBAN CLEARWAYS DESIGNATED IN SHEUNG SHU I KOO
FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 23), THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF TSUN FU STREET IN SHEUNG SHU I BETWEEN SAN FUNG AVENUE AND THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STAND WILL BE DESIGNATED A 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF TSUN FU STREET BETWEEN SAN HONG STREET AND SAN TSOI STREET WILL BECOME A PEAK HOUR (7 - 10 AM AND 4 - 7 PM) DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY.
NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP WITHIN THE URBAN CLEARWAYS FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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RIGHT TURN BAN IN YUEN LONG * * * * *
D*n I2.mo?-I-LITAIE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TUEN MUN-YUEN LONG LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT FROM
CASTLE PEAK ROAD NORTHBOUND ON TO ----------------
IN YUEN LONG FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY
THE TONG YAN SUN TSUEN (DECEMBER 22).
ACCESS ROAD
VEHICLES ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD NORTHBOUND HEADING FOR THE TONG YAN SUN TSUEN ACCESS ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO TURN RIGHT ON TO SAN HEI TSUEN ACCESS ROAD.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
ROLE OF DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AFFIRMED .................... 1
NEW TITLE FOR CISAP ........................................ 2
COMPULSORY INSPECTION OF PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES ............... 2
FLYOVER TO BE BUILT AT YUEN LONG ........................... 3
SITE FORMATION FOR DIAMOND HILL DEVELOPMENT ................ 4
AMS STAGES GRAND PARADE .................................... 5
SCHOOLS INVITED TO JOIN COMPUTER STUDIES SCHEME ............ 5
FIGHT CRIME FORUMS FOR TAI PO RESIDENTS .................... 6
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR FIGHT-CRIME CARNIVAL ................. 7
CHILDREN APPRECIATE CHRISTMAS CONCERT ...................... 7
PUBLIC REMINDED OF TRANSPORT LICENSING SUSPENSION .......... 8
CHILDREN'S ART WORK GOES ON SHOW ........................... 9
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SUNPAY, DECEMBER 21, 1986
ROLE OF DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AFFIRMED *****
DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURE AND GOOD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THEM WILL FURTHER PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
OPENING A SEMINAR AIMED AT ENHANCING COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONS AMONG LOCAL BODIES IN KWUN TONG, MR CHAU SAID IT WAS HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN ATTENDING DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS THAT SUCH BODIES PLAYED AN EFFECTIVE ROLE IN REFLECTING LOCAL OPINION. IMPROVING DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND PROMOTING LOCAL ACTIVITIES.
♦AT THE SAME TIME. DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE ALWAYS DISCUSSED AND REFLECTED VIEWS FROM AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS* CORPORATIONS,* HE ADDED.
♦FROM THIS, WE CAN SEE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HAVE A DEFINITE ROLE IN REFLECTING GRASSROOTS OPINIONS AND HANDLING LOCAL PROBLEMS,* MR CHAU SAID.
SPEAKING TO THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR KEVIN MAK, SAID MORE THAN 70 PER CENT OF HONG KONG’S POPULATION LIVES IN BUILDINGS SERVED BY OWNERS’ CORPORATIONS OR MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
HE SAID A WORKING PARTY IN THE CITY AND NEW TERRITOTIES ADMINISTRATION HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED A REVIEW OF THS ROLE PLAYED BY DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS.
MR MAK SAID THE REVIEW HAD CONCLUDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY AREA COMMITTEES AND THE PRACTICE THAT THEY COULD RECEIVE SPONSORSHIP FROM DISTRICT BOARDS SHOULD CONTINUE,
HE ALSO SAID THE WORKING
TY HAD RECOMMENDED WAYS TO IMPROVE
TRAINING AND SALARY OF PART-TI
COMMUNITY ORGANISERS.
ABOUT 300 REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING AREA COMMITTEES, OWNERS* CORPORATIONS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES TOOK PART IN THE SEMINAR WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.
A SIMILAR SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED LAST YEAR BY THE DISTRICT BOARD TO EXAMINE THE RELATION BETWEEN THE DISTRICT BOARD AND AREA
COMMITTEES.
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NEW TITLE FOR ClSAP *****
THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD'S COMMITTEE ON INBUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION (CISAP) WILL OPERATE UNDER A NEW NAME BEGINNING NEXT MONTH.
THE NEW TITLE, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, REFLECTS MORE ACCURATELY THE COMMITTEE’S SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES AND AIMS TO PAVE THE WAY FOR ITS EVENTUAL DEVELOPMENT INTO A STATUTORY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL.
FOLLOWING THE CHANGE, THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE OPERATION. IT WILL HAVE THE POWER TO CO-OPT OTHER MEMBERS WHERE
REDUCED HOWEVER, NECESSARY.
THE NEW COMMITTEE WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERSi
* THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR (CHAIRMAN)
* THREE EMPLOYEES’ REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LAB
* THREE EMPLOYERS* REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LAB
* CHAIRMAN OF THE SIX INDUSTRY-BASED SAFETY SUB-COMMITTEES FORMED UNDER THE PRESENT ClSAP
*
THREE MEMBERS FROM ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL
BODIES WITH EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF
INDUSTRIAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH, TO BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR
* AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR
* THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CONSULTANT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT
* THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT
THE CHANGES WERE ENDORSED BY THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD AT ITS LAST MEETING EARLY THIS MONTH.
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COMPULSORY INSPECTION OF PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES
*****
ALL
PR ,VATE LIGHT BUSES WHICH REQUIRE A NEW VEHICLE LICENCE APR,L 1M7 W,LL HAVE T0 BE EXAMINED BY JANUARY 2 NEXTDYEAR™ENT PR’°R T° L,CENCE RENEWAL w,th EFFECT FROM
9NLY PR,VATE LIGHT BUSES MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1983 ARE REQUIRED TO PASS A TEST BEFORE RELICENSING.
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♦THE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES TO BE EXAMINED IS NOT NEW AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVE,* THE ACTING SENIOR ENGINEER (MOTOR VEHICLES) OF THE DEPARTMENT, W JOHN BLAY, SAID,
♦THE MEASURE WAS SHELVED IN JULY. 19S4 BECAUSE OF LIMITED STAFF RESOURCES AND OTHER PRIORITIES IN VEHICLE EXAMINATION THEN,* HE EXPLAINED.
♦GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE STAFF SITUATION AT THE KOWLOON
BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE HAS ALLOWED US TO INCLUDE PRE ;983 PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES IN THE ANNUAL INSPECTION SCHEME SINCE JANUARY
THIS YEAR AND NOW THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FURTHER PERMIT
US TO EXTEND THE SCHEME TO ALL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES IRRESPECTIVE OF
AGE,* HE WENT ON.
NOTING THAT SOME 1 <00 OUT OF THE 2 200 PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES IN HONG KONG WERE BEING USED TO CARRY SCHOOL CHILDREN. MR BLAY SAID IT WAS CERTAINLY A PRIORITY TASK TO ENSURE THE ROADWORTHINESS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.
OWNERS OF PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES MAY ARRANGE INSPECTION
APPOINTMENTS AT THE KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE AT CHEUNG YIP STREET, KOWLOON, AND DIAL 3-7997573 FOR ENQUIRIES. THE ISPECTION FEE IS 0200.
A CERTIFICATE OF ROADWORTHINESS WILL BE ISSUED TO PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES WHICH HAVE PASSED THE INSPECTION. THE CERTIFICATE, WHICH WILL ONLY BE VALID FOR FOUR MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE, SHOULD EE PRODUCED FOR LICENCE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS.
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FLYOVER TO BE BUILT AT YUEN LONG X X X *
THE YUEN LONG NORTHERN BYPASS IS TO BE FURTHER EXTENDED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A 170-METRE-LONG FLYOVER AT ITS EASTERN JUNCTION WITH CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
IT WILL CARRY THROUGH TRAFFIC ON THE BYPASS TO AU TAU TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AT THIS HIGH CAPACITY SIGNAL CONTROLLED JUNCTION.
/WORK WILL .......
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1986
WORK WILL INVOLVE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-WAY REINFORCED CONCRETE FLYOVER, ABOUT 15.35 METRES WIDE, WITH CENTRAL DIVIDER AND ASSOCIATED RAMPS AND ROAD WORKS.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTION OF A TERMINUS AT FOOK HONG STREET TO ACCOMMODATE PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FROM THE EXISTING ON-STREET TERMINI. THIS WILL HELP IMPROVE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WITHIN YUEN LONG NEW TOWN.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE PROJECT, CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH WILL START IN FEBRUARY AND TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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SITE FORMATION FOR DIAMOND HILL DEVELOPMENT * X X X * X
ABOUT THREE MILLION CUBIC METRES OF SOIL AND ROCK ARE TO BE REMOVED TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENTS AT DIAMOND HILL IN KOWLOON.
THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR SITE FORMATION, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO QUARRY STONE, AT PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD.
WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 19 HECTARES, THE SITE WILL BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIAMOND HILL PARK AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL USES.
APART FROM CREATING DESIRABLE DEVELOPMENT LAND IN THE AREA, THE WORKS WILL ALSO GENERATE GOVERNMENT REVENUE.
MUCH NEEDED AGGREGATE WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 1991.
STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONTROL MEASURES ARE INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT TO LIMIT DUST AND NOISE NUISANCE.
THE MEASURES WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT THE WORK DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY.
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AMS STAGES GRAND PARADE
*****
MORE THAN 2 400 MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES (AMS) TURNED OUT IN SMART NEW UNIFORMS FOR A GRAND PARADE AT VICTORIA PARK THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING.
MORE THAN 400 MEMBERS FROM 18 DISTRICTS TOOK PART IN THE PARADE WHILE 2 000 OTHER MEMBERS ATTENDED AS SPECTATORS.
THE 18 TEAMS WERE INSPECTED BY THE COMMISSIONER, DR K.L. THONG, WHO ALSO PRESENTED A SHIELD IN HIS NAME TO THE BEST TEAM IN THE PARADE.
IN A SPEECH, DR THONG PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SMART TURNOUT OF THOSE TAKING PART.
HE BELIEVED THAT THE PARADE WOULD HELP TO PROMOTE BETTER TEAM SPIRIT AMONG MEMBERS AND THUS IMPROVE EFFICIENCY IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
DR THONG ALSO SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING COMMITMENTS OF THE SERVICE, STEPS WERE BEING TAKEN TO ENABLE IT TO PAY A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE SO AS TO MEET CHANGING NEEDS.
DURING THE EVENT, FOUR AMS MEMBERS WHO HAD EACH GIVEN 27 YEARS OF EFFICIENT SERVICE WERE AWARDED CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE CLASPS.
ANOTHER 17 MEMBERS WHO HAD EACH SERVED FOR 15 YEARS RECIEVED CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDALS.
BEFORE THE PARADE, MEMBERS REPRESENTING 18 DISTRICTS TOOK PART IN THE FINALS OF AN INTER-REGIONAL COMPETITION. EVENTS INCLUDED FIRST AID, SQUAD DRILL AND HOME NURSING.
TROPHIES WERE PRESENTED TO WINNING TEAMS.
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AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE I'/T INTRODUCED COMPUTER STUDIES IN THEIR SENIOR SECONDARY FORMS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO SO NEXT YEAR.
THESE SCHOOLS ARE BEING INVITED DY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO JOIN A COMPUTER STUDIES SCHEME. THIS IS DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MICROCOMPUTER AND ITS APPLICATIONS.
/UNDER THE
EUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1986
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UOeR THE SCHEME. EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL '?LL RECEIVE FREE EQUIPMENT INCLUB ING 11 MICROCOMPUTERS WITH VISUAL BISPLAY UNITS, 12 RISC DRIVES AND TWO PRINTERS WITH INTERFACES.
IN ADDITION, A GOVERNMENT SUDSIDY OF UP TO S29 SOO WILL BE MADE AVAILADIE TO EACH SCHOOL FOR FURNISHING AND CONVERTING A ROOM
INTO A COMPUTER CLASSROOM.
COMPUTER STUDIES WERE INTRODUCED IN 30 PURL IC SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN 1902 AND WERE INCLUDED AS AH EXAMINATION SUBJECT BY THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY IN 190*. THE SCHEME HAS DEEN EXTENDED TO 2«5 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE COMPUTER STUDIES SCHEME SHOULD CONFIRM THEIR INTENTION TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BY JANUARY 10.
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FIGHT CRIME FORUMS FOR TAI PO RESIDENTS * * * * *
TAI PO RESIDENTS ARE BEING INVITED TO ATTEND A SERIES OF FORUMS ON CRIME PREVENTION TO BE HELD IN VARIOUS PLACES IN THE DISTRICT.
ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP, THE FORUMS ARE MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN TO AROUSE RESIDENTS’ AWARENESS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND TO TEACH THEM PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO COMBAT CRIME. THEY WILL BE HELD BETWEEN TUESDAY (DECEMBER 23) AND JANUARY 13.
AT EACH FORUM, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS UNIT WILL INTRODUCE THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME WHILE STAFF OF THE POLICE CRIME PREVENTION UNIT WILL SPEAK ON HOME SECURITY.
THE TALKS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE WELCOME TO RAISE QUESTIONS ON LAW AND ORDER AND SUGGEST WAYS TO PREVENT CRIME.
VIEWS EXPRESSED AT THE FORUMS WILL BE COMPILED IN REPORT WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1986
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR FIGHT-CRIME CARNIVAL MM***
ABOUT 3 OOO SAI KUNG RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO A DAY OF ENTERTAINMENT IN A FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL ON DECEMBER 27 (SATURDAY) AT THE SAI KUNG TOWN HALL.
THE CARNIVAL IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF ACTIVITIES IN THE FIGHT-CRIME CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THERE WILL BE GAME STALLS. A POLICE DOG SHOW AND A PERFORMANCE BY THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES BAND AT THE CARNIVAL WHIC’l STARTS AT 2.30 PM.
AFTER THE CARNIVAL, A VARIETY SHOW AND PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 7.30 PM IN THE SAI KUNG TOWN HALL.
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES DANCING, POP SINGING, AND A MAGIC SHOW.
OFFICIATING WILL BE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO-DEPUTY DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER (WONG TAI SIN), MR LOUIS LAU- AND THE STANDARD BEARER OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN, MISS ANGLIE LEUNG.
ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE CARNIVAL AS WELL AS VARIETY SHOW ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, GROUND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN.
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CHILDREN APPRECIATE CHRISTMAS CONCERT
*****
A CHRISTMAS CONCERT PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFF I PF OF tmf MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH DREW AN APPRECIATIVE RESPONSE FROM (SUNDaTCE °F M0RE ™N 100 CHILDREN " THE PO LeSS^KUK^DAY
FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY THE MUSIC OFFICE’S YOUTH CHOIR, CHILDREN’S SYMPHONIC BAND AND ISLAND YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND.
WERE S/fl 'SLAN° ‘SILENT N,SHT‘
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TO PROVIDE FREE ENTERTAINMENT FOR OFFICE WORKERS IN TSIM SHA TSUI DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON, THE EAST KOWLOON YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND AND WEST KOWLOON YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND WILL ALSO PERFORM AT A CHRISTMAS CONCERT TO BE STAGED AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL TOMORROW (MONDAY), AT 1 PM.
THE SERIES OF CHRISTMAS CONCERTS IS PART OF THE PROGRAMME FOR THE 1986 HONG KONG YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL WHICH BEGAN ON FRIDAY AND WILL CLOSE ON TUESDAY.
TO MARK THE CLOSE OF THE FESTIVAL, A GALA FINALE WILL BE HELD AT QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AT 8 PM ON TUESDAY. THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR JOHN CHAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CLOSE.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS FOR THE GALA FINALE AT $5 AND $10 EACH ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE URBTIX OUTLETS AT THE CITY HALL QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, SPACE MUSEUM, HONG KONG COLISEUM AND TOM LEE MUSIC CO., LTD.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM 3-7226240.
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PUBLIC REMINDED OF TRANSPORT LICENSING SUSPENSION
*****
AS THE FOUR LICENSING OFFICES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL SUSPEND SERVICE FOR SEVERAL DAYS FROM 2 PM ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 24), MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO VISIT THEM SHOULD DO SO IMMEDIATELY RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.
IMMEDIATE ACTION WILL HELP TO AVOID DELAYS ON THE LAST DAYS OF THE MONTH , A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SUSPENSION IS NECESSITATED BY THE OFFICE RELOCATION OF THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE OPERATIONS OF THE LICENSING OFFICES’ COMPUTER SYSTEM.
THE OFFICES WILL RESUME NORMAL SERVICE ON DECEMBER 30 (TUESDAY).
/ALL SERVICES .......
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1986
ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LICENSING OFFICES, INCLUDING REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES, ISSUE OF VEHICLE AND DRIVING LICENCES, ARRANGING APPOINTMENTS FOR WRITTEN AND DRIVING TESTS, WILL BE AFFECTED. HOWEVER, WRITTEN TESTS DUE TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 27 AND 29 WILL BE CONDUCTED AS SCHEDULED.
THE FOUR LICENSING OFFICES ARE SITUATED AT MURRAY ROAD MULTISTOREY CAR PARK BUILDING IN CENTRAL, AT 56 DUNDAS STREET IN YAU MA TEI, AT THE KOWLOON EAST GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN LEI YUE MUN ROAD, KWUN TONG, AND AT SHA TIN KCR HOUSE.
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD AN EXHIBITION OF CHILDREN’S CREATIVE WORK AT THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE IN NORTH POINT FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO JANUARY 10.
ART WORK DONE BY FORM 5 AND MIDDLE 5 STUDENTS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AND WILL BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN ART.
THE EXHIBITION AT THE CENTRE AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO NOON ON SATURDAYS.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CMB ON ROUTES, FARES ................... 1
IMPROVEMENTS TO KWAI CHUNG ROaD PLANNED..................... 1
DB MEMBERS TO SING CAROLS .................................. 2
BOWEN ROAD JOGGING MILESTONES UNDER STUDY .................. 2
SOUTHERN MEDICAL SCHEME FOR ELDERLY EXPANDED ............... J
EIGHT CLINICS TO STAY OPEN ................................. 4
SUB-TREASURY BEING RELOCATED ............................... 5
WATER STORAGE FIGURE ....................................... 5
TRANSPORT SERVICES EXTENDED FOR CHRISIMAS .................. 5
TRAFFIC CHANGES AT ^DMIRALTY ............................... 7
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1986
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CMB ON ROUTES, FARES ft * * * *
THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO ROUTE CLASSIFICATION AND FARE STRUCTURE WHEN SUBMITTING A FUTURE FARE INCREASE APPLICATION.
THIS WAS DECIDED TODAY (MONDAY) BY MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT A SPECIAL MEETING WHICH WAS HELD TO DEAL WITH MATTERS LEFT OVER FROM LAST WEEK’S MEETING.
AMONG THE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS A PROPOSAL TO CLASSIFY THE ABERDEEN AREA AS +URBAN+ TO REFLECT THE HIGH DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE LOCALITY, AND TO APPLY THE URBAN FARES TO LOCAL ROUTES OPERATING WITHIN THE AREA.
AT TODAY’S MEETING TAC MEMBERS GAVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD AND OTHER BODIES IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT AND WILL RESPOND TO THEM SHORTLY.
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IMPROVEMENTS TO KWAI CHUNG ROAD PLANNED
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TRAFFIC FLOW IN KWAI CHUNG ROAD WILL BE IMPROVED AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ENHANCED UNDER PROPOSED ROAD WORKS.
IT IS INTENDED THAT THE SECTION OF KWAI CHUNG ROAD BETWEEN KWAI FUK ROAD FLYOVER AND WO TONG TSUI STREET BE WIDENED TO PROVIDE FOR A TWO-LANE FLYOVER OVER KWAI FOO ROAD AND KWAI ON ROAD JUNCTIONS.
THESE JUNCTIONS WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED.
THE FOOTBRIDGES ACROSS KWAI CHUNG ROAD AT KWAI FONG ESTATE AND KWAI HING MTR STATION WILL BE MODIFIED AND WIDENED, AND A NEW FOOTBRIDGE BUILT AT THE HING FONG ROAD-KWAI ON ROAD JUNCTION.
AS KWAI CHUNG ROAD IS PRONE TO FLOODING DURING HEAVY RAIN, IT IS PROPOSED THAT AN ADDITIONAL BOX CULVERT BE CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO KWAI CHUNG NULLAH.
A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED WORK WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS MUST REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY FEBRUARY 17.
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DB MEMBERS TO SING CAROLS *****
MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN KWUN TONG WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY CHRISTMAS CAROLS SUNG BY MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD DURING A GOODWILL VISIT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE MEMBERS WILL VISIT FOUR WELFARE ORGANISATIONS! THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ADVICE-ACTION COUNCIL MARTHA BAKER SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, WONG CHAN SOOK-YING CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR THE ELDERLY, KAI NANG SHELTERED WORKSHOP AND HOSTEL, AND KAI YIP HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY.
THEY WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS TO RESIDENTS OF THESE INSTITUTIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE VISIT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 2 PM TOMORROW AT ROOM 105, KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICE, TUNG YAN STREET.
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MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE JOGGING MILESTONES IN BOWEN ROAD AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS TO LAUNCH AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PUBLICITY DRIVE BY DISTRIBUTING FREE PLASTIC REFUSE DISPOSAL BAGS IN WAN CHAI EAST.
A QUESTION WILL BE RAISED REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE CAUSED BY THE DUMPING OF REFUSE AND JUNK IN BOWRINGTON ROAD AND WAN CHAI ROAD.
IMPROVEMENT WORK ON A FOOTPATH LINKING TAI HANG ROAD AND SUN CHUN STREET WILL BE DISCUSSED.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1986
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETING WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM CN THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF TUNG WAH MANSION AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD. IT WILL BEGIN AT 4 PM.
THOSE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING SHOULD CONTACT THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON 5-8921239 TO RESERVE A SEAT.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES OF THE DISTRICT BOARD* COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 30 AT 4 PM; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE GN JANUARY 6 AT 4 PM; AND CULTURE AND RECREATION COMMITTEE ON JANUARY 13 AT 4 PM.
NOTE TO EDITORS*
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AT 4 PM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF TUNG WAH MANSION AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD.
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SOUTHERN MEDICAL SCHEME FOR ELDERLY EXPANDED Ort
ELDERLY RESIDENTS WORKING IN
ENJOY A MEDICAL CONCESSION SCHEME
TIC SOUTHERN DISTRICT CAN NOW ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE SCHEME, INTRODUCED BY THE BOARD’S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE IN JANUARY, INITIALLY PROVIDED PRIORITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT AT REDUCED COST FOR PEOPLE AGED 60 OR ABOVE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT.
IN VIEW OF THE GOOD RESPONSE FROM PARTICIPATING SENIOR CITIZENS AND DOCTORS, THE BOARD RECENTLY DECIDED TO EXPAND THE SERVICE TO COVER OLD PEOPLE WORKING IN THE DISTRICT.
A REVIEW SHOWED THAT MORE THAN 1 000 ELDERLY PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME. HALF OF THEM BEING RECIPIENTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ALLOWANCES. ABOUi ONE-THIRD OF THE PRIVATE DOCTORS AND DENTISTS PRACTICING IN THE DISTRICT HAVE AGREED TO OFFER DISCRETIONARY REDUCTION RATES FOR THEM.
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RESPONDING TO A TELEPHONE SURVEY, ELDERLY PEOPLE SAID THEY GENERALLY FOUND THE SCHEME USEFUL AND THE ATTITUDE OF DOCTORS GOOD. THEY ALSO HOPED THAT MORE DENTISTS WOULD JOIN THE SCHEME AND THAT FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS COULD BE PROVIDED.
THE DOCTORS INTERVIEWED WERE WILLING TO CONTINUE THE SCHEME.
♦WE ARE PLEASED THAT MANY DOCTORS HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME AND WE HOPE MORE WILL SIGN UP TO SUPPORT THIS WORTHY PROJECT,♦ A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN 8AID.
AS THERE IS NO PRIVATE DOCTOR PRACTICING IN SHEK 0 AT PRESENT, THE DISTRICT OFFICE IS APPEALING TO DOCTORS IN THE NEARBY SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAI WAN AREA TO JOIN THE SCHEME.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THE FEASIBILITY OF ARRANGING REGULAR MEDICAL AND DENTAL CHECK-UPS FOR PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE EXAMINED.
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EIGHT CLINICS TO STAY OPEN * M *
EIGHT GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM DURING THE HOLIDAYS ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 25), FRIDAY (DECEMBER 26) AND THURSDAY (JANUARY 1).
THE CLINICS ARE THE VIOLET PEEL HEALTH CENTRE AND SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND; KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE, YAU MA TEI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN KOWLOON; LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC TSUEN WAN, YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE AND SHEK WU HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
ALL OTHER OUT-PATIENT AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1986
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SUB-TREASURY BEING RELOCATED
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THE CAUSEWAY BAY SUB-TREASURY OFFICE AT CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY BUILDING WILL BE RELOCATED TO ODEON BUILDING, FIRST FLOOR, 28 SHU KUK STREET, NORTH POINT, FROM SATURDAY (DECEMBER 27).
IT WILL THEN BE NAMED THE NORTH POINT SUB-TREASURY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO USED TO MAKE PAYMENTS AT CAUSEWAY BAY SUB-TREASURY ARE ADVISED TO CALL AT THE NEW OFFICE FROM THAT DAY.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE
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STORAGE IN HONG KONG’S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 60.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 355.955 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 404.387 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 69.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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TRANSPORT SERVICES EXTENDED FOR CHRISTMAS *****
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT PUBLIC TRANSPORT ronuneES WILL BE EXTENDED 0VER CHRISTMAS TO COPE WITH FESTIVE CKUWDS•
ou. ?PEC,AL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CENTRAL AND TSIM
THESFSTWODn?iTRl MANY BUS R0UTES PLYING THROUGH
THESE TWO DISTRICTS WILL HAVE TO BE DIVERTED.
no n.AFFn«TED SERVICES INCLUDE CMB ROUTES 5, 5A, 5B, 10, 10A, 10B, a?’ ao’ ?2’iPAU24’ 40M» 81M» 103 AND 781 As WELL As KMB Routes
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_____ON CHRI ■ EVE, THE MTR, THE STAR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN
EDINBURGH Pl ANO KOWLOON POINT AND TRAM SERVICES WILL RUN ALL NIGHT, BUT TRAMS WILL NOT GO ROUND THE HAPPY VALLEY LOOP
ALSO OPERATING OVERNIGHT ARE KMB ROUTES 5, 6, 7OM AND 82M AS WELL AS GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 37M IN KOWLOON AND 61M IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MOST OF THESE ROUTES EITHER LINK TSIM SHA TSUI WITH OTHER PARTS OF KOWLOON OR THE KOWLOON TONG MTR STATION WITH SHA TIN.
KCR SERVICES WILL BE EXTENDED RUN ON UNTIL 1.30 AM.
MEANWHILE, MANY BUS AND GREEN THE HARBOUR WILL FINISH LATER THAN
TO 1 AM WHILE PEAK TRAMS WILL
MINIBUS ROUTES ON BOTH SIDES OF USUAL.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE OPERATION OF CMB ROUTES 4, 23, 90M AND 92 WILL BE EXTENDED BY ABOUT 30 MINUTES, ROUTES 2 AND 10 BY 45 MINUTES, ROUTES 70 AND 72 BY ABOUT AN HOUR AND ROUTE 7 BY AN-HOUR-AND-A-HALF. OF THESE, THE LAST BUS ON ROUTES 4, 70 AND 90M WILL DEPART CENTRAL AT 1 AM, AND THAT ON ROUTES 2 AND 7 AT 2 AM AND 2 30 AM RESPECTIVELY.
IN KOWLOON, KMB ROUTES 3C, 31M, 43M, 59M AND 60M WILL RUN ON FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES AFTER THE NORMAL SCHEDULES, ROUTE 68M FOR ANOTHER '5 MINUTES, ROUTES 1, 1A, 9, 14, 28, 66M, SOK, 81K AND 88K FOR ANOTHER HOUR, AND ROUTES 5C AND 26 FOR ANOTHER ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS.
AMONG THE ROUTES TO TSIM SHA TSUI, THE LAST KMB BUS ON ROUTES 1, 1A AND 9 WILL DEPART STAR FERRY AT AROUND 1.30 AM AND THAT ON ROUTE 5C AT 1.50 AM. THE LAST DEPARTURES FROM TSIM SHA TSUI FOR ROUTES 28 AND 26 WILL BE AT 1.20 AM AND 2.10 AM RESPECTIVELY.
AT THE T'UEN WAN MTR STATION, THE LAST BUS ON ROUTES 60M AND 68M WILL DEF/E AT 1 AM AND THOSE ON ROUTES 59M AND 66M AT AROUND 1.15 AM. TIN AST DEPARTURE OF ROUTES 31M AND 43M FROM KWAI FONG MTR STATION Will BE AROUND 12.40 AM.
AS FOR GREEN MINIBUSES, ROUTES 16M, 19, 20 AND 20M ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL OPERATE UP TO 12.40 AM WHILE IN KOWLOON, ROUTES IM AND 8 Will FINISH AT 1 AM AND 1.30 AM RESPECTIVELY; ROUTES 6 AND 7 AT 2 AM; ROUTE 3 AT 2.30 AM AND ROUTE 16 AND 33M AT 3 AM.
IN THE f!.?-' TERRITORIES, GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 67K, 66K, 85 AND 97A WILL STOP RUNNING AT MIDNIGHT, 12.30 AM, 12.45 AM AND 1 AM RESPECTIVELY ROUTES 20K, 22K, 65K AND 96M WILL CEASE OPERATING AROUND 1.30 AM AND ROUTES 81, 82 AND 83 AT 2 AM.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1986
ON CHRISTMAS DAY EVENING, BOTH THE MTR AND KCR WILL RUN ON UNTIL 1 AM WHILE THE STAR FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN EDINBURGH PLACE AND KOWLOON POINT WILL OPERATE UP TO 3.30 AM.
KMB SERVICES ON ROUTES 6 AND 5 WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED, WITH THE LAST BUS DEPARTING TSIM SHA TSUI AT 1.15 AM AND 2 AM RESPECTIVELY.
THE OPERATING HOURS OF HONG KONG GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 16M, 19, 20 AND 20M WILL AGAIN BE EXTENDED TO 12.40 AM WHILE KOWLOON GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE IM, A CIRCULAR SERVICE IN TSIM SHA TSUI, WILL OPERATE UNTIL 1 AM.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 61M WILL PROVIDE AN OVERNIGHT TRANSPORT LINK BETWEEN THE KWOLOON TONG MTR STATION AND LEK YUEN; WO CHE WHILE ROUTES 20K, 22K, 65K, 66K AND 67K WILL ALSO FINISH LATE AS ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
THE SCHEDULES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES ON DECEMBER 26 WILL BE LARGELY THE SAME AS THOSE ON NORMAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. HOWEVER, HONG KONG GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 16M, 19, 20 AND 20M WILL CONTINUE THEIR SERVICES UP TO 12.40 AM.
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FROM 10 AM ON CHRISTMAS DAY (THURSDAY), NO VEHICLE OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE MTR ADMIRALTY STATION (WEST) BUS TERMINUS.
AT THE SAME TIME, ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT PRIVATE CARS WILL BE BANNED FROM THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF DRAKE STREET BETWEEN ITS ^ET’ONS WITH COTTON ™EE DRIVE AND TAMAR STREET WHERE TRAFFIC WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY EASTBOUND.
PRIVATE CARS WISHING TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS MAY DO SO WITHIN A 45-METRE STRETCH ALONG THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF DRAKE STREET IN BETWEEN THESE TWO JUNCTIONS.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233,91
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
TWO AIR CONTROL ZONES APPROVED ............................ 1
U.S., AUSTRALIA RECOGNISE BN(O) PASSPORT .................. 2
SERVICE EXTENDED .......................................... 3
STOCK TO ACT AS SOLICITOR GENERAL ......................... 3
WIDE-RANGING TALKS ON WaTER HELD .......................... 4
LETTER OF THANKS FOR WEDDING PRESENT ...................... 4
DUTCH DELEGATION VISITING KWAI TSING ...................... 5
ACTION ON KING'S ROaD FIRE HaZaRD ......................... 6
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO BRIGHTEN UP VICTORIA PARK ............. 6
CAPACITY CROWD FOR CLOSE OF YOUTH E?J'lD FESTIVE .......... 7
MUSIC OFFICE RECEIVES A PICCOLO ........................... 8
DB MEMBERS SING SONGS OF GOODWILL ......................... 9
THREE UNIVERSITIES TO JOIN DEBaTE.......................... 9
NEW RO.iDS TO PROVIDE HOSPITAL aCCESS ..................... 10
DANCERS TO TEST SKILLS .................................. 10
BOOK EARLY FOR YUEN LONG aRTS FESTIVAL..................... 11
YOUTH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN SHa TIN .................... 12
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1986
TWO AIR CONTROL ZONES APPROVED *****
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE DECLARATION OF TWO AIR CONTROL ZONES UNDER THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE,
THEY ARE THE HARBOUR AIR CONTROL ZONE AND THE TSUEN WAN-KWAI CHUNS AIR CONTROL ZONE WHICH WILL BE FORMALLY DECLARED IN THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (AIR CONTROL ZONE) (DECLARATION) ORDER 1986 TO BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THESE TWO ARE THE FIRST OF 10 AIR CONTROL ZONES WHICH HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP AND WILL BE DECLARED IN PHASES TO ALLOW LIMITED RESOURCES TO BE FOCUSED ON THOSE AREAS WHICH REQUIRE URGENT ACTION AND TO ALLOW TIME FOR ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS.
THE OTHER ZONES ARE SOUTH HONG KONG ISLAND-LAMMA, JUNK BAY, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, FANLING-SHA TAU KOK, TOLO, PORT SHELTER AND
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THE HARBOUR AND TSUEN WAN-KWAI CHUNG AIR CONTROL ZONES COVER 80ME W WHICH ARE KW0WN T0 MAVE SERIOUS AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS, SUCH AS KWUN TONG AND KWAI CHUNG-TSING Yl.
OTHER DISTRICTS COVERED BY THESE TWO ZONES INCLUDE KOWLOON U®*®-***’ 8HAM 8HUI P0£ W0NS TAI 81 YAW MA TEI, CENTRAL AND WESTERN, WAN CHAI, EASTERN DISTRICT AN& TSUEN WAN.
11 B’STRICTS CONTAIN SOME FOUR MILLION PEOPLE AND INCLUDE THE MOST INDUSTRIALISED AREAS IN HONG KONG.
A’* QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR THE HARBOUR AND TSUEN WAN-KWAI CHUNG AIR CONTROL ZONES WILL BE GAZETTED EARLY NEXT YEAR AND WILL FACILITATE THE FORMULATION OF AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANS IN THE TWO ZONES.
AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES ARE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF THAT CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS WHICH SHOULD NOT BE EXCEEDED IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THESE POLLUTANTS INCLUDE SULPHUR DIOXIDE, SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (1.6. DUST), NITROGEN DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE. LEAD AND PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS (DETERMINED BY THE MEASUREMENT OF OZONE).
THE AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES THAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED ARE COMPARABLE TO STANDARDS EMPLOYED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS SET UP FIVE AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS IN THE HARBOUR AIR CONTROL ZONE AND WILL BE SETTING UP TWO MORE AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS IN THE TSUEN WAN-KWAI CHUNG AIR CONTROL ZONE NEXT YE'R.
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EACH OF THE TEN AIR CONTROL ZONES HAS ITS OWN CHARACTERISTIC AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES.
ON THE BASIS OF THESE CRITERIA, THE TERRITORY HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO A NUMBER OF IDENTIFIABLE AIRSHED AREAS, WHICH ARE MORE OR LESS SELF-CONTAINED AS REGARDS DISPERSION OF AIR POLLUTANTS. CARE HAS ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO MATCH THE PROPOSED ZONES, WHERE POSSIBLE, WITH DISTRICT BOARD BOUNDARIES.
IT IS INTENDED THAT A SINGLE SET OF AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES SHOULD APPLY TO ALL TEN ZONES.
AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS WILL PROGRESSIVELY BE ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT HONG KONG. WHEN AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA SHOWS THAT LIMITS ARE BEING EXCEEDED IN ANY ONE ZONE, THE EPD WILL ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN TO CONTROL EMISSIONS. FOR EXAMPLE. REGULATIONS MAY BE INTRODUCED TO CONTROL THE VARIOUS TYPES AND COMPOSITION OF FUEL USED BY EMITTERS.
A TOTAL OF 33 INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE 11 DISTRICT BOARDS COVERED BY THE FIRST PHASE OF DECLARATION OF AIR CONTROL ZONES WERE CONSULTED ON THE PROPOSALS.
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U.S., AUSTRALIA RECOGNISE BN(O) PASSPORT * * * * *
I!!L^EE,QN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE HAS INFORMED THE HONG THFG||S??I5N5t!IcIHaI 1Lo^.RECEIVED A N0TE FR0M THE AMBASSADOR OF
Jisi ks.
BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)VasSPORT?^^ W’LL REC0QN,SE THE
imiTcn ™^M^LSP0KESMAN WELCOMED THIS CONFIRMATION OF THE tuJTo?(,oI^StG0VERNMENT’S RECOGNITION OF THE BN(O) STATUS AND THE PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT. THE UNITED STATES IS ONE OF THE busInessUorRpleasureT,°NS °F H°NQ K0NG res,dents travelling FOR
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in RFSP6NSE TO A STATEMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT THAT IT RECOGNISES THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AMD PASSPORT THAT OOES WITH IT, A HOMS KOMO MVERMMEHT SPOKESMAN SAID HE WELCOMED THE MOVE MOI ING THAT ... -.•»«% >'SS WAS THE FIRST NEIGHBOUR IN TkE REGION TO ACCEPT -
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SERVICE EXTENDED
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THE COMM! I ONES OF POLICE, MP Y.H. AWING, HAS AGREED TO EXTEND HIS SERVICE FOR ONE YEAR L’NTil APR! 15, 1989.
MR ANNINS SERVED AS ONE OF HER MAJESTY’S INSPECTORS OF CONSTABULARY FOR ENGLAND AND WALES AT .HE UNITED KINGDOM HOME OFFICE BEFORE JOINING THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE IN JULY 1983 AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POL'CE. HE BECAME COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IN APRIL 1985.
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STOCK TO ACT AS SOLICITOR GENERAL
/-r1.e«IfLATJ0?NEY ®E*^RAL. i«A jv CHAEL THOMAS, QC, TODAY
J>HeevDAl2 ANNOUNCED THAT FOLLOWING THE APPOINTMENT OF MR JOSEPH H 1IGH COURT> MR FRANK STO0O»
QC, HAD BEEN APPOINTED TO ACT AS SOLICITOR GENERAL. -1
BEFORE COMING ' C H-nr; • - (> STOCK (4'J PRACTISED AT TUP
BAR IN LONDON AND WAS APPOINTED CROWN COUNSEL IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS IN 1978. HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL fSllow?8*year!’ AND T0 PRINCIPAL crown counsel t!!eC UNSEL
^AY 198°p MR STOCK W/aS appointed deputy principal crown w?cNDDnMA?trIHTnP228ECUT,ONS d,V|SION of CHAMBERS AND IN 1984 WAS PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL.
THE ct*VILUD?VISl‘ON°CCL'PiES T''E P°ST * DEPUTY CR0WN SOL,C,TOR ’N
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WIDE-RANGING TALKS ON WATER HELD * * * * *
THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPFLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, RETURNED AT THE WEEK-END FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFICIALS OF THE GUANGZHOU PROVINCIAL BUREAU OF WATER CONSERVANCY AND ELECTRIC POWER.
THE DISCUSSIONS, HELD IN A FRIENDLY AND CO-OPERATIVE ATMOSPHERE, WERE WIDE-RANGING AND FOCUSSED PRIMARILY ON A REQUEST FROM THE CHINESE AUTHORITY FOR AN INCREASE IN WATER FEES AND AN APPROACH FROM THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT FOR AN INCREASE IN DELIVERY OF WATER ON ACCOUNT OF THE UNFAVOURABLE STORAGE POSITION IN HONG KONG.
PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON THE REQUEST FOR AN INCREASE IN THE BASIC UNIT PRICE OF WATER SUPPLIED. WHILE THE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL WATER THAT CAN BE PROVIDED THIS SUPPLY PERIOD WAS SOMEWHAT LESS THAN THAT REQUESTED THIS IS PART COMPENSATED FOR BY AN AGREED HIGHER RATE OF DRAW-OFF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT SUPPLY PERIOD STARTING MAY 1, 1987.
ALL EXTRA WATER SUPPLIED TO THE QUANTITIES COVERED BY THE WATER AGREEMENT WILL BE PAID FOR AT A HIGHER RATE BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL COSTS INVOLVED IN MAKING THE EXTRA SUPPLY AVAILABLE.
RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE AND COVERING WATER SUPPLY PROPOSALS IN HONG KONG FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRY SEASON WILL BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND, AFTER RATIFICATION BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, A DETAILED ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE.
IN THE MEANTIME THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TRADE CONSUMERS AND INDUSTRIALISTS ARE URGED TO BE AS ECONOMIC AS POSSIBLE IN THE USE OF WATER.
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LETTER OF THANKS FOR WEDDING PRESENT
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THE PR,NCE ANDREW AND THE DUCHESS OF YORK HAVE THANKED THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FOR THE CARPET THEY HAD SENT THEM AS THEIR WEDDING PRESENT.
THE DUCHESS OF KENT HAS SENT THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONESi
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♦WE WERE ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE YOUR WEDDING U*I OF A BEAUTIFUL CARPET.
♦IT IS VERY KIND OF YOU TO SEND US SUCH A LOVELY PRESENT, WHICH I KNOW WILL BE GREATLY TREASURED, AND WHICH WE SHALL WSN ENJOY HAVING IN OUR FUTURE HOME.
♦WE SHOULD BE VERY GLAD IF YOU WOULD CONVEY OUR THANKS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FOR
WARMEST THIS SUPERB
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DUTCH DELEGATION VISITING KWAI TSI NG * * * M *
A FOUR-MEMBER MUNICIPAL DELEGATION FROM THE NETHERLANDS WILL VISIT KWAI CHUNG AND TSING Yl TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING TO LEARN ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT? MORNING 10
rr rotterDAM is LED BY AN ENGINEER DESIGNER
OF THE CITY S PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN DEPARTMENT, MR STEFAN GALI
recreation!? yilLBE.2elEFED 0N THE DISTRICT'S DEVELOPMENT OF 5ucRkwI H-I ^.INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING PROJECTS BY
THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN -
COAK.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT. SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICE (NEXt'tO KWAf" HING MTR STATION) TOMORROW AT 9.15 AM.
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ACTION ON KINO'S ROAB FIRE HAZARD * * * *
W. T 3RISED STRUCTURES AT THE YARDS AND DRIVEWAYS OF THE RITZ BUILDING, $09-939 KING'S ROAD, NORTH POINT, WILL BE CLEARED.
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY WILL APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER TO VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT ON FEBRUARY 26.
NOTICES INFORMING OCCUPANTS OF THE AUTHORITY’S INTENTION WERE POSTED ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (TUESDAY).
TWO PREVIOUS ORDERS TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES WERE ISSUED BY THE BUILDINGS ORBINANCE OFFICE IN DECEMBER 1905 AND MAY 1986, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID THE STRUCTURES OBSTRUCTED ESCAPE ROUTES AT GROUND LEVEL AND POSED A FIRE HAZARD TO THE BUILDING’S OCCUPANTS.
♦EASTERN DISTRICT BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE FULLY SUPPORTS THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN VIEW OF THE HAZARD THEY POSE,* HE SAIB.
HE SAID THE CLOSURE ORDER WAS NECESSARY SO THAT DEMOLITION COULD TAKE PLACE WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE STRUCTURES WOULD BE DEMOLISHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COURT MADE A CLOSURE ORDER.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO BRIGHTEN UP VICTORIA PARK *****
VICTORIA PARK WILL BE BRIGHTENED UP WITH COLOURFUL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS FOR A CARNIVAL TO BE HELD AT THE NO. 3 FOOTBALL PITCH AT 8.30 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE X'MA8 CARNIVAL WORKING GROUP, MR ERIC LI AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL, MADAME CHRISTINA TING, THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WILL SWITCH ON THE LIGHTS.
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THE LIGHTINGS AND DECORATIONS WILL BE PUT UP ON TWO EIGHTMETRE-HIGH CHRISTMAS TREES AT THE CENTRE OF THE PARK AND BETWEEN LAMP POLES AT THE FOOTBALL PITCH. FESTIVE PICTURES FEATURING SANTA CLAUS AND HIS REINDEER CARRIAGE WILL ALSO BE STAGED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PITCH.
THE PROGRAMME OF *1986 CHRISTMAS EVE IN VICTORIA PARK* WILL INCLUDE CAROLS BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT CHILDREN'S CHOIR, DANCE PERFORMANCES BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT DANCE TROUPE AND AN +ALL STAR SHOW*.
THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS SPONSORED LIGHTING AND DECORATION WHILE ANOTHER STAGING THE VARIETY SHOW.
140 000 FOR THE FESTIVE •40 000 HAVE BEEN SPENT FOR
FESTIVE LIGHTING WILL BE ON BETWEEN 8.30 PM TO MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE, AND BETWEEN 6 PM TO 10 PM ON DECEMBER 25 AND 26.
NOTE TO EDITORS*
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF *1986 CHRISTMAS EVE IN VICTORIA PARK* AT 8.30 PM TOMORROW.
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CAPACITY CROWD FOR CLOSE OF YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL N * M M M
THE 1986 HONG KONG YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL ENDED TONIGHT (TUESDAY) IN A GALA FINALE BEFORE A CAPACITY AUDIENCE AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.
BEFORE THE START OF PERFORMANCES, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR JOHN CHAN, PRESENTED CASH PRIZES TO OVERALL WINNERS OF THE BAND FESTIVAL’S SYMPHONIC BAND CONTEST AND MARCHING BAND CONTEST.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROGRAMME WAS A MASS BAND PERFORMANCE OF POPULAR PIECES SUCH AS +MARCHE TRIOMPHALE*, ♦WHITE CHRISTMAS* AND ♦WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS*.
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THE HAKATA GIRLS* COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL WIND BAND FROM JAPAN, ALSO DELIGHTED THE AUDIENCE WITH THEIR PERFORMANCES.
THE FESTIVAL, ORGANISED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF TOM LEE MUSIC CO., LTD. IS A MAJOR ACTIVITY OF THE MUSIC OFFICE TOSTIMULATE AN INTEREST IN BAND MUSIC, TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE AND TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS TO FORM BANDS.
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MUSIC OFFICE RECEIVES A PICCOLO * M M M *
THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH TODAY (TUESDAY) RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A BRAND NEW PICCOLO FROM THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, 8AID SHE WAS DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE THE VALUABLE GIFT WHICH WOULD BE USEFUL TO THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN THEIR TRAINING SESSIONS AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.
IN THANKING THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, DR RAYMOND WU, FOR THE GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP, MRS HO SAID THAT SHE HOPED OTHER PROFESSIONAL GROUPS WOULD FOLLOW THE ASSOCIATION'S LEAD IN SHARING THEIR CONCERN FOR THE TRAINING OF HONG KONG’S YOUNG PEOPLE IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS.
THE PICCOLO WAS PRESENTED IN APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC OFFICE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA’S PERFORMANCE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDICAL ADVANCES WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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DB MEMBERS SING SONGS OF GOODWILL
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MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD TODAY CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND DISTRIBUTED GIFTS TO MENTALLY ELDERLY PEOPLE AT FOUR WELFARE ORGANISATIONS.
(TUESDAY) SANG HANDICAPPED AND
KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, DISTRICT OFFICE ALSO JOINED THE GOODWILL VIS if. THE PARTY WERE DRESSED AS 8ANTA CLAUS.
AND STAFF OF THE
TWO MEMBERS OF
THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD
THE FOUR WELFARE ORGANISATIONS VISITED WERE ADVICE-ACTION COUNCIL MARTHA BAKER SOCIAL CENTRE . -..._
WONG CHAN SOOK-YING CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR THE ELDERU, KAI J?M£»?HELTERED W®**®H* AND HOSTEL, AND KAI YIP HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY.
FOR
THE ELDERLY
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THREE UNIVERSITIES TO JOIN DEBATE
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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A DEBATE AMONG THREE UNIVERSITIES IN CANTON, MACAU AND HONG KONG WILL BE HELD GN FRIDAY (DECEMBER 26).
THE THREE INSTITUTIONS WHICH WILL TAKE PART IN THE ♦POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL DEBATE+, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS, ARE GUANGZHOU JINAN UNIVERSITY, EAST ASIA UNIVERSITY OF MACAU AND UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HEAD OF RADIO I, RTHK, MRS AVA CHIU; PRESIDENT GF HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS, MR MG WAI-KAI; AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEBATING TEAMS FROM THE THREE UNIVERSITIES.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT RTHK BROADCASTING HOUSE AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 26).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1986
10
NEW ROADS TO PROVIDE HOSPITAL ACCESS *****
NEW ROADS ARE PLANNED TO PROVIDE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT HOSPITAL BEING BUILT IN CHAI WAN.
THE WORK INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS PROVIDING ENTRY FROM ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, AND ENTRY AND EXIT TO LOK MAN ROAD, TOGETHER WITH FOOTPATHS AND ASSOCIATED STORMWATER DRAINAGE WORKS.
THE ROADWORKS ARE INTENDED TO BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING CONTRACT.
A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED ROAD BUILDING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSALS MUST REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY FEBRUARY 17.
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DANCERS TO TEST SKILLS
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MORE THAN 350 DANCE ENTHUSIASTS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILL IN THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT DANCE % COMPETITION AT THE KO SHAN THEATRE ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 25).
THE WINNING TEAMS WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES AND INVITED TO PERFORM IM THE KOWLOON CITY DANCE APPRECIATION NIGHT TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 10.
BOTH EVENTS, BEING HELD FOR THE FOURTH TIME, ARE INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY’S INTEREST IN DANCING AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS.
THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONSi OPEN SECTION FOR ALL AGES, YOUTH SECTION FOR THOSE BETWEEN 13 AND 18, CHILDREN SECTION FOR THOSE BETWEEN SIX AND 12, AND KINDERGARTEN FOR THOSE UNDER SIX.
STUDENTS AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT HAVE FORMED 55 TEAMS TO PERFORM ORIENTAL AND WESTERN DANCES IN THE COMPETITION.
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MTH FUNCTIONS ARE ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY ARTS ANO CULTURE COUNCIL. THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THEY ARE SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD. -
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COMPETITION STARTING AT 2 PM ON THURSDAY AT THEATRE.
THE KO SHAN
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BOOK EARLY FOR YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL M M M M N
FESTIVAL-GOERS WHO DO NOT WANT TO MISS YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL ARE ADVISED TO BOOK BY MAIL.
ANY SHOW IN THE COMING THEIR TICKETS EARLY
MAIL ORDER FORMS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE VENUES, TICKET PRICES AND SEATING PLANS FOR PERFORMANCES ARE AVAILABLE AT PUBLIC ENQUIRIES COUNTERS OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE. DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT, YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AND LUT SAU HALL.
APPLICANTS SHOULD RETURN THE FORMS BY JANUARY 10, BY HAND, TO THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AT 4 TAI YUK ROAD*
BYjMAIL OR YUE« LONG.
THE THREE-WEEK YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL, BEGINNING ON ??BRUARY ID, INCLUDES A WIDE VARIETY OF MUSIC, DRAMA AND DANCE PERFORMANCES
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YOUTH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IH SHA TIN KM***
ABOUT 200 SHA TIN RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A YOUTH CONFERENCE AT THE HOTEL RIVERSIDE PLAZA IN JANUARY.
THE CONFERENCE IS PART OF THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
A SPOKESMAN OF THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES WORKING GROUP SAID THE CONFERENCE WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HONG KONG'S CHANGING POLITICAL SYSTEM AMD THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHA TIN COMMUNITY.
♦THE MOST ESSENTIAL OBJECTIVE IS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES,* HE ADDED.
THE CONFERENCE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SESSIONS-LECTURES AND GROUP DISCUSSION. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MR MARTIN LEE, AND THE ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR C.M. LEUNG, WILL DELIVER SPEECHES.
OTHER GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, DR FANNY CHEUNG, AND THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (SHA tIn), MRS HUNG LEE PIK-SUEN.
AFTER THE LECTURES, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED IN GROUPS TO DISCUSS VARIOUS PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY.
SHA TIN RESIDENTS AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 35 ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE BEFORE DECEMBER 31.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL COMMUNITY HALLS AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
CLIFT TO BECOME POLITICAL ADVISER..........................x 1
NEW ZEALAND RECOGNISES BN(O) PASSPORT .....................K 1
CHANGES PROPOSED TO PROBATION OF OFFENDERS ORDINANCE......1. 2
PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER RELEASED............. 3
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR NOVEMBER ........................ 6
ADDITIONAL COLLECTION POINTS FOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND ..... 8
IMPORT-EXPORT CLASSIFICATION LIST mMENDED................... 9
SPORTS CENTRE TRUST FUND PROPOSED .......................... 10
SITES OFFERED TO LETTERS A-B HOLDERS ....................... 11
PRIMARY SCHOOL BECOMING TEACHERS' CENTRE.................. 12
TSING YI TO GET PROMENADE................................... 12
FINAL OF STORY-TELLING COMPETITION ......................... 13
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1986
1
CLIFT TO BECOME POLITICAL ADVISER X I I I I
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR RICHARD CLIFT AS POLITICAL ADVISER IN THE GOVERNMENT IN SUCCESSION TO MR JOHN BOYD.
MR BOYD WILL TAKE UP A POST OF DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
MR CLIFT, WHO WAS HEAD OF THE FCO HK DEPARTMENT FROM 1979 TO 1984, IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON JANUARY 11.
FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON MR RICHARD DENNIS CLIFT, CMGi
BORNi MAY, 1933
1958 - THIRD, LATER, SECOND SECRETARY, PEKING
1961 - BRITISH EMBASSY, BERNE
1962 - UK DELEGATION TO NATO
1964 - FIRST SECRETARY, FOREIGN OFFICE
1969 - FIRST SECRETARY AND HEAD OF CHANCERY, KUALA LUMPUR
1971 - FCO
1974 - COUNSELLOR (COMMERCIAL), PEKING
1976 - SABBATICAL, CANADIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE
1979 - HEAD OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO.
1984 - HIGH COMMISSIONER IN FREETOWN.
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NEW ZEALAND RECOGNISES BN(O) PASSPORT *****
. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE GOVERNMENT WELCOMED THE RECOGNITION OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL A5D PA88P0RT THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT A NOTE TO THIS EFFECT HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE DRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN WELLINGTON.
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CHANGES PROPOSED TO PROBATION OF OFFENDERS ORDINANCE * * M M M
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED TO AMEND THE PROBATION OF OFFENDERS ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE BREACH OF PROBATION ORDERS AND THE POWER OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO SPECIFY RECORD FORMS.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES WERE CONTAINED IN THE PROBATION OF OFFENDERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID ONE AMENDMENT WAS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PROBATION ORDER, OR ORDER FOR CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE, IS MADE ON APPEAL, THE COURT FROM WHICH THE APPEAL WAS BROUGHT MAY DEAL WITH A BREACH OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROBATION ORDER OR WITH THE COMMISSION OF A FURTHER OFFENCE DURING THE PERIOD OF PROBATION OR CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE.
ME SAID EXISTING PROVISIONS REQUIRE THE PERSON IN BREACH OR COMMITTING A FURTHER OFFENCE TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE AND DEALT WITH BY THE COURT MAKING THE ORIGINAL ORDER.
♦THESE PROVISIONS MAKE SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, MAGISTRATE, DISTRICT JUDGE OR A HIGH COURT JUDGE, BUT THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO THE COURT OF APPEAL,* HE SAID.
♦THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING IN THE EXISTING LEGISLATION TO ENABLE A PERSON IN BREACH OF AN ORDER MADE BY THE COURT OF APPEAL OR WHO HAS COMMITTED A FURTHER OFFENCE TO BE REFERRED BACK TO THAT COURT,♦ HE ADDED.
IN SUCH CASES, HE SAID, A PERSON MAY BE TAKEN BEFORE A MAGISTRATE UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE ORDINANCE, BUT THE MAGISTRATE CAN ONLY CAUTION OR IMPOSE A FINE OF UP TO t5OQ.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE OTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENT WAS TO EMPOWER THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO SPECIFY RECORD FORMS FOR USE BY PROBATION OFFICERS, IN PLACE OF THE PRESENT REQUIREMENT THAT SUCH FORMS BE PRESCRIBED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
THESE FORMS RECORD INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUPERVISION GIVEN TO THE PROBATIONER AND CONSTITUTE ONE PART OF THE PROBATION FILE WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE PRODUCED FOR THE COURT'S REFERENCE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE FORMAT OF THESE FORMS REQUIRES AMENDMENT FROM TIME TO TIME IN ORDER TO REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICE.
♦IT IS FELT, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH ROUTINE AMENDMENTS DO NOT WARRANT REFERENCE TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,♦ HE SAID.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED ItlTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 7 NEXT YEAR.
COMMENTS ON THE BILL MAY BE SENT TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH AT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES THE OMELCO OFFICE AT JACKSON ROAD, CENTRAL.
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PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER RELEASED *****
The STRONG growth IN EXTERNAL TRADE CONTINUED IN NOVEMBER 1986. THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN NOVEMBER 1986, AT «14 870 MILLION GREW BY 29.9 PER CENT OR *3 420 MILLION COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1^85 WHILE THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS GREW BY 40.7 PER CENT OR $3 551 MILLION TO $12 275 MILLION, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES PUBLISHED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
TAKING DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TOGETHER, THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS, AT $27 145 MILLION, WAS 34.6 PER CENT OR «6 971 MILLION HIGHER THAN IN NOVEMBER 1985.
OVER
The VALUE OF IMPORTS GREW BY 28.2 PER CENT OR $5 729 MILLION NOVEMBER 1985 TO *26 046 MILLION.
AS THE GROWTH IN THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS WAS FASTER THAN THAT OF IMPORTS, A VISIBLE TRADE SURPLUS EQUIVALENT TO 4.2 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WAS RECORDED IN NOVEMBER 1986, COMPARED WITH A VISIBLE TRADE GAP (THAT IS, THE PROPORTION OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS NOT COVERED BY THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS) OF 0.7 PER CENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER 1985.
PUTTING THE MONTH’S TRADE FIGURES INTO CONTEXT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1986 WAS «248 535 MILLION, MADE UP OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF $13H 616 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS OF $109 919 MILLION.
COMPARED WITH THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1985, THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS GREW BY *35 173 MILLION OR 16.5 PER CENT, OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS RY $21 060 MILLION OR 17.9 PER CENT, AND OF RE-EXPORTS BY *14 113 MILLION OR 14.7 PER CENT.
over this period, the value of imports grew by $39 247 million OR 18.8 PER CENT, TO *248 487 MILLION. AS THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WAS VERY CLOSE TO THAT OF TOTAL EXPORTS, THE VISIBLE TRADE ACCOUNT WAS VIRTUALLY IN BALANCE IN THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1986.
THIS COMPARES WITH A VISIBLE TRADE SURPLUS EQUIVALENT TO 2.(1 PER CENT OF T HE VALUE OF IMPORTS RECORDED IN THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1985.
COMMENTING ON THESE FIGURES, A GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DOMESTIC EXPORTS HAVE EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH IN RECENT MONTHS. ONE CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR WAS THE IMPROVED DEMAND FOR HONG KONG'S PRODUCTS IN MANY OF HONG KONG’S MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS.
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another contributory factor was the depreciation OF The HONG KONG DOLLAR, IN LINE WITH THAT OF THE U.S. DOLLAR UNDER THE LINKED EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM, AGAINST MOST MAJOR CURRENCIES IN THE EARLIER PART OF THE YEAR, WHICH HAS ENHANCED THE EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS OF HONG KONG’S PRODUCTS.
HE ADDED THAT THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS CONTINUED TO INCREASE SHARPLY IN NOVEMBER. THIS REFt ETTffP, " Tit PART, CHINA'S EFFORTS """" IN PROMOTING ITS EXPORTS, RESULTING IN MORE CHINESE GOODS BEING CHANELLED THROUGH HONG KONG TO OVERSEAS MARKETS.
the following table presents TRADE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 1986: THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS : ?14 870 MILL ION
RE-EXPORTS : «12 275 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS : #27 145 MILLION
IMPORTS : <26 046 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE : « 1 099 MILLION (IN SURPLUS)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
SEP 86 SEP 85
TO TO
NOV 86 NOV 85 INCREASE
LATEST 3 MONTHS HKfl MU. HK< MN. HK< MN. ?
DOMESTIC EXPORTS M 173 33 590 10 583 31.5
RE-EXPORTS 35 693 25 444 10 249 40.3
TOTAL EXPORTS 79 866 59 034 20 832 35.3
IMPORTS 77 499 58 49 2 19 007 32.5
TRADE BALANCE ? 367 542 1 825
NOVEMBER NOVEMBER
1986 1085 INCREASE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR HK< MM. HK<1 MN. HK« MN. *
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 14 870 1 1 450 3 420 29.9
(* OF TOTAL EXPORTS) (5'i.Rtf) (56.8*)
RE-EXPORTS 12 27c> A 724 3 551 40.7
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TOTAL EXPORTS 27 145 20 174 6 971 34.6
IMPORTS 26 046 20 317 5 729 28.2
TRADE BALANCE 1 099 -143 1 242
LAST MONTH NOVEMBER 1086 HK<t MN. OCTOBER 1986 HK$ MN. INCREASE HK# MN. *
DOMESTIC EXPORTS (* OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 14 870 (54.8?) 15 359 (55.5?) -489 -3.2
RE-EXPORTS 12 275 12 292 -17 -0.1
TOTAL EXPORTS 27 145 27 651 -506 -1.8
IMPORTS 26 046 28 005 -1 959 -7.0
TRADE BALANCE 1 099 -354 1 453
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE JAN-NOV 1986 HKJt MN. JAN-NOV 1985 HKJ MN. INCREASE HK# MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS (* OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 138 616 (55.8*) 117 556 (55.19?) 21 060 17.9
RE-EXPORTS 109 919 9 5 806 14 113 14.7
TOTAL EXPORTS 248 535 213 362 35 173 16.5
IMPORTS 248 487 209 240 39 247 18.8
TRADE BALANCE 48 4 122 -4 074
LAST 12 MONTHS DEC 85 TO NOV 86 HK<f MN. DEC 84 TO NOV 85 HK<t; MN. INCREASE HK$ MN. *
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 150 941 129 429 21 512 16.6
RE-EXPORTS 119 384 104 826 14 558 13.9
TOTAL EXPORTS 270 325 234 255 36 070 15.4
IMPORTS 270 667 230 170 40 497 17.6
TRADE BALANCE -342 4 085 -4 427
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR NOVEMBER M M M M M
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR NOVEMBER 1986. THE NEW CP I(A) AND NEW CP 1(B) (OCTOBER 84-SEPTEMBER 85 - ICO) FOR NOVEMBER 1986 WERE 105.0 AND 105.5 RESPECTIVELY, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 3.8 PER CENT AND 4.0 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER NOVEMBER 1985.
COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1986 AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, THE NEW CPI(A) AND NEW CPI(B) BOTH INCREASED BY 0.2 PER CENT.
THE 1979-80-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) FOR NOVEMBER 1986 WERE 166.5 AND 168.4 RESPECTIVELY. COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1986, CPI(A) AND CPI(B) BOTH INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT.
THE AVERAGE CP I(A) AND AVERAGE CPI(B) FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 1986, AT 163.7 AND 165.1 RESPECTIVELY, WERE 2.7 PER CENT AND 3.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 1985.
PRICE MOVEMENTS DESCRIBED BELOW ARE BASED ON THE NEW CPI SERIES.
DURING THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 1986, THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NEW CPI(A) AND NEW CP8(S) BOTH INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 0.4 PER CENT PER MONTH.
DURING NOVEMBER, RETAIL PRICES OF NEWSPAPERS, CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED. ON THE OTHER HAND, RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND SALT-WATER FISH DECREASED.
THE NEW CPI(A) AND THE NEW CP 1(B) ARE BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF 50 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT, RESPECTIVELY, OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG, WHICH WERE DERIVED FROM THE 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
THE NEW CP I(A) REFERS TO HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN S2 000 AND 16 499 A MONTH AT THAT TIME AND THE NEW CPI(B) BETWEEN 16 500 AND 89 999 A MONTH.
CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR NOVEMBER 1986 IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMMODITY-SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, AS COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1986 AND NOVEMBER 1985, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
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WEDNESDAY, DECOfBEH ?'<, I9B6
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE - 100)
MEW CPI(A)
NEW CP 1(B)
SECTION INDEX FOR NOV. 86 % CHANGE OVER OCT. 86 % CHANGE OVER NOV. 85 INDEX FOR NOV. 86 % CHANGE OVER OCT. 86 % CHANGE OVER NOV. 85
FOODSTUFFS 101.3 —0.4 ♦2.2 101.9 -0.3 ♦2.4
HOUSING 106.8 +0.2 ♦4.1 105.7 ♦0.2 ♦3.7
FUEL AND LIGHT 89.2 ♦0.1 -10.7 89.9 ♦0.0* -10.1
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (FOR HOME CONSUMPTION) 110.4 ♦0.3 ♦5.0 110.2 ♦0.4 ♦5.1
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 110.3 ♦0.7 ♦5.5 111.6 ♦0.8 ♦6.1
DURABLE GOODS 108.2 ♦0.5 ♦8.2 107.4 ♦0.5 ♦7.4
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS 111.5 ♦4.2 ♦ 10.6 111.1 ♦3.3 ♦9.7
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES 107.2 -0.0* ♦3.9 106.6 ♦0.0* ♦3.5
SERVICES 113.5 ♦0.1 ♦7.1 112.6 ♦0.1 ♦7.0
ALL ITEMS 105.0 ♦0.2 +3.8 105.5 ♦0.2 ♦4.0
M LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT
COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1986, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT IN NEW CPl(A) AND BY 0.3 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, SALT-WATER FISH, FRESH-WATER FISH AND FRESH FRUIT, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
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THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 0.8 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF MEN’S AND WOMEN’S OUTER-CLOTHING.
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN BOTH NEW CPI(A) AND NEW CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, VIDEO AND SOUND EQUIPMENT, WATCHES, CAMERAS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 4.2 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 3.3 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF NEWSPAPERS.
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
(FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.)
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE ♦CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT* FOR NOVEMBER 1986, AVAILABLE AT 13 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG, OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1904, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BASKERVILLE HOUSE, DUDDELL STREET, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CAN BE MADE TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 3-7216512.
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ADDITIONAL COLLECTION POINTS FOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND M M * M *
TO FACILITATE PUBLIC DONATIONS TOWARDS THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT AS A FIRST STEP, ALL DISTRICT MAIN OFFICES IN THE URBAN AREA WOULD RECEIVE DONATIONS IN CASH AND CHEQUES WITH EFFECT FROM SATURDAY (DECEMBER 27).
♦PEOPLE WHO WISH TO MAKE DONATIONS CAN DO SO DURING OFFICE HOURS AND THEIR DONATIONS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGE BY A TEMPORARY RECEIPT,* A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.
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♦ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO OPEN MORE COLLECTION CENTRES AFTER THE HOLI DAYS,♦ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
MEANWHILE, THE TREASURY CENTRAL COLLECTION AND PAYMENT OFFICE AND SUB-TREASURY OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, INCLUDING THOSE AT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES, WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PUBLIC DONATIONS IN THE FORM OF CHEQUES, DRAFTS AND CASHIER ORDERS.
DONATIONS BY CHEQUES MAY ALSO BE SENT BY POST TO ♦DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES, P.O. BOX 8000. GPO, HONG KONG+. CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO ♦SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND* AND CROSSED. OFFICIAL RECEIPTS WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NAME OF THE FUND. CASH SHOULD NOT BE SENT THROUGH THE POST.
THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND IS BEING SET UP IN MEMORY OF THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD TO RECORD THE GRATITUDE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR HIS DEVOTED SERVICE TO HONG KONG.
A COMMITTEE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND. WAS SET UP TO ADVISE THE ACTING GOVERNOR ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE CREATION AND INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND UNTIL IT IS FORMALLY CREATED BY LEGISLATION.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE IS SIR 8.Y. CHUNG; THE VICE-CHAIRMAN IS MISS LYDIA DUNN? AND THE MEMBERS ARE, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ’MAJOR-GENERAL GUY WATKINS; AND THE CROWN SOLICITOR, MR JEREMY MATHEWS.
IMPORT-EXPORT CLASSIFICATION LIST AMENDED * * M M *
. ~ IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS SHOULD NOTE AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST (REVISED EDITION, JANUARY 1986) PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE AMENDMENTS WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 1987 TRADE ^2!nfH,PMeNTS MADE 0N 0R *ftER THIS DAfE MUST BE
COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDED CLASSIFICATION.
...re .^^DMENJS ”*vol*ED A FEW COMMODITIES SUCH AS SODIUM ™ATE ; UREA; CALCAREOUS MONUMENTAL AND BUILDING STONE AND
ARTICLES; SWIMMING SUITS AND TRUNKS, AND COSTUMES.
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THESE AMENDMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO BRING THESE ITEMS IN LINE WITH THEIR FUTURE CLASSIFICATION UNDER THE HARMONISED COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE ADOPTED INTERNATIONALLY IN 1988.
COPIES OF THE AMENDMENT LIST CAN BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES!
* GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG.
M CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, COLLECTION OFFICE, GROUND FLOOR, OCEAN CENTRE, KOWLOON AND SECOND FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
* CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TRADE CLASSIFICATION SECTION, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, THIRD FLOOR, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THAT STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING TRADE DECLARATION FORMS SHOULD BECOME FULLY CONVERSANT WITH SUCH AMENDMENTS.
SPORTS CENTRE TRUST FUND PROPOSED
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THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FROM THE CENTRE AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATUTORY TRUST FUND, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE CENTRE WILL BE GIVEN AN ENDOWMENT OF 1350 MILLION BY THE JOCKEY CLUB WHICH WILL MEET THE CLUB’S PRESENT OBLIGATION TO COVER THE RECURRENT OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE CENTRE AS WELL AS AN ELEMENT OF CAPITAL REPLACEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 7 NEXT YEAR.
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SITES OFFERED TO LETTERS A-B HOLDERS
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THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS (LETTERS A AND B) TO TENDER FOR EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES SITES.
THREE SITES ARE IN YUEN LONG, THREE IN SAI KUNG, ONE IN TUEN MUN AND ONE IN KWAI CHUNG.
THE YUEN LONG SITES ARE FOR NON-INDUSTRI AL DEVELOPMENT EXCLUDING GODOWN USE. THEY ARE SITUATED IN FUNG CHEUNG ROAD, ON HONG ROAD AND SHU I CHE KWUN STREET-KUK TING STREET. THEY MEASURE 1 596, 680 AND 355
_ . * S.6?1 SQUARE METRE SITE IN SHA HA, SAI KUNG, IS FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
UNDER THE BUILDING COVENANT, A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 937 SQUARE METRES HAS TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 31, 1990.
ANOTHER SAI KUNG SITE, IN PAK SHEK WO, IS ALSO FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 684 SQUARE METRES ON THE 1 900-SQUARE-METRE SITE BY MARCH 31, 1990.
A 2 059 SQUARE METRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF MAN NIN STREET AND PO TUNG ROAD, SAI KUNG, IS FOR NON-INDUSTRI AL DEVELOPMENT, EXCLUDING GODOWN USE.
AT LEAST 6 762 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA MUST BE COMPLETED ON THE SITE BY MARCH 31, 1991.
THE TUEN MUN SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF PUI TO AND CASTLE PEAK ROADS MEASURES 2 676 SQUARE METRES AND IS FOR NON-INDUSTRI AL USE EXCLUDING GODOWN DEVELOPMENT.
A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 13 600 SQUARE METRES MUST BE COMPLETED BY JUNE 30, 1991.
A 7 890-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF KWAI FUK AND HING FONG ROADS, KWAI CHUNG, IS FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL USE EXCLUDING GODOWN AND HOTEL PURPOSES.
A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 32 700 SQUARE METRES MUST BE COMPLETED BY APRIL 30, 1991.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS NOON ON JANUARY 23.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL BECOMING TEACHERS’ CENTRE K » K » X
THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS OF THE TANNER ROAD POLICE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN NORTH POINT WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A TEACHERS’ CENTRE.
THE GROUND FLOOR WILL HAVE A SEMINAR ROOM WITH DISPLAY AREA* A COMMITTEE ROOM AND AUXILIARY AREAS.
A GENERAL OFFICE* STOREROOM* RESOURCE ROOM* READING ROOM AND LECTURE CONFERENCE ROOM WILL BE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
A CONTRACT FOR THE >630 000 PROJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WORK IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN MAY NEXT YEAR.
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TSING Yl TO GET PROMENADE
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THE ENVIRONMENT IN TSING Yl WILL BE IMPROVED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROMENADE NEAR TSING Yl BRIDGE.
THE WATERFRONT WALK AND SITTING OUT AREA* MEASURES ABOUT 4 000 SQUARE METRES, AND BENCHES AND ARBOURS WILL BE PROVIDED.
LANDSCAPING WORK WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT.
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR 'S EXPECTED TO START IN MARCH AND TAKE ABOUT SIX
MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON JANUARY 9
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FINAL OF STORY-TELLING COMPETITION
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THE 1986 CHILDREN STORY-TELLING COMPETITION FINAL AND PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 28).
THE COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUB ASSOCIATION, IS IN ITS 13TH YEAR.
ALL THE STORIES AND SCRIPTS USED IN THE FINAL COMPETITION WERE PROVIDED BY HONG KONG’S FAMOUS CHILDREN LITERATURE WRITERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE FINAL AND PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AT 1.30 PM ON SUNDAY.
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG TEL: 5-233191
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
FURTHER IMPROVEMENT TO TAI PO RO. J)....................... 1
POLICE STATION BEING REFURBISHED .......................... 2
TENDERS CALLED FOR MAINLAYING WORK ........................ 2
CERTIFICATES FOR STUDENT SUMMER WORKERS ................... 5
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FURTHER IMPROVEMENT TO TAI PO ROAD M ft X ft X
WORK HAS STARTED ON IMPROVING A SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD BETWEEN TAI WO PING INTERCHANGE AND PIPER’S HILL ROAD.
THE WORK IS THE SECOND STAGE OF A PROJECT TO IMPROVE TAI PO ROAD BETWEEN SHA TIN NEW TOWN AND THE INTERCHANGE.
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT RECENTLY AWARED A CONTRACT VALUED AT S26 MILLION FOR THE WORK WHICH WAS SIGNED BY THE ACTING REGIONAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR KWONG HON-SANG, AND THE CONTRACTOR, VIANINI LAVORI S.P.A.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, THE 1.5-KILOMETRE SECTION OF ROAD IS TO BE WIDENED TO A MINIMUM 7.3 METRES.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE PROVISION OF A CLIMBING LANE OR PASSING BAY ON STEEPER GRADES, REALIGNMENT OF SECTIONS OF ROAD ON SHARP CURVES, PROVISION OF FOOTPATHS. CAR PARKING AREAS, BUS LAY-BYES, A FOOTBRIDGE NEAR GOLDEN HILL ROAD AND LANDSCAPING.
SLOPE WORKS AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF EARTH RETAINING WALLS ALONG THE ROAD WILL BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THESE IMPROVEMENT WORKS. DRAINAGE FOR THE ROAD AND SLOPES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.
TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC, THE WORK HAS BEEN PLANNED SO THAT TWO-WAY TRAFFIC CAN BE MAINTAINED DURING CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT FOR SOME OCCASIONAL ONE-WAY MOVEMENT AT NIGHT.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1988.
STAGE I OF THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS, WHICH STARTED IN APRIL, COVERED THE SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD BETWEEN THE EXPLOSIVES DEPOT AND
LOWER SHING MUN ROAD.
THE WHOLE PROJECT IS AIMED AT IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW, PROVIDING BETTER PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND STABILISING SOME EXISTING CUT SLOPES.
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POLICE STATION BE I NS REFURBISHED M M N M M
HO MAN TIN POLICE STATION AT PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD IS BEING REFURBISHED AT A COST OF |2.1 MILLION.
THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AWARDED A >1.3 MILLION CONTRACT FOR ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EIGHT OF THE STATION S
14 STOREYS.
THE WORK INVOLVES IMPROVEMENT TO <*f>CES, KITCHEN, JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS’ CANTEEN, OFFICERS’ MESS, TELEVISION ROOM, READING ROOM, RECREATION ROOM AND LAUNDRY.
AN EXTERNAL COVERED COMPOUND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND THE DOG KENNEL EXPANDED.
ANOTHER TWO CONTRACTS, TOTALLING >810 000, HAVE BEEN AWARDED FOR THE AIR-CONDITIONING AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN JULY NEXT YEAR.
THE POLICE STATION WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC WHILE RENOVATION WORK IS IN PROGRESS.
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TENDERS CALLED FOR MA INLAY I NG WORK KI M * K
TTNnFRS ARE INVITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT FOR LAYING ABOUT WO METRES OF FRESH WATER TRUNK MAIN AT YAU KOM TAU IN TSUEN WAN.
IT WILL CONNECT THE EXISTING TRUNK MAIN FROM A PRIMARY SERVICE RESERVOIR THERE TO THE FUTURE SUBMARINE MAIN TO TSI NG Yl NORTH.
THE MAIN, OF 1 000 MILLIMETRES IN DIAMETER, WILL SUPPLY WATER FROM YAU KOM TAU WATER TREATMENT WORKS TO THE ISLAND.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MARCH AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1986
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CERTIFICATES FOR STUDENT SUMMER WORKERS M * M *
CERTIFICATES WILL BE PRESENTED ON SATURDAY TO 152 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THIS YEAR’S SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME RUN BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS.
THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES WILL BE HELD AT THE 8HANGRI-LA HOTEL IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SERVICES), MR LEUNG SZE-KONG, WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING.
THE SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME GIVES STUDENTS AN INSIGHT INTO THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HELPS THEM IN THEIR STUDIES AND CAREERS PLANNING. THE SCHEME HAS BEEN HELD ANNUALLY SINCE 197A.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, AT 10.30 AM ON SATURDAY.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL 5-233191
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
HONG KONG PUPIL WINS GOLD MEDAL ............................. 1
SEMINAR CW BUILDING MANAGEMENT ORGANISED .................... 2
CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION FOLDER PRODUCED ................. 3
NEW UNIT TO TACKLE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS ........................ 3
SHEK 0 WATER SUPPLY TO BE IMPROVED ..........................
ID CARD OFFICES OPEN FOR FIVE MORE WEEKS ....................
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION CONTRACT AW/lRDED ................... 5
WAN CHaI ROAD CLOSURE........................................ 6
TRAM TRACK BEING MOVED ...................................... 6
TRAFFIC CHaNGE IN KWAI CHUNG ................................ 6
salt Water supply cut ....................................... 7
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HONG KONG PUPIL WINS GOLD MEDAL * * * * *
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD PUPIL OF NORTH POINT KAIFONG ASSOCIATION MADAM CHAN WAI CHOW MEMORIAL SCHOOL HAS BEEN WARDED A GOLFMEDAL FOR AN OUTSTANDING ENTRY IN THE 28TH WORLD SCHOOL CHILDREN’S ART EXHIBITION HELD TO COMMEMORATE THE 1OTH ASIAN GAMES IN SEOUL.
CHAN CHUN-MING WON HIS GOLD MEDAL WITH A PAINTING DEPICTING A SWIMMING CONTEST, USING SUBTLY CONTRASTING HUES. HE HAD THE DISTINCTION OF JOINING A NUMBER OF OTHER GOLD MEDAL WINNERS FROM MOUND THE WORLD.
THE COMPETITION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 8IX TO 12 WAS JOINTLY SPONSORED DY THE SEOUL ASIAN GAMES ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND THE KOREAN CHILDREN’S CENTRE AT SEOUL.
IT ATTRACTED 15 562 ENTRIES FROM 65 COUNTRIES. SIXTY OF THE ENTRIES WERE FROM HONG KONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
HONG KONG STUDENTS ALSO WON ONE SILVER MEDAL, TWO BRONZE MEDALS AND EIGHT OTHER PRIZES IN THE COMPETITION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF HONG KONG PRIZES WINNERSi
NAME
CHAN CHUN-MING
LAI KAM-MING
LIN CHUN-YUNG
EROS MAK
FONG MEI-FUNG
YAU WUN-MAN
TSOI YIN-YIN
YUNG LA I-SHUN
KWOK SHUI-CHING
PRIZE
GOLD MEDAL
SILVER MEDAL
BRONZE MEDAL BRONZE MEDAL GOOD WORK PRIZE GOOD WORK PRIZE
SELECTED WORK PRIZE
SELECTED WORK
PRIZE
SELECTED WORK PRIZE
SCHOOL
N.P.K.F.A. MADAM CHAN WAI CHOW MEMORIAL SCHOOL (PM)
LOK SIN TONG CHAN CHO CHAK PRIMARY SCHOOL (PM)
LOK SIN TONG PRIMARY SCHOOL
ST. MARY’S CANO88IAN SCHOOL F.M.O. SAI KUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL THE SAVALTION ARMY SAM SHING CHUEN LAU NG YING SCHOOL (AM) N.P.K.F.A. MADAM CHAN WAI CHOW MEMORIAL SCHOOL (PM)
CHIU SHEUNG SCHOOL
F.M.O. SAI KUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL
/TONG YUEN-KWAN .......
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TONG YUEN-KWAN
CHEUNG HON-TUNG
WONG KAM-SHAN
SELECTED WORK PRIZE PO LEUNG KUK SCHOOL NO. 5 PRIMARY
SELECTED WORK PRIZE SHEK PAI WAN (AM) ST. PETER’S SCHOOL
SELECTED WORK PRIZE PO LEUNG KUK SCHOOL CFA NO. 1 PRIMARY
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SEMINAR ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT ORGANISED
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VARIOUS ASPECTS OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE SEMINAR IS AMONG ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR THE CURRENT YAU MA IE I ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS AIMED AT EDUCATING AMBERS OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND AREA COMMITTEES ON THE CONCEPT OF PROPER BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS IN MANAGEMENT.
SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, MR KWAN LIM-HO, HOUSING MANAGER OF THE DISTRICT’S BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM, MR WONG KAI-SHU, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, MR KEUNG CHI-WAI.
THEY WILL TOUCH ON ISSUES SUCH AS THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF BUILDING OWNERS AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE AND A PRIVATE CHARTERED SURVEYOR FIRM WILL BE PRESENT TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES.
BEFORE THE SEMINAR, A VIDEO FILM FOCUSSING ON THE NEED FOR HOME SAFETY WILL ALSO BE SHOWN AND PAMPHLETS ON FIRE PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR (TO BE CONDUCTED IN CHINESE) AT 8 PM TOMORROW AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE, 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET.
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CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION FOLDER PRODUCED * * * * *
A CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION FOLDER HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE WORKING GROUP ON CIVIC EDUCATION OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE FOLDER, CONSISTING OF SEVEN PAMPHLETS, OUTLINES THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, AND THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES.
A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THE FOLDER WOULD BECOME USEFUL REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, AND THAT IN LEARNING ABOUT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE DISTRICT BOARD, THEY MIGHT BECOME MORE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED ABOUT >20 000 FOR THE PRINTING OF 10 000 INFORMATION FOLDERS.
THE INFORMATION FOLDERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE TO STUDENTS WHEN WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS VISIT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT TO GIVE TALKS ON CIVIC EDUCATION.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING DETAILS OF THE FOLDER CAN BE MADE TO THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON 5-8921239.
NEW UNIT TO TACKLE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS
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TUEN MUN NULLAH WILL BE THE FIRST TARGET OF A DRAINAGE UNIT NEWLY FORMED WITHIN THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE.
THE UNIT WILL DEAL WITH MAJOR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS IN BUILDINGS WITH THE INTENTION OF REMOVING OR ALLEVIATING POLLUTION IN WATERCOURSES CAUSED BY THE DISCHARGE OF EFFLUENT AND WASTE FROM INDUSTRIAL PREMISES.
THIS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.
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IT WILL ALSO DEAL WITH SANITARY NUISANCES IN OTHER PREMISES.
THE UNIT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION, SERVICE OF ORDERS AND EVENTUALLY ENFORCING ORDERS.
*,LL BE HEADED BY * SENIOR BUILDING SURVEYOR AND MANNED INITIALLY BY REDEPLOYING EXISTING STAFF IN THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE.
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SHEK 0 WATER SUPPLY TO BE IMPROVED *****
SHEK 0 NORTH IS TO GET AN IMPROVED FRESH WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
16 MONTHS T9 CWPLETE.™ ’™T " THE E*’ 0F *«» *»OUT
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ID CARD OFFICES OPEN FOR FIVE MORE WEEKS
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W.U. J&ISWSS FDwEARI^sT’FsR^%HETxlS M'S"®
Athene people......
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♦THESE PEOPLE SHOULD NOW TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR ID CARD REPLACED,♦ HE SAID.
♦THERE MIGHT BE OTHERS WHO HAD MISSED THEIR TURN FOR SOME OTHER REASON.
♦ALL THESE CASES WILL BE LOOKED INTO THOROUGHLY AND DEALT WITH ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE ISSUE OFFICES WILL BE OPEN MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM DAILY EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE PHONE-IN SERVICE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO APPLICANTS FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO NOON ON SATURDAYS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT NO AMNESTY WOULD BE GRANTED TO ANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DETECTED.
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION CONTRACT AWARDED M * * M *
A CONTRACT WORTH 1856 620 HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF ELETRICAL WIRING AND EQUIPMENT AT YUEN LONG DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION.
THE STATION IS BEING BUILT ON A 5 037-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT FUNG CHEUNG ROAD. IT WILL INCLUDE A STANDARD AMBULANCE DEPOT AND A RESCUE TRAINING CENTRE.
THE BUILDING PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN MAY 1988
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WAN CHAI ROAD CLOSURE
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THE UNNAMED ROAD ADJACENT TO THE WAN CHAI FERRY PIER BUS TERMINUS WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DAILY BETWEEN 1 AM AND 6 AM FROM DECEMBER 28 (SUNDAY) TO DECEMBER 30, TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBRIDGE.
DURING THE CLOSURE, WESTBOUND VEHICLES ON HUNG HING ROAD HEADING FOR FLEMING ROAD WILL HAVE TO USE SEAFRONT ROAD.
TRAM TRACK BEING MOVED *****
TRAM SERVICES BETWEEN QUARRY BAY AND SHAU KEI WAN WILL NOT OPERATE UNTIL ABOUT 7 AM, AN HOUR LATER THAN USUAL, ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 28).
THIS WILL FACILITATE REMOVAL OF EASTBOUND TRAM TRACK FROM KING’S ROAD TO AN UNNAMED NEW ROAD LINKING BO FUNG GARDENS AND SAI WAN TERRACE.
BEFORE 7 AM ALL EASTBOUND TRAMS WILL TERMINATE AT PAN HOI STREET, QUARRY BAY.
THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE ABOVE NEW ROAD WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC FROM 2 PM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 29).
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TRAFFIC CHANGE IN KWAI CHUNG
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TRAFFIC ALONG YAN FONG STREET IN KWAI CHUNG WILL BE REVERSED (DECEMBERn^JST-BOUND TO NORTHWEST-BOUND FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY \wCvt"Dtn cry ) •
THE MEASURE IS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.
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SALT WATER SUPPLY CUT * * * M
SALT WATER SUPPLY OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS ON MAINS WORK.
TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN KOWLOON WILL BE TURNED MONDAY (DECEMBER 29), FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM, FOR
TWO AREAS WILL BE
TWO AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. ONE IS BOUNDED BY BOUNDARY STREET, EMBANKMENT ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WEST AND KNIGHT STREET, INCLUDING DUKE STREET AND BELFRAN ROAD ; THE OTHER BY WATERLOO ROAD, PEACE AVENUE AND ARGYLE STREET, INCLUDING VICTORY AVENUE, SOARDS AVENUE, LIBERTY AVENUE, EMMA AVENUE AND JULIA AVENUE.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
IMFR0VE4BNT IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR EXPECTED - SEI DAVID....... 1
CARS IN COMMUNITY ESSENTIAL SCR ELDLRLY SERVICES.............. 2
CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES SOUGHT ......................... 3
DECEMBER SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES, PAYROLL BEGINS ... 3
CONTRACTS LET FOR PTS ELECTRICAL WORK......................... 4
MORE STUDLKTS TAKS PART IN CAREERS QUIZ ...................... 5
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY SHOW BEGETS TCKORROW.............. 6
MORE FOCTBRIDGLS BEING BUILT IN TSUJI WAN .................... 6
INTERMITTENT CLOSURE OF TUEN MUN ROAD......................... 7
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IMPROVEMENT IN ABERDEEN
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HARBOUR EXPECTED - SIR DAVID
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE SITUATION IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR SHOULD IMPROVE WHEN ALL THE DWELLING BOATS ARE CLEARED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO AND THE OCCUPANTS RESETTLED ASHORE.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER CRUISING THE SCENE OF THE NO. 4 ALARM FIRE, 8IR DAVID SAID THE ABERDEEN HARBOUR SHOULD LARGELY BE LEFT TO MARINE CRAFT AND SEA-GOING BOATS WHEN THE DWELLING BOATS WERE CLEARED.
♦SO IN THAT SENSE THE SITUATION WILL BE BETTER.♦
SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THE FIRE SERVICES AND THE POLICE HAD MADE A VERY PROMPT RESPONSE AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF FIRE, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAD TAKEN PROMPT FOLLOW-UP ACTION.
♦SO THERE'RE ONLY A FEW PEOPLE NOW WHO ARE STILL LIVING IN A TEMPORARY SHELTER,♦ HE SAID.
SIR DAVID SAID THERE WAS ALREADY A LOT OF LIAISON BETWEEN THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE BOAT DWELLERS, AND FIRE WATCH TEAMS HAD BEEN FORMED.
BUT HE STRESSED THAT THE ULTIMATE THING WAS FOR THE PEOPLE TO TAKE FIRE PRECAUTIONS AND PREVENT ACCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING.
♦WE MUST REMEMBER THAT ALL OUR TYPHOON SHELTERS ARE VERY CROWDED PLACES, AND IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON THESE BOATS — FISHING BOATS OR DWELLING BOATS — TO TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION THEY CAN TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF FIRE, BECAUSE ONCE YOU HAVE A FIRE, THEN YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION TO CONTROL,♦ HE SAID.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT GOVERNMENT’S PLANS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE BOAT DWELLERS, SIR DAVID SAID THERE WAS A GRADUAL PLAN TO REHOUSE AS MANY OF OUR SQUATTERS AND BOAT PEOPLE AS WE COULD IN DUE COURSE, BUT WE HAD TO GET OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT.
SIR DAVID WAS ACCOMPANIED BY OFFICIALS OF THE FIRE SERVICES AND CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION DURING THE CRUISE.
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CARE IN COMMUNITY ESSENTIAL FOR ELDERLY SERVICES * * M M M
THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, BOTH IN QUALITY AND QUANTITY. WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF +CARE IN THE COMMUNITY* AS THE POLICY OBJECTIVE AT THE ONSET OF THE 1900’3 AND WITH CONTINUOUS MODIFICATIONS TO MEET CHANGING NEEDS, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.
ELABORATING ON THE POLICY, SHE SAID THAT THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS TYPES OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES TO OLD PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OLD PEOPLE AS WELL AS TO ASSIST FAMILIES TO TAKE CARE OF ELDERLY MEMBERS.
♦WHETHER THE SPIRIT OF THIS POLICY CAN BE FULLY EXERCISED DEPENDS ON WHETHER EACH FAMILY IN HONG KONG IS WILLING TO SHOULDER ITS RESPONSIBILITY OF CARING FOR ELDERLY MEMBERS AND TO ASSIST THEM TO REMAIN LIVING IN A FAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT IN THE TRUE CHINESE TRADITION OF RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY WHILE THE COMMUNITY ALSO TAKES UP PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY,* SHE SAID.
MRS DOE WAS OFFICIATING AT THE 83RD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY RENDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES COMPRISED CASH BENEFITS, MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, TRANSPORT. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, JOB PLACEMENT AND A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING DAY-CARE CENTRES, SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, HOME HELP, MEALS, BATHING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES AND RESIDENTIAL CARE.
FACED WITH THE PROBLEM OF AN AGEING POPULATION, THE MOST URGENT TASK AT HAND WAS TO MEET THE SHORTFALLS IN THE SERVICES, SHE SAID.
MRS DOE CITED THE DEMAND FOR CARE-AND-ATTENTION PLACES AS AN EXAMPLE, ADDING THAT GOVERNMENT WAS ACTIVELY EXPLORING NEW APPROACHES TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY.
HOWEVER, SHE REITERATED THAT NO MATTER WHAT SETVICES WE PUT ON STREAM TO PROVIDE BASIC PROTECTION FOR THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE ELDERLY, *CARE IN THE COMMUNITY* WOULD REMAIN EMPTY TALK WITHOUT REAL CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY ON THE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
SHE PRAISED THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY FOR ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SAID SHE HOPED THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN CARING FOR THE ELDERLY.
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CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES SOUGHT *****
THE GROUND FLOOR AND COCKLOFT OF 26-28, WUN SHA STREET, CAUSEWAY BAY, ARE TO BE CLOSED SO THAT DEMOLITION OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT THE COCKLOFT CAN BE CARRIED OUT.
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT ON FEBRUARY 27 SO THAT THE STRUCTURES CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
NOTICES INFORMING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AUTHORITY’S INTENTION TO TAKE COURT ACTION WERE POSTED ON CONSPICUOUS PARTS OF THE STRUCTURES TODAY (SATURDAY).
A DEMOLITION ORDER ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN OCTOBER, 1989, HAS BEEN IGNORED.
A BUILDING AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN SAID DEMOLITION WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN ONCE THE CLOSURE ORDER WAS ISSUED.
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DECEMBER SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES,
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PAYROLL BEGINS
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING THE DECEMBER ROUND OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN RESPECT OF THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1986.
THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY AND THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE USEFUL IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE HONG KONG LABOUR MARKET.
THIS ROUND OF THE SURVEY COVERS SOME 34 000 ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS) AND SERVICES SECTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION- FINANCING, INSURANCE. REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES- COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES) AND THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING- MANUFACTURING- ELECTRICITY AND GAS).
INFORMATION ON NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES ON DECEMBER 30 WILL BE SOUGHT FROM EACH ESTABLISHMENT. SOME 10 000 ESTABLISHMENTS ARE SELECTED FROM THE SAMPLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAYROLL IN EACH OF THE THREE MONTHS DURING THE OCTOBER - DECEMBER PERIOD.
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QUEST!ONAIRES ARE BEING MAILED TO INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE ESTABLISHMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER 1982 (LEGAL NOTICE NO. 69 OF 1982, GAZETTED ON MARCH 5, 1982), ESTABLISHMENTS RECEIVING QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD.
SHOULD RESPONDENTS FIND DIFFICULTIES IN COMPLETING THE FORMS, THEY ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE ON THE % FOLLOWING TELEPHONE NUMBERS (PRINTED AT THE BACK OF QUESTIONNAIRES) i 5-436551, 5-44*301, 5-455661 AND 5-455668.
AS FOR THESE ESTABLISHMENTS KNOWN TO THE DEPARTMENT DURING OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1986, THEY WILL ALSO BE ENUMERATED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SURVEY RESULTS COMPLETE.
FIELD OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, EACH BEARING A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD, WILL CALL ON THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO SOLICIT INFORMATION ON NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED. EXISTING VACANCIES, TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, NATURE OF BUSINESS AND DATE ON WHICH BUSINESS COMMENCED.
ANY ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE FIELD VISITS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT ON 5-444364.
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CONTRACTS LET FOR PTS ELECTRICAL WORK M M N M M
FIVE CONTRACTS WORTH A TOTAL BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL
WORKS AT THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL IN ABERDEEN.
OF ABOUT 113.08 MILLION HAVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR VARIOUS
THE CONTRACTS ARE PART OF THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF STAGE FIVE OF THE 1100 MILLION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AT THE SCHOOL.
ONE IS FOR SUPPLYING AND INSTALLING AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AT A COST OF 16.77 MILLION.
THE OTHERS ARE FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AT >3.21 MILLION) LIFT INSTALLATION AT 11.83 MILLION) FIRE SERVICES INSTALLATION AT ABOUT 11.07 MILLION) AND FOR SUPPLYING AND INSTALLING A LOW-VOLT CUBICLE SWITCHBOARD AT 1191 000.
WORK IN THIS FINAL PHASE INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF AN EIGHTSTOREY BLOCK WHICH WILL CONTAIN CLASSROOMS, OFFICES, EXAMINATION HALLS, A LIBRARY, READING ROOM, LANGUAGE LABORATORY, TELEVISION STUDIO AND LECTURE THEATRE.
ALSO INCLUDED ARE A 500-METRE JOGGING TRACK, EXTENSION OF THE GUARD ROOM, IMPROVEMENTS TO TWO EXISTING SHOOTING RANGES, LANDSCAPING, A TRANSFORMER ROOM, SWITCH ROOM AND EMERGENCY GENERATOR ROOM.
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THE FIFTH ANNUAL CAREERS QUIZ ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT NAS MEN COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. •
ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION TODAY (SATURDAY), A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID MORE THAN 100 000 FORM 3 TO FORM 5 STUDENTS FROM 214 SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE EVENT COMPARED WITH 90 000 STUDENTS FROM 200 SCHOOLS LAST YEAR.
THE THREE STUDENTS WHO SCORED THE HIGHEST MARKS ARE YIP MlNG-KlT OF YU CHUN KEUNG MEMORIAL COLLEGE, TANG YEE-MAN OF ST. FRANCIS CAN0S8IAN COLLEGE, AND TANG WAI-YIN OF CHONG GENE HANG COuLEGE. THEY WILL EACH RECEIVE A PORTABLE STEREO COMPONENT SYSTEM.
THREE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE MARKS WILL RECEIVE TROPHIES. THEY ARE THE CHEUNG SHA WAN CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL, SALES I AN ENGLISH SCHOOL AND KOWLOON TRUE LIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ONE HUNDRED OTHER STUDENTS WHO SCORED HIGH MARKS WILL EACH BE PRESENTED A SOLAR-POWERED ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR.
THE QUIZ, SPONSORED BY SHUN HING ELECTRONIC TRADING COMPANY, WAS AIMED AT MAKING STUDENTS AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREER SELECTION AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING THEM TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO CAREERS AND FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHUN HING ELECTRONIC TRADING COMPANY, MR K.L. TONG, WILL JOINTLY PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 29).
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE AT HENNESSY CENTRE, 500 HENNESSY ROAD, AT 3.30 PM ON DECEMBER 29.
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A FIVE-DAY EXHIBITION ON LAUNCHED TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT KWAI CHUNG.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY WILL BE THE O.R. SADICK INDOOR GAMES HALL IN
IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWAI CHUNG AND T8ING Yl DISTRICT BOARD'S INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE. KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND HONG KONG RED CROSS.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR J.W. HAYES,
COMMERCE'COMMITTEE, MR CHA& KWOK-WAI, WILL ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY.
DURING THE EXHIBITION. INDUSTRIALISTS, WORKERS AND RESIDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND SAFETY COUNTER-MEASURES THROUGH VARIOUS DISPLAYS, VIDEOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
THOSE ATTENDING MAY ALSO HAVE FREE TESTS FOR BLOOD (CARING ABILITY AND BREATHING.
THE EXHIBITION WILL OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM DAILY.
PRESSURE
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING TO BE HELD AT THE O.R. SADICK INDOOR GAMES HALL TOMORROW AT 3 PM.
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MORE FOOTBRIDGES BEING BUILT IN T8UEN WAN * * N * K
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A >15.1 MILLION CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO COVERED FOOTBRIDGES IN TSUEN WAN TO PROVIDE SAFER AND MORE CONVENIENT PEDESTRIAN ROUTES.
THE FOOTBRIDGES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ACROSS CASTLE PEAK ROAD AT KIN MING STREET AND AT SAI LAU KOK ROAD. THEY WILL LINK FUK LOI ESTATE AND ITS NEIGHBOURING AREAS TO TSUEN KAM CENTRE COMMERCIAL PODIUM, TSUEN WAN MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION AND LUK YEUNG SUN CHUEN.
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BOTH FOOTBRIDGES WILL BE ABOUT FIVE METRES WIDE. THE ONE AT KIN MING STREET WILL SPAN ABOUT 33 METRES. WHILE THE OTHER WILL BE ABOUT 70 METRES IN LENGTH AND INCLUDE RAMPS ON EACH 81BE OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD SO THAT IT CAN BE USED BY PHYSICALLY HANBICAPPEB PERSONS.
THE CONTRACT, AWARDED TO KWAN TANG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED, ALSO INCLUDES SITE FORMATION WORK IN SAN TSUEN PAI FOR BUILDING VILLAGE HOUSES IN THE FUTURE.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS DUE TO BEGIN BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AND TAKE A YEAR TO COMPLETE.
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INTERMITTENT CLOSURE OF TUEN MUN ROAD M * * M *
TO FACILITATE BUILDING WORK ON A FOOTBRIDGE, TRAFFIC ON 1UEN MUN ROAD NORTH OF ROAD P2 IMTERCHAMGE NEAR VuEN MUN nOSPITAU WILL BE STOPPED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES DAILY BETWEEN 1 AM ANB 5 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 30) AND WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 31).
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ALONG A SECTION OF CLEAR WATER HOURS ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 30)
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO PREMISES BAY ROAD WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR NINE FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM, FOR MAINS WORK.
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ALL VILLAGES ON CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD FROM NGAN YAN ROAD TO TAI AU MUN WILL BE AFFECTED, INCLUDING YAU YUE WAN, A KUNG WAN, SILVER STRAND BEACH. SILVER STRAND ROAD, SILVER CREST ROAD, SILVER TERRACE ROAD, HANG hIu, HANG HAU WING LUNG ROAD, NG FAI TIN, MANG KUNG UK, pan Cong wan, Sheung yeung, ha yeung, seung sz wan, leung fai tin, AND TAI AU MUN.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
NEW GOVERNOR TO BE ANNOUNCED AFTER NEW YEAR ............... 1
SIR DAVID OPENS SCOUTS CAMP......*......................... 1
NEW FORM OF PASSPORT TO BE ISSUED..................*....... 2
SURVEY ON NEED OF COMMUNITY TO BE CONDUCTED................ 2
SECOND INDOOR GAMES KiLL FOR TUEN MUN ..................... 3
DETAILS OF THIRD CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY ...............
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NEd GOVERNOR TO BE ANNOUNCED AFTER NEW YEAR *****
THE ACTING GOVERNOR. SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW GOVERNOR WOULD NOT BE ANNOUNCED UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION’S DIAMOND JUBILEE JAMBOREE IN SAI KUNG, SIR DAVID SAIDi+l THINK WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WEEK OR TWO YET BEFORE WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT*.
HE SAID THE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD EVENTUALLY BE MADE FROM LONDON, BUT THERE WOULD BE SOME TIME BEFORE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT WAS ACTUALLY MADE.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE REPORTED RESHUFFLE WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT, SIR DAVID SAID 1 +AS AND WHEN PEOPLE MOVE FROM THEIR POSTS, THEN WE HAVE TO FILL THEM. IT WON’T ALL TAKE PLACE AT ONCE. IT WILL TAKE PLACE PROGRESSIVELY OVER A NUMBER OF MONTHS AS PEOPLE MOVE FROM THEIR POSTS.
♦IT ALL LEADS UP TO A SORT OF PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT.♦
ASKED TO CONFIRM REPORTS ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF A SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, SIR DAVID SAID A NUMBER OF POSTINGS WOULD BE TAKING PLACE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOT YET READY TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
HE ADDED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD OF THE POST OF SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
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SIR DAVID OPENS SCOUTS CAMP
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG DIAMOND JUBILEE JAMBOREE AT TAI PO TSAI, SAI KUNG, THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.
SPEAKING TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE JAMBOREE. SIR DAVID SAID THERE WAS NO BETTER WAY OF GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER THAN CAMPING AND NO BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE HONG KONG SCOUTS’ 75TH YEAR.
♦SHARING EXPERIENCES AND HARDSHIP TOGETHER INCREASES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ONE ANOTHER AND LIFE LONG FRIENDSHIPS FORM AND DEVELOP IN CAMP. BARRIERS BETWEEN ONE ANOTHER AND BETWEEN NATIONS CEASE TO EX 1ST,♦ HE SAID.
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SIR DAVID WELCOMED THE OVERSEAS PARTICIPANTS TO HONG KONG AND HOPED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE BACK WITH THEM TO THEIR COUNTRIES MANY HAPPY MEMORIES.
♦AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS CAMP, THERE IS MUCH MORE IN HONG HONG THAN TOO MANY PEOPLE AND TOO MUCH CONCRETE,♦ HE NOTED.
♦TO ALL SCOUTS AND ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG, THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO STRETCH THE BOUNDARY OF YOUR FRIENDSHIPS TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG AND FROM OVERSEAS,♦ SIR DAVID ADDED.
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NEW FORM OF PASSPORT TO BE ISSUED *****
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT A IEW FORM OF BRITISH (HK) PASSPORT, WITH THE PAGE CONTAINING THE HOLDER’S PHOTOGRAPH LAMINATED, WILL BE ISSUED STARTING NEXT MONTH.
THE MEASURE IS TO ENHANCE SECURITY AND TO BRING THE PASSPORT IN LINE WITH THE FORMAT OF THOSE ISSUED BY UK.
HOWEVER, PERSONS HOLDING THE CURRENT FORM OF HONG KONG PASSPORTS CAN STILL USE THEM UNTIL REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY.
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BY CONDUCTING THE SURVEY, THE COMMITTEE ALSO HOMED TO PROMOTE THE SENSE OF DISTRICT BELONGING AND TO FIND OUT RESIDENTS* PERCEPTION OF THE DISTRICT; TO IDENTIFY COMMUNAL NEEDS AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS? TO REVIEW THE DEGREE OF PARTICIPATION AND TO TEST THE DEGREE OF ACCEPTANCE TOWARDS EXISTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS.
UNDER THE SURVEY, EASTERN DISTRICT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 50 UNITS AND 10 RESIDENTS AGED BETWEEN 15 TO 64 WILL BE SELECTED RANDOMLY FROM EACH UNIT TO ANSWER QUESTIONNAIRES.
RESEARCH COMPANY STAFF WILL VISIT THE 500 RESIDENTS BETWEEN JANUARY 5 TO 27 AND FINDINGS OF THE REPORT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
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SECOND INDOOR GAMES HALL FOR TUEN MUN M * * M
TUEN MUN’S SECOND INDOOR GAMES HALL IS TO BE BUILT AT A COST OF >15.7 MILLION WHICH HAS BEEN DONATED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECENTLY AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR THIS AMOUNT.
THE GAMES HALL, TO BE COMPLETED IN 15 MONTHS, IS TO BE BUILT ON A 6 688 SQUARE METRE SITE AT WU SHAN ROAD AND SERVE NEARBY HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME ESTATES AS WELL AS FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
FACILITIES FOR BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, TABLE TENNIS, SQUASH, GYMNASTICS AND OTHER INDOOR GAMES WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE CENTRE.
ALSO INCLUDED ARE A STAND FOR 400 SPECTATORS, CHANGING ROOMS, SHOWERS, TOILETS AND OFFICES.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO AWARDED A S400 000 CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A LIFT FOR THE GAMES HALL.
WORK ON BOTH CONTRACTS HAS JUST STARTED.
TUEN MUN’S FIRST INDOOR GAMES HALL WHICH WAS COMPLETED LAST MONTH IS LOCATED NEXT TO TAI HING ESTATE.
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DETAILS OF THIRD CRIME VICTIM! SAT/ SURVEY M M * M *
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAIL? E FORTHCOMING CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY WILL BE HELD (MONDAY).
THE SURVEY, THE THIRD OF ITS KIND HELD IN MONO KONO, WILL DE CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
IT AIMS AT UPDATING INFORMATION ON CM ItVICTIMS AND THE REPORTING OF CRIME SINCE THE LAST SURVEY CON !TED IN 1982.
INFORMATION GATHERED DURING THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE USEFUL GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AND ANALYSING CRIME CONTROL MEASURES AND IDENTIFYING AREAS REQUIRING SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS.
SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE MEMBER, DR HO KAM-FAI.
OTHER PANEL MEMBERS INCLUDE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CRIME, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, MR BRIAN WEBSTIH, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, SECURITY BRANCH, MR MICHAEL STONE, AND SENIOR STATISTICIAN, CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, MR H.K. YIP.
NOTE TO EDITORS*
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFESS ?CCE TOMORROW AT 2.30 PM AT THE CIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
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CONTROLLED TIP PLANNED AT NIM WAN
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CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTROLLED TIP IS PLANNED AT NIM WAN, TUEN
THE TIP. AND RELATE® WORKS. WILL PROVIJ! r? i ID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES F6R THE WESTERN NEW fERRITORIE*
IT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN AN AREA r ABOUT 35.15 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT NIM WAN AND IS E ECTED TO BE IN USE FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
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WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START NEXT SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED BY ABOUT 1988.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE.
THE NOTICE AND PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE AT HURRAY BUILDING, WHERE COPIES CAN BE BOUGHT, AND AT TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS BY FEBRUARY 23.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1986
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SCHOOL DRUG TALKS TEAM TO BE EXPANDED ..................... 1
THIRD CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY TO START NEXT MONTH ...... 2
DB MEMBERS BRIEFED ON CMB FARE STRUCTURE REVIEW ........... 3
MOP-UP OF ABERDEEN FIRE SITE UNDERWAY ..................... 5
REMINDER OF STATUTORY HOLIDAY CW JANUARY 1 ................ 6
COMMITTEE REACHES OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE ..................■ 6
POSTAGE LABELLING MACHINE ON TRIAL TOMORROW ............... 7
STANLEY, SHEK 0 ELDERLY SERVICES LAGGING BEHIND - SURVEY ... 8
DB TO DISCUSS POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE ................. 10
CAREERS QUIZ WINNERS AWARDED STEREO SETS .................. 11
TRAVEL DOCUMENT FEES TO BE COLLECTED ON APPLICATION ....... 12
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST FOR SYCAMORE RESIDENTS ................ 12
TENDERS INVITED FOR PhRK PROJECT .......................... 1?
EXTENDED TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR NEW YEnR .................. 1^
ROAD CLOSED IN TAI PO...................................... 15
WATER STORAGE FIGURE ............................-......... 15
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SCHOOL DRUG TALKS TEAM TO BE EXPANDED *****
THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) DECIDED AT ITS 62ND MEETING TODAY (MONDAY) TO SUPPORT A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE SCHOOL TALKS TEAM OF THE NARCOTICS DIVISION. < .
THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR GORDON MORTIMER, SAID THAT UP TO THE END OF NOVEMBER 1986. THE TEAM HAD DELIVERED 585 DRUG EDUCATION TALKS TO MORE THAN 180 000 STUDENTS IN 351 SECONDARY SCHOOLS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN FEBRUARY 198A.
♦IN OTHER WORDS, THE TEAM HAS NOW COVERED NEARLY 81 PER CENT CF SCHOOLS AND 72 PER CENT OF STUDENTS BUT THERE IS A NEED TO INCREASE THE RANGE AND FREQUENCY OF THE TALKS,+ HE SAID.
DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS HAS ALREADY BEEN REINFORCED BY THE REVISED DRUG EDUCATION TEACHING KIT WHICH WAS PRODUCED BY THE DIVISION AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN A TERRITORY-WIDE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ SEMINAR HELD IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
THE MEETING NOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REPORTED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN DRUGS IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1986, MAINTAINING THE DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 1984.
IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF 1986, 2 060 PERSONS WERE REPORTED TO THE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF DRUG ABUSE (CRDA), A DECREASE OF 21.9 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 2 637 PERSONS IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. THE NUMBER OF NEWLY REPORTED PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 ALSO DECREASED BY 21.5 PER CENT, FROM 744 TO 584.
HOWEVER, MR MORTIMER TOLD THE MEETING THAT THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REPORTED TO CRDA FOR ABUSING MANDRAX HAD INCREASED.
IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. A TOTAL OF 154 PERSONS WERE REPORTED TO THE CRDA FOR ABUSING MANDRAX COMPARED WITH 72 IN THE WHOLE OF 1985. A FURTHER 192 PERSONS WERE PROSECUTED BY THE POLICE FOR INVOLVEMENT IN MANDRAX OFFENCES COMPARED WITH 69 IN 1985.
♦THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE SEIZURE OF MANDRAX POWDER AND TABLETS IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR,* HE SAID.
DURING THIS PERIOD, 33.5 KILOGRAMS OF METHAQUALONE POWDER AND 249 267 MANDRAX TABLETS WERE SEIZED.
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♦THE SEIZURE OF CANNABIS SHOWED A DECREASE IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE WHOLE OF 1985, FROM 145 KILOGRAMS TO 53 KILOGRAMS,♦ MR MORTIMER SAID.
AS FOR ILLICIT OPIATES, A TOTAL OF 466 KILOGRAMS HAVE BEEN SEIZED SO FAR IN 1986.
MR MORTIMER STRESSED THAT PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ON THE DANGERS OF MANDRAX ABUSE WAS TO BE INTENSIFIED IN THE COMING YEAR.
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THIRD CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY TO START NEXT MONTH * * M * *
19 000 HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED AT RANDOM JANUARY 5 AND 19 IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED DEPARTMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
THE OCCUPANTS OF ABOUT WILL BE INTERVIEWED BETWEEN BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS
FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
THE CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY IS THE THIRD DONE IN HONG KONG AND tl TO PROVIDE THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND THE POLICE WITH UP-TO^dItE IHFORMATION OK CRIMES, VICTIMS AND VICTIMS- ATTITUDES TO REPORTING CRIME.
THE SURVEY WAS FIRST CONDUCTED IN JANUARY 1979 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY 1982.
EACH HOUSEHOLD SELECTED IN THE SURVEY WILL RECEIVE, AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, A LETTER SEEKING THEIR CO-OPERATION.
FROM JANUARY 5 TO 19, ENUMERATORS BEARING I DENTITY CARDS ISSUED dv tmf rriKLiq AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT SELECTED HOIlUPHOLDS AND INTERVIEW ALL MEMBERS AGED 12 AND OVER TO COLLECT DATA ON PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CRIMES WHICH MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THEM DURING THE 1986 CALENDAR YEAR.
tmp mfad OF THE HOUSEHOLD WILL BE ASKED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS AND ANY CRIMINAL ACTS WHICH MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THE HOUSEHOLD IN ANY WAY.
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ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE HOUSEHOLD AND ITS MEMBERS WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT. ONLY AGGREGATE SUMMARY STATISTICS WILL BE PUBLISHED.
COMMENTING ON THE SURVEY, DR HO KAM-FAI OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE SAID, +THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF VICTIMS, THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH CRIMINAL ACTS OCCURRED AND THEIR EFFECTS ON VICTIMS AND THE REASONS FOR REPORTING OR NOT REPORTING CRIMES TO THE POLICE.
♦THE SURVEY HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT OFFICIAL STATISTICS ON THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME IN HONG KONG AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND REASONS WHY CRIMINAL ACTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED TO THE POLICE.*
AS FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY ARE EXTREMELY USEFUL TO THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND THE POLICE IN EVALUATING CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES AND IN DEVISING NEW ONES, DR NO CALLED ON ALL SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY.
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DB MEMBERS BRIEFED ON CMB FARE STRUCTURE REVIEW N M * M N
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED A REVIEW ON THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY (CMB)’S FARE STRUCTURE AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW AT THE BOARD’S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY (MONDAY).
HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE REQUESTED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CMB FARES AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT A SPECIAL MEETING WOULD BE HELD ON JANUARY 19 TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE FURTHER.
WHEN CMB RAISED ITS FARES IN APRIL THIS YEAR, SOUTHERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE LEVEL OF BUS FARES FOR THE CMB SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES, WHICH THEY CLAIMED WAS TOO HIGH.
IN THE REVIEW DISCUSSED EARLIER BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) ON DECEMBER 22, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAD EXAMINED THE SCALE OF FARES FOR ALL THE EIGHT GROUPS OF BUS SERVICES OPERATED BY CMB.
/THE REVIEW .......
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THE REVIEW FOCUSED ON THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH ROUTE CROUP; THE OPERATING COSTS AND REVENUES OF INDIVIDUAL BUS ROUTES AND GROUP OF ROUTES; AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE CMB FARE STRUCTURE - INCLUDING THE POPULATION DENSITY AND LAND USE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS SERVED BY CMB BUSES.
IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEMAND FOR BUS SERVICES IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT TENDED TO CONCENTRATE IN THE PEAK HOURS, UNIDIRECTIONAL AND NOT AS FULLY UTILISED WHEN COMPARED WITH BUS SERVICES OPERATING ON THE NORTHERN SHORE OF HONG KONG ISLAND.
MOREOVER, THE POPULATION DENSITY IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ABERDEEN AREA, WAS COMPARATIVELY LOWER THAN OTHER DISTRICTS ON THE ISLAND.
BASED ON THE CONSIDERATIONS OF POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT DENSITY AS WELL AS THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BUS SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT SOME FARE DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN THE URBAN AND THE SUBURBAN ROUTES GROUPS ARE NOT WITHOUT VALID JUSTIFICATION.
IT ALSO FOUND THAT THE SUBURBAN GROUP OF BUS ROUTES HAD NOT BEEN CROSS-SUBSIDISING OTHER GROUPS OF ROUTES AND THAT THE BUS SERVICES IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT WERE NOT CHARGING EXCESSIVE FARES INSOFAR AS THE REVENUES AND OPERATING COSTS WERE CONCERNED.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE REVIEW’S RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH HAD RECENTLY BEEN ENDORSED BY THE TAC. THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED!
* CLASSIFYING THE ABERDEEN AREA (INCLUDING WAH FU, TIN WAN, SHEK PAI WAN, WONG CHUK HANG AND AP LEI CHAU) AS +URBAN+ AREA IN ORDER TO REFLECT THE HIGH DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT THERE, AND APPLYING THE URBAN FARE SCALE TO LOCAL ROUTES OPERATING WITHIN ABERDEEN. HOWEVER, ♦EXTERNAL* ROUTES FROM ABERDEEN SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE CLASSIFIED AS ^SUBURBAN* ;
M AMENDING THE STRUCTURE OF THE FARE BANDS FOR THE SUBURBAN EXPRESS GROUP OF ROUTES, SO AS TO CREATE ADDITIONAL FARE BANDS AT THE LOWER END OF THE SCALE FOR SHORTER ROUTES TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE FUTURE ?
* NARROWING THE FARE DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN THE URBAN AND SUBURBAN GROUPS OF ROUTES WHEN CMB’S NEXT FARE REVISION IS DUE.
CMB HAS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS BUT THE DETAILS OF ANY FARE REVISION WILL BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER SCRUTINY BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE TAC.
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MOP-UP OF ABERDEEN FIRE SITE UNDERWAY * K M M *
A MEETING WAS HELD AMONG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TODAY (MONDAY) TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF RELIEF AND REHOUSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR VICTIMS OF THE FIRE IN ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER LAST FRIDAY.
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SIMON LORD, AND WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MARINE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE AND THE MARINE POLICE.
MR LORD SAID AFTER THE MEETING THAT 85 PER CENT OF THE FIRE VICTIMS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR LOCAL REHOUSING AND THE REST WERE ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
OF THE PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR LOCAL REHOUSING, THE MAJORITY WOULD BE OFFERED PERMANENT HOUSING IN LEI TUNG ESTATE OR IN CHAI WAN, WHILE THE REST WOULD MOVE INTO THE NAM FUNG ROAD OR LEI TUNG TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, MR LORD SAID.
IT WAS HOPED THAT THE FIRE VICTIMS COULD MOVE INTO THE TWO THA’S BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR AND HOUSING ESTATES IN LEI TUNG OR CHAI WAN IN LATE JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY, HE ADDED.
THOSE QUALIFIED FOR PERMANENT REHOUSING AND WISHED TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR COULD DO SO BY TAKING UP CASUAL VACANCY ON HONG KONG ISLAND OR IN KOWLOON.
MEANWHILE, ALL SIX FAMILIES WHO WERE TEMPORARILY STAYING AT THE HARBOUR MISSION CHURCH IN AP LEI CHAU HAD MOVED OUT THIS MORNING. FOUR FAMILIES HAD MOVED INTO THE WONG CHUK HANG TRANSIT CENTRE AND THE OTHER TWO HAD OPTED TO STAY WITH FRIENDS OR RELATIVES.
ON CASH RELIEF, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS BEEN GIVING OUT FAT CHOI SPECIAL AID FUND TO FIRE VICTIMS SINCE SATURDAY. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FROM THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON ACCEPTANCE OF REHOUSING OFFERS, WHILE LICENSED WORKING BOATS WOULD RECEIVE RELIEF FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.
THE ONLY HOSPITALISED FIRE VICTIMS, FOUND ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL ASSISTANCE, WILL RECEIVE EMERGENCY RELIEF FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
MEANWHILE, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WOULD TOW AWAY DRIFTING BOATS BY THE END OF TODAY AND CONTRACTORS WOULD BE CALLED IN TO SALVAGE SUNKEN BOATS OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. MARINE POLICE WOULD MAINTAIN PATROL OF THE AREA UNTIL THE OPERATION IS COMPLETED.
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REMINDER OF STATUTORY HOLIDAY ON JANUARY 1 *****
EMPLOYERS ARE REMINDED THAT NEW YEAR’S DAY (JANUARY 1) IS ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE ALL MANUAL WORKERS AND T”°SENON-MANUAL WORKERS EARNING NOT MORE THAN 110 500 A MONTH ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE’S EARNINGS ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
WHERE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY. HOLIDAY ^SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE TO ALL LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE BRANCH OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
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COMMITTEE REACHES OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE
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MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH (CCY) TODAY (MONDAY) VISITED THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL TO SEE THE DIFFERENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE NORMAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
LED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE CCY, MRS ROSANNA TAM, THE PARTY TOURED THE COMPLEX WHICH IS LOCATED ON A 5 700-SQUARE-METRE SITE.
THE COMPLEX ACCOMMODATES FIVE TRAINING CENTRES AND PROVIDES BASIC TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES SECTORS.
/COURSES OFFERED .......
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COURSES OFFERED BY THE CENTRES INCLUDE HOTEL SERVICES, ELECTRONICS, MACHINE AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS AS WELL AS PRINTING.
DURING THE TOUR, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE IMPRESSED BY THE TEACHING METHOD OF Tfe CENTRES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO SIMULATE REAL-LIFE INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS. YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CENTRES ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN A WORKING ENVIRONMENT SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY WILL ENCOUNTER IN WORKING LIFE.
AFTER THE TOUR, THE PARTY LEFT FOR THE HONG KONG DIAMOND JUBILEE JAMBOREE SITE OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG IN SAI KUNG.
THERE THEY SAW SCOUTS IN ACTION AND JOINED THEM IN A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES.
TODAY'S VISITS WERE PART OF A PROGRAMME LAUNCHED BY THE CCY TO REACH OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS.
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AN ELECTRONIC POSTAGE ISSUING MACHINE WILL BE IN OPERATION ON A TRIAL BASIS AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CENTRAL TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE MACHINE, IN THE PUBLIC HALL ON THE GPO’S F«*ST/LOOR, WILL ACCEPT HONG KONG COINS IN ALL DENOMINATIONS FROM 10 CENTS TO |5.
POSTAGE LABELS, WITH FIXED VALUES OF 10 CENTS, 50 CENTS, Si.30 AND Si.70 ON DRESSING THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON, ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR PRE-PAYMENT OF POSTAGE ON ALL MAIL ITEMS.
THE LABEL IMPRESSION INCORPORATES A TRADITIONAL FISH MOTIF, THE CARP, PRINTED ON A GUMMED LABEL THAT HAS A BLUE WAVE PATTERN AS BACKGROUND.
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FOR CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE, PRE-PACKAGED SETS OF THE FOUR FIXED VALUES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT 13.60 PER SET FROM THE SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES TOMORROW.
BUT INDIVIDUAL LABEL DENOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OTHER THAN THROUGH THE MACHINE.
IN ADDITION, ♦SERVICED* FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT 15.10 EACH AT THE SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES TOMORROW. THE COVERS WILL BE AFFIXED WITH A FULL SET OF THE LABELS AND CANCELLED WITH A PHILATELIC BUREAU DATESTAMP.
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STANLEY, SHEK 0 ELDERLY SERVICES LAGGING BEHIND - SURVEY N * M M N
A SURVEY CARRIED OUT AMONG THE ELDERLY IN STANLEY AND SHEK 0 HAS SUGGESTED WIDE-RANGING IMPROVEMENTS OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
THEY COVERED MEDICAL, TRANSPORT, SOCIAL WELFARE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES WHICH THE SURVEY FOUND LAGGING BEHIND THE NEEDS OF MOST ELDERLY PEOPLE.
AT PRESENT, THERE ARE ABOUT 1 580 PEOPLE AGED 60 AND ABOVE AMONG THE 15 000 POPULATION OF STANLEY AND SHEK 0.
A TOTAL OF 273 ELDERLY PEOPLE CHOSEN AT RANDOM WERE INTERVIEWED IN THE SURVEY WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD’S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ABERDEEN KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY CENTRE.
MOST RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WERE ISOLATED FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES, USUALLY WENT AFTER ENTERTAINMENT THAT REQUIRED NO ORGANISATION SUCH AS WATCHING TELEVISION OR LISTENING TO THE RADIO, AND MANY SUFFERED CHRONIC ILLNESS.
THE SURVEY ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY IN STANLEY AND SHEK 0, AND WHEN COMPARED WITH URBAN AREAS, ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR THE ELDERLY WERE FEWER AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES LIMITED.
/ABOUT HALF
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ABOUT HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS SAID THEY HAD FALLEN ILL IN THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS, AND MOST HAD SOUGHT TREATMENT FROM LOCAL CLINICS WHICH MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO MEET SOME OF THEIR NEEDS FOR SPECIALIST TREATMENT.
THE SURVEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD’S COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED BY INVITING PARTICIPATION FROM MORE PRIVATE DOCTORS AND SPECIALISTS IN THE AREA.
IT ALSO SUGGESTED THAT GOVERNMENT CLINICS SHOULD PROVIDE PRIORITY TREATMENT TO THE ELDERLY, THE NUMBER OF DOCTORS SHOULD BE INCREASED AND CONSULTATION HOURS EXTENDED. HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES SHOULD ALSO BE INTRODUCED IN THE AREA.
AS MORE THAN 90 PER CENT OF THE ELDERLY RELIED ON BUS AS THEIR CHIEF MODE OF TRANSPORT AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE BUS ROUTE PLYING BETWEEN SHEK 0 AND SHAU KEI WAN, THE SURVEY CALLED GN THE BU8 COMPANY TO IMPROVE THE FREQUENCY OF THE ROUTE AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR DETOURS TO BIG WAVE BAY VILLAGE.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES TO LINK SHEK 0 WITH OTHER PARTS OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
ON MEETING THE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY, THE SURVEY SUGGESTED THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SPECIAL GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA AND PROVIDE A CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY IN STANLEY AND SHEK 0. THE PRESENT POLICY THAT ONE SUCH CENTRE SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR 30 000 POPULATION SHOULD NOT APPLY TO STANELY AND SHEK 0.
AS AN INTERIM MEASURE, AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES SHOULD ARRANGE MORE OUTREACH SERVICES SUCH AS OUTINGS AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOR OLD PEOPLE.
THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT MOST OF THE ELDERLY KNEW LITTLE ABOUT ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO THEM ALTHOUGH SOME OF THEM 8AID THEY HAD DIFFICULTY LOOKING AFTER THEMSELVES. THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, DISABILITY ALLOWANCES, HOME HELP AND COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICES WAS MINIMAL.
THE SURVEY CONCLUDED THAT THERE SHOULD BE MORE PUBLICITY ON THESE SERVICES, AND THAT IF SERVICES LIKE HOME HELP AND COMMUNITY NURSING WERE TO BE STRENGTHENED IN THE AREA, HIGHER PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO MA HANG WHERE THERE WERE MORE OLD PEOPLE LIVING ALONE.
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COPIES OF THE SURVEY REPORT HAVE BEEN SENT TO RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES FOR REFERENCE. LIMITED COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE FOR INTERESTED PARTIES.
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DB TO DISCUSS POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE * K M * M
THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO HEAR VIEWS ON THE ORDINANCE WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT IN APRIL.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE NORTH-EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES SUB-REGIONAL PLANNING STATEMENT.
THE PAPER COVERS PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT IN TAI PO, NORTH DISTRICT AND SHA TIN.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE TAI PO NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND A PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE TENURE FOR THE SHUEN WAN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE TAI FUK ROAD.
THE MEETING AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT PO COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 152-172 KWONG
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CAREERS QUIZ WINNERS AWARDED STEREO SETS *****
WHO SCORED THE HIGHEST MARKS IN THE FIFTH ANNUAL CAREERS QUIZ ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE WERE EACH AWARDED A PORTABLE STEREO COMPONENT SYSTEM TODAY (MONDAY).
THEY ARE YIP MING-KIT OF YU CHUN KEUNG MEMORIAL COLLEGE, °F ST FRANCIS CANOSSIAN COLLEGE AND TANG WAI-Ylfc OF CHONG GENE HANG COLLEGE.
SCHOOLS - CHEUNG SHA WAN CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL, SALES IAN ENGLISH SCHOOL AND KOWLOON TRUE LIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL -WHICH SCORED THE HIGHEST AVERAGE MARKS, WERE ALSO PRESENTED TROPHIES BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND.
_ **®*ESSH* THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON,
PR HAMMOND SAID THIS YEAR’S QUIZ HAD ATTRACTED 100 000 STUDENTS FROM 21# SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
♦SUCH A FAVOURABLE RESPONSE
_ ________ ________ REFLECTS THE GROWING POPULARITY
OF THE QUIZ AMONG SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS,♦ HE SAID.
THE QUIZ IS A MAJOR EVENT ORGANISED ANNUALLY BY THE DEPARTMENT TO AROUSE CAREERS AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS.
ell STIMULATES THEM TO THINK ABOUT POSSIBLE CAREERS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO COLLECT USEFUL CAREERS INFORMATION.
MR HAMMOND SAID THE QUIZ OWED ITS SUCCESS TO THE CONCERTED AND SUSTAINED EFFORTS OF MANY PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS, IN PARTICULAR THE PRINCIPALS AND CAREERS TEACHERS OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
HE THANKED SHUN HING ELECTRONICS TRADING COMPANY FOR SPONSORING ALL THE PRIZES FOR THE QUIZ AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY FOR MARKING THE ANSWER SHEETS.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY’S CEREMONY WAS MR K.L. TONG, ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHUN HING.
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TRAVEL DOCUMENT FEES TO BE COLLECTED ON APPLICATION
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WITH EFFECT FROM FRIDAY (JANUARY 2), FEES FOR THE ISSUE OF THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WILL BE COLLECTED ON APPLICATION!
* HONG KONG BRITISH PASSPORT
* HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY
* EMERGENCY PASSPORT
* SEAMAN’S CERTIFICATE OF NATIONALITY AND IDENTITY
* SEAMAN’S IDENTITY BOOK
♦ THE COLLECTION OF FEES IN ADVANCE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE THAT THE TRAVEL DOCUMENT APPLIED FOR WILL BE ISSUED,♦ A SPOKESMAN FROM THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
♦ REFUND OF FEES COLLECTED WILL BE MADE IF THE APPLICATION IS SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDRAWN OR UNSUCCESSFUL. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN FEES FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.+
♦ AT PRESENT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF PROCESSING AN APPLICATION FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COLLECTED BY THE APPLICANT IS BORNE BY THE TAX PAYERS. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENT FOR COLLECTION OF FEES ON APPLICATION GREATER COST EFFECTIVENESS CAN BE ACHIEVED,♦ HE ADDED.
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PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST FOR SYCAMORE RESIDENTS *****
RESIDENTS IN THE SYCAMORE AREA OF MONG KOK DISTRICT ARE INVITED ™ ,N A PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST TO CAPTURE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA.
THE CONTEST IS ORGANISED TO ENHANCE RESIDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR AREA AND COMMUNITY AS SYCAMORE IS A NEW CONSTITUENCY FORMED ONLY DURING THE 1985 DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION.
WINNERS OF THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES AND BOOK COUPONS OF Si 000, S500 AND S300 RESPECTIVELY. SEVEN OTHER PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED ft) OUTSTANDING ENTRIES.
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ds1UtC2^uSI^T2.ARE REQU,RED TO SUBMIT PHOTOGRAPHS IN AR COLOUR PRINT WITH NEGATIVES. EACH PHOTOGRAPH SHOULD BE GIVEN A TITLE.
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THE SECOND PHASE OF STAGE TWO OF THE CARPENTER ROAD PARK ILfS?100* C,TY W,LL START SOON WITH TENDERS FOR THE WORK BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE AREA INVOLVED IN THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS 2.4 HECTARES ,NK W,TH PREV,OUS phases TO FORM A TOTAL PARK AREA OF ’*
5»x HECTARES*
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THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE ACTIVE AREA WILL BE AN INTER-TWINED CYCLE AND JOGGING TRACK, GRADE SEPARATED BY MEANS OF BRIDGES TO ENSURE SAFETY.
A TRICK CYCLING AREA AND CYCLE HIRE FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.
THE REST IS FOR PASSIVE RECREATION AND WILL INCORPORATE A LARGE ROCK GARDEN, EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING, SITTING-OUT AREAS, PAVILIONS AND TOILETS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MARCH AND BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 1988.
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EXTENDED TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR NEW YEAR M * * M M
PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES WILL BE EXTENDED ON NEW YEAR’S EVE UNTIL EARLY THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
TO COPE WITH FESTIVE CROWDS. THE STAR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN EDINBURGH PLACE AND KOWLOON POINT WILL RUN ALL NIGHT. WHILE THE MTR AND THE KCR WILL CLOSE FOR THE DAY AROUND 1 AM, PEAK TRAMS WILL OPERATE UP TO 1.30 AM. TRAMS WILL CARRY ON WITH THEIR SERVICE UNTIL 2 AM BUT WILL NOT OPERATE ROUND THE HAPPY VALLEY LOOP.
IN ADDITION, MANY BUS AND GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES ON BOTH SIDES (F THE HARBOUR WILL FINISH LATER THAN USUAL.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE OPERATION OF CMB ROUTES 2 AND 10 WILL NE EXTENDED BY 20 MINUTES, ROUTES 4, 7, 10, 23, 72, 90M AND 92 BY ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND ROUTE 70 BY NEARLY AN HOUR. OF THESE SERVICES, THE LAST BUS ON ROUTES 4, 70 AND 90M WILL DEPART CENTRAL AT 1 AM AND THAT ON ROUTES 2 AND 7 AT 1.30 AM.
IN KOWLOON, KMB ROUTES 1A, 80K, 81K AND 88K WILL RUN ON FOR ANOTHER HOUR AFTER THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULES. MEANWHILE, ROUTES 5C AND 6 WILL EXTEND THEIR SERVICES FOR ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES AND ROUTE 5 FOR ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS.
FOR THE TSIM SHA TSUI ROUTES, THE LAST DEPARTURES FROM STAR FERRY FOR ROUTES 1A, 5C AND 6 WILL BE AROUND 1.30 AM AND ROUTE 5 AROUND 2 AM.
AS FOR GREEN MINIBUSES, ROUTES 16M, 19, 20 AND 20M ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL OPERATE UP TO 12.40 AM WHILE IN KOWLOON, ROUTES IM AND 8 WILL FINISH AT 1 AM AND 1.30 AM RESPECTIVELY ROUTES 6 AND 7 AT 2 AM ROUTE 3 AT 2.30 AM AND ROUTE 16 AT 3 AM.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 67K, 66K. 85 AND 97A WILL STOP RUNNING AT MIDNIGHT, 12.30 AM, 12.45 AM AND 1 AM RESPECTIVELY. ROUTES 20K, 22K, 65K AND 96M WILL CEASE OPERATING AROUND 1.30 AM AND ROUTES 81, 82 AND 83 AT 2 AM.
AS A RFJULT OF SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TS/I ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, MANY BUS ROUTES PLYING THROUGH THESE TWO DISTRICTS WILL HAVE TO BE DIVERTED.
THF iFFECTED SERVICES INCLUDE CMB ROUTES 5, 5A, 5F 10, 10A, 10B. 2rz 21, 22, 23A, 24, 40M, 81M, 103 AND 781 AS WELL AS KMB ROufFT/Al, A2, 1. 1A, IK, 2, 2C, 3, 3C, 3E, 5, 5C, 6, M, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 7, 26, 28 AND 71. \
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ROAD CLOSED IN TAI PO * * * * *
THE EXISTING ACCESS ROAD TO TAI PO TAU IN TAI PO WILL BE CLOSED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
VEHICLES TO TAI PO TAU, INCLUDING NEW TERRITORIES GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 21K, WILL BE DIVERTED TO ROAD D5 AND ROAD A1OO, WHICH IS ABOUT 320 METRES EAST OF THE CLOSED ROAD.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE *****
CTAnnSI$R^E»,^t!0NG KOf<G’S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) 2J?2LAT 60,2 PER CENT 0F C*P*CITY OR 353.012 MILLION CUBIC ' Ft Int5»
YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 398.798 MILLION
CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 68.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 198? .................................... 1
ADVERTISING, PUBLISHING MANPOWER UNDER STUDY.................. 1
RESULTS OF YEAR OF RABBIT GOLD COIN APPLICATION................ 2
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN TAKES SHAPE................................. 3
WORK TO START ON SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT ....................... 3
LEARNING TO BUILD A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT.................. 4
REMINDER GIVEN TO PRIVATE LIGHT BUS OWNERS .................... 5
SPEEDPOST NOW SERVES SAUDI ARABIA.............................. 5
VACANCIES AVAILABLE FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING.................... 6
REAR LANE STRUCTURES IN MONG KOK CLEARED ....................
600 TO COMPETE IN KOWLOON CITY RACE............................ 7
COMEDY OPTRA TREAT FOR RESIDENTS .............................. 8
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NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 1987
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COPIES OF THE QUEEN’S NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 1987 MAY BE COLLECTED TODAY (TUESDAY) FROM THE GIS NEWSROOM AT 6 PM.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HONOURS LIST WILL BE MADE IN LONDON AT 0001 HOURS GMT ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 31).
PUBLICATION IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (DECEMBER 31), BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO TRANSMISSION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION.
THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 6 AM ONWARDS TOMORROW (DECEMBER 31) OVER THE LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS, OR FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THEIR CAREERS, OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.
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ADVERTISING, PUBLISHING MANPOWER UNDER STUDY * * * *
A WORKING GROUP OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL’S JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD IS STUDYING THE NEED FOR SETTING UP A NEW TRAINING COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING MANPOWER FOR ADVERTISING, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLISHING.
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID THIS WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A PRIVATELY ORGANISED ♦CHINESE BOOK EXHIBITION 87+ TODAY (TUESDAY).
♦THE WORKING GROUP IS LOOKING INTO THE EXISTING TRAINING FACILITIES, AND IS PLANNING TO UNDERTAKE A WORKFORCE SURVEY IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR (1987-88). THE WORKFORCE DEMAND, GROWTH AND SUPPLY OF THESE INDUSTRIES WILL BE STUDIED,♦ MR CHAN SAID.
THERE WERE AT PRESENT NO SPECIFIC TRAINING COURSES CATERING FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, HE SAID.
HOWEVER, SOME OF THE COURSES ORGANISED BY THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD, THE PRINTING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD AND THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES TRAINING BOARD WERE RELATED TO THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY.
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IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE COURSES SUBSIDISED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WERE ALSO RELEVANT TO THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY.
MR CHAN SAID THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WAS KEEPING ABREAST OF THE NEEDS OF SOCIETY AND PROGRESSING VERY RAPIDLY.
PUBLISHING WAS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE CULTURAL FIELD, AND PUBLICATION OF CHINESE LANGUAGE BOOKS IN HONG KONG TODAY WAS MEETING A PARTICULAR NEED.
THE USE OF CHINESE WAS BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMMON IN BOTH THE PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS, IN TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION AND IN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE.
THEREFORE, MR CHAN SAID, THE PUBLISHING SECTOR SHOULD CO-OPERATE WITH THE EDUCATION AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF QUALITY CHINESE TEXTS AND REFERENCE BOOKS.
COMMENTING ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING UP AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PUBLISHING, MR CHAN SAID THIS WOULD DEPEND VERY MUCH ON THE VIEWS OF THOSE IN PUBLISHING.
THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER OPINIONS AND PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD.
MR CHAN ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE EXHIBITION’S ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
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RESULTS OF YEAR OF RABBIT GOLD COIN APPLICATION * X K * *
THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR RABBIT GOLD COINS HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND BOTH SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED AROUND THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY 1987.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN HEAVILY OVERSUBSCRIBED. SOME 36 400 APPLICATIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED OF WHICH 18 400 WERE FOR PROOF COINS WHILE THE REMAINING 18 000 WERE FOR THE BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED VERSION.
A TOTAL OF 9 500 PROOF AND 12 500 UNCIRCULATED COINS WERE AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS. THESE FIGURES REPRESENT AN INCREASE OF 2 000 COINS FOR EACH VERSION OVER THE NUMBER OF TIGER COINS WHICH WERE SOLD LOCALLY.
ABOUT 1 300 DUPLICATE APPLICATIONS WERE REJECTED BY COMPUTER PRIOR TO BALLOTING.
THE RABBIT GOLD COIN IS THE TWELFTH AND LAST IN THE LUNAR YEAR SERIES AND TOGETHER WITH THE COINS COMMEMORATING THE ROYAL VISITS OF 1975 AND 1986, COMPLETES THE SET OF 14 HONG KONG COMMEMORATIVE GOLD COINS.
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CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN TAKES SHAPE
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HONG KONG’S MOST AMBITIOUS CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN TO DATE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SIX PHASES BEGINNING IN APRIL 1987, WITH A COMPREHENSIVE BLOCK-TO-BLOCK CLEAN-UP OF ALL BUILT-UP AREAS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THIS WAS ENDORSED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY MR W.M. SULKE’S URBAN COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE AND MUST NOW GO TO THE JOINT URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL.
THE SECOND PHASE IN JULY AND AUGUST WILL BE A CLEAN-l'P OF ALL URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCIL BEACHES SUPPORTED BY STIFF PROSECUTION OF LITTERBUGS.
IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, RATHER THAN PHYSICALLY CLEANING, THE CAMPAIGN WILL AIM AT THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF YOUTH WITH A ROUND OF COMPETITIONS, SEMINARS AND FILM SHOWS IN SCHOOLS.
RURAL AREAS AND COUNTRY PARKS WILL GET THE BROOM IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER FOLLOWED IN JANUARY 1988 BY A DRIVE TO ENCOURAGE CLEAN HOMES THROUGH CHINESE NEW YEAR AND BEYOND.
THE LAST PHASE -- IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH — WILL BE A CLEAN-UP OF PERSISTANT BLACKSPOTS WITH EMPHASIS ON SQUATTER AREAS, TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS AND VILLAGES.
EVERY STEP OF THIS OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY PUBLICITY IN THE FORM OF TELEVISION API’S, POSTERS, STICKERS AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL.
A MUSIC VIDEO AND A SERIES OF MINI-DOCUMENTARIES WILL ALSO BE PRODUCED FOR USE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
IN OTHER BUSINESS THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO EXTEND THE SPONSORED LITTER BIN SCHEME FOR ANOTHER YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 1987.
IN EFFECT SINCE 1981 THE SCHEME IS IMPLEMENTED BY JOHN D. HUTCHISON (INDUSTRIAL) LTD. AND THE ASSOCIATED ENGINEERS LTD.
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WORK TO START ON SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT * * * *
WORK ON A SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT AT WAN CHAI TO SERVE A POPULATION OF 180 000 WILL START SOON FOLLOWING THE AWARD RECENTLY OF AN til MILLION CONTRACT BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE PLANT WILL PROVIDE DEGRITTING AND SCREENING FACILITIES BEFORE DISCHARGING SEWAGE INTO THE SEA TO REDUCE POLLUTION IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
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THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTING AN INLET PUMPING STATION, PLANT HOUSE, TRANSFORMER HOUSE, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, SCREENING CHAMBERS, GRIT TRAPS, ANCILLARY STRUCTURES, ASSOCIATED PIPEWORKS AND ROADWORKS.
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LEARNING TO BUILD A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT
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TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS PARTICIPATION IN BUILDING MANAGEMENT, A SEMINAR AND VARIETY SHOW ON BUILDING A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN EASTERN DISTRICT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 3) AT 8 PM AT THE DR SEAKER CHAN MEMORIAL HALL IN NORTH POINT.
SENIOR BUILDING SURVEYOR OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE, MR S.H. LEUNG, AND CHIEF HEALTH INSPECTOR OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR H.C. HO, WILL SPEAK ON UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS AND CLEANSING IN PRIVATE BUILDINGS RESPECTIVELY.
A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE STAGED AFTER THE SEMINAR TO BRING HOME THE MESSAGE OF A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT FEDERATION OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDING ORGANISATIONS AND SPONSORED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.
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REMINDER GIVEN TO PRIVATE LIGHT BUS OWNERS ft * * * *
OWNERS OF PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES ARE REMINDED THAT IF THEIR VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW LICENCE FROM APRIL 1 NEXT YEAR THEY SHOULD FIRST HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
THIS REQUIREMENT, EFFECTIVE FROM FRIDAY (JANUARY 2), IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THE ROADWORTHINESS OF THE 2 200 PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES OPERATING IN HONG KONG. THE MAJORITY ARE BEING USED TO CARRY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
AT PRESENT, ONLY PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1983 ARE REQUIRED TO PASS A TEST BEFORE RELICENSING.
PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES WHICH PASS THE INSPECTION WILL BE GIVEN A CERTIFICATE OF ROADWORTHINESS. THE CERTIFICATE WILL ONLY BE VALID FOR FOUR MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE AND MUST BE PRODUCED WHEN APPLICATIONS ARE MADE FOR LICENCE RENEWAL.
APPOINTMENTS FOR INSPECTION SHOULD BE ARRANGED WITH THE KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE AT CHEUNG YIP STREET, KOWLOON. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-7597573. THE INSPECTION FEE IS *200.
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SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO SAUDI ARABIA FROM FRIDAY (JANUARY 2), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
THIS WILL BRING TO 48 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES INCLUDED IN THE SPEEDPOST NETWORK SERVED FROM HONG KONG.
SPEEDPOST ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR TRANSMISSION TO THE FOLLOWING DESTINATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA, ABHA, ARRAS, BALGURASHI, BURE I DA, DAMMAM, DHAHRAN, HALI, JEDDAH, JUBAIL, JUBAIL SINAIYA, KHOBAR, KHAMIS-MUSHAYT, MAKKAH, MEDINA, RIYADH, TAIF, UNIEZA, YANBU AND YANBU SINAIYA.
ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG FOR RIYADH WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY AFTER POSTING AND THOSE FOR OTHER CITIES ON THE SECOND WORKING DAY AFTER POSTING.
BOTH +CONTRACT+ AND +0N DEMAND* SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE.
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THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT PER ITEM IS 10 KG AND THE POSTAGE RATES ARE AS FOLLOWSt
ITEMS WEIGHING UNDER 25OG 170
ITEMS WEIGHING BETWEEN 25OG AND 500G |80
EACH SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONAL 500G 125
CUSTOMERS REQUIRING MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO SAUDI ARABIA AND THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE GENERALLY SHOULD CONTACT THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108.
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VACANCIES AVAILABLE FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING
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WITH STILL A FEW VACANCIES REMAINING, OFFICE-BEARERS OF RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS IN TUEN MUN ARE URGED TO APPLY EARLY FOR THE TWO-DAY COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING CAMP.
THE CAMP WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 10 AND 11 AT THE BRADBURY CAMP IN WONG Yl CHAU, SAI KUNG.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS INCORPORATIONS, VILLAGE OFFICES, AND YIN NGAI SOCIETIES IN THE DISTRICT ARE WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THE CAMP. EACH PARTICIPANT IS REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE OF 130.
ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE CAMP IS AIMED AT PROVIDING TRAINING ON MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE THAT PARTICIPANTS MAY FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL TO ITS FULLEST EXTENT.
APART FROM RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THERE WILL ALSO BE FILM SHOWS, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, AND TALK BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ON HOW TO CONDUCT MEETINGS.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MRS PAULINE NG, WILL ALSO GIVE A TALK ON THE ROLE OF RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THOSE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE CAMP CAN EITHER APPROACH THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, NO. 1 TUEN HI ROAD, OR ITS FOUR SUB-OFFICES AT TAI HING, ON TING/YAU 01, SIU HONG, WU KING/BUTTERFLY ESTATE. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 0-4513046.
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REAR LANE STRUCTURES IN MONG KOK CLEARED * ft * * *
SIXTEEN ILLEGAL STRUCTURES USED FOR RESIDENTIAL, STORAGE AND COOKING PURPOSES, WERE CLEARED TODAY (TUESDAY) IN AN OPERATION AT THE REAR LANE OF 79-113 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, MONG KOK.
SIX FAMILIES, COMPRISING 15 PEOPLE, WERE AFFECTED AND AMONG THEM EIGHT PERSONS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR REHOUSING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE OPERATION IS THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CONDUCTED IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR. THREE MORE CLEARANCES ARE PLANNED IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS TO RID REAR LANES CF ILLEGAL EXTENSIONS AND CANOPIES.
PRE-CLEARANCE SURVEYS HAD BEEN CONDUCTED ON TARGET LANES TO ASSESS WHETHER CLEAREES WERE ELIGIBLE FOR REHOUSING AND EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES.
TODAY’S OPERATION WAS CO-ORDINATED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT CFFICE AND CARRIED OUT BY THE WONG TAI SIN CLEARANCE SECTION OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
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MORE THAN 600 RUNNERS WILL BE COMPETING IN A NEW YEAR HARRIER RACE WHICH STARTS FROM KOWLOON TSAI PARK SPORTS GROUND AT 9 AM ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 1).
THE ANNUAL EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT’S RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, THE LOK SIN TONG, URBAN COUNCIL, DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.
THE RACE IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONSi OPEN MEN, OPEN WOMEN, STUDENT BOYS AND STUDENT GIRLS. IT WILL START AND FINISH IN KOWLOON TSAI PARK SPORTS GROUND, COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT NINE KILOMETRES IN KOWLOON TONG AREA.
THE RACE IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE SPORTSMANSHIP AND RUNNING ABILITY AS WELL AS TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST SIX RUNNERS TO FINISH IN EACH SECTION. CERTIFICATES WILL BE PRESENTED TO ALL WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE.
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ncciriATiNfi SUESTS AT THE STARTING CEREMONY WILL BE CHAIRMAN
OF KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, MR 3kOWLOON°CITYLL°R MR PETER C.K. CHAN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF KOWLOON CITY EAST MR CHEN CHIEH AND CHAIRMAN OF THE LOK SIN TONG, MR LAU TAK.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE START OF THE NEW YEAR HARRIER RACE IN THE KOWLOON TSAI PARK SPORTS GROUND, INVERNESS ROAD, KOWLOON CITY, AT 9 AM ON THURSDAY.
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COMEDY OPERA TREAT FOR RESIDENTS
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A COMEDY ENTITLED +THE FIRST NIGHT+ BY THE PING YUEN TRADITIONAL OPERA TROUPE FROM CANTON WILL BE STAGED AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AT 8 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE PERFORMANCE IS ONE OF THE EVENTS ORGANISED AS PART OF THE KWAI TSING FESTIVAL ’86.
THE TROUPE WAS SET UP IN 1956 AND HAS BECOME A PROFESSIONAL GROUP OVER THE YEARS.
TICKETS AT 130 AND |20 ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL. ELDERLY AND STUDENTS CAN OBTAIN THEIR TICKETS AT HALF PRICE. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE ON 0-273593.
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ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL 5-233191
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1?86
EMBARGOED NETS ITI2I?
NOTE TO EDITORS OF The following announcement
NEWSPAPERS, NEWS AGENCIES on the Queen’s New Year Honours list AND BROADCASTING STATIONS: will be made in London at 0001 hours
GMT on Wednesday, December 31 • • ’ ’ <*•*< Publication is permitted in Hong Kong newspapers tomorrow (Wednesday, December 31)9 but no news agency or overseas radio transmission of the announcement may cariy the information without the embargo qualification.
The news may be broadcast % from 6 am onwards tomorrow (Wednesday, December 31) over the local radio and television stations.
On NO account should any of the recipients of Honours be contacted for interviews, or for information related to their careers, or be approached in any way in connection with their awards before these have
been publicly announced.
HONOURS
Knight Bachelor
CBS - Commander, Order of the British Empire OBE - Officer, Order of the British Empire ISC - Companion, Imperial Service Order MBS - Member, Order of the British Iknpire
RDM - British Empire Medal
QPM - Queen’s Police Medal
QFSM - Queen’s Fire Service Medal
CPM - Colonial Police Medal
Badge of Honour
New Year Honours 1987
Knight BaeIk lor
The Bon. Oswald Victor CHEUNG, CBE, QC, JP
Mr Cheung was an Unofficial Member of the
Legislative Council from 1970 until 1981. He has been a Member of the Executive Council since 1974. »le has many educational and professional qualifications and considerable public service to his credit.
C. B. E.
Mr Justice Ernest George BABER
Mr Justice Baber was appointed as Judge of the High Court in 1976 and has made a significant contribution to the administration of justice in his twenty three years on the Bench in Hong Kong. He now resides in England.
Mr Robin HUTCHEON
Mr Hutcheon was Editor of the South China Morning Post for 19 years. His editorship contributed to the stability and prosperity of the territory as well as to the paper’s popularity. He now resides in Australia.
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O.B.E.
The Hon. John Walter CHAMBERS, JP
Mr Chambers joined the Hong Kong civil service as a Cadet Officer Class II in 1955. He has held a variety of senior appointments and was promoted to the rank of Secretary, Government Secretariat in 1986. He has made a significant contribution in the fields of community affairs, welfare and health.
Mr Vincent CHOU Wen-hsien, JP
Mr Chou is the Managing Director of Winner Co. (HK) Ltd., one of Hong Kong’s major textile groups. Mr Chou is an active member of a local hospital board.
Mr George Tseng-yong CHU
Mr Chu has been very active both in the insurance industry and in public affairs for about 30 years.
Mr Noel Martin GLEESON, JP
Mr Gleeson entered Government Service 23 years ago. He is now Registrar General.
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(Cont’d)
Mr Conal Francis Mary O*KELLY, JP
Mr O’Kelly was appointed as a Treasury Accountant in the Hong Kong Government in 1967. He is now Director of Accounting Services.
Mr John Trevor THORPE, JP
Mr Thorpe joined the Civil Aviation Department in 1956. He is now Director of Civil Aviation.
Miss Eleanor Bei-lee WONG, JP
Miss Wong is Managing Director of Hong Kong Spinner Ltd., Hong Kong Knitters Ltd., and Eternal Garments Ltd. and has been an active member of the Textiles Advisory Board (TEXTAB) since 1977. Miss Wong was the Organising Chairman of the 1986 TDC Casual Apparel Show.
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I. S . O .
Mr Henry Michael Alan BRISTOW
Mr Bristow has been a member of the Administrative Service for over 34 years. He was promoted to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in 1985. Mr Bristow has retired in the UK.
Mr LI Tin-ming
Mr Li joined the civil service in 1951 and is now serving as Assistant Director (Environmental Hygiene) in the Regional Services Department.
Mr Frank Derek ROOME, JP
Mr Roome was appointed as an Estate Surveyor in the Hong Kong Government civil service in 1963. He is now Principal Government Land Agent.
Lady Breinr i dge, J P
l.ady Breiuridge joined the Hong Kong Association tor the Mentally Handicapped in 1966. She has had considerable public service to her credit, including her activities for the St. James’ Settlement. Lady Bremridge now lives in England.
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M.B,E. (Cont’d)
Mr CHAN Kwok-chuen
Mr Chan joined the Hong Kong Post Office in 1959 as an Assistant Wireless Inspector. He was promoted to Senior Controller (Telecommunications) in 1980. He is a member of the Merchant Navy Training Board.
Mr James CH’IEN Ming-nien
Mr Ch ’ ien is a well-known and experienced social worker in Hong Kong. He is Superintendent of Social Service, Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers (SARDA).
Mr James Herbert EVANS
Mr Evans joined the Information Services Department as an Assistant Press Officer in 1956. He was made Principal Information Officer in 1972. Mr Evans has now ret lied from ISD but is on temporary contract to Urban Services Department.
Mr KWONG Hoi-lam
Mr Kwong joined the civil service in 1955.
He is now Senior Superintendent of Customs and Excise.
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H. B»E. (Cont’d)
Mr David LEE Shu-tai
Mr Lee has played a leading role in setting up the British Council’s English Teaching Centre in Hong Kong, the revenue from which makes a major contribution to Council purposes.
Dr. MOK Wah-chaan, JP
Dr. Mok is a private practitioner and has a considerable record of community service, spanning a period of 32 years. He is Deputy Commissioner of the Auxiliary Medical Service and Principal Surgeon in the St. John Ambulance Brigade.
Mr Douglas Gerald MORTLOCK
Mr Mortlock joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1971, having served for 28 years in the British Army. He retired as a Senior Superintendent. He now resides in Switzerland.
Mr Peter Hugh WALKER
Mr Walker served in the Colonial Service from 1953 - 64 and joined the Hong Kong Government Service in 1974. He is now Civil Secretary of the Fire Services Department.
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M. B . E . (Military)
Captain Peter CHUNG Tung-slung
Captain Chung has served in The Volunteers for over 3 3 years. He is now 2nd Captain B Squadron.
Major LAU Po-chi, Eh
Major Lau has served in The Volunteers for
27 years. He is now Officer Commanding Junior Leaders Corps.
B.E.M,
Mr CHAN Kim-hung
Mr Chan has served the Customs & Excise Service for 27 years. He is now Chief Customs Officer.
Mr CHEUNG Kai-kwong
Mr Cheung has been primarily concerned with education programmes in Young Offender institutions. He joined the service in 1958.
Mr CHU Ping-kim
Mr Chu joined the civil service as a Clerk in 1960 and rose to his present rank of Senior Clerical Officer in 1980.
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B.E.I1. (Cont’d)
Mr FONG Ching-chung
Mr Fong joined the service as a Warder at Stanley Prison in 1964 . lie is also actively involved with the Civil Aid Services.
Mr KWAN Man-hung
Mr Kwan has served the Hong Kong Government for the past 33 years. He is a Clerical Assistant in the Education Department.
Mrs LEUNG LO Lai-hing
Mrs Leung joined the Hong Kong Civil Service in 1951. She has been a Confidential Assistant to the Auxiliary Medical Services.
Mrs LEUNG YEUNG Kit-kuen
Mrs Leung joined Government Service in a clerical position in 1956 and is now a Senior Clerical Officer.
/ Cont’d
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(Cont’d)
Mr SO Wah-kiu
Mr So joined the civil service as a messenger in 1964 and has worked in a District Office since 1968.
Mr SUN Tai
Mr Sun first joined the Education Department as a labourer in 1950. He is now a Works Supervisor to the Technical Education and Industrial Training Department.
Mrs TAM CHU Sok-ying
Mrs Tam has been in the Hong Kong Civil Service for 29 years. She is a Senior Inoculator, Hong Kong Regional Office.
Mr TO Kam-wing
Mr To joined the Preventive Service (now Customs & Excise Service) in 1958. He is now Chief Customs Officer.
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B.E.M. (Cont’d)
Mr TSANG Kwong-leung
Mr Tsang has served the past 38 years as a Cook in the Medical & Health Department.
Mr YU Kwok-hung
Mr Yu joined the Civil Aid Services as a Warden in 1956. He is now a Central Instructor.
Q.P.M.
Mr Malcolm George FARNHAM, CPM
Mr Farnham joined the RHKP in 1959. He is now a Chief Superintendent.
Mr Richard Courtney SMALLSHAW, CPM
Mr Smallshaw joined the RHKP in 1964, following service in the police forces of Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. He is a former Aide-de-Camp to HE the Governor and rose to Assistant Commissioner in 1982.
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Q.F.S.M.
Mr John Ashton BREDBURY, CPM
Mr Bredbury served with the Liverpool Fire Service for 12 years, prior to joining the Hong Kong Fire Services in 1962. He is now a Chief Fire Officer.
Mr Thomas Davis Charles GARDINER, CPM
Mr Gardiner served with the Fire Brigade in UK before joining the Hong Kong Fire Services in 1963. He is now a Chief Fire Officer.
C. P, M.
(RHKP)
Mr Richard Graham BELL
Since 1957, Mr Bell’s service with the RHKP has been spent mainly in the Marine Region. He is now a Superintendent.
Mr Derek Clive BUTLER
Mr Butler joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1959 and has served in Uniform Branch throughout his career. He is now a Senior Superintendent.
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0.1.11. (Cont’d)
(RI1KP)
Mr Alexander CHALMERS
For the past 32 years, Mr Chalmers has served in the Royal Hong Kong Police, almost entirely in Marine and the New Territories Regions. He is now a Chief Inspector.
Mr CHANG Sou-tien
Mr Chang has served in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force for the past 37 years. He is now a Senior Inspector.
Mr DUNN Nai-bun
Mr Dunn started his career with the civil service in 1959 in the Medical & Health Department. He joined the RHKP in 1961 and is now a Superintendent.
Mr Bruce FERGUSON
Mr Ferguson served with the Glasgow City Police Force for 25 years as a forensic expert.
He joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1971 and is now a Senior Superintendent.
/ Cont’d
C.l .Fl. (Cont’d) (RHKT)
Mr Anthony John FERRIGE
Mr Ferrige joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1963. He was a former Aide-de-Camp to the Governor and is now a Senior Superintendent.
Mr KWOK Kam-pui
Mr Kwok has served in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force for 34 years. He has been a Sergeant since 1971.
Mr LEE Hing-man
Mr Lee joined the RHKP in 1950 and rose to the present rank of Station Sergeant in 1972.
Mr LEE Man-tong
Mr Lee has served in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force for 35 years and his present rank is Station Sergeant.
Mr LUNG Kin-kei
Mr Lung has served the Royal Hong Kong Police for the past 29 years. He is now a Senior Inspector.
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Cel.M. (Cont’d)
(RHKP)
Mr MAN Wai-yu
Mr Man joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1952 and is now a Station Sergeant.
Mr NG Ching-kwok
Mr Ng joined the Royal Hong Kong Police Force in 1966. He is now a Chief Superintendent.
Mr TSANG Yam-pui
Mr Tsang has served with the Royal Hong Kong Police for the past 20 years. He is now a Chief Superintendent.
C.P.M.
(FSD)
Mr CHAN Cheung-kil
Mr Chan joined the Fire Services in 1956 and is now a Station Officer.
Mr CHAN Hoi
Mr Chan entered Government Service in 1960. He is a former Aide-de-Camp to the Governor and rose to his present rank in the Fire Services as Senior Divisional Officer in 1982.
/ Cont*d
C.l.K. (Cont'd) USD)
Mr CHAN Shu-fai
Mr Chan joined the Fire Services Department in 1958 and was promoted to his present rank as Principal Fireman in 1968.
Mr John Frederick GODDEN
Mr Godden has served in the Fire Services both in UK and Hong Kong for 20 years. He was promoted to Senior Divisional Officer in 1981.
Mr TSANG Kwong-yu
Mr Tsang entered Government Service in 1964.
He is now a Senior Divisional Officer with the Fire ncV. nsi . T bov ml
Services.
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Badge of Honour
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Mr CHAN Chow-tan
sujpx^ IjbooI badeildfiiaj is ei pnuriD 1M
Mr Chan has served Tze Wan Shan East nf?ed ami eH .eiH oi rduo < '□iiJaid uin nsW omniunity for many years and is a member of the
Wong Tai Sin District Board.
/Gont1d
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Bad^e of Honour
Mr CHAN King-hung
Mr Chan is widely recognised for his skill in Chinese calligraphy and has been associated for many years with the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Calligraphy Competition.
Mr CHEUNG Kam-hung
Mr Cheung has been active in the affairs of Che Tuen Mun District and an advisor to the Pok Ot Hospital.
Dr. CHEUNG Sau-ching
Dr. Cheung has served the Tsuen Wan community for many years. He is now Chairman of the Princess Alexandra Community Centre.
Mr CHUNG Yee-on
Mr Chung is an established local figure in Wan Chai District’s public life. He has been Chairman of the Landlords and Tenants Association of On Hing Mansion for nearly 20 years.
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Badge of Honour (Cont•d)
Mr KWOK Hon-ining
Mr Kwok is one of the founding members of the Royal Life Saving Society (Bong Kong) and the Hong Kong Life Guards Club.
Mr KWONG Kwok-kam
Mr Kwong has been active in the community activities of Cheung Chau District for over 10 years.
Mr LEUNG On-fook
Mr Leung is a former Chairman of the Pok Oi Hospital Board of Directors. He was a co-opted member of the Social Services Committee for the Yuen Long District Board.
Mr LUI Chi-kwai
Mr Lui is very active in community affairs and a founder member of the Mutual Aid Committee at the So Uk Estate.
Mr SHUM Chi-kin
Mr Shum is a member of the Eastern District Board and has participated in district affairs and community services since 1974.
/ Cont*d
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Badge of Honour (Cont•d)
Mr TANG Tung-kwong
Mr Tang has a long record of public service in the New Territories and a founder member of the Yuen Long Chamber of Commerce in 1938. He has held many posts in social organisations in Yuen Long District, where he has contributed to the smooth implementation of the Light Rail Transit construction works.
Mr WONG Luen-kin
Mr Wong is an appointed Member of the Sha Tin District Board. He has been very active in community work in the district and is Chairman of the Sha Tin District Arts Association.
Mr YAU Yuk-tak
Mr Yau’s service to Western District dates back to the early 70*s. He is very active in supporting local district organisations.
Mr YIN Tek-shing
Mr Yin has been an appointed member of the Eastern District Board since 1981. He has also an extensive record of community service through Hong Kong.
/ Cont’d
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Badge of Honour (Cont*d)
Madam Lola YOUNG * Madam Young, an accomplished vocalist, has contributed significantly to the cultural scene in Hong Kong. She is music director and chief tutor of the Wong Tai Sin Children’s Choir.
KTT.r YEAR HONOURS 1987
BRITISH FORCES
IQLITAXY DIVISION
CB
Maj Gen T A Beam CBS
OBE
Lt Col W J Dawson 7 GR
MBS
Maj(QGO) Kaluman Rai T GR
ARRC
SSgt M Newton QARANC
BEM
Sgt Leung Chung Yuen HKMSC
Sgt P Musty REMS
MBS
Maj Lau Po Chi
Capt Chung Tung Shing
Commander British Forces
Commandant 2/7 GR
2/7 GR
Now in UK
Gurkha Transport Regt
Now in UK
Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) n
Royal Air Force
gpWS COMMENDATION FOR VALUABLE SER/ICES IN THS AIR
Master Air loadmaster Alick Johnson
28 Squadron RAF (Sek Kong)
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1986
CONTENTS PAGE HO.
FIRM FOUNDATIONS FOR PROGRESS — SIR DAVID ...................... 1
CANADA RECOGNISES BN(O) PASSPORT ............................... 1
EDUCATION COMMISSION OUTLINES IROGRAMME FOR 1987 ............... 2
GIWnHL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED ........................ 2
MONETARY STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER RELEASED....................... 3
QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT FOOD FACTORIES .......................... 7
BISHOP VISITS INMATES AT PIK UK................................. 7
CENTRAL, WESTERN ROAD SAFETY DAY SET FOR TOMORROW............... 8
RACE BEGINS SHA TIN FESTIVAL PROGRAMME.................. • • 9
RECLAMATION PROJECT AT ALDRICH BAY BEGINS ..................... 10
WIT. FILM FOR KWAI TSING RESIDENTS ............................ 10
NEW METHADONE CLINIC OPENING................................... 1°
STORAGE SITE FOR RENT ......................................... 11
A0TORISTS MUST TAKE EXTRA CARE................................. 11
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1986
FIRM FOUNDATIONS FOR PROGRESS — SIR DAVID N M M * *
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE ACTING GOVERNORi
♦TODAY WE STAND AT THE THRESHOLD OF 1987 WITH A FEELING OF SADNESS THAT SIR EDWARD YOUDE IS NO LONGER WITH US, FOR, UNDER HIS FOUR YEARS OF WISE, QUIET AND PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP, HONG KONG HAS CONFRONTED AND RESOLVED MANY OF ITS PROBLEMS AND HAS PROGRESSED AND PROSPERED.
♦WE MUST BUILD ON THESE FIRM FOUNDATIONS AND CARRY ON IMPLEMENTING THOSE POLICIES WHICH ENSURE THAT THE GROWING WEALTH CREATED BY A WELL MANAGED ECONOMY BRINGS IMPROVEMENT TO OUR MEDICAL, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND GREATER CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED, AND ENABLES US TO CONTINUE THE VITAL WORK OF BUILDING HONG KONG.
♦THE ARRANGEMENTS TO MOVE HONG KONG STEADILY TOWARDS 1997 ARE WORKING WELL AND ALREADY MANY IMPORTANT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO SET THAT FUTURE IN PLACE. THIS HAS ENCOURAGED LOCAL AND OVERSEAS INVESTMENT. AND OUR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS ARE EVOLVING TO MEET CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE NEEDS OF TOMORROW.
+STENGTHENED BY THIS KNOWLEDGE LET US FACE 1987 WITH CONFIDENCE AND WITH DETERMINATION TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
♦MY WIFE JOINS ME IN WISHING YOU A HEALTHY, HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.+
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CANADA RECOGNISES BN(O) PASSPORT M N M *
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WELCOMED THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT’S MOVE TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNISE THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AND PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
CANADA IS THE SIXTH COUNTRY TO GIVE THE BN(O) PASSPORT FORMAL RECOGNITION.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1986
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EDUCATION COMMISSION OUTLINES PROGRAMME FOR 1987 *****
IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, THE EDUCATION COMMISSION ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT, FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF ITS REPORT NO. 2, PRELIMINARY WORK ON ITS THIRD REPORT HAS BEEN PUT IN HAND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMISSION SAID THAT PUBLICATION OF REPORT NO. 3 WAS EXPECTED NEXT YEAR.
♦THE MAIN ISSUES TO BE COVERED IN THE COMMISSION’S THIRD REPORT WILL INCLUDE CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.
♦THE COMMISSION’S PROGRAMME OF WORK IN 1987 WILL NOT BE CONFINED TO THESE TOPICS, HOWEVER. IT IS ALSO, FOR EXAMPLE, SEEKING PUBLIC VIEWS ON CURRICULAR AND BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR SECONDARY CLASSES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
♦BUT THIS ISSUE WILL TAKE LONGER TO RESOLVE AND OUR CONCLUSIONS"^ MAY NOT BE READY FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL EARLY IN 1988,+ HE ADDED.
THE COMMISSION’S DECISION TO PRESS AHEAD WITH THE SUBJECTS IDENTIFIED FOR REPORT NO. 3 WAS IN LINE WITH A DECISION TAKEN BY MEMBERS EARLIER THIS YEAR TO PRODUCE SHORTER, BUT MORE FREQUENT REPORTS.
♦IN REPORT NO’S 1 AND 2 MEMBERS DEALT WITH THE PANORAMA OF MAJOR EDUCATION SUBJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE LLEWELLYN REPORT IN 1982,+ THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED. +SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES REMAIN, BUT WE MUST DEAL WITH THEM IN AN ORDERLY AND LOGICAL MANNER.♦
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT, IN FUTURE, AN AVERAGE OF TWO REPORTS A YEAR WOULD BE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION, EACH COVERING BETWEEN ONE AND THREE EDUCATIONAL TOPICS.
♦THIS IS AN ARRANGEMENT WHICH GIVES US MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY, AND ENABLES US TO WORK ON COMPLEX, LONG-TERM ISSUES AT THE SAME TIME AS MOVING QUICKLY ON SIMPLER SUBJECTS,♦ HE ADDED.
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GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED
*****
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FROM THIS MONTH TO MARCH 1987.
THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED MONTHLY SINCE AUGUST 1981, COLLECTS INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, AND THE GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
/ABOUT half .......
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ABOUT HALF THE HOUSEHOLDS INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS AGO WILL BE SURVEYED AGAIN TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE.
SOME 5 OOO HOUSEHOLDS ARE SELECTED AT RANDOM EACH MONTH FROM ALL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.
AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HAS BEEN SENT TO SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THEIR COOPERATION.
ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS, EACH CARRYING AN IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO COLLECT THE INFORMATION.
INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.
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MONETARY STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER RELEASED M M M M *
STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH SHOWED CONTINUING BUT SOMEWHAT SLOWER GROWTH IN HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS AND HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY IN NOVEMBER.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS ALSO CONTINUED TO GROW IN NOVEMBER, BUT AT A SLOWER RATE THAN IN PREVIOUS MONTHS.
TOTAL LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES GREW MARGINALLY IN NOVEMBER, BUT GROWTH IN LOANS TO FINANCE HONG KONG'S VISIBLE TRADE FELL.
TABLE 1, WHICH HAS BEEN SENT BY FACSIMILE NETWORK AND ALSO BOXED FOR COLLECTION, SETS OUT SUMMARY FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 1986 AND COMPARISONS WITH EARLIER MONTHS.
DEPOSITS
IN NOVEMBER, HONG KONG DOLLAR DEMAND DEPOSITS INCREASED BY 2.4 PER CENT AFTER A RAPID INCREASE OF 7.1 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. SAVINGS AND TIME DEPOSITS ALSO INCREASED, BY 1.2 PER CENT AND 0.9 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
/TOTAL homo.......
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1986
TOTAL HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 1.2 PER CENT AFTER INCREASES OF 1.9 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER AND 2.2 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. OVER THE YEAR (THE 12 MONTHS TO THE END OF NOVEMBER), THESE GREW BY 13.1 PER CENT.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS GREW MORE SLOWLY IN NOVEMBER. BY
1.4 PER CENT AFTER INCREASES OF 2.4 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER AND
2.7 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. OVER THE YEAR, THESE GREW BY 34.3 PER CENT
FOREIGN CURRENCY SWAP DEPOSITS DECREASED BY 2.0 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER. ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE THESE DEPOSITS, HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 0.8 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER AND BY 13.8 PER CENT OVER THE YEAR- ADJUSTED FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS GREW BY 1.8 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER AND BY 36.0 PER CENT OVER THE YEAR.
DEPOSITS (ALL CURRENCIES) WITH BANKS INCREASED BY 1.8 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER WHILE THOSE WITH DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES FELL BY 1.7 PER CENT. OVER THE YEAR, THE FORMER GREW BY 32.1 PER CENT WHILE THE LATTER FELL BY 11.3 PER CENT.
HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY
HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY Ml GREW AT A SLOWER PACE IN NOVEMBER, BY 2.0 PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 4.5 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. HKIM2 AND HKSM3 ALSO GREW MORE SLOWLY THAN IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, BY 1.3 PER CENT AND 1.0 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE YEAR, HK|M1 GREW BY 17.6 PER CENT, HKSM2 BY 19.0 PER CENT AND HKSM3 BY 13.7 PER CENT.
TOTAL MONEY SUPPLY
TOTAL MONEY SUPPLY Ml INCREASED BY 2.6 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER, AFTER HAVING INCREASED BY 4.3 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. TOTAL M2 AND TOTAL M3 GREW BY 1.7 PER CENT AND 1.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE YEAR, TOTAL Ml INCREASED BY 18.5 PER CENT, TOTAL M2 BY 31.1 PER CENT AND TOTAL M3 BY 23.9 PER CENT.
LOANS AND ADVANCES
TOTAL LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY BANKS AND DEPOSITTAKING COMPANIES INCREASED BY 0.1 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER AFTER A DECREASE OF 0.4 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. OVER THE YEAR, THEY GREW BY 10.8 PER CENT.
/LOANS DENOMINATED
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LOANS DENOMINATED IN HONQ KONG DOLLARS GREW BY 0.9 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER WHILE LOANS DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES FELL BY 0.7 PER CENT. OVER THE YEAR. THE FORMER GREW BY 11.0 PER CENT WHILE THE LATTER GREW BY 10.7 PER CENT.
WITHIN THE TOTAL, LOANS TO FINANCE THE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG DECREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 2.2 PER CENT IN OCTOBER; OVER THE YEAR THEY GREW BY 15.2 PER CENT. OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER AFTER AN INCREASE OF 0.8 PER CENT IN OCTOBER! OVER THE YEAR, THEY GREW BY 11.5 PER CENT.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS AND LICENSED DEPOSITTAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED, AT 148 AND 38 RESPECTIVELY. THE NUMBER OF REPORTING REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY THREE TO 254.
/monetary statistics .......
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MONETARY STATISTICS - NOVEMBER 1986
(HK$mn)
Nov 1986 Earlier months
-------- (% change to November 1986)
Money Supply Oct 1986 Aug 1986 Nov 1985
Ml - HK$ 48,581 47,649 ( 2.0 %) 45,521 ( 6.7 %) 41,293 ( 17.6 %)
Foreign currency 4,821 4,417 ( 9.1 %) 5,109 ( -5.6 %) 3,760 ( 28.2 %)
Total 53,403 52,066 ( 2.6 %) 50,630 ( 5.5 %) 45,054 ( 18.5 %)
M2 - HK$ 228,167 225,138 ( 1.3 %) 213,211 ( 7.0 %) 191,746 ( 19.0 %)
Foreign currency 272,526 267,120 ( 2.0 %) 248,122 ( 9.8 %) 190,255 ( 43.2 %)
Total 500,693 492,258 ( 1.7 %) 461,332 ( 8.5 %) 382,001 (31.1 %)
M3 - HK$ 261,551 258,889 ( 1.0 %) 248,329 ( 5.3%) 229,941 ( 13.7 %)
Foreign currency 314,902 309,518 ( 1.7 %) 294,419 ( 7.0 %) 235,162 ( 33.9 %)
Total 576,453 568,407 ( 1.4 %) 542,747 ( 6.2 %) 465,102 ( 23.9 %)
Deposits
Demand deposits Savings deposits Time deposits with banks Time deposits with dtcs All HK$ deposits All foreign currency deposits Total Loans and advances 34,590 120,926 319,369 70,992 237,184 308,693 545,877 33,495 118,625 314,396 72,213 234,410 304,321 538,730 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 3.3 %) 1.9 %) 1.6 %) -1.7 %) 1.2 %) 1.4 %) 1.3 %) 32,511 110,225 294,072 77,511 225,035 289,285 514,320 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 6.4 9.7 8.6 -8.4 5.4 6.7 6.1 %) %) %) %) %) %) %) 28,494 98,063 232,997 80,015 209,703 229,866 439,569 ( 21.4 %) ( 23.3 %) ( 37.1 %) (-11.3 %)
( ( ( 13.1 %) 34.3 %) 24.2 %)
To finance H.K.’s visible trade 34,864 35,151 ( -0.8 %) 33,871 ( 2.9 %) 30,259 ( 15.2 %)
To finance merchandising trade 3,978 4,609 (- -13.7 %) 4,538 (- -12.3 %) 3,860 ( 3.1 %)
not touching H.K. Other loans for use in H.K. 265,894 264,145 ( 0.7 %) 255,391 ( 4.1 %) 238,559 ( 11.5 %)
Other loans for use outside H.K. 160,084 159,427 ( 0.4 %) 161,324 ( -0.8 %) 150,203 ( 6.6 %)
Other loans where the place of 29,665 30,616 ( -3.1 %) 28,523 ( 4.0 %) 23,285 ( 27.4 %)
use is not known All loans in HK$ 246,805 244,508 ( 0.9 %) 237,757 ( 3.8 222,369 ( 11.0 %)
All loans in foreign currencies 247,680 249,439 ( -0.7 %) 245,890 ( 0.7 %) 223,796 ( 10.7 %)
Total 494,485 493,947 ( 0.1 %) 483,647 ( 2.2 %) 446,165 ( 10.8 %)
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QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT FOOD FACTORIES *****
D,8TR,CT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENTAL 45PKS?E2LC5!KlTJ?LXltL DISCU88 ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE CAUSED ?LS?0SL^d8°2/ACTOR,E8 ,M URBAN ABEA8 AT THEI* meeting on rnlDAY (JANUARY 2/.
Q?!ST!0NS W,LL BE ASKED ABOUT THE number of roast pig «5T?5Jecv!^R2^5EA.S’. ESPECIALLY IN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT, AND THE EXTENT OF THE NUISANCE THEY CAUSE.
unweueS8 ™£H«««CJ0RY ,M K0WL00N CITY ROAD HAD AROUSED CONCERN. iS^Vnv’fJerZ£?Bb!M WAS 80LVED THROUGH APPROACHES TO THE OWNER MADE BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
. «.T?TUlRrtliJE^e?NJHS A?EMDA ‘NCLUDE A 130 000 PROJECT TO EXTEND ncSlTI £a!LAIa3 LL,es AVENUE IN HUNG HOM AND INSTALLATION ROAD AiDTMGATT’li"Lj;rioA»?OA"D " JU"CT'°" * E,W‘"D
NOTE TO EDITORS!
. Y0U ARE ’NVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AT 2.15 PM ON FRIDAY IN THE $2?FE!fN?E R00M 0F THE D,STR,CT OPPICE AT 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD. THE MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CHINESE AND NO SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE.
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BISHOP VISITS INMATES AT PIK UK *****
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE MOST REV. JOHN BAPTIST WU, VISITED THE PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE TO WISH YOUNG INMATES A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
ACCOMPANIED BY PRISON CHAPLAINS, FATHER 8TEPHEN EDMONDS AND FATHER PETER NEWBERY. HE WAS MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR GARTH HYDES.
BISHOP WU, WHO OBSERVED YOUNG INMATES TAKING PART IN VARIOUS TRAINING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, DISTRIBUTED SWEETS TO THE 341 INMATES THERE.
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HE WAS PRESENTED WITH A GREETING CARD DRAWN BY AN INMATE WHO RECENTLY WON A DRAWING COMPETITION ORGANISED FOR INMATES BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
HE THEN TOURED FACILITIES SUCH AS WORKSHOPS. CLASSROOMS, DORMITORIES, DINING HALL, SICK BAY, LIBRARY AND KITCHEN AND ALSO STOPPED TO TALK WITH SOME OF THE INMATES.
BISHOP WU VISITS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT’S INSTITUTIONS EACH YEAR DURING CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEAR.
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CENTRAL, WESTERN ROAD SAFETY DAY SET FOR TOMORROW M M M M M
A ROAD SAFETY DAY AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT IN CENTRAL TOMORROW (JANUARY 1) AFTERNOON WILL LAUNCH THE MONTH-LONG CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
STARTING AT 2 PM, THE PROGRAMME WILL FEATURE A VARIETY SHOW AT WHICH POPULAR SINGERS, MAGICIANS AND ACROBATS WILL PERFORM.
IN ADDITION, ROAD SAFETY QUIZ, STALL GAMES AND COMPUTER GAMES WITH ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES WILL BE PROVIDED.
THE CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT DRIVING HOME THE MESSAGES OF ROAD SAFETY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THREE GROUPS IDENTIFIED STATISTICALLY AS +MOST AT RISK* ROAD USERS.
THEY ARE CHILDREN UNDER 14 AND ELDERLY PEOPLE OVER 60- YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS- AND CYCLISTS.
SINCE ELDERLY PEOPLE IS ONE OF THE TARGET GROUPS OF THIS YEAR’S CAMPAIGN, MORE THAN 300 OLD PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND TOMORROW’S PROGRAMME. PUBLICITY UMBRELLA WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THEM AS SOUVENIRS.
TO PUBLICISE THE CAMPAIGN IN THE DISTRICT, BANNERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY AT TRAFFIC BLACKSPOTS.
OTHER PROGRAMMES ORGANISED INCLUDE SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY DAYS AND ACTIVITIES AT PEDESTRIAN PROBLEM SPOTS.
SPECIALLY TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS WILL VISIT ABOUT 20 SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE PROPER USE OF PEDESTRIAN PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR OF PEDESTRIANS, WITH THE HELP OF GAMES AND EXHIBITION KITS.
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AT THE SAME TIME, TRAFFIC POLICE AND MEMBERS OF SIX AREA COMMITTEES WILL DISTRIBUTE PUBLICITY LEAFLETS AND SOUVENIRS AT VARIOUS TRAFFIC BLACKSP0T8 IN THE DISTRICT.
ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ASSISTED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE POLICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
OFFICIATING AT TOMORROW’S ROAD SAFETY DAY WILL BE THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELIZABETH TSE ( THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR VINCENT KO, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHOW YIN-SUM, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD’S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE. MR HUNG WING-TAT, AN URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR CHOW WAI-KEUNG , THE POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, CENTRAL, MR R.J. MASON, A SENIOR STAFF OFFICER, MR LIONEL LAM. AND THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER, WESTERN, MR MAK KWOK-KUEN.
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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 2 PM TOMORROW AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT IN CENTRAL.
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RACE BEGINS SHA TIN FESTIVAL PROGRAMME * M M * M
SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER. MR LEO KWAN WING-WAH, WILL OFFICIATE AT A NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN TH^ SHA TIN FESTIVAL.
THE FIRST EVENT IS THE SHA TIN NEW YEAR RACE, STARTING AT 8 AM IN THE YUEN WO ROAD SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND.
AT 11 AM. MR KWAN WILL OPEN THE SHA TIN HISTORICAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND RELICS IN THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL. OTHER GUESTS INCLUDE THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-LAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE RURAL .!?R RMER LAU AND HEAD OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT
OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, MRS LUN NG NGAI-HA.
^°RE THAN 300 primary SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A CARNIVAL AT AREA 17. SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION (NEXT TO THE TAI WAI CYCLE PARK) BEGINNING AT 1 PM. MR KWAN WILL PRESENT PRIZES
THERE AT 4 PM
8AMES 8TALLS. * HUGE JIGSAW PUZZLE, AND PAINTING AND COLOURING COMPETITIONS.
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RECLAMATION PROJECT AT ALDRICH BAY BEGINS *****
WORK HAS STARTED ON BUILDING AN 80-METRE LONG SEAWALL AT AH KUNG NGAM, ALDRICH BAY, SO THAT RECLAMATION IN THE AREA CAN BEGIN.
THE RECLAMATION WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 0.8 HECTARES OF LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL USE, A WHOLESALE FISH MARKET AND FOR WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.
THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AWARDED A 15.6 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT WHICH WILL LAST ABOUT 10 MONTHS.
INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IS CONSTRUCTION OF A 65-METRE LONG BOX CULVERT TO CARRY STORMWATER DISCHARGED AT THE EXISTING OUTFALL TO THE NEW SEAWALL.
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FREE FILM FOR KWAI TSI NG RESIDENTS *****
A NUMBER A PERFORMANCE BEEN ARRANGED CO-ORDINATING
OF PROGRAMMES INCLUDING A FREE FILM AND MAGIC SHOW, BY THE CHOR FUNG MING CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE HAS FOR THE PUBLIC BY THE KWAI TSING FESTIVAL CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 2).
THESE PROGRAMMES ARE AMONG EVENTS ORGANISED AS PART OF THE FIVE-WEEK-LONG KWAI TSING FESTIVAL ’86 WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER.
THE FILM WILL BE STAGED IN JU CHING CHUI ENGLISH COLLEGE IN KWAI CHUNG AT 7.30 PM AND THE MAGIC SHOW IN KWAI SHING EAST BASKETBALL GROUND AT 8 PM.
THE CHOR FUNG MING CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE WILL GIVE A PERFORMANCE AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AT 8 PM. TELEHPONE RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE ON 5-739595.
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NEW METHADONE CLINIC OPENING * * *
A NEW EVENING METHADONE CLINIC PROVIDING TREATMENT TO PATIENTS WILL BEGIN OPERATION IN TAI PO NEXT TUESDAY (JANUARY 6).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THE METHADONE CLINIC WILL BE LOCATED INSIDE THE TAI PO JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC AT 37 TING KOK ROAD.
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THE CLINIC WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM, INCLUDING SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE NEW CLINIC BRINGS TO 25 THE NUMBER OF METHADONE CLINICS RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING FOUR ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 13 IN KOWLOON AND EIGHT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
AT PRESENT, THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AT METHADONE CLINICS IS ABOUT 8 500 PATIENTS.
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STORAGE SITE FOR RENT * M * * *
AN OPEN STORAGE SITE IN SHAU KEI WAN WILL BE LET ON SHORT-TERM TENANCY BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.
THE 2 030-SQUARE-METRE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE ALDRICH BAY RECLAMATION. BESIDES STORAGE, BREAKING UP OF ABANDONED VEHICLES WILL BE PERMITTED.
THE TENANCY IS FOR 18 MONTHS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY.
THE DEADLINE FOR TENDERS IS NOON ON JANUARY 16.
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MOTORISTS MUST TAKE EXTRA CARE * M * M ft
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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS EXTRA CARE AND PATIENCE WHEN THEY CHAI OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
ADVISED MOTORISTS TO DRIVE WITH PASS THROUGH STUBBS ROAD IN WAN
THIS IS BECAUSE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF STUBBS ROAD BETWEEN HOUSE J?,, AHD H0USE N0- 28 (NEAR TUH® SHAN TERRACE)
WILL BE INTERMITTENTLY CONVERTED TO ONE-LANE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC TO FACILITATE TRENCH REPAIR WORKS.
THE MEASURE WILL BE IN FORCE FROM JANUARY 2 (FRIDAY) TO JANUARY 27, AND FROM FEBRUARY 12 TO FEBRUARY 2A. IT WILL NOT APPLY WHEN RACE MEETINGS ARE HELD AT HAPPY VALLEY.
BETWEEN southern district and wan chai DISTRICT COULD MAKE USE OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL INSTEAD.
IN CENTRAL
CENTRAL DISTRICT, AS RECONSTRUCTION OF DES VOEUX ROAD HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE SECTION OF DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN MORRISON STREET AND CLEVERLY STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TO TWO-WAY FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 2).
IN WILL BE
ADDITION, FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 3), NO VEHICLE ™RN R,QHT FR0M EASTBOUND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL INTO MAN WA LANE. VEHICLES ON EASTBOUND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HEADING FOR DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WILL HAVE TO USE CLEVERLY STREET
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