DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1988
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POSITIVE INDICATORS FOR HK'S FUTURE ....................... 1
DONALD LIAO REAPPOINTED AS EXCO MEMBER..................... ‘t
NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO TWO SALARIES COMMITTEES .......... 4
MORE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LINGNAN COLLEGE .............. 5
EASY TRAVEL SCHEME OPERATIONAL AT AIRPORT ................. 6
DB HOLDS EXHIBITIONS ON DRAFT BASIC LAW ................... 7
USE OF DB LOGO ON COMMITTEE AGENDA ........................ 8
5100,000 DONATION TO DEPARTMENT'S WELFARE PROGRAMMES ...... 9
WATER STORAGE FIGURE....................................... 9
DEADLINE FOR .INTI-DRUG DRAMA COMPETITION ENTRIES EXTENDED . 10
NEW ROaDS TO BE BUILT IN JUNK BAY ......................... 11
TEMPORARY LrtNE CLOSURES IN SKA TIN ....................... 11
DISRUPTIONS TO FRESH WATER SUPPLY ......................... 12
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POSITIVE INDICATORS FOR HK’S FUTURE
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BOTH THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO OBSERVE THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, AND EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE CONCEPTS AND UNDERTAKINGS BEHIND THIS DOCUMENT -- WHICH PROVIDES HONG KONG’S ROUTE MAP TOWARDS I'HB FUTURE — ARE WORKING.
THE SECRETARY FOR GENERAL DUTIES, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID THIS TODAY (MONDAY) IN A LUNCHEON SPEECH OUTLINING THE POSITIVE INDICATORS FOR HONG KONG’S FUTURE TO THE ASSOCIATION OF CHAIRMEN O' HE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT TWO YEARS OF HIGH LEVEL EFFORT WERE INVESTED IN WHAT WERE SOMETIMES DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS TO HAMMER OUT THE JOINT DECLARATION.
IN BOTH THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND THE BASIC LAW, rHERE WAS A WILL ON THE PART OF ALL THOSE CONCERNED TO MAKE THE CONCEPT OF "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS" WORK, HE SAID.
MR WIGGHAM NOTED THAT AUTONOMY WAS IN THE INTERESTS OF ALL CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
"CHINA SINCE THEN HAS MADE ENORMOUS CAPITAL AND OTHER INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG, WHICH NOW PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN CHINA’S OWN MODERNISATION POLICY.
"IN ADDITION, EVIDENCE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION IS WORKING; THAT MEASURES WHICH ARE VITAL TO HONG KONG’S FUTURE ARE BEING STEADILY IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE JLG," HE SAID.
MR WIGGHAM SAID HE WAS IN PARTICULAR IMPRESSED BY THE SINCERITY OF BOTH GOVERNMENTS TOWARDS THEIR OBLIGATIONS; BY THE IMPORTANCE THEY ATTACHED TO MAINTAINING THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG AND TO A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN 1997; AND BY THEIR BUSINESS-LIKE APPROACH TO ALL THEIR MEETINGS.
"A LOT OF WORK HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEGAL, POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF IS ADJUSTED GRADUALLY, AND IN GOOD TIME, SO THAT THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF CHANGE IS REQUIRED IN 1997," HE SAID.
THE ISSUES THAT HAD BEEN RESOLVED THROUGH THE JLG INCLUDE ARRANGEMENTS COVERING NATIONALITY AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS; FOR HONG KONG TO NEGOTIATE ITS OWN AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS; TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN SHIPPING REGISTER; AND IN THE FIELD OF EXTERNAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP.
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MR WIGGHAM ALSO POINTED OUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HONG KONG’S SEPARATE MEMBERSHIP OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND OF THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL, WHICH WILL BE RETAINED BEYOND 1997.
MAS A RESULT OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALL PARTIES, HONG KONG CAN NOW SPEAK WITH ITS OWN VOICE, DEFENDING ITS OWN INTERESTS, IN THESE INTERNATIONAL WORLD BODIES,” HE SAID.
ON THE CONTINUED APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS TO HONG KONG, MR WIGGHAM SAID THE TWO GOVERNMENTS HAD ALREADY REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE TERRITORY’S FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN 14 INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.
HE NOTED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS AS HONG KONG DEVELOPED A NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WOULD CONTINUE BEYOND 1997 AND WHICH WOULD ENSURE THAT THE TERRITORY WOULD REMAIN AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, WITH ITS OWN SEPARATE SYSTEMS.
’’AND SO ALREADY, PROMISES MADE IN THE JOINT DECLARATION ARB BEING FULFILLED, AND IN VERY REAL AND PRACTICAL (NOT TO SAY INTERNATIONAL) WAYS HONG KONG’S HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY IS BEING ESTABLISHED,” HE ANALYSED.
TURNING TO THE DRAFT BASIC LAW, MR WIGGHAM POINTED OUT THAT MOST OF THE CURRENT DRAFT DID INDEED REFLECT THE PROMISES OF THE JOINT DECLARATION — "IN SOME CASES ACTUALLY WORD FOR WORD”.
’’DRAFTING THE BASIC LAW CANNOT HAVE BEEN AN EASY TASK, SINCE IT INVOLVES TRANSLATING WHAT IS ALREADY A UNIQUE DOCUMENT (THE JOINT DECLARATION) INTO ANOTHER UNIQUE DOCUMENT, DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE UNIQUE SITUATION OF HONG KONG; AND LAST FOR AT LEAST HALF A CENTURY,” HE NOTED.
HE SAID IT WAS NOT SURPRISING THAT, BEING A FIRST DRAFT, AND AS THE DRAFTERS HAD THEMSELVES ACKNOWLEDGED, THE VERSION OF THE BASIC LAW NOW UNDER DISCUSSION WAS NOT PERFECT.
NOTING THAT IN SOME AREAS THE JOINT DECLARATION ITSELF MIGHT BE IMPRECISE, MR WIGGHAM SAID THERE WERE GENUINE DRAFTING PROBLEMS IN DEALING WITH TWO VERY DIFFERENT LEGAL SYSTEMS. a
HE SAID THE QUESTION COULD BE ASKED WHETHER IN AN ATTEMPT TO BE COMPREHENSIVE THE DRAFTERS HAD INCLUDED SOME ITEMS WHICH MIGHT NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO A CONSTITUTIONAL OR LEGAL DOCUMENT.
HE ADDED THAT THERE WERE THOSE AREAS WHERE, ALMOST BY DEFINITION, THERE WAS ROOM FOR A GENUINE DIFFERENCE OF VIEW.
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THEREFORE, MR WIGGHAM SAID, THE PRESENT DRAFT REFLECTED THIS BY INCLUDING A NUMBER OF OPTIONS FOR DISCUSSION.
REFERRING TO THE MAIN AREAS OF PUBLIC CONCERN OF THE BASIC LAW, HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS INCLUDED WHETHER IT WOULD ENSURE THAT THE SAR WOULD ENJOY THE HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY PROVIDED FOR IN THE JOINT DECLARATION.
IT WAS ALSO CONCERNED WHETHER THERE WOULD BE ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR BASIC RIGHT AND FREEDOMS IN THE SAR.
FURTHERMORE, THE PUBLIC CONCERNED WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE LEGALLY BINDING PROVISIONS IN THE BASIC LAW WHICH WOULD RESTRICT THE AUTONOMY PROMISED IN THE JOINT DECLARATION FOR THE FUTURE SAR GOVERNMENT IN DECIDING ITS ECONOMIC, FISCAL OR OTHER POLICIES, MR WIGGHAM SAID.
"ON THESE ISSUES, IT SEEMS THAT A CONSENSUS VIEW IS GRADUALLY EMERGING IN HONG KONG; AND THIS WILL NO DOUBT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FURTHER DRAFTING WORK," HE ADDED.
MR WIGGHAM SAID IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICAL INCLINATION, ALL SHARED THE COMMON DESIRE OF DEVELOPING A SYSTEM WHICH WAS BEST SUITED TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND NEEDS OF HONG KONG, AND WHICH WOULD BEST CONTRIBUTE TO HONG KONG'S CONTINUED SUCCESS, AND PROSPERITY WITH STABILITY.
DURING THIS PERIOD OF DEBATE AND CONSULTATION ON THE SORT OF POLITICAL SYST M TO B INCLUDED IN THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE BASIC LAW, HE SAID IF ALL CONCERNED RESPONDED IN A FLEXIBLE AND PRAGMATIC WAY SO THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF COMMON GROUND COULD BE FOUND TO FORM THE BASIS OF A MODEL ACCEPTABLE TO ALL, THEN THE INTERESTS OF HONG KONG COULD BE MOLT ELECTIVELY REPRESENTED.
WHIL* OMITTING THAT HONG KONG WAS NOW IN AN ERA OP CHANGE AND THAT CHANGE COULD BE UNSETTLING, MR WIGGHAM POINTED OUT THAT CHANGE ALSO PROVIDE GR AT OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WHO WERE PREPARED TO FACE THE CHALLENGE.
"NO ONE CAN NOW GUARANTEE WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 1997, 2007 OR 2047. ONE CAN ONLY MAKE PREDICTIONS BASED ON PRESENT INDICATORS," MR WIGGHAM SAID, ADDING THAT AS FAR AS HE COULD SEB, THE INDICATORS WERE POSITIVE AND THERE WAS GOOD CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM.
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DONALD LIAO REAPPOINTED AS EXCO MEMBER
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR HAS REAPPOINTED MR DONALD LIAO, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL UNTIL AUGUST 31, 1989, AFTER THE EXPIRY OF HIS PRESENT APPOINTMENT ON AUGUST 31 THIS YEAR, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).
IN ANNOUNCING THIS APPOINTMENT, THE ACTING GOVERNOR PAID TRIBUTE TO MR LIAO'S IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
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NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO TWO SALARIES COMMITTEES *****
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED TWO NEW MEMBERS, MR MARTIN BARROW AND MR VINCENT LO, TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORATE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).
MR BARROW, 44, IS THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LTD. HE CHAIRS THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION BOARD OF MANAGEMENT AND SITS ON THE AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD.
MR LO, 40, IS THE CHAIRMAN OF SHUI ON GROUP. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
BOTH MR BARROW AND MR LO ARE FAMILIAR WITH SENIOR STAFFING MATTERS. THEIR TERMS OF APPOINTMENT ARE BOTH FOR THREE YEARS TO JULY 31, 1991.
THE TWO INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES CONCERNING THE GRADE STRUCTURE, SALARY SCALES, PAY, ALLOWANCES, CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND FRINGE BENEFITS OF DIRECTORATE CIVIL SERVANTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS RESPECTIVELY.
AT PRESENT BOTH COMMITTEES ARE CHAIRED BY MR G. R. ROSS AND HAVE THE SAME MEMBERSHIP.
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MORE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LINGNAN COLLEGE *****
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED INCREASES IN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LINGNAN COLLEGE WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE COLLEGE WOULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $4.63 MILLION DURING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR AND A FURTHER 110.38 MILLION IN 1989-90.
IN ADDITION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ACCEPTED THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF EXTENDING THE EXISTING STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME TO ALL POST-SIXTH-FORM STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE IN 1989-90 AND THEREAFTER.
ADDITIONAL GRANTS ARE ESTIMATED TO AMOUNT TO 41.06 MILLION AND ADDITIONAL LOANS TO $0.97 MILLION EACH YEAR.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVED A CAPITAL GRANT OF UP TO |1.1 MILLION IN THE 1988-89 FINANCIAL YEAR TO ENABLE LINGNAN COLLEGE TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HAVING CONSIDERED THE REPORT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS ON THE COLLEGE, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED THAT LINGNAN SHOULD BE GIVEN GREATER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
BUT IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A POST-SECONDARY COLLEGB UNDER THE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGE ORDINANCE FOR THE TIME BEING UNTIL A DECISION WAS TAKEN ON ITS LONG TERM ROLE AND STATUS, HE SAID.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ACCEPTED THE COLLEGE’S PROPOSALS THAT ITS SIXTH FORM COURSES SHOULD BE PHASED OUT FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AND THAT AT THE SAME TIME, THE PRESENT 2:1 STRUCTURE FOR POST-SIXTHFORM DIPLOMA COURSES OF THE COLLEGE SHOULD BE MODIFIED SO THAT STUDENTS MAY FOLLOW AN INTEGRATED THREE-YEAR COURSE IN FUTURE.
AT PRESENT, GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COLLEGE IS IN THE FORM OF A CAPITATION GRANT CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A FORMULA WHICH TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE UNIT COST OF A SIXTH FORM PLACE IN AN AIDED SCHOOL.
THIS GRANT IS HOWEVER NOT APPLICABLE TO FINAL YEAR PLACES OF THE COLLEGE’S POST-SIXTH-FORM COURSES.
WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, THE COLLEGB WILL RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AT A REVISED RATE WHICH WILL PROVIDE IMPROVED GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR THE COLLEGE.
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FROM SEPTEMBER 1989, GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BASED ON THE NEW RATE WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER THE COLLEGE’S FINAL YEAR PLACES.
AS REGARDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS, AT PRESENT YEAR THREE AND YEAR FOUR STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE, ON THE BASIS OF NEED, FOR BOTH GRANTS AND LOANS BUT YEAR FIVE STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS ONLY.
WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 1989, NEEDY STUDENTS IN THE FINAL YEAR WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE GRANTS.
ON THE REQUEST OF THE LINGNAN COLLEGE TO BECOME AN INSTITUTION UNDER THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE (UPGC) SYSTEM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE UPGC WOULD BE INVITED TO ADVISE, HAVING REGARD TO THE PRESENT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, ON THE ROLE THAT THE COLLEGE SHOULD PLAY AND ON THE FEASIBILITY AND IMPLICATIONS OF BRINGING IT UNDER THE UPGC SYSTEM.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT AS THESE ISSUES WOULD REQUIRE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND DETAILED CONSULTATION, IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE FIRM CONCLUSIONS COULD BE REACHED.
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EASY TRAVEL SCHEME OPERATIONAL AT AIRPORT *****
PHASE IV OF THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME COMMENCED TODAY (MONDAY) WHEN THE COMPUTERISATION OF THE IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINT AT THE AIRPORT BECAME OPERATIONAL.
TO MARK THIS OCCASION, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR LAURENCE LEUNG; THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING MANAGER, DR C.C. GREENFIELD; AND THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF IBM, MR HENRY CHOW PERFORMED A "PRESS-BUTTON" CEREMONY IN THE COMPUTER ROOM OF THE AIRPORT IMMIGRATION COJTROL POINT THIS AFTERNOON.
A TOTAL OF 10 COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO SERVE THE TERMINALS SET UP AT THE EXISTING 98 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE IMMIGRATION COUNTERS, PROVIDING A MODERNISED SYSTEM TO FACILITATE TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AIRPORT.
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WHEN THE AIRPORT STAGE V EXTENSION PROJECT IS COMPLETED, AN ADDITIONAL 68 IMMIGRATION COUNTERS, ALL EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTER TERMINALS, WILL ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE AT THIS CONTROL POINT.
SPEAKING AFTER THE CEREMONY, MR LAURENCE LEUNG SAID PHASE IV OF THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME AT THE AIRPORT LAID ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE COMPUTERISATION OF IMMIGRATION CONTROL WORK.
"STARTING FROM TODAY, THIS |7.8 MILLION PROJECT WILL ENABLE HONG KONG RESIDENTS TO USE THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE AIRPORT WITHOUT THE NEED TO COMPLETE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE CARDS," HE SAID.
"ADULTS HOLDING HONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS WILL FURTHER BENEFIT FROM BEING EXEMPT FROM PRODUCING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS FOR HONG KONG IMMIGRATION EXAMINATION, WHILE HOLDERS OF HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS WITH THE «»* SYMBOL WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM CHINA BY AIR WITHOUT HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMITS."
BUT OF COURSE ALL TRAVELLERS SHOULD BE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED FOR THEIR DESTINATIONS, HE ADDED.
THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME HAS BEEN WORKING VERY WELL AT THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND BORDER CONTROL POINTS.
"BY THE TIME THE SCHEME IS EXTENDED TO THE NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, ALL IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS WILL BE FULLY COMPUTERISED," MR LEUNG SAID.
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DB HOLDS EXHIBITIONS ON DRAFT BASIC LAW
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THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS ORGANISED TWO EXHIBITIONS AND A QUIZ COMPETITION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE DRAFT BASIC LAW.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF ONE OF THE EXHIBITIONS AT WORLD WIDE HOUSE THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON, THE BOARD’S CHAIRMAN, ‘1R AMBROSE LAU HON-CHUEN, SAID THESE ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANISED TO INTRODUCE THE DRAFT BASIC LAW TO RESIDENTS IN A MORE INTERESTING MANNER.
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RESIDENTS MUST FIRST KNOW ABOUT THE DRAFT BASIC LAW BEFORE THEY COULD CONTRIBUTE ANY CONSTRUCTIVE VIEWS, HE SAID.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE FUNCTION WERE A BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, MR VINCENT LO HONG-SUI, AND A LEGISLATIVB COUNCILLOR, MR LIU LIT-FOR.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF WORLD WIDE HOUSE UNTIL SATURDAY, AUGUST 6. ANOTHER EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT CHONG YIP CENTRE, SAI YING PUN, FROM TOMORROW TO SUNDAY, AUGUST 7.
BOTH EXHIBITIONS ARE OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM AILY. A VIDEO FILM CONCERNING THE BASIC LAW WILL ALSO BE SHOWN. >;
THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE DRAFT BASIC LAW QUIZ COMPETITION CAN OBTAIN QUESTIONNAIRES AT THE EXHIBITION VENUES. PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE DRAFT BASIC LAW BASING ON INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THE EXHIBITIONS. THEY MAY RECEIVE BALLPENS AS PRIZES.
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THE USE OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD’S LOGO WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING OF ITS FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE MEETING WILL CONSIDER LAYING DOWN VETTING PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF THE LOGO, AND DETAILS OF PENALTY AGAINST UNAUTHORISED USE.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO LOOK INTO A LIST OF CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE LAST TERM DISTRICT BOARD, AND CONSIDER WHETHER THESE CHANGES SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE PRESENT TERM.
IN ADDITION, THE MEETING WILL DISCUSS THE PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS, AND DETAILS OF THE BOARD’S PLANNED STUDY TOUR OVERSEAS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD’S FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAN STREET. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.
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>100,000 DONATION TO DEPARTMENT’S WELFARE PROGRAMMES
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) RECEIVED DONATION OF $100,000 FROM THE HONG KONG SHUMEI CHURCH OF DIVINE GUIDANCE AS CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS A CENTRALISED JOINT YOUTH AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMME TO BE LAUNCHED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER.
UNDER THIS PROGRAMME, ABOUT 850 DISABLED PERSONS, PROBATIONERS AND YOUTHS WILL BE CAMPING OUT AT THE CHINESE YMCA WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE IN SHA TIN TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF "INTEGRATION OF THE DISABLED INTO THE COMMUNITY".
THE MONEY WILL ALSO BE USED FOR OUTREACHING PROGRAMMES FOR STREET SLEEPERS IN THE COMING MONTHS.
IT WILL ALSO GO TOWARDS THE ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE CHUK YUEN CHILDREN’S RECEPTION CENTRE WHERE RESIDENTIAL CARE IS PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER EIGHT YEARS OLD WHO ARE FOUND ABANDONED OR ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION.
THE CHEQUE WAS RECEIVED FROM A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HONG KONG SHUMEI CHURCH OF DIVINE GUIDANCE, MR SO KAM-MING, BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (YOUTH AND REHABILITATION), MR KWOK KA-CHI.
MR KWOK PAID TRIBUTE TO THE ORGANISATION FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION AND EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT IN WELFARE SERVICES.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE * * *
STORAGE IN HONG KONG’S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 31.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 186.705 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 431.496 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 73.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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DEADLINE FOR ANTI-DRUG DRAMA COMPETITION ENTRIES EXTENDED
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THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES TO THE ANTI-PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE DRAMA COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AND THE BAUHINIA JAYCEES, HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM AUGUST 13 TO AUGUST 31, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
"THE DECISION WAS TAKEN IN VIEW OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES ON THE DETAILS OF THE COMPETITION. MANY PEOPLE ALSO ASKED FOR MORE TIME TO PREPARE THEIR PRESENTATIONS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE COMPETITION AIMS AT AROUSING THE AWARENESS OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE PERILS OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE AND ENLISTING THEIR SUPPORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTICS.
IT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS: STUDENTS (ALL FORMS ONE TO SEVEN STUDENTS) AND OPEN (GROUPS OTHER THAN PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL COMPANIES).
ENTRIES TO THE CONTEST SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED OR STAGED. THE DRAMA, TO BE PERFORMED IN CANTONESE BY A CAST OF AT MOST 10 PEOPLE, SHOULD NOT LAST MORE THAN 16 MINUTES.
ALL ENTRIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE BAUHINIA JAYCEES AT FLAT C, 15TH FLOOR, 272 QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
THERE WILL BE TWO PRIZES FOR EACH SECTION. WINNERS OF THE GRAND PRIZE AND OF THE SPECIAL PRIZE WILL EACH BE AWARDED A TROPHY AND A CASH CHEQUE OF 91,500 AND 91,000 RESPECTIVELY.
TO TIE IN WITH THE ANTI-DRUG WEEK SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER THIS YEAR, THE FINALS OF THE COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 22 AT THE LORE YEW HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
ENTRY FORMS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE BAUHINIA JAYCEES, ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND SING TAO CENTRES.
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5-438913.
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NEW ROADS TO BE BUILT IN JUNK BAY
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ROAD AND SITE FORMATION WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN JUNK BAY AS PART OF THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.
THE PROJECT COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT THREE KILOMETRES OF ROADS AND THE FORMATION OF ONE HECTARE OF LAND.
TJIF POAD WORKS WILL INCLUDE WIDENING OF THE EXISTING TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY AT THE HEAD OF BAY RECLAMATION TO FOUR LANES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS TO SERVE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WHICH ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING YAN MING COURT AND KING LAM ESTATE.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY BUS TERMINUS AND SITE FORMATION WORK FOR FUTURE COMMUNITY FACILITIES NEAR THE HOUSING ESTATES.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN SEPTEMBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 22 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS WHICH SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON SEPTEMBER 2.
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TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURES IN SHA TIN
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SECTIONS OF SHA TIN ROAD, TAI PO ROAD AND TOLO HIGHWAY IN SHA TIN WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC TO FACILITATE ROAD MAINTENANCE WORK, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
FROM MIDNIGHT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE FAST LANE OF SHA TIN ROAD SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN FO TAN NULLAH AND PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL WILL BE CLOSED.
THE SOUTHBOUND SLOW LANES OF SHA TIN ROAD FROM CITY ONE SHATIN TO PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL AND FROM FO TAN NULLAH TO CITY ONE SHATIN WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING ON AUGUST 9 AND AUGUST 16 RESPECTIVELY.
ON TOLO HIGHWAY, THE SOUTHBOUND FAST LANE BETWEEN MA LIU SHUI INTERCHANGE AND FO TAN NULLAH WILL BE CLOSED FROM 8 AM ON AUGUST 22 TO 8 PM ON AUGUST 24. FROM 8 AM ON AUGUST 30 TO 8 PM THE NEXT DAY, ITS SOUTHBOUND FAST LANE NEAR MA LIU SHUI INTERCHANGE WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.
IN ADDITION, THE NORTHBOUND FAST LANE OF TAI PO ROAD BETWEEN FO TAN NULLAH AND HO TUNG LAU WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 PM ON SEPTEMBER 5.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS AND DRIVE WITH EXTRA CARE AND PATIENCE.
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN WONG TAI SIN WILL BE TURNED o“ "ROH 11 PM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 4> TO 6 AM THE HEXT DAY DUE
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WAN WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED BY
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WORKS.
ALL PREMISES BETWEEN TEXACO
ROAD AND M.S.
11-AND-A-HALF
PEAK ROADEXPERIENCE WEAK WATER PRESSURE FROM 10 PM (AUGUST 4) TO 8 AM THE NEXT DAY.
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CASTLE THURSDAY
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL.: 5-8428777
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
FS VISITS ZIPPER FACTORY ....................................... 1
NEW FISH MARKET TO BEGIN OPERATION TOMORROW .................... 1
MORE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL FOR HANDICAPPED .......................... 2
YOUTHS LEARN FROM LIFE EXPERIENTIAL CAMP ....................... 3
GRAND PRIZE FOR ESSAY WINNERS .................................. 3
TSUIN WAN YOUTH AMBASSADORS MEET THE MEDIA...................... 4
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS ON OVERSEAS TRAINING ...................... 5
HEADQUARTERS FOR AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES .................... 6
TSING YI SITE TO LET BY TINDER ................................. 7
CLOSURE OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS SOUGHT .................. 7
URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS IN YUEN LONG...................... 8
TEMPORARY URBAN CLEARWAYS IN NORTH POINT ....................... 9
NIGHT CLOSURE OF LO WU STATION ROAD IN SHEUNG SHUI.............. 9
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1988
FS VISITS ZIPPER FACTORY « * » »
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE YKK ZIPPER COMPANY (HONG KONG) LTD. IN TUEN MUN TO SEE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LOCAL SLIDE FASTENERS INDUSTRY.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ANDREW LEUNG.
MR JACOBS WAS GIVEN A BRIEFING ON THE ZIPPER COMPANY BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR HIDEO HYUGA, AND DIRECTOR, MR HISAO ISHIDA.
HE ALSO TOURED THE PLANT TO LOOK AT THE ZIPPERS (INCLUDING METAL, NYLON AND PLASTIC ZIPPERS), BUTTONS, BUCKLES AND ALUMINIUM WINDOW SASHES PRODUCED BY THE JAPANESE FACTORY WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG IN 1966.
THE SLIDE FASTENERS INDUSTRY IS AN IMPORTANT SUPPORTING INDUSTRY TO THE GARMENT, HANDBAGS AND TRAVELLING BAGS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
THE BULK OF THE OUTPUT OF SLIDE FASTENERS MADE BY HONG KONG FACTORIES IS FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION. DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF SLIDE FASTENERS AMOUNTED TO $438.7 MILLION IN 1987, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF OVER 100 PER CENT SINCE 1985.
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HONG KONG’S NEWEST WHOLESALE FISH MARKET WILL START OPERATION IN KWUN TONG TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO SERVE THE INCREASING POPULATION OF EAST KOWLOON.
THE MARKET, LOCATED AT 10 TUNG YUEN STREET, YAU TONG, IS THE LATEST IN THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION’S WHOLESALE MARKET NETWORK TO PROVIDE ORDERLY WHOLESALE MARKETING OF MARINE FISH FOR BOTH FISHERMEN AND FISH BUYERS.
CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF $25 MILLION, IT OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 4,150 SQUARE METRES AND PROVIDES A 91-METRE WATER FRONTAGE TO ENABLE THE BERTHING OF 10 DEEP-SEA FISHING VESSELS AT THE SAME TIME.
THE SENIOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR T.Y. YIM, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE NEW MARKET PROVIDED THE LATEST FACILITIES FOR THE MARKETING OF MARINE FISH AND ITS CENTRAL LOCATION WOULD PROVE TO BE CONVENIENT PARTICULARLY TO FISH BUYERS IN EAST KOWLOON.
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"IT IS ALSO CLOSE TO THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRFORT. MARINE FISH EXPORTERS WOULD FIND IT VERY CONVENIENT TO HANDLE THEIR BUYS FOR EXPORT BY AIR," HE SAID.
THE KWUN TONG MARKET COMPRISES A THREE-STOREY ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING AND A BUSINESS FLOOR. THE ROOF OF THE LATTER WAS BUILT WITH A UNIQUE SPACE FRAME DESIGN WHICH REQUIRES FEW PILLAR SUPPORT.
"THIS ALLOWS A BETTER UTILISATION OF FLOOR SPACE AND ENHANCES MARKETING EFFICIENCY," MR YIM SAID.
FACILITIES PROVIDED ON THE BUSINESS FLOOR FOR THE HANDLING OF FISH INCLUDE HYDRAULIC CRANES, WEIGHING SCALES AND ELECTRIC CONVEYING BELTS. THERE ARE ALSO ICE STORE, AUTOMATIC SEAWATER PUMPS AND FRESHWATER SUPPLY POINTS FOR FISHING VESSELS.
THE NEW MARKET WILL INITIALLY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR BULK SALES AND BOXED FISH SALES WITH AN ESTIMATED THROUGHPUT OF 15 TO 20 TONNES A DAY.
BUSINESS HOURS OF THE NEW MARKET ARE FROM 1 AM TO 12.30 PM.
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BUILD A SPECIAL SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
TOGETHER WITH FUNDS APPROVED EARLIER, $9 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THE SPECIAL SCHOOL PROJECT WHICH WILL PROVIDE 200 AND 100 PLACES RESPECTIVELY FOR MILDLY AND MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
THE SPECIAL SCHOOL, TO BE BUILT AT AREA 31A, TURN MUN, WILL HAVE 20 CLASSROOMS, FIVE SPECIAL ROOMS, A WORKSHOP, AN OPEN PLAYGROUND AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES.
AT PRESENT 40 AND 120 SPECIAL SCHOOL PLACES FOR MILDLY AND MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ARE PROVIDED IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
THE EXTENSION OF THE TUEN MUN WU KING MORNINGHOPE SCHOOL, SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH, WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 100 PLACES.
SITE INVESTIGATION WORK FOR THE PROPOSED SPECIAL SCHOOL HAS NOW BEEN CONDUCTED, AND THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1992.
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THIRTY-SIX STUDENTS FROM SIX SECONDARY SCHOOLS MADE -OOD USE OF PART OF THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAYS BY PARTICIPATING I A LIFE EXPERIENTIAL CAMP AT THE LONG KE DRUG ADDICTS’ TREATMENT < >NTRE TN SAI KUNG.
THE THREE-DAY CAMP, WHICH CONCLUDED TODAY (WEDNESDAY), WAS ORGANISED BY THE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUBS ASSOCIATION. IT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THIS YEAR’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) WHICH CARRIES THE THEME OF "SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY".
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SYP COMMITTEE, MR PETER LEE, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS VISITED THE CAMP YESTERDAY TO LOOK AT THE LIFE OF THE CAMPERS.
THEY LEARNT THAT THE CAMPERS TOOK PART IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FARMING, GARDENING, COOKING AND HOUSE CONSTRUCTION WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR DRUG ADDICTS AS PART OF THEIR ONE-YEAR TREATMENT IN THE CENTRE TO PREPARE THEM FOR A RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE.
THE CAMPERS FOUND THE EXPERIENCE BENEFICIAL AND REALISED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A STRONG MIND AND HEALTHY BODY TN ORDER TO FACE UP TO CHALLENGES IN LIFE. %
ACCORDING TO THE CENTRE’S OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, MR F. P. LEE, THE CARE AND CONCERN SHOWN BY THE CAMPERS AND VISITORS HAD HELPED TO BOOST THE MORALE OF THE DRUG ADDICTS UNDER TREATMENT THERE.
THE CAMPERS AGREED THAT THEY FOUND THE FUNCTION ENJOYABLE AS WELL AS MEANINGFUL. MOST OF THEM EXPRESSED THE WISH TO JOIN AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
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TEN WINNERS OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT YOUTH ESSAY COMPETITION WILL FORM A TEAM OF YOUTH AMBASSADORS FOR A SEVEN-DAY VISIT To SINGAPORE.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (WEDNESDAY), CHAIRMAN OF THE ESSAY COMPETITION CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE, MR CHAN KWOK-WAI SAID THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS - SECONDARY AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AGFD BETWEEN 16 AND 20 - WOULD HAVE AN INTERESTING ITINERARY DURING THEIR VISIT TO SINGAPORE FROM FRIDAY (AUGUST 5) TO AUGUST 11.
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THEY WILL VISIT SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE, THE PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS AND A COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE PROGRAMME ALSO INCLUDES A DAY OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT A SEA SPORTS CENTRE.
THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS WILL PROMOTE HONG KONG AND EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN SINGAPORE.
THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, THANKED MR CHAN AND THE SHELL HONG KONG LTD. FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS TOWARDS THE ESSAY COMPETITION AND THE VISIT TO SINGAPORE.
MR COAK SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAD ORGANISED A SEMINAR FOR THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO GIVE THEM MORE IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF HONG KONG AND OF KWAI TSING DISTRICT.
THE 10 YOUTH AMBASSADORS ARE MISS WOON WAN-CHU, MISS TSANG HIU-FAI, MISS CHONG PUI-YING, MISS TSANG YAT-YEE, MR CHOW SIU-KEUNG, MISS YEUNG SUM-WAI, MISS CHANG SIN-YEE, MISS FUNG KA-MAN, MISS CHAN PUI-SHAN AND MISS MAK MEI-KUEN.
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TSUEN WAN YOUTH AMBASSADORS MEET THE MEDIA ♦ ♦ » * ♦
FOURTEEN NEWLY SELECTED YOUTH AMBASSADORS OF TSUEN WAN WILL MEET THE MEDIA AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 5) AFTERNOON BEFORE LEAVING FOR AN OVERSEAS GOODWILL VISIT EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS, COMPRISING EIGHT GIRLS AND SIX BOYS, ARE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS CHOSEN FROM 17 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE DELEGATION WILL VISIT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA DURING THEIR EIGHT-DAY TOUR.
THE TRIP WILL OFFER A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE YOUNGSTERS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIFE AND CULTURE IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA AND TO SHARE WITH THEIR PEERS IN THOSE COUNTRIES THEIR EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
THE TSUEN WAN YOUTH AMBASSADOR SCHEME WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985 AS A DISTRICT PROJECT IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.
THE SCHEME WAS WELL RECEIVED AND HAS WON CONTINUED SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND PERSONALITIES.
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DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM SHIU, WILL PRESENT A FLAG TO THE DELEGATION TO SIGNIFY THEIR DEPARTURE.
ALSO ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN, AND PRESIDENT OF THE DELEGATION, MR NORMAN SIN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 5) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-SOTREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
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IMMIGRATION OFFICERS ON OVERSEAS TRAINING
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SEVEN SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL LEAVE THIS MONTH FOR TRAINING IN THE USA AND EUROPE.
AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER, MR SIU CHUNG-KIT, WILL ATTEND AN 18-WEEK MID-CAREER DEVELOPMENT COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.
CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, MR LEUNG PING-KWAN AND MR CHAN CHUN-TO, WILL SPEND NINE MONTHS IN THE STUDY OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS, PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA.
CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS - MR YING YICK-MAN, MR LI KAI-FUN AND MISS HUNG MAN-YAN - AND SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICER, MR HO KAM-PING, WILL LEAVE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY AND NETHERLANDS ON AN EIGHT-WEEK STUDY OF THE IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES IN THESE COUNTRIES.
AT A BRIEFING THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING FOR THE OFFICERS, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR LAURENCE LEUNG, SAID HE ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVING OVERSEAS TRAINING AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING CONTACTS WITH AND LEARNING FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER IMMIGRATION SERVICES.
THE STUDY TRIPS WOULD ASSIST OFFICERS IN SELF DEVELOPMENT AND ENABLE THEM TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERENT CULTURAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS OF OVERSEAS VISITORS WHOM THEY MET IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES.
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HE ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT FULLY RECOGNISED THE LONG TERM BENEFIT THAT COULD BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THESE STUDY TRIPS.
MR LEUNG POINTED OUT THE DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING STAFF TO ATTEND TRAINING PROGRAMMES BECAUSE OF THE OVERALL TIGHT STAFFING SITUATION, IN PARTICULAR AT PRESENT WHEN THERE WAS A NEED Tp REDEPLOY A LARGE NUMBER OF OFFICERS TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW SCREENING POLICY OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
THEREFORE, THE SELECTED OFFICERS SHOULD MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIDEN THEIR HORIZON AND TO ACHIEVE SELF ENRICHMENT, HE SAID.
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HEADQUARTERS FOR AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES
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WORK WILL START IN OCTOBER ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HEADQUARTERS FOR THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES.
THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS NOW INVITING TENDERS FOR SITE FORMATION AND CAISSON FOUNDATION WORK FOR THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES TRAINING CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN, KOWLOON.
TENDERS FOR THE WORKS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON AUGUST 26. THE TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION IS JUNE NEXT YEAR.
LOCATED ON A 4,500 SQUARE METRE SITE, THE EIGHT-STOREY BUILDING WILL HAVE A FLOOR AREA OF 7,800 SQUARE METRES.
FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDE A MULTI-PURPOSE HALL, LECTURE ROOMS, DEMONSTRATION ROOMS, A NURSING WARD, CANTEEN/OFFICERS’ MESS, OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, EMERGENCY STORES AND OPEN PARADE GROUND.
WORK ON THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND BUILDING SERVICES IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 1990 UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTS TO BE PUT OUT TO TENDER NEXT YEAR.
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TSING YI SITE TO LET BY TENDER
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THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING TO LET BY TENDER AN 875 SQUARE METRE SITE IN AREA 6, TSING YI, FOR CARGO HANDLING USE.
THE LEASE TERM IS FOR ONE YEAR AND RENEWABLE QUARTERLY THEREAFTER.
TENDERS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON AUGUST 19.
TENDER FORMS AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KWAI TSING, ON THE 11TH FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING.
THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; OR THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON, 10TH FLOOR, YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUIDLING, 250 SHANGHAI STREET.
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO SEEK THE CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT A KOWLOON CITY BUILDING SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT DANGER TO THE OCCUPIERS OR TO THE PUBLIC.
THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED AT FLAT D, THIRD FLOOR, 25 GRAMPIAN ROAD.
THE CLOSURE IS PART OF AN EXERCISE TO ENFORCE AN ORDER ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE ON JULY 22 LAST YEAR REQUIRING THE DEMOLITION OF THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT COURT ON NOVEMBER 2 WAS POSTED ON A CONSPICUOUS PART OF THE STRUCTURES TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IT IS EXPECTED THAT DEMOLITION WILL START IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLOSURE ORDER IS MADE.
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URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS IN YUEN LONG *****
AS PART OF THE YUEN LONG TOWN CENTRE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, A NUMBER OF ROAD SECTIONS IN YUEN LONG WILL BE MADE URBAN CLEARWAYS FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 5), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
AT THE SAME TIME, SOME OF THE EXISTING URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED.
THE EXTENT AND OPERATING HOURS OF THE NEW RESTRICTIONS WILL BE INDICATED BY APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR SUCH DIRECTIONS AND NOT TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS WITHIN THE URBAN CLEARWAYS DURING THE RESTRICTED PERIODS.
UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING ROADS WILL BE DESIGNATED URBAN CLEARWAYS OPERATING ROUND THE CLOCK:
* EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG SECTION)
». YUEN LONG ON LOK ROAD
* LONG YIP STREET
* WANG CHAU ROAD
» THE NEW FLYOVER CONNECTING YUEN LONG NORTHERN BY-PASS AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG SECTION)
* TIN HA ROAD
» EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND CASTLE PEAK ROAD (PING SHAN SECTION)
» HUNG SHUI KIU MAIN STREET
« TAN KWEI TSUEN ROAD
» TIN SHUI WAI SOUTH WESTERN ACCESS ROAt>
« SAN HEI TSUEN ROAD
* THE UNNAMED ACCESS ROADS TO PING SHAN SAN TSUEN,. PAK KAU ENGLISH SCHOOL NEAR HUNG SHUI KIU, MING YUEN GARDEN OPPOSITE TAI TO TSUEN, THE FACTORY BUILDINGS NEAR PING HA ROAD, AND LEE CHEUNG WO FACTORY AND CHIU’S VILLA OPPOSITE LONG BIN TEMPORARY HOUSING ESTATE.
» PING HA ROAD
» TONG YAN SAN TSUEN ROAD
» YUNG YUEN ROAD
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। THE SAME TIME, A NUMBER OF ROAD SECTIONS WILL ALSO BECOMB 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS.
HE ROAD SECTIONS INCLUDE SECTIONS OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD (PING SHAH SUCTION), CACTI.:' PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG SECTION), TAI YUK ROAD, MA MIU ROAD, FUNG N)N ROAD, KIK YEUNG ROAD, TUNG LOK STREET, YUEN LONG HONG L( ROAD, FOOT HONG STREET, TAI TONG ROAD, FUNG CHEI NG ROAD, RO? LJ . THE UNNAMED ACCESS ROAD FROM YUEN LONG LRT INTERCHANGE, LONG YIP STREET AND YUEN LONG ON LOK ROAD.
N ADDITION, THE EXISTING URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG SECTION), YUEN LONG ON LOK ROAD AND LONG YIP STREET WILL BE LIFTED.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS IN NORTH N" ' LI BE MADE 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 6):
NOK'i’H VIEW STREET BETWEEN FORT STREET AND KING’S ROAD; AND
t FORT STREET PROM ITS JUNCTION WITH NORTH VIEW STREET TO A POINT ABOUT SIX METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION.
THESE MEASURES WILL BE IN FORCE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS FOR ROADWORKS.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREAS.
AT the SAUL TIME, THE EXISTING PEAK HOUR (7 - 10 AM AND 4 - 7 PM) DA'LY URBAN CLEARWAY ON THE SECTION OF NORTH VIEW STREET BETWEEN FORT STREET AND KING’S ROAD WILL BE LIFTED.
NIGHT CLOSURE OF LO WU STATION ROAD IN SHEUNG SHUT
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TO FACILITATE THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS, THE SECTION OF LO WU STATION ROA!) IL' CHEUNG SHUI BETWEEN MAN KAM TO ROAD AND SHA LING VILLAGE WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DAILY BETWEEN 11.20 PM AND 6.30 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY, EXCEPT SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
THE CLOSURE WILL START TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AND WILL BE IN FORCE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON LoSUE OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.......... 1
GOVT AND KCRC TO ACT ON INVESTIGATION REPORT................ 1
COOKSEY MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT LRT ACCIDENTS ...... 5
COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO CIVIL SERVICE PAY DISPUTE APPOINTED 6
SIR DAVID VISITS MENTAL HOSPITAL ............................ 6
S35M APPROVED FOR COMPUTERISED FINGERPRINT SYSTEM ........... 8
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT STATISTICS FOP FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 .... 9
MARINE CLEAN-UP OPERATION INTENSIFIED ....................... 11
NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL GROUP CALLS ON TAI PO DB ................ 12
CHANCE FOR YOUTH TO COMBAT CRIME............................. 1J
HK ORCHESTRA PERFORMS IN EXPO 88 ............................ 14
NEW POST OFFICE TO OPIN IN TAI PO............................ 15
TRAFFIC, TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS IN YUEN LONG................. 16
ROADS IN TUEN MUN DESIGNATED URBAN CLEARWAYS ................ 17
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON ISSUE OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ♦ * ♦ t *
THE FOLLOWING IS A JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REI BL1C OF VIETNAM TODAY (THURSDAY):
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS AND OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM MET IN HANOI ON AUGUST 3 AND 4 TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ENTERING HONG KONG. THE MEETING TOOK PLACE IN AN OPEN AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE.
BOTH SIDES AGREED THAT, WHILE THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CAUSES OF THE OUTFLOW FROM VIETNAM WERE COMPLEX, REALISTIC AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO BRING IT TO AN END WERE URGENTLY REQUIRED. THEY FURTHER AGREED THAT ANY SOLUTION WOULD NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INTERNATIONAL LAWS, NATIONAL LAWS AND THE REALITIES OF SITUATION FOR BOTH SIDES.
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH REPATRIATION ON A HUMANITARIAN BASIS MIGHT TAKE PLACE WERE CONSIDERED. BOTH SIDES AGREED FURTHER TO CONSIDER THE ISSUES URGENTLY, WITH A VIEW TO ANOTHER MEETING SOON AT WHICH PRACTICAL DECISIONS COULD BF TAKEN.
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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION HAVE ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE RAILWAY INSPECTOR, MR ALAN COOKSEY, IN HIS REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE COLLISION BETWEEN A LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE AND A LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR C.F. MAK, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
IN HIS REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR COOKSEY SUGGESTED THAT THE TRAINING AND ABILITY OF ALL LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE (LRV) DRIVERS BE REVIEWED.
THE KCRC HAS INFORMED THE GOVERNMENT THAT IT HAS ACCEPTED THE RAILWAY INSPECTOR’S SUGGESTION AND HAS ALREADY TAKEN STEPS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS CONSULTANTS, TO CARRY OUT REGULAR REINFORCEMENT ON THE TRAINING OF LRV DRIVERS.
AS PART OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) CONTRACT, THE LEIGHTON MTA CONSORTIUM PROVIDES A SPECIALIST CONSULTANT WITH EXPERT KNOWLEDGE IN THE LRT OPERATION, THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT CONSULTANTS SERVICES PTY (MTCS), TO CONDUCT TRAINING COURSES FOR THE LRV DRIVERS.
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THE TRAINING COURSE HAS BEEN INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED BY A SEPARATE AUTHORITY, THE TORONTO TRANSIT CONSULTANTS (TTC). THE DRIVERS HAVE BEEN TESTED AND CERTIFIED BY MTCS AND SEPARATELY EXAMINED BY A TTC EXAMINER.
THE FOUR-WEEK TRAINING COURSE INCLUDES NINE DAYS tn THE CLASSROOM ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE LRT SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLES, RULE BOOK AND ROAD REGULATIONS AND THE THEORY OF OPERATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND 15 DAYS OF PRACTICAL DRIVING ON THE ROAD, INCLUDING DEFENSIVE DRIVING TRAINING.
DURING THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE LRV PRACTICE RUNS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED, THE DRIVERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN AREAS OF OBSERVED WEAKNESS TO REINFORCE THEIR DRIVING SKILLS.
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE REGULAR REINFORCEMENT ON THE TRAINING OF DRIVERS. BRIEFINGS ON NEW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO REINFORCE THE DRIVERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL.
AUDIO VISUAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE TTC BUT ADAPTED FOR LOCAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED.
ON THE RECOMMENDATION BY MR COOKSEY TO REPOSITION THE SECONDARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT PING HA ROAD, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED HAVE CARRIED OUT AN ON-SITE INSPECTION.
TEMPORARY MODIFICATIONS TO THE SIGNALS WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN A WEEK. PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THESE WILL REQUIRE THE WIDENING OF THE CENTRAL DIVIDER.
INSPECTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON THE OTHER ROAD JUNCTIONS WHERE SIMILAR LAYOUTS EXIST. MODIFICATION WORKS, IF REQUIRED, WOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE SECONDARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE SIGNALS ERECTED ON THE FAR SIDE OF A ROAD JUNCTION TO ASSIST MOTORISTS TO SEE THE LIGHTS IF THEIR VIEW OF THE PRIMARY SIGNALS IS BLOCKED. PRIMARY SIGNALS ARE THOSE LOCATED AT THE "STOP" LINE AT THE JUNCTIONS.
MR MAK POINTED OUT THAT THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN THE LRT TRANSIT SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING THOSE CURRENTLY USED AT THE PING HA ROAD JUNCTION, ARE DESIGNED TO THE SAME FULL SAFETY STANDARDS CURRENTLY APPLICABLE TO ALL ROAD JUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
ON THE RECOMMENDATION THAT MORE EFFORTS BE MADE TO PUBLICISE MAJOR CHANGES TO ROAD JUNCTIONS, MR MAK NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT ALL ALONG HAD BEEN WORKING JOINTLY WITH THE KCRC ON A CO-ORDINATED PUBLICITY PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE SAFE USE OF THE LRT SYSTEM.
A COMMITTEE, COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND KCRC, HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY SET UP TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PUBLICITY EFFORTS AIMED AT EDUCATING ROAD USERS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LRT SYSTEM.
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AS PART OF THE ON-GOING PROGRAMME, THE FOLLOWING PUBLICITY ITEMS HAD ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED:
(A) API’S (ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST) ON LRT SAFETY HAD BEEN PRODUCED FOR BROADCASTING BY THE TV AND RADIO STATIONS STARTING FROM JULY 29.
(B) 30,000 LEAFLETS EXPLAINING THE NEW ROAD SIGNS AND MARKINGS
HAD BEEN PRINTED FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH THE TWO DISTRICT OFFICES AND OTHER OUTLETS.
(C) 50,000 COPIES OF THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE ROAD SAFETY
QUARTERLY FEATURING LRT SAFETY HAD BEEN SENT TO THE TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICES FOR DISTRIBUTION.
(D) FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF THE LRT SYSTEM WAS DISSEMINATED THROUGH THE LOCAL DISTRICT NEWSPAPERS "COMMUNITY STAR".
IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLANNED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS:
(A) A FIVE-MINUTE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMME FEATURING LRT SAFETY IS SCHEDULED TO BE SHOWN BY THE TWO TV STATIONS ON AUGUST 22 AND AUGUST 27.
(B) A SPECIAL EPISODE OF THE RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG PROGRAMME ACCESS", WILL BE SCREENED LATER THIS MONTH OR EARLY NEXT MONTH.
(C) ARRANGEMI ' : ARE BEING MADE FOR CINEMA SLIDES TO.BE SHOWN IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
(D) : 00 . I LI ■■ ITS ON LRT SAFETY WILL BE PRINTED AND
! 'I'. IB! I D BY THE KCRC THROUGH ITS OWN CHANNELS.
(E) i lENSIVE CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES AIMING AT PROMOTING THE
Al l US I OF THE LRT SYSTEM AND EDUCATING OTHER ROAD USERS ILL BE CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TWO DISTRICT BOARDS. SUCH ACTIVITIES WOULD INCLUDE SEMINARS, EXHIBITIONS, SLIDE-SHOWS, SCHOOL TALKS AND BRIEFINGS FOR RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE LIAISING WITH THE TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS TO CONSIDER WHETHER FURTHER PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES ARE REQUIRED.
THE KCRC, ON ITS PART, HAD BEEN ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR OVER TWO YEARS. LAST WEEK IT ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCHING OF A MAJOR ORIENTATION CAMPAIGN CONCERNING THE LRT OPERATION. ACTIVITIES BEING PLANNED INCLUDE:
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(A) PAMPHLETS CONTAINING INFORMATION RELATING TO SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AT ROAD JUNCTIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MOTORISTS AT CAR PARKS AND SERVICE STATIONS.
(B) DOOR-TO-DOOR DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION KITS ON THE LRT SYSTEM, INCLUDING A DRIVER’S GUIDE, TO HOUSEHOLDS
THROUGHOUT TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
((') BRIEFING SESSIONS WITH TAXI, LIGHT BUS AND OTHER
TRANSPORT RELATED TRADES AND BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
(D) OUTDOOR PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WILL BE STAGED BY VANS EQUIPPED WITH AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT.
THESE WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
POLICE ROAD SAFETY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ORGANISING PEDESTRIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG THE TRACKS OF THE LRT.
IN RESPONSE TO MR COOKSEY’S RECOMMENDATION, THESE EFFORTS WILL IE CONTINUED.
IN ADDITION, POLICE WILL PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO MAJOR ROAD JUNCTIONS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS AGAINST INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR.
WITH REGARD TO MR COOKSEY’S COMMENT ON THE USE OF SEAT BELTS IN LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES, MR MAK SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION LATER THIS YEAR REQUIRING THE FITTING OF SEAT BELTS IN ALL GOODS VEHICLES, INCLUDING LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY I, 1990.
THIS PROGRAMME HAS NOW BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE GOODS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JULY I NEXT YEAR.
THEREA :TER, LEGISLATION CONCERNING THE COMPULSORY WEARING OF SEAT BELTS IN IDE FRONT SEATS OF GOODS VEHICLES WOULD BE INTRODUCED AS SOON AS PRCTTCABLE .
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE RAILWAY INSPECTOR, THE KCRC WILL RESUME TEST RUNS OF THE LRV’S OVER THE WHOLE SYSTEM THROUGHOUT TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ONWARDS.
THE RESUMPTION OF FULL SCHEDULED PRACTICE RUNS, HOWEVER, WILL DEPEND ON THE FINDINGS OF THE RAILWAY INSPECTOR’S SAFETY REPORT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED SOME TIME NEXT WEEK.
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THE UK DEPUTY CHIEF RAILWAY INSPECTING OFFICER, MR ALAN COOKSEY, MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE JULY 25 FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING A LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE AND A VAN.
MR COOKSEY WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON JULY 26 TO LEAD AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS ASSISTED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR CHENG HON-KWAN, AND AN EXPERT IN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS, MR BRIAN HARBORD.
IN HIS REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY), MR COOKSEY SAID: "THE INTENSIVE TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTS OF THE SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOUND NO FAULT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT."
IT WAS ESTABLISHED WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THAT GREEN LIGHTS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO BOTH THE ROAD VEHICLE DRIVER AND THE LRV DRIVER.
"THE ACCIDENT MUST, THEREFORE, HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ERROR ON THE PART OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE DRIVERS. THERE IS, HOWEVER, INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH WITHOUT REASONABLE DOUBT WHICH DRIVER WAS PRIMARILY AT FAULT."
IN HIS REPORT, MR COOKSEY MADE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS:
* IT IS CONSIDERED PRUDENT THAT THE TRAINING AND ABILITY OF ALL LRV DRIVERS SHOULD BE REVIEWED.
» IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SECONDARY SIGNAL AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN PING HA ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD WHERE THE FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BE EITHER REPOSITIONED TO THE LEFT OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD OR, AT LEAST, A SET OF RIGHT TURN SIGNALS BE PROVIDED ALONGSIDE IT.
» IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT ANY SIMILAR SITUATIONS, WHICH MAY EXIST AT OTHER JUNCTIONS, BE IDENTIFIED AND THE NECESSARY ACTION TAKEN.
» IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT WHEN MAJOR AND COMPLICATED CHANGES ARE MADE TO ROAD JUNCTIONS MORE EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO ADVISE AND HELP THE ROAD USERS.
* MORE IMPORTANTLY, ACTION IS NEEDED AT THE JUNCTION FOR SOME TIME AFTER SUCH CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO IDENTIFY INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR BY MOTORISTS AND TO ADVISE THEM OF THEIR ERRORS AND WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE. THE POLICE HAVE AN IMPORTANT PREVENTATIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN THIS.
» IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO REQUIRING THE FITTING AND WEARING OF SEAT BELTS ON LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES.
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| COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO CIVIL SERVICE PAY DISPUTE APPOINTED
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY TO LOOK INTO THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS STAFF OVER THE 1988 PAY INCREASE AND RELATED MATTERS, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE COMMITTEE HAS THREE MEMBERS. THE CHAIRMAN IS MR GORDON BURRETT, A RETIRED DEPUTY SECRETARY IN THE UK CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE IS WELL VERSED IN CIVIL SERVICE PAY MATTERS.
THE OTHER TWO MEMBERS ARE MR BRIAN BARRETT AND MR PETER POON.
MR BARRETT IS CURRENTLY THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IN THE OPEN COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ASIA AND HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE UK. HE HAS BEEN NOMINATED BY THE STAFF SIDE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL.
MR POON IS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT. HE HAS SERVED ON A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE COUNCIL OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND. HE IS NOMINATED BY THE OFFICIAL SIDE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL.
THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1968 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MAIN STAFF ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTED ON THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL.
FT WILL REVIEW THE 1987-88 PAY TREND SURVEY AND THE 1988 PAY ADJUSTMENT AS WELL AS CONSIDER THE 1986 PAY LEVEL SURVEY ON NON-DIRECTORATE CIVIL SERVANTS.
THE COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE WORK IN THE SECOND OF OCTOBER AND TO SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY REPORT ONE MONTH LATER.
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE PROVIDING MORE AND BETTER PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES IN THE FORM OF PSYCHIATRIC UNITS, DAY CARE CENTRES, OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND COMMUNITY NURSING CARE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL IN THE NEXT DECADE.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) AFTER HIS VISIT TO THE KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL WHICH PROVIDES 1,500 BEDS FOR MENTAL PATIENTS.
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HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PROVISION OF THESE SERVICES WAS LINE WITH THE CONTEMPORARY VIEW REGARDING TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDERS.
"THE PRESENT THINKING IS TO TREAT PATIENTS OUTSIDE LONG-STAY CUSTODIAL ASYLUM SO AS TO SPEED UP REHABILITATION AND EARLY INTEGRATION OF THE PATIENTS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO TO OBVIATE THE STIGMA OF HAVING TO STAY IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION."
SIR DAVID SAID THAT BY 1996, THE NUMBER OF MENTAL HOSPITAL BEDS WOULD BE BOOSTED BY MORE THAN 50 PER CENT TO 6,300. THE PRESENT PROVISION IS OVER 4,000 BEDS IN SEVEN HOSPITALS.
THE NEW BEDS ARE TO BE PROVIDED IN PSYCHIATRIC UNITS OF NEW GENERAL HOSPITALS OR EXTENSION PROJECTS OF EXISTING HOSPITALS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NEW TUEN MUN HOSPITAL WILL HAVE 136 BEDS.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO OPEN NINE PSYCHIATRIC DAY HOSPITALS OR CENTRES, WHICH WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER 360 PLACES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL. THE EXISTING NUMBER OF PLACES IS 475.
THE DAY CENTRES ARE OPERATED TO HELP MENTAL PATIENTS TO INTERACT-SOCIALLY, LEARN SOME SKILLS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN GROUP ACTIVITIES.
FOR OUT-PATIENT SERVICES, THE NUMBER OF CLINICS WILL INCREASE FROM 15 TO 21.
FOUR MORE PSYCJ'1 ATRIC COMMUNITY NURSING CENTRES ARE ALSO BEING PLANNED TO PROVIDE AFTER CARE TREATMENT FOR DISCHARGED PATIENTS.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR PAID A VISIT TO KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL THIS AFTERNOON TO OBTAIN <• SRT HAND INFORMATION ON THE OPERATION OF A MENTAL HOSPITAL. IC. WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, ON HIS VISIT.
SIR DA' ’D WAS FIRST TAKEN TO SEE AN ACUTE WARD FOR FEMALE PATIENTS, FOLLOW; C BY A VISIT TO A CHILD PSYCHIATRIC WARD.
HE THEN TOURED THE PATIENTS SOCIAL CENTRE WHERE HE WATCHED SOME PATIENTS TAKING PART IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
SIR DAVID WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT WHERE PATIENTS WERE TAUGHT VARIOUS SKILLS SUCH AS TAILORING, SEWING AND PRINTING.
HE MADE A FINAL STOP AT THE PSYCHIATRIC NURSING SCHOOL TO SEE riOW STUDENT NURSES WERE BEING TRAINED FOR THEIR JOB.
BEFORE ENDING HIS VISIT, SIR DAVID HAD A DISCUSSION WITH SENIOR STAFF OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE HOSPITAL.
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED FUNDS OF $35 MILLION FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A COMPUTERISED FINGERPRINT SYSTEM IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
THE POLICE HOLD FINGERPRINT RECORDS OF SOME 600,000 CONVICTED PERSONS AND THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE CONVERSION OF 180,000 FINGERPRINT RECORDS TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT PHASE I WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY MID-1990 AND, WITH APPROVAL AND FURTHER FUNDING, ALL RECORDS WILL BE COMPUTERISED BY MID-1992.
DEVELOPMENT IN THIS FORENSIC FIELD HAS BEEN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE IN CRIME INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION IN THE PAST DECADE.
TODAY, OVER 70 MAJOR POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE COMPUTER ASSISTED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS.
THE ADVANTAGES OF SUCH A SYSTEM ARE THE SPEED AT WHICH FINGERPRINT SEARCHES CAN BE COMPLETED, THE ACCURACY OF THESE SEARCHES AND THE CAPABILITY OF THE SYSTEM TO SEARCH AND IDENTIFY PRINTS RECOVERED FROM CRIME SCENES THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNSUITABLE FOR SEARCH MANUALLY.
A PARTIAL FINGERPRINT FOUND AT THE SCENE OF A MURDER CAN TAKE SEVERAL WEE’ : TO SEARCH BY THE EXISTING MANUAL PROCEDURES AND THE SEARCH WILL BE LIMITED TO SELECTED RECORDS. THE COMPUTER AIDED SYSTEM WILL COMPLETE THIS SEARCH IN A MATTER OF HOURS AND COVER ALL RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM DATA BASE.
THE '.STEM WILL LEAD TO THE SPEEDY IDENTIFICATION OF AN OFFENDER AND ?.N EARLY ARREST, THEREBY PREVENTING THE COMMISSION OF FURTHER CRIME,
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS WILL INCLUDE SAVINGS IN MANPOWER AND ACCOMMODATION.
THE HONG KONG COMPUTER ASSISTED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (CAFIS) HAS YET TO BE SELECTED. FOLLOWING TENDERING PROCEDURES, SELECTION OF A SUITABLE SYSTEM SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THREE MONTHS.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT VENDORS WILL INCLUDE MANUFACTURERS FROM JAPAN, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE NO LOCAL MANUFACTURERS.
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CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT STATISTICS FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 1988
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THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS — INCLUDING WORK CARRIED OUT AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, AT ERECTED BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND AT OTHER MINOR WORK LOCATIONS — IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 AMOUNTED TO $9,541 MILLION, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THIS AMOUNT IS ABOUT THE SAME AS IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER BUT 27.6 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987.
THE INDEX OF GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 WAS 144.8, WITH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF 1982 BEING TAKEN AS 100.
THE CORRESPONDING INDEXES FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1987 AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987 WERE 144.3 AND 113.4 RESPECTIVELY.
WITH REGARD TO THE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OF 27.6 PER CENT IN THE VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 OVER THAT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS PARTLY DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
HE REMARKED THAT THE VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED, AFTER DISCOUNTING COST INCREASE, ACTUALLY GREW MUCH MORE SLOWLY THAN IS IMPLIED BY THE NOMINAL CONSTRUCTION VALUES REPORTED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE. READERS SHOULD BEAR THIS POINT IN MIND WHEN INTERPRETING THE SURVEY RESULTS.
THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 WAS $7,384 MILLION. THIS WAS 1.2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER AND 27.8 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987.
APART FROM WORK PERFORMED AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT ERECTED BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND OTHER MINOR WORK LOCATIONS WAS $2,157 MILLION, WHICH WAS 2.6 PER CENT LOWER THAN IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER BUT 27 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987.
OF THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, $2,388 MILLION WAS RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SPONSORED BY PUBLIC SECTOR (INCLUDING HONG KONG GOVERNEMNT, MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AND KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION).
THIS REPRESENTED INCREASES OF 1.5 PER CENT AND 21.9 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987 RESPECTIVELY.
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AS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK SPONSORED BY PRIVATE SECTOR, THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES WAS $4,996 MILLION, WHICH WAS 1.1 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER AND 30.9 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987.
WHEN ANALYSED BY END-USE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RESPECT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (WHICH INCLUDE COMBINED RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENT1AL BUILDINGS) AND TRANSPORT PROJECTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 WAS »3,244 MILLION AND $1,090 MILLION RESPECTIVELY.
THESE REPRESENTED DECREASES OF 1.9 PER CENT AND 6 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER, BUT INCREASES OF 23.2 PER CENT AND 17.8 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987.
THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RESPECT OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS WAS $1,342 MILLION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 19.8 PER CENT AND 72.3 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987 RESPECTIVELY.
THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RESPECT OF INDUSTRIAL AND STORAGE BUILDINGS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 WAS $656 MILLION, SAME AS IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER BUT 31.2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987.
DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD SUB-CONTRACTING PRACTICE IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, A CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENT CAN BE A MAIN CONSTRACTOR FOR ONE CONTRACT BUT A SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR ANOTHER CONTRACT SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS REFERS TO THE OUTPUT OF THOSE CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PROJECTS IN WHICH THEY TAKE THE ROLE OF A MAIN CONTRACTOR, WHICH IMPLICITLY INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT OF THE SUB-CONTRACTORS.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IS GIVEN IN THE "REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT, FIRST QUARTER 1988", WHICH IS ON SALE AT $2.50 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE,CENTRAL, OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER, WANCHAI TOWER I, 19TH FLOOR, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.
ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234860.
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MARINE CLEAN-UP OPERATION INTENSIFIED
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ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, 2,727 TONNES OF FLOATING REFUSE WERE COLLECTED IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
THE FIGURE INDICATES A POSSIBLE UPWARD TREND AS THE AVERAGE ANNUAL FIGURE IN PAST YEARS WAS 4,000 TONNES.
’’HONG KONG’S WATER CONTINUES TO SUFFER HEAVILY FROM INDISCRIMINATE DUMPING OF REFUSE, AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE SERIOUS,” A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, MR LEUNG CHUN-MING, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
’’THE MAIN SOURCE OF REFUSE IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE INTENTIONAL ILLEGAL DUMPING OF REFUSE ALONG THE SHORE LINES, AND THE MOST SERIOUS OF THE KIND IS THE PLANNED DISCHARGE OF WASTE BY LORRIES OVER QUIET AREAS OF THE SEAFRONT.
”PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION OF THE HARBOUR AS A NATURAL WASTE BIN IS ANOTHER PRIME FACTOR THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.”
MR LEUNG SAID THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN UNDERTAKING A MORE INTENSIVE CLEAN-UP OPERATION OF THE HARBOUR, STARTING IN APRIL,
LAST MONTH IT JOINED THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE IN ORGANISING A KEEP HARBOUR CLEAN CAMPAIGN AIMED AT APPEALING TO THE PUBLIC’S CONSCIENCE.
’’THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CARRIED OUT THREE SPECIAL TYPHOON SHELTER CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS IN CAUSEWAY BAY, ALDRICH BAY AND CHAI WAN FROM APRIL TO JULY,” MR LEUNG SAID.
IN THESE OPERATIONS, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYED ITS WATERWITCHES, SAMPANS AND REFUSE RECEPTION VESSELS TO CLEAN UP THE WATERS OF THE BASINS WHILE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WORKERS CLEANED UP THE SEAWALLS AND BREAKWATERS.
"A TOTAL OF 103 TONNES OF REFUSE WAS COLLECTED IN THESE OPERATIONS,” HE ADDED.
MR LEUNG SAID SIMILAR OPERATIONS WoJLd BE HELD IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER FROM AUGUST 10 TO 12 AND IN YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER 1ROM AUGUST 24 TO 25.
THE CAMPAIGN IS BEING SUPPORTED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD.
A LOCAL CLEAN WATER CAMPAIGN IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27 AND CLEAN WATER OPERATIONS WILL AGAIN BE CARRIED OUT IN CAUSEWAY BAY, ALDRICH BAY AND CHAI WAN.
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MORE MOTORISED SAMPANS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE TYPHOON SHELTERS TO COLLECT REFUSE, AND, STARTING THIS MONTH, AN ADDITIONAL MODERN REFUSE RECEPTION VESSEL WILL BE HIRED TO STRENGTHEN THE SERVICE.
"WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE ABOUT 600 PLASTIC GARBAGE BAGS DAILY TO BOAT DWELLERS IN THE TYPHOON SHELTERS OF YAU MA TEI, CAUSEWAY BAY, ALDRICH BAY, ABERDEEN AND SAI KUNG EVERY DAY," MR LEUNG SAID, ADDING THAT, HOWEVER, USUALLY ONLY ABOUT 300 GARBAGE BAGS OF REFUSE WERE RETURNED.
"WE ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE MORE BOAT DWELLERS TO MAKE USE OF THE GARBAGE BAGS," HE POINTED OUT.
IN ORDER TO PUBLICISE THE KEEP HARBOUR CLEAN MESSAGE ON A WIDER SCALE, A CLEAN WATER API (ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST) WILL BE SHOWN ON TELEVISION FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND, IN ADDITION, POSTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS MONTH.
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO PRODUCED LEAFLETS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO BOAT DWELLERS AND FISHERMEN IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, MARINE OFFICERS ARE SENT ON BOARD FERRIES AND ON PATROLS OF THE SHORE LINE TO COMBAT "MARINE LITTERING". OFFENDERS COULD FACE PROSECUTION.
LETTERS HAVE ALSO BEEN SENT TO ALL YACHT CLUBS URGING THEIR MEMBERS TO REPORT MARINE LITTER-BUGS.
"IF YOU FIND ANYONE DUMPING LITTER INTO THE SEA, PLEASE REPORT TO THE MARINE DISTRICT OFFICES," HE SAID. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE MADE ON 5-8523001.
UNDER PRESENT LEGISLATION, ANY PERSON WHO ILLEGALLY DUMPS LITTER INTO THE SEA IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS.
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REPRESENTATIVES OF NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL VISITED THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE RESITING OF THE HOSPITAL AND TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE DISTRICT.
LED BY THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT, DR CHEN CHUNG-I, THE REPRESENTATIVES WERE MET AT THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HO YUNG-SANG, TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN BURRETT, AND CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD’S FIVE COMMITTEES.
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MR HO GAVE A GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON THE STRUCTURE AND WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES.
HE THEN EXPRESSED THE BOARD’S INTEREST IN THE RELOCATION OF THE HOSPITAL FROM BONHAM ROAD ON HONG KONG ISLAND TO YUE KOK IN TAI PO.
MR HO ALSO INFORMED THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BOARD’S RESOLUTION AT A RECENT MEETING THAT IT WOULD SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE HOSPITAL, SUCH AS FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGNS OR FLAG-SELLING DAYS, WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
DR CHEN SAID PLANNING WORK WAS GOING SMOOTHLY AND THE TARGET COMPLETION DATE FOR THE NEW HOSPITAL IN TAI PO WAS 1992-93. THE DISTRICT BOARD WOULD BE KEPT INFORMED OF PROGRESS.
HE EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THE BOARD’S WILLINGNESS TO GIVE THE HOSPITAL SUPPORT.
AS IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK IN NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL EVEN AFTER ITS MOVE TO TAI PO, DR CHEN SAID STAFF MEMBERS WERE EAGER TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY ITS HOUSING, EDUCATION, TRANSPORT AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
MR BURRETT SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD ARRANGE A BRIEFING ON THE DISTRICT FOR STAFF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOSPITAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
THE HOSPITAL WILL HAVE 640 BEDS, A SPECIALIST CLINIC, STAFF QUARTERS AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES. IT WILL BE A DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOR TAI PO, PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT AND ITS NEARBY RESIDENTS.
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CHANCE FOR YOUTH TO COMBAT CRIME * * * *
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INVITED TO JOIN A RALLY TO TAKE A PLEDGE AGAINST YOUTH CRIME, ESPECIALLY SHOP THEFT, IN ' SHA TIN ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 6).
THE RALLY WILL BE HELD AT THE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN SHA TIN TOWN HALL AND NEW TOWN PLAZA, BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM.
THE RALLY WILL MARK THE OPENING OF A LARGE-SCALE ANTI-SHOP THEFT CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE’S JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACTION GROUP WHICH WAS FORMED IN JULY.
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ACCORDING TO POLICE FIGURES, IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR 406 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN SHA TIN FOR SHOP THEFT, AND 317 WERE AGED UNDER 17.
AFTER TAKING THE PLEDGE, THE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS AND LED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS IN DISTRIBUTING ANTI-SHOP THEFT PUBLICITY MATERIALS AT SHOPPING CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT’S NINE DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES.
OFFICIATING AT THE RALLY WILL BE THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (NEW TERRITORIES), MR RICHARD SMALLSHAW; ACTING SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ANDREW PYNE; CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR CHAN SZE-BUN; AND SHA TIN DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR PETER HALLIDAY.
THOSE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE RALLY SHOULD REPORT TO THE ORGANISER AT THE VENUE AT 2 PM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FIGHT CRIME RALLY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE’S JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACTION GROUP ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 6) AT THE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN SHA TIN TOWN HALL AND NEW TOWN PLAZA. THE RALLY WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.
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HK ORCHESTRA PERFORMS IN EXPO 88 ♦ * * *
THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL END ITS CONCERT TOUR OF AUSTRALIA AND RETURN TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE ORCHESTRA GAVE A CONCERT IN THE WORLD EXPO 88 IN BRISBANE THIS MORNING, ATTRACTING A LARGE AUDIENCE.
TN A LONG DISTANCE PHONE CALL, MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR AND TOUR DIRECTOR, MS LOLLY CHIU, SAID THE AUDIENCE, WHO WERE MAINLY VISITORS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, FOUND THE ORCHESTRA'S PERFORMANCE OF CHINESE MUSIC FASCINATING.
’’MANY OF THEM SAID THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD EVER LISTENED TO CHINESE MUSIC.
"WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM IN A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENT LIKE THE WORLD EXPO," MS CHIU ADDED.
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ABOUT 30 COUNTRIES ARE TAKING PART HJ THIS : AR’S WORLD EXPO WHICH STARTED IN MAY AND IS TO END IN OCTOBER. St EIGHT MILLION VISITORS FROM AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE EXPO PERIOD: THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST IS CALLED ’’MUSIC, MUSIC WEEK” BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF MUSIC ACTIVITIES ARRANGED.
ON THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA’S ACTIVITIES IN AUSTRALIA, MS CHIU SAID THE GENERAL RESPONSE WAS FAVOURABLE. THEIR PERFORMANCES WERE WELL RECEIVED BY CRITICS AND WELL COVERED BY THE NEWSPAPERS THERE.
AFTER RETURNING TO HONG KONG, THE ORCHESTRA WILL HOLD A CONCERT AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL ON AUGUST 21 AT 8 PM.
TICKETS AT $15, $20 AND $30 ARE AVAILABLE AT URBTIX OUTLETS AT THE CITY HALL, QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, SPACE MUSEUM, HONG KONG COLISEUM, NGAU CHI WAN CIVIC CENTRE, TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL. SHA TIN TOWN HALL, TUEN MUN TOWN HALL AND THE TOM LEE MUSIC CO. LTD. AT CAMERON LANE, MAN YEE BUILDING, TA1KOO SHING CITYPLAZA AND HENNESSY ROAD.
TELEPHONE BOOKING CAN BE MADE ON 5-739595.
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NEW POST OFFICE TO OPEN IN TAI PO ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦
A NEW POST OFFICE IN FU SHIN ESTATE, TAI PO, WILL BE OPENED ON AUGUST 11 (THURSDAY), BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POST OFFICES IN HONG KONG TO 105.
THE POST OFFICE, LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE FU SHIN ESTATE SHOPPING CENTRE, WILL PROVIDE THE NORMAL RANGE OF COUNTER SERVICES. ITS TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 0-6561248. THE BUSINESS HOURS WILL BE :
MONDAY TO FRIDAY : 9 AM TO 1 PM
2.15 PM TO 5 PM
SATURDAY : 9 AM TO 1 PM
AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM ON AUGUST 11. OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, MR HO YUNG-SANG, THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR F.H. WISE, AND TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN BURRETT.
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ALSO, ON THAT DAY A SPECIAL HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE POST OFFICE FOR PHILATELISTS.
UNREGISTERED "FIRST DAY" COVERS PREPARED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND BEARING A LOCAL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER.
THEY WILL BE IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATESTAMP AND HANDED BACK TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FU SHIN POST OFFICE TO BE HELD AT 11 AM ON AUGUST 11 (THURSDAY) ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE FU SHIN ESTATE SHOPPING CENTRE IN TAI PO.
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TRAFFIC, TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS TN YUEN LONG
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE EXISTING RIGHT-TURN MOVEMENTS FROM EASTBOUND CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG SECTION) ONTO FUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE BANNED FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE ARRANGEMENT IS PART OF THE YUEN LONG TOWN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR THE OPERATIONS OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.
VEHICLES ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG SECTION) HEADING FOR FUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL HAVE TO USE CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG SECTION), YUEN LONG ON LOK ROAD, YUEN LONG TAI CHEUNG STREET, KUK TING STREET, TAI TONG ROAD, HOP YICK ROAD AND FUNG CHEUNG ROAD.
AT THE SAME TIME, GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE NO. 73 PLYING BETWEEN YUEN LONG (FOOK HONG STREET) AND SUNG SHAN SAN TSUEN WILL ALSO BE RE-ROUTED TO OPERATE VIA TUNG LOK STREET, YUEN LONG ON NING ROAD, SAI TAI STREET, KUK TING STREET AND TAI TONG ROAD ON ITS JOURNEYS TO SUNG SHAN SAN TSUEN.
IN TSI NG YI, NO VEHICLES OTHER THAN TAXIS AND GREEN MINIBUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE ACCESS ROAD BETWEEN TAM KON SHAN ROAD AND CHEUNG ON BUS TERMINUS AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 6).
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ROADS IN TUEN MUN DESIGNATED URBAN CLEARWAYS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT A NUMBER OF ROAD SECTIONS IN TUEN MUN WILL BE MADE 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE MEASURE IS PART OF THE TUEN MUN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR THE OPERATIONS OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.
AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE SECTIONS OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD (LAM TEI SECTION), CASTLE PEAK ROAD (HUNG SHUT KIU SECTION), THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ACCESS ROADS LEADING TO TSING CHUEN WAI, THE ACCESS ROAD OPPOSITE SHUN FUNG WAI, FUK HANG TSUEN ROAD, LAM TEI MAIN STREET, THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ACCESS ROADS LEADING TO YICK YUEN, AND THE ACCESS ROAD OPPOSITE CHUNG UK TSUEN.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS WILL BE PROVIDED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
NO VEHICLES OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP WITHIN THESE URBAN CLEARWAYS FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
70 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PIPELINE......................... 1
CONTROL ON WORKED IVORY COMES INTO FORCE .................... 2
CIVIL SERVICE SECRETARY VISITS HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT........... 4
INCREASED ALLOWANCES FOR OMELCO, DB MEMBERS ................. 5
BOARD OF PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE MEETS ................... 5
DRAFT KENNEDY TOWN, MOUNT DAVIS OZP AMENDED ................. 6
NEW MEMBER APPOINTED TO WAN CHAI DB ......................... 7
TSUEN WAN YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO TOUR SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA ..... 8
YIN NGAI SOCIETY GROUP ON STUDY TOUR......................... 9
FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UP FOR ELDERLY ........................... 9
STAMP BOOKLETS ON SALE ON AUGUST 25 ......................... 10
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCE REVOKED............................ 11
DTC REGISTRATION REVOKED .................................... 11
LONGER SERVICE HOURS ON CAREERS EDUCATION ................... 12
SPEEDPOST SERVICE EXTENDED TO KIMBERLEY...................... 12
PREQUALIFICATION SUBMISSIONS INVITED FOR ROAD PROJECTS ...... 1?
TENDERS INVITED FOR LUNG CHEUNG ROAD IMPROVEMENT............. 14
FOOTBRIDGE TO BE BUILT AT GRANVILLE ROAD/CHATHAM ROAD JUNCTION .................................................... 15
WIDENING OF BUS BAY TO FACILITATE BUS OPERATIONS............ 16
URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS IN TUEN MUN .................... 16
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN WESTERN DISTRICT .......... 17
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1988
70 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PIPELINE *****
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS BUILDING OR PLANNING TO BUILD 70 STANDARD SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR SCHOOL PLACES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
THE SCHOOLS ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BETWEEN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AND 1993-94.
THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE SCHOOLS ARE LISTED UNDER THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMME.
THE REMAINING 33 COME UNDER THE REPROVISIONING PROGRAMME.
THROUGH THIS PROGRAMME SUB-STANDARD GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, MAINLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE THERE IS A SURPLUS OF PLACES, WILL BE REPROVISIONED TO AREAS WHERE THERE IS A SHORTFALL.
THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE 70 SCHOOLS IS AS FOLLOWS:
SHA TIN 17
TUEN MUN i 4
YUEN LONG 13
TAI PO 7
NORTH 4
SAI KUNG AND JUNK BAY 4
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TSUEN WAN AND KWAI TSING 3
KOWLOON '4
HONG KONG ISLAND 4
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID • 10 NEW GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THREE PREVOCATIONAL
SCHOOLS, WOULD COME ON STREAM NEXT MONTH.
WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL, THESE SCHOOLS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 11,000 PUBLIC SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES.
THREE OF THESE SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN TUEN MUN AND TWO IN KWUN TONG. THE REMAINING FIVE ARE IN YUEN LONG, FANLTNG, TAT PO, SHA TIN AND JUNK BAY.
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STARTING FROM NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR, TUEN MUN STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO ENROL AT THE SOUTH TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL AND THE KA CHI SECONDARY SCHOOL AT AREA 44, AND AT THE SAN WUI COMMERCIAL SOCIETY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SHAN KING ESTATE.
IN KWUN TONG, THE NEW SCHOOLS ARE THE KO LUI SECONDARY SCHOOL AND THE HONG KONG BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION HO MAN KAM PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL.
OTHER NEW SCHOOLS ARE THE CARITAS CHAN CHUN HA PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN FANLING; CARITAS CHAN CHUN HA PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN YUEN LONG; HONG KONG TAOIST ASSOCIATION YUEN YUEN INSTITUTE NO. 2 SECONDARY SCHOOL AT FU SHIU ESTATE IN TAI PO; AND THE HELEN LIANG MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SHA TIN.
THE SCHOOL SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN JUNK BAY IS THE JUNK BAY GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL.
CONTROL ON WORKED IVORY COMES INTO FORCE
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THE NEW MEASURE TO CONTROL THE IMPORT INTO HONG KONG OF ALL FORMS OF WORKED IVORY BECAME EFFECTIVE TODAY (FRIDAY) FOLLOWING A NOTIFICATION IN THE GAZETTE.
FROM TODAY, NO SHIPMENT OF WORKED IVORY WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE TERRITORY UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A VALID IMPORT LICENCE WHICH MUST BE APPLIED FOR, AND OBTAINED IN ADVANCE, FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY VALID DOCUMENTS INCLUDING LEGITIMATE EXPORT PERMITS FROM THE EXPORTING ‘COUNTRIES AND OTHER DOCUMENTAL PROOFS OF THEIR ACQUISITION FROM SOURCES APPROVED BY THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES).
EXPLAINING THE NEW MEASURE, THE DEPARTMENT’S SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MR M.K. CHEUNG, SAID THE CONTROL AIMED AT MEETING HONG KONG’S INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS IN SAVING ELEPHANTS FROM EXTINCTION BY PREVENTING ANY WORKED OR SEMI-WORKED IVORY ITEMS OF DUBIOUS ORIGIN FROM ENTERING THE TERRITORY.
HE EMPHASISED THAT THE NEW MEASURE WOULD BE STRICTLY ENFORCED AND THE ISSUE OF AN IMPORT LICENCE WAS BY NO MEANS AUTOMATIC.
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"IN PRINCIPLE, THE IMPORT OF IVORY, WHETHER WORKED OR UNWORKED, FROM COUNTRIES NOT RECOGNISED BY CITES WILL NOT BE APPROVED," HE SAID.
"LIKEWISE, APPLICATIONS IN RESPECT OF IVORY WHICH ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH THE CITES SECRETARIAT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED."
MR CHEUNG POINTED OUT THAT IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION, AN EXPORT PERMIT SHOULD STIPULATE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, ITS PERMIT NUMBER AND THE QUANTITIES, AND SHOULD SPECIFY WHETHER THE IVORY HAD ALREADY BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE CITES SECRETARIAT.
"AN IMPORT LICENCE WILL NOT BE ISSUED IF THE EXPORT PERMIT IS FOUND NOT IN ORDER OR IF THE DOCUMENTAL PROOF OF ITS ACQUISITION IS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITES SECRETARIAT RECORD," HE SAID.
MR CHEUNG ALSO REMINDED RESIDENTS THAT MORE ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS CAME UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE AS FROM TODAY.
THESE INCLUDED PAMPAS FOX, FENNEC, BLACK MUNTJAC, TAKIN, PECCARIES, ALL CRANES, HUMMINGBIRDS, BUSTARDS, GIANT CLAMS, FRUIT BATS, POISON DART FROGS, CORALS AND LITTLE AGATE SNAILS.
IN ADDITION, CARVED PRODUCTS OF RHINO HORN, WHALE TEETH, SEA TURTLE SHELL AND MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OF A NUMBER OF HIGHLY ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS FUR COATS OF THE CATS FAMILY AND SEA TURTLE SPECTACLE FRAMES WERE ADDED TO THE CONTROL LIST.
"PRODUCTS OF THE HIGHLY ENDANGERED SPECIES ARE Np LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BROUGHT INTO HONG KONG WHILE THOSE LESS ENDANGERED SPECIES ARE SUBJECT TO LICENSING CONTROL," MR CHEUNG SAID.
ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OR TRADER WHO HAS ACQUIRED ANY OF THESE SPECIES OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS OR ITS PRODUCT IN HONG KONO BEFORE TODAY HAS BEEN GIVEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 5 THIS YEAR TO OBTAIN A VALID POSSESSION LICENCE FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE CONTROL MEASURE IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 FOR THE FIRST OFFENCE, AND $10,000 AND SIX MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE. IN ADDITION, THE SPECIES INVOLVED WILL BE CONFISCATED, HE SAID.
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CIVIL SERVICE SECRETARY VISITS HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ♦ »»»»»
THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HARNAM GREWAL, VISITED THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS TODAY (FRIDAY).
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR HAROLD BEATON, MR GREWAL MET SENIOR STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT AND DISCUSSED THEIR WORE.
HE ALSO VISITED THE SURVEY DIVISION WHERE HE WAS TOLD ABOUT THE SURVEY AUTOMATION SYSTEM, DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE, FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING FIELD DATA.
THIS SYSTEM IS FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE MODELLING SYSTEMS (MOSS) WHICH IS ALSO BEING USED BY THE DIVISION.
THE MOSS, A HIGHWAY ENGINEERING SOFTWARE PACKAGE, ENABLES THE DIVISION TO IMPROVE THE SPEED OF HIGHWAY ALIGNMENT DESIGN.
THIS SYSTEM ALSO PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY FOR CHANGING THE DESIGN WHEN REQUIRED.
LATER, MR GREWAL WENT TO THE SITE OFFICE OF THE *60 MILLION PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THAT THE EXISTING FLYOVER HAS TO BE KEPT OPEN TO TRAFFIC WHILE IT IS BEING DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED SECTION BY SECTION BY THE NEW ONE.
THE PROJECT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE INNOVATION OF THE DEPARTMENT IN DEVELOPING HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN AREAS WHERE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS LEAVE LITTLE SCOPE FOR HIGHWAY ENGINEERING WORKS.
MR GREWAL ENDED HIS VISIT BY MEETING STAFF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL, CLERICAL, AND WORKER GRADES IN THE DEPARTMENT.
TOPICS SUCH AS HOUSING AND FRINGE BENEFITS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL STAFF WELFARE WERE DISCUSSED.
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INCREASED ALLOWANCES FOR OMELCO, DB MEMBERS ♦ » » « »
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD APPROVED INCREASES IN THE MONTHLY MAXIMUM ALLOWANCES FOR OMELCO AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WITH EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.
FOR OMELCO MEMBERS, THE ALLOWANCE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $21,300 BY $2,300 TO $23,600.
FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, THE ALLOWANCE WILL BE RAISED FROM $6,400 BY $700 TO $7,100.
THE INCREASES WEREPROPOSED TO REFLECT INCREASES IN COSTS BETWEEN JUNE LAST YEAR AND MAY.
THESE INCREASES INVOLVED SUCH ITEMS AS OFFICE RENTAL, SECRETARIAL, CLERICAL AND OFFICE EXPENSES, AND TRAVELLING AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.
THE INCREASE IN ALLOWANCES WILL LEAD TO AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL EXPENDITURE OF $5,048,400 — $1,407,600 FOR OMELCO MEMBERS AND
$3,640,800 FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
THE MONTHLY MAXIMUM ALLOWANCES FOR OMELCO AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WERE LAST REVISED TN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.
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BOARD OF PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE MEETS » » » ♦ ♦
THE HONG KONG PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED HELD ITS FIRST BOARD MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY) AND ELECTED MR DAVID DA SILVA AS ITS FIRST CHAIRMAN.
DR JOHN CLARK, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, BECOMES THE VICE-CHAIRMAN.
SPEAKING AFTER THE MEETING, MR DA SILVA EXPLAINED THAT THE CENTRE WOULD AIM TO HELP THE LOCAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY MEET THE CHALLENGES POSED BY RAPIDLY EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY AND INCREASED
COMPETITION FROM OVERSEAS, w
THE BOARD DECIDED TO OFFER APPOINTMENT TO DR FRANCIS CHAN AS THE CENTRE'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
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DR CHAN WAS BORN IN HONG KONG AND HAS DEGREES IN CHEMISTRY AND POLYMER SCIENCE FROM THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY IN MONTREAL, CANADA.
HE HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE BOTH IN PLASTICS-RELATBD RESEARCH AND IN THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY.
DR CHAN WILL JOIN THE CENTRE EARLY NEXT MONTH.
THE FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MAJOR PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, LEADING ACADEMICS. MEMBERS OF THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY AND THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY.
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL BE APPOINTED A DIRECTOR AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, A BOARD MEMBER, MR WONG PO-YAN, COMMENDED BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CHEN HSONG MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO THE CENTRE.
HE PLEDGED THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATIONS IN MAKING THE CENTRE A SUCCESS.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT KENNEDY TOWN AND MOUNT DAVIS OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WERE PUBLISHED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).
TWO SITES HAVE BEEN REZONED FROM "OPEN SPACE” AND ’'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A)” TO "COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA”.
ONE SITE IS BOUNDED BY KENNEDY TOWN NEW PRAYA, CADOGAN STREET, CATCHICK STREET AND DAVIS STREET.
THE OTHER IS ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF CATCHICK STREET BETWEEN CADOGAN STREET AND DAVIS STREET, INCLUDING THE KIN MAN STREET AREA.
A TOWN PLANNING BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THE AREA CONSISTED OF OLD BUILDINGS WITH LITTLE OPEN SPACE.
COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA WILL PROVIDE BETTER HOUSING AND MORE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.
THE NEW ZONING REQUIRES THAT ANY DEVELOPER FIRST OBTAIN PERMISSION IN THE FORM OF A MASTER LAYOUT PLAN FROM THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH A PROPOSAL.
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THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY HAS INDICATED ITS INTEREST IN UNDERTAKING COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO THE DRAFT PLAN INCLUDES REZONING OF A SITE AT KA WAI MAN ROAD NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH VICTORIA ROAD FROM "GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" USE TO "OPEN SPACE" TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA IN KENNEDY TOWN.
A NOTICE ON THE AMENDMENTS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETIE.
THE AMENDMENT PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRA UILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG; AND AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, 11TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
ANY PERSON WISHING TO OBJECT TO THE AMENDMENT PLAN MAY SUBMIT HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG BY AUGUST 26. *
COPIES OF THE AMENDMENT PLAN ARE ON SALE AT THE MAP SALES COUNTER, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; OR 382 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, AT $10 PER UNCOLOURED COPY AND $60 PER COLOURED COPY.
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NEW MEMBER APPOINTED TO WAN CHAI DB » » « « «
MR WARREN CHOW YUM-WAH, CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI HANG/SO KON PO AREA COMMITTEE, HAS BEEN APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD FROM AUGUST 1 THIS YEAR TO MARCH 31, 1991. ’
MR CHOW TAKES UP A VACANT SEAT IN THE BOARD LEFT BY THE LATE MR LO WAI-MAN WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY.
MR CHOW, 48, IS A BUSINESSMAN AND HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT.
HE HAS SERVED AS A CO-OPTED MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT BOARD’S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE SINCE 1984 AND IS A MEMBER OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
MR CHOW IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE 1988 WAN CHAI SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
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TSUEN WAN YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO TOUR SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA «»»»»*
FOURTEEN NEWLY SELECTED YOUTH AMBASSADORS OF TSUEN WAN WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) FOR A GOODWILL VISIT TO SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA.
THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS, COMPRISING EIGHT GIRLS AND SIX BOYS, ARE OUTSTANDING YOUNGSTERS CHOSEN BY A SELECTION BOARD AMONG STUDENTS RECOMMENDED BY SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE DELEGATION WILL PAY COURTESY CALLS ON VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA DURING THEIR EIGHT-DAY TOUR.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON (FRIDAY), THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM SHIU, CALLED ON THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO SHARE WITH THEIR PEERS IN THOSE COUNTRIES THEIR EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND TO PROJECT THE IMAGE OF YOUTH IN HONG KONG TODAY.
"THE YOUNGSTERS WILL HAVE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIFE AND CULTURE IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA," MR SHIU SAID.
"NO DOUBT, THE EXPERIENCE THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS GAINED IN THE TRIP WILL EQUIP THEM ALL THE BETTER FOR FUTURE VENTURES IN LIFE AND HELP THEM DEVELOP A SENSE OF SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY," HE ADDED.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER SAID THE 14 YOUTH AMBASSADORS WOULD REPORT TO THE MAJOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT UPON THEIR RETURN, AND SHARE WITH OTHER STUDENTS THE EXPERIENCE THEY GAINED FROM THEIR TOUR.
MR SHIU RECALLED THAT THE TSUEN WAN YOUTJI AMBASSADOR SCHEME WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985 IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.
THE SCHEME WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED AND HAS WON CONTINUED SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP FROM ORGANISATIONS AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN COMMUNITY.
AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, MR SHIU PRESENTED A BANNER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE DELEGATION, MR NORMAN SIN, TO SIGNIFY THE DEPARTURE OF THE DELEGATION.
THE PRESS CONFERENCE ENDED WITH THE 14 YOUNGSTERS SINGING THEIR THEME SONG - "THE TSUEN WAN YOUTH AMBASSADORS" - FOR THEIR GUESTS.
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YIN NGA1 SOCIETY GROUP ON STUDY TOUR s » « » »
FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF THE YAU MA TEI (NORTH AND SOUTH AREAS) YIN NGAI SOCIETY WILL DEPART TOMORROW (SATURDAY) FOR A FIVE-DAY TOUR IN HAWAII.
THEY WILL VISIT THE ASSOCIATED CHINESE UNIVERSITY WOMEN AND CHINESE WOMEN’S CLUB OF HONOLULU TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND EXPERIENCE IN ORGANISING ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN.
THEY WILL ALSO VISIT THE PALOLO CHINESE HOME AND A HANDICRAFT CENTRE.
MEMBERS PAY FOR THEIR OWN TRIP WHILE THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ASSISTED IN ORGANISING THE TOUR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER A BANNER PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) PRIOR TO THE DELEGATION’S DEPARTURE OUTSIDE THE BOWATER RESTAURANT, FIRST FLOOR, HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UP FOR ELDERLY * * * *
A FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UP FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT WILL BE CARRIED OUT THIS WEEKEND.
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE FROM 9 AM TO NOON AND FROM 1.30 PM TO 4 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AND ON SUNDAY.
QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL WILL MEASURE THE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF THE ELDERLY AND CONDUCT A CHECK-UP ON DIABETES AND BLOOD PRESSURE FOR THE PARTICIPANTS. THEY WILL THEN EXPLAIN THE TEST RESULTS TO THE ELDERLY AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS.
IF NECESSARY, MORE THOROUGH PHYSICAL CHECK-UPS MAY BE ARRANGED FOR THE PARTICIPANTS FREE OF CHARGE.
AN EXHIBITION ON DAY-TO-DAY HEALTH CARE WILL ALSO BE HELD AT THE VENUE.
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THE FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UP PROGRAMME AND HEALTH EXHIBITION ARE ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEDICAL CHECK-UP PROGRAMME AND HEALTH EXHIBITION TO BE HELD FROM 9 AM TO NOON AND FROM 1.30 PM TO 4 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AND ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 7) AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE, 104 CHING TAK STREET, LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE.
STAMP BOOKLETS ON SALE ON AUGUST 25
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PRESTIGE STAMP BOOKLETS TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE PEAK TRAMWAY WILL BE PUT ON SALE AT |26 EACH ON AUGUST 25, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED.
THESE BOOKLETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING 21 POST OFFICES:-
HONG KONG ISLAND
BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE, CAUSEWAY BAY POST OFFICE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, KING’S ROAD POST OFFICE, PEAK POST OFFICE, SAI YING PUN POST OFFICE, TSAT TSZ MUI POST OFFICE.
KOWLOON
AIRPORT POST OFFICE, CHEUNG SHA WAN POST OFFICE, GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE, MONG KOK POST OFFIC^, KOWLOON BAY POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE, KWUN TONG POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.
NEW TERRITORIES
SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE, TAT PO POST OFFICE, SHEK WU HUI POST OFFICE, TSUEN WING STREET POST OFFICE, TUEN MUN SAN HUI POST OFFICE, YUEN LONG POST OFFICE.
EACH STAMP BOOKLET CONTAINS THREE SOUVENIR S’.EETS ON THE NEWLY ISSUED SPECIAL STAMPS, ’’CENTENARY Of THE PEAK TRaMWAY".
THERE WILL BE A SALES RESTRICTION OF FIVE BOOKLETS PER CUSTOMER AT A TIME ON THE DAY OF ISSUE, THE POST OFFICE SAID.
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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCE REVOKED
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OPERATORS OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES ARE REMINDED THAT THEY MUST COMPLY WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS STIPULATED UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE IN RUNNING THEIR BUSINESS.
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT GAVE THIS REMINDER TODAY (FRIDAY) FOLLOWING THE REVOCATION OF A LICENCE OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. NOTICE OF THE LICENCE REVOCATION WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE.
THE COURT CASE INVOLVED A LICENCEE OF THE SANG CHEONG ESTATE AGENCY WHO WAS CONVICTED OF LENDING MONEY WITHOUT A LICENCE, ACCEPTING PROHIBITED SECURITY FOR A LOAN AND MISLEADING A POLICE OFFICER BY MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MIGHT REFUSE TO ISSUE OR RENEW A LICENCE, OR REVOKE A LICENCE IN CERTAIN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
"THIS INCLUDE WHEN THE NAME OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY IS IDENTICAL WITH OR RESEMBLES THE NAME OF ANOTHER EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, OR WHEN THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY IS BEING OR LIKELY TO BE USED FOR UNLAWFUL OR IMMORAL PURPOSES.
"IT ALSO APPLIES TO A PERSON OPERATING AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WHO HAS, WITHIN THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS, BEEN CONVICTED OF AN OFFENCE INVOLVING FRAUD, DISHONESTY OR EXTORTION," HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT SOME EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES WERE ALSO LICENSED MONEY LENDERS.
HE CAUTIONED JOB-SEEKERS TO GUARD AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS OPERATORS WHO MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION AND RESORT TO MALPRACTICES, SUCH AS CHARGING MORE THAN THE PRESCRIBED FEES.
ENQUIRIES ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES MAY BE MADE TO THE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON 5-8523535 OR 5-8523537.
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THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF BANKING ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF HARBOUR FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS TODAY (FRIDAY) UNDER SECTION 31(1)(A)(I) OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE ON THE GROUND THAT THE COMPANY HAS CEASED TO CARRY ON A BUSINESS OF TAKING DEPOSITS.
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LONGER SERVICE HOURS ON CAREERS EDUCATION » * ♦ « t
THE CAREERS EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL EXTEND ITS OPENING HOURS BETWEEN TUESDAY (AUGUST 9) AND SATURDAY (AUGUST 13) TO PROVIDE SECONDARY 5 STUDENTS WITH COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE ON THEIR CHOICE OF CAREERS AND STUDIES.
THE SECTION IS AT ROOM 405, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY.
NORMAL OPENING HOURS ARE FROM 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM AND FROM 2.30 PM TO 4.30 PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND FROM 9.30 AM TO 11.45 AM ON SATURDAYS.
HOWEVER, FROM NEXT TUESDAY TO FRIDAY (AUGUST 12) THE SECTION WILL BE OPEN FROM 8.30 AM TO 6 PM, WITHOUT A LUNCH BREAK. ON THE SATURDAY THE OPENING HOURS WILL BE 9 AM TO 12 NOON.
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THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA WILL BE EXTENDED TO KIMBERLEY FROM AUGUST 8 (MONDAY), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY WILL THEN COVERS BLOEMFONTEIN, CAPE TOWN, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, JOHANNESBURG, KIMBERLEY, PORT ELIZABETH AND PRETORIA.
THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE IS A FAST AND RELIABLE MEANS FOR FORWARDING BUSINESS DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES, AND MERCHANDISE OVERSEAS. A FREE PICK-UP SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE.
CUSTOMERS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE MAY CONTACT THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-8683868.
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PREQUALIFICATION SUBMISSIONS INVITED FOR ROAD PROJECTS *****
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING PREQUALIFICATION SUBMISSIONS FROM APPROVED CONTRACTORS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS RELATING TO THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.
PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS WOULD BE INVITED TO SUBMIT "ENDERS FOR THE TWO ROAD PROJECTS IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR.
THE FIRST PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND ELEVATED RAMPS LINKING THE TUNNEL’S SHA TIN APPROACHES WITH THE EXISTING SHA TIN ROAD AND THE ROAD SYSTEM IN SHA TIN.
THE WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 800 METRES OF DUAL TWO-LANE ELEVATED ROAD, 560 METRES OF TWO-LANE LOCAL ACCESS ROAD AND 800 METRES OF ASSOCIATED ELEVATED RAMPS.
THE SECOND PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND INTERCHANGES TO CONNECT THE TUNNEL’S SHA TIN APPROACHES TO THE TOLO HIGHWAY AND MA ON SHAN.
THE WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT ONE KILOMETRE OF DUAL THREE-LANE TRUNK ROAD, 2.1 KILOMETRES OF THREE-LANE TRUNK ROAD SECOND CARRIAGEWAY FOR MA ON SHAN ROAD, AND 16 KILOMETRES OF TWO-LANE DISTRIBUTOR ROAD.
ALSO TO BE BUILT ARE TWO GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGES, A BRIDGE OVER THE TAI SHUI NULLAH AND TWO VEHICULAR SUBWAYS.
CONTRACTORS ON EITHER:
» THE LANDS AND WORKS APPROVED CONTRACTORS FOR PUBLIC WORKS: BUILDINGS, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND WATERWORKS LIST I IN GROUP C FOR ROADS AND DRAINAGE; OR
* THE LANDS AND WORKS APPROVED CONTRACTORS FOR PUBLIC WORKS: BUILDINGS, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND WATERWORKS LIST II FOR ROADS AND DRAINAGE
ARE INVITED TO APPLY TO MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA LTD FOR PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS.
COMPLETED REQUALIFICATION SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON SEPTEMBER 2 THIS YEAR. JOINT VENTURES WITH OTHER COMPANIES WILL BE CONSIDERED.
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TENDERS INVITED FOR LUNG CHEUNG ROAD IMPROVEMENT
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR ROAD WORKS TO IMPROVE THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND CONSTRUCT THE TUNG CHAU STREET EXTENSION.
ANCILLARY WORKS INVOLVING SLOPE DRAINAGE, STORMWATER DRAINS AND LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ROAD WORKS.
A TENDER NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID EXTENSIVE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT IN TAI WO PING, NORTH OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, HAS GENERATED ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ON LUNG PING ROAD AND THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD.
THIS TRAFFIC WILL INCREASE FURTHER WHEN A NEW TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND ADDITIONAL PERMANENT HOUSING AT LUNG PING ROAD ARE OPENED.
IN ORDER TO ALLOW VEHICLES COMING FROM LUNG PING ROAD TO MERGE SAFELY ONTO THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, AN ACCELERATION LANE WILL BE PROVIDED IN LUNG CHEUNG ROAD.
AT PRESENT, THERE IS NO FOOTWAY ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD BETWEEN LUNG PING ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO PHOENIX HOUSE.
THE PROVISION OF A FOOTWAY ALONG THIS STRETCH OF ROAD WILL ALLOW PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WEST OF PHOENIX HOUSE.
AS FOR THE TUNG CHAU STREET EXTENSION, A TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE BUILT ALONG THE EXTENSION SECTION BETWEEN FAT TSEUNG STREET AND TONKIN STREET, TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION.
THIS NEW ROAD WILL PROVIDE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CHEUNG SHA WAN RECLAMATION AREA WITH A MORE DIRECT ROUTE TO MONG KOK DISTRICT.
THE WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND BE COMPLETED IN ll MONTHS. THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF THE WORKS.
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FOOTBRIDGE TO BE BUILT AT GRANVILLE ROAD/CHATHAM ROAD JUNCTION t t t t »
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT A COVERED FOOTBRIDGE AT THE JUNCTION OF GRANVILLE ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH TO CATER FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST INCLUDING THE SCIENCE MUSEUM.
THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE IN 1983; BUT THE LAYOUT HAS SINCE BEEN REVISED TO COPE WITH CHANGES IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
IT WAS THEREFORE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE PREVIOUS NOTICE AND REPUBLISH THE PROJECT IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE PROPOSED PROJECT COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBRIDGE AND MINOR REALIGNMENT OF KERBLINES AT THE JUNCTION.
THE FOOTBRIDGE WILL BE 3.5 METRES WIDE, FULLY ROOFED WITH ASCENDING ESCALATORS AT THE TWO LANDINGS SOUTH OF GRANVILLE ROAD.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN DECEMBER FOR COMPLETION IN ABOUT 14 MONTHS.
A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BEEN SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:
» THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WINGj MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG;
» THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON WEST, YAU MA TEI MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON; AND
» THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE, HOP FAT COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND, SECOND TO FIFTH FLOORS, 490-492 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED WORKS SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 4 THIS YEAR.
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WIDENING OF BUS BAY TO FACILITATE BUS OPERATIONS *****
THE BUS BAY AT THE KOWLOON PORTAL OF THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, CURRENTLY USED BY CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL BUSES BOUND FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, WILL BE WIDENED TO FACILITATE BUS OPERATIONS, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
THE WIDTH OF THE BUS BAY WILL BE WIDENED BY ABOUT HALF A METRE BY CUTTING BACK PART OF THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN PAVEMENT. WORKS WILL START FROM SUNDAY (AUGUST 7) AND ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS.
TO MINIMISE DISTURBANCE TO BUS PASSENGERS WAITING AT THE BUS STOPS, THE WORK SITE WILL BE SURROUNDED BY TEMPORARY HOARDINGS.
AT THE SAME TIME, QUEUE RAILINGS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BUS STOPS TO FACILITATE ORDERLY QUEUING OF PASSENGERS, WHILE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS, BARRIERS AND FLASHING LANTERNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE BUS DRIVERS.
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A NUMBER OF ROAD SECTIONS IN TUEN MUN HAVE BEEN MADE URBAN CLEARWAYS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATIONS OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
SECTIONS OF THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO YAU OI ESTATE, ROAD P2, ROAD D7, ROAD D6 AND ROAD LD6 ARE DESIGNATED 24-HOUR URBAN CLEARWAYS.
IN ADDITION, SOME ROAD SECTIONS BECOME URBAN CLEARWAYS OPERATING DAILY BETWEEN 7 AM AND MIDNIGHT.
THESE INCLUDE SECTIONS OF THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO YAU OI ESTATE, LUNG MUN ROAD, ROAD 3 ID, ROAD D4 SOUTH, ROAD LD3 WEST, ROAD 3A, ROAD D7 AND ROAD LD6. -
THE FOLLOWING ROADS ARE ALSO MADE 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS: SECTIONS OF ROAD 44K, WU KING ROAD, THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO SIU HET COURT, SHEK PAI TAU ROAD, MING KUM ROAD, ROAD D7, ROAD D6, ROAD LD6, THE SOUTHERN ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO LEUNG KING ESTATE, THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE OF LEUNG KING ESTATE, ROAD LD3 WEST, ROAD 2A1, ROAD 3E, ROAD 2A4 AND ROAD 3A1.
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THE EXTENT AND OPERATING HOURS OF THESE URBAN CLEARWAYS ARE INDICATED BY APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR SUCH DIRECTIONS AND NOT TO STOP WITHIN THE URBAN CLEARWAYS FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS DURING THE RESTRICTED HOURS.
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TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN WESTERN DISTRICT
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN WESTERN DISTRICT FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS FOR CABLE-LAYING WORKS.
THE EASTERN KERBSIDE LANES OF EASTERN STREET AND WESTERN STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND DES VOBUX ROAD WEST WILL BECOME 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS WITHIN THESE TWO ROAD SECTIONS.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE BUS TERMINUS FOR ROUTE NO. 91 ON THE WESTERN KERBSIDE LANE OF CENTRE STREET WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE EASTERN KERBSIDE LANE OF EASTERN STREET.
AS A RESULT, THIS BUS ROUTE WILL BE DIVERTED VIA EASTBOUND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, WESTERN STREET, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND EASTERN STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL.. 5-8428777
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
DELEGATION RETURNS FROM HANOI .................................. 1
POLICE WILL MAINTAIN STANDARDS IN RECRUITMENT .................. 2
FURTHER SITE EARMARKED FOR BOaT PEOPLE CENTRE................... 5
COMMUNITY EFFORT TO FIGHT JUVENILE CRIME ....................... 4
SOUTHERN DFCC MEMBERS TO HELP FIGHT BEACH CRIME................. 5
SPECIAL DRIVE TO INOCULATE FISHERMEN'S DOGS .................... 6
KWUN TONG DB TO DISCUSS EDUCATION REPORT ....................... 7
ISSUE OF NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS ON SEPTEMBER 1 .................. 8
CROSSWORD PUZZLE TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION .................... 9
YOUNG CYCLISTS TO GET PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATES ................. 9
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KENNEDY TOWN ................ 10
URBAN CLEARWAYS AND HEAVY VEHICLE BAN.......................... 11
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN KWUN TMG ................................... 11
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1988
1 DELEGATION RETURNS FROM HANOI » ♦ * » »
* THE JOINT UK/HONG KONG DELEGATION HAD GONE INTO TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT FOR HONG KONG’S BENEFIT, AND MUST SEE WHAT SORT OF PACKAGE CAN BE WORKED OUT FOR HONG KONG’S BENEFIT BEFORE DECIDING WHAT TERMS AND CONDITIONS MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE ATTACHED TO IT.
THIS WAS STATED AT THE AIRPORT THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON BY MR RICHARD CLIFT, POLITICAL ADVISER AND LEADER OF THE UK/HONG KONG DELEGATION, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON FINANCIAL AID FOR VIETNAM.
MR CLIFT HAS JUST RETURNED TO HONG KONG, TOGETHER WITH THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR GEOFFREY BARNES, AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF TAtKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT OVER THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ISSUE.1'::
MR CLIFT SAID THE QUESTION OF FINANCIAL AID WAS NOT DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AND THAT THE DELEGATION HAD MADE ABSOLUTELY NO COMMITMENT ON THIS.
THE VIETNAMESE SIDE RAISED THE QUESTION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE IN ASSOCIATION WITH REPATRIATION, BUT IT WAS NOT GONE INTO IN DETAIL, HE SAID.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON DIFFERENCES OF VIEW BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES OVER WHO SHOULD BE REPATRIATED, MR CLIFT STRESSED THAT THE FIRST ROUND OF TALKS WAS BASICALLY FOR PRELIMINARY CONTACT.
”WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE VERY CLEAR OUR VIEW THAT IF THERE IS TO BE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, IT MUST COVER ALL THOSE WHO ARE SCREENED OUT AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SINCE THE JUNE 16 POLICY CAME INTO EFFECT.
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”WE DO ATTACH A LOT OF IMPORTANCE TO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE — THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING IN ONE COUNTRY OR TERRITORY SHOULD GO BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
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"THE VIETNAMESE QUITE UNDERSTAND OUR POINT OF VIEW. THEY ARE WILLING TO GO ON TALKING. BUT THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF POINTS WHICH ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT SORT OF PACKAGE CAN BE WORKED OUT. : '■
"HAVING MET THEM AND TALKED TO THEM, I AM QUITE HOPEFUL THAT IN THE END WE SHALL GET A SOLUTION," HE SAID.
ON WHETHER HE HAD ACHIEVED WHAT HE HAD HOPED TO ACHIEVE DURING THE TALKS, MR CLIFT SAID: "WE ACHIEVED JUST ABOUT WHAT WE EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE, CERTAINLY AS GOOD AS WE EXPECTED*FOR A FIRST CONTACT."
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ASKED WHETHER IT WAS TRUE THAT A LIST OF 20 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE AMONG THE FIRST BATCH TO BE REPATRIATED WOULD SOON BE HANDED OVER TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR BARNES, SAID A SMALL GROUP OF LESS THAN 20 VOLUNTARY RETURNEES WOULD BE DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO ESTABLISHED PRACTICE THROUGH THE UNHCR AND RETURNED TO VIETNAM.
"I THINK YOU CAN LOOK ON THESE AS BEING QUITE SEPARATE FROM THE TALKS,” HE SAID.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAD ARRIVED BEFORE JUNE 16 WHEN THE NEW POLICY CAME INTO EFFECT, HE ADDED.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION ON THE RESULTS OF THE SCREENING PROCESS, MR BARNES SAID ABOUT 480 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAD COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL SCREENING.
”WE HAVEN’T FINISHED THE SCREENING OUT BECAUSE THE SCREENING OUT IS ONLY COMPLETED WHEN THE APPEAL PROCESS IS COMPLETED.
’’THERE HAVEN’T BEEN ANY CONCLUSIONS DRAWN YET. IT IS A VERY THOROUGH AND LENGTHY PROCESS,” HE SAID.
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POLICE WILL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT WELL EDUCATED AND MOTIVATED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN THE COMING YEARS TO COPE WITH THE EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES PLACED ON THE FORCE, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MANAGEMENT, MR GEORGE HINDHAUGH, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT A PASSING OUT PARADE AT THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL IN WONG CHUK HANG, MR HINDHAUGH EMPHASISED THAT THE FORCE HAD SET HIGH STANDARDS AND HAD NO INTENTION OF LOWERING THEM EITHER IN THE QUALITY OF OFFICERS RECRUITED OR THE SERVICE IT PROVIDED THE PUBLIC.
POINTING OUI THAT THE POLICE WOULD HAVE A CONSIDERABLE ROLE TO PLAY IN THE YEARS TO COME IN MAINTAINING THE SECURITY AND WELL BEING OF HONG KONG, MR HINDHAUGH SAID SUCH A ROLE, AND THE SKILLS THE POLICE NEED TO CARRY IT OUT, WOULD BE FULLY RECOGNISED BY THE REVIEW COMMITTEE WHICH WAS CURRENTLY STUDYING THE PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE FORCE AND OTHER DISCIPLINED SERVICES.
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"HOWEVER, MATERIAL REWARDS ASIDE, THE POLICE SERVICE OFFERS A VERY REWARDING CAREER," HE TOLD THE GRADUATES.
"ALTHOUGH YOU WILL SUFFER FRUSTRATION AND WORRY FROM TIME TO TIME, THE PRIDE YOU FEEL WHEN YOU HAVE ACHIEVED SOMETHING WORTHWHILE WILL MAKE YOU REALISE YOU HAVE CHOSEN A FULFILLING CAREER.
"THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES PLACED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL OFFICER AND THE FEELING OF BELONGING TO AN EFFICIENT TEAM IS MOST SATISFYING."
NOTING THAT POLICE OFFICERS LIKE THEMSELVES WOULD BE THE MOST VISIBLE SIGN OF AUTHORITY IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC AND WOULD BE CALLED UPON TO DEAL WITH ALL MANNER OF THINGS, MR HINDHAUGH TOLD THE OFFICERS THAT IN MOST CASES THEY WOULD HAVE BREN TRAINED TO HANDLE SUCH INCIDENTS.
"BUT YOU WILL MEET SITUATIONS WHICH WERE NEW TO YOU AND WHICH OFTEN FALL OUTSIDE THE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF YOUR JOB.
"YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO MEET THESE SITUATIONS AS THEY ARISE, THEREFORE YOU CANNOT SIT BACK AND RELY SOLELY ON WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN BASIC TRAINING."
MR HINDHAUGH ALSO REMINDED THE OFFICERS THAT POLICE WORK WAS A CONTINUOUS LEARNING PROCESS AND ONLY BY ADDING TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS TN DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC COULD THEY HOPE TO SERVE THEM PROPERLY.
ON PARADE TODAY WERE 25 INSPECTORS AND 236 POLICE CONSTABLES WHO HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE BASIC TRAINING IN THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL.
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FURTHER SITE EARMARKED FOR BOAT PEOPLE CENTRE t » « t *
THE GOVERNMENT HAS IDENTIFIED A PIECE OF CROWN LAND AT WHITEHEAD, WU KAI SHA, TO SET UP A TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTRE TO ACCOMMODATE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
MEMBERS OF
CONCERNING
OF FUNDS
THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR MIKE HANSON, BRIEFED THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD TODAY (SATURDAY) ON DETAILS THIS CENTRE WHICH WOULD BF. SET UP SUBJECT TO THE ALLOCATION
BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
"THE SITE WOULD BE DEVELOPED IN PHASES, AND THE PLANNED CAPACITY FOR THE FIRST TWO PHASES IS 5,000," MR HANSON SAID.
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“CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR THESE INITIAL PHASES IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS.”
MR HANSON SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT BE TAKING THE WHOLE SITE AT WHITEHEAD IMMEDIATELY AS THE QUESTION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WOULD HINGE ON THE LEVEL OF THE INFLUX.
“STAFF OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS DETENTION CENTRE,” HE POINTED OUT.
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FIGHT JUVENILE CRIME t *
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IS A SOCIAL PROBLEM THAT ATTENTION OF EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR CHAN SZE-BUN,
REQUIRES THE
THE SHA TIN
SAID TODAY
(SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT AN ANTI SHOP THEFT RALLY, OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, PARTICULARLY SHOP SERIOUS IN THE DISTRICT.
MR CHAN SAID THE PROBLEM THEFT, HAD BECOME MORE
“WE DON’T WANT THE SITUATION THE YOUNG PEOPLE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF ABOUT SHOP THEFT,” HE SAID.
“THIS RALLY IS TO SHOW A COMMUNITY IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM.
TO DETERIORATE AND THE FUTURE OF MOMENTARY GREED OR MISCONCEPTIONS
CONCERTED EFFORT BY THE WHOLE
PROBLEM BETTER
“IF EVERYONE WILL SURELY
IN THE COMMUNITY CAN MAKE AN EFFORT TO HELP, BE ALLEVIATED AND SHA TIN WILL BECOME AN
PLACE TO LIVE IN.”
THE
EVEN
THE POLICE REGIONAL SMALLSHAW, NOTED THAT LAST IN SHA TIN FOR SHOP THEFT,
COMMANDER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR REWARD YEAR A TOTAL OF 788 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AND 50 1 WERE JUVENILES AGFD UNDER 17.
IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR. A FURTHER 406 IKOPLE HAD BEEN ARRESTED, AND 317 WERE JUVENILES.
OF THE VARIOUS CAUSATIVE FACTORS, TEMPTATION AND PROBABLY PLAYED A LARGE PART AS MANY OF THE PEOPLE AFFORD TO BUY THE THINGS THAT THEY STOLE, MR SMALLSHAW
GREED
COULD
ARRESTED SAID.
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"THIS RALLY TODAY MARKS THE START OF AN ANTI SHOP THEFT CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACTION GROUP.
"MEMBERSHIP COMES FROM THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, DISTRICT BOARD, AREA COMMITTEES, SCHOOLS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS CORPORATIONS, THE RURAL COMMITTEE, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
"WE HOPE THAT THIS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ACTION GROUP WILL CONSTITUE A MEANS FOR A MORE MEANINGFULL APPROACH TO REDUCING DELINQUENCY," HE SAID.
AFTER TAKING A PLEDGE TO FIGHT SHOP THEFT, 700 YOUNG PEOPLE WHO JOINED THE RALLY WERE THEN DIVIDED INTO GROUPS AND LED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS IN DISTRIBUTING ANTI SHOP THEFT PUBLICITY MATERIALS AT SHOPPING CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT'S NINE CONSTITUENCIES.
OTHER OFFICIALS ATTENDING THE RALLY INCLUDED ACTING SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ANDREW PYNE; SHA TIN DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR PETER HALLIDAY; AND DISTRICT BOARD AND DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THE RALLY, HELD AT THE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN SHA TIN TOWN HALL AND NEW TOWN PLAZA, WAS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE'S JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACTION GROUP.
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SOUTHERN DFCC MEMBERS TO HELP FIGHT BEACH CRIME
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MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WILL JOIN FORCES WITH THE POLICE TO COMBAT BEACH CRIME IN AN ANTI-CRIME PUBLICITY DRIVE TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
BEFORE THE EXERCISE, THEY WILL ATTEND A BRIEFING' AT THE ABERDEEN POLICE STATION ON MEASURES THAT „ARE BEING TAKEN BY THE POLICE TO CLAMP DOWN ON THEFT AND OTHER CRIME ON BEACHES.
THE MEMBERS WILL VISIT POPULAR BEACHES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES HOW POLICE OFFICERS CARRY OUT PATROL DUTIES AT BEACHES.
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THEY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FOR ABERDEEN, MR K.W. TAM; POLICE WESTERN DISTRICT, MR W.C. LAU; AND
THE POLICE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF.
THE MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE PUBLICITY LEAFLETS TO BEACH-GOERS TO REMIND THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR VALUABLES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE’S ANTI-BEACH-CRIME PUBLICITY DRIVE TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
A GOVERNMENT VAN TAKING MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO THE POLICE STATION WILL DEPART FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CARPARK AT 9.45 AM SHARP. THOSE WHO TRAVEL IN THEIR OWN SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE STATION IN WONG CHUK HANO BY 10.20 AM.
ABERDEEN OFFICES VEHICLES
INFORMATION OFFICER, MR ALEX LI, WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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SPECIAL DRIVE TO INOCULATE FISHERMEN’S DOGS
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL CARRY OUT A SPECIAL INOCULATION DRIVE OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS SO THAT FISHERMEN CAN HAVE THEIR DOGS IMMUNISED AGAINST RABIES.
THE DRIVE, THE 16TH ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 1980, AIMS TO HELP FISHERMEN WHO FIND THEY HAVE LITTLE TIME TO TAKE THEIR DOGS TO AN INOCULATION CENTRE OR GOVERNMENT KENNEL FOR INOCULATION.
STARTING FROM MONDAY (AUGUST 8), THE DEPARTMENT’S MOBILE DOG INOCULATION TEAMS WILL MAKE BOAT-TO-BOAT VISITS IN THE SIX FISHING PORTS AND THE WHOLE OPERATION WILL LAST FOR 12 WORKING DAYS FROM AUGUST 8 TO 31.
THE TEAMS WILL VISIT THE SHA TAU KOK FISHING PORT ON AUGUST 8 AND 9 AND CASTLE PEAK BAY ON AUGUST 10 AND 11. THEY WILL VISIT BOTH SHAM MUN TSAI AND SHAU KEI WAN ON AUGUST 15 AND 16.
CHEUNG CHAU, ABERDEEN AND SAI KUNG WILL BE VISITED ON AUGUST 17 AND 18, AUGUST 22 AND 23, AND AUGUST 30 AND 31 RESPECTIVELY.
THE DEPARTMENT’S SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER, DR DAVID BURROWS, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THE DRIVE IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE DEADLY DISEASE INTO HONG KONG.
/’’SINCE THE
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"SINCE THE FIRST DRIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1980, A TOTAL OF 3,238 DOGS OWNED BY FISHERMEN HAVE BEEN INOCULATED," DR BURROWS SAID.
"RABIES IS A DEADLY DISEASE TO BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS, AND DOGS ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. ANTI-RABIES INOCULATION OF ALL DOGS, INCLUDING THOSE ON FISHING VESSELS, IS VERY IMPORTANT.
"BY PROTECTING THEIR DOGS WITH INOCULATIONS, PEOPLE HELP TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
"IT IS, THEREFORE, IMPORTANT THAT DOGS ARE INOCULATED AGAINST THE DISEASE AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS TO KEEP UP THEIR IMMUNITY."
FISHERMEN IN THESE PORTS ARE ADVISED TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE SPECIAL SERVICE TO HAVE THEIR DOGS INOCULATED AND LICENSED.
THE LAW REQUIRES ALL DOGS OVER FIVE MONTHS’ OLD TO BE LICENSED AND INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RENDER THE OWNER LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND SIX MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT.
ANTI-RABIES INOCULATION OF CATS, THOUGH NOT COMPULSORY, IS STRONGLY ADVISED, AND THE DEPARTMENT’S INOCULATION TEAMS ALSO INOCULATE CATS ON REQUEST.
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KWUN TONG DB TO DISCUSS EDUCATION REPORT
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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 3 WHEN IT MEETS ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) AFTERNOON.
A MFMBER OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, MR YEUNG PO-KWAN, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING AND ASSIST MEMBERS’ DISCUSSION ON THE REPORT.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO EXPRESS VIEWS ON THE LAW ON LOITERING, WITH REGARD TO ITS PRESENT ENFORCEMENT, ITS SHORTCOMINGS AND MERITS.
IN ADDITION, THEY WILL CONSIDER WHETHER THE PRESENT LAWS GOVERNING HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT IN HONG KONG SHOULD BE CHANGED, AND DISCUSS THE CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988, WHICH SEEKS TO CONTROL NUISANCES CAUSED BY VICE ESTABLISHMENTS.
ALSO ON THE AGENDA ARE REPORTS BY THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD’S COMMITTEES, AND BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAN STREET.
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ISSUE OF NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS ON SEPTEMBER 1 . *****
NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS AND OTHER STAMP PRODUCTS WILL BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 1 TO COINCIDE WITH THE GENERAL INCREASE IN POSTAGE RATES, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).
"THE INCREASE IN RATES WILL INVOLVE CHANGES TO THE BASIC RATES FOR SOME MAJOR SERVICES IN THE LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAIL," A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TWO NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS IN DENOMINATIONS OF $1.40 AND $1.80 WILL BE ISSUED FOR POSTING AIRMAIL LETTERS WEIGHING NOT OVER 10 GRAMS TO ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2 RESPECTIVELY.
IN ADDITION, TWO NEW AEROGRAMMES IN DENOMINATION OF $1.40 WILL BE ISSUED. ONE IS A PICTORIAL AEROGRAMME BEARING A VIEW OF VICTORIA HARBOUR ON THE FRONT AND A SAMPAN ON THE REAR FOLD. THE OTHER IS A PLAIN AEROGRAMME IN WHITE.
FRAMA LABELS BEARING NEW DENOMINATED VALUES OF 60 CENTS (FOR LOCAL LETTERS WEIGHING NOT OVER 30 GRAMS), $1.40 AND $1.80 WILL ALSO BE ISSUED TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUS DENOMINATED VALUES OF 50 CENTS, $1.30 AND $1.70 RESPECTIVELY.
FOR COLLECTORS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED, REPRINTS OF THE CURRENT DEFINITIVE STAMPS EXCEPT THE TWO REEL STAMPS (10 CENTS AND 50 CENTS) WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE ON SEPTEMBER 1, AT THE’ GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE, PEAK POST OFFICE, AIRPORT POST OFFICE, GRANVILLE POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL NOT BE ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 1 BUT A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED AT ALL POST OFFICES TO PRIVATELY MADE OR PRINTED COVERS AND PROPERLY SEALED UP AEROGRAMMES BEARING A "FIRST DAY" INDICATION.
SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL BE PROVIDED ON THAT DAY AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE FOR COLLECTORS WHO WISH TO HAVE THEIR OVERSEAS-ADDRESSED ITEMS CAREFULLY HAND-STAMPED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE DATE-STAMP.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION
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YOUNG PEOPLE IN SAU MAU PING WILL BE ABLE TO TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF CIVIC AFFAIRS AND WIN ATTRACTIVE PRIZES BY PARTICIPATING IN A CIVIC EDUCATION CROSSWORD PUZZLE COMPETITION.
THE COMPETITION IS ORGANISED BY THE SAU MAU PING SUB-OFFICE OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE.
IT AIMS AT ENCOURAGING YOUNGSTERS IN THE AREA TO BE MORE AWARE OF THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED UNDER 18, WHO ARE EITHER LIVING OR STUDYING IN SAU MAU PING.
ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SAU MAU PING SUB-OFFICE, SAU MAU PING (CENTRAL) ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND SAU MAU PING (SOUTH) ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS AUGUST 31.
THERE WILL BE 20 PRIZES FOR WINNERS AND THE RESULTS WILL BE POSTED AT THE SAU MAU PING SUB-OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 30.
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YOUNG CYCLISTS TO GET PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATES t t t t t
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLETED TESTS UNDER A CYCLING PROFICIENCY SCHEME WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATES AT A CEREMONY IN SHA TIN TOMORROW (SUNDAY) MORNING.
THE 35 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATES FROM OFFICIATING GUESTS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, HONG KONG CYCLING ASSOCIATION AND SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
THE SCHEME, ORGANISED BY THE POLICE ROAD SAFETY SECTION, BEGAN IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.
THE POLICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR TRAFFIC, MR PEDRO CHING, WILL PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO THE GUESTS.
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THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE COMPLETED A SERIES OF TESTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CYCLING, INCLUDING RIDING TECHNIQUES, MAINTENANCE AND SAFE CYCLING RULES.
THE CYCLING PROFICIENCY SCHEME IS AIMED AT PROVIDING FREE BASIC TRAINING TO INEXPERIENCED YOUNG CYCLISTS AGED 11 AND ABOVE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT TAI WAI CYCLE PARK BETWEEN 10.30 AM AND 11 AM.
THE CHIEF STAFF INSPECTOR OF THE POLICE ROAD SAFETY SECTION, MRS EVELYN LEE, WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KENNEDY TOWN
*****
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN KENNEDY TOWN FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 9):
* CADOGAN STREET BETWEEN BELCHER’S STREET AND FORBES STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND.
* THE METERED GOODS VEHICLE PARKING SPACES AT CADOGAN STREET WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE EASTERN KERBSTDE OF DAVIS STREET.
THESE MEASURES WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 16 WEEKS FOR ROADWORKS.
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URBAN CLEARWAYS AND HEAVY VEHICLE BAN ♦ » ♦ » *
TWO ROAD SECTIONS IN FANLING WILL BE MADE URBAN CLEARWAYS FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
THE SECTION OF ROAD D6 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH ROAD 1)3 TO A POINT ABOUT 400 METRES SOUTH OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BE MADE A 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY.
IN ADDITION, THE SECTION OF ROAD D3 BETWEEN KAI LENG ELEVATED ROUNDABOUT AND ROAD D6 WILL ALSO BECOME AN URBAN CLEARWAY OPERATING ROUND THE CLOCK.
NO VEHICLES OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP WITHIN THESE URBAN CLEARWAYS FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
ALSO FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY, ALL VEHICLES EXCEEDING 18 TONNES GROSS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE VEHICULAR BRIDGE ADJOINING JOCKEY CLUB ROAD NEAR FANLING ROUNDABOUT AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY.
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN KWUN TONG t » ♦ * ♦
TO FACILITATE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORKS AT THE JUNCTION OF MUT WAH STREET AND FU YAN STREET IN KWUN TONG, A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT FROM FU YAN STREET NORTHBOUND ONTO MUT WAH STREET EASTBOUND, AND FROM MUT WAH STREET WESTBOUND ONTO FU YAN STREET NORTHBOUND.
AT THE SAME TIME, VEHICLES ON FU YAN STREET NORTHBOUND WILL BE BANNED FROM CROSSING THE JUNCTION WITH MUT WAH STREET.
MOTORISTS FROM FU YAN STREET NORTHBOUND HEADING FOR MUT WAH STREET EASTBOUND WILL HAVE TO USE MUT WAH STREET WESTBOUND, HONG NING ROAD, KUNG LOK ROAD AND HONG NING ROAD.
AS FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ON FU YAN STREET NORTHBOUND SOUTH OF MUT WAH STREET AND INTENDING TO GO TO FU YAN STREET NORTHBOUND NORTH OF MUT WAH STREET, THEY WILL BE DIVERTED VIA MUT WAH STREET WESTBOUND, HONG NING ROAD, SHUNG YAN STREET*AND SHUI WO STREET.
IN ADDITION, WESTBOUND VEHICLES ON MUT WAH STREET HEADING FOR FU YAN STREET NORTHBOUND WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL VIA HONG NING ROAD, SHUNG YAN STREET AND SHUI WO STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
REPORT ON SAFETY OF LRT SYSTEM TO BE READY SOON ............... 1
LRT FORMS BACKBONE OF NEW TOWN TRANSPORT SYSTEM — SIR DAVID.......................................................... 2
BROADCASTING TOWER TO BE REPLACED ............................. 3
VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE TO START IN SHA TIN .................. 4
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS CHANGE IN DRIVING LICENCES ............ 5
NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS . 5
NEW SCOREBOARD SYSTEM FOR HK STADIUM........................... 7
DOLPHINS FOR NEW SHAU KEI WAN TYPHOON SHELTER.................. 7
TEMPORARY LaNE CLOSURES IN SHa TIN
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REPORT ON SAFETY OF LRT SYSTEM TO BE READY SOON » » » » *
THE FULL REPORT ON THE SAFETY OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM WAS EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED BY MR COOKSEY TOWARDS THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEN MAKE AN ASSESSMENT AS TO FUTURE RUNNING OF THE LRT SYSTEM, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT A CEREMONY MARKING THE COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 OF THE LRT SYSTEM, SIR DAVID SAID BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND KCRC SHARED THE RESIDENTS’ CONCERN TO ENSURE THE LRT SYSTEM WOULD BE AS SAFE AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE.
"EVERYBODY IS ANXIOUS TO DO THE SAME," HE SAID.
"I THINK THAT WHEN WE HAVE HAD A PERIOD OF SCHEDULED RUNNING, EVERYBODY IS MORE USED TO THE SYSTEM AND HAS A GREAT DEAL OF CONFIDENCE IN IT, THEN I THINK EVERYBODY’S FEAR WILL BE PUT TO REST."
SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THE RESPONSE TO MR COOKSEY'S REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT HAS BEEN VERY GOOD.
"EVERYBODY HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE ABOUT THAT AND HAS PUT IN HAND MR COOKSEY’S RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK THAT WILL BEAR FRUIT," HE ADDED. *
ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE RECENT TALKS IN HANOI ON THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THEY WERE AS GOOD AS WE COULD POSSIBLY EXPECT FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF TALKS.
HE SAID: "WE DID NOT EXPECT TO ACHIEVE A GREAT BREAKTHROUGH ON THE FIRST ROUND OF TALKS AS MR CLIFT HAD MADE CLEAR BEFORE HE LEFT. BUT I THINK THERE IS NOW A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH SIDES’ POSITION.
"I AM SURE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF TALKS. I AM HOPEFUL AT THAT ROUND OF TALKS WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RETURN OF THE VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY."
HE ADDED THAT THE TIME FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS HAD NOT BEEN DECIDED.
ON THE QUESTION OF PROVIDING ECONOMIC AID TO VIETNAM, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS FAR TOO EARLY TO SAY AT THIS STAGE WHAT MIGHT BE THE EVENTUAL PACKAGE.
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONCERNED IN STOPPING THE FLOW AND IN MAKING PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR REPATRIATION.
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LRT FORMS BACKBONE OF NEW TOWN TRANSPORT SYSTEM — SIR DAVID ♦ ♦ ♦ * »
THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT WILL FORM THE BACKBONE OF THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITHIN THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, AND WILL PROVIDE THE MAJOR LINK BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY MARKING COMPLETION OF PHASE I OF THE LRT SYSTEM -- THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, SIR DAVID NOTED THE TUEN MUN-YUEN LONG CORRIDOR HAD A LONG HISTORY AS A MAJOR COMMUNICATION ROUTE TO THE HINTERLAND.
HE SAID OVER THE YEARS, TUEN MUN HAD BECOME AN EMERGING NEW TOWN LARGELY BUILT ON VIRGIN LAND WITH FULL TOWN PLANNING CONTROL.
MEANWHILE, YUEN LONG HAD EVOLVED GRADUALLY FROM A RURAL MARKET TOWN INTO AN URBANISED TOWNSHIP, AND YET RETAINING ITS RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS.
’’THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION LINK BETWEEN THESE TWO NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES,” SIR DAVID SAID.
SIR DAVID ALSO NOTED THAT WHIN TIN SHUI WAI JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NEW TOWNS IN THE AREA, IT WOULD DELP TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHWEST NFW TERRITORIES INTO \ MAJOR REGIONAL COMMUNITY.
”SO, THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY SIGNIFICANT AS A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT IT ALSO SERVES A WIDER COMMUNITY PURPOSE,” HE SAID.
REFERRING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LRT SYSTEM, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS ALMOST A DECADE AGO THAT THE GOVERNMENT FIRST CONCEIVED THE IDEA OF DEVELOPING AN EFFICIENT, COMFORTABLE AND POLLUTION-FREE TRANSPORT SYSTEM TO (’ATER FOR THE NEEDS Ob THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS IN THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES REGION.
IN 1984, THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION TOOK ON THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
SIR DAVID RECALLED THAT THE
TURN-KEY CONTRACT FOR THE
LRT
PROJECT, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WHOLE LEIGHTON MTA CONSORTIUM
COMPLETION DATE SCHEDULED
DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, INSTALLATI ON
PHASE 1 OF THE SYSTEM, OF AUSTRALIA IN AUGUST
ON AUGUST 8, THIS YEAR.
WAS AWARDED
1985, WITH
AND TO
A
UNDER THE CONTRACT, THE CONSORTIUM WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPPLY OF 70 LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES, THE OVERHEAD LINE SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT, FARE COLLECTION EQUIPMENT AND WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT.
/’•THE CONTRACT
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"THE CONTRACT WAS COMPLEX AND EXTENSIVE, REQUIRING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND A HIGH LEVEL OF CO-ORDINATION AT ALL LEVELS OF THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION PROCESS," SIR DAVID SAID.
"IT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT THAT SUCH A COMPLEX CONTRACT OF SUCH A SIZE HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE."
HE CONGRATULATED BOTH THE KCRC AND THE CONSORTIUM AND ALL THE MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN BRINGING THE PROJECT TO FRUITION.
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED A FURTHER SUM OF $13.32 MILLION FOR THE PROVISION OF VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) RADIO SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
THE FUNDING WILL COVER THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT BROADCASTING TOWER ON MOUNT GOUGH, AND INCREASED EXPENSES ON THE MAIN TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL WORKS.
SEVEN VHF RADIO SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE VHF RADIO SERVICES SCHEME, THE BUDGET OF WHICH IS BROUGHT UP TO $45,333 MILLION BY THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
WITH THE BROADCASTING TOWER ON MOUNT GOUGH REPLACED, ADDITIONAL ANTENNAE PROPOSED FOR RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL BE INSTALLED.
THE NEW TOWER WILL ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLICE BEAT RADIO SYSTEM. THIS ALSO NECESSITATES EXTRA ANTENNAE TO BE FIXED TO THE TOWER.
A DESIGN STUDY, UNDERTAKEN BY A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FIRM IN MARCH THIS YEAR, SHOWED THAT THE ADDITION OF 12 ANTENNA PANELS FOR THE VHF SCHEME WOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE LOAD LIMITS OF THE PRESENT TOWER.
THE FIRM FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE EXISTING MAST COULD NOT PI-STRENGTHENED SATISFACTORILY OR ECONOMICALLY, AND REPLACEMENT I-AS THEREFORE NECESSARY.
THE EXISTING 41-METRE TOWER HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE 1960 I<’R FREQUENCY MODULATION ( FM) BROADCASTING.
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VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE TO START IN SHA TIN » » ♦ ♦ »
THIS YEAR’S VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE IN SHA TIN WILL BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW (MONDAY).
SPOKESMAN FOR THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THE GENERAL REGISTRATION DRIVE WOULD LAST UNTIL THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
“EFFORTS WILL BE CONCENTRATED IN PROMOTING REGISTRATION IN HOUSING ESTATES WITH LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS MOVING IN, SUCH AS HENG ON ESTATE, CHEVALIER GARDEN, KAM ON COURT, HIN KENG ESTATE AND CITY ONE,” HE SAID.
“AT LEAST 10 LIAISON OFFICERS AND 12 COMMUNITY ORGANISERS HAVE BEEN TASKED TO HELP RESIDENTS REGISTER DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD.
“RESIDENTS CAN ALSO GET REGISTRATION FORMS FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE’S PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES AT KCR HOUSE AND HENG ON ESTATE, THE EIGHT ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES AND ALL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES IN THE DISTRICT.
“THEY CAN SIMPLY FILL IN THE FORMS AND PUT THEM IN POST BOXES. THE FORMS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SENT TO THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AND NO POSTAL FEE IS NEEDED.”
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ACCORDING TO THE 1987 FINAL REGISTER, THERE WERE 90,294 REGISTERED VOTERS IN SHA TIN.
“WITH THE RAPID GROWTH OF POPULATION IN SHA TIN, WE MUST EMPHASISE THAT RESIDENTS MUST REGISTER THEIR PRESENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IF THEY WANT TO VOTE IN THE SHA TIN CONSTITUENCIES IN THE URBAN COUNCIL/REGTONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS NEXT MARCH,” HE SAID.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, PEOPLE WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF 21 YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1988 AND HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS CAN REGISTER AS A VOTER.
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THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT PROPOSAL TO REMOVE HIE DRIVER’S PHOTOGRAPH FROM DRIVING LICENCES AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (MONDAY).
A SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR LEUNG WING-HONG, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE EFFECTS THAT THE NEW MEASURE WILL BRING ABOUT ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO CONS 1DFR THE LAYOUT PLAN OF A CARPARK AT ABERDEEN WATERFRONT NEAR THE FERRY PIERS WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TIN WAN INTERCHANGE PROJECT IN 1989.
DURING THE MEETING, QUESTIONS WILL BE RAISED ON THE' TRAFFIC PROBLEMS CREATED BY KERBSIDE LOADING AND UNLOADING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE FULLAGAR INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND THE RELOCATION OF A NON-STOPPING RESTRICTION SIGN IN ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD.
ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE 1987 ACTION PROGRAMME REVIEW ON PEDESTRIAN PROBLEM SPOTS IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE MEETING 'OF THF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY) TN THE DB CONFERENCE "Sn! FLOOR. MEI FUNG COURT. 7-11 NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN CENTRE.
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NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO REPRESENT HONG KONG IN THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS SCHEME.
THF SCHEME WAS LAUNCHED BY THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PROGRAMME IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1985 AS AN ENDURING COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.
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IN HONG KONG, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IS CO-ORDINATING THE SELECTION OF THE BEST TWO COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO REPRESENT THE TERRITORY.
"THE SCHEME WAS CREATED TO RECOGNISE AND REWARD CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SOCIETIES,” A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IT AIMS TO FOSTER CO-OPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH," HE SAID.
EACH YEAR, THE SCHEME OFFERS UP TO FIVE AWARDS WITH NOT MORE THAN TWO AWARDS TO COUNTRIES OF ANY ONE REGION.
THE WINNING TEAM WILL BE GIVEN A GRANT OF 1,000 POUND STERLING TO BE USED TO FURTHER THE TEAM’S WORK PLUS A MEDALLION AND CERTIFICATE TO BE AWARDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM.
FOR PROJECTS TO BE SELECTED, THEY SHOULD BE EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE TEAM WORK BY A SMALL GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE, NORMALLY NOT MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 24, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THESE PROJECTS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE THEIR POTENTIAL IN EFFECTIVE PLANNING, ABILITY TO EXECUTE THEIR PLANS AND CO-OPERATION AMONG MEMBERS," HR ADDED.
"PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE BROAD OBJECTIVES AND RESPOND TO LOCAL NEEDS THROUGH THEIR PROJECTS, SHOWING INNOVATION AND FLEXIBILITY.
"IN ADDITION, THE PROJECTS SHOULD HAVE LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS AND PROVIDE A MODEL OR INSPIRATION TO OTHER PLACES IN THE COMMONWEALTH," HE SAID.
NOMINATIONS ARE BEING INVITED FROM THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH DIVISION OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT OFFICES. THEY SHOULD REACH THE CNTA BY NOVEMBER 18 THIS YEAR.
TWO PROJECTS WILL BE SELECTED TO REPRESENT HONG KONG IN DECEMBER AND THE AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN THE AWARD SCHEME MAY
CONTACT ANY DISTRICT OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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A MUCH LARGER COMPUTER-CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC SCOREBOARD SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE HONG KONG STADIUM TO REPLACE THE EXISTING MECHANICAL CLOCK DISPLAY WHICH HAS BEEN IN USE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
WORK HAS BEGUN FOLLOWING THE RECENT AWARD OF A $5.2 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE SOPHISTICATED MULTI-FUNCTION SYSTEM BY THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE FEBRUARY 15 NEXT YEAR.
EMSD ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, MR Y.W. TSANG, SAID THE NEW DISPLAY BOARD WOULD MEASURE 15 METRES WIDE BY EIGHT METRES HIGH. "IT WILL CONSIST OF AN ANALOGUE REAL TIME CLOCK, A 15-MINUTE SOCCER CLOCK, A DIGITAL GAME CLOCK, AND A I I 2 BY 160 DOTS DISPLAY MATRIX," HE SAID.
"IT CAN DISPLAY BOTH CHINESE CHARACTERS AND ENGLISH LETTERS, SOCCER SCORES, TIMING AND SCORES FOR TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.
"IT CAN ALSO PERMIT SIMPLE ANIMATION AND GRAPHIC DISPLAY FOR PRESENTING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADVERTISEMENT."
MR TSANG ADDED THAT INSTEAD OF USING CONVENTIONAL INCANDESCENT LAMPS AS DISPLAY ELEMENTS, THE DISPLAY BOARD WOULD EMPLOY REFLECTIVE DISPLAY ELEMENTS — A NEW DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY WITH MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF LOWER POWER CONSUMPTION, LONGER LIFETIME AND WIDER VIEWING ANGLE.
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO CONSTRUCT DOLPHINS FOR THE NEW SHAU KEI WAN TYPHOON SHELTER TO PROVIDE CONTROL OVER THE MOORING AND MOVEMENT OE VESSELS WITHIN THE SHELTER.
HIE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE LIMIT OF APPROXIMATELY 1.705 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED NORTH OF THE EXISTING ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTER.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.
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THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE.
ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE HAS AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS BY OCTOBER 4.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT SECTIONS OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD SOUTHBOUND WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DURING THE NIGHT TIME FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE WORK.
DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* A 20-METRE LONG SLOW LANE NEAR SUN TIN WAI ESTATE WILL BE CLOSED FROM 9.30 PM TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY ON AUGUST 10 (WEDNESDAY) AND 11.
* A 80-METRE LONG FAST LANE NEAR SUN TIN WAI ESTATE WILL BE CLOSED FROM 9.30 PM ON AUGUST 13 TO 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING.
* THE SLOW LANE SOUTH OF SUN TIN WAI ESTATE, WITH A LENGTH OF ABOUT 50 METRES, WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 9.30 PM AND 6 AM THE NEXT DAY ON AUGUST 18 AND 19.
* THE SLOW LANE NEAR HUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE, WITH A LENGTH OF ABOUT 60 METRES, WILL BE CLOSED FROM 9.30 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING ON AUGUST 23 AND 24.
MEANWHILE, FROM 9.30 PM ON AUGUST 26 TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY, A 50-METRE SLOW LANE OF SHA TIN ROAD SOUTHBOUND NEAR PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS AND DRIVE WITH EXTRA CARE AND PATIENCE.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
GOVT FORMULATES PROPOSALS ON FOREIGN LAW FIRMS ............ 1
JSEA RESULTS TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW ...................... 5
PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRnDE IN MAY........ 5
SHA TIN DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS HOMOSEXUAL LAW ............ 10
CONSTRUCTION WORK ON HONG KONG PARK BEGINS ................ 10
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN 11
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS DISTRICT FESTIVALS SUBSIDY SCHEME . 12
TAI PO DFCC VISITS MAGISTRACY ............................. 13
COMMENTS INVITED ON HONG KONG TEACHERS' CENTRE............. 13
MORE CAREERS EDUCATION COUNSELLING FOR FORM 5 LEAVERS ..... 14
START A CAREER WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING ................... 14
WATER STORAGE FIGURE....................................... 15
fresh water cut in san po kong ............................ 16
PARKING SPACES IN TUEN MUN METERED......................... 16
TEMPORARY UNE CLOSURE ON SHa TIN ROAD...................... 16
TEMPORARY URILlN CLE JIWAY ON DES VOEUX RO, J) WEST........ 17
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN SHaM SHUI PO ........................... 17
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THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING THAT FOREIGN LAW FIRMS BE PERMITTED TO EMPLOY, OR ADMIT AS PARTNERS, LOCAL SOLICITORS TO ADVISE ON HONG KONG LAW, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).
BUT IT HAS REJECTED A REQUEST THAT FOREIGN LAWYERS BE PERMITTED TO PRACTISE HONG KONG LAW ON MOTION WITHOUT HAVING TO PASS ANY EXAMINATIONS.
THIS MEANS THAT FOREIGN LAWYERS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED IN RONS KONG’S SYSTEM OF LAW WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO DEAL WITH WORK WHICH UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE MAY ONLY BE DEALT WITH BY QUALIFIED SOLICITORS.
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO SO, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THEM TO PASS THE EXAMINATIONS AND FULFIL ALL THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE.
THE PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN FORMULATED IN THE LIGHT OF HONGKONG’S GROWING IMPORTANCE AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTRE.
"AND WE BELIEVE THE PROPOSALS WILL ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED DEMANDS FOR LEGAL SERVICES OF THE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY.
"THEY ARE ALSO LIKELY TO PROVIDE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL LAWYERS TO BECOME MORE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL PRACTICE THUS INCREASING THEIR RANGE OF EXPERTISE AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID. •
AT THE SAME TIME, THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING TO INTRODUCE CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM OF CONTROL OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS.
IT IS INTENDED TO BRING THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGN LAWYERS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE BY MEANS OF A STATUTORY SCHEME.
THIS WOULD REPLACE THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS INVOLVING THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE LAW SOCIETY.
"THERE MUST BE SOME REASONABLE ASSURANCE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT FOREIGN LAW FIRMS PERMITTED TO PRACTISE HERE ARE OF SUBSTANTIAL REPUTATION AND INTEGRITY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
WITH THIS IN MIND, IT WAS INTENDED THAT THE CHANGES PROPOSED SHOULD BE PROPERLY REGULATED AND THAT LEGISLATION SHOULD BE INTRODUCED TO GOVERN THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS IN HONG KONG, HR SAID.
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HE SAID THE LAW SOCIETY HAD A SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSALS AND IT WAS HOPED THAT DISCUSSION WOULD BEGIN SOON WITH THE LAW SOCIETY AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN LAW FIRMS TO WORK OUT THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THESE WERE POLICY PROPOSALS REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE NORMAL LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES FOLLOW A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT POLICY.
THE REVIEW WAS CARRIED OUT IN THE LIGHT OF THE REPORT OF A COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE, WHICH DEALT WITH A NUMBER OF ASPECTS OF THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF FOREIGN LAWYERS IN HONG KONG.
THE COMPLETION OF THE REPORT COINCIDED WITH A PETITION IN JANUARY TO THE GOVERNOR FROM A NUMBER OF AMERICAN LAWYERS.
IN CONSIDERING THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE REPORT AND THE PETITION, THE GOVERNMENT TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE SUBMISSION MADE BY THE LAW SOCIETY IN RESPONSE TO THE PETITION.
THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY PROPOSALS IN RELATION TO FOREIGN LAW FIRMS HAVE BEEN OUTLINED IN LETTERS FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG AND TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PETITIONERS.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED: ”IN CONSIDERING THE ISSUES AND IN FORMULATING THE POLICY PROPOSALS, THERE WERE TWO PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATIONS: FIRSTLY, HONG KONG’S BEST INTERESTS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES COMMENSURATE WITH HONG KONG’S POSITION AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE; AND SECONDLY, THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT OF PROMOTING FREE COMPETITION IN SERVICES IN THE SAME WAY AS ANY OTHER AREAS OF TRADE.”
ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER FOREIGN LAW FIRMS SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO EMPLOY OR ADMIT AS PARTNERS HONG KONG SOLICITORS TO PRACTISE HONG KONG LAW, THE PETITIONERS HAD CALLED FOR A CHANGE IN THE CURRENT POLICY WHICH PROHIBITS FOREIGN LAW FIRMS FROM EMPLOYING HONG KONG LAWYERS.
"WB HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE TWO PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATIONS REFERRED TO EARLIER WEIGHED DECISIVELY IN FAVOUR OF ACCEPTING THEIR SUBMISSION,” THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO CONSIDERED THE PETITIONER’S ARGUMENT THA: FOREIGN LAWYERS SHOULD BE PERMITTED, ON A RECIPROCAL BASTS, TO PRACTISE TN HONG KONG ON MOTION WITHOUT EXAMINATION.
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IT CAME TO THE VIEW THAT THE ARGUMENTS SET OUT IN THE PETITION WERE "DIFFICULT TO SUSTAIN AND THAT IT CANNOT BE RIGHT IN PRINCIPLE FOR LAWYERS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED IN OUR SYSTEM OF LAW TO BE PERMITTED TO ADVISE ON AND PRACTISE HONG KONG LAW."
ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER FOREIGN LAW FIRMS SHOULD BE FREE TO ADVISE ON THE LAW OF "THIRD" COUNTRIES THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES THAT FOREIGN LAWYERS SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED FROM ADVISING ON THE LAW OF "THIRD" COUNTRIES.
EXPLAINING THE REASONING BEHIND THIS PROPOSAL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO RESTRICTIONS ON ANY LAWYER IN HONG KONG ADVISING ON THE LAW OF OTHER COUNTRIES.
"WE CAN SEE NO OVERWHELMING REASON WHY FOREIGN LAWYERS SHOULD BE PLACED IN ANY DIFFERENT POSITION FROM OTHER LAWYERS IN HONG KONG IN THIS RESPECT," HE SAID.
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THE RESULTS OF THIS YEAR’S JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
ASSESSMENT (JSEA) WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
A TOTAL OF 55,438 SECONDARY 3 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED AIDED SECONDARY 4 PLACES UNDER THE REVISED JSEA SYSTEM COMPARED WITH 54,364 LAST YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
A TOTAL OF 77,572 STUDENTS TOOK PART IN THIS YEAR’S JSEA, HE SAID.
AMONG THEM, 4,436 STUDENTS ACCEPTED POST-SECONDARY 3 CRAFT COURSES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND VARIOUS' INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES IN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. ANOTHER 1,435 STUDENTS OPTED OUT DURING THE YEAR.
OF THE REMAINING 71,701 STUDENTS, 77.3 PER CENT OR 55,438 STUDENTS WERE ALLOCATED AIDED SECONDARY 4 PLACES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OF THE STUDENTS GIVEN AIDED SECONDARY 4 PLACES, 47,352 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED BACK TO THEIR OWN SCHOOLS AND THE REMAINING 8,086 STUDENTS ALLOCATED TO OTHER SCHOOLS THROUGH CENTRAL ALLOCATION.
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IN ADDITION, 825 STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED TO POST-SECONDARY 3 CRAFT COURSE PLACES THROUGH CENTRAL ALLOCATION.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO OTHER SCHOOLS SHOULD REPORT TO THE RESPECTIVE ALLOCATED SCHOOLS FOR REGISTRATION ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10).
WHEN REPORTING FOR REGISTRATION, THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG THE FOLLOWING: (A) REGISTRATION FORM; (B) STUDENT'S HONG KONG IDENTITY ' \RD; AND (C) TWO RECENT PASSPORT-SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS AND SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF MONEY UP TO ABOUT ONE MONTH’S SCHOOL FEE WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOL FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSE.
REGISTRATION OF STUDENTS ALLOCATED TO POST-SECONDARY 3 CRAFT COURSE PLACES WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10). STUDENTS SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR REGISTRATION FORMS AND THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS WHEN THEY REPORT TO THE RESPECTIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES FOR REGISTRATION.
IF A STUDENT IS UNABLE TO COLLECT HIS ALLOCATION RESULT TOMORROW (’TUESDAY) OR UNABLE TO TURN UP FOR REGISTRATION ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10), THE PARENT SHOULD AUTHORISE, IN WRITING, A REPRESENTATIVE TO COLLECT THE RESULT OR REPORT TO THE ALLOCATED SCHOOL FOR REGISTRATION ON HIS BEHALF.
THE LETTER OF AUTHORISATION MUST HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL. IT SHOULD BE PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION OR REGISTRATION BY THE AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE.
IN REGISTERING WITH A SCHOOL, A STUDENT MUST SURRENDER HIS REGISTRATION FORM TO THE ALLOCATED SCHOOL.
"SCHOOLS MAY NOT ADMIT ANY STUDENT WHO FAILS TO PRODUCE HIS REGISTRATION FORM," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOCATED AIDED SECONDARY 4 PLACES OR POST-SECONDARY 3 CRAFT COURSE PLACES WILL EACH‘BE PROVIDED WITH AN INFORMATION SHEET OUTLINING THE ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO THEM.
THE SHEET CONTAINS THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FROM WHICH STUDENTS MAY OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION. PAMPHLETS ON POST-SECONDARY 3 CRAFT COURSES WILL ALSO BE- ISSUED TO THESE STUDENTS.
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO GOVERNMENT EVENING SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES WILL CLOSE ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 11).
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APPLICANTS MUST CALL IN PERSON AT THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FIFTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE. CAUSEWAY BAY (TEL. NO. 5-8392309), BRINGING WITH THEM THE SLIP OF STUDENT’S PARTICULARS” ISSUED BY THE JSEA SECTION AND A PHOTOCOPY OF THE SLIP FOR RETENTION PURPOSE.
IN THE EVENT OF A TYPHOON AFFECTING HONG KONG DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD, HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE MEDIA FOR NECESSARY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING ALLOCATION RESULTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE EDUCATION RECORDS AND JSEA SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON
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THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS GREW BY 8 PER CENT AND 41 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1988 AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
TAKING THEM TOGETHER, THERE WAS AN OVERALL INCREASE OF 23 PER CENT IN THE VOLUME OF TOTAL EXPORTS. IMPORTS INCREASED BY 22 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.
THE VOLUME OF TRADE IS DERIVED FROM TRADE VALUES BY DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.
AS REGARDS PRICE CHANGES OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS BOTH ROSE BY 3 PER CENT, WHILE THOSE OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 5 PER CENT. AS A RESULT, THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX (EXPRESSED AS A RATIO OF TOTAL EXPORT PRICE INDEX TO IMPORT PRICE INDEX) DROPPED BY 1 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 AVAILABLE.
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COMPARING THE MONTH OF MAY 1988 WITH MAY 1987, THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 3 PER CENT AND 41 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. HENCE, TAKING DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TOGETHER, TOTAL EXPORTS GREW BY 20 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS. IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 22 PER CENT.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY 2 PER CENT AND 3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. PRICES OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 4 PER CENT.
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN IN INTERPRETING THE CHANGES IN THE VOLUME OF BILATERAL TRADE IN ANY SINGLE MONTH, AS THE RESPECTIVE GROWTH RATES FOR INDIVIDUAL MONTHS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CONSIDERABLE FLUCTUATIONS.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY GROUP FOR MAY 1988 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1987 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
AS CAN BE SEEN FROM TABLE 1, THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS DECREASED IN MAY 1988 COMPARED WITH MAY 1987, INCLUDING RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-26 PER CENT); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (-21 PER CENT); CLOTHING (-15 PER CENT); FOOTWEAR (-11 PER CENT); TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (-10 PER CENT); TEXTILE FABRICS (-6 PER CENT); AND TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-1 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, THESE DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME WERE MORE THAT OFFSET BY INCREASES RECORDED IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (+22 PER CENT); METAL MANUFACTURES (+22 PER CENT); DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+14 PER CENT); WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+12 PER CENT) AND METAL ORES AND SCRAP (+6 PER CENT).
PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED IN MAY 1988 COMPARED WITH MAY 1987. THESE INCLUDED TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (+6 PER CENT); METAL MANUFACTURES (+5 PER CENT); METAL ORES AND SCRAP (+4 PER CENT); FOOTWEAR (+3 'PER CENT); WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+3 PER CENT); CLOTHING (+3 PER CENT); RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+3 PER CENT); AND TEXTILE FABRICS (+3 PER CENT).
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MAY 1988 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1987 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 23 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN MAY 1988 COMPARED WITH MAY 1987. SIGNIFICANT GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN SUGAR; TEA AND COFFEE; VEGETABLES; AND FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS. HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR WHEAT AND FLOUR; AND LIVE POULTRY.
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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 24 PER CENT. THE COMMODITY ITEMS WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES INCLUDED PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; TOBACCO MANUFACTURES; FOOTWEAR; AND RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS', GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS.
DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED IN MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS; AND CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES ROSE BY 20 PER CENT IN MAY 1988 COMPARED WITH MAY 1987. THE MAJOR INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN SILK FABRICS; PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS; BASE METALS OTHER THAN IRON AND STEEL; AND THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS.
DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR RAW COTTON; WOOD. LUMBER AND CORK; MAN-MADE FIBRES; AND WOVEN COTTON FABRICS.
IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 15 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN MAY 1988 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1987.
IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 21 PER CENT INMAY 1988 OVER MAY 1987. THERE WERE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES. IN OFFCE MACHINES; SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.
DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED IN CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY; TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND TEXTILE MACHINERY.
IMPORT PRICES OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES ROSE IN MAY 1988 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1987, RANGING FROM 3 PER CENT FOR CONSUMER GOODS TO 6 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS. PRICES OF IMPORTS OF FUELS REMAINED UNCHANGED.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MAY 1988 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1987 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED TN MAY 1988 WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1987, RANGING FROM 35 PER CENT FROM CONSUMER GOODS TO 60 PER CfiNT FOR FUELS.
PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 5 PER CENT N MAY 1988 WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1987. THOSE OF CAPITAL GOODS ROSE BY 4 PER CENT. RE-EXPORT PRICES OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 3 PER CENT, WHILE THOSE OF FOODSTUFFS ROSE BY 1 PER CENT. ON THE OTHER HAND, PRldfcS OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 7 PER CENT.
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FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MAY 1988 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS" AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND AUGUST 15 AT $2.50 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, HONG KONG (TEL. NO.: 5-8428802) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE INDEXES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.: 5-8234918).
TABLE 1: INCREASES TN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY GROUP
COMPARING MAY WITH MAY 1988 1987 COMPARING WITH JAN-MAY JAN-MAY 1988 1987
COMMODITY GROUP VALUE % UNIT VALUE % VOLUME % VALUE % UNIT VALUE % VOLUME %
CLOTHING -12 3 -15 1 4 - 3
TEXTILE FABRICS - 3 3 - 6 2 4 - 2
TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD - 1 - 1 - 7 4 -11
TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES -16 6 -21 - 2 6 - 7
RADIOS OF ALL KINDS -24 3 -26 -26 4 -29
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 21 -1 22 33 -1 34
FOOTWEAR - 8 3 -11 6 5 2
METAL MANUFACTURES 29 5 22 27 6 20
METAL ORES AND SCRAP 10 4 6 34 7 25
WATCHES AND CLOCKS 15 3 12 27 3 23
TRVEL GOODS, LANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES -10 1 -10 - 5 3 - 8
DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES 14 t 1'4 12 1 10
ALL COMMODITIES 5 2 3 12 3 8
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TABLE 2:
INCREASES IN IMPORTS
BY END-USE CATEGORY
COMPARING MAY WITH MAY 1988 1987 COMPARING WITH JAN-MAY JAN-MAY 1988 1987
END-USE CATEGORY VALUE % UNIT VALUE % VOLUME % VALUE % UNIT VALUE % VOLUME %
rOODSTUFFS 28 4 23 21 3 17
CONSUMER GOODS 28 3 24 30 3 26
RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES 26 5 20 27 5 20
FUELS 15 ♦ 15 3 2 »
CAPITAL GOODS 28 6 21 33 7 24
ALL COMMODITIES 27 4 22 27 5 22
TABLE 3: INCREASES TN RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY
COMPARING MAY WITH MAY 1988 1987 COMPARING WITH JAN-MAY JAN-MAY 1988 1987
END-USE CATEGORY VALUE % UNIT VALUE % VOLUME % VALUE % UNIT VALUE X VOLUME %
FOODSTUFFS 61 1 60 44 1 42
CONSUMER GOODS 39 3 35 42 • 2 39
RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES 48 5 42 48 5 41
FUELS 49 -7 60 29 -4 , 34
CAPITAL GOODS 60 4 54 48 3 44
ALL COMMODITIES 46 3 41 45 3 41
NOTES FOR TABLES 1 TO 3:
» INSIGNIFICANT, I.E. LESS THAN 0.5 PER CENT
PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE CALCULATED FROM TRADE INDEXES TAKEN TO MORE DECIMAL PLACES THAN THOSE IN THE PUBLICATION "HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS". THEY MAY THEREFORE DIFFER FROM THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES TO BE COMPUTED DIRECTLY FROM THE FIGURES TO BE PUBLISHED.
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SHA TIN DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS HOMOSEXUAL LAW » ♦ ♦ ♦ *
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD’S HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE CONSULTATION PAPER ON HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCES AND THE EDUCATION REPORT NO. 3 AT ITS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10) AFTERNOON.
AT THE MEETING, A CO-OPTED MEMBER, MR HUI CHING-HON, WILL ASK ABOUT THE MONTHLY VOLUME OF SLUDGE DISCHARGED FROM THE SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT TO TOLO HARBOUR AND SILT DREDGED FROM SHING MUN RIVER; THE SMELL LEVEL OF THE RIVER; AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS VIOLATING LIQUID DISCHARGE LEGISLATIONS.
A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR LI PO-MING, WILL ASK ABOUT THE MEASURES TAKEN IN RELATION TO A RECENT CASE CONCERNING THE CONSUMPTION OF TOXIC CABBAGES BY MA ON SHAN RESIDENTS.
THE MEETING WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OF MISSING PERSONS IN SHA TIN AND THE ALLOCATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE REPORTS BY THE COMMITTEE’S WORKING GROUPS, APPLICATION FOR FUNDS AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT ON MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD’S HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE COMMITTEE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10) IN THE DB CONFERNECE ROOM, SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.
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CONSTRUCTION WORK ON HONG* KONG PARK BEGINS
THE FORMER SITE OF THE VICTORIA BARRACKS WAS OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER TO THE URBAN COUNCIL TODAY TO BE DEVELOPED INTO A MAGNIFICENT RECREATION AND LEISURE PROJECT TO BE NAMED HONG KONG PARK.
DEMOLITION AND SITE FORMATION WORK BEGAN AT THE 10-HECTARE SITE TODAY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL’S RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE, MR SAMUEL WONG, SAID THAT THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE IN TWO PHASE, WITH THE FIRST PHASE ESTIMATED TO COST $260 MILLION.
"THE JOCKEY CLUB IS DONATING $170 MILLION TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION COST, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ITS CONTINUING GENEROUS SUPPORT IN THE PROVISION OF SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES," SAID MR WONG.
FACILITIES IN THE FIRST PHASE WILL COMPRISE A CENTRAL GARDEN WITH A GARDEN PROMENADE, A TERRACED GARDEN WITH WATER FEATURES, SITTING-OUT AREAS AND GENEROUS LANDSCAPING; A GARDEN PLAZA FOR THE STAGING OF A VARIETY OF INFORMAL ACTIVITIES; A WALK-THROUGH AVIARY; A LARGE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND; A GREENHOUSE; A PARK CAFE AND OTHER LEISURE FEATURES SUCH AS A LOGGIA, LAKES AND TRACTS OF LANDSCAPED AREA; AND A VANTAGE POINT.
IN THE SECOND PHASE, SAID MR WONG, AN ULTRA-MODERN INDOOR GAMES HALL WOULD BE BUILT ADJOINING THE EXISTING HONG KONG SQUASH CENTRE, WHILE A VISUAL ARTS CENTRE WAS PROPOSED AS A VENUE FOR SCULPTING-, CERAMICS AND PRINT-MAKING ACTIVITIES.
"SPECIAL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE DESIGN TO PRESERVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE EXISTING TREES, PLANTS AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ON THE SITE."
BOTH PHASES ARE SCHEDULED FOR FULL COMPLETION BY 1991.
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THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD’S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS FUNDING FOR THE DISTRICT’S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
PROPOSED BY A WORKING GROUP FORMED UNDER THE COMMITTEE IN RESPONSE TO WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY 1988, THE CAMPAIGN WILL INCLUDE A PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH AND FOUR EXH I BIT1ONS/VARIETY SHOWS TO BE HELD ON LANTAU, CHEUNG CHAU, PENG CHAU AND LAMMA ISLAND IN OCTOBER.
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MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE 1988-89 CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME AND THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SOUTH LANTAU.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE DISTRICT’S KEEP CLEAN CAMPAIGN AND SUBSIDIES FOR FIRE WATCH TEAMS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD’S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 2.15 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, 20TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
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DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS DISTRICT FESTIVALS SUBSIDY SCHEME » * » * »
THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD’S CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE AMBIT AND INTENT OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVALS SUBSIDY SCHEME INTRODUCED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE FORMATION OF A WORKING GROUP FOR LIAISING WITH LOCAL BODIES THAT RECEIVE DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS IN ORGANISING ACTIVITIES.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS AND A REPORT ON DISTRICT ACTIVITIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD'S CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 10 AM.
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TAI PO DFCC VISITS MAGISTRACY « » » »
MEMBERS OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE (DFCC) VISITED THE SHA TIN MAGISTRACY THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.
THE VISIT WAS AIMED AT HELPING MEMBERS TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE JUDICIAL PROCEDURES AND ENABLING MAGISTRATES TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMITTEE.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE SHA TIN LAW COURTS AT YI CHING LANE, MEMBERS WERE MET BY THE PRINCIPAL MAGISTRATE, MR RICHARD DAVIES, THE MAGISTRATES AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
MR DAVIES BRIEFED MEMBERS ON THE KIND OF CASES HANDLED AND THE DIFFERENT COURTS IN THE MAGISTRACY.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO DFCC, MR TANG PUI-TAT, SAID MEMBERS WERE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT HOW THE MAGISTRATE COURT HANDLED CASES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCIES.
THE MAGISTRATES AND MEMBERS THEN HAD A DISCUSSION ON THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.
MEMBERS ALSO SAT IN TWO LAW COURTS TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS.
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COMMENTS
INVITED ON HONG KONG TEACHERS’ CENTRE « » » t t
THE
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
IS INVITING COMMENTS
AND
SUGGESTIONSFROM TEACHER-RELATED AND
CONCERNING THE HONG KONG TEACHERS' CENTRE (HKTC).
TEACHING-RELATED ORGANISATIONS
THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVISORY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HKTC HAS SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRE, THF STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE CENTRE S
ITS
AND
ADVISORY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
AS THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE EDUCATION ............................... ...-.... ORGANISATIONS BEFORE
DEPARTMENT SHOULD CONSULT TEACHERS AND RELEVANT ORGAN I SA I IONS ACTING ON ITS REPORT, COPIES OF THE REPORT HAVE BEEN SENT RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS FOR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
TO THE
ANY INTERESTED ORGANISATION WHICH FAILS TO RECEIVE SHOULD CONTACT THE HKTC AT 4 PAR FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT 5-655204).
THF.
REPORT
(TEL. NO
A SIMILAR CONSULTATION EXERCISE WILL BE HELD AT THE BEG INNING ■ oIHjviISo I ivno r •'■'-/I ।
OF THE NEXT SCHOOL TERM TO GATHER INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS.
COMMENTS
AND
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MORE CAREERS EDUCATION COUNSELLING FOR FORM 5 LEAVERS
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FOUR ENQUIRY CENTRES OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS WILL BE OPEN SPF I ALLY ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10) AND THURSDAY (AUGUST 11) FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM TO PROVIDE SECONDARY 5 SCHOOL LEAVERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT STUDYING AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
THE CENTRES ARE LOCATED AT ROOM 431, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY; THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF LOK SIN TONG WONG CHUNG MING SECONDARY SCHOOL IN 161 LOK SIN ROAD, SAN PO KONG; THE COUNSELLING ROOM OF ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE, GROUND FLOOR, 45 SYCAMORE STREET, TAI KOK TSUI; AND ROOM 200 OF NCEC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FOURTH FLOOR, 6 LEI PUI STREET, KWAI CHUNG.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE NORMAL OPENING HOURS OF THE CENTRES IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CAREERS EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON 5-8392540, 5-8392622, 5-8392538 AND 5-8392634.
IN ADDITION, THE SECTION LOCATED AT ROOM 405, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, WILL EXTEND ITS SERVICE HOURS BETWEEN TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AND SATURDAY (AUGUST 13).
THE OPENING HOURS WILL BE FROM 8.30 AM TO 6 PM BETWEEN TOMORROW AND FRIDAY AND FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAY.
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YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING A CAREER IN INDUSTRIES ARE INVITED TO ENROL IN FULL-TIME COURSES OFFERED BY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
TWELVE TRAINING CENTRES, INCLUDING THE SEAMEN’S TRAINING CENTRE, ARE NOW INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM FORM 5 AND FORM 3 LEAVERS FOR 30 BASIC COURSES BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID THAT THESE COURSES, LASTING FROM 15 TO 44 WEEKS, AIM TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE.
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"THE CURRICULA ARE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, AND BOTH THEORY AND PRACTICED ARE EQUALLY EMPHASISED. TRAINING IS CONDUCTED IN CENTRES DESIGNED TO SIMULATE REAL-LIFE INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONSHE SAID.
"TRAINEES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANY FEES BUT ARE GIVEN A TRAINING ALLOWANCE.
"UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING, CAREER COUNSELLING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THEM TO ENTER RELEVANT TRADES OR BECOME APPRENTICES AND RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING ON-THE-JOB.
"SURVEYS SHOW THAT THE EMPLOYMENT RATE OF THE TRAINEES IS NEARLY 100 PER CENT."
THE ELECTRONICS, HOTEL, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PRINTING AND PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRES ARE HOUSED AT THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX.
THE ELECTRONICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, AUTOMOBILE, ELECTRICAL, WELDING, GAS, TEXTILE AND JEWELLERY INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRES ARE HOUSED AT THE KWAI CHUNG TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX.
THE SEAMEN'S TRAINING CENTRE IS LOCATED AT TAI LAM CHUNG.
FULL-TIME COURSES ARE OFFERED AT ALL THESE CENTRES.
APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE TWO COMPLEXES LOCATED AT 46 TAI YIP STREET, KOWLOON BAY OR 13 SAN KWAI STREET, KWAI CHUNG. ENQUIRIES CAN ALSO BE MADE BY CALLING THE TWO COMPLEXES ON 3-7506818 OR 0-204253.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE * » » « *
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 32.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 191.679 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 436.318 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 74.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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FRESH WATER CUT IN SAN PO KONG t ♦ * » *
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN SAN PO KONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 11) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FOR WATER WORKS.
THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST, CHOI HUNG ROAD, TSUEK LUK STREET, KING FUK STREET AND KING TAI STREET.
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A TOTAL OF 103 NEW PARKING METERS WILL HE INSTALLED IN TUEN MUN AREA 37B TO REGULATE THE UTILISATION OF PARKING SPACES IN THE AREA, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
AFFECTED PARKING SPACES INCLUDE THOSE ALONG TSING SIN STREET, TSING HOI CIRCUIT AND TSING WUI STREET. THE NEW METERS AT TSING SIN STREET WILL START TO OPERATE FROM THURSDAY (AUGUST 11), WHILE THOSE AT TSING HOI CIRCUIT AND TSING WUI STREET WILL START TO OPERATE FROM FRIDAY (AUGUST 12).
THE PARKING METERS ARE TO BE USED BY VEHICLES OTHER THAN MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, BUSES, MOTOR CYCLES AND PEDAL CYCLES. THEY WILL OPERATE DAILY BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
ALL METERS ARE FOR TWO HOURS AND THE PARKING FEE WILL BE $1 FOR EVERY 30 MINUTES. MOTORISTS ARF ADVISED TO NOTE THAT ONLY >1 COINS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO 6 AM ON WEDNESDAY, THE SOUTHBOUND SHA TIN ROAD FROM CITY ONE SHA TIN TO PRINCE OF WALES BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
FROM MIDNIGHT SLOW LANE OF HOSPITAL WILL
THE MEASURE WILL FACILITATE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORK.
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TEMPORARY URBAN CLEARWAY ON DES VOEUX ROAD WEST
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THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF DES VOEUX ROAD WEST EASTBOUND BETWEEN HILL ROAD AND WHITTY STREET WILL BE DESIGNATED AS A 21-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 11), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
THIS MEASURE WILL LAST FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS FOR CABLE-LAYING WORKS.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE
ALLOWED TO STOP
FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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TRAFFIC CHANGES IN SHAM SHUT PO
» t ♦ ♦ ♦
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE SECTION OF APLIU STREET IN SHAM SHU I PO BETWEEN NAM CHEONG STREET AND SHEK KIP MEI STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM THE EXISTING TWO-WAY WORKING INTO ONE-WAY EASTBOUND FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10).
THE MEASURE WILL BE IN FORCE FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO FACILITATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF NAM CHEONG STREET BETWEEN CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD AND YU CHAU STREET.
MOTORISTS ON NORTHBOUND SHEK KIP MEI STREET AND WESTBOUND APLIU STREET HEADING FOR NAM CHEONG STREET WILL BE DIVERTED VTA SHEK KIP MEI STREET, CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD AND NAM CHEONG STREET.
MEANWHILE, FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 12), THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF YU CHAU STREET FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH BOUNDARY STREET TO A POINT ABOUT 30 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BE MADE A 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY.
THE MEASURE IS TO FACILITATE ROAD WORKS AND WILL J,ASI FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS.
NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP WITHIN THE URBAN CLEARWAY FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
ACTING GOVERNOR VISITS PTU ................................. 1
GET TO KNOW NEW LRT SIGNS .................................. 2
WEEK LEFT TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES............................ 2
SHA TIN VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE STARTS .................... 5
WORKING GROUP ON SIXTH FORM EDUCATION FORMED ............... 4
PHOTO COMPETITION TO PROMOTE A CLEANER COUNTRYSIDE ......... 5
CLEAN-UP OPERATION IN ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER ............. 7
VTC EVENING COURSE TO TRAIN LEGAL CLERKS ................... 8
AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS ............................. 9
HEALTH TALK FOR WONG TAI SIN RESIDENTS ..................... 10
WSD STAFF QUARTERS PROJECT ON LANTAU ....................... 11
MUSIC OFFICE LOOKING FOR PART-TIME STaFF ................... 11
URBaN CLEARWAYS IN NORTH POINT TO BE LIFTED ................ 12
•NO ENTRY' BAN AT KOWLOON KCR STATION PODIUM ............... :12
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SHATIN PASS ROAD....................... 1?
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1988
ACTING GOVERNOR VISITS PTU * * * *
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, VISITED THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT AT FANLING TODAY (TUESDAY).
SIR DAVID WAS BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF THE UNIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE PREPARATIONS BEING MADE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THE POLICE FORCE TO TAKE OVER BORDER DUTIES IN 1993.
OVERFLYING BY HELICOPTER THE SITE OF THE NEW PTI BASE, SIR DAVID NOTED THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE OLD VOLUNTEER SLOPES CAMP WHERE GROUND LEVELLING AND THE ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL ADJACENT LAND HAS DOUBLED THE USABLE AREA TO SEVEN HECTARES.
ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MR VINCE CHAPMAN EXPLAINED THAT SITE FORMATION WORK HAD TAKEN UP MUCH OF THE TIME WHICH HAD LAPSED SINCE PTU VACATED THE BASE IN MAY 1986, BUT BUILDING WAS NOW MOVING AHEAD QUICKLY.
MR CHAPMAN STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT REMAINING ON SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION BY FEBRUARY 1990 IN ORDER TO TIE IN WITH THE PROGRAMME FOR COMMENCING TRAINING FOR THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION DETACHMENT.
THE FORCE IS PLANNING TO ESTABLISH THIS DETACHMENT IN A PHASED PROGRAMME DURING THE EARLY 1990b. IT IS INTENDED THAT THERE WILL BE FIVE OR'SIX 170-MAN COMPANIES, DEPENDING ON OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, ASSIGNED TO ANTI-II DUTIES. THESE WILL BE BACKED UP BY ABOUT 150 HEADQUARTERS AND SUPPORT STAFF.
AS THESE EXTRA COMPANIES ARE FORMED, THEY WILL PROGRESSIVELY RESUME RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE ARMY FOR ALL ANTI-II OPERATIONS.
THE NEW COMPANIES WILL BE FORMED BY INCREASING THE NUMBERS AND LENGTHENING THE TIME FOR WHICH POLICEMEN ARE ATTACHED TO THE PTU. ULTIMATELY, THE PTU ATTACHMENT CYCLE WILL COVER 52 WEEKS, MADE UP OF 12 WEEKS ON INTERNAL SECURITY TRAINING, 1 WEEKS ON ANTI-II TRAINING, 12 WEEKS ON BORDER PATROLS, 4 WEEKS IN RESERVE AND 20 WEEKS ON ATTACHMENT TO A REGION.
ONCE THE NEW BASE IS OPENED THERE WILL BE THREE PTU COMPANIES UNDER TRAINING AT ANY ONE TIME.
SIR DAVID’S TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME WITH THE PTU ALSO INCLUDED BRIEFINGS BY THE ACTING COMMANDANT, MR PETER BURBRIDGE KING, AND THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT, MR STEVE ROBINS.
HE WAS ALSO SHOWN ONE OF THE NEW SAXON ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS AND SAW A DEMONSTRATION TN INTERNAL SECURITY DRILLS BY MEN OF NO. 2 PLATOON, GOLF COMPANY, UNDER THE OVERALL COMMAND OF MR MARTYN REES, COMPANY COMMANDER.
BEFORE LEAVING SIR DAVID INFORMALLY MET PTU STAFF AND OFFICERS UNDER TRAINING.
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THE OPENING OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) SYSTEM WILL GREATLY BENEFIT LARGE ARRAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES BUT IT WILL ALSO MEAN THAT THERE ARE NOW A NUMBER OF NEW TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
"AS THE LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES ARE VERY FAST AND QUIET, EVERY MOTORIST AND PEDESTRIAN MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH AND OBEY THESE NEW SIGNS AND MARKINGS. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT," THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
"BECAUSE A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE LRT SYSTEM OPERATES ON OPEN TRACKS, IT IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE THAT DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS DO NOT TRESPASS INTO THE LIGHT RAIL RESERVE AREA AT ANY TIME."
PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE LRT TRACKS SHOULD USE THE DESIGNATED CROSSINGS OR NEARBY FOOTBRIDGES AND MOTORISTS SHOULD OBEY THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
TO ENSURE SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW, LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES CROSSING BOX MARKINGS ARE PROVIDED AT MANY OF THE ROAD JUNCTIONS. MOTORISTS MUST NOT ENTER THESE MARKINGS UNLESS THE EXIT IS CLEAR.
THE' SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT TRAFFIC POLICE WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION CAREFULLY AND IN VIEW OF THE DANGER INVOLVED TO ALL ROAD USERS AND LRT, SUMMONSES WILL BE ISSUED TO THOSE VIOLATING THE REGULATION. STIFF PENALTIES CAN BE IMPOSED.
"THE TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS INDICATE THE BOUNDARY OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AREA AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD GET TO KNOW THESE NEW SIGNS WELL," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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WEEK LEFT TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES * * * *
THERE IS ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT FOR NOMINATION OF THE FORTHCOMING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
CANDIDATES
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NOMINATIONS FOR THE ELECTIONS WILL CLOSE ON AUGUST 16 THE REGISTRATION OFFICER OF THE REGISTRATION- AND ELECTORAL DIVISION MR LAI KWAN-TAT, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
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AS OF TODAY, A TOTAL OF 35 PERSONS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO STAND AS CANDIDATES FOR THE ELECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 22.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED SO FAR COMPRISE THREE FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES (SOUTH), TWO EACH FOR HONG KONG ISLAND (EAST) AND HONG KONG ISLAND (WEST), AND ONE EACH FOR URBAN COUNCIL, KOWLOON CITY, KWUN TONG, WONG TAI SIN, SHAM SHUI PO, SOUTH KOWLOON, NEW TERRITORIES (EAST) AND NEW TERRITORIES (WEST) IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCIES.
THERE ARE THREE NOMINATIONS EACH FOR THE COMMERCIAL I, ACCOUNTANCY AND HEALTH CARE CONSTITUENCIES, TWO EACH FOR THE LABOUR AND MEDICAL CONSTITUENCIES, AND ONE EACH FOR THE COMMERCIAL II, INDUSTRIAL I AND II, SOCIAL SERVICES, TEACHING, LEGAL AND ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PLANNING FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.
MR LAI REMINDED ALL PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES THAT NOMINATIONS WOULD NOT BE RECEIVED AFTER OFFICE HOURS ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 16.
Dominated candidates would have until august 17 to decide WHETHER THEY WISHED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE ELECTIONS, MR LAI ADDED.
TWO NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE ELECTIONS TODAY.
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SHA TIN VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE STARTS ♦ * t * t
THE VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE IN SHA TIN WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED YESTERDAY (MONDAY) EVENING IN THE MA ON SHAN AREA WITH ABOUT 400 PEOPLE SIGNED UP AS VOTERS.
WHILE THE GOOD RESPONSE REFLECTED THE CIVIC-MINDEDNESS OF THE NEW COMMUNITY, IT WAS ALSO THE RESULT OF EFFORTS MADE BY A TEAM OF ABOUT 60 VOTER REGISTRATION AMBASSADORS.
THE TEAM INCLUDED THE ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ANDREW PYNE, SIX DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, LIAISON OFFfCERS, COMMUNITY ORGANISERS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WHO WORKED BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM TO HELP RESIDENTS REGISTER.
MR PYNE SAID HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE FIRST-DAY REGISTRATION RATE AND CALLED ON ALL ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP.
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"AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME TO LIVE IN SHA TIN IN RECENT YEARS, I HAVE TO REMIND THEM THAT THEY MUST REGISTER THEIR PRESENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN ORDER TO VOTE IN THE I STRICT IN THE URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS NEXT MARCH," HE SAID.
MR PYNE SAID THE GENERAL VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE WOULD LAST UNTIL THE END OF NEXT MONTH AND PUBLICITY EFFORTS WOULD CONCENTRATE IN THE NEW HOUSING ESTATES WHERE A LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WERE OVING IN.
VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE’S PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES AT KCR HOUSE AND HENG ON ESTATE, THE EIGHT ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES AND ALL I'UBLIC HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES IN THE DISTRICT.
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT A WORKING GROUP HAD BEEN SET UP TO ADVISE THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE REFORM OF THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATIONS ARISING OUT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION’S PREVIOUS REPORT - REPORT NO. 2.
THE WORKING GROUP WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND WILL CONSIST OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH.
"THE WORKING GROUP WILL ADVISE ON THE INTRODUCTION OF ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES AND EXAMINATIONS USING CHINESE AS THE LANGUAGE MEDIUM^ AND ON THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS," SAID THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR DOMINIC WONG.
"IT WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE CONCEPT OF AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL EXAMINATION, WHICH WILL BE HELD BILINGUALLY, AND PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE SYLLABUSES AND COURSES."
MR WONG SAID THE BROADENING OF THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATIONS, INCLUDING THE STRENGTHENING OF LANGUAGE ABILITY, WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT TASK OF THE WORKING GROUP.
"THE IMPROVEMENT OF SIXTH FORM EDUCATION IS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT STUDENTS GENERALLY," HE ADDED.
THE WORKING GROUP WILL BEGIN WORK NEXT MONTH AND IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE ITS DELIBERATIONS AROUND MARCH 31 NEXT YEAR.
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PHOTO COMPETITION TO PROMOTE A CLEANER COUNTRYSIDE • 9 • • •
PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE ANNUAL CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME BEGAN TODAY (TUESDAY) WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF DETAILS OF A MAJOR PUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING A PERSONAL COMPUTER VALUED AT 912,700.
THE PHOTO COMPETITION IS ORGANISED BY THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY, UNDER THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
IT AIMS TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY A CLEANER AND GREENER COUNTRYSIDE AS IT IS SEEN THROUGH THE LENSES OF ENTHUSIASTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
THE COMPETITION IS ALSO DESIGNED TO REFLECT PARTICIPANTS’ LOVE OF, AND CARE FOR, THE COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT AND TO SHOW HOW THEY PORTRAY THE NATURAL ASSETS OF HONG KONG'S 21 COUNTRY PARKS.
DETAILS OF THE CLEAN AND GREEN ’88 PHOTO COMPETITION WERE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS) OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR FRANK LAU.
MR LAU SAID THE COMPETITION WOULD BE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY COUNTRYSIDE VISITORS WHO ENJOY TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS.
"THERE ARE THREE THEME GROUPS IN THE COMPETITION, NAMELY THE GROUPS ON PORTRAITS, ON WILDLIFE AND VEGETATION AND ON SCENERY," HE SAID.
"ENTRIES SHOULD BE COLOUR PRINTS NOT SMALLER THAN 3R AND NOT LARGER THAN 8R IN SIZE. CONTESTANTS MAY PARTICIPATE IN ONE OR MORE GROUPS BUT NOT MORE THAN TWO ENTRIES CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH GROUP."
THE COMPETITION STARTS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) WHEN ENTRY FORMS WILL BE OBTAINABLE FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, VARIOUS COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRES, THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND FROM VARIOUS FOTOMAX PHOTO-FINISHING CENTRES AND KODAK SERVICE CENTRES.
MR LAU SAID PARTICIPANTS SHOULD COMPLETE THE ENTRY FORMS AND RETURN THEM - TOGETHER WITH THE ENTRY AS WELL AS THE NEGATIVE - TO THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, 12TH FLOOR, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 3»3, CANTON- ROAD, KOWLOON OR TO ANY COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRE. THEY MUST RE RETURNED BEFORE OCTOBER 31.
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TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTRY PARKS BOARD’S PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE, MR WILLIAM WAN, AND A RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER, MR MANLY CHIN, WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE AS THE HEAD OF THE COMPETITION’S PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS.
ENTRIES WILL BE JUDCFD RY A PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS COMPRISING MR CHIN AND TWO OTHER RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHERS, MR PHILIP LAU AND MR CHAN CHIK, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ORGANISERS.
"THE GRAND PRIZE, A PERSONAL COMPUTER SET VALUED AT >12,700, WILL BE AWARDED TO THE OVERALL CHAMPION IN THE THREE GROUPS.
"ATTRACTIVE PRIZES VALUED AT *2,000, *1,000 AND *500
RESPECTIVELY WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST THREE WINNING ENTRIES IN EACH GROUP.
"THE NEXT FIVE HIGHEST-SCORE ENTRIES IN EACH GROUP WILL RECEIVE CONSOLATION PRIZES."
MR LAU SAID THE RESULTS OF THE ADJUDICATION WOULD BE ANNOUNCED IN NOVEMBER.
THE WINNERS WOULD BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING INDIVIDUALLY AND THE ORGANISERS WOULD ARRANGE EXHIBITIONS OF THE WINNING ENTRIES IN VARIOUS POPULAR LOCATIONS. I
AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPETITION’S THREE MAIN SPONSORS - FOTOMAX (FAR EAST) LIMITED, KODAK (FAR EAST) LIMITED AND EPSON ELECTRONICS TRADING LIMITED - PRESENTED THEIR DONATIONS TO MR WAN.
MR LAU PRESENTED THE REPRESENTATIVES SOUVENIR PENNANTS IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR FIRMS’ READY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.'
THE PHOTO COMPETITION IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES UNDER THE 1988 CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME.
THE SCHEME HAS BECOME ESTABLISHED AS ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND MEMBERS OF ORGANISED GROUPS, TO PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVING THE COUNTRYSIDE.
SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION IN 1983, THE SCHEME HAS ATTRACTED PARTICIPATION BY OVER 30,000 PEOPLE. LAST YEAR, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WAS 8,800.
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CLEAN-UP OPERATION IN ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER
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THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER HAS LONG BEEN SUFFERING FROM THE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF MARINE LITTERING, AND THE SITUATION IS TENDING TO GET WORSE.
ACCORDING TO MARINE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS, FLOATING REFUSE COLLECTED IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OF THE AMOUNT COLLECTED IN HONG KONG WATERS LAST YEAR.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ROUTINE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER, THE SITUATION HAS SHOWN NO SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT. LAST YEAR, 906 TONNES OF FLOATING REFUSE WAS COLLECTED WHILE IN 1986, THE FIGURE WAS 833 TONNES.
SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR, THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/RBGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE HAS JOINED FORCES WITH THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TO SEEK WAYS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION.
AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME, WHICH INCLUDES INTENSIFIED CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS IN TYPHOON SHELTERS, HAS STARTED IN APRIL AND WILL LAST UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER.
A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN IS ALSO BEING HELD TO REMIND RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN THE TYPHOON SHELTERS, ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN.
"WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SUCCESSFUL ‘ IF MORE PEOPLE COULD SEE THE RELEVANCE BETWEEN A CLEAN TYPHOON SHELTER AND A CLEAN HOME,’ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT COUNCIL COMMITTEE SAID.
A THREE-DAY CLEAN-UP OPERATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER AND THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN INVITED TO OVERSEE THE OPERATION.
"WE HOPE THAT THROUGH THE DISTRICT BOARD, GREATER SUPPORT COULD BE SOLICITED FROM THE FLOATING POPULATION," THE JOINT COUNCIL COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, MR CHAN YAU-YUE, AND MEMBERS MR KO TAM-KAN, MR LAI CHI-TONG, MR LAW KWAI-CHUNG, MR TSE KIT-TO, MR KU FUNG-YAU AND MR YAU YUN-FAT, TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTHERN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LEUNG CHUN-WING, WILL TOUR THE TYPHOON SHELTER TOMORROW ON A MARINE LAUNCH.
DURING THE OPERATION, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WILL DEPLOY TWO "WATERWITCHES" AND FOUR REFUSE RECEPTION VESSELS TO CLEAN UP WATERS ADJACENT TO THE NORTHWEST BREAKWATER AND NEAR SHUM WAN.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
co ARE INVITED To C0VBR THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION. MARINE LAUNCH
58 WILL TAKE GUESTS AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO VIEW THE OPERATION•
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE (WEDNESDAY) AT THE FIRE BOAT PIER, 100 SHEK PAI CIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
BY 2.45 PM TOMORROW WAN ROAD, ABERDEEN.
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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A NEW COURSE IN A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE TRAINED LEGAL CLERKS FOR LAW FIRMS,
ENTITLED "CERTIFICATE FOR LEGAL CLERKS", THE ONE-YEAR EVENING COURSE WILL BE OFFERED AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAH.
APPLICATIONS TO ENROL INTO THIS NEW COURSE WILL BEGIN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY)■
AT THE SAME TIME, APPLICATIONS ALSO OPEN FOR 80 OTHER EVINING COURSES AT THE COUNCIL'S EIGHT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
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DETAILS OF THE COURSES WILL BE ADVERTISED IN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID THE COURSE FOR LEGAL CLERKS WAS INITIATED BY THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG BECAUSE THERE WAS A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF LEGAL CLERKS IN RECENT YEARS WHICH MADE THE PROVISION OF FORMAL TRAINING FOR LEGAL CLERKSHIP A MORE URGENT TASK.
THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS COURSE IN THE 1988-89 ACADEMIC YEAR HAD BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG HAD HELPED THE COUNCIL TO RECRUIT PART-TIME LECTURERS, HE ADDED.
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CONTENT OF THE COURSE INCLUDES GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW, HONG KONG LEGAL SYSTEM, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES OF LITIGATION, CONVEYANCING, COMPANY LAW AND PROBATE.
OTHER EVENING COURSES FOR WHICH APPLICATIONS TO ENROL ARE INVITED INCLUDE HOTEL-KEEPING AND TOURISM STUDIES, COMMERCIAL STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, PRINTING, MARINE ENGINEERING AND FABRICATION, APPLIED SCIENCE AND MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THESE EVENING COURSES, AT TECHNICIAN OR CRAFT LEVELS, PROVIDE COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS.
APPLICATION FORMS AND GUIDES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES - MORRISON HILL, KWAI CHUNG, KWUN TONG, BAKING WONG, LEE WAI LEE, TUEN MUN, SHA TIN AND CHAI WAN.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS AUGUST 18.
APPLICANTS WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO THE FIRST EVENING COURSE STUDENT ENROLMENT IN APRIL MAY RE-APPLY.
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AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION OF SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 13) AT 10 AM AT THE CITY HALL RECITAL HALL.
A TOTAL BIDDING. THEY OF 4 0 ARE: SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
AA8768 1885 DW996 DW223
AB1686 DW928 DW278 DX300
AE246 DW560 7121 DV8832
CC1638 DU1668 DV§886 DV201
ADI 32 AA119 DX7770 DT9999
DW325 DW3838 DW89 DW8892
AU151 HK8777 DW3288 BB3929
XX9876 DW168 DV4448 CC58
DV8818 DV287 DW628 DT8368
AA233 DW2080 CK2323 BW6687
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SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST PAY 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.
THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION MUST BE PRODUCED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AUCTION IF THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK IS TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE NAME OF A BODY CORPORATE.
PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL AS USUAL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND.
THE COMING AUCTION WILL BE THE 128TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973.
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HEALTH TALK FOR WONG TAI
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SIN RESIDENTS
RESIDENTS IN WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT COMMON PAEDIATRIC PROBLEMS THROUGH A HEALTH EDUCATION TALK TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) EVENING.
THE TALK WILL START AT 8.30 PM IN THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE, AND WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. THERE WILL BE SLIDE SHOWS ON HOME SAFETY MEASURES AND HOW TO BATHE A BABY.
A DOCTOR AND A PHARMACIST WILL BE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THE TALK IS ONE OF A SERIES OF HEALTH EDUCATION TALKS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT’S COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD.
OTHER TALKS PLANNED FOR THE YEAR WILL COVER CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, AND COMMON GERIATRIC PROBLEMS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TALK TO BEGIN AT 8.30 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 104 CHING TAK STREET, LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE.
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WSD STAFF QUARTERS PROJECT ON LANTAU *****
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ITS CHEUNG SHA STAFF QUARTERS IN SOUTH LANTAU AND TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD INTO A PERMANENT ONE.
THE PERMANENT ACCESS ROAD IS NEEDED TO SERVE BOTH HE STAFF QUARTERS AND AN ADJACENT WATERWORKS PUMPING STATION.
THE STAFF QUARTERS WILL PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR STAFF OF THE PUMPING STATION AND A WATER TREATMENT PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEARBY.
TENDERS FOR THE WORKS MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE NOON ON AUGUST 19. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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MUSIC OFFICE LOOKING FOR PART-TIME STAFF * * * * *
LOCAL MUSICIANS ARE BEING OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH AS PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS IN THE CATEGORIES OF AURAL, THEORY AND CHORAL AND WIND MUSIC.
THE OFFICE IS ALSO LOOKING FOR PART-TIME PERFORMERS IN WIND AND STRING MUSIC, PIANO ACCOMPANISTS AND SCORE COPIERS.
APPLICANTS FOR PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS AND PIANO ACCOMPANISTS SHOULD POSSESS RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS SUCH AS LRSM, LRAM, OR EQUIVALENT, OR HAVE A DIPLOMA IN MUSIC FROM THE HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, OR THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, OR THE HONG KONO BAPTIST COLLEGE OR A DEGREE IN MUSIC FROM A RECOGNISED UNIVERSITY.
THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE POST OF PART-TIME SCORE COPIER SHOULD POSSESS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF ROYAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC THEORY GRADE VIII OR ABOVE, OR EQUIVALENT AND HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF CHINESE MUSIC NUMERICAL SCORE ROTATION AND ETHNIC INSTRUMENTATION.
FOR THE POST OF PART-TIME PERFORMER, ALL CANDIDATES SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY AN ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENT UP TO LRSM, LRAM, ARCM, LGSM, LTCL LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT, PREFERABLY WITH PREVIOUS PERFORMING EXPERIENCE IN A PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA.
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APPLICATION FORMS (G.F. 340) ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES. COMPLETED FORMS TOGETHER WITH COPIES OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND DIPLOMAS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE MUSIC OFFICE, MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, 25TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR PART-TIME SCORE COPIERS IS AUGUST 12 WHILE THAT FOR THE OTHER POSTS IS AUGUST 15.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8235340.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE TEMPORARY 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS IN NORTH VIEW STREET AND FORT STREET IN NORTH POINT ORIGINALLY DESIGNATED TO FACILITATE ROADWORKS WILL BE LIFTED FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 12) DUE TO A POSTPONEMENT OF THE WORKS.
THE URBAN CLEARWAYS ARE LOCATED IN NORTH VIEW STREET BETWEEN FORT STREET AND KING’S ROAD; AND FORT STREET FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH NORTH VIEW STREET TO A POINT ABOUT SIX METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE SAME SECTION OF NORTH VIEW STREET WILL BECOME A PEAK HOUR (THAT IS 7 - 10 AM AND 4 - 7 PM) DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY AGAIN. NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE COACH PARK SITUATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE KOWLOON KCR STATION BUS TERMINUS, WITH A TOTAL OF 18 PARKING SPACES, WILL BE OPENED FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 11).
ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT BUSES WILL BE BANNED FROM ENTERING THE COACH PARK AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY.
IN ADDITION, THE AREA OF THE KOWLOON KCR STATION BUS TERMINUS HAS BEEN ENLARGED. NO VEHICLES OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE TERMINUS 24 HOURS DAILY FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY.
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SHATIN PASS ROAD *****
TO FACILITATE DEMOLITION WORKS AT CHUK YUEN UNITED VILLAGE AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ROAD USERS, THE SECTION OF SHATIN PASS ROAD IN WONG TAI SIN BETWEEN FUNG TAK ROAD AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 11) TO 6 PM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 13).
HOWEVER, GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE NO. 37M PLYING BETWEEN WONG TAI SIN MTR STATION AND TSZ WAN SHAN WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE MEASURE.
GENERAL VEHICLES OR TAXIS MAY CARRY OUT THEIR LOADING OR UNLOADING ACTIVITIES AT YING FUNG LANE OR UPPER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE ACCESS ROAD ADJACENT TO THAT SECTION OF SHATIN PASS ROAD.
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH TO VISIT HK ............................. 1
EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP TYPHOON SHELTERS ...................... 1
UP-TO-DATE CAREERS INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL LEAVERS ......... 2
84 MILLION ALLOCATED BY SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND ............. 4
FS VISITS GARMENT FACTORY ................................. 4
REVISED ESTIMATES OF GDP FOR 1986, 198? ................... 5
USD HOTLINE 5-8680000 PROVES POPULAR .................... 9
DISCO FUN FOR KWUN TONG YOUTHS ............................ 9
SHA TIN LOT TO LET BY TENDER .............................. 10
PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER CLOSED AT NIGHT ............ 10
URBAN CLEARWAYS IN NORTH POINT, WESTERN DISTRICT .......... 11
SALT WATER CUT IN KWAI CHUNG .............................. 11
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1988
1 DUKE OF EDINBURGH TO VISIT HK t t ♦ ♦ ♦
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, PRESIDENT OF WORLD WIDE : -ND FOR NATURE (WWF) INTERNATIONAL, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM NOVEMBER 1 TO 4 THIS YEAR, BUCK INGHAM PALACE ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VISIT ARE BEING WORKED OUT AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE THEY ARE FINALISED.
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EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP TYPHOON SHELTERS t t t t t
OVER 50 PER CENT OF MARINE REFUSE WAS CONTRIBUTED BY BOAT DWELLERS IN THE TYPHOON SHELTERS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, MR RODGER TUPPER, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
’’ACCORDING TO OUR STATISTICS, 4,442 TONNES OF FLOATING REFUSE WERE COLLECTED LAST YEAR. OUT OF THIS, 2,386 TONNES WERE COLLECTED IN THE TYPHOON SHELTERS,” HE ADDED.
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HAS UNDERTAKEN MORE INTENSIVE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS IN THE TYPHOON SHELTERS FROM APRIL.
THESE OPERATIONS, WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL NOVEMBER, ARE PART OF THE KEEP HARBOUR CLEAN CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE.
A THREE-DAY CLEAN-UP OPERATION STARTED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER, THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED TYPHOON SHELTER IN HONG KONG.
’’THE SITUATION OF THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER IS THE WORST AMONG THE 12 TYPHOON SHELTERS IN HONG KONG. IT ALONE ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 20 PER CENT OF THE FLOATING REFUSE COLLECED IN HONG KONG WATERS," MR TUPPER SAID.
LAST YEAR, 906 TONNES OF FLOATING REFUSE WERE COLLECTED IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER WHILE IN 1986, THE FIGURE WAS ONLY 833 TONNES.
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’’THE SITUATION SHOWS A TENDENCY OF THE PROBLEM GETTING WORSE," HE ADDED.
SUPPORT WAS SOUGHT FROM THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR ITS MEMBERS TO OVERSEE TODAY'S CLEAN-UP OPERATION.
"WE HOPE SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD COULD HELP IN OUR APPEAL TO THE BOAT DWELLERS TO KEEP THE TYPHOON SHELTER CLEAN," MR TUPPER POINTED OUT.
DURING THE THREE-DAY OPERATION, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WILL DEPLOY TWO WATERWITCHES AND FOUR REFUSE RECEPTION VESSELS TO CLEAN UP THE TYPHOON SHELTER, WHILE 12 URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WORKERS WILL CLEAN UP THE BREAKWATER.
TODAY'S OPERATION WAS CONCENTRATED ON THE NORTHWEST BREAKWATER AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS. ONCE COMPLETED, THE CLEAN-UP WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT THE SHUM WAN AREA OF THE TYPHOON SHELTER.
"IT IS EXPECTED THAT OVER 10 TONNES OF FLOATING REFUSE WOULD BE COLLECTED PER DAY IN THIS OPERATION," MR TUPPER SAID.
BESIDES THE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS, MORE MOTORISED SAMPANS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE TYPHOON SHELTERS TO COLLECT REFUSE. AN ADDITIONAL MODERN REFUSE RECEPTION VESSEL WILL Al,SO BE HIRED TO STRENGTHEN THE SERVICE STARTING THIS MONTH.
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ALSO DISTRIBUTES 600 PLASTIC GARBAGE BAGS TO BOAT DWELLERS IN THE TYPHOON SHELTERS EVERY DAY TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DISPOSE OF REFUSE PROPERLY.
"THE CO-OPERATION OF THE BOAT DWELLERS IS VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CAMPAIGN," MR TUPPER STRESSED.
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS PREPARED A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO COPE WITH THE DEMAND OF GRADUATING STUDENTS SEEKING INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON CAREERS.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE IMPENDING DEMAND AROSE FROM THE LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOL LEAVERS IN SUMMER WHO HAD TO FACE THE SERIOUS DECISION OF WHETHER TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES OR TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT.
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A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE DEPARTMENT’S YOUTH J’LOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE HAD MODILISED ITS STAFF IN RESEARCH ING FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES MOST SUITABLE TO FORM FIVE GRADUATES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IN ADDITION, A SERIES OF 30 CAREERS PAMPHLETS AND ABOUT 200 INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON VARIOUS COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT JOB VACANCIES HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE.”
HE ESTIMATED THAT OVER 10,000 STUDENTS WOULD CALL ON THE SERVICE AFTER THE RESULTS OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION WERE RELEASED.
HE ALSO URGED PEOPLE SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM ANY OF THE THREE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES LOCATED IN CAUSEWAY BAY, TO KWA WAN AND TSUEN WAN TO MAKE USE OF THE REFERENCE LIBRARY AND AUDIO VISUAL FACILITIES.
’APART FROM THE LARGE QUANTITIES OF INFORMATION STORED, THE CENTRES ALSO RUN A TELEPHONE AS WELL AS PERSONAL ENQUIRY SERVICE,” HE ADDED.
"IT IS PART OF OUR DAILY WORK TO PROVIDE PERSONAL ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND COUNSELLING ON ACTUAL PROCEDURES WHEN CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS FOR JOB SEEKERS," HE SAID.
AS TO CURRENT JOB VACANCIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT’S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE KEPT A REGISTRY OF JOBS PLACED BY EMPLOYERS.
"THIS IS A PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WHICH PROVIDES A FREE SERVICE HELPING EMPLOYERS TO RECRUIT STAFF AND JOB SEEKERS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT," HE SAID.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT ANY OF THE 15 BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
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$4 MILLION ALLOCATED BY SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND ♦ » t t »
THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION HAS ALLOCATED $4 MILLION IN 1988-89 FOR MAKING GRANTS TOWARDS APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH CAPITAL WORKS AND NON-CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS.
THE FUND IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE RECREATIONAL, SPORTS AND RELATED PROJECTS WHICH ARE AIMED AT PROMOTING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PARTICULARLY CONCERNING YOUNG PEOPLE.
IN MARCH THIS YEAR, THE FUND INVITED APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS IN 1988-89.
AT THE CLOSING DATE ON MAY 20, A TOTAL OF 34 VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS HAD SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR 44 PROJECTS.
THE FUNDS SOUGHT TOTALLED $5.9 MILLION. THE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND COMMITTEE.
APPLICATIONS FOR NON-CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT, 11TH FLOOR, WING ON CENTRE, 111 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OR FROM THE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT, ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF WING ON CENTRE.
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, VISITED THE MANHATTAN GARMENTS LIMITED IN KWAI CHUNG TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ANDREW LEUNG, MR JACOBS WAS GIVEN A BRIEFING BY THE FIRM’S MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR JAMES PEI-CHUN TIEN, AND THEN TOURED THE PLANT.
MANHATTAN GARMENTS LTD IS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FACTORY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1958. THE COMPANY PRODUCES HIGH QUALITY JEANS, TROUSERS, SHORTS AND JACKETS, ALL FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET.
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HONG KONG IS NOW THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE EXPORTER OF (LOTHING. ITS LARGEST OVERSEAS MARKET IS THE UNITED STATES, WHICH TAKES 49 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL CLOTHING EXPORTS.
IN 1987, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF CLOTH!N TO WORLD MARKETS WAS $65,321 MILLION, ACCOUNTING FOR 32 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR THE YEAR.
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REVISED ESTIMATES OF GDP FOR 1986, 1987 » » * t »
DETAILS OF THE REVISED ESTIMATES (GDP) FOR 1986 AND 1987 WERE RELEASED BY DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
DETAILED FIGURES ARE GIVEN IN THE TABLES I AND 2.
OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS
ACCOMPANYING TWO TABLES --
REVISED EXPENDITURE-BASED GDP ESTIMATES FOR 1986 AND 1987 (TABLE 1)
THE REVISED PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF THE GROWTH RATE IN REAL TERMS OF THE EXPENDITURE-BASED GDP FOR 1987 IS 13.5 PER CENT, WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF 13.6 PER CENT RELEASED TN FEBRUARY 1988.
A SIGNIFICANT UPWARD REVISION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE ESTIMATE FOR CHANGES IN STOCKS, WHEREAS THE ESTIMATE OF THE GROWTH RATE IN REAL TERMS OF PRIVATE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE HAS BEEN REVISED SLIGHTLY UPWARDS TO 11.1 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH Till- PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED GROWTH RATE OF 10.8 PER CENT.
MINOR DOWNWARD REVISIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE TO THE OTHER GDP COMPONENTS.
THE REVISED PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE OF THE GROWTH RATI' IN REA1 TERMS OF THE EXPENDITURE-BASED GDP FOR 1986 IS 11.8 PER • I N11 , wn^1' HAS BEEN ADJUSTED UPWARDS FROM THE PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE Ob 11.- PEb CENT PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 1988.
SIGNIFICANT UPWARD REVISION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE ESTIMATES FOR CHANGES IN STOCKS, LARGELY AS A RESULT OF THE NEW DATA A VA!LABI E 1 ROM THE ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS OF THE MANUFACTURING AND DTSTRIBU11V TRADE SECTORS.
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THE GROWTH RATE IN REAL TERMS OF PRIVATE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE HAS BEEN REVISED DOWNWARDS TO 8.8 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ESTIMATE OF 9.6 PER CENT.
MINOR REVISIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE TO THE ESTIMATES FOR GROSS DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION AND IMPORTS OF SERVICES AT INSTANT PRICES.
REVISED PRODUCTION-BASED GDP ESTIMATES FOR 1986 (TABLE 2)
THE REVISED PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE OF THE PRODUCTION-BASED GDP AT CURRENT PRICES FOR 1986 IS $284,810 MILLION (AT FACTOR COST), WHICH HAS BEEN REVISED SLIGHTLY UPWARDS BY $227 MILLION OR 0.1 PER CENT AS COMPARED TO THE PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE PUBLISHED TN FEBRUARY 1988.
RELATIVELY MORE SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ESTIMATES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR AND THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR, IN WHICH AN UPWARD ADJUSTMENT OF $798 MILLION AND A DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF $1,116 MILLION HAVE BEEN MADE.
IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GDP, THE ESTIMATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR HAS BEEN ADJUSTED UPWARDS FROM 4.5 PER CENT TO 4.8 PER CENT, WHEREAS THAT FOR THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR HAS BEEN ADJUSTED DOWNWARDS FROM 8.4 PER CENT TO 8.0 PER CENT.
REVISIONS MADE TO THE OTHER ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GENERALLY INSIGNIFICANT.
THE PRODUCTION-BASED GDP ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN REVISED FOLLOWING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINAL RESULTS FROM THE ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS COVERING VARIOUS SECTORS.
THE SCHEDULE FOR PUBLISHING GDP ESTIMATES
REVISIONS OF THIS NATURE ARE PART OF THE ROUTINE PROCESS OF PRODUCING ESTIMATES OF THE GDP. THEY ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE THE DATA USED IN COMPILING THE GDP ESTIMATES ARE AVAILABLE IN STAGES AND OFTEN WITH SIGNIFICANT TIME LAGS.
AS A RESULT, THE COMPILATION OF THE PRELIMINARY GDP ESTIMATES, WHICH ARE PUBLISHED AROUND FEBRUARY/MARCH OF EACH YEAR AT THE TIME OF THE BUDGET, INVOLVES USING PARTIAL DATA FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR WI I’ll THE DATA GAPS BEING BRIDGED UP BY EXTRAPOLATION AND JUDGEMENT.
OVER THE FOLLOWING TWO YEARS, INCREASINGLY COMPLETE DATA BECOME AVAILABLE AND, AS THEY DO, THE ESTIMATES OF THE GDP ARE SYSTEMATICALLY REVISED AT HALF-YEARLY INTERVALS.
FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE REVISED GDP ESTIMATES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONAL INCOME BRANCH OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8235077.
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Table 1 : Revised Expenditure-based Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Estimates for 1986 and 1987____________________________________________________________
Revised Provisional Estimates for 1986 Revised Preliminary Estimates for 1937
at current market prices at constant (1980) market orices at current market prices at constant (1980) market prices
HKSHn change over 1935 HKCMn change over 1935 HK3Mn J change over 1936 _ HOln < change over 1986
Private consumption expenditure 191.660 ♦ 12.8 125,252 ♦8.3 222,469 ♦ 16.1 139,114 ♦11.1
Government consumption expenditure 22,969 *15.3 12,323 ♦6.2 25,636 ♦11.3 13,931 ♦4.5
Gross domestic fixed capital formation 65,360 ♦19.5 49,910 *7.3 86,751 ♦31-7 57,238 +m.8
Changes in stocks 6,183 • • 4,39* • • 8,463 • • 5,537 • •
Exports of goods 276,530 ♦17.6 185.924 ♦15.2 378,034 ♦36.7 2*7,164 3 *32.9
Imports of goods 277,500 *19.3 185,854 ♦13.6 379,989 ♦36.9 240,623 ♦31.6
Exports of services 53,654 ♦ 17.0 37,056 ♦14.3 67,306 ♦25.4 42,816 *15.5
Imports of services 38,969 ♦ 16.2 28,902 *13.4 45,734 ♦17.4 32,958 ♦ 14.0
GDP 300,387 ♦ 15.0 201,108 ♦ 11.8 362,986 ♦20.8 228,269 *13-5
Per capita GDP (3) 54,29* ♦ 13.4 36,350 ♦ 10.2 64,664 ♦ 19.1 40,665 ♦11.9
Not applicable
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Table 2 : Revised Production-based Gross for 1986 Domestic Product (GDP) Estimates
Revised Provisional Estimates at current prices for 1986
Economic Sectors HKJMn i change over 1985 contribution to total GDP (at factor cost)
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!• Agriculture and fishing 1,333 +7.7 0.5
II. Mining and quarrying 346 -10.1 0.1
III. Manufacturing 62,779 + 18.3 22.0
IV. Electricity, gas and water 8,385 +25.8 2.9
V. Construction 13,556 ♦ 12.6 4.8
VI. Wholesale, retail and injport/export trades, restaurants and hotels 61,973 + 17.3 21.8
VII. Transport, storage and coomunication 22,895 + 16.4 8.0
VIII. Financing, insurance, real estate and business services 48,057 +21.4 16.9 i 3
EC. Community, social and personal services 47,963 *14.3 16.8
X. Ownership of premises 30,055 *12.7 10.6
n. Nominal sector (adjustment for financial services) -12,532 •• -4.4 I
GDP at factor cost (produc tion-based estimate) 284,810 *17.5 100.0 1
Indirect taxes less subsidies 14,750 + 19.6
GDP at market prices (production-based estimate) 299,560 + 17.6
.. Not applicable
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USD HOTLINE 5-8680000 PROVES POPULAR
THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HOTLINE 5-8680000 HAS HANDLED A TOTAL OF 3 457 COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES IN THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 11 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
’’THIS PROVES THAT THE HOTLINE IS GROWING IN POPULARITY WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC,” SAID A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN TODAY.
ENQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE MATTERS, SUCH AS REFUSE, NUISANCE AND FOOD HYGIENE ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 41 PER CENT OF THE CALLS.
HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THE HOTLINE HANDLED COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK SUCH AS PEST CONTROL, HAWKERS AND MARKETS, RECREATION AND AMENITIES AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
’’EACH COMPLAINT IS FOLLOWED UP AND DEALT WITH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,” SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
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YOUNG PEOPLE IN KWUN TONG ARE BEING INVITED TO SHARE DISCO FUN AT SEA IN THE EVENING OF AUGUST 29 (MONDAY).
THE “DISCO NITE” IS PRESENTED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE 1988 TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE EIGHT-WEEK-LONG SUMMER PROGRAMME.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TAKEN ON A NIGHT CRUISE OF THE VICTORIA HARBOUR ON BOARD A FERRY, WHERE THEY CAN DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY TO THE DISCO BEAT.
LIMITED TICKETS FOR THE "DISCO NITE”, AT $30 PER HEAD (INCLUDING DRINKS AND LUCKY DRAW), ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE IN TUNG YAN STREET AND A NUMBER OF LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-425079.
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SHA TIN LOT TO LET BY TENDER
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THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING TO LET BY TENDER A 6,139 SQUARE METRES SITE IN FO TAN, SHA TIN.
THE SITE IS FOR STORAGE OF GOODS, PLANT AND MACHINERY, VEHICLES AND BUILDING MATERIALS (EXCLUDING CONTAINERS) BELONGING TO THE TENANT ONLY.
THE LEASE TERM IS FOR ONE YEAR AND THEREAFTER QUARTERLY.
ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON AUGUST 26 THIS YEAR.
FORMS OF TENDER, TENDER NOTICE AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM AND TENDER PLAN INSPECTED AT THE SHA TIN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT OR AT THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES, KOWLOON.
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PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER CLOSED AT NIGHT « » * « »
THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED TO FROM 10 PM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 13) TO 10 AM THE FOLLOWING RECONSTRUCTION, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
TRAFFIC
DAY FOR
DURING THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES ON WATERLOO ROAD SOtJTHBOUND HEADING FOR PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD SOUTHBOUND WILL BE DIVERTED VIA GROUND LEVEL WATERLOO ROAD AND PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD.
AS CONGESTION IS EXPECTED ON WATERLOO ROAD AND PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE ALTERNATE ROUTES IF POSSIBLE.
MEANWHILE, IN YUEN LONG, THE EXISTING 24-HOUR URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON WANG CHAU ROAD WILL BE LIFTED FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 12).
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URBAN CLEARWAYS IN NORTH POINT, WESTERN DISTRICT » * » * *
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT SEVERAL ROAD SECTIONS IN NORTH POINT AND WESTERN DISTRICT WILL BE DESIGNATED URBAN CLEARWAYS FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 13).
IN NORTH POINT, THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF CHUN YEUNG STREET AND A 10-METRE STRETCH ALONG THE WESTERN KERBSIDE LANE OF TONG SHU1 ROAD NORTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH CHUN YEUNG STREET WILL BECOME 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.
IN WESTERN DISTRICT, THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE MADE DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS ROUND-THE-CLOCK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS FOR ROADWORKS:
» THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST FROM A POINT ABOUT 15 METRES WEST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH KA ON STREET TO A POINT ABOUT 35 METRES EAST OF THE SAME JUNCTION.
» THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST BETWEEN • WHITTY STREET AND WATER STREET.
» THE WESTERN KERBSIDE LANE OF KA ON STREET FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST TO A POINT ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH OF THE SAME JUNCTION.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREAS.
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SALT WATER SUPPLY TO SOME AREAS IN KWAI CHUNG WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 12).
THE CUT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF A SUSPENSION OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO THE HA LO WAI SALT WATER PUMPING STATION.
THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE LEI MUK SHUE ESTATE, SHEK YAM ESTATE, SHEK LEI ESTATE AND WO YI HOP ROAD.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR JUNE RELEASED.................. 1
PROVISIONAL SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION LTD FORMED .... 8
ACTING GOVERNOR VISITS FACTORIES ............................ 9
HK AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT MARKET FOR AUSTRALIA: FS........ 10
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO BE FORMED ................. 11
HOUSING DEPARTMENT TAKES LEAD IN DEALING "WITH ASBESTOS CEMENT 12
MAB, IRD CONDUCTING SURVEY ON RETIREMENT SCHEMES ............ 15
TSUEN WAN: DOWN THE MEMORY LANE..............................
CAREER SEMINAR FOR POST-SECONDARY JOB SEEKERS ............... 17
PRISONERS RECEIVE CERTIFICATES FOR PASSING EXAMINATIONS ..... 18
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS CLEAN HK ACTIVITIES ................. 19
THAI CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS VISIT CSD ........................ 19
WAYS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH........... 20
GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY .............................. 21
SALT WATER CUT IN TAI WO PING ............................... 2^
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1988
EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR JUNE RELEASED * ♦ » t t
TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN JUNE 1988, AT $83,671 MILLION, GREW BY 33 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987, ACCORDING TO THE DETAILED FIGURES ON VALUE OF TRADE FOR THE MONTH RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 11 PER CENT TO $18,126 MILLION IN JUNE 1988, WHILE RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY 52 PER CENT TO $22,359 MILLION, THUS BRINGING TOTAL EXPORTS IN JUNE 1988 TO $40,485 MILLION, WHICH REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 31 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1987.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARI SON, IMPORTS INCREASED BY 34 PER CENT TO $43,186 MILLION IN JUNE 1988.
COMPARING JUNE 1988 WITH JUNE 1987, SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE (+39 PER CENT), CHINA (+39 PER CENT), THE NETHERLANDS (+34 PER CENT) AND FRANCE (+34 PER CENT).
THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY GREW LESS RAPIDLY BY 25 PER CENT, 16 PER CENT AND 13 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. FURTHER, DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE U.S.A., THE LARGEST MARKET, DECREASED IN VALUE TERMS BY 4 PER CENT.
IMPORTS FROM ALL MAJOR SUPPLIERS INCREASED IN VALUE TERMS IN JUNE 1988 OVER JUNE 1987, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (+64 PER CENT), THE U.S.A. (+42 PER CENT), ITALY (+40 PER CENT), SWITZERLAND (+39 PER CENT), TAIWAN (+38 PER CENT), THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (+35 PER CENT) AND JAPAN (+32 PER CENT). THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA, THE LARGEST SUPPLIER, INCREASED BY 28 PER CENT.
RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, CHINA, THE U.S.A. AND AUSTRALIA, INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN VALUE TERMS OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987, BY 91 PER CENT, 65 PER CENT, 60 PER CENT, 56 PER CENT AND 54 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GREW LESS RAPIDLY BY 47 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN THE FIRST HALF- OF 1988, AT $434, 631 MILLION, INCREASED BY 29 PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 11 PER CENT TO $95,618 MILLION, WHILE RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 46 PER CENT TO $117,321 MILLION. THUS, THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS INCREASED BY 28 PER CENT TO $212,940 MILLION. IMPORTS INCREASED BY 29 PER CENT TO $221,691 MILLION.
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COMPARING THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987, DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO MOST MAJOR MARKETS INCREASED IN VALUE TERMS.
THE MARKETS WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCLUDED SINGAPORE (+39 PER CENT), CHINA (+29 PER CENT), FRANCE (+23 PER CENT), THE UNITED KINGDOM (+20 PER CENT), THE NETHERLANDS (+17 PER CENT), THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (+14 PER CENT) AND JAPAN (+14 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO HONG KONG’S LARGEST MARKET, THE U.S.A., DECREASED BY 1 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS.
IMPORTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 FROM ALL MAJOR SUPPLIERS INCREASED IN VALUE TERMS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN IMPORTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (+47 PER CENT), SWITZERLAND (+36 PER CENT), THE U.S.A. (+32 PER CENT), TAIWAN (+31 PER CENT), CHINA (+28 PER CENT) AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (+28 PER CENT). THF VAI UE OF IMPORTS FROM JAPAN GREW LESS RAPIDLY BY 23 PER CENT.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, CHINA, TAIWAN, AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN VALUE TERMS BY 87 PER CENT, 66 PER CENT, 50 PER CENT, 48 PER CENT, 18 PER CENT AND 47 PFR CENT RESPECTIVELY.
THE VAI,UE OF RE-EXPORTS TO THF U.S.A. AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF KOREA INCREASED LESS RAPIDLY BY 36 PER CENT AND 33 PER CFNT RESPECTIVELY.
ALL TRADE STATISTICS PRESENTED HERE ARE MEASURED AT CURRENT F’RK ES 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 IN JUNE 1988 WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO HONG KONG’S 10 MAJOR MARKETS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
COMPARING THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987 INCREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN VALUE TERMS WERE RECORDED IN MOST MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS.
THE MORE NOTABLE ONES WERE OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT I BY $1,989 MILLION OR 50 PER (.‘ENT); PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $1,855 MILLION OR 28 PER CENT); ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1,505 MILLION OR 23 PER CENT); AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $820 MILLION OR. 12 PER CENT).
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DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF CLOTHING INCREASED BY $129 MILLION IN VALUE TERMS OR LESS THAN 0.5 PER CENT .
ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRIC CURRENT (BY $84 MILLION OR 31 PER CENT) AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (BY $67 MILLION OR 1 PER CENT).
TABLE 2 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION.
THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG’S 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS ARE SUMMARISED IN TABLE 3.
COMPARING THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987, MORE NOTABLE INCREASES IN IMPORTS IN VALUE TERMS WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $7,263 MILLION OF 46 PER CENT); AND ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $5,333 MILLION OR 113 PER CENT).
THERE WERE ALSO NOTABLE INCREASES IN PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $3,290 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT); AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $3,203 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT).
IMPORTS OF TEXTILES INCREASED BY $1,939 MILLION OR 7 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS.
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN RAW HIDES, SKINS AND FURSKINS (BY $230 MILLION OR 14 PER CENT); AND PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (BY $105 MILLION OR 3 PER CENT).
TABLE 4 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION.
THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS TO HONG KONG’S 10 MAJOR MARKETS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 5.
COMPARING THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987, MORE NOTABLE INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS IN VALUE TERMS WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $5,315 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (BY $4,005 MILLION OR 58 PER CENT).
THERE WERE ALSO NOTABLE INCREASES IN ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND ’LASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $3,215 MILLION OR 243 PER CENT); AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $2,599 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT).
RE-EXPORTS OF TEXTILES INCREASED BY $2,386 MILLION OR 18 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS.
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HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS
FRUIT (BY $91 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT); AND PROCESSED ANIMAL AND
VEGETABLE OILS AND FATS, AND WAXES OF ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE ORIGIN (BY
$2 MILLION OR 30 PER CENT).
TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR
COMMODITY DIVISION.
DETAILED STATISTICS ON TRADE VALUE BY COMMODITY AND BY COUNTRY ARE AVAILABLE IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.
THE JUNE 1988 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY" WILL BE ON SALE AROUND AUGUST 15 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS ENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $9.50 PER COPY.
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE”, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN JUNE 1988 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT END-AUGUST AT $17.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG (TEL. 5-8428802) AND ENQUIRIES' ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-8234915).
TABLE 1: MAJOR MARKET DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY JUN 1988 (HKD MN.) 10 MAJOR MARKETS JAN-JUN 88 OVER JAN-JUN 87 (%)
JUN 88 OVER JUN 87 (%) JAN-JUN 1988 (HKD MN.)
U.S.A. 6,121 - 4 31,698 - 1
CHINA 3,179 + 39 15,999 29
F.R. OF GERMANY 1.336 + 13 7,436 14
U.K. 1 , 307 + 25 6,509 20
JAPAN 865 + 16 4,639 + 14
CANADA 516 + 1 2,635 + 7
INGAPORE 4 19 + 39 2,303 + 39
NETHERLANDS 408 + 34 2,113 + 17
FRANCE 382 + 34 2,013 + 23
AUSTRALIA 303 + 1 7 1,791 + 13
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TABLE 2: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION
COMMODITY DIVISION JUN 1988 (HKD MN.) JUN 88 OVER JUN 87 (%) JAN-JUN 1988 (HKD MN.) JAN-JUN 88 OVER JAN-JUN 87 (%)
ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES 5,680 - 1 28,086 + »
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS) 2,525 + 2 13,225 - 1
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS 1 , 581 ♦ 32 8,517 + 28
ELECTRICAL MACH INERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF I , 166 + 23 8,127 + 23
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCI NG APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT 1,14 0 + 1 1 7,597 + 12
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS I ,207 - 6 7,362 - 1
* LESS THAN 0.5%
TABLE 3: IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS
MAJOR SUPPLIER JUN 1 988 (HKD MN.) JUN 88 OVER JUN 8 7 (%) JAN-JUN 1988 (HKD MN.) JAN-JUN 88 OVER JAN-JUN 87 (%)
CHINA 13,028 + 28 66,694 + 28
JAPAN 8,476 + 3 2 41,441 + 23
TAIWAN 3,85 1 + 38 19,997 + 31
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U.S.A. 3,508 + 42 18,768 + 32
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2,280 + 64 1 1 ,655 + 47
SINGAPORE 1 ,554 + 28 8,096 ♦ 23
U.K. 1,192 + 20 6,232 + 14
F.R. OF GERMANY 1,139 + 35 6,000 + 28
SWITZERLAND 830 + 39 4,464 + 36
ITALY 624 + 40 3,518 1 26
TABLE 4: IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION
COMMODITY JUN JUN 88 JAN-JUN JAN-JUN 88
DIVISION 1988 OVER 1988 OVER
JUN 87 JAN-JUN 87
(HKD MN.) (%) (HKD MN.) (%)
TEXTILE YARN, FABRIC’S, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS 5,64 1 + 7 29,325 + 7
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF 4,603 + 57 22,951 + 46
ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES 2,405 + 16 13,305 + 1 1
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCI NG APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT 2,814 4- 47 12,842 + 3 3
PHOTOGRAPH IC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS 2,592 + 57 12,612 35
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS) 2,4 18 + 38 12,014 + 32
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TABLE 5: RE- MAJOR MARKET EXPORTS BY JUN 1988 (HKD MN.) 10 MAJOR MARKETS JAN-JUN 88 OVER JAN-JUN 87 (%)
JUN 88 OVER JUN 87 (%) JAN-JUN 1988 (HKD MN.)
CHINA 7,739 + 60 39,044 4- 50
U.S.A. 4,080 4 56 20,492 4 36
JAPAN 1,438 4- 91 7,294 4 87
TAIWAN 1 , 154 4- 47 6,516 4 48
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1,000 4- 30 5,686 4 33
SINGAPORE 656 4- 29 3,930 4 34
F.R. OF GERMANY 680 4- 65 3,509 4 66
U.K. 558 4 50 2,586 4 47
MACAU 34 4 4- 22 1,913 4 20
AUSTRALIA 332 4 54 1,712 4 48
TABLE 6: RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODI TY DIVISION
COMMODITY JUN JUN 88 JAN-JUN JAN-JUN 88
DIVISION 1988 OVER 1988 OVER
JUN 87 JAN-JUN 87
(HKD MN.) (%) (HKD MN.) (%)
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS 2,825 4 16 15,476 4 18
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,
AND ELECTRICAL PARTS
THEREOF 2,337 4- 84 12,135 4 78
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED •
ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY
CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES
AND SPORTING GOODS) 2,401 + 65 10,967 4 58
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ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES 1,768 + 26 10,455 + 16
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT 1 ,462 + 61 7,417 + 54
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS 939 33 4,621 + 21
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1 PROVISIONAL SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION LTD FORMED
A NEW COMPANY. CALLED THE PROVISIONAL SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION LTD, HAS BEEN FORMED TO FACILITATE THE EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE SECURITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE (SRC) RECOMMENDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY BODY OUTSIDE THE CIVIL SERVICE to REPLACE THE EXISTING SECURITIES COMMISSION, COMMODITIES TRADING COMMISSION \ND THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES TRADING FOR THF REGULATION OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG.
ON JULY 12, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH THIS NEW BODY, TO BE CALLED THE SECURITIES AND .FUTURES COMMISSION (SFI ) .
SINCE THEN, WORK HAS BEEN PROCEEDING ON THE PREPARATION OF THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH THE SFC BY THE END 01 THIS YEAR.
•\ GOVERNMENT SECURITIES CONSULTANT, MR ROBERT OWEN, WAS APPOINTED ON JULY 13 TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON THF IMPLEMENTATION OF SRC RECOMMENDATIONS, IN PARTICULAR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SFC.
HE HAS BEEN MEETING MARKET REGULATORS AND USERS, TALKING TO OFFICIALS OF THE TWO EXCHANGES AND FORMULATING PLANS TO STAFF THE NEW COMMISSION.
"THE NEW COMPANY, INCORPORATED ON AUGUST 8, WILL ACT AS THE LEGAL ENTITY NECESSARY TO DEVELOP THE ORGANISATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE 01 THE SFC; TO RECRUIT STAFF, ESPECIALLY TO CERTAIN KEY POSITIONS WHICH SHOULD BE FILLED PRIOR TO THE FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW REGULATORY BODY; AND TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE SFC,” THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
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ACTING GOVERNOR VISITS FACTORIES » ♦ t t »
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, VISITED SMART SHIRTS LTD AND NANYANG COTTON MILL LTD IN KWUN TONG THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ANDREW LEUNG.
SIR DAVID WAS FIRST BRIEFED ON SMART SHIRTS LTD BY THE FACTORY'SMANAGING DIRECTOR, MR YING TO-FOO.
HE THEN TOURED THE PLANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HIGH QUALITY AND PRICE CATEGORY SHIRTS PRODUCED BY THE FACTORY, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1957.
SIR DAVID LATER VISITED NANYANG COTTON MILL LTD ANO WAS RECEIVED BY THE FACTORY'S DIRECTOR AND MANAGER, MR LINCOLN YUNG.
HE WAS SHOWN THE YARNS AND DENIM PRODUCED BY THE FACTORY WHICH ARE FOR BOTH LOCAL CONSUMPTION AND MARKETS IN THE USA, EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICA.
NANYANG COTTON MILL LTD WAS INCORPORATED IN 1947. *
THE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HONG KONG’S ECONOMY, PROVIDING THE TERRITORY WITH BOTH EXPORT EARNING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
AS IN MARCH THIS YEAR, THE TWO INDUSTRIES EMPLOYED 359,870 PERSONS IN 13,595 ESTABLISHMENTS, ACCOUNTING FOR 42 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
IN 1987 THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING WAS $81,326 MILLION OR 42 PER CENT OF HONG KONG’S TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR THE SAME YEAR.
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HK AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT MARKET FOR AUSTRALIA: FS ♦ * * * *
HONG KONG WELCOMES IMPORTS FROM ALL SOURCES AND HOPES THAT AUSTRALIA WILL EQUALLY OPEN ITS DOORS TO OUR MARKETS IN RETURN, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MR JACOBS EMPHASISED THAT HONG KONG PRACTISED FREE TRADE AND HAD NO TARIFFS OR OTHER TRADE BARRIERS.
HE SAID HONG KONG HAD BECOME AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT MARKET FOR AUSTRALIA AND WAS AUSTRALIA'S SEVENTH LARGEST EXPORT MARKET.
IN 1987, HE SAID, HONG KONG IMPORTED ABOUT $4.8 BILLION WORTH OF GOODS, EXCLUDING GOLD, FROM AUSTRALIA.
’’THE GOLD WE IMPORTED REPRESENTED ABOUT 18 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL IMPORTS OF THIS COMMODITY, AND SHOWED A STAGGERING INCREASE OF ABOUT 660 PER CENT OVER THE 1986 LEVEL,” HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, TOTAL IMPORTS FROM AUSTRALIA INCREASED BY 84 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
’’THESE ARE HIGH FIGURES BY ANY STANDARDS,” HE SAID.
MR JACOBS SAID HONG KONG WAS BECOMING AN IMPORTANT MARKET FOR AUSTRALIAN MEAT AND LIVESTOCK, WHICH WERE AUSTRALIA'S FIFTH LARGEST COMMODITY FOR EXPORT.
”AS A MATTER OF FACT,” HE SAID, ’’AUSTRALIA IS OUR LARGEST OVERALL SUPPLIER OF BEEF.”
ON RE-EXPORTS, MR JACOBS SAID THAT LAST YEAR, RE-EXPORTS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS THROUGH HONG KONG, MAINLY TO CHINA, GREW SIGNIFICANTLY, AND AUSTRALIA ALSO SUPPLIED MUCH OF THE COAL WHICH HONG KONG USED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION.
HOWEVER, MR JACOBS SAID IT WAS A PITY THAT HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA HAD NOT DONE SO WELL IN COMPARISON.
"LAST YEAR, AUSTRALIA SLIPPED DOWN TO BEING OUR 1OTH LARGEST MARKET FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, AFTER BEING IN SEVENTH PLACE IN 1986. AT PRESENT, EXPORTS TO THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET REPRESENT ONLY 1.5 PER CENT OF OUR TOTAL TRADE,” HE SAID.
HE SAID ONE POSSIBLE REASON WAS THAT OUR TRADITIONAL EXPORT LEADERS, TEXTILES AND CLOTHING, HAD NOT BEEN TOO SUCCESSFUL IN THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET.
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"INDEED, LAST YEAR OUR CLOTHING EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA DECLINED IN VALUE TERMS FOR THE THIRD YEAR RUNNING - QUITE CONTRARY, 1 ASSURE YOU, TO TRENDS IN OUR OTHER MARKETS," HE SAID.
LOOKING AT THE OVERALL BILATERAL BALANCE OF TRADE, WHICH IS NOW HEAVILY IN AUSTRALIA’S FAVOUR, MR JACOBS SAID HE DID WONDER WHETHER THE AUSTRALIAN IMPORT REGIME ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING MIGHT NOT BE RELAXED RATHER MORE QUICKLY THAN WAS CURRENTLY BEING PROPOSED BY THE AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES.
"WE UNDERSTAND THAT TARIFF QUOTAS WILL NOT BE PHASED OUT UNTIL 1995, BUT EVEN THEN, COMPARATIVELY HIGH GENERAL TARIFFS RANGING FROM 40 PER CENT TO 55 PER CENT WOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY.
"BUT IN THIS CONNECTION, 1 NOTE WITH APPRECIATION THAT IN MAY THIS YEAR, YOUR GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A TARIFF REDUCTION PROGRAMME IN WHICH TARIFF RATES FOR A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS WILL BE REDUCED TO 15 PER CENT OR 10 PER CENT OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
"WE IN HONG KONG WELCOME THIS INITIATIVE, AND HOPE THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER EXTENDING THIS PROGRAMME ACROSS THE BOARD TO ALL PRODUCTS," HE SAID.
MR JACOBS SAID THE ECONOMIC TIES BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND HONG KONG WERE INCREASING EACH YEAR.
"WE WELCOME AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS AND WE ALSO WELCOME INVESTMENTS FROM AUSTRALIA. AND WE WOULD LIKF TO SEE AUSTRALIA TAKE MORE OF OUR EXPORTS," HE SAID.
"I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THERE IS SCOPE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ALL THESE TIES; FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE AREA OF EXPANDING HONG KONG’S INTERMEDIARY ROLE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD," HE SAID.
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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO BE FORMED t » « * *
THE EXISTING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (CDCI Will RESTRUCTURED IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AS ENDORSED BY THE BOARD EDUCATION AND APPROVED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION.
BE
OF
A CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WILL BE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES.
ESTABLISHED
WITH SIX
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS RE-STRUCTURING IS TO MAKE THE CDC MORE RESPONSIVE TO PRESENT AND FUTURE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. THE NFW COUNCIL WILL ADVISE THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEM FROM KINDERGARTEN TO SIXTH FORM.
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UNLIKE THE EXISTING CDC WHICH HAS A TWO-TIER STRUCTURE, THE NEW CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WILL HAVE A THREE-TIER ORGANISATION.
THE SIX CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES WILL COMPRISE ONE FOR EACH LEVEL OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, THAT IS, KINDERGARTEN, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SIXTH FORM, ONE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ONE TO DEAL WITH TEXTBOOK MATTERS.
THE FIRST FOUR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE CURRICULUM FOR THEIR PARTICULAR SCHOOL LEVELS WHILE THE TEXTBOOKS CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WILL ADVISE THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON THE ADEQUACY AND GENERAL STANDARD OF TEXTBOOKS AT ALL LEVELS IN SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WILL ADVISE ON MATTERS RELATING TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
THE COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL WILL INCLUDE AN INCREASED "NON-OFFICIAL" PRESENCE AND WILL COMPRISE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL LEVELS AND SECTORS OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AS WELL AS FROM TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATIONS/UNIONS AND THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY.
THE 38-MEMBER COUNCIL WILL BE HEADED BY AN UNOFFICIAL CHAIRMAN.
A FORMER LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR AND A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, MR ANDREW SO KWOK-WING, HAS ACCEPTED APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EARLY OCTOBER AS SOON AS ALL NOMINATIONS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND MEMBERS APPOINTED.
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HOUSING DEPARTMENT TAKES LEAD * * *
IN DEALING WITH ASBESTOS CEMENT * * *
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS TAKING THE LEAD IN DEALING WITH BUILDING MATERIAL CONTAINING ASBESTOS DESPITE THE CURRENT LACK OF LEGISLATION IN HONG KONG.
THIS WAS SAID BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (CONSTRUCTION), MR DEREK MESSLING, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN WHICH IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED 325 BLOCKS WITH BUILDING MATERIAL CONTAINING LOW RISK WHITE ASBESTOS.
OF THE 325, 1 61 BLOCKS HAVE WHITE ASBESOTS CEMENT IN BALCONY GRILLES AND 161 HAVE ROOFING TILES WITH ASBESTOS.
/THE CONFERENCE, ........
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THE CONFERENCE, ATTENDED ALSO BY THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (AIR AND NOISE), MR FRED TROMP, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (MAINTENANCE), MR RAYMOND BATES, WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ASBESTOS CEMENT AS A BUILDING PRODUCT IS PERFECTLY SAFE AND STILL NOT BANNED IN USE WORLD-WIDE.
BUT DESPITE THIS, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TOGETHER WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO ENSURE SAFE TREATMENT WHEN NECESSARY EITHER BY REMOVING IT UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS OR BY SEALING WITH SPECIAL PLASTER.
"EVEN THOUGH CURRENT LEGISLATION ON ASBESTOS REFER TO PROTECTION OF WORKERS THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS IN RECENT YEARS BEEN IN CONSULTATION WITH THE TWO OTHER DEPARTMENTS STUDYING VARIOUS METHODS WITH THE INTEREST AND WELL-BEING OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS BEING THE MAIN OBJECTIVE," MR MESSLING SAID.
MR BATES, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF MAINTENANCE, SAID HIS STAFF AND THE REGIONAL CONSULTANTS ARE INSPECTING THE HOMES OF 143 000 FAMILIES IN THE I6l BLOCKS WITH ASBESTOS CEMENT IN THE BALCONY GRILLES TO CHECK THEIR CONDITION.
"IN MOST CASES WE FIND THE CONDITION VERY GOOD THOUGH OCCASIONALLY WE FOUND THAT THEY HAVE STARTED TO DETERIORATE," HE SAID.
MR BATES POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT IN MOST OF THE BLOCKS THE BALCONY GRILLES HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH MANY COATS OF PAINT DURING THE PASSAGE OF TIME. SOME EVEN WERE COVERED WITH TILES.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MR FRED TROMP, SAID HIS PRIMARY CONCERN WAS THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS AROUND THE ESTATE AND. TO THAT EXTENT,"WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT THE METHODS WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED ENSURE THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS WILL IN NO WAY BE COMPROMISED."
BUI HE SAID HE WAS CERTAINLY SATISFIED THAT THE PROCEDURES DEVELOPED WILL ENABLE THE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT AT A REASONABLE PACE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROTECT THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS.
ON THE VOLUME OF ASBESTOS FIBRES IN THE BALCONY GRILLES, MR BATES SAID NORMALLY IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN EIGHT TO 15 PER CENT.
WHEN SAMPLES WERE SENT FOR ANALYSIS, TESTS SHOWED THAT IN FACT IN MANY OF THE HOUSING BLOCKS THE VOLUME AVERAGED BETWEEN THREE TO FIVE PER CENT WITH EITHER 97 OR 98 PER CENT BEING CEMENT. IN SOME THERE WERE NO FIBRES PRESENT AT ALL.
MR TROMP ADDED: "THE WHOLE ISSUE OF ASBESTOS IS RELATED TO THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO FIBRES WHICH HAVE BEEN RELEASED. WITH SOME PRODUCTS THE POTENTIAL FIBRE RELEASE IS QUITE HIGH, SUCH AS ACOUSTIC PLASTERS.
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"WITH ASBESTOS CEMENT THE POTENTIAL IS QUITE LOW.
"THERE IS SOME RELEASE OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE MATERIAL IS - WHICH HAPPENS WHEN IT IS REMOVED FROM BALCONY GRILLES AND SOME MEASURE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO PREVENT THOSE FIBRES FROM INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.
BROKEN UP THEREFORE SPREADING
IN MOST DEMOLITIONS, THAT MINIMAL
A PROBLEM AT ALL. AND YOU
MUST REMEMBER
FIBRE
THAT
RELEASE IS NOT REALLY
BEING RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT
CONSTANTLY
ASBESTOS FIBRES IN HONG KONG
ARE AND
AROUND THE WORLD.
"WE ARE ALWAYS EXPOSED TO SOME ASBESTOS FIBRES AND II ISN’T SO THAT THERE ISN’T ANY PRESENT AT ANY TIME."
QUESTIONED ON THE DEMOLITION OF BLOCK 17 LN LAM TIN ESTATE, MR MESSLING SAID THE CONTRACT STARTED AT THE END OF MAY.
"OBVIOUSLY THE CONTRACTOR HAS TO DO PREPARATORY WORK AND, BACAUSF. OF ITS JUXTAPOSITION WITH ANOTHER BLOCK, HE HAI) TO DO IT IN A CERTAIN ORDER," HE SAID.
MR MESSLING SAID THE CONTRACTOR STARTED WITH ONE STAIRCASE AS HI WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE A BREAK BETWEEN BLOCK 17 AND THE BLOCK WHICH WAS ATTACHED BY WAY OF A STAIRCASE LINK.
"OUR ENGINEER, FROM THE' STRUCTURAL POINT OF VIEW, REQUIRED HIM TO CUT THAT LINK BEFORE HE DID ANY GENERAL DEMOLITION WORK. THAT OCCUPIED HIM FOR A MONTH OR SO BUT A WEEK AGO IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE BUILDING INCLUDED SOME ASBESTOS CEMENT BALCONY PANELS, OR WE THOUGHT THAT THEY COULD BF ASBESTOS CEMENT.
"SAMPLES WERE SENT FOR ANALYSIS. THE ANALYSIS CONFIRMS THAT THERE IS ASBESTOS CEMENT VERY COMPARABLE TO THE OTHER TYPES OF ASBESTOS AS MR BATES HAS EARLIER REFERRED TO IN TERMS OF CONTENTS -WHITE ASBESTOS - AND OF AN EIGHT TO 10 PER CENT CONTENT.
AS SOON AS WE KNEW IIHS AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK WE INSTRUCTED THE CONTRACTOR NOT TO REMOVE ANY OF THESE PANELS BUT TO IMMEDIATE!.! CONTACT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON AGREED PROCEDURES AND MEANWHILE NOT TO PROCEED WITH THF DEMOLITION."
QUESTIONED ON RESPONSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION, MR MESSLING SAID THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY INVOLVES THE TENANTS \ND EVERYONE CONCERNED BUT, BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF BLOCKS Till DEPARTMENT IS DEALING WITH, AND THE NUMBER OF FLATS, IT WOULD TAKE TIME TO INSPECT EVERY BLOCK AND EVERY FLAT.
"AS THE REPAIR PROGRAMME PROGRESSES, WE WILL GATHER MORE INFORMATION, WE WILL HAVE MORE COMPLETE RECORDS AND SO ON. BUT THAT WON’T STOP US GIVING THE CONTRACTOR ALL THE INFORMATION WE HAVE IN A TIME AND MORE IMPORTANT, AS SOON AS WE HAVE ANY DOUBTS OR CONCERN IN REGARD TO THF ACCURACY OF OUR RECORDS. THERE IS NO WISH ON OUR PART TO KEEP INFORMATION AWAY FROM THF CONTRACTOR," MR MESSLING SAID.
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ASKED HOW THE SITUATION WOULD BE DEALT WITH IN THE U.S. OR THE U.K., MR TROMP SAID THAT IN GENERAL TERMS, ANY WORK INVOLVING A HIGH RISK MATERIAL, INVOLVING ASBESTOS, WOULD REQUIRE THE USE OF LICENSED CONTRACTORS IN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
BUT IN HONG KONG, HE SAID, THE SITUATION DID NOT EXIST.
"WE DON’T HAVE ANY REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH CONTRACTORS ARE LICENSED ALTHOUGH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS TAKING ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR BUILDINGS.
"WHEN THEY KNOW THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE MATERIAL (ASBESTOS CEMENT) THEY USE SPECIALIST CONTRACTORS WHO ARE ON THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S LIST.
"IN RELATION TO DEMOLITION BUILDINGS, THE SITUATION IS QUITE FRAGMENTED, AND PARTICULARLY IF YOU WERE IN THE UNITED STATES, YOU WILL FIND DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS APPLIED FROM STATE TO STATE.
"IN SOME STATES, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT AND IN OTHER STATES THERE ARE QUITE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO REMOVING ASBESTOS MATERIAL PRIOR TO DEMOLITION.
"IN A VERY GENERAL SENSE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DOES CONTROL VERY BROADLY RELEASES OF ASBESTOS PRIOR TO DEMOLITION PROJECTS, SAYING THAT IT SHOULD NOT UNDULY CONTAMINATE THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT TO THAT EXTENT AND VARIOUS STATES INVOLVE LEGISLATIONS TO CONFINE THAT, AND I THINK, THE SITUATION HERE IS NOT REALLY ALI THAT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE U.K. OR THE STATES," MR TROMP SAID.
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MAB, IRD CONDUCTING SURVEY ON RETIREMENT SCHEMES t * ♦ » t
THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH ARE JOINTLY CONDUCTING A SURVEY ON SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
AND THE INLAND REVENUE RETIREMENT SCHEMES, A
DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY WAS GENERAL DATA ON RETIREMENT SCHEMES AND THE DATA COLLECTED BE USED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES.
TO COLLECT
WOULD ONLY
HE SAID THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH ISSUED A C DOCUMENT ON THE PRUDENTIAL REGULATION OF RETIREMENT SCHEMES AND THE CONSULTATION PERIOD WOULD EXPIRE NEXT MONTH.
CONSULTATIVE
IN JUNE,
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’IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE A BETTER PICTURE ON HOW RETIREMENT SCHEMES OPERATE IN HONG KONG,” HE SAID.
THE SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED BY POST.
EMPLOYERS WHO ARE OPERATING RETIREMENT SCHEMES APPROVED BY THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE A QUESTIONNAIRE AND THEY ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND RETURN IT TO THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 7.
THE QUESTIONNAIRE COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TAKING PART IN THE RETIREMENT SCHEME, THE TYPE OF SCHEME AND THE METHOD OF MANAGING THE SCHEME’S ASSETS.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT SOME EMPLOYERS OPERATED A NUMBER OF SCHEMES, INCLUDING NON APPROVED ONES, AND THE QUESTIONNAIRE ALSO CONTAINED A SECTION ON NON-APPROVED RETIREMENT SCHEMES.
"WE HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THESE NON-APPROVED SCHEMES,” HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT A GOOD RESPONSE RATE WOULD BE CRUCIAL TO DRAWING UP CONCLUSIVE RESULTS AND HE HOPED THAT EMPLOYERS WOULD LEND THEIR CO-OPERATION IN THIS EXERCISE.
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TSUEN WAN: DOWN THE MEMORY LANE ♦ t ♦ ♦ t
DO NOT THROW AWAY ANY WRITTEN DOCUMENTS, HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS OR INTERESTING OBJECTS RELATING TO TSUEN WAN’S PAST AS THEY ARE OF GREAT VALUE.
THIS IS THE APPEAL MADE BY THE NEWLY FORMED WORKING GROUP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORY AND CULTURE IN TSUEN WAN.
THE WORKING GROUP, SET UP UNDER THE CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, IS TASKED WITH THE JOB OF COLLECT INC AND COLLATING INFORMATION MATERIAL ON THE DISTRICT’S PAST,” MR CHEUNG CHUNG-YAN, CONVENER OF THE WORKING GROUP, SAID.
"RESEARCH WORK AND INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND VILLAGE ELDERS WILL Bl CARRIED OUT SOON AND THE EFFORTS OF THE WORKING GROUP WILL CULMINATE IN THE PRODUCTION OF AN INFORMATION BOOKLET ON THE DISTRICT,” HE ADDED.
/THE BOOKLET........
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1?88
THE BOOKLET WILL INCLUDE HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS OF TSUEN WAN BEFORE THE YEAR 1898, TSUEN WAN FROM 1898 TO 1950, AND TSUEN ■>' N FROM 1950 TO THE PRESENT TIME.
A SPECIAL SECTION WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, REVEALING THE CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS OF TSUEN WAN, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT.
"WE INTEND TO INCLUDE TOPICS LIKE THE HISTORY OF THE RURAL COMMITTEE, THE FIRST ’PRIVATE SCHOOL’ AND THE FIRST ’XIUCAI’ (SCHOLAR) OF THE DISTRICT IN THE BOOKLET," MR CHEUNG SAID.
"HISTORIC AND RELIGIOUS SITES SUCH AS ’SAM TUNG UK’, ’TUNG PO TOR’ AND ’TIN HAU KUNG’ OF COURSE CANNOT BE SKIPPED," HE SAID.
"IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS PROJECT A SUCCESS, IT IS HOPED THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ASSIST BY LENDING THEIR HISTORICAL 'TREASURES’ TO THE WORKING GROUP.
"IF YOU HAVE IN YOUR POSSESSION OLD PHOTOGRAPHS, OBJECTS OR DOCUMENTS ABOUT TSUEN WAN THAT MAY SUIT OUR PURPOSE, PLEASE CALL THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON 0-4149662," MR CHEUNG URGED.
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CAREER SEMINAR FOR POST-SECONDARY JOB SEEKERS * * * t »
ABOUT 100 JOB SEEKERS REGISTERED WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WILL ATTEND A SEMINAR ON JOB HUNTING SKILLS THIS SATURDAY (AUGUST 13) AFTERNOON.
THE HALF-DAY SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION AND TH) LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO ACQUAINT THE PARTICIPANTS, ALL OF WHOM ARE IN POSSESSION OF POST-SECONDARY, UNIVERSITY OR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:, WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER PROPECTS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE JOB MARKET.
IT WILL ALSO HELP TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ■ ON JOB APPLICATION AND INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES.
SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR WILL INCLUDE THE APPOINTMENTS AND CAREERS COUNSELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR JOSEPH CHAN; PERSONNEL OPERATIONS MANAGER OF IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION, MR JAMES LEUNG; AND THE COMPANY’S PERSONNEL SPECIALIST, MR ROCK TAM.
THEY WILL SPEAK ON HOW TO BUILD A CAREER, WRITING OF APPLICATION LETTER AND SUCCESSFUL JOB INTERVIEWS.
/AN OPENING .......
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AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 2 PM AT THE IBM EDUCATION CENTRE ON THE 4 6TH FLOOR OF EXCHANGE SQUARE II, CENTRAL.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE PERSONNEL MANAGER OF IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION, MR FRANCIS PANG; AND SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR JAMES YEUNG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEMINAR ON JOB HUNTING SKILLS TO BE HELD AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 13) AT THE IBM EDUCATION CENTRE, 4 6TH FLOOR, EXCHANGE SQUARE II, CENTRAL.
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PRISONERS RECEIVE CERTIFICATES FOR PASSING EXAMINATIONS
SEVENTY PRISONERS WERE TODAY (THURSDAY) PRESENTED CERTIFICATES FOR SUCCESSFULLY PASSING PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS.
OFFICIATING AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD AT PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, DR DANIEL TSE, SAID CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES IN HONG KONG AIMED AT HELPING OFFENDERS TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS.
’’THESE INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR INMATES WHO ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN RECOGNITION THROUGH PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS.
"INMATES WHO STUDY HARD AND OBTAIN GOOD RESULTS WOULD GET A BETTER CHANCE OF LEADING A FULLER LIFE UPON THEIR RETURN TO SOCIETY," DR TSE SAID.
AT TODAY’S CEREMONY, 70 INMATES AND RELEASED PRISONERS WERE AWARDED A TOTAL OF 94 CERTIFICATES BY VARIOUS EXAMINATION BODIES.
THESE INCLUDE THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE, THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, THE PITMAN EXAMINATION INSTITUTE, THE HONG KONG EXAMINATION AUTHORITY, THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ASIA, MACAV.
THEY SAT FOR 127 PAPERS AND OBTAINED A TOTAL OF 38 DISTINCTIONS, 20 CREDITS AND 61 PASSES, REPRESENTING AN AVERAGE PASS .<ATE OF 93.7 PER CENT.
THE PAPERS PASSED RANGE FROM THE VOCATIONAL DISCIPLINES OF TELECOMMUNICATION, ACCOUNTANCY, BOOK-KEEPING, MARKETING MANAGEMENT AND SALES MANAGEMENT TO GENERAL ACADEMIC SUBJECTS OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE LANGUAGES, ARITHMETIC, ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE.
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DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS CLEAN HK ACTIVITIES
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THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE FORMATION OF A WORKING GROUP FOR THIS YEAR’S KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE WORKING GROUP WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING, CO-ORDINATING AND IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES FOR THE CAMPAIGN SUCH AS A CLEAN HONG KONG PARADE TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER.
THE MEETING WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT AT THE JUNCTION OF THE OLD AND THE NEW CLEAR WATER BAY ROADS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 10 AM.
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THAI CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS VISIT CSD
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A DELEGATION OF EIGHT SENIOR OFFICERS OF THAILAND’S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, LED BY THE DEPARTMENT’S SECRETARY-GENERAL, MR SN1T RUJINARONG, VISITED THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY).
THEY FIRST MET THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, THIS MORNING AT THE DEPARTMENT’S HEADQUARTERS AND EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH HIM ON PRISON INDUSTRY WORK AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR INMATES.
THE PARTY THEN VISITED TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND STANLEY PRISON.
THEY WILL ALSO VISIT PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, PIK UK PRISON AND TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN TOMORROW.
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WAYS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH
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NEW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH TOWARDS THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM MONDAY (AUGUST 15), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE MEASURES ARE PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE REPORT ON CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL STUDY, JOINTLY COMPILED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND A CONSULTANCY FIRM.
UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, THE EXISTING BUS STOPS AT CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND NEAR BAKER STREET WILL NOT BE OBSERVED BY CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES NO. 101, 108, 109, 116 AND 121 AND AIRBUS ROUTES NO. A2 AND A3.
HOWEVER, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED BY KMB ROUTES NO. 13X, 14X.15X AND 24X FOR THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF PASSENGERS.
NEW BUS STOPS FOR THESE CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES WILL BE PROVIDED AT A BUS BAY NEAR THE FAT KWONG STREET FLYOVER. THE TWO AIRBUS ROUTES WIL ALSO STOP FOR PASSENGERS AT THE SAME LOCATION DURING MORNING RUSH HOURS.
"THE CANCELLATION OF THE BAKER STREET STOPS FOR CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES WILL REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THESE BUSES TO WEAVE ACROSS TUNNEL TRAFFIC QUEUES ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, THUS GIVING THEM A FREER APPROACH TO THE EXISTING BUS GATE SLIP ROAD AT THE LEFT TURN TO HONG CHONG ROAD," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID.
"AT THE SAME TIME, THE REDUCTION IN WEAVING ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO HELP IMPROVE THE FLOW OF OTHER TRAFFIC ALONG CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND."
MEANWHILE, THE CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND WILL BE ADJUSTED TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC HEADING FOR YAU MA TEI AREA.
AT PRESENT, MANY MOTORISTS HEADING FOIJ THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL ARE MAKING USE OF THE TRAFFIC LANES HEADING FOR NON-TUNNEL AREA TO JUMP INTO THE TUNNEL QUEUES, AND ARE CAUSING CONSIDERABLE OBSTRUCTION AND DELAYS TO NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC.
WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS IN CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS, WHICH INCLUDE THE DESIGNATION OF NEW SOLID-CUM-BROKEN WHITE LINES AND THE SHORTENING OF SOME OF THE EXISTING SOLID-CUM-BROKEN WHITE LINES, SUCH OBSTRUCTION WILL BE AVOIDED AND NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY A SMOOTHER FLOW.
"MOTORISTS COMING FROM THE EAST KOWLOON WAY WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC LANES EARLIER, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY WISH TO CROSS THE HARBOUR OR TO GO TO YAU MA TEI AREA," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THE LATEST GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGULARLY ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE E. COLI DATA OBTAINED BY THE EPD IN ITS ROUTINE BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMME.
THE E. COLI DATA USED FOR GRADING ARE BASED ON THE MEDIAN VALUES OF THE MOST RECENT FIVE RESULTS, OBTAINED OVER A TWO AND A HALF MONTH PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE USUAL SAMPLING FREQUENCY.
THE GRADES FOR SOME BEACHES MAY FLUCTUATE. THIS REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN THE BACTERIAL QUALITY OF THE BEACHES IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES BRING MORE OR LESS POLLUTION TO THE SWIMMING AREAS.
NEVERTHELESS, THE GRADES GIVE A GOOD GENERAL PICTURE OF THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES, AND FORM THE BEST AVAILABLE FORECAST OF BEACH WATER QUALITY IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
THE SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEACH WATER QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS: %
"A" GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E. COLI COUNT IS BETWEEN
0-99 PER 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD.
"B" GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E. COLI COUNT IS BETWEEN
100-999 PER 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE.
”C" GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E. COLI COUNT IS 1,000 OR MORE PER 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR.
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS IS BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
NORMALLY, A RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE URBAN OR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "C" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. SIMILARLY, A RECOMMENDATION TO REOPEN A CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A "B" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
AT PRESENT, FIVE BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS’, CASTLE PEAK, SILVERMINE BAY, OLD CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY. THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTES AND FAILED TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE WHO AND HONG KONG STANDARDS.
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THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THESE FIVE BEACHES. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN ”X” IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED BELOW :
BEACH LAST GRADING PRESENT GRADING
HONG KONG SOUTH (AS AT 28.7.88) (AS AT I 1.8.88)
BIG WAVE BAY A A
CHUNG HOM KOK A A
DEEP WATER BAY B A
HAIRPIN A A
MIDDLE BAY C C
REPULSE BAY B B
SHEK 0 B B
SOUTH BAY B A
ST STEPHEN’S A A
TURTLE COVE A A
STANLEY MAIN A A
ROCKY BAY X X
TO TEI WAN* A A
ISLAND DISTRICT
CHEUNG SHA UPPER
A
A
CHEUNG SHA LOWER
B
B
DISCOVERY BAY*
A
A
HUNG SHING YEH
A
A
KWUN YAM WAN
A
A
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,r
TONG FUK A
LO SO SHING A
PUI O B
SILVERMINE BAY X
TUNG WAN, CHEUNG CHAU A
TUNG 0* A
A
A
B
X
B
A
SAI KUNG DISTRICT
CAMPERS A
CLEAR WATER BAY 1ST BEACH A
CLEAR WATER BAY 2ND BEACH B
HAP MUN BAY A
KIU TSUI \
PAK SHA CHAU A
SILVERSTRAND B
TRIO (HEBE HAVEN) A
A
A
B
A A
A
B
A
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT
ANGLERS’ X X
APPROACH A B
CASAM B B
GEMINI B B
HOI MEI WAN B B
LIDO B B
TING KAU B B
TUNG WAN, MA WAN A A
/TUEN MUN ........
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TUEN MUN DISTRICT
OLD CAFETERIA X
NEW CAFETERIA A
CASTLE PEAK X
KADOORIE A
BUTTERFLY A
X
B
X
A
B
NOTE: ”X” THE BEACH HAS BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING. » NON-GAZETTED BEACHES.
THE FOLLOWING BEACHES HAVE CHANGED GRADING ON THIS OCCASION:
DEEP WATER BAY AND SOUTH BAY, FROM "B" TO ’’A"; AND TUNG WAN ON CHEUNG CHAU, APPROACH, NEW CAFETERIA AND BUTTERFLY, FROM "A" TO ”B”.
THE CHANGES ARE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION OF THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF THESE BEACHES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT DR CATHERINE LAM, ACTING PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER (WATER POLICY) OF EPD, ON 3-7211044.
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SALT WATER CUT IN TAI WO PING
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SALT WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN TAI WO PING WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15) FOR WATER WORKS.
PREMISES ALONG THE SECTION OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD BETWEEN NAM CHEONG STREET AND LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD, INCLUDING THE BEACON HEIGHTS, WILL BE AFFECTED.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE! NO.
QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED................... 1
GOVT WELCOMES FORMATION OF NUCLEAR SAFETY CONSULTATIVE! COMMITTEE ..................................................... 3
STATEMENT ON COST ESTIMATES OF DEGREE SYSTEM CHANGE.......... 4
INITIAL INVESTIGATION INTO MIRADOR MANSIONS FIRE COMPLETED .. 5
DTC REGISTRATION REVOKED .................................... 5
VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE STARTS IN YAU TSIM DISTRICT......... 5
TWO MONTEREY PARK POLICE OFFICERS ON STUDY VISIT ............ 6
RECLAMATION WORK FOR KWUN TONG BYPASS INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORISED..................................................... 8
NEW ROADS IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN .............................. 8
SPEFDPOST SERVICE TO INDONESIA EXTENDED ..................... 9
RECONSTRUCTION OF ROAD PAVEMENT IN ARGYLE STREET............. 10
NO-STOPPING RESTRICTION IN QUEEN'S RO/J) CENTRAL ............ 10
TEMPORARY URBAN CLEARWAY ON QUEEN'S ROAD WEST................ 10
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QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED
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FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR REPORTED AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988 AS COMPARED WITH THE YEAR'S FIRST QUARTER, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
IT IS
SITUATION IN
EXPECTED THAT FOR THE SECTOR AS A WHOLE, THE BUSINESS THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1988 WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
THESE COMPARISONS ARE, HOWEVER, AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS. THE FIRST QUARTER IN EACH YEAR IS USUALLY A SEASONAL LOW PERIOD J 11 THE THIRD QUARTER IS NORMALLY A MORE ACTIVE SEASON THAN IHE SECOND QUARTER AS FAR AS MANUFACTURING BUSINESS IS CONCERNED.
INDUSTRIES
THE SECOND
ALL IN
FIRMS IN SITUATION
QUARTER. THE EXTENT OF IMPROVEMENT WAS PARTICULARLY CASE OF THE PLASTICS AND ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES.
BUSINESS WAS ALSO REPORTED BY FIRMS IN THE OTHER INDUSTRIES.
WITHIN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, EXPERIENCED AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE BUSINESS
NOTABLE IN THE
IMPROVEMENT IN
IN REGARD TO THE BUSINESS PROSPECTS FOR THE THIRD ^AIITER, FIRMS ACROSS ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES GENERALLY EXPECT A FURTHER IMPROVEMENT OVER THE SECOND QUARTER.
IN THE PRODUCTS, WATCHES
THIS IS EXPRESSED BY THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDING FIRMS FOOD, BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO, ELECTRONICS, FABRICATED ME I AL ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES, PLASTICS AND
AND CLOCKS INDUSTRIES.
FIRMS IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR REPORTED A CONTINUED UPTREND IN BUSINESS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FURTHER IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
AS FOR FIRMS IN THE WHOLESALE
, RETAIL AND 1MPORT/EXPORT TRADES,
-■ DIFFERENT
FI RMS IN
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, EXPERIENCES OF
TRADES VARIED IN THE SECOND QUARTER, DUE LARGELY IO SEASONAL
IKAUI.O vnivir,. ------- ------- REPORTED A
WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT
F I RMS
FACTORS. MODERATE
IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS.
A
WHTIF FIRMS IN THE RESTAURANTS TRADE EXPERIENCED A DETERIORATION IN BUSINESS, A SEASONAL UPTREND IN BUSINESS WAS REPORTED BY RESPONDING HOTELS LN THE SECOND QUARTER.
WHOLESALE, QUARTER. FOR THE
A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS IS EXPECTED AMONG RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT FIRMS AND RESTAURANTS FOR THE ™1RD AS FOR THE HOTELS, A MILD DECLINE IN BUSINESS IS EXPECTED THIRD QUARTER DUE MAINLY TO THE SEASONAL FACTORS.
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IN THE OTHER SERVICES SECTOR,
FIRMS IN DIFFERENT TRADE
CATEGORIES (I.E. TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMON I CAT ION, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED SERVICES, HANKS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES) REPORTED A FAVOURABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION IN THE SECOND QUARTER AND THEY EXPECT A FURTHER IMPROVEMENT
IN BUSINESS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
ABOUT 1,000 FIRMS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES FORMING A CROSS-SECTTON OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
AND BUSINESSES, PARTICIPATED IN
THE SURVEY AND WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS EXPERIENCES AND EXPECTATIONS. THE SURVEY ALSO COVERED BUSINESS PROBLEMS FACED BY
FIRMS.
REGARDING THE PROBLEMS FACED BY FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, FIRMS REPORTED THAT THEY CONTINUED TO BE AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM OF LABOUR SHORTAGE, INCLUDING BOTH SKILLED AND UNSKILLED. THIS PROBLEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN PROMINENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
IN ADDITION, HIGH MATERIAL PRICES WERE ALSO REPORTED BY FIRMS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR BOTH THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS.
THESE INCLUDE FIRMS IN THE FOOD, BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, PRINTING, PLASTICS AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES INDUSTRIES.
AS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS REGARDING THE SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOUR AS A PROBLEM HAD INCREASED. THE PROBLEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN PROMINENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
WHILE A SIZEABLE PROPORTION OF FIRMS QUOTED HIGH WAGE RATES AND SHORTAGE OF LABOUR GENERALLY AS THE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOR BOTH THE SEC ONI) AND THIRD QUARTERS, THE PROBLEMS OF PRICE COMPETITION FROM FIRMS IN HONG KONG AND HIGH MATERIAL PRICES HAD BECOME LESS WIDELY REPORTED AMONG CONSTRUCTION FIRMS.
FIRMS IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND OTHER SERVICES SECTORS WERE COMMONLY AFFECTED B\ THE PROBLEMS OF SHORTAGE OF STAFF GENERALLY AND HIGH STAFF TURNOVER.
IN ADDITION, SHORTAGE OF EXPERIENCED STAFF WAS A PROBLEM RI-PORTED BY HOTELS AND BANKS IN THE SECOND QUARTER SITUATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
PROMINENT
AND THIS
THE PROBLEM OF PRICE COMPETITION ALSO AFFECTED FIRMS TN THE WHOLESALE, DETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, HOTELS AND BANKS SECTORS EXTENSIVELY IN THE SECOND QUARTER. THE PROBLEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SIGNIFICANT IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
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ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, THE SURVEY RESULTS, OBTAINED WITH A MINIMUM TIME LAG, ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE ONE SOURCE OE REFERENCE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION OF HONG KONG.
IN THE SURVEY, PARTICIPATING FIRMS WERE ASKED TO INDICATE WHETHER, IN THEIR OPINION, THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION AND LEVEL OF CAPACITY UTILISATION HAD "IMPROVED", "REMAINED THE SAME" OR "DETERIORATED" IN THE QUARTER JUST ENDED AS COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER.
FOR THE FORTHCOMING QUARTER, THEY WERE ALSO ASKED TO INDICATE WHETHER THE SITUATION WAS EXPECTED TO "IMPROVE", "REMAIN THE SAME" OR "DETERIORATE". THE OPINIONS OF RESPONDENTS WERE TABULATED AND ANALYSED.
THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS A SECTION ON THE BUSINESS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED AND EXPECTED BY FIRMS IN DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTORS AND A BREAKDOWN OF THE VIEWS OF FIRMS BY SIZE GROUPS.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT, IN A SURVEY OF THIS NATURE, THE RESULTS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CARE AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH PRECISELY THE EXTENT TO WHICH RESPONDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE ACCORDS WITH THE UNDERLYING TRENDS.
COPIES OF THE REPORT, CONTAINING AN ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY FINDINGS AND STATISTICAL TABLES, HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO FIRMS TAKING PART IN THE SURVEY AND TO OTHER BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS.
MEMBERS OF TIIF PUBLIC MAY OBTAIN COPIES FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CENTRAL AT J4.5O PER COPY.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY MAY BE OBTAINED FROM Till- NATIONAL INCOME BRANCH OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234779.
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GOVT WELCOMES FORMATION OF NUCLEAR SAFETY CONSULTATIVE « ♦ ♦ t t
THE GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFETY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE GUANGDONG DAYA POWER STATION, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
COMMITTEE
THE NUCLEAR BAY NUCLEAR ANSON CHAN,
THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 HONG KONG MEMBERS INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS, AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS.
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WITH MEMBERSHIP DRAWN FROM VARIED BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERTISE, MRS CHAN BELIEVED THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WOULD PLAY A USEFUL ROLE IN IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CHINESE NUCLEAR AUTHORITIES AND THE OPERATOR OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION AND THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY.
"IT WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE OPERATION AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT AND TO KEEP ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS FRONT," SHE SAID.
"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS WELL-ESTBLISHED CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY AND THE RELEVANT CHINESE NUCLEAR AUTHORITIES. BUT THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THESE CHANNELS,” MRS CHAN ADDED.
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STATEMENT ON COST ESTIMATES OF DEGREE SYSTEM CHANGE
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ISSUED A STATEMENT EXPLAINING HOW THE COSTS OF CHANGING TO A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE SYSTEM WERE ESTIMATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 3.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID PARAGRAPH 3.53 OF THE REPORT GAVE AN INDICATION OF THE COST IF MOST FIRST DEGREE COURSES WERE TO LAST FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
’’THE PARAGRAPH STATED THAT THIS COULD NOT BE CALCULATED WITH CERTAINTY AS THE FIGURE WOULD DEPEND ON HOW MANY COURSES WERE LONGER THAN THREE YEARS, AND THIS COULD NOT BE PREDICTED.
"IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SAY ONLY THAT THE COST WOULD LIE BETWEEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE APPROACH (I.E. ALL FIRST DEGREES TO TAKE FOUR YEARS FOLLOWING TWO YEARS OF SIXTH FORM STUDY) AND THE CHEAPEST (I.E. ALL FIRST DEGREES TO TAKE THREE YEARS FOLLOWING TWO YEARS OF SIXTH FORM STUDY).
"THE COSTS OF THESE EXTREMES WERE STATED TO BE RESPECTIVELY $700 MILLION MORE AND $140 MILLION LESS PER YEAR THAN THE EXISTING SYSTEM," HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID SOME CRITICS FELT THAT THE ESTIMATE OF $700 MILLION WAS TOO HIGH AND HE HOPED THAT THIS STATEMENT WOULD SERVE' TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS FIGURE WAS ESTIMATED.
THE STATEMENT ALSO EXAMINED THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ADDITIONAL COSTS OF CHANGING TO A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE SYSTEM COULD BE REDUCED BY ('HANGING TO A SIX-YEAR SECONDARY SYSTEM.
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INITIAL INVESTIGATION INTO MIRADOR MANSIONS ’• I f ' COMPLETED t t ♦
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR GEOFFREY BARNES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES OF LAST WEEKEND’S FIRE AT MIRADOR MANSIONS, TSIM SHA TSUI.
THEY HAD DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE BLAZE, WHICH STARTED IN A GROUND-FLOOR SHOP, AND HAVE RULED OUT ARSON AS A POSS IBLE CAUSE.
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE FIRE W1L1
CONTINUE.
THERE WAS NO APPARENT LINK BETWEEN THE FI RE AND GUESTHOUSES IN MIRADOR MANSIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES IS SATISFIED THAT GUESTHOUSE RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO LEAVE THE PREMISES Q< ICKLY AND SAFELY TO ESCAPE THE SMOKE WHICH ROSE TO UPPER FLOORS DURING THE FIRE.
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DTC REGISTRATION REVOKED * * t t
THE COMMISSIONER OF RANKING ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE REGISTRATION OF BOI ASIA LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKI NG COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS TODAY AT ITS OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 31 (2) OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE.
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VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE STARTS IN YAU TSIM DISTRICT t I t ♦ t t
A MASSIVE PICTURE WILL BE PIECED TOGETHER AND PUT UP BY YOUTHS IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDEN IN TSIM SHA TSUI ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 11) MORNING TO START OFF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE FOR NEXT YEAR’S URBAN XND REGIONAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS.
THE 160 SQUARE FEET MOSAIC WILL PORTRAY THE DISTRICT’S LANDMARKS AND A SLOGAN URGING RESIDENTS TO REGISTER.
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YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WILL BE PR-SENT AT THE VENUE TO DISTRIBUTE REGISTRATION FORMS AND HELP THOSE ELIGIBLE TO FILI, IN THE FORMS.
DURING THE REGISTRATION DRIVE WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL EN.> OF NEXT MONTH, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WILL CARRY OUT A SERIO! OF DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO ASSIST RESIDENTS TO REGISTER.
POSTERS, BANNERS AND LEAFLETS CARRYING THE "SIGN UP" SLOGAN HAVE ALSO BEEN PRINTED FOR DISPLAY AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A GROUP OF YOUTHS WILL PUT TOGETHER A MOSAIC IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDEN IN TSIM SHA TSUI AT 10.50 AM 0'1 SUNDAY (AUGUST 14) TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE FOR NEXT YEAR’S URBAN AND REGIONAI COUNCILS ELECTIONS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
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TWO MONTEREY
PARK POLICE OFFICERS ON STUDY VISIT
« * * « «
FACED WITH A GROWING PROBLEM OF ORGANISED CRIME IN AN INCREASINGLY ASIAN COMMUNITY, MONTEREY PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, SENT TWO OF ITS OFFICERS TO HONG KONG TO STUDY THE ACTIVITIES AND METHODS OF TRIADS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
PATROLMEN BILL YEUNG AND KEITH BACON SPENT A WEEK MEETING POLICE OFFICERS AND EXCHANGING VIEWS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST IN ORGANISED CRIME.
HONG KONG-BORN MR YEUNG IS THE SON . OF RETIRED HONG KONG INSPECTOR HARRY YEUNG, AND HAS BEEN A POLICE OFFICER IN MONTEREY PARK FOR SEVEN YEARS.
MR BACON EXPLAINED: "IN THE PAST 10 YEARS MONTEREY PARK, WHICH IS A SUBURB OF LOS ANGELES, HAS SEEN A BIG DEVELOPMENT IN ITS ASIAN COMMUNITY.
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"TEN YEARS AGO THE POPULATION WAS NEARLY EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN CAUCASIANS AND LATINS WITH A SMALL ORIENTAL POPULATION, MOSTLY JAPANESE.
"TODAY AROUND 65 PER CENT OF OUR POPULATION OF NEARLY 70,000 IS CHINESE, PRIMARILY FROM TAIWAN, AND THERE HAS BEFN A LARGE INFLUX OF VIETNAMESE CHINESE.
"IT IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS OF CHINESE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS DEVELOPING ITS OWN UNIQUE POLICE PROBLEMS."
MR YEUNG ADDED: "ORGANISED CRIME IS A NEW SUBJECT TO US IN MONTEREY PARK. WE’VE HAD OUR LOCAL GANG PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL KIDS AND OTHERS BUT NO ORGANISED CRIME AS YOU KNOW IT IN HONG KONG.
WE WANT TO LEARN OF THE STRUCTURES, THE NAMES OF GROUPS AND THE WAYS THEY OPERATE. IT’S A TOTALLY NEW FIELD TO US.”
ALTHOUGH MR YEUNG IS CURRENTLY ATTACHED TO HIS FORCE'S MOBILE PATROL BUREAU AND MR BACON TO THE TRAFFIC DIVISION, THEY ROTATE REGULARLY ON OTHER SPECIALIST DUTIES.
"WE’VE LEARNED A LOT IN A SHORT TIME,” SAID MR BACON. "WE HAVE EXCHANGED A LOT OF INTERESTING VIEWS WHICH WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO US IN OUR OPERATIONS AT HOME IN DEALING WITH ASIAN PROBLEMS."
THE TWO VISITING OFFICERS WERE BRIEFED BY MR PETER LEE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CRIME, AND VISITED THE ORGANISED AND SERIOUS CRIME GROUP, CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, NARCOTICS BUREAU AND OTHER FORMATIONS.
MR YEUNG SAID: "WE APPRECIATE THE HOSPITALITY WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND THE INFORMATION AND HELP WE HAVE HAD. I ONLY WISH WE COULD COME HERE MORE OFTEN."
MR BACON ADDED: "IT HAS BEEN AN ENJOYABLE AND VERY INFORMATIVE VISIT. ALTHOUGH WE ARE SEPARATED BY 6,000 MILES OF PACIFIC OCEAN THERE IS A SIMILARITY IN OUR ATTITUDES AND FEELINGS AND IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND PHILOSOPHIES."
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RECLAMATION WORK FOR KWUN TONG BYPASS INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORISED * « * t
AUTHORISATION HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO CARRY OUT RECLAMATION WORK NEAR THE KWUN TONG TYPHOON SHELTER TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF KWUN TONG BYPASS PHASE II INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE WORK INCLUDES:
» RECLAMATION OF A STRIP OF LAND ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING SEAWALL ADJACENT TO HOI BUN ROAD FOR CARGO WORKING AREA;
t DEMOLITION OF THE KWUN TONG PASSENGER FERRY PIER AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PASSENGER FERRY PIER ABOU’I 85 METRES SOUTHEAST OF THE EXISTING ONE; AND
» EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING VEHICULAR RAMPS AT THE KWUN TONG VEHICULAR FERRY PIER.
WORK WILL COMMENCE IN DECEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE OF AUTHORISATION PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HIS INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED WILL BE INJURIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE ABOVE UNDERTAKING MAY DELIVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS A WRITTEN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 11, 1989.
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NEW ROADS IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN t t » t
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT TWO KILOMETRES OF NEW ROADS IN NEWLY RECLAIMED AREAS BETWEEN YAU 01 AND ON TING HOUSING ESTATES AND THE TYPHOON SHELTER IN TUEN MUN.
SHORT SECTIONS OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ROADS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND THESE ROADS, TOGETHER WITH OTHER ROADWORKS ALREADY IN PROGRESS, WILL PROVIDE MOST OF THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF TUEN MUN.
THE PROPOSED WORKS ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO FOOTBRIDGES OVER THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) RESERVE, AND THE FORMATION OF A LENGTH OF THE RESERVE FOR THE LRT REGIONAL LINKS.
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THE SCHEME FORMS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEN MUN NEW TOWN.
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSALS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) AND A NOTICE, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, CAN BE SEEN POSTED NEAR THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED WORKS.
A COPY OF THE PLANS OF THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICES, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG.
THEY CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, I TUFN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUSI’ SEND HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, SECOND FLOOR, EAST WING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG BY OCTOBER I! THIS YEAR.
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SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO INDONESIA EXTENDED ♦ ♦ t ♦ ♦
THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO INDONESIA WILL BE EXTENDED TO BANDUNG, PALEMBANG AND YOGYAKARTA FROM MONDAY (AUGUST I5), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY WHICH IS AT PRESENT AVAILABLE TO EIGHT CITIES WILL THEN ('OVER BALIKPAPAN, BANDUNG, BATAM, DENPASAR, JAKARTA, MEDAN, PALEMBANG, SEMARANG, SURABAYA, UJUNGPANDANG, AND YOGYAKARTA.
THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE IS A FAST AND RELIABLE MEANS FOR FORWARDING BUSINESS DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES AND MERUIIANDISE OVERSEAS. A FREE PICK-UP SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILALBLE.
CUSTOMERS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE MAY CONTACT THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-8683868.
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RECONSTRUCTION OF ROAD PAVEMENT IN ARGYLE STREET » » « »
WORKS TO RECONSTRUCT THE ROAD PAVEMENT IN ARGYLE STREET AT ITS JUNCTION WITH LOMOND ROAD WILL START ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
THE ROADWORKS, WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY, WILL INVOLVE THE DIGGING UP OF THE EXISTING DEFECTIVE ROAD PAVEMENT, THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD PAVEMENT IN CONCRETE AND ANCILLARY ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW AT THIS BUSY TRAFFIC JUNCTION, THE WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN EIGHT STAGES AND WILL TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP ON SITE TO GUIDE ROAD USERS.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND PATIENCE AS CONGESTION IS EXPECTED AT THIS JUNCTION DURING PEAK HOURS.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN HOUSE NOS. 189 AND 211 WILL BE DESIGNATED A 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY RESTRICTED ZONE FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15).
THIS MEASURE WILL BE IN FORCE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR ROADWORKS.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE SOUTHERN LANE OF QUEEN'S ROAD WEST BETWEEN HOUSE NOS. 150 AND 180 WILL A DA I LI URBAN CLEARWAY ROUND-THE-CLOCK FROM 10 AM ON (AUGUST 15).
KERBSIDE
BE MADE
MONDAY
THIS MEASURE WILL LAST FOR \BOUT FOUR WEEKS FOR ROADWORKS.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
1988 1ST QUARTER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX RELEASED ...... 1
RECOMMENDATIONS OF LRT SAFETY REPORT ACCEPTED .............. 4
YUEN LONG TO HOLD LRT SAFETY EXHIBITION .................... 5
GOOD CAREER PLANNING NECESSARY FOR JOB SEEKERS ............. 6
HELP SOUGHT IN PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION ................ 7
CLEAN-UP IN ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER COMPLETED ............. 8
CLEAN BEACH OPERATION TOMORROW AT CLEAR WATER BAY .......... 9
FISHING SEASON IN RESERVOIRS TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH........... 10
SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS SOLD BY AUCTION ....................... 11
JULY PROVISIONAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIGURES RELEASED......... 12
POLICE CADETS PASSING OUT ................................. 12
HK REPRESENTATIVE TO OPERATION RALEIGH SELECTED............ 15
SHAM SHUT RO RESIDENTS URGED TO REGISTER AS VOTERS......... 15
DB COMMITTEE TO AIR VIEWS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ............ 16
PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE SURVEY ON DB COMMITTEE AGENDA.... 16
SEMINAR ON SHOP THEFT IN WONG .TAI SIN .................... 1?
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN TSIM SHA TSUI .......................... 18
COMPLETE CLOSURE OF GASCOIGNE ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD NORTH ... 18
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI ............... 19
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1988
1988 1ST QUARTER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX RELEASED
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THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988, AT 108, WAS 6 POINTS OR 6.1 PER CENT ABOVE THAT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THIS COMPARES WITH THE YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES OF 9 PER CENT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1987, AND OF AN AVERAGE OF 19 PER CENT IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF 1987.
COMPARED WITH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1987, THE INDEX SHOWED A DECREASE OF 18 POINTS OR 14.6 PER CENT. THIS SIGNIFICANT DROP WAS A SEASONAL PHENOMENON CAUSED MAINLY BY THE INCIDENCE OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
STARTING FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988, A NEW INDEX SERIES WITH 1986 AS THE BASF YEAR (THAT IS, THE INDEX FOR 1986 IS SET AT 100) IS PUBLISHED TO REPLACE THE OLD INDEX SERIES WITH THE INDEX FOR 1981 SET AT 100. CONCURRENT WITH THE REBASING, CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE OF HONG KONG SINCE 1981 HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
INDUSTRIES SHOWING THE LARGEST INCREASES IN PRODUCTION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 OVER THE SAME QUARTER OF 1987 WERE: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (+32.9 PER CENT); ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS, ACCESSORIES AND MACHINERY (+26.4 PER CENT); NEWSPAPER PRINTING, JOB PRINTING AND OTHER PRINTING (+20.6 PER CENT); TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (+16.3 PER CENT); AND MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (+15 PER CENT).
THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES REPORTED A DECLINE IN PRODUCTION COMPARED WITH THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987: WOOD AND CORK PRODUCTS, AND FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (EXCEPT PRIMARILY OF METAL) (-6.4 PER' CENT); TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING) (-6.4 PER CENT); LEATHER PRODUCTS AND FOOTWEAR (EXCEPT RUBBER, PLASTIC AND WOODEN FOOTWEAR) (-2.6 PER CENT); WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT KNITWEAR AND FOOTWEAR (-2 PER CENT); AND RUBBER PRODUCTS (-1.6 PER CENT).
COMPARING THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 WITH THAT IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER BUT BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON IS INFLUENCED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED REPORTED SOME DECREASES IN PRODUCTION.
THE MORE SIGNIFICANT DECREASES WERE RECORDED TN THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES: TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING) (-26.1 PER CENT); WOOD AND CORK PRODUCTS, AND FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (EXCEPT PRIMARILY OF MF.TAL) (-25.4 PER CENT); LEATHER PRODUCTS AND FOOTWEAR (EXCEPT RUBBER, PLASTIC AND WOODEN FOOTWEAR) (-22.1 PER CENT); WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT KNITWEAR AND FOOTWEAR ( 19.7 PER CENT); NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS (-19.5 PER CENT); AND CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (-15.2 PER CENT).
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IN RELEASING THESE FIGURES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO REFLECT THE LEVELS AND TRENDS OF LOCAL MANUFACTURING OUTPUT IN REAL TERMS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTION IS MEASURED AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.
A TABLE SHOWING CHANGES IN THE INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN GREATER DETAIL IS ATTACHED.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE "REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 1ST QUARTER 1988", WHICH IS ON SALE AT $3 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234832.
INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(1986=100)
INDUSTRY GROUP INDEXES FOR 1ST QTR. 1988 % CHANGE OVER
1ST QTR. 1987 4TH QTR. 1987
FOOD 103 ♦ 9.6 0.0
BEVERAGE 90 ♦ 12.5 -5.3
TOBACCO 153 ♦ 14.2 0.0
WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT KNITWEAR AND FOOTWEAR 98 -2.0 -19.7
TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING) 88 -6.4 -26.1
PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS 129 + 11.2 -12.2
NEWSPAPER PRINTING, JOB PRINTING AND OTHER PRINTING 1 23 + 20.6 -3.9
CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 97 + 12.8 -4.9
RUBBER PRODUCTS 127 -1.6 -2.3
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PLASTIC PRODUCTS 86 0.0 -13.1
NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS 107 0.0 -19.5
BASIC METALS 110 + 11.1 -0.9
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 113 + 32.9 -9.6
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 130 + 15.0 -7.8
CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS 128 + 8.5 -15.2
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS, ACCESSORIES AND MACHINERY 134 + 26.4 -11.3
PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS 100 + 7.5 -3.8
LEATHER PRODUCTS AND FOOTWEAR (EXCEPT RUBBER, PLASTIC AND WOODEN FOOTWEAR) 113 -2.6 -22.1
WOOD AND CORK PRODUCTS, AND FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (EXCEPT PRIMARILY OF METAL) 88 -6.4 -25.4
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 107 + 16.3 -0.9
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, N.E.S. 125 + 12.6 -0.8
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 105 + 6.1 -14.6
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF LRT SAFETY REPORT ACCEPTED
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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION HAVE MADE A CAREFUL STUDY OF THE SAFETY REPORT SUBMITTED BY I HE RAILWAY INSPECTOR, MR ALAN COOKSEY, AND HAVE ACCEPTED ALL HIS RECOMMENDATIONS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR C.F. MAK, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR COOKSEY, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO CARRY OUT AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT ON THE SAFETY OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, HAS EXAMINED EVERY ASPECT OF THE LRT DURING HIS INSPECTION.
THIS COVERED THE STATION DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLES, THE SIGNALLING SYSTEM, THE FENCING AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ARRANGEMENT, THE ROAD JUNCTIONS, THE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF DRIVERS, THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE LRT SYSTEM AND THE CAUSES OF THE VARIOUS ACCIDENTS.
IN HIS REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR COOKSEY MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOTH TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KCRC.
MR COOKSEY HAS EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINED EFFORTS TO EDUCATE BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS ABOUT THE LRT SYSTEM.
THE GOVERNMENT IS REINFORCING ITS EXISTING PUBLICITY EFFORTS AND .WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE COMMUNITY HAS BECOME MORE ACCUSTOMED TO THIS NEW TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
"ACTION HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KCRC TO IMPLEMENT ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS," MR MAK SAID.
"THE PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH MR COOKSEY CONSIDERS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE THE FULL OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM ARE BEING GIVEN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. ALL OTHERS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE."
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO NOTED THAT THE UK RAILWAY INSPECTOR IS SATISFIED WITH THE REVISED TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE DRIVERS WHICH HAS BEEN INTRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION REPORT ON THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON JULY 25.'
THE RAILWAY INSPECTOR SAID IN HIS REPORT THAT THE REVISED TRAINING METHODS AND THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTINUAL MONITORING OF DRIVERS’ PERFORMANCE DO NOT WARRANT ANY FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS BY HIM.
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MR MAK SAID THAT ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOW BEING MADE FOR AN EARLY ON-SITE INSPECTION TO SCHEDULE A DATE FOR THE RESUMPTION OF FULL TEST RUNNING OF THE LRV’S AT FULL OPERATIONAL SPEED, ON A ROUTE BY ROUTE BASIS.
FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THESE TESTS AND SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS, THE LRT SYSTEM COULD BE OPENED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS.
AT THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUEST, THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY HAS CO-OPERATED BY AGREEING TO EXTEND FOR THE TIME BEING THE CURRENT INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTINUED PROVISION OF BUS SERVICES IN THR NORTH-WEST TRANSIT SERVICE AREA.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE DISCUSSING DETAILED OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH BOTH KMB AND KCRC.
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AN EXHIBITION AIMING AT EDUCATING PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS ON ROAD SAFETY WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM WILL BE HELD IN YUEN LONG FROM AUGUST 16 TO 23, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE EXHIBITION IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE SOME 20 DISPLAY BOARDS DESIGNED IN THE FORM OF CARTOONS WITH A VIEW TO PUTTING ACROSS THE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE IN A LIVELY MANNER.
THEY WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL ON AUGUST 16 AND 17, IN THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE FROM AUGUST 18 TO 22, AND IN THE LONG PING COMMUNITY HALL ON AUGUST 23.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED LOCAL RESIDENTS TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH SAFETY RULES RELATING TO THE LRT SYSTEM.
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GOOD CAREER PLANNING NECESSARY FOR JOB SEEKERS » » » * *
THE PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG RELIES ON A STRONG BASE OF HIGH-CALIBRE AND WELL TRAINED PERSONNEL, A SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR JAMES YEUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
ADDRESSING A SEMINAR ON JOB HUNTING SKILLS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION, MR YEUNG SAID PEOPLE WITH HIGHER EDUCATION OR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WERE VALUABLE ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE SEMINAR WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 100 JOB SEEKERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE IN POSSESSION OF POST-SECONDARY, UNIVERSITY OR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, REGISTERED WITH THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
"CHOOSING THE RIGHT CAREER IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO YOU BECAUSE IN SO DOING, YOUR ABILITY AND POTENTIALITY CAN BE FULLY DEMONSTRATED AND DEVELOPED," MR YEUNG TOLD THE PARTICIPANTS.
"IT IS ALSO TO THE BENEFIT OF EMPLOYERS IF THEY CAN GET THE RIGHT AND CAPABLE STAFF TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESS MOVING AHEAD."
HOWEVER, TO CHOOSE A MOST SUITABLE CAREER AND TO GIT A REWARDING JOB, ONE NEEDED GOOD CAREER PLANNING, MR YEUNG SAID.
"1 BELIEVE, THROUGH TODAY’S SEMINAR, YOU WILL BE GUIDED ONTO THE RIGHT PATH AND EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR LAUNCHING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER."
MR YEUNG ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION FOR ITS VALUABLE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROJECT.
"THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT OUR SERVICE HAS ORGANISED A CAREER SEMINAR WITH A COMPANY IN THE PRIVATE.SECTOR, I DO HOPE MORE LOCAL EMPLOYERS CAN GIVE SUPPORT TO THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY IN FUTURE," HE ADDED.
ALSO SPEAKING IN THE OCCASION, THE PERSONNEL MANAGER OF THE CORPORATION, MR FRANCIS PANG, POINTED OUT THAT HIS COMPANY REALISED THE IMPORTANCE TO ASSIST NEW GRADUATES IN THEIR CAREER DECISION MAKING, AND IN THE PREPARATION FOR SECURING THEIR VERY FIRST JOB.
"THIS INCLUDES COMPARING THEIR ABILITIES AND THEIR GOALS CAREFULLY WITH THE NEEDS OF THE EMPLOYER, AND UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS LEADING TO A SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEW.
/’’BY SHARING.......
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"BY SHARING WITH THEM OUR HIRING EXPERIENCE, WE HOPE WE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THEM MAKE WISE DECISIONS DURING THIS CRITICAL PHASE OF STARTING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER," MR PANG ADDED.
THE SEMINAR WAS AIMED TO ACQUAINT THE PARTICIPANTS WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER PROSPECTS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE JOB MARKET.
IT ALSO HELPED TO INCREASE THEIR PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT JOB APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES.
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, DR DANIEL TSE, TODAY (SATURDAY) CALLED ON THE MEDIA TO HELP PUBLICISE THE CIVIC EDUCATION MESSAGE.
SPEAKING AT A CONCERT TO CONCLUDE THE "SOLAR AMBASSADOR" PROJECT, DR TSE SAID THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA, IN PARTICULAR, HAD A SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.
THE "SOLAR AMBASSADOR" PROJECT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, AIMING AT ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
DURING THEIR "MONTH OF ACTION", 502 SOLAR AMBASSADORS CARRIED OUT A TOTAL OF 7,597 HOURS OF VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE AT VARIOUS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRES AS WELL AS OTHER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
ON THE AVERAGE, EACH YOUNG "SOLAR AMBASSADOR" HAD COMPLETED 15 HOURS OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE BETWEEN JULY 16 AND AUGUST 12.
THE SOLAR AMBASSADOR WHO HAD WORKED .THE LONGEST HOURS HAD DEVOTED SOME 192 HOURS TO VOLUNTARY SERVICE. ANOTHER AMBASSADOR HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A TOTAL OF 15 PROJECTS.
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CLEAN-UP IN ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER COMPLETED * * ♦ ♦ ♦
A THREE-DAY CLEAN-UP OPERATION HELD IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER HAS ADDED 20 TONNES OF FLOATING REFUSE TO THE 2,727 TONNES FIGURE RECORDED IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS RELEASED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE ABERBEEN TYPHOON SHELTER CLEAN-UP OPERATION YESTERDAY.
ACCORDING TO MARINE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS, THE AMOUNT OF REFUSE COLLECTED IN THE TYPHOON SHELTERS ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 50 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL REFUSE RECOVERED FROM HONG KONG WATERS.
"THE LARGE AMOUNT OF FLOATING REFUSE COLLECTED IS THE RESULT OF THE CONCENTRATED EFFORT OF THE MARINE CLEANSING FLEET OPERATING WITHIN THE TYPHOON SHELTERS WHERE FLOATING REFUSE TENDS TO BECOME ENTRAPPED," A MARINE OFFICER, MR ROGER TUPPER, SAID.
. HE NOTED THAT THE ENTRAPPED REFUSE HAS BECOME A SOURCE OF ANNOYANCE TO THOSE LIVING WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO THESE ENCLOSED WATERS.
MR TUPPER SAID PLANS WERE IN HAND TO TEAM UP TYPHOON SHELTER RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE CLEANSING OPERATION.
"BY THEN, WE COULD RELEASE THE REFUSE SCAVENGING FLEET TO CONCENTRATE ON HARBOUR WATERS," HE SAID.
MR TUPPER, HOWEVER, STRESSED THAT JOINT CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS WITH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SIMILAR TO THE ONE HELD IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER WILL STILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE FUTURE.
SEVERAL INTENSIVE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER THIS MONTH AND IN THE CAUSEWAY BAY, ALDRICH BAY AND CHAI WAN TYPHOON SHELTERS IN NOVEMBER.
"ALTHOUGH IMPROVED REFUSE COLLECTION WORK REDUCES THE UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS OF MARINE REFUSE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, THIS IS NOT THE ULTIMATE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM WHICH WOULD ONLY BE EFFECTIVELY TACKLED IF THE REFUSE WAS CONTROLLED AT SOURCE," MR TUPPER SAID.
ACCORDING TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, THE MAJOR SOURCE OF REFUSE WAS THROUGH STORM WATER DRAINS. THERE ARE OTHER MINOR SOURCES, SUCH AS ILLEGAL DUMPING AND LITTERING FROM VESSELS ALONG THE SHORELINE.
"AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM IS FOR RESIDENTS TO REPORT ANY MARINE LITTERING THEY SAW,” MR TUPPER POINTED OUT.
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”1 HOPE RESIDENTS WOULD REPORT SUCH CASES TO THEIR LOCAL MARINE DISTRICT OFFICES,” HE URGED.
THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MARINE DEPARTMENT IN ORGANISING AN INTENSIVE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO AROUSE RESIDENTS* AWARENESS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN KEEPING THE WATERS CLEAN.
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BEACH-GOERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT POLLUTED WATERS, BUT THEY CAN HELP IMPROVE THE BEACH ENVIRONMENT BY TAKING PART IN A CLEAN-UP OPERATION TO BE HELD AT THE CLEAR WATER BAY II TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
THE OPERATION IS PART OF A CLEAN BEACH CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE.
URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILLORS, JOINED BY A TEAM OF BOY SCOUTS AND STAFF OF A COMMERCIAL ORGANISATION, WILL APPEAL TO BEACH-GOERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REFUSE DISPOSAL BAGS HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S CLEANSING STAFF WILL ALSO ASSIST IN THE OPERATION.
A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WILL RE HELD AT 1.15 PM BEFORE THE OPERATION STARTS. ALSO, ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING A MAGIC SHOW AND A CONCERT, HAVE BEEN ARRANGED.
OFFICIATING GUESTS WIL INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE, REGIONAL COUNCILLOR MR CHONG KAM-NING AND URBAN COUNCILLOR DR RONALD LEUNG, AS WELL AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, MR HO KOON-SHUN.
ALSO OFFICIATING WILL BE THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (SAI KUNG), MISS CHING SUK-YEE; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (LEISURE SERVICES) OF REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR STANLEY LEE; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PUBLICITY) OF INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR PETER MOSS; AND PRODUCER OF COMMERCIAL RADIO 2, MISS RUBY CHOI.
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THE CONCERT, TO BE HELD FROM 2 PM TO 3 PM, LIVE ON COMMERCIAL RADIO 2.
WILL BE BROADCAST
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. A VAN (RC4634) HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO CLEAR WATER BAY. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI PUBLIC PIER AT 11.30 AM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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FISHING SEASON IN RESERVOIRS TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH » * ♦ * *
ANGLERS WHO PREFER FISHING IN LOCAL RESERVOIRS CAN INDULGE IN THEIR PASTIME AGAIN FROM SEPTEMBER 1 PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF A VALID FISHING LICENCE.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING LICENCES TO FISH IN THE 16 RESERVOIRS OPEN FOR THE SPORT UNTIL MARCH 31 NEXT YEAR, WILL BEGIN ACCEPTING LICENCE APPLICATIONS FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 15.
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES CAN BE MADE AT THE DEPARTMENT’S CONSUMER ENQUIRY CENTRE AT ITS HEADQUARTERS ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF LEIGHTON CENTRE, LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY.
THEY CAN ALSO BE MADE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE DEPARTMENT’S MAINLAND DEPOT AT THE JUNCTION OF SAI YEE STREET AND ARGYLE STREET, MONG KOK; OR ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF NGAU TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 21 ON WAH STREET, NGAU TAU KOK.
APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND PAY A FEE OF $20.
APPLICATIONS COULD ALSO BE MADE BY POST, GIVING THE APPLICANT’S NAME, ADDRESS, AGE AND IDENTITY ('ARD NUMBER, TOGETHER WITH A CROSSED CHEQUE FOR $20 PAYABLE TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
POSTAL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT LEIGHTON CENTRE.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED ANGLERS USING RESERVOIRS TO OBSERVE ALL THE RULES WHICH ARE PRINTED ON THE BACK OF EACH LICENCE.
A TOTAL OF 10,363 LICENCES WERE ISSUED LAST SEASON.
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11 SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS SOLD BY AUCTION » « t »
FORTY SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE PUT UP FOR AUCTION THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR A TOTAL OF *839,300 WHICH WILL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.
THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL, SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER DW168 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $66,000.
ANOTHER NUMBER AA233 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $65,000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $3,000 FOR DV4448.
FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS OF TODAY'S AUCTION:
$ $ $ $
AA8768 4,500 DV8818 11,000 HK8777 18,000 DX777O 6,600
AB1686 3,500 AA 233 65,000 DW 168 66,000 DW 89 25,000
AE 246 21,000 1885 50,000 DV 287 14,000 DW3288 28,000
CC1638 13,000 DW 928 40,000 DW2080 8,000 DV4448 3,000
AD 132 10,000 DW 560 10,000 DW 996 8,000 DW 628 16,000
DW 325 22,000 DU1668 31,000 DW 278 10,000 CK2323 39,000
AU 151 7,000 AA 119 40,000 7121 31,000 DW 223 15,000
XX9876 6,500 DW3838 61,000 DV8886 19,000 DX 300 20,000
DV8832 13,000 DV 201 7,000 DT9999 41,000 DW8892 9,000
BB3929 7,500 CC 58 8,800 DT8368 22,000 BW6687 9,000
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WERE REQUIRED TO PAY BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIDDING.
THE NUMBERS AUCTIONED WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF AUCTION.
TODAY'S SALE, THE 128TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973, BROUGHT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR CHARITY REALISED SO FAR TO $62,885,132.
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JULY PROVISIONAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIGURES RELEASED » » t » »
A TOTAL OF 1,956 CASUALTIES WERE REPORTED IN 1,465 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY LAST MONTH (JULY).
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX OF THESE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 741 IN KOWLOON AND 368 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR JULY ALSO REVEALED THAT 26 PERSONS DIED, 402 WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND 1,528 SLIGHTLY INJURED.
THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FOR JULY REPRESENTED A 0.7 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE PRECEDING MONTH, WHILE CASUALTIES SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 1.1 PER CENT.
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THE EXCELLENT CODES AND STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR TRAINEES HAVE LEARNED AT THE POLICE CADET SCHOOL ARE VALUABLE TO THEIR FUTURE CAREERS AND SHOULD BE PRACTISED FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
ADDRESSING A PASSING OUT PARADE AT POLICE CADET SCHOOL TODAY (SATURDAY). THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR J.H. MARCH, URGED THE GRADUATING CADETS TO MAKE FULL USE OF WHAT THEY HAD GAINED FROM THE COURSE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
"DURING YOUR COURSE, YOU HAVE LEARNED SELF-DISCIPLINE, THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND SENSE OF DUTY WHICH WILL GIVE YOU AN ADVANTAGEOUS START ON THE ROAD TO BECOMING USEFUL AND RESPECTED MEMBERS OF ADULT SOCIETY," SAID MR MARCH.
ON PARADE WERE 202 GRADUATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED TWO-YEAR INTENSIVE COURSE WHICH COVERED GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION, PHYSICAL TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL STUDIES. MANY OF THEM HAVE ALSO OBTAINED PRACTICAL AND USEFUL QUALIFICATIONS SUCH AS FIRST AID AND LIFE SAVING CERTIFICATES.
IN ADDITION, THE CADETS HAD DEVOTED EFFORTS IN COMMUNITY SERVICES DURING THE LAST YEAR OF TRAINING, FOR INSTANCE IN ASSISTING IN THE CARE OF OLD PEOPLE AND DISABLED CHILDREN.
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"THESE VERY IMPORTANT DEEDS HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EARLY INSIGHT INTO THE PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE LESS FORTUNATE AND I TRUST HAVE TAUGHT YOU COMPASSION AND TO BE CONSIDERATE TO OTHERS WHICH SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN," SAID MR MARCH.
OF THE 202 GRADUATES, 195 HAVE OPTED TO JOIN THE POLICE AND TWO OTHERS TO THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ON DISCIPLINED SERVICES, MR MARCH SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE TO FACE UNPLEASANT TIMES SUCH AS PUBLIC CRITICISMS AND LONG WORKING HOURS IN THEIR DUTIES. HOWEVER, MR MARCH POINTED OUT THAT THE GROUNDING THE CADETS HAD OBTAINED AT THE SCHOOL SHOULD ENABLE THEM TO COPE ADEQUATELY WITH SUCH SITUATIONS AND MANY OTHERS AS THEY OCCURRED.
"BUT THERE WILL BE ALSO PLEASANT PERIODS TO LOOK FORWARD TO, AS PSYCHOLOGICALLY REWARDING MOMENTS WILL OFTEN OCCUR WHEN YOU FEEL YOU HAVE HELPED SOMEONE IN NEED OR DONE YOUR WORK WELL; ADDING TO YOUR SELF-PRIDE AND PRIDE IN YOUR SERVICE,” MR MARCH ADDED.
SINCE THE POLICE CADET SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1973, A TOTAL OF 3,828 CADETS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE SCHOOL. OF THEM, 3,546 HAVE JOINED THE POLICE FORCE AND 283 HAVE CHOSEN OTHER DISCIPLINED SERVICES OR OTHER PROFESSIONS.
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NG WING-KAM, THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF SENIOR POLICE CONSTABLE NG CHUNG-HING IN LOK MA CHAU, HAS BEEN SELECTED TO JOIN THE OPERATION RALEIGH OVERSEAS ADVENTURE.
OPERATION RALEIGH HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSIDERED AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME BY TAKING PART IN A UNIQUE VENTURE THAT COMBINES A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT, ADVENTURE, PERSONAL ENDEAVOUR AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
WING-KAM (23), A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERISTY OF HONG KONG, WILL BE COMPLETELY SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG COMMITTEE OF OPERATION RALEIGH WHICH COVERS ALL TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND THE COST OF ANY SPECIALIST CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.
THE PHASE OF THE PROGRAMME SHE CHOSE STARTED ON JULY 11 AND CONTINUES TO SEPTEMBER 3.
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THE HONG KONG SELECTION CO-ORDINATOR FOR OPERATION RALEIGH* MR PADDY BIRNEY, COMMANDANT OF POLICE CADET SCHOOL, SAID: "WING-KAM IS EXPECTED TO JOIN OTHER VENTURERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IN COLORADO, UNITED STATES, TO TAKE PART IN SUCH PROJECTS AS RESEARCH PROGRAMMES IN LARGE MAMMALS, A NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY, AN ENTEMOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE STUDY OF DINOSAUR PALEONTOLOGY.
’’SOME MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BY THE VENTURERS ARE DEVELOPING HIGH ALTITUDE TRIALS AND CLIMBING TO A HEIGHT OF 14,000 FEET ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL.
’’ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL GIVE PRACTICAL HELP TO THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN PINE RIDGE LIKE DRILLING WELLS FOR FRESH WATER AND CONSTRUCTING HOME IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS, THE OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE, WHICH IS THE TRIBE OF THE FAMOUS CHIEF IRON CLOUD.
"AS A GENERAL RULE, ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO DO AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT JOBS WITHIN THEIR THREE MONTHS* PERIOD."
WING-KAM*S FATHER, MR NG CHUNG-HING, SHARED HER DAUGHTER’S HAPPINESS FOR BEING CHOSEN FOR THE ADVENTUROUS AND EXCITING TRAVEL OFFERED BY OPERATION RALEIGH.
"WING-KAM IS AN ACTIVE GIRL AND HAS JUST GRADUATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG," HE SAID.
"SHE HAS ALREADY WON MANY TROPHIES AND MEDALS FOR
PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
SHE PREPARED HERSELF WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF OUTWARD BOUND TRAINING MANY YEARS AGO IN SAI KUNG AND SHE SHOWS GREAT CONFIDENCE IN COMPLETING THE ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY.
"I JUST HOPE SHE CAN ENJOY HERSELF GENUINELY IN SUCH AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME."
MR NG HAS THREE CHILDREN, ONE OF WHOM, MR PETER NG, IS A POLICE CONSTABLE IN KOWLOON TRAFFIC HEADQUARTERS.
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SHAM SHUI PO RESIDENTS URGED TO REGISTER AS VOTERS
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED RESIDENTS IN SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE IN THE DISTRICT WOULD START ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15), AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
'SIGNING UP AS AN ELECTOR IS THE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY OF AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.
"ANYONE WHO HAS REACHED OR WILL BE 21 YEARS OF AGE BEFORE DECEMBER 31 AND WHO IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT OR HAS BEEN LIVING IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS CAN REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR.
"THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED CAN VOTE IN THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN MARCH NEXT YEAR, AS WELL AS IN FUTURE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS," HE SAID.
DURING THE REGISTRATION EXERCISE, REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AT 37-39 TONKIN STREET, AND AT ITS THREE SUB-OFFICES.
THEY WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN BANKS AND SUPERMARKETS IN THE DISTRICT.
DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WILL HELP RESIDENTS REGISTER DURING THEIR VISITS TO MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES TN THE DISTRICT.
THOSE RESIDENTS WHO COLLECT THE REGISTRATION FORMS AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE GIVEN SOUVENIR BALL-PENS.
HOWEVER, AS ONLY A LIMITED QUANTITY IS AVAILABLE, THEY WILL BE GIVEN OUT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.
THE STOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT REGISTRATION INVOLVED SIMPLY FILLING IN THE FORMS AND PUTTING THEM IN THE POST BOXES, AND THAT NO POSTAL STAMP WAS REQUIRED.
IN FILLING LN THE FORMS, RESIDENTS SHOULD PROVIDE THEIR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES INSTEAD OF THE ADDRESSES OF THEIR WORKPLACES, HE ADDED.
REGISTERED VOTERS WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES SHOULD NOTIFY THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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DB COMMITTEE TO AIR VIEWS
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THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE TURN MUN DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS A MEMBER’S PAPER CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED AND FOR MARRIED COUPLES AT A MEETING ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15).
THE PAPER REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNED TO REVIEW THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR MARRIED COUPLES IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THAT FOR SINGLE PERSONS.
INCREASED SUBSIDIES FOR HOMES AND HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY, TO ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON RESIDENTS, ARE ALSO REQUESTED.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO LOOK INTO THE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INSTALLATIONS TO STANDARD PRIMARY SCHOOL PREMISES, A REVIEW OF THE MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT SCHEME FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARD REGISTRATION AND SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FOR ORGANISING SOCIAL SERVICES ACTIVITIES.
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 3 AND THE REPORTS OF THE WORKING GROUP ON YOUTH PROBLEM IN THEN MUN AND OF THE WORKING GROUP ON PREFERENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES SCHEME AND TRANSPORT FARES FOR THE AGED IN THEN MUN WILL BE TABLED FOR INFORMATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE THEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15) IN THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR, GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1 TUEN III ROAD, TUEN MUN. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.
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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD’S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL STUDY THE FINDINGS OF A SURVEY ON THE ABUSE OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AT ITS MEETING ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15).
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION.
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AT THE MEETING, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE PROVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO PROCESS A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD’S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, MEI FUNG COURT, 7-11 NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN CENTRE.
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AN "ANTI-SHOP THEFT NIGHT" WILL BE HELD FOR RESIDENTS OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15) EVENING.
ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAT SIN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE FUNCTION WILL BEGIN AT 8.30 PM AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE.
SOCIAL WORKERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE POLICE WILL GIVE TALKS ON THE TOPIC. THERE WILL ALSO BE A PLAY AND A VIDEO SHOW ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION THEME PRESENTED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
THE FUNCTION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. STICKERS AND BOOKMARKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ATTENDANTS AS SOUVENIRS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE "ANTI-SHOP THEFT NIGHT" TO BEGIN AT 8.30 PM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15) AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE, 104 CHING TAK STREET, LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE.
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TRAFFIC CHANGES IN TSIM SHA TSUI
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TSIM SHA TSUI FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15).
THE EXISTING ONE-WAY EASTBOUND OPERATION ON HAIPHONG ROAD, WHICH HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR FOR ROAD WORKS, WILL CONTINUE SO AS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.
TWO NEW TAXI STANDS WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF HAIPHONG ROAD. ONE WILL BE LOCATED NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH CANTON ROAD WHILE THE OTHER WILL BE SET UP NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH HANKOW ROAD.
IN ADDITION, A LOADING AND UNLOADING BAY FOR GENERAL TRAFFIC WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF HAIPHONG ROAD WEST OF IT8 JUNCTION WITH HANKOW ROAD.
AT THE SAME TIME, HAIPHONG ROAD AND CANTON ROAD WILL BE MADE URBAN' CLEARWAYS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW.
HAIPHONG ROAD, EXCEPT THE AREA USED AS TAXI STANDS, GREEN MINIBUS STAND, LOADING AND UNLOADING BAY AND ITS NORTHERN SECTION BETWEEN NATHAN ROAD AND THE GREEN MINIBUS STAND, WILL BECOME A 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY.
AS FOR CANTON ROAD, A 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION WILL RE IMPOSED ON THE SECTION BETWEEN KOWLOON PARK DRIVE AND HAIPHONG ROAD, EXCEPT THE LOADING AND UNLOADING BAY FROM HOUSE NOS. 66 TO 124 ON ITS EASTERN SIDE.
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BOTH THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS OF GASCOIGNE ROAD NEAR WYLIE ROAD AND THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CHATHAM ROAD NORTH NEAR HUNG HOM INTERCHANGE WILL BE TOTALLY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES STARTING FROM AROUND 1.30 AM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 15), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
THE CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE DEMOLITION OF TWO GANTRY SIGNS ERECTED ON THESE TWO ROAD SECTIONS.
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THE DEMOLITION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM ON MONDAY DURING WHICH TRAFFIC LANES ON THESE TWO ROAD SECTIONS WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSED ALTERNATIVELY.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNS AND DRIVE
EXTRA CARE AND PATIENCE. THEY SHOULD ALSO TRY TO AVOID TRAVELLING TO THE AFFECTED AREAS DURING THE ROAD CLOSURE, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE TWO ROAD SECTIONS ARE COMPLETELY CLOSED.
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IEMPORARY CLOSURE OF HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI t » » » ♦
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT HARBOUR ROAD TN wan BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH FLEMING ROAD AND A POIN? *bX « METRES WEST OF THAT JUNCTION, WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFli DaS?
MI DNI (.111 IO 6 AM FROM TUESDAY (AUGUST 16) FOR THREE DAYS.
FENWH-K^TR^T^ND^T EMWr^nAn^T0 PREMISES tN HARBOUR ROAD BETWEEN risNWK K STREET AND FLEMING ROAD WILL STILL BE MAINTAINED.
ni?AniMr,)!-RdN? fHE CLOS,,RE» EASTBOUND VEHICLES ON FENWICK PIFR STREET HEADING FOR TONNOCHY ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA CONVENTION AVeSuB
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL.: 5-8428777
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1988
CONTENTS Page no.
VOTER REGISTRATION BEGINS TOMORROW ......................... 1
UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR APRIL-JUNE ... 2
RAINFALL IN JULY ABOVE NORMAL............................... 4
WORK OF POLICE aT ERSKINE CAMP ............................. 8
PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES WELL PATRONISED ............. 10
MANPOWER SURVEY ON MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY BEGINS ..................................................... 11
PTU ANTI-RIOT EXERCISE IN YUEN LONG ........................ 11
DISTRICT OFFICER TO VISIT TUEN MUN PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS .. 13
FIRE SERVICES SEEKING RECRUIT AMBULANCEMEN.................. 14
JOB BAZAAR BEING PLANNED FOR KOWLOON ....................... 14
INSPECTOR PLANS TO BUILD MODEL OF POLICE LAUNCH ............ 15
IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH ............... 17
BUS SERVICES ON HK ISLAND TO BE .ADJUSTED................... 18
REMINDER ON ARGYLE STREET ROADWORKS ........................ 18
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1980
VOTER REGISTRATION BEGINS TOMORROW * * * * »
HONG KONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT GOT REGISTERED AS ELECTORS i' E A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEIR NAMES ON THE GENERAL EI. TCTCiRAi REGISTER.
THE VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR 1988 BEGINS TOMORROW (MONDAYj AND WILL LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30.
ALTHOUGH LATE SUBMISSIONS MAY ALSO BE ACCEPTED UP TO POVW^tgR 21, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO SEND IN THEIR FORMS BEFORE SF ’TEMDE'S 30.
REGISTERED ELECTORS ARE URGED TO NOTIFY THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION (RED) OF ANY CHANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS . »"!L, UPDATING OF THE ELECTORAL ROLL, WHICH IS COMPILED ON A CONS’ I UNCY BASIS ACCORDING TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE ELECTORS.
REGISTRATION OFFICER OF RED, MR LAI KWAN-TAI, ALSO 'ID THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FURNISHING CORRECT PARTICULARS AND ENSURINQ THAT A MAILING ADDRESS IS GIVEN IN ADDITION T RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN CASE THE LATTER IS INSUFFICIENT FOR Pu • : PURPOSES.
THERE ARE THREE GOOD REASONS TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION, 1; I LAI SAID.
"FIRSTLY, WHEN ACCEPTED, AN APPLICANT WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THE COMING MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
"SECONDLY, THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL IS ALSO USED FOR ELECTIONS TO DISTRICT BOARDS AND NO SEPARATE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED.
"THIRDLY, THOSE WHO ARE REGISTERED ON THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL BUT HAVE YET TO SIGN UP FOR THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL WILL NEED TO BE PROPERLY REGISTERED ON THE LATTER IF THEY WISH TO REMAIN ON THE FORMER AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER."
MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL SECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED AS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORS ARE PARTICULARLY REMINDED THAT ENROLMENT AS AN ELECTOR FOR THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS AND DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IS A PREREQUISITE QUALIFICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTOR.
THEY ARE URGED TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL NOW SO THAT THEY MAY ALSO SEEK REGISTRATION ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL IN APRIL 1989 OR BEFORE THE 1991 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS IF THEIR PROFESSION ALREADY FORMS PART OF A FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY.
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"THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION ON ROLL ARE SIMPLE," MR LAI SAID.
"ANYONE WHO IS 21 YEARS OLD BY DECEMBER IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS OR MORE OR WHO IS RESIDENT IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER."
THE GENERAL ELECTORAL
31, 1988 AND HAS LIVED A HONG KONG PERMANENT
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OFFICES AND BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG BANK AND HANG SENG BANK.
DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD, VARIOUS PROMOTION ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF AND DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS WILL BE PAID TO MOST NEWLY ESTABLISHED PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
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UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR APRIL-JUNE » » « « «
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT REMAINED AT A VERY LOW LEVEL IN THE THREE MONTHS APRIL-JUNE 1988, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THESE FIGURES INDICATE THAT THE LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS HAVE REMAINED TIGHT, WITH THE LOCAL WORKFORCE FULLY EMPLOYED.
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR APRIL-JUNE 1988 WAS 1.8 PER CENT, WHICH WAS HIGHER THAN THE 1.6 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1988 BUT WAS THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.
THE INCREASE OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS PERIOD IS STATISTICALLY NOT SIGNIFICANT.
THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN APR IL-JUNE 1988 WAS ESTIMATED AT '19,400, COMPARED WITH 44,500 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1988 AND 47,800 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING JUNE 1987..
THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE FOR APRIL-JUNE 1988 WAS 0.7 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 0.9 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1988. THE RATE FOR APRIL-JUNE 1987 WAS 1.1 PER CENT.
THE DECREASES OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS PERIOD AND 0.4 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER ARE BOTH STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
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THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS FOR APRIL-JUNE 1988 WAS 18,900, COMPARED WITH 25,200 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1988 AND 29,500 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING JUNE 1987.
CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THS 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 ON THESE FIGURES, THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS SAID THAT BECAUSE THE PROPORTION OF FIRST-TIME JOB-SEEKERS (FOR EXAMPLE, 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 PROVISIONAL COUNTS, THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATES COVERING THE LATEST THREE MONTHS PERIOD COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SURVEY.
THESE PROVIDE AN EARLY INDICATION OF THE LATEST TREND IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT SITUATION.
THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MAY-JULY 1988 WAS 1.7 PER CENT AND THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 0.6 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 14,000 HOUSEHOLDS OR 49,000 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INST1TUTIONAL POPULATION IN HONG KONG.
PERSONAL AND LABOUR FORCE DATA WERE OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE TN 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 JUNE 1988 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AROUND SEPTEMBER 20 AT #10 PER COPY.
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RAINFALL IN JULY ABOVE NORMAL
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FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, RAINFALL FOR A CALENDAR MONTH - JULY - WAS ABOVE NORMAL, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) IN ITS REPORT ON THE MONTH’S WEATHER.
THE OBSERVATORY RECORDED RAINFALL OF 327.4 MILLIMETRES IN JULY, WHICH WAS THREE PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 316.8 MILLIMETRES.
HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR THE RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 875.4 MILLIMETRES STILL REPRESENTS ONLY 67 PER CENT OF THE NORMAL OF 1,309.7 MILLIMETRES AND IS THE SEVENTH LOWEST ON RECORD.
ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL, THE MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD OF 56 PER CENT WAS THE FIFTH LOWEST ON RECORD FOR JULY.
THE TOTAL DURATION OF BRIGHT SUNSHINE, 259.6 HOURS, WAS MORE THAN 10 PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH.
MOST OF THE RAINFALL DURING THE MONTH WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TYPHOON WARREN WHICH REQUIRED THE HOISTING OF THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO. 3 FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
ALMOST 250 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING JULY 19 AND 20 AND OVER 300 MILLIMETRES FELL IN PARTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES WHERE WIDESPREAD SEVERE FLOODING OCCURRED.
THE HEAVY RAIN ALSO RESULTED IN SEVERAL LANDSLIPS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
THE WEATHER FOR JULY 1 WAS GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH SOME MORNING SHOWERS. AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDED TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA COAST FROM THE EAST, THE WEATHER TURNED FINE DURING THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 2.
WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, FINE WEATHER PREVAILED FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS APART FROM SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ON JULY 4 TO 5.
THE SUNNY CONDITIONS ALSO KEPT THE DAYTIME MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE TO OVER 32 DEGREES CELSIUS ON MOST OF THE DAYS.
A MAXIMUM OF 33.8 DEGREES WAS RECORDED ON JULY 9, THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR.
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MEANWHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN WAS EDGING WESTWARDS. ON JULY 10, THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS, BRINGING SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO HONG KONG.
SHOWERY WEATHER PREVAILED UNTIL JULY 13 WHEN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SET IN AND THE WEATHER BECAME GENERALLY FINE APART FROM A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS. i
ON JULY 18, WARREN, A FAST-MOVING TYPHOON SKIRTED THE NORTHERN TIP OF LUZON AND ENTERED THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE STAND BY SIGNAL NO. 1 WAS HOISTED AT 11 AM WHEN WARREN WAS ABOUT 800 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG.
WITH RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH WARREN STILL QUITE FAR AWAY, THE WEATHER ON JULY 18 CONTINUED TO BE MAINLY FINE. HOWEVER, ONE OF THESE RAINBANDS REACHED HONG KONG EARLY NEXT MORNING AND GAVE RISE TO PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTS REACHING 58 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE URBAN AREAS AND 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OFFSHORE.
AS WARREN CONTINUED TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST, THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO. 3 WAS HOISTED AT 4.10 AM ON JULY 19. THB WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE DAY WAS CLOUDY WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WARREN MADE LANDFALL AT AROUND 4.30 PM ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG AND BEGAN TO WEAKEN.
ITS EXTENSIVE RAIN AREA AFFECTED HONG KONG THAT EVENING AND THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. WINDS ALSO REACHED STRONG FORCE.
SOME FLOODING AND LANDSLIP INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. A SCAFFOLDING IN TSIM SHA TSUI ALSO COLLAPSED.
WITH THE FURTHER WEAKENING OF WARREN OVER LAND THE NEXT DAY, ALL SIGNALS WERE LOWERED AT 5 AM ON JULY 20.
HOWEVER, RAIN CONTINUED THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY AND WAS HEAVIEST OVER THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CAUSING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE AREA.
A TOTAL OF 270 HECTARES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WAS FLOODED. SIXTY-FIVE TONNES OF FRESH-WATER FISH AND A LARGE NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK WERE REPORTED LOST.
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APART FROM SOME MORNING SHOWERS, THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE BETWEEN JULY 21 AND 26.
ON JULY 27, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSED OVER HONG KONG IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND TRIGGERED A SERIES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE HEAVY RAIN BROUGHT THE TEMPERATURE DOWN TO 24.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH.
THIRTY-FIVE INCIDENTS OF FLOODING WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE TORRENTIAL RAIN. IN ADDITION, A FOUR-METRE HIGH WALL IN CHEUNG SHA WAN COLLAPSED, DAMAGING A LIGHT TRUCK AND A CAR.
WITH THE TROUGH REMAINING ALMOST STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST, THE WEATHER CONTINUED TO BE CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THE WEATHER IMPROVED ON JULY 30 AS THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WEAKENED. OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF BRIEF SHOWERS, THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE ON JULY 31.
DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, TWO TROPICAL CYCLONES OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THE FIRST ONE WAS TYPHOON WARREN. THE SECOND WAS TROPICAL STORM AGNES WHICH FORMED AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ABOUT 1,610 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO ON JULY 29. IT MOVED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INITIALLY.
AGNES INTENSIFIED TO A TROPICAL STORM AND ACCELERATED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS TO A SPEED OF ABOUT 34 KILOMETRES PER HOUR THAT EVENING. IT PASSED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TOKYO ON JULY 30 AND BECAME EXTRATROPICAL SOON AFTER.
DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, TWO AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH TYPHOON WARREN.
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON JULY 1, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29 AND 30.
FLOOD WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON JULY 19, 20 AND 27. A LANDSLIP WARNING WAS IN EFFECT BETWEEN JULY 19 AND 20.
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SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
DATE AND TIME DATE AND TIME
WEATHER SYSTEM SIGNAL OF HOISTING OF LOWERING
TYPHOON WARREN 1 JULY 18 11 AM JULY 19 4.10 AM
3 JULY 19 4.10 AM JULY 20 5 AM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE
MEAN DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION
TOTAL RAINFALL
MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
TOTAL EVAPORATION
259.6 HOURS
19.39 MJ/SQ. METRE
327.4 MM
56 PER CENT
81 PER CENT
31.5 DEGREES CELSIUS
29 DEGREES CELSIUS
26.9 DEGREES CELSIUS
25.2 DEGREES CELSIUS
163.4 MM
; 28.7 HOURS ABOVE
NORMAL
; 0.10 MJ/SQ. METRE
ABOVE NORMAL
; 10.6 MM ABOVE NORMAL
; 10 PER CENT LESS
THAN NORMAL
; NORMAL
; 0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS
BELOW NORMAL
; 0.4 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
; 0.6 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
; 0.2 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
; 11.6 MM BELOW NORMAL
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WORK OF POLICE AT ERSKINE CAMP *****
WITHIN 48 HOURS OF AN URGENT CALL FOR THE POLICE TO SET UP AND STAFF A CAMP FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE A DERELICT FORMER MILITARY SITE WAS ESTABLISHED AND PREPARED TO RECEIVE 1,200 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING, ERSKINE CAMP IN SAI KUNG WAS BEING SPEEDILY TRANSFORMED FROM A VANDALISED AND NEGLECTED GROUP OF NISSEN HUTS IN A TANGLED AND OVERGROWN JUNGLE TO AN ORDERLY AND HABITABLE CAMP.
IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE HAS BEEN CALLED UPON TO CARRY OUT SUCH DUTIES.
NEWLY APPOINTED COMMANDANT AT ERSKINE CAMP, SUPERINTENDENT VIANNEY WILLY-FURTH, SAID: "WE’RE STILL WORKING VERY MUCH OFF THE CUFF. WE DON’T KNOW HOW LONG WE’LL BF. HERE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO I’VE GOT - BUT I KNOW WHAT I’VE GOT."
AS HE SPOKE WORK CONTINUED OUTSIDE MR WILLY-FURTH’S IMPROVISED OFFICE TO RENOVATE OLD BUILDINGS, IMPROVE SECURITY FENCES AND PROVIDE BASIC SERVICES.
A WORK FORCE WAS PROVIDED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AND THE ARMY TO CARRY OUT THE URGENT WORK OF MAKING THE CAMP READY WHILE THE NEW INMATES WATCHED FROM THEIR CLOSED HUTTED ACCOMMODATION.
"WE’VE HAD TO START FROM SCRATCH," SAID MR WILLY-FURTH. "GUARD ROOM, KITCHEN, PLUMBING, A CLINIC, FURNITURE - YOU NAME IT AND WE HAD TO PROVIDE IT CALL IN A COUPLE OF DAYS."
THE 1,200 BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVED IN THREE CONVOYS OF 400 ON THE DAY AFTER MR WILLY-FURTH AND HIS HASTILY ASSEMBLED STAFF FIRST VISITED THE SITE.
THEY ARRIVED WITH ONLY BASIC DOCUMENTATION - DETAILS OF THE BOAT ON WHICH THEY ARRIVED, THEIR FAMILY GROUPINGS AND NUMBERS.
"I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHERE ANY INDIVIDUAL COMES FROM, NORTH OR SOUTH VIETNAM OR WHETHER HE’S GOOD OR BAD. I’VE GOT 11 HUTS BULGING WITH THEM AND THERE’S A LOT OF PAPER WORK TO DO.
"WHEN WE’VE DONE THE DOCUMENTATION WE’LL START TO THINK OF THE REFINEMENTS."
MR WILLY-FURTH SAID THE NEW ARRIVALS - TRANSFERRED ASHORE AFTER UP TO SIX WEEKS ON THE FERRY MAN YIP - WERE MOSTLY FARMERS OR FISHERMEN, ALTHOUGH SOME WERE HIGHLY EDUCATED AND OTHERS HAD ENTRY PERMITS TO OTHER DESTINATIONS OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
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THE VIETNAMESE HAVE BEEN DIVIDED AS EQUALLY AS POSSIBLE INTO THE HUTS, GROUPED AS THEY WERE WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN HONG KONG WATERS.
AS WORK PROGRESSES THE FAMILIES WILL BE PUT INTO GROUPS AND SINGLE MEN AND WOMEN ACCOMMODATED SEPARATELY.
WORK DETAILS WILL BE ORGANISED AND JOBS ALLOCATED, WITH THE INMATES WORKING UNDER STRICT SECURITY SUPERVISION.
’’THEY ARE GOING TO WORK THE CAMP THEMSELVES,” SAID MR WILLY-FURTH. ’’THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO STRICT DISCIPLINE BUT WITHOUT BEING HARSH. THE PLACE WILL BE MADE AS PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE.
’’WE’RE TEACHING THEM TO USE FLUSHING TOILETS AND THEY HAVE SHOWERS AND A LOT OF GRASS TO WALK ON.”
A DAILY ROUTINE IS ALREADY BEING BUILT, WITH A ROTA SYSTEM IN
FORCE FOR SERVING FOOD AND CLEANING THE WASH PLACES AND LAVATORIES.
FOOD, AT PRESENT BEING DELIVERED FROM OUTSIDE, WILL EVENTUALLY BE
PREPARED IN A CAMP KITCHEN.
A SYSTEM OF EXERCISE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WILL
FOLLOW.
MR WILLY-FURTH HAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF SIX WITH OTHER OFFICERS AND AUXILIARIES WORKING ON SHIFTS.
ALTHOUGH THE NEWCOMERS ARE RELIEVED TO BE ON DRY LAND AND IN MORE COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATION THAN UNDER THEIR RECENT CONDITIONS, MINOR THEFTS AND OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AT ERSKINE CAMP
”WE ARE ON OUR GUARD AGAINST TROUBLE,” SAID MR WILLY-FURTH. "WE’VE HAD SOME SQUABBLES WITH PEOPLE WANTING MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE OF HUT SPACE. WE’RE ALSO LETTING THEM TAKE TURNS IN GETTING FIRST PORTIONS OF THE FOOD AND WE HAVE OUR EYES ON PREVENTING PEOPLE SETTING THEMSELVES UP AS TABACCO BARONS.
"EVENTUALLY ALL OF THEM WILL BE SCREENED SO THAT WE WILL KNOW WHO’S HERE.”
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THE 67 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) HAVE BEEN WELL PATRONISED DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CNTA SAID DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD THE CENTRES, LOCATED CONVENIENTLY THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, HANDLED ABOUT THREE MILLION CASES.
HE SAID THE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRES INCLUDED ANSWERING GENERAL ENQUIRIES, ADMINISTERING DECLARATIONS AND OATHS, MANAGING THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME AND THE RENT OFFICER SCHEME.
THE PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS OF ENQUIRY RELATED TO EMIGRATION AND OVERSEAS VISITS, CIVIL SERVICE JOB VACANCIES, DECLARATION/OATH/AFFIRMATION AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS, LOCATIONS AND OFFICE HOURS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
OF THE 388,000 DECLARATIONS AND OATHS ADMINISTERED DURING THE PERIOD/ MOST WERE RELATED TO DECLARATIONS OF TRUE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS, EMIGRATION, DISPUTES, AND APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSING, HE ADDED.
ON THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG AND THE CNTA, THE SPOKESMAN SAID A TOTAL OF 1,407 CASES WERE REFERRED TO THE LAW SOCIETY DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
AS TO THE RENT OFFICER SCHEME, 8,281 PEOPLE HAD CONSULTED RENT OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT STATIONED IN 13 DISTRICT OFFICES FOR ADVICE ON RENT AND TENANCY PROBLEMS.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE SERIVCES, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES ALSO DISTRIBUTED SOME 5.3 MILLION FORMS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS DURING THE PERIOD.
MAJOR ITEMS ISSUED WERE THE WHITE PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND APPLICATION FORMS FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS, ADMISSION TO EVENING COURSES OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, PUBLIC HOUSING AND VARIOUS NON-GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE MAY TELEPHONE OR VISIT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS AT 13TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, CANTON ROAD, HARBOUR CITY, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON (TEL. 3-692255).
THEY MAY ALSO CALL AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES AT THE 19 DISTRICT OFFICES AND THEIR SUB-OFFICES.
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MANPOWER SURVEY ON MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY BEGINS * » « » *
THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL START A SURVEY TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE INDUSTRY’S MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATION.
THE ONE-MONTH SURVEY WILL COVER ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES : BASIC METAL INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) AND MECHANICAL CLOCKS AND WATCHES AS WELL AS PLANT MAINTENANCE SECTION OF FOOD, BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
RELEVANT DIVISIONS OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS RELATED PUBLIC UTILITY AND ENGINEERING SERVICING COMPANIES WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SURVEY.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE SURVEYED. SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CALL AT EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENT TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 10. INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.
THE TRAINING BOARD URGES EMPLOYERS TO CO-OPERATE BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE IMPORTANT IN FORMULATING MANPOWER TRAINING PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY.
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PTU ANTI-RIOT EXERCISE IN YUEN LONG
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POLICE VANS AND SAXON ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS RUMBLED THROUGH THE BLACK TARMAC STREETS OF YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, STOPPING AT THIS ROAD JUNCTION AND THEN THAT. IN NO TIME AT ALL SWEEPS BY RIFLE-TOTING OFFICERS WERE UNDER WAY.
NO, THE RESPONSE WAS NOT TO ANY SERIOUS DISTURBANCE, NOR A SUDDEN INFLUX OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN THIS DEVELOPING AREA. IN FACT, IT WAS A PLATOON OF POLICE TACTICAL UNIT OFFICERS CARRYING OUT AN ANTI-RIOT EXERCISE AS PART OF THEIR INTERNAL SECURITY TRAINING.
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EQUIPPED WITH FULL RIOT GEAR OF MASKS, HELMETS, RATTEN SHIELDS, SMOKE PISTOLS, SHOTGUNS AND RIFLES, FOUR COLUMNS OF KHAKI-DRESSED OFFICERS SPILLED FROM FOUR APC’S AND IMMEDIATELY FORMED A BATTLE ARRAY. IN SECTIONS OF EIGHT AND FOUR COLUMNS DEEP, THE PLATOON STOOD ON GUARD OPPOSITE IMAGINARY RIOTERS.
FOLLOWED BY THE FOUR IRON-PACKED MONSTERS, THE "SMOKE SECTION" AND THE "BATON SECTION" CAME TO THE FRONT LINE, SIMULATED THE LOADING OF SHELLS IN THE BREECHES OF THEIR GUNS AND ADVANCED.
THE EXERCISE, A MUST FOR EVERY INTAKE AT THE PTU, IS AIMED AT MAKING THE OFFICERS EXPERT IN USING THE ARMOURED CARS TO SET UP ROADBLOCKS AND TO SURROUND SUSPECTED TARGETS IN CASE OF INTERNAL UNREST.
ONE OF THE SAXONS, WAS AN ARMOURED COMMAND VEHICLE WITH DESK SPACE INCLUDED IN THE INTERNAL CONFIGURATION. THE REMAINING THREE WERE PERSONNEL CARRIERS CAPABLE OF CARRYING 10 OFFICERS, PLUS DRIVER AND COMMANDER.
ALL VEHICLES HAVE RADIO INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS. THEY ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH DETACHABLE TURRETS WITH SMOKE GRENADE LAUNCHERS.
OFFICERS OF THE PTU BETTER KNOWN AS THE "BLUE BERETS" ARB NO STRANGERS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SINCE THE UNIT WAS FORMED IN 1968 FROM THE OLD POLICE TRAINING CONTINGENT WHICH HELPED QUELL THE 1967 RIOTERS, THE HIGHLY MOBILISED ELITE FORMATION HAS SHOULDERED A WIDE RANGE OF COMMITMENTS SUCH AS CROWD CONTROL AT FOOTBALL MATCHES AND RACE MEETINGS, KEEPING THE PEACE DURING SQUATTER AND OTHER CLEARANCE OPERATIONS AND CARRYING OUT ANTI-CRIME AND ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS.
ITS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN TACKLING THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE RIOTS AT KAI TAK NORTH CAMP IN 1982 AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH THE TAXI STRIKE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR IN 1984 HAS PROVED BEYOND DOUBT THAT THE UNIT FULFILS THE ROLE OF THE FORCE "TROUBLE-SHOOTERS".
THE PTU HAS AN ESTABLISHMENT OF SIX COMPANIES - 1,020 MEN -AND PROVIDES AN IMMEDIATE RESERVE OF MANPOWER FOR USE IN AN EMERGENCY. ALL THE TRAINEES FROM THE RANKS OF CONSTABLE TO SUPERINTENDENT ARE DRAWN IN ROTATION FROM VARIOUS DISTRICTS WHO SERVE FOR 30 WEEKS WITH THE UNIT - 10 WEEKS TRAINING IN FANLING BASE AND 20 WEEKS IN A DISTRICT.
AT ANY ONE TIME, TWO COMPANIES ARE UNDER TRAINING AT THE PTU BASE AND FOUR COMPANIES ARE ON REGIONAL ATTACHMENT - TWO IN KOWLOON, ONE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND ONE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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IT IS INTENDED THAT AN EXTRA FIVE TO SIX COMPANIES WILL BE FORMED BY THE EARLY 1990'S TO RESUME RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE ARMY FOR ALL ANTI-II OPERATIONS AT THE BORDER.
THE NEW COMPANIES WILL BE FORMED BY INCREASING THE NUMBERS AND LENGTHENING THE TIME FOR WHICH POLICEMEN ARE ATTACHED TO THE PTU. ULTIMATELY, THE PTU ATTACHMENT CYCLE WILL COVER 52 WEEKS, MADE UP OF 12 WEEKS ON INTERNAL SECURITY TRAINING, FOUR WEEKS ON ANTI-II TRAINING, 12 WEEKS ON BORDER PATROLS, FOUR WEEKS IN RESERVE AND 20 WEEKS ON ATTACHMENT TO A REGION.
ONCE THE NEW PTU BASE IN FANLING IS OPENED IN 1990, THERE WILL BE THREE COMPANIES UNDER TRAINING AT ANY ONE TIME.
TRAINING AT THE PTU IS RIGOROUS AND IMPRESSIVE. IN THE FIRST 10-WEEK COURSE AT FANLING, OFFICERS ARE TRAINED IN BASIC ANTI-RIOT WORK AND IN USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEAPONS. THE OFFICERS ARE ALSO TRAINED TO ROPE DOWN FROM A HOVERING HELIPCOPTER FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN EMERGENCY.
AS RIOT HAS NO CONSTANT FORMAT, MUCH EMPHASIS IS PLACED IN FLEXIBILITY IN THE PTU’S ANTI-RIOT DRILL. DURING 19B7, A TOTAL OF 1,700 OFFICERS UNDERWENT TRAINING.
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TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN WAN, WILL VISIT A NUMBER OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 16) TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE VILLAGES AND THE PROGRESS OF IMPROVEMENT WORKS THERE.
HE WILL EXAMINE PROJECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE’S WORKS SECTION AT TAI LAM CHUNG, LUNG KWU TAN, SIU HANG SAN TSUEN, NAI WAI, LAM TEI AND TSENG TAU CHUNG TSUEN.
THE PROJECTS INVOLVED INCLUDE A NULLAH, CROSS ROAD, VAN TRACK, FOOTPATH, FOOT BRIDGE AND RAMP.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER’S VISIT TO LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 16).
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 10 AM AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1 TUEN Hl ROAD, TUEN MUN. THOSE WISHING TO TAKE GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 9 AM AT THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI.
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FIRE SERVICES SEEKING RECRUIT AMBULANCEMEN
*****
THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS RECRUITING YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN A CAREER AS AMBULANCEMEN.
AN APPLICANT SHOULD BE UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE, HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND FIVE YEARS’ CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE IN HONG KONG AND MUST BE ABLE TO SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE AND READ AND WRITE CHINESE.
HE SHOULD BE WITHIN THE HEIGHT RANGE OF 165 TO 191 CENTIMETRES AND CORRESPONDING WEIGHT RANGE OF 52 TO 86.75 KILOGRAMS IN A SPECIFIC PROPORTIONAL HEIGHT AND WEIGHT SCALE.
HIS CHEST MEASUREMENT SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 84 CENTIMETRES, BREATH EXHALED, WITH AN EXPANSION OF AT LEAST FIVE CENTIMETRES.
THE MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION REQUIRED IS SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF FORM 3.
THE STARTING SALARY FOR AN AMBULANCEMAN RANGES FROM *4,225 TO *4,655, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS, AND RISES TO *6,165.
A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE TRAINED AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR 24 WEEKS BEFORE BECOMING AN AMBULANCEMAN.
APPLICATION FORMS (GF 340) CAN BE OBTAINED FROM DISTRICT OFFICES AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE RECRUITMENT UNIT, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, 1 HONG CHONG ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST NOT LATER THAN MONDAY, AUGUST 29.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE RECRUITMENT UNIT ON 3-7337675.
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JOB BAZAAR BEING PLANNED FOR KOWLOON *****
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO HOLD A THIRD JOB BAZAAR IN KOWLOON IN LATE SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
THIS FOLLOWS THE SUCCESS OF TWO SIMILAR ACTIVITIES HEI^D IN THE NEW TOWN PLAZA, SHA TIN, IN JANUARY AND THE CITYPLAZA, TATKOO SHING, IN MAY.
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A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE THIRD JOB BAZAAR WOULD BE HELD AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL, TSTM SHA TSUI, BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 30 AND zxnrr<z-\tAn»» o
ABOUT 16 COMPANIES, TO BE CHOSEN FROM THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS, WOULD BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. HE EXPECTED THAT ONLY ONE TO TWO FIRMS WOULD BE SELECTED TO REPRESENT A PARTICULAR TRADE OR INDUSTRY.
’’FOR THIS REASON," THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED, "ACCEPTANCE FOR ENROLMENT WILL BE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS."
EMPLOYERS WHO WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE BAZAAR ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE," HE ADDED.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8524157.
THE JOB BAZAAR IS A NEW CONCEPT INTRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO HELP EMPLOYERS PUBLICISE THEIR JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ATTRACT MORE JOB SEEKERS TO TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT OR FIND A MORE SUITABLE CAREER.
IT ALSO PROVIDED AN IMMEDIATE, CORDIAL AND DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND JOB SEEKERS, THEREBY REDUCING THE TIME NEEDED EITHER TO FILL VACANT POSTS OR TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT, HE SAID.
TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND STAFF RECRUITMENT IN THE URBAN AREAS, THE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERED IT WORTHWHILE FOR A THIRD BAZAAR TO BE ORGANISED IN KOWLOON.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT IT WAS ALSO HOPED THAT THE EVENT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ALLEVIATING THE PROBLEM OF LABOUR SHORTAGE IN HONG KONG.
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SOME MIGHT REGARD THEIR HOMES AS THEIR CASTLES - BUT TO INSPECTOR NG KWOK-LUN OF THE POLICE MARINE NORTH DIVISION HIS HOME IS HIS BATTLEFIELD.
HIS HOUSE IS INUNDATED WITH TANKS, HELICOPTERS, JEEPS, FIGHTER PLANES, CRUISERS, DESTROYERS AND MACHINE GUNS.
FORTUNATELY THEY ARE ALL MODELS.
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MR NG IS A MEMBER OF HONG KONG MILITARY MODELLING SOCIETY AND TAKES EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE REAL LIFE EXAMPLES OF THE MILITARY HARDWARE HE REPRODUCES SO ACCURATELY TN HIS SCALE MODELS.
MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY A’E PRIVILEGED TO GO ABOARD MILITARY SHIPS, SUCH AS THE ’’ENTERPRISE' OR THE "MIDWAY” AIRCRAFT CARRIER, WHEN THEY VISIT HONG KONG.
SAID MR NG : "MODELLING IS NOT JUST A GAME FOR CHILDREN. MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, FROM LAWYERS TO ORDINARY WORKERS.
"IN FACT MODELLING HELPS ME TO DEVELOP MY POWERS OF OBSERVATION BECAUSE I HAVE TO KNOW THE EXACT POSITION OF EACH COMPONENT AND FIT THEM ALL IN THE RIGHT PLACES.”
HE ALSO USES REFERENCE BOOKS TO STUDY THE EXACT SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SUBJECTS OF HIS MODELS.
AS HE IS A POLICE MARINER IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT MR NG HAS NOW TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO MODELLING A POLICE LAUNCH. HIS SUBJECT IS PL 71 THE DAMEN MARK III ’’KING YEE”.
HIS AMBITIOUS PROJECT WILL BE TO BUILD A 42-INCH MODEL OF THE "KING YEE” TO A SCALE OF 1:25.
"I EXPECT TO TAKE A YEAR TO COMPLETE THE MODEL AND IF IT IS A SUCCESS I PLAN TO FIT IT WITH REMOTE CONTROL POWER. IT WILL BE COMPLETELY SEA WORTHY.
"IT WILL COST ME MORE THAN $10,000 TO BUILD ONE MODEL DAMEN BUT IF I CAN ATTRACT THE INTEREST OF OTHER POLICE OFFICERS WE CAN REDUCE HE COST CONSIDERABLY.
”IF WE GOT TOGETHER TO BUILD A COMPLETE FLEET OF 15 MODEL POLICE LAUNCHES WE COULD REDUCE THE COST PER LAUNCH TO AROUND $3,000.
”WE WOULD BE SPENDING ABOUT TWO HOURS A DAY ON THE PROJECT IN OUR OUR OWN SPARE TIME.
"THE EXERCISE WILL ALSO HELP US TO BECOME BETTER POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE MODELLING GIVES US PATIENCE AND ENDURANCE WHICH ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT IN OUR JOBS.*’
MR NG JOINED THE FORCE IN 1978 AS A POLICE CONSTABLE. HE WAS PROMOTED SERGEANT IN 1984 AND BECAME AN INSPECTOR IN 1986.
BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO MARINE REGION IN APRIL THIS YEAR HE SERVED IN UNIFORM BRANCH, POLICE TACTICAL UNIT AND EMERGENCY UNIT.
HE RECEIVED A COMMANDING OFFICER’S COMMENDATION IN 1985 FOR HIS WORK IN A PROTRACTED AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTIGATION OF A GANG OF PICK POCKETS.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS AND BUS PASSENGERS THAT NEW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH TOWARDS THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE MEASURES ARE PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE REPORT ON CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL STUDY, JOINTLY COMPILED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND A CONSULTANCY FIRM.
UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, THE EXISTING PUS STOPS AT CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND NEAR BAKER STREET WILL NOT RE OBSERVED BY CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES NO. 101, 108, 109, 116 AND 121 AND AIRBUS ROUTES NO. A2 AND A3. HOWEVER, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED BY KMB ROUTES NO. 13X, 14X, 15X AND 24X.
NEW BUS STOPS FOR THESE CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES WILL BE PROVIDED AT A BUS BAY NEAR THE FAT KWONG STREET FLYOVER. THE TWO AIRBUS ROUTES WILL ALSO STOP FOR PASSENGERS AT THE SAME LOCATION.
'THE CANCELLATION OF THE BAKER STREET STOPS FOR CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES WILL REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THESE BUSES TO WEAVE ACROSS TUNNEL TRAFFIC QUEUES ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, THUS GIVING THEM A FREER APPROACH TO THE EXISTING BUS GATE SLIP ROAD AT THE LEFT TURN TO HONG CHONG ROAD,” SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
“AT THE SAME TIMF, THE REDUCTION IN WEAVING ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO HELP TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF OTHER TRAFFIC ALONG CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND.”
MEANWHILE, THE CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND WILL BE ADJUSTED TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC HEADING FOR YAU MA TEI AREA.
AT PRESENT, MANY MOTORISTS HEADING FOR THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL ARE MAKING USE OF THE TRAFFIC LANES HEADING FOR THE NON-TUNNEL AREA TO MOVE INTO THE TUNNEL QUEUES, AND ARE CAUSING CONSIDERABLE CONFLICT WITH AND DELAYS TO NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC.
WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS IN CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS, WHICH INCLUDE THE DESIGNATION OF NEW SOLID/BROKEN WHITE LINES AND THE SHORTENING OF SOME OF THE EXISTING SOLID/BROKEN WHITE LINES, SUCH CONFLICT WILL BE AVOIDED AND NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY A SMOOTHER FLOW.
’’MOTORISTS (’OMI NG FROM THE EAST KOWLOON WAY WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC LANES EARLIER, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY WISH TO CROSS THE HARBOUR OR TO GO TO YAU MA TEI AREA,” THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT A NEW CMB URBAN EXPRESS ROUTE NO. 18 PLYING BETWEEN NORTH POINT (HEALTHY STREET CENTRAL) AND WEST POINT (HOLLAND STREET) VIA WAN CHAI NORTH WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM TUESDAY (AUGUST 16).
THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE BETWEEN 7 AM AND 6.27 PM FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 2.51 PM ON SATURDAYS AT A FREQUENCY OF NINE TO 12 MINUTES. THE SINGLE JOURNEY FARE WILL BE $1.50.
AT THE SAME TIME, CMB ROUTE NO. IDA PLYING BETWEEN NORTH POINT FERRY AND CENTRAL (WING WO STREET) WILL OPERATE DURING PEAK HOURS ONLY, THAT IS, BETWEEN 6.50 AM AND 8 PM FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AND BETWEEN 6.50 AM AND 10.12 AM ON SATURDAYS.
MEANWHILE, CMB ROUTE NO. 10B RUNNING BETWEEN NORTH POINT (HEALTHY STREET CENTRAL) AND CENTRAL (MACAU FERRY) AND ROUTE NO. 5M PLYING BETWEEN KENNEDY TOWN AND WAN CHAI FERRY WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE. .
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THESE CHARGES ARE MADE TO RATIONALISE THE EXISTING BUS SERVICES WITH A VIEW TO BETTER UTILISING BUS RESOURCES AND REDUCING LOW-PATRONAGE ROUTES.
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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT WORKS TO RECONSTRUCT THE ROAD PAVEMENT IN ARGYLE STREET AT ITS JUNCTION WITH LOMOND ROAD WILL START TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE ROADWORKS ARE NECESSARY TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY. THEY WILL INVOLVE DIGGING UP THE EXISTING DEFECTIVE ROAD PAVEMENT, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD PAVEMENT IN CONCRETE AND ANCILLARY ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW AT THIS BUSY TRAFFIC JUNCTION, THE WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN EIGHT STAGES AND WILL TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
DURING THE WORK PERIOD, PARI’ OF THE CARRIAGEWAY AT THE JUNCTION WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC’ SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP ON SITE TO GUIDE ROAD USERS.
AS CONGESTION IS EXPECTED AT THIS JUNCTION DURING PEAK HOURS, MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND PATIENCE OR USE OTHER ALTERNATE ROUTES IF POSSIBLE.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
PROPOSALS ON FOREIGN LAW FIRMS WILL NOT 'OPEN FLOODGATES' ... 1
JOINT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SAFETY IN LRT SERVICE AREA............. 2
WATER STORAGE FIGURE............................................ 4
WAN CHAI DB TO DISCUSS EDUCATION REPORT......................... 5
1988 MANPOWER SURVEY OF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY BEGINS ........... 5
TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURE ON SHA TIN ROAD.......................... 6
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1988
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THE ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL, MR STUART COTSEN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THERE WERE NO GROUNDS FOR CONCERN THAT THE GOVERNMENT’S RECENT PROPOSALS ON FOREIGN LAW FIRMS WOULD OPEN THE FLOODGATES AND LEAD TO THE LOCAL PROFESSION BEING DOMINATED BY FOREIGN LAWYERS.
THE PROPOSALS WILL ALLOW FOREIGN LAW FIRMS TO EMPLOY, OR ADMIT AS PARTNERS, LOCAL SOLICITORS TO ADVISE ON HONG KONG LAW, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WILL CONTINUE TO DISALLOW FOREIGN LAWYERS TO PRACTISE HONG KONG LAW ON MOTION WITHOUT HAVING TO PASS ANY EXAMINATION.
UNDER THESE PROPOSALS, FOREIGN LAWYERS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED IN HONG KONG’S SYSTEM OF LAW WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO DEAL WITH WORK WHICH UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE MAY ONLY BE DEALT WITH BY QUALIFIED SOLICITORS.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES, IF APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE, WILL APPLY TO ALL FOREIGN LAW FIRMS.
IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA REPORTS ON THE PROPOSALS, MR COTSEN POINTED OUT THAT FOREIGN LAW FIRMS HAD IN FACT BEEN OPERATING IN HONG KONG SINCE THE EARLY 1970’S AND "THEIR ADMISSION HAS BEEN REGULATED ONLY BY- A LOOSE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT OPERATED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LAW SOCIETY WHICH HAS NO LEGISLATIVE BACKING AND NO CLEARLY LAID DOWN CRITERIA.
"IF THE GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSALS ARE IMPLEMENTED IT WILL MEAN THAT THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS WILL BE BROUGHT UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE BY MEANS OF A STATUTORY SCHEME.
"SO, FAR FROM OPENING THE FLOODGATES IT WILL PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE CHECK ON BOTH THE QUALITY AND THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS PERMITTED TO PRACTISE IN HONG KONG," HE SAID.
DOUBTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RAISED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE BLURRING OF ROLES BETWEEN THE FOREIGN LAWYER AND THE LOCAL SOLICITOR OPERATING IN THE SAME FIRM.
MR COTSEN SAID FOREIGN LAWYERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BARRED FROM DEALING WITH WORK WHICH IS ONLY TO BE HANDLED BY SOLICITORS QUALIFIED IN HONG KONG LAW AS STIPULATED IN THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE.
SUCH RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, HE STRESSED.
IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING THAT A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK BE DEVISED TO GOVERN THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS ONCE THEY ARE PERMITTED TO PRACTISE IN HONG KONG.
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"THIS WILL ENABLE THE LAW SOCIETY TO EXERCISE DISCIPLINARY CONTROL OVER FOREIGN LAW FIRMS WHICH THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO AT PRESENT.
"SUCH CONTROL WILL, OF COURSE, ALSO EXTEND TO HONG KONG SOLICITORS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY OR WHO ARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUCH FIRMS," MR COTSEN SAID.
HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE I.AW SOCIETY AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN LAW FIRMS TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DRAWING UP OF AN EFFECTIVE SCHEME OF ADMISSION AND CONTROL.
MR COTSEN ALSO REJECTED CRITICISMS THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS HAD BEEN INTRODUCED WITH HASTE AND SECRECY.
HE EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH THESE WERE POLICY PROPOSALS REQUIRING CHANGES TO THE LAW AFTER DUE PASSAGE THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THEY HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE DRAFT LEGISLATION HAD BEEN PREPARED, SO THAT THE LOCAL PROFESSION IS GIVEN FULL OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN DEVISING THE PROPOSED NEW SYSTEM OF CONTROL AND THE REGULATORY SCHEME OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS.
THIS MEANS THE PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE AND MUCH SOONER THAN IF A DRAFTING PROGRAMME HAD BEEN STARTED FIRST.
MR COTSEN REITERATED THAT THE LAW SOCIETY HAD BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY IN MAY TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR IN JANUARY BY A NUMBER OF AMERICAN LAW FIRMS.
"THE LAW SOCIETY NEVER INDICATED THAT IT HAD INADEQUATE TIME TO FORMULATE ITS RESPONSE NOR INDEED THAT THEIR SUBMISSIONS IN RESPONSE HAD IN ANY WAY FAILED TO ADDRESS ALL THEIR CONCERNS,' MR COTSEN SAID.
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THE RE-ORIENTATION CAMPAIGN TO STEP UP MOT'»p:iS' VILLAGERS' AWARENESS OF THE OPERATION OF THE LIGHT RAH TRANS II SYSTEM HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN RECENT DAYS AND Will BE CONTINUED IN THE COMING WEEKS, THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION LIGHT RAIL DIVISION AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
IT IS EXPECTED THAT WHEN THE SYSTEM COMMENCES ITS COMMFIc IAL OPERATION, IT WILL BE WELL-INTEGRATED WITH THE PUBLIC.
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DOOR-TO-DOOR DISTRIBUTION OF SAFETY INFORMATION KITS TO HOUSEHOLDS IN SOME 120 VILLAGES IN TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG AND THE CASTLE PEAK ROAD CORRIDOR HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
IN ADDITION, MOBILE INFORMATION VANS EQUIPPPED WITH AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT ARE TOURING THESE VILLAGES.
BESIDES DISTRIBUTING THE SAFETY INFORMATION KITS, A FIVE-MINUTE VIDEO THAT ILLUSTRATE WHAT MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR AT THE LRT JUNCTIONS AND SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR PEDESTRIANS WILL BE SHOWN.
THE SAFETY INFORMATION KITS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER HOUSEHOLDS, AND AT CARPARKS AND SERVICE STATIONS FROM THIS WEEK.
IN ADDITION, THE LRT WILL ALSO DEPLOY A TEAM OF WARDENS TO SELECTIVE LOCATIONS TO EXPLAIN TO TRESPASSERS THE PROPER WAY TO CROSS THE TRACKS.
THE LRT EMPHASISED THAT TRESPASSERS APPREHENDED AFTER ALL THE WORKS ON THE NEARBY PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS ARE COMPLETED WILL FACE PROSECUTION.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TO MOTORISTS. A SERIES OF BRIEFING HAS BEEN ORGANISED FOR THE TAXI, PUBLIC LIGHT BUS AND COACH OPERATORS. FURTHER BRIEFINGS WILL BE ORGANISED. THE RESPONSES OF OPERATORS HAVE BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING.
THE SPECIAL LEAFLETS FOR MOTORISTS DETAILING WHAT ROAD VEHICLES DRIVERS SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR AT ROAD JUNCTIONS AND INTERSECTIONS WITH THE LRT SYSTEM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION AT CARPARKS AND SERVICE STATIONS SOON.
THE LRT IS JOINING WITH THE TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE LRT SAFETY PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS.
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION OF SAFETY PAMPHLETS, HOLDING MOBILE EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION BOARDS TO SPREAD THE SAFETY MESSAGE.
MEANWHILE, LRT SAFETY MESSAGES ARE BEING BROADCAST THROUGH THE TELEVISION AND RADIO MEDIA.
THESE INCLUDE AN ‘'ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST” (API) PRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, AND "METRODRAMA" - A FIVE-MINUTE TELEVISION PROGRAMME PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LRT AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
THE ACTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR DANIEL AU, SAID THE FREQUENCY OF THE TELEVISION API CONTAINING THE MESSAGES OF "GET TO KNOW THE NEW SIGNS AND MARKINGS”, "OBSERVE THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS" AND "CROSS AT PROPER CROSSINGS" HAD BEEN STEPPED UP TO 48 TIMES A WEEK.
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COPIES OF THE API WOULD ALSO BE SENT TO THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE FOR SHOWING TO THE PUBLIC.
ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE FOR THE SLIDE ON SAFE USE OF THE LRT SYSTEM TO BE SHOWN IN CINEMAS IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG FOR TWO MONTHS STARTING FROM SEPTEMBER 1, MR AU ADDED.
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PUBLICITY EFFORTS AIMED AT EDUCATING ROAD USERS ON THE SAFE USE OF THE LRT SYSTEM," MR AU SAID.
THE LIGHT RAIL DIRECTOR OF THE KCRC, MR JOE WADE, SAID: "A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLICITY WORKS HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS TO FAMILIARISE THE PUBLIC WITH THE SYSTEM.
"THE RECENT EFFORTS MAINLY SERVE TO HELP THE PUBLIC TO REALLY ADAPT TO THIS NEW SYSTEM WHICH IS ABOUT TO COME INTO SERVICE."
HE REASSURRED THE PUBLIC THAT THE LRT SYSTEM WAS A SAFE SYSTEM WHICH WOULD PROVIDE COMFORTABLE AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE ♦ t ♦
STORAGE IN HONG KONG’S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 36.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 213.543 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 435.131 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 74.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 3 AT A MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS ON THE CONSULTATION PAPER ON THE LAW ON HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCES, THE CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL WHICH SEEKS TO CLAMP DOWN ON NUISANCES ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTITUTION, AND THE LAW ON LOITERING.
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SHOWING OF VIDEOTAPES IN SHOW WINDOWS, AND FIRE PREVENTION IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE RAISED BY THREE MEMBERS.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE A REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO BE PRESENTED BY MR DESMOND LEE YU-TAI, PROGRESS REPORTS BY THE BOARD’S COMMITTEES, A REPORT OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND PROGRESS REPORTS BY AREA COMMITTEES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, EIGHTH FLOOR, TUNG WAH MANSION, 201 HENNESSY ROAD, HONG KONG.
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THE SHIPBUILDING, SHIP REPAIR AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL .TRAINING COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY TO COLLECT UPDATED INFORMATION ON MANPOWER AND TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY.
THE SURVEY, TO BE CARRIED OUT FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO SEPTEMBER 10, WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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BASED ON THE SURVEY FINDINGS, THE TRAINING BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE SHIPBUILDING, AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING INDUSTRY.
WILL MAKE
SHIP REPAIR
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES WERE SENT TWO TO ALL ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE COVERED IN THE SURVEY.
WFEKS AGO
WILL CALL COMPLETED
OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMEN 1 ESTABLISHMENTS TO COLLECT THE TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS TN COMPLETING THE
AT EACH OF THESE QUESTIONNAIRES AND QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE INFORMATION
COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL
AND WILL BE PUBLISHED TCUMC.MT
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.
CONFIDENCE
SUMMARIES
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TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURE ON SHA TIN ROAD » * * * *
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY, SHA TIN ROAD FROM FO TAN NULLAH TO CITY
MOTORISTS THAT THE SOUTHBOUND ONE SHATIN WILL
FROM MIDNIGHT SLOW LANE OF BE CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC.
THE MEASURE WILL FACILITATE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORK.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
A8 NOMINATED FOR LEGCO ELECTIONS ........................... 1
GOVT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RURAL LIFE.......................... 6
INTEREST ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES ....................... 7
DB JOINT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS LRT FARES, SAFETY ............ 9
SHA TIN CULTURE, SPORTS COMMITTEE TO MEET .................. 10
PHOTO CONTEST TO PROMOTE DISTRICT NAME ..................... 10
ADVANCED LEVEL MUSIC COURSE FOR STUDENTS ................... 11
IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT AIRPORT PARKING APRON, TaXIWAY ........ 11
WATER CUT IN WONG TAI SIN, YAU TONG ........................ 12
TEMPORARY URBAN CLEARWAY ON DES VOEUX ROaD WEST............. 12
RESTRICTED ZONES IN NEW TERRITORIES ........................ 13
NEW GREEN MINIBUS SERVICE IN WONG TAI SIN .................. 13
TUESDAY. AUGUST 16, 1988
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FORTY-EIGHT CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR NEXT MONTH’S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 22 -- 27 IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCIES AND 21 IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIFS.
THESE INCLUDE EIGHT CANDIDATES WHO SUBMITTED THEIR NAMES TODAY
(TUESDAY) — THE LAST DAY OF THE NOMINATION PERIOD.
HOWEVER, 13 CANDIDATES IN 12 CONSTITUENCIES WILL BE DECLARED ELECTED UNCONTESTED. THEY ARE:
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
1. ELSIE TU
2. DANIEL TSE CHI-WAI
3. CHUNG PUI-LAM
URBAN COUNCIL
KOWLOON CITY
SHAM SHUI PO
FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY
1. HO jJAI-CHU
2. STEPHEN CHEONG KAM-CHUEN
3. NGAI SHIU-K1T
4. DAVID LI KWOK-PO
5. PANG CHUN-HOI
6. TAM YIU-CHUNG
7. HUI YIN-FAT
8. SZETO WAH
9. MARTIN LEE CHU-MING
10. CHENG HON-KWAN
COMMERCIAL II
INDUSTRIAL I
INDUSTRIAL II
FINANCE
LABOUR
LABOUR
SOCIAL SERVICES
TEACHING
LEGAL
ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PLANNING
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FOLLOWING ARE THE PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF THE CANDIDATES WHOSE NOMINATION FORMS WERE RECEIVED TODAY:
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
CONTACT
CONSTITUENCY NAME SEX AGE OCCUPATION TEL. NO.
— — — —————————— —— ———————
1. REGIONAL COUNCIL CHOY KAN-PUI M 58 MERCHANT 0-6915961
2. SOUTH KOWLOON NG KIN-SUN M 40 SOCIAL WORKER 3-7702218
3. SOUTH KOWLOON TO KWOK-LAU M 39 BUSINESSMAN 3-685151
4. SOUTH KOWLOON KINGSLEY SIT HO-YIN M 39 SURVEYOR 5-232117
5. HONG KONG ISLAND (WEST) SO CHAU YIM-PING F 61 DIRECTOR 5-8148302 5-8121218
6. KWUN TONG % LI WAH-MING M 33 SOCIAL WORKER 3-443524
7. NEW TERRITORIES (WEST) WILLIAM MAN FOR-TAI M 51 MERCHANT 3-696338
8. NEW TERRITORIES (EAST) ANDREW WONG WANG-FAT M 44 LECTURER 0-6912165
A PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE FOR THE TEACHING CONSTITUENCY HAD HIS NOMINATION PAPER INVALIDATED BECAUSE ONE OF HIS SUPPORTERS IS NOT A REGISTERED ELECTOR FOR THAT CONSTITUENCY.
HE SUBMITTED HIS NAME JUST BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE NOMINATION PERIOD TODAY.
IN THE 1985 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 64 CANDIDATES.
COMMENTING ON THE SMALLER NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR NEXT MONTH’S ELECTIONS, THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION, MR WAN YIU-SING, SAID: ."IN 1985, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WERE HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THERE WAS THEN NO SERVING ELECTED MEMBER.
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"IT WAS THEREFORE NATURAL THAT MORE CANDIDATES PARTICIPATED IN THE LAST ELECTIONS.
"AS FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS, POTENTIAL CANDIDATES HAVE HAD THREE YEARS TO SIZE UP THE SITUATION AND THE DEMANDS ON A i EGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR. SOME OF THEM MAY THEREFORE HAVE ADOPTED A MORE CAUTIOUS ATTITUDE.
"HOWEVER, WE MUST NOT LOOK ONLY AT THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES. THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE REACTION OF THE PUBLIC TOWARDS THE ELECTIONS AND THE TURNOUT RATE ON POLLING DAY."
THE ELECTIONS HAD TO BE LOOKED AT AS A WHOLE, MR WAN ADDED.
IN THE COMING ELECTIONS, THERE WILL BE 12 SEATS IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE - ONE EACH FOR THE 10 DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES AND TWO SPECIAL CONSTITUENCIES, NAMELY THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS.
ANOTHER 14 MEMBERS WILL BE ELECTED FROM THE NINE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS IS REPEATED BELOW FOR YOUR REFERENCE:
NO. OF
ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCIES NAME(S) OF CANDIDATES NOMINATIONS (NO. OF SEATS IN BRACKETS)
URBAN COUNCIL (1)
ELSIE TU
REGIONAL COUNCIL (1)
CHEUNG YAN-LUNG TANG KWOK-YUNG CHOY KAN-PUI
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DISTRICT BOARDS
♦ 3. H.K. ISLAND (EAST) (1)
♦ 4. H.K. ISLAND (WEST) (1)
* 5. KWUN TONG (1)
♦ 6. WONG TAI SIN (1)
7. KOWLOON CITY (1)
8. SHAM SHUI PO (1)
CHAN YING-LUNG 2
DESMOND LEE YU-TAI
JOSEPH CHAN YUEK-SUT 3
LIU LIT-FOR SO CHAU YIM-PING
POON CHI-FAI 2
LI WAH-MING
MICHAEL CHENG TAK-KIN 2
CONRAD LAM KUI-SHING
DANIEL TSE CHI-WAI 1
CHUNG PUI-LAM 1
♦ 9. SOUTH KOWLOON (1) KINGSLEY SIT HO-YIN 4
JACKIE CHAN NG KIN-SUN TO KWOK-LAU CHAI-KEUNG
♦ 10. NEW TERRITORIES (EAST) (1) MICHAEL LAI ANDREW WONG KAM-CHEUNG WANG-FAT 2
♦ 11. NEW TERRITORIES (WEST) (1) TAI CHIN-WAH 2
WILLIAM MAN FOR-TAI
♦12. NEW TERRITORIES (SOUTH) (1)
RICHARD LAI
4
LAM WAI-KEUNG
WILLIAM WAN HON-CHEUNG
YEUNG FUK-KWONG
SUB-TOTAL : 27
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FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES
*1. COMMERCIAL I (1)
2. COMMERCIAL II (1)
3. INDUSTRIAli I (1)
4. INDUSTRIAL II (1)
5. FINANCE (1)
6. LABOUR (2)
7. SOCIAL SERVICES (I)
♦ 8. ACCOUNTANCY (1)
* 9. MEDICAL (1)
* 10. HEALTH CARE (1)
11. TEACHING (1)
12. LEGAL (1)
13. ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PLANNING (1)
♦ CONTESTING CONSTITUENCIES
GARY AHUJA 3
JAMES DAVID MCGREGOR VERONICA S.C. WU
HO SAI-CHU 1
STEPHEN CHEONG KAM-UHUEN 1
NGAI SHIU-KIT 1
DAVID LI KWOK-PO 1
PANG CHUN-HOI 2
TAM YIU-CHUNG
HUI YIN-FAT 1
PETER CHAN PO-FUN 3
FANNY LAI IP PO-PING WONG HONG-YUEN
CHIU HIN-KWONG 2
LEONG CHE-HUNG
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RONALD CHOW*MEI-TAK 3
ANTHONY LAM PO-WING RUTH WONG LUNG HUN-LING
SZETO WAH 1
MARTIN LEE CHU-MING 1
CHENG HON-KWAN 1
SUB-TOTAL : 21
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GOVT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RURAL LIFE * * t t »
WHEN DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS ENDEAVOURED TO IMPROVE FACILITIES FOR THE VILLAGES, THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN WAN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE MADE THE REMARK DURING HIS VISIT TO A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.
"IN THE COURSE OF NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT, VARIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN PLANNED AND UNDERTAKEN BY DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED, AIMING AT BUILDING A SELF-CONTAINED AND BALANCED COMMUNITY,” MR WAN SAID.
NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, HOUSING, TRANSPORT, RECREATION AS WELL AS COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
’’HOWEVER, THIS MIGHT WIDEN THE GAP IN THE LIVING STANDARD BETWEEN NEW TOWN RESIDENTS AND VILLAGERS, RESULTING IN A NOTICEABLE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE MODERN AND AESTHETIC APPEARANCE OF THE NEW TOWNS AND .THE OFTEN POOR AND UNSATISFACTORY LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE RURAL AREAS,” MR WAN NOTED.
HE STRESSED THAT COMMON PROBLEMS CONFRONTING VILLAGERS WERE SUB-STANDARD DRAINAGE, THE LACK OF ROAD ACCESS, AND INADEQUATE STREET LIGHTING, RECREATION AND SANITARY FACILITIES WHILE HEAVY RAIN MIGHT ALSO CAUSE FLOODING.
AT PRESENT, THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT HAS A POPULATION OF 330,000 WITH 50,000 OF THEM LIVING IN THE RURAL HINTERLAND.
MR WAN SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAD BEEN TRYING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE NEW TOWN AND VILLAGES THROUGH THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS (LPW) PROGRAMME.
’’ALL LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS ARE AIMED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES,” fIR WAN EXPLAINED.
HE RECALLED THAT THE LPW PROGRAMME WAS INITIATED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 1919 WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING BASIC FACILTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RURAL AREAS AND VILLAGERS.
"AT THAT TIME THE PROGRAMME WAS BASICALLY A SELF-HELP PROGRAMME WHEREBY MATERIALS SUCH AS CEMENT, STEAL REINFORCEMENT AND PIPES WERE SUPPLIED TO THE VILLAGERS FOR THEM TO UNDERTAKE MINOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS,” HE ADDED.
HE ALSO SAID THAT A WORKS SECTION HAD SINCE BEEN SET UP IN EACH OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING, CO-ORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LPW PROJECTS.
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THE SCOPE OF WORK OF THE SECTION INCLUDED THE IMPROVEMENT TO OR CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTPATH, MINOR ROADS, BRIDGES AND CARPARKS; PIPELINES, IRRIGATION CHANNELS AND STANDPIPES; STREAM EMBANKMENTS. DRAINAGE, SEAWALLS AND PIERS; AND PLAYGROUNDS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, VILLAGE SQUARES, RAIN SHELTERS AND PARKS.
FUNDS WERE MAINLY PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, HE ADDED.
OTHER PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE WORKS SECTION CONSISTED OF MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE FACILITIES WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS EARMARKED $1.38 MILLION FOR VARIOUS LPW'S AND WORKS COMPLETED SINCE APRIL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OPEN CHANNEL AT SO KWUN WAT AND A FOOTPATH AT FU TEI CHUNG TUSEN AS WELL AS THE RE-CONSTRUCTION OF A VAN TRACK AT LUNG KWU TAN.
IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS PROJECTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS ARE ALSO IN PROGRESS OR TN THE PIPELINE.
AS FOR TODAY'S VISIT, MR WAN WENT TO TAI LAM CHUNG, LUNG KWU TAN, SIU HANG SUN TSUEN, NAI WAI, LAM TEI AND TSENG TAU CHUNG TSUBN WHERE THERE ARE PROJECTS INVOLVING THE BUILDING OR REPAIRING OF OPEN CHANNELS, VAN TRACKS, DRAINS, FOOTPATHS, FOOTBRIDGES AND RAMPS WITH RAILING.
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INTEREST ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES ♦ ♦ t ♦ »
THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED YESTERDAY (MONDAY) CONTAINS A LEGAL NOTICE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY HAS AUTHORISED AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF INTEREST PAYABLE ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES.
AS FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), THE NEW ANNUAL RATE OF INTEREST WILL BE 6.36 PER CENT (TAX FREE) AS AGAINST THE CURRENT RATE- OF 5.76 PER CENT (TAX FREE). . t
INTEREST ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES IS CALCULATED IN MONTHLY STEPS AND THE NEW RATE WILL BE $0.53 PER MONTH PER $100. INTEREST WILL BE CREDITED AS BEFORE IN RESPECT OF COMPLETE MONTHS BETWEEN PURCHASE AND SURRENDER IN PAYMENT OF TAX.
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INTEREST IS ONLY CREDITED WHEN CERTIFICATES ARE USED TO PAY TAX AND NO INTEREST IS DUE WHERE THE PRINCIPAL VALUE OF A CERTIFICATE IS REPAID BY A CHEQUE.
THE NEW RATE WILL APPLY TO ALL CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 17, 1988.
CERTIFICATES WHICH CONTINUE TO EARN INTEREST
3.84 PER CENT
4.32 PER CENT
5.28 PER CENT
4.32 PER CENT
3.24 PER CENT
3.00 PER CENT
2.04 PER CENT
2.76 PER CENT
3.36 PER CENT
4.32 PER CENT
4.8 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR
JUNE 16, 1988
5.28 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR
JUNE 29, 1988
5.76 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR
JULY 27, 1988
WERE ISSUED BEFORE AUGUST 17, 1988 WILL
AS FOLLOWS:
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER JUNE 4, 1987 AND BEFORE JUNE 24, 1987;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER JUNE 24, 1987 AND BEFORE OCTOBER 14, 1987;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER
OCTOBER 14, 1987 AND BEFORE OCTOBER 28, 1987;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 28, 1987 AND BEFORE OCTOBER 30, 1987;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 30, 1987 AND BEFORE DECEMBER 2, 1987;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 2, 1987 AND BEFORE DECEMBER 9, 1987;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 9, 1987 AND BEFORE FEBRUARY 20, 1988;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 20, 1988 AND BEFORE APRIL 13, 1988;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER APRIL 13, 1988 AND BEFORE MAY 11, 1988;
PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER
MAY 11, 1988 AND BEFORE JUNE 16, 1988;
CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER AND BEFORE JUNE 29, 1988;
CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER AND BEFORE JULY 27, 1988; AND
CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER AND BEFORE AUGUST 17, 1988;
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BUT ALWAYS SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL RULE THAT INTEREST CEASES TO \CCRUE AFTER 36 COMPLETE MONTHS WITHOUT SURRENDER FOR PAYMENT OF TAX.
EXAMPLE:
$1,000 CERTIFICATES PURCHASED ON AUGUST 17, 1988,SEPTEMBER 17, 1988 AND OCTOBER 17, 1988 RESPECTIVELY, SURRENDERED IN PAYMENT OF TAX DUE ON NOVEMBER 16, 1988 WILL HAVE INTEREST CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
ON $1,000, AUGUST 17, 1988 TO NOVEMBER 16, 1988
3 COMPLETE MONTHS AT $5.30 PER MONTH = $15.90
ON $1,000, SEPTEMBER 17, 1988 TO NOVEMBER 16, 1988
2 COMPLETE MONTHS AT $5.30 PER MONTH = $10.60
ON $1,000, OCTOBER 17, 1988 TO NOVEMBER 16, 1988
1 COMPLETE MONTH AT $5.30 PER MONTH = $ 5.30
$31.80
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DB JOINT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS LRT FARES, SAFETY * « » » »
THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS’ JOINT COMMITTEE ON MONITORING LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SERVICES WILL MEET TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO DISCUSS THE I >.E STRUCTURE AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE LRT SYSTEM.
A COMMITTF MEMBER WILL INTRODUCE FOR DISCUSSION A PROPOSAL TO REVIEW THE QUALIFICATION AND TRAINING OF LRT VEHICLE DRIVERS.
HE WILL ALSO PROPOSE THAT THE POLICE SHOULD SET UP A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TEAM TO DEAL WITH ACCIDENTS INVOLVING LRT VEHICLES.
”OTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS' JOINT COMMITTEE ON MONITORING LRT SERVICES TO BE HELI) TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, 13TH FLOOR, TAI KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 10.30 AM.
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SHA TIN CULTURE, SPORTS COMMITTEE TO MEET * * * * «
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD’S CULTURE AND SPORTS COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED OFFICE VENUE FOR THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION IN WONG UK, AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD AND YUEN CHAU KOK ROAD.
THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE PROGRESS OF FESTIVE LIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1988-89 AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR ■540,000 FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD TO SPONSOR THE *90,000 CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS FESTIVAL.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE PROGRESS REPORTS FROM THE SHA TIN SPORTS AND ARTS ASSOCIATIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD’S CULTURE AND SPORTS COMMITTEE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.
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THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD IS ORGANISING A PHOTO CONTEST AS PART OF A CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THE NAME OF THE DISTRICT.
THE COMF1,1'ITION IS OPEN TO PEOPLE LIVING, WORKING OR STUDYING IN THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT, AND ENTRIES SHOULD BE 'IN COLOUR OF 3R SIZE.
PARTICIPANTS CAN SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE ENTRIES, WHICH MAY FEATURE AS THEMES DISTRICT LANDMARKS OR SOME FORM OF CO-OPERATION AMONG RESIDENTS.
ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE AT 490 NATHAN ROAD AND ITS TSIM SHA TSUI SUB-OFFICE AT 40 CARNARVON ROAD. ENTRIES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BEFORE AUGUST 31.
THE WINNER OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE AWARDED A GIFT COUPON OF *1,500, WHILE THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNER-UPS WILL RECEIVE *1.000 AND *700 COUPONS RESPECTIVELY.
IN ADDITION, SEVEN OUTSTANDING ENTRIES WILL EACH BE AWARDED WITH A *200 COUPON.
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ADVANCED LEVEL MUSIC COURSE FOR STUDENTS » ♦ » ♦ ♦
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S CENTRALISED SCHEME OF MUSIC TRAINING FOR SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WILL AGAIN OFFER A TWO-YEAR ADVANCED LEVEL MUSIC COURSE STARTING NEXT MONTH.
STUDENTS WHO WILL BE STARTING THEIR FULL TIME SIXTH FORM STUDIES NEXT MONTH ARE NOW INVITED TO ENROL.
THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE COURSE ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS IN PERSON TO THE MUSIC SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ROOM 529, FIFTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, BEFORE AUGUST 24.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD; A PHOTOCOPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NOTICE; DOCUMENT OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE SIXTH FORM FROM A SECONDARY DAY SCHOOL; AND CERTIFICATE(S) OF EXTERNAL MUSIC EXAMINATION(S) PASSED.
STUDENTS WHO HAD APPLIED FOR THE COURSE THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL HEADS IN APRIL THIS YEAR WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULT OF THEIR APPLICATIONS.
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A $48 MILLION CONTRACT FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENT WORKS ON THE AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON AND TAXIWAY AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE CONTRACT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF 42,000 SQUARE METRES OF AIRCRAFT PAVEMENTS, 7,000 SQUARE METRES OF EQUIPMENT PARKING AREAS, FIRE MAINS, DRAINAGE WORKS, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL WORKS.
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR, IT WILL PROVIDE FOUR ADDITIONAL PARKING BAYS FOR FOUR WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFT, TWO EQUIPMENT PARKING AREAS AND VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO OPERATIONAL SAFETY.
WORK WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH.
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WATER CUT IN WONG TAI SIN, YAU TONG *****
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN WONG TAI SIN WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 18) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FOR WATER WORKS.
THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT BLOCKS 1-12 AND BLOCKS 14 AND 15 UPPER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE, WONG TAI SIN MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION AND CHEUNG YAN HOUSE.
ALSO, SALT WATER SUPPLY TO SOME AREAS IN YAU TONG DISTRICT WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 19) FOR WATER WORKS.
AREAS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED ARE YAU TONG ESTATE, KO CHIU ROAD ESTATE, LEI YUE MUN, CHA KWO LING AND SAM KA TSUEN.
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TEMPORARY URBAN CLEARWAY ON DES VOEUX ROAD WEST
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF WESTBOUND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH HILL ROAD TO A POINT ABOUT 75 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BE DESIGNATED *A 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 19).
THIS MEASURE WILL LAST FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO FACILITATE ROADWORKS.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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RESTRICTED ZONES IN NEW TERRITORIES » « ♦ » *
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 19), TWO ROAD SECTIONS IN MA ON SHAN WILL BE MADE RESTRICTED ZONES WHILE AN EXISTING RESTRICTED ZONE IN YUEN LONG WILL BE LIFTED.
IN MA ON SHAN, THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM HANG HONG STREET TO HENG ON ESTATE, AND THE LOOP ROAD IN HENG ON ESTATE FROM A POINT ABOUT 60 METRES WEST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH THE HENG ON ESTATE ACCESS ROAD TO A POINT ABOUT 10 METRES EAST OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BECOME 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY RESTRICTED ZONES.
IN YUEN LONG, THE EXISTING 7 AM TO 9 PM PUBLIC LIGHT BUS RESTRICTED ZONE ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG SECTION) WILL BE LIFTED.
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NEW GREEN MINIBUS SERVICE IN WONG TAI SIN
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A NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE NO. 39M WILL BE INTRODUCED IN WONG TAI SIN FROM THURSDAY (AUGUST 18), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
THE NEW ROUTE WILL SERVE RESIDENTS TRAVELLING BETWEEN TUNG TAU ESTATE AND LOK FU ESTATE AND AT THE SAME TIME, PROVIDE A CONVENIENT FEEDER LINK TO THE MTR STATION.
AS A CIRCULAR ROUTE PLYING BETWEEN LOK FU AND TUNG TAU, ROUTE 39M WILL TRAVEL ALONG WANG TAU HOM SOUTH ROAD, FU KEUNG STREET, WANG TAU HOM CENTRAL ROAD, WANG TAU HOM EAST ROAD, JUNCTION ROAD, TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD, TUNG TSING ROAD, LOK SIN ROAD, TUNG KWONG ROAD, TUNG FAT ROAD, TUNG LUNG ROAD, TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD, FUNG MO STREET, FU MEI STREET, WANG TAU HOM EAST ROAD AND WANG TAU HOM SOUTH ROAD.
IT WILL OPERATE DAILY FROM 6.30 AM TO 10.40 PM AT A 15-M1NUTB FREQUENCY. THE FARE WILL BE $1 FOR A SINGLE JOURNEY.
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL.: 5-8428777
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
NO DECISION YET ON IMPORTING LABOUR.......................... 1
JPC MEMBERS' ROLE IN FIGHT AGAINST CRIME PRAISED ............ 2
THE PRINCESS ROYAL TO VISIT HK............................... 3
TWO CANDIDATES WITHDRAW NOMINATIONS .........................
FS VISITS ELECTRONICS COMPANY ............................... 5
PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE MEASURED AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE .. 5
WORK SITE VEHICLES FREE TO USE MARKED OIL ................... 7
TRADE DEPARTMENT UPGRADES COMPUTER SYSTEM ................... 8
YUEN LONG DB TO DISCUSS FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS .............. 9
FLOOD PREVENTION ON NORTH DB AGENDA ......................... 9
TAI PO DB MEMBERS SEE HOW KCRC OPERATES ..................... 10
BOYS' HOME SPREADS HOME SAFETY MESSAGE....................... 10
WORKS ON MA ON SHAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM...................... 11
NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE OPERATES FROM TOMORROW .............. 12
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN HAPPY VALLEY .............. 12
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NO DECISION YET ON IMPORTING LABOUR * » t » ♦
THE QUESTION OF IMPORTING LABOUR INTO HONG KONG IS ONE WHICH HAS TO BE FINELY BALANCED AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS YET TO MAKE A DECISION ON IT, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER VISITING THE JPC FIGHT CRIME SUMMER CAMP, SIR DAVID SAID THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF DIFFICULT ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED ALTHOUGH THE LABOUR SHORTAGE PROBLEM CLEARLY STOOD OUT AS ONE WHICH WAS HAVING AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE GOVERNMENT’S PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME AND INFLATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
HE SAID: ’’THE WAYS TO DEAL WITH IT ALSO CARRY WITH THEM GREAT RISKS -- RISKS IN TERMS OF THE PROBLEM OF THE LABOUR UNION REACTIONS LOCALLY, THE PROBLEM OF WAGE RATES, AND THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH IMMIGRATION OF PEOPLE COMING IN HERE.
MIT IS NOT AN EASY DECISION. THE WHOLE QUESTION IS ONE WHICH IS FINELY BALANCED. WE ARE STILL SOME WAY FROM MAKING A DECISION ON IT. ”
ASKED WHEN A DECISION WOULD BE MADE, SIR DAVID SAID THE CONSIDERATION WOULD CERTAINLY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT COULD COME TO A PRELIMINARY DECISION.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON THE ISSUE OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF ARRIVALS HAD GONE DOWN SOMEWHAT THIS MONTH.
”IT’S TOO EARLY TO SAY WHAT THE REASONS FOR THAT ARE. IT NAY BE SEASONAL, IT MAY BE THE WEATHER, IT MAY BE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT ON BEHALF OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL THE FLOW,” HE SAID.
"AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE POINTS THAT WE MADE VERY STRONGLY IN THE HANOI TALKS WAS THAT WE WISH TO SEE A CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARB COMING HERE FROM VIETNAM.
"AND WE HOPE THAT THE HANOI GOVERNMENT WILL RESPOND TO THAT AND TAKE ACTION ACCORDINGLY," SIR DAVID SAID.
"BUT I THINK IT’S TOO EARLY TO SAY WHETHER THE FIGURES WHICH WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR ARE INDICATIONS OF THAT OR NOT," HE ADDED.
ASKED WHEN THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WOULD BE HELD, SIR DAVID SAID THERE WAS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
"THE WHOLE QUESTION OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR REQUESTS TO THE HANOI GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE THE FLOW IS A FACTOR IN THE TIMING OF THOSE TALKS," HE SAID.
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"AND I THINK WE WOULD WISH TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION BEFORE WE WENT INTO ANOTHER ROUND OF TALKS," SIR DAVID ADDED.
SIR DAVID ALSO DESCRIBED THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG AS "MARVELLOUS".
"IT IS A REAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY'S WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT CRIME AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO BECOME INVOLVED," HE SAID.
"WE DO STILL HAVE THE JUVENILE CRIME PROBLEM IN HONG KONG, NOT AS BAD AS IT IS IN OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD."
"BUT WE DO HAVE TO TRY TO INCULCATE INTO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THE NEED TO AVOID GETTING THEMSELVES INTO CRIMINAL COMPANY AND BECOMING INVOLVED WITH CRIMINAL ELEMENTS," HE STRESSED.
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JPC MEMBERS’ ROLE IN FIGHT AGAINST CRIME PRAISED ♦ * * ♦ ♦
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, PRAISED JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS FOR THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME WHEN HE VISITED THE JPC SUMMER CAMP AT THE CHINESE YMCA YOUTH VILLAGE THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR RAYHON ANNING SIR DAVID ARRIVED BY HELICOPTER AT THE CAMP WHERE HE WAS GREETED BY A JPC BAND AND THE 1,600 CAMPERS WHO PERFORMED A WORD DISPLAY TO WELCOME THEIR PROMINENT GUESTS.
\DDRESSING THE YOUNG CAMPERS, SIR DAVID SAID HE, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE THEME FOR THE CAMP WAS "FIGHT YOUTH CRIME".
"OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE RATE OF CRIME COMMITTED BY YOUNG PEOPLE, AND. WHILE OUR PROBLEM IS MINOR WHEN COMPARED WITH MANY OTHER CITIES, WE MUST BF VIGIIANT IN TACKLING THIS PROBLEM," SAID SIR DAVID.
TO COINCIDE WITH THE "FIGHT YOUTH CRIME" THEME, THERE \RF EXPERT TALKS, EXHIBITIONS, A SPEECH CONTEST, DISCUSSIONS AND SEMINARS TO PROMOTE THE YOUNG PARTICIPANTS’ AWARENESS IN COMBATING CRIME.
SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT MANY OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED BY YOUNG PEOPLE WERE MINOR, BUT EXPERIENCE SHOWED THAT MOST CRIMINALS STARTED IN A SMALL WAY BEFORE COMMITTING SERIOUS OFFENCES.
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"IT IS VITAL THEREFORE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE A POSITIVE STAND AGAINST INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME, AND TO RESIST ANY TEMPTATION TO ASSOCIATE WITH CRIMINALS AND IN PARTICULAR TRIAD MEMBERS.
"ALTHOUGH MUCH HAS BEEN DONE BY THE GOVERNMENT, ULTIMATELY IT IS UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DECIDE WHICH ROAD HE WILL TAKE.
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"BY TAKING PART IN THIS ’FIGHT YOUTH CRIME* CAMP, YOU HAVE ALREADY THROWN YOUR WEIGHT BEHIND THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME, AND HAVE SET YOUR FEET ON THE RIGHT PATH," HE TOLD THE CAMPERS.
SIR DAVID AND MR ANNING THEN SMASHED A CHINESE CHARACTER "CRIME" WITH POLICE TRUNCHEONS -- SYMBOLISING "PEOPLE FIGHTING CRIME TOGETHER".
ON HIS TOUR OF THE CAMP SITE, SIR DAVID SAW THE JPC CAMPERS ENJOY VARIOUS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM SWIMMING, ARCHERY, ORIENTEERING, TRAMPOLINING, ROLLER-SKATING AND A ROPE COURSE TO FILM SHOWS AND BALL GAMES.
HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE ALSO NIGHT PROGRAMMES FOR THE YOUNGSTERS INCLUDING A CONCERT, A FOLK NITE, A DISCO NITE AND A BARBECUE.
THE FIVE-DAY CAMP, WHICH STARTED ON MONDAY, IS ORGANISED BY THE POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS BRANCH AS ONE OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES FOR JPC MEMBERS IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. SOME 720 JPC CAMPERS WERE JOINED TODAY BY 900 FELLOW MEMBERS WHO VISITED THE CAMP TO HAVE A DAY OF FUN IN THE SCENIC YOUTH VILLAGE.
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THE PRINCESS ROYAL TO VISIT HK ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ *
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ROYAL WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM SEPTEMBER 15 TO 18.
THE PRINCESS ROYAL WILL UNDERTAKE A NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ORGANISATIONS OF WHICH SHE IS PRESIDENT OR PATRON.
THESE WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO THE TUEN MUN CLOSED CAMP FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM IN TUEN MUN, HONG KONG ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, MISSIONS TO SEAMEN, BRITISH FORCES HEADQUARTERS AT HMS TAMAR, AND THE POKFULAM PUBLIC RIDING SCHOOL.
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SHE WILL ALSO OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S PORTLAND STREET CENTRE. SHE WILL ALSO ATTEND A LUNCHEON WITH BRITISH BUSINESSMEN.
IT WILL BE THE PRINCESS’S THIRD VISIT TO HONG KONG. SHE VISITED THE TERRITORY IN OCTOBER 1971 AND IN APRIL 1983.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRINCESS ROYAL’S VISIT ARE BEING WORKED OUT AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS THEY ARE FINALISED.
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TWO CANDIDATES HAD WITHDRAWN THEIR NOMINATIONS FOR THE FORTHCOMING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WHEN THE DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWAL PASSED AT 5 PM TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE TWO ARE MR GARY AHUJA OF THE COMMERCIAL I FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY AND MR JACKIE CHAN CHAI-KEUNG OF THE SOUTH KOWLOON ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS NOW STANDS AT 46 - 26 CANDIDATES IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCIES AND 20 IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.
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FS VISITS ELECTRONICS COMPANY * * *
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE WONG’S ELECTRONICS COMPANY LTD IN KWUN TONG.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ANDREW LEUNG.
MR JACOBS WAS BRIEFED ON THE COMPANY’S OPERATIONS BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR WONG WHA-SAN, AND TOURED THE PLANT.
WONG’S ELECTRONICS COMPANY LTD PRODUCES MICROCOMPUTERS, WORK-STATIONS, MONITORS AND TERMINALS AND ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, WITH NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE AND JAPAN AS ITS MAJOR MARKETS.
THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IS HONG KONG'S SECOND LARGEST EXPORT EARNER, ACCOUNTING FOR 21.5 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
THERE WERE 1,949 ESTABLISHMENTS EMPLOYING A TOTAL OF 106,835 WORKERS - OR 12 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR - AS AT LAST SEPTEMBER.
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PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE MEASURED AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE
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THE FIRST TERRITORY-WIDE SURVEY ON THE ABUSE OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AMONG STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WAS CARRIED OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE NEED TO AVOID OBTAINING MISLEADING OR BIASED RESULTS FROM THE STUDENTS HAD ALWAYS BEEN EMPHASISED.
THIS WAS STRESSED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR FREDERICK TONG, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN RESPONSE TO A PRESS REPORT ABOUT THE SURVEY.
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT LAST OCTOBER.
"ALL THE 110,000 STUDENTS SURVEYED WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE CONFIDENTIALLY AND ANONYMOUSLY A QUESTIONNAIRE WITH 26 QUESTIONS," MR TONG SAID.
"THE STRUCTURE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAINLY ADAPTED FROM THE RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.
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"IT WAS USED IN A SMALL-SCALE SURVEY IN 1985, FURTHER DISCUSSED AND ACCEPTED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) AT ITS 62ND MEETING ON DECEMBER 29, 1986, AND THEN PRE-TESTED IN MARCH 1987.
"SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE."
MR TONG SAID THE SURVEY, THE FINDINGS OF WHICH WERE PUBLISHED LAST MONTH, HAD NEVERTHELESS CONFIRMED THE EXISTENCE \ND MEASURED AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM AMONG STUDENTS.
ABOUT 1.1 PER CENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND 2.8 PER CENT OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE SURVEY TO HAVE ABUSED PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS, MAINLY MANDRAX, CANNABIS AND SECONAL.
"IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOTHING LIKE AS SERIOUS AS HEROIN ADDICTION," MR TONG SAID.
"PUBLICITY HAS, IN FACT, BEEN STEPPED UP SINCE LAST YEAR THROUGH POSTERS, LEAFLETS, EXHIBITIONS AND TV AND RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST TO WARN YOUNGSTERS ABOUT THE DANGER OF ABUSING PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND TO AROUSE PARENTAL AWARENESS."
"ADDITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL TALKS TEAM IN THE NARCOTICS DIVISION HAS INTENSIFIED ITS EFFORTS TO EDUCATE SECONDARY SCHOOL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE-STUDENTS ABOUT THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THE DRUGS SO AS TO DISSUADE THEM FROM ABUSING OR EXPERIMENTING WITH ILLICIT SUBSTANCES.
"A REGULARLY-UPDATED DRUG EDUCATION TEACHING KIT WHICH COMPRISES AUDIO AND VISUAL AIDS, HAS ALSO BEEN PROVIDED FOR ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF STRENGTHENING DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN EDUCATING THE YOUNGSTERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ILLICIT DRUGS.
"WITH SUPPORT FROM ACAN, THE FIRST COUNSELLING CENTRE FOR PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSERS, PS 33, HAS BEEN SET UP BY THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE EARLY THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED.
"ALL THESE MEASURES CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM.
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION WHEN NECESSARY.
"SURVEYS ON OTHER ASPECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED."
REGARDING THE REPORTS MADE TO THE DIVISION’S CENTRAL REGISTRY OF DRUG ABUSE (CRDA), MR TONG SAID THE DOWNWARD TREND IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEWLY REPORTED ABUSERS OF ALL TYPES OF DRUGS, WHICH HAD BEGUN FROM 1984, CONTINUED.
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HOWEVER, THE INCREASE FROM 77 IN 1981 TO 171 IN 1987 IN THE NUMBER OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCE ABUSERS NEWLY REPORTED WAS ALSO NOTED. OVER 80 PER CENT OF THESE ABUSERS WERE YOUNGSTERS AGED BELOW 21 .
"THERE IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING SYSTEM UNDER WHICH REPORTS ON KNOWN OR SUSPECTED DRUG ABUSERS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CRDA BY A TOTAL OF 41 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY INSTITUTIONS, COMPRISING VIRTUALLY ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT, TREATMENT AND WELFARE AGENCIES IN THE TERRITORY.
"THE STATISTICS PERIODICALLY RELEASED BY THE CRDA SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONSIDERED TO BE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE," MR TONG ADDED.
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WORK SITE VEHICLES FREE TO USE MARKED OIL
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THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, IN A MOVE TO ASSIST THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, HAS GIVEN GENERAL PERMISSION FOR THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL DIESEL OIL (MARKED OIL) AS A FUEL IN CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.
MOTOR VEHICLES, INCLUDING SELF-PROPELLED MACHINES, WHICH ARE NOT REGISTERED UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AND ARE USED SOLELY FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES WILL BE FREE TO USE MARKED OIL AS A FUEL FROM FRIDAY (AUGUST 19).
THE PERMISSION IS GIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS, AND AN EXTENSION MAY BE GIVEN AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.
COMMENTING ON THE CHANGES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SAID CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES HITHERTO HAD TO APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR PERMISSION TO USE MARKED ‘OIL AS A FUEL IN CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AND MACHINERY USED ON APPROVED SITES.
"NORMALLY, IT TOOK THREE WEEKS TO PROCESS THESE \PPLICATIONS AND CUSTOMS OFFICERS HAD TO CONDUCT SITE INSPECTIONS TO VERIFY THE PARTICULARS.
"HENCE, INDUSTRIALISTS HAD TO APPLY FOR PERMISSION TOO FREQUENTLY IF THEIR VEHICLES WERE USED ON SEVERAL SITES FOR SHORT PERIODS, AND SOMETIMES THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN PERMISSION IN TIME," HE SAID.
LAST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT APPROVED 1,811 APPLICATIONS FOR MORE THAN 7,000 VEHICLES TO USE MARKED OIL.
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THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE NEW PRACTICE WAS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE INDUSTRY SO THAT VEHICLES MIGHT OPERATE IN VARIOUS WORK SITES WITHOUT OPERATORS HAVING TO OBTAIN SEPARATE PERMISSION FROM TIME TO TIME.
•'IN VIEW OF THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE VERY MUCH WELCOMED BY THE OPERATORS OF CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AND MACHINERY," HE ADDED.
DESPITE THE GENERAL PERMISSION GIVEN, HE SAID CUSTOMS OFFICERS WOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL USE OF MARKED OIL BY MOTOR VEHICLES ON PUBLIC ROADS, AND OFFENDERS WERE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $100,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS.
THE DEPARTMENT MADE 505 PROSECUTIONS LAST YEAR, AND TOOK OUT 240 PROSECUTIONS UP TO JULY THIS YEAR AGAINST ILLEGAL USE OF MARKED OIL AS A FUEL IN MOTOR VEHICLES.
A NOTICE ON PERMISSION FOR WORK SITE VEHICLES TO USE MARKED OIL AS A FUEL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE.
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TRADE DEPARTMENT UPGRADES COMPUTER SYSTEM *****
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT’S COMPUTERISED TEXTILES EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM IS BEING UPGRADED TO CATER FOR THE INCREASING VOLUME OF TEXTILES LICENCES.
THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS DEVELOPED FOR TEXTILES QUOTA ADMINISTRATION AND PROCESSING OF TEXTILES LICENCES COVERING EXPORTS TO ALL MARKETS WITH WHICH HONG KONG HAS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS.
THESE ARE THE USA, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, CANADA SWEDEN, FINLAND, AUSTRIA AND NORWAY.
THE SYSTEM, WHEN UPGRADED, WILL BE EXPANDED IN SCOPE TO COVER TEXTILES IMPORT LICENSING, SO THAT EARLY AND PRECISE INFORMATION CAN BE COMPILED ON THE IMPORT FLOW OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING.
THE PRESENT SYSTEM UPGRADING INVOLVES BOTH COMPUTER HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THIRTY-THREE TERMINAL VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS AND PRINTERS WILL BE ADDED.
THE NEW CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (IBM 4381) HAS A CAPACITY EQUAL TO 2.5 TIMES OF THE IBM 4341 MODEL PREVIOUSLY USED.
THE UPGRADED SYSTEM, WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR, WILL BE LINKED TO OVER 100 WORK-STATIONS AND TERMINAL PRINTERS AND CAN PROCESS OVER TWO MILLION LICENCE APPLICATIONS A YEAR.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1988
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YUEN LONG DB TO DISCUSS FLOOD ♦ t ♦ t ♦
PROTECTION WORKS
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS AT A MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) A PAPER PREPARED BY THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ON THE FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS IN THE DISTRICT.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE CRIMES ( \MENDMENT) BILL 1988 WHICH SEEKS TO TACKLE NUISANCES ASSOCIATED WITH VICE ESTABLISHMENTS.
THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS A GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON PRUDENTIAL REGULATION OF RETIREMENT SCHEMES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM. I3TI! FLOOR, TA I KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM.
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A PAPER ON THE PREVENTION OF FLOODING IN THE NORTH DISTRICT WILL BE PRESENTED BY A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT BOARD XT THE BOARD'S MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE PAPER CALLS FOR SPEEDY ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR RIVER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SO AS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FLOODING.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL Al SO EXPRESS VIEWS ON THE REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT BOARD’S "MEET THE PUBLIC” SCHEME.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE REPORTS FROM I HE NORTH DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE NORTH DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEE I ING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO BEGIN AT 9.30 AM IN I HI CONFERENCE ROOM 01- I HI-NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FANLING.
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TAI P0 DB MEMBERS SEE HOW KCRC OPERATES * * ♦ ♦ ♦
MEMBERS OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING VISITED THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ITS OPERATIONS.
LED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR HO YUNG-SANG, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR TANG PUI-TAT, THE PARTY WAS MET ON ARRIVAL AT THE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM BY THE HEAVY RAIL PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER, MISS ROWENA HO.
THEY FIRST WENT TO THE CONTROL CENTRE IN THE STATION TO LOOK AT HOW TRAIN SERVICES WERE RUN.
THE PARTY THEN BOARDED A SPECIAL TRAIN FOR THE CORPORATION’S HO TUNG LAU WORKSHOPS WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE MAINTENANCE OF TRAINS BY THE STAFF.
THE MEMBERS THEN WENT TO THE RACECOURSE STATION AND WERE TAKEN TO KCR HOUSE IN SHA TIN WHERE THEY WERE MET BY THE HEAVY RAIL DIRECTOR, MR F.K. CHOW.
THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE CORPORATION MANAGEMENT AND WERE SHOWN A SLIDE SHOW ON TRAIN SERVICES.
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BOYS’ HOME SPREADS HOME SAFETY MESSAGE » t » » ♦
A GROUP OF TRAINEES FROM THE O PUI SHAN BOYS’ HOME OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A PROJECT TO BRING THE HOME SAFETY MESSAGE TO THE NEARBY CHEUNG HANG VILLAGE IN KAU WAH KENG.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HOME, MR LAM HON-KWONG, SAID: "THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT OUR BOYS HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE DEPARTMENT’S ’OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH’ SCHEME (OYS) UNDER WHICH SUBSIDIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR APPLICATION FROM YOUTH GROUPS TO HELP THEM TO CARRY OUT MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.
"WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT THE PROPOSAL PUT FORWARD BY OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUP HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE PROJECTS WORTHY OF SUBSIDY AND THAT IT HAS BEEN WARMLY WELCOMED AND SUPPORTED BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.”
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THE GROUP’S PROJECT AIMS TO BRING THE HOME SAFETY MESSAGE TO THE RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY AND THE CHILDREN IN THE VILLAGE WHO ARE USUALLY LEFT BEHIND \T HOME WHEN THE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS GO OUT TO WORK DURING THE DAY.
PHIS IS BEING DONE THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING IALKS, SLIDE SHOW, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, GAMES, AND TEA AND DINNER GATHERINGS. uinnek
"IT IS HOPED THAT THE VILLAGERS WILL BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE Ob HOME SAFETY AND THE NEED FOR MUTUAL AID IN BUILDING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT," MR LAM SAID.
'ON THE OTHE HAND, THE BOYS WILL LEARN TO SERVE THE SO AS TO ENHANCE THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-FSTEEM ORGANISING AND CONDUCTING THE PROJECT.
COMMUNITY THROUGH
"FURTHERMORE, THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT THE MEANING OF TEAM WORK AND DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL."
I HI PROJECT, WHICH STARTED LAST MONTH, WILL LAST UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH.
MEANWHILE, DIE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS INVITING ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLICATIONS FROM YOUTH GROUPS FOR SUBSIDIES UNDER THE OYS SCHEME.
FORMS AND DETAILS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OFFICES.
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WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN NOVEMBER FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR AND THE LAYING MA ON SHAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DEPARTMENT WHICH IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE
ON.THE CONSTRUCTION OF OF MAINS AS PART OF THE
BY THE WATER SUPPLIES CONSTRUCTION WORKS.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID CONSTRUCTION 01 A 43,000-CUBlC METRE ABOUT 1,100 METRES OF MAINS RANGING DIAMFTER.
THE CONTRACT WILL COVER RESERVOIR, AND THE LAYING FROM 600 MM TO 1,200 MM
THE OF
IN
THE WORK, WHICH IS BEING IMPLEMENTED TO SUPPLY TO MA ON SHAN DEVELOPMENT, WILL TAKE COMPLETE.
IMPROVE FRESH WATER
ABOUT 19 MONTHS TO
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NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE OPERATES FROM TOMORROW * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
A NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE, NO. 38M, WILL START OPERATIONS BETWEEN CHUK YUEN (NORTH) ESTATE AND WONG TAI SIN MTR STATION FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
THE NEW ROUTE WILL OPERATE DAILY FROM 6.30 AM TO ID.30 PM AT A FREQUENCY OF SIX TO 10 MINUTES. Till FARE WILL BE S1.30 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.
ON JOURNEYS TO WONG TAI SIN MTR STATION, THE MINIBUSES WILL TRAVEL VIA WING CHUK STREET, CHUK YUEN ROAD, NGA CHUK STREET, WONG TAJ SIN ROAD, SHATIN PASS ROAD, FUNG TAK ROAD, PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD, LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND CHING TAK STREET.
WHEN HEADING FOR CHUK YUEN, THEY WILL OPERATE ALONG CHING TAK STREET, SHEUNG TAK STREET, TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD, SHAT IN PASS ROAD, CHOI HUNG ROAD, PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD, FUNG TAK ROAD, SHAT I PASS ROAD, WONG TAJ SIN ROAD, NGA CHUK STREET, CHUK YUEN ROAD AND WING CHUK STREET.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN HAPPY VALLEY FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 20) FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO FACILITATE ROADWORKS:
* CHUN SHING STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
t KWAI FONG STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TO A TWO-WAY CUL-DE-SAC.
* MUI HING STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TO A TWO-WAY CUL-DE-SAC.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE! NO.
EXCO APPROVES NEW DEGREE COURSES ............................... 1
FUNDS FOR CHINESE TEXTBOOKS AWARD SCHEME APPROVED............... 2
RTHK PROGRAMMES ON LEGCO ELECTIONS ............................. 3
SUPERVISION OF TSING YI BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT 'WORKS .............. 3
YOUTHS TO BRING MESSAGE OF CONCERN TO ELDERLY................... 4
SAI KUNG DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS TRAFFIC LIGHTS TIMING ......... 5
DB COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS ........ 5
FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AT SHA TIN AMPHITHEATRE................ 6
ANNOUNCEMENT ON HOLIDAY MAIL SERVICES ......................... 7
TSUEN WAN - TSING YI FERRY SERVICE TO CEASE..................... 7
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES AT NIGHT................................ 8
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF EASTERN STREET IN WESTERN DISTRICT....... 9
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN KOWLOON ................................... 9
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EXCO APPROVES NEU DEGREE COURSES ♦ r * t i
APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC TO INTRODUCE A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE COURSE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT AND A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE COURSE IN BUILDING SURVEYING/QUANT1TY SURVEY1NG/LAND MANAGEMENT.
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS ALSO APPROVED THE INTRODUCTION OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) DEGREE COURSES IN CHINESE, ENGLISH, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES AT THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE.
ALL THESE NEW DEGREE COURSES WILL BEGIN EITHER IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER THIS YEAR. MEANWHILE, OTHER NEW DEGREE COURSES ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE AUTHORITIES FOR THE 1988-89 ACADEMIC TERM.
THE COURSE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT WILL BE STUDIED IN A FOUR YEAR FULL-TIME SANDWICH MODE. ANNUAL INTAKE WILL BE ABOUT 40 STUDENTS. THE COURSE WILL PRODUCE GRADUATES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL TOURISM, HOTEL AND RESTAURANT INDUSTRIES.
THE COURSE IN BUILDING SURVEY ING/QUANTITY SURVBYING/LAND MANAGEMENT WILL BE STUDIED IN A THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME MODE. ANNUAL INTAKE WILL BE ABOUT 30 STUDENTS IN EACH STREAM.
THE COURSE AIMS TO TRAIN GRADUATES FOR THE SURVEYING PROFESSION AND FOR OCCUPATIONS RELATING TO LAND USE AND REAL ESTATE.
THE BAPTIST COLLEGE’S EXISTING HONOURS DIPLOMA COURSES IN CHINESE, ENGLISH, HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY WILL BE REPLACED BY THE NEW HONOURS DEGREE COURSE IN THE SAME DISCIPLINES. RELIGIOUS STUDIES WILL BE A NEW COURSE.
THE NEW COURSES WILL BE THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSES.
ABOUT 170 STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED EACH YEAR. THEY WILL BE TRAINED FOR CAREERS IN EDUCATION, BUSINESS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER GENERAL FIELDS.
ALL THE NEW COURSES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AND ENDORSED BY THE UK COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE.
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FUNDS FOR CHINESE TEXTBOOKS AWARD SCHEME APPROVED » « » » »
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS AGREED TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR PHASE II OF THE INCENTIVE AWARD SCHEME RECOMMENDED BY THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE.
IT WILL Ai,LOCATE $3.6 MILLION AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLISHERS ON THE PROVISION OF SECONDARY 1 TO 5 CHINESE TEXTBOOKS IN PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS.
UNDER THE SCHEME, FINANCIAL AND EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS.
THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EACH SET OF CHINESE TEXTBOOKS FOR A SUBJECT WILL BF. $225,000. THERE ARE EIGHT PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJ ECTS.
PUBLISHERS JOINING THE SCHEME WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN UNDERTAKING AND FOR EACH SET OF CHINESE TEXTBOOKS TO DEPOSIT A LUMP SUM OF $50,000 WITH THE GOVERNMENT AS GUARANTEE FOR PRODUCING THE TEXTBOOKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE SPECIFIED BY THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL INVITE PUBLISHERS TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH THE THREE EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATIONS. INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS ARE ALSO WELCOME.
A MEETING WILL BE ARRANGED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE TO MEET PUBLISHERS AND TO INTRODUCE THE DETAILS OF THE SCHEME.
OFFICERS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO EXPLAIN TO PUBLISHERS THE PROCEDURES OF APPLICATION AND THE DETAILS OF THE EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS’ CONFERENCE ROOM, LEE GARDENS, THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE. CAUSEWAY BAY ON SEPTEMBER 3, STARTING 9.30 AM. EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
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RTHK PROGRAMMES ON LEGCO ELECTIONS ♦ * t ♦ ♦
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IS PRODUCING A SERIES OF PROGRAMMES TO BE BROADCAST OVER BOTH RADIO AND TELEV^ION IN CONNECTION WITH T CAMPAIGN PERIOD FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON SEI .EMBER 2 .
ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 20), AN "88 ELECTIONS CURTAIN RAISER" WILL BE HELD AT RTHK’S STUDIO ONE, BROADCASTING HOUSE, BETWEEN 3 PM AND 4 PM.
ALL NOMINATED CANDIDATES ARE BEING INVITED TO ATTEND, RECORDINGS AND TO MEET THE SENIOR MEMBER-DESIGNATE OF LEGCO,
TO MAKE MR ALLEN
LEE, AS PART OF THE FUNCTION.
THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE, WILL BE IN
ATTENDANCE.
NOTE TO EDITOR:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES/PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE ”88 ELECTIONS CURTAIN RAISER” TO BE HELD AT RTHK’S ^UDTO BROADCASTING HOUSE, 30 BROADCAST DRIVE, KOWLOON, BETWEEN J M
COVER ONE,
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SUPERVISION OF TSING YI
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BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS SIGNED A $1 MILLION AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT.
EMPLOYING
TSING YT
THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE »TRKf;[°R HIGHWAYS, MR HAROLD BEATON, AND THE DIRECTOR OF MOT I , HAY ANDERSON HONG KONG LTD, MR JOHN WHITEFIELD.
OF AND
A HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE IMPROVEMENT DESIGNED BY MOTT, HAY AND ANDERSON AND MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WOULD COST $16 MILLION.
PROJECT, HIGHWAYS
THE STRUCTURAL WORKS, WHICH WILL INVOLVE THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL PRESTRESSING TENDONS TO REDUCE THE PRESENT E^ES3IVE DEFLECTIONS OF THE BRIDGE DECK, will BE THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND IN
HONG KONG.
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THE BRIDGE WILL ALSO BE RESURFACED TO PROVIDE FOR SMOOTHER TRAVELLING AND THE BRIDGE PARAPET WILL BE REALIGNED.
WORK WILL START IN OCTOBER AND BE DUE FOR COMPLETION IN 12 MONTHS.
IN THE COURSE OF WORKS, THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WILL TAKE THE FORM OF SOME NIGHT TIME CLOSURES, ONE LANE CLOSURES AND OCCASIONAL COMPLETE CLOSURES.
DURING THE PERIODS WHEN THE BRIDGE IS CLOSED, TRAFFIC TO AND FROM TSING YI WILL BE DIVERTED TO USE THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC AND POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND AT THESE TIMES TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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YOUTHS TO BRING MESSAGE OF CONCERN TO ELDERLY » ♦ ♦ t ♦
A CEREMONY TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF A MAJOR PROGRAMME - "1988 CONCERN VISIT TO THE ELDERLY BY YOUTH VOLUNTEERS" - WILL BE HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 21).
UNDER THE PROGRAMME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS, ABOUT 1,000 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS WILL BE MOBILISED TO VISIT 5,000 ELDERLY SINGLE PERSONS LIVING IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
THE YOUTHS WILL TELL THE ELDERLY PEOPLE OF THE WIDE RANGE OF WELFARE SERVICES AVAILABLE AND GIVE THEM GIFTS AS A TOKEN OF CARE AND CONCERN.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG; MR MA CHING-KWAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP; MR PAO PI NG-WING, DIRECTOR OF THE ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP; AND MR ALAN TAM, A POPULAR SINGER AND DIRECTOR OF THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS CHARITABLE FUND ASSOCIATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE "1988 CONCERN VISIT TO THE ELDERLY BY YOUTH VOLUNTEERS" WILL BE HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TE] COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET, YAU MA TEI, AT 10 AM ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 21).
THE FIRST ROUND OF VISITS WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CEREMONY.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
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THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD’S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS TIMING ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT THE JUNCTION OF THE OLD AND THE NEW CLEAR WATER BAY ROADS AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO TWO NEW GREEN MINIBUS (GMB) ROUTES WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED. MEMBERS WILL CONSIDER WHETHER THE EXTENSION OF GMB ROUTE NO. 11 TO TAI AU MUN AND THE RE-ROUTEING OF ROUTE NO. 12 ARE PRACTICABLE.
IN ADDITION, MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT THE BUS STOP NEAR THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA IN JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD’S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 10 AM.
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THE CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONSIDER AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR ORGANISING COMMUNITY PROJECTS.
AMONG THE APPLICATIONS ARE TWO FROM THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION FOR ORGANISING A MID-AUTUMN LANTERN CARNIVAL AND A DRAMA TRAINING CLASS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO ENDORSE A SUM OF $19,400 FOR PRINTING THE “KWUN TONG COMMUNITY” INFORMATION BOOKLET - A HANDY DIRECTORY ON THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
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IN ADDITION, MEMBERS WILL HEAR A REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF TH^ COMMITTEE’S WORKING GROUP ON A CIVIC CENTRE AND SWIMMING POOL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD’S CIII TURF RECREATION AND SPORTS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING'BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAN STREET.
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SHA TIN RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO AN EVENING OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) 1988 AT THE AMPHITHEATRE IN SHA TIN CENTRAL PARK ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 20).
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE AMPHITHEATRE IS USED FOR A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE SINCE THE PARK’S OPENING LAST MONTH.
THE HIGHLIGHT WILL BE A TWO-HOUR VARIETY SHOW BEGINNING AT 7.30 PM. THERE Will, BE BRASS BAND AND CHINESE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE, CHILDREN’S FASHION SHOW, DANCING AND SINGING BY 10 YOUTH ORGANISATIONS AND SCHOOLS.
TWO ON-THE-SPOT DRAWING COMPETITIONS FOR CHILDREN OF THE AGE GROUPS OF SIX TO NINE YEARS AND 10 TO 15 YEARS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM.
THE WINNING ENTRIES, TOGETHER WITH THOSE FROM AN EARLIER PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION ON SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES, WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE CENTRAL PARK FOR THE WHOLE EVENING.
THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT SYP 1988 WILL PE HELD AT 7 PM.
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OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL INCLUDE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON SYP, MR PETER S.T. LEE; DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW CHI-KIN; SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG; AND SHA TIN DISTRICT SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR LAU KONG-WAH.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLOSING CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME 1988 TO BEGIN AT 7 PM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 20) AT THE AMPHITHEATRE, SHA TIN CENTRAL PARK.
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ANNOUNCEMENT ON HOLIDAY MAIL SERVICES
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DURING THE FORTHCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ON AUGUST 27 (SATURDAY) AND 29 (MONDAY), THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON AUGUST 27 AND NO MAIL DELIVERY ON AUGUST 29, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY*) .
ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE HOLIDAYS, EXCEPT ON AUGUST 27 WHEN 42 POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO NOON.
THE 42 POST OFFICES INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND; THE KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON; AND THE TSUEN WING STREET, SHA TIN CENTRAL AND THE TAI PO POST OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
DETAILS OF THE 42 POST OFFICES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY POST OFFICE OR FROM THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU ON 5-231071.
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TSUEN WAN - TSING YI FERRY SERVICE TO CEASE *****
THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED (HYF) WILL CEASE OPERATING THE PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND TSING YI FROM AUGUST 27.
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT TO THE FERRY SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY BUS ROUTE 43B, OPERATING BETWEEN CHEUNG CHING AND THE TSUEN WAN FERRY PIER. THE FREQUENCY OF THE BUS SERVICE WAS INCREASED FROM AUGUST 15.
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT HYF HAD APPLIED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT IN AUGUST LAST YEAR FOR PERMISSION TO CEASE OPERATING THE SERVICE UPON THE OPENING OF THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
THE SERVICE WAS PROVING TO BE UNECONOMICAL AND HYF WAS LOSING MONEY IN CONTINUING TO OPERATE IT.
THIS, THEREFORE, WAS ONE OF THE HYF’S PROPOSALS TO RATIONALISE ITS CROSS HARBOUR FERRY NETWORK SO AS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF FERRY SERVICES AT REASONABLE FARE LEVELS.
FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE BRIDGE, BUS ROUTE NO. 43B WAS INTRODUCED IN FEBRUARY. PATRONAGE ON THE FERRY SERVICE DECREASED SHARPLY TO 700 PASSENGERS PER DAY IN MAY.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE WINSLOW STREET VEHICULAR UNDERPASS IN HUNG HOM WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 1 AM AND 5 AM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 20).
THE CLOSURE WILL FACILITATE CLEANSING OF THE UNDERPASS. VEHICLES ON WINSLOW STREET HEADING FOR TO KWA WAN WILL BE DIVERTED VIA CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, COOKE STREET, GILLIES AVENUE AND WUHU STREET.
IN TSUEN WAN, TO FACILITATE THE ERECTION OF TWO FOOTBRIDGES AS PART OF THE ROUTE 5 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, SECTIONS OF CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC E'OR SIX CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS BETWEEN AUGUST 21 (SUNDAY) AND 26 (FRIDAY).
DAILY BETWEEN 1.30 AM AND 5.30 AM ON AUGUST 21, 22 AND 23, CHEUNG PE J SHAN ROAD BETWEEN LO WAI ROAD AND CHEUNG SHAN ESTATE ROAD EAST WILL BE CLOSED.
DURING THE CLOSURE, CHEUNG SHAN ESTATE. ROAD EAST WILL BE TEMPORARILY REROUTED TWO-WAY. MOTORISTS ON TEXACO ROAD HEADING FOR LEI MUK SHU AND SHEK LEI WILL BE DIVERTED TO USE SHING MUN ROAD AND CHEUNG SHAN ESTATE ROAD EAST.
CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD BETWEEN SHEK WAI KOK ROAD AND TSUEN KAM INTERCHANGE WILL BE CLOSED DAILY BETWEEN 1.30 AM AND 5.30 AM ON AUGUST 24, 25 AND 26.
GENERAL TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED TO USE SHING MUN ROAD. IN ADDITION, MOTORISTS ON TEXACO ROAD HEADING FOR SHEK WAT KOK ESTATE WILL BE DIVERTED TO USE TSUEN KAM INTERCHANGE, WAI TSUEN ROAD, SHING MUN ROAD, CHEUNG SHAN ESTATE ROAD WEST, CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD AND SHEK WAI KOK ROAD.
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF EASTERN STREET
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IN WESTERN DISTRICT
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE SECTION OF EASTERN STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND DES VOL. X ROAD WEST CONTINUES TO BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ANOTHER THREF WEEKS.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED
THE CLOSURE IS DUE TO A WATERMAIN BURST AT THE JUNCTION 01' CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST WITH EASTERN STREET LAST SUNDAY (AUGUST 14).
DURING THE CLOSURE, CMB ROUTE NO.
91 IS DIVERTED VIA CONNAUGHT
ROAD WEST, SUTHERLAND STREET AND DES VOEUX TERMINATING IN THE SECTION OF EASTERN STREET WEST AND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST.
ROAD WEST BEFORE
BETWEEN QUEEN'S ROAD
ALSO, VEHICLES ON CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST HEADING FOR STREET SHOULD USE SUTHERLAND STREET AND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT CARPENTER unwmohj 'rTY BETWEEN FUK LO TSUN ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD RE ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TO TWO-WAY OPERATION FROM 10 SATURDAY (AUGUST 20).
ROAD IN
WILL BE
AM ON
AT THE SAME TIME, THE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORK ON THIS OF CARPENTER ROAD WILL BE COMPLETED.
SECTION
MEANWHILE, IN KWUN TONG, THE SECTION OF THE SLIP TO KWUN TONG FERRY CONCOURSE FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH HOI
ROUNDABOUT TO A POINT ABOUT »7 METRES SOUTH
JUNCTION WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY
THE MEASURE WILL BE IN FORCE FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH
ROAD WORKS.
ROAD
YUEN OF
LEADING ROAD/WAI THE SAME
(AUGUST 22).
TO FACILITATE
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO,
GOVERNOR REAFFIRMS POLICY ON BOAT PEOPLE.................... 1
312OM TO HELP INSTITUTIONS DEVELOP RESEARCH CAPABILITY... 2
50 KPH SPEED LIMIT ON LRV TRIAL RUNNING TO BE LIFTED..... 4
EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN TRANSPORT SERVICES BEFORE LRT OPENS .... 5
DISSOLUTION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HUNG KONG ............ 6
FS VISITS INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT ........................ 7
JUNE ORDERS-CN-HAND, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL FIGURES RELEASED .. 7
VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE STARTS IN YAU TSIM ............ 12
JOB PLACEMINT SERVICE FOR YOUNGSTERS ...................... 12
REMINDER ON YEAR’S SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY ................ 15
VARIETY SHOW TO CLOSE NORTH SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES........ 14
BANKING LICENCE OF RAINIER INTERNATIONAL BANK REVOKED.... 15
FIRING PRACTICE IN SEPTEMBER............................... 16
HAUL ROAD TO BE BUILT FOR BORROW AREA ..................... 16
NEW ACCESS ROADS TO VILLaGES NEAR HUNG SHUI KIU ........... 17
AMENDMENT TO FUK KWAN AVENUE PROJECT ...................... 18
ACCESS ROAD FOR M.i H*NG PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE............. 19
AUTHORISATION GIVEN FOR SAI KUNG PROJECTS.................. 20
NEW IDENTITY CARDS FOR WOMEN BORN IN 1965-66............... 20
CLOSURE OF VEHICULAR ACCESS TO MARRIAGE REGISTRY........... 22
URBaN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS IN KOWLOON .................... 22
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1988
1 GOVERNOR REAFFIRMS POLICY ON BOAT PEOPLE ♦ ♦ * » t
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY REAFFIRMED THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY THAT VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE ARRIVED AFTER JUNE 16 THIS YEAR AND FOUND NOT TO BE GENUINE REFUGEES ARE TO BE TREATED AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND KEPT IN DETENTION CENTRES UNTIL THEIR EVENTUAL REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT ON HIS RETURN FROM LONDON THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON, SIR DAVID SAID THE TRAGEDY OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT WAS HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE SETTING OUT BY UNSAFE BOATS LOOKING FOR RESETTLEMENT ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WHICH WAS JUST NOT A REAL POSSIBILITY.
FOR THOSE WHO ARRIVED BEFORE THE CHANGE OF POLICY, THE REGIME WOULD GRADUALLY BE LIBERALISED, SIR DAVID NOTED.
THEY WOULD BE TREATED AS REFUGEES AND THE INTENTION WOULD BE TO TRY TO SEEK RESETTLEMENT PLACES FOR THEM OVERSEAS, HE SAID.
"AFTER ALL, THAT IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. THEY DIDN’T COME HERE HOPING TO STAY IN HONG KONG. THEY CAME HERE HOPING TO GO ELSEWHERE," THE GOVERNOR ADDED.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT HE HAD TALKED WITH FOREIGN OFFICE OFFICIALS' ON THE DISCUSSIONS THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE ABOUT VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THAT WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO HAVE DIRECT DISCUSSIONS WITH VIETNAM ON THIS ISSUE.
HOWEVER, HE CAUTIONED THAT THERE WOULD BE A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
HE SAID: "THERE ARE TWO KEY ISSUES IN SOLVING IT. ONE IS THE OUTFLOW OF BOAT PEOPLE FROM VIETNAM SHOULD STOP. IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME DROP TN NUMBERS RECENTLY BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL A VERY BIG ONE.
"THE SECOND POINT OBVIOUSLY IS TO START THE RETURN OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DEFINED AS NOT BEING GENUINE REFUGEES.
"I DON’T IMAGINE THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY. BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO VIETNAM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT HAS SOME ENCOURAGEMENT IN IT."
ASKED IF THE GOVERNMENT WOULD PAY FOR THE RETURN OF THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, SIR DAVID SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO DISCUSSION SO FAR ABOUT ANY PAYMENT.
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HE SAID: "I THINK IT IS VERY EARLY IN THE STATE OF THE DISCUSSIONS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR RETURNING PEOPLE. THE KEY IS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GO BACK.
"WE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL WANT ASSURANCES THAT THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE REASONABLY TREATED. BUT THE DISCUSSIONS ARE STILL AT A VERY EARLY STATE."
ON THE ISSUE OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "THE SUGGESTION ABOUT CHANGING THE POLICY IS TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT HONG KONG IS NOW INCREASINGLY A MAJOR CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE. HONG KONG LAW WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRACTISED BY HONG KONG LAWYERS.
"THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SUGGESTIONS THAT HAD BEEN MADE FOR IMPROVING OUR PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WILL BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION."
RETURNING WITH THE GOVERNOR WERE LADY WILSON AND THEIR TWO SONS PETER AND ANDREW. THEY WERE GREETED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD; AND OMELCO MEMBERS SIR Q.W. LEE AND MR PETER C. WONG.
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS EARMARKED $120 MILLION DURING 1988-91 TO ASSIST THE FIVE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP THEIR RESEARCH CAPABILITY TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE CONTRACT RESEARCH WORK ON BEHALF OF INDUSTRY, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY AT SHUE YAN COLLEGE, MR JACOBS SAID PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT AREA FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WAS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
"IF HONG KONG IS TO MOVE AWAY FROM ITS TRADITIONAL RELIANCE ON LABOUR INTENSIVE ASSEMBLY WORK, MANUFACTURERS WILL HAVE TO DEVOTE A GREATER PROPORTION OF THEIR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES TO. PRODUCT INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS RESEARCH INTO PROCESSES TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND OUTPUT," HE SAID.
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"QUALITY ASSURANCE WILL ALSO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PART TO PLAY: HERE AGAIN, RESEARCH WILL BE OF THE UTMOST ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING HOW QUALITY STANDARDS CAN BE IMPROVED," HE ADDED.
MR JACOBS SAID THE GOVERNMENT COULD PLAY, AND INDEED WAS ALREADY PLAYING, AN IMPORTANT PART IN PROMOTING THE INTERACTION OF INDUSTRY AND THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.
"ONE POSITIVE STEP IS ALREADY BEING TAKEN BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE SCHEME.
"ONE OF THE AIMS OF THE SCHEME, WHICH INVOLVES MANY VISITS TO INDUSTRIALISTS BY OFFICERS OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, IS TO PROMOTE THE SERVICES OF THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO INDUSTRY FOR CONTRACT RESEARCH," HE SAID.
MR JACOBS SAID THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, WHICH HE CHAIRED, WAS ALSO AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR MOBILISING TALENT WITHIN THE TERTIARY EDUCATION SECTOR TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY, AND IT HAD COMMISSIONED A NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS TO HELP IN THIS.
"ONE OF THE MOST RECENT PROJECTS CONCERNS A PROGRAMME TO BE UNDERTAKEN JOINTLY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR USE BY LOCAL INDUSTRY IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE."
ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD, HE SAID, THE HONG KONG PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE COMPANY WAS SET UP WITHIN THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY.
"ANOTHER LONGER TERM PROPOSAL OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD INVOLVES THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A TECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN HONG KONG TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT ESPECIALLY GEARED TO THE NEEDS OF NEW KNOWLEDGE-BASED BUSINESSES," HE SAID.
MR JACOBS SAID HE EXPECTED INDUSTRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM LABOUR INTENSIVE METHODS TO THOSE INVOLVING HIGHER LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY AND RELYING LESS ON LARGE NUMBERS OF RELATIVELY UNSKILLED WORKERS.
"THE KEY TO THE TRANSITION WILL BE THE -READY AVAILABILITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HIGHLY TRAINED MANPOWER. THE QUEST FOR HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVED EFFICIENCY MUST CONTINUE.
"ONLY IN THIS WAY WILL WE BE ABLE TO RETAIN THE COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BASE AND THUS ENSURE THAT OUR PRESENT PROSPERITY WILL CONTINUE," HE SAID.
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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE EXISTING 50 KPH SPEED RESTRICTION IMPOSED ON THE TRIAL RUNNING OF LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES (LRV’S) ON THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) SYSTEM BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG WILL BE LIFTED ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 21.
THIS MEANS THAT THE SPEED OF THE LRV’S WILL BE INCREASED PROGRESSIVELY TO 70 KPH. AT CERTAIN JUNCTIONS AND LOCATIONS LOCAL SPEED RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY.
THE LIFTING OF THE RESTRICTION FOLLOWS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT MEASURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UK RAILWAY INSPECTOR, MR ALAN COOKSEY.
THESE IMPROVEMENTS WERE RECOMMENDED FOR IMPLEMENTATION BEFORE THE LIFTING OF THE EXISTING 50 KPH SPEED RESTRICTION.
IN HIS SAFETY REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR COOKSEY MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOTH TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE.
THESE INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF POTENTIALLY CONFUSING SECONDARY SIGNALS AT CERTAIN JUNCTIONS; REPOSITIONING OF CERTAIN BUS STOPS AWAY FROM THE LRT TRACK; IMPOSITION OF LOCAL SPEED LIMITS AT CERTAIN JUNCTIONS; AND INCREASED PUBLICITY TO MAKE MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS MORE AWARE OF THE NEED FOR CARE WHEN CROSSING THE LRT.
A TEAM OF GOVERNMENT AND LRT OFFICIALS LED BY THE APPOINTED INSPECTOR IN HONG KONG, MR BRYAN MORGAN, CARRIED OUT ON-SITE INSPECTIONS OF THE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENT WORKS AND FOUND THAT THEY HAD BEEN SATISFACTORILY IMPLEMENTED.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS FULLY SATISFIED THAT THE FIRST SET OF RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENT MEASURES ON THE LRT SYSTEM HAD BEEN SATISFACTORILY IMPLEMENTED AND THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE MONITORING TO ENSURE THAT THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO IMPLEMENTED IN DUE COURSE.
SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OE THE THREE-WEEK TRIAL RUNNING PERIOD, AND TO THE SATISFACTORY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMAINING IMPROVEMENTS, THE LRT SYSTEM COULD BE OPENED PROGRESSIVELY ON A ROUTE BY ROUTE BASIS FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS FROM ABOUT MID-SEPTEMBER, HE ADDED.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE SPOKESMAN WARNED MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG TO BE ALERT AND TAKE CARE AS THE LRV’S WILL BE RUNNING TO SCHEDULED SPEEDS.
’’PEDESTRIANS SHOULD NOT WALK ALONG THE LRT TRACKS. BOTH MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD FOLLOW THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND SIGNS WHEN CROSSING THE LRT JUNCTIONS,” HE SAID.
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THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION HAVE AGREED TO AN ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF BUS SERVICES IN THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG AREA UNTIL THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT OPENS.
THE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TODAY (FRIDAY) AT A MEETING CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR RICHARD MEAKIN, AND ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY AND THE CORPORATION.
AT THE MEETING, MR MEAKIN ADVISED THAT THE LRT SYSTEM WAS LIKELY TO OPEN TO PASSENGER SERVICE PROGRESSIVELY FROM THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER.
"THE OPENING PROGRAMME HAS YET TO BE FIXED, PENDING THE PROGRESS OF THE MODIFICATION WORKS RECOMMENDED BY THE UK RAILWAY INSPECTOR, MR ALAN COOKSEY, IN HIS SAFETY REPORT," HE SAID.
"IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT BUS SERVICES TO LOCAL- RESIDENTS BEFORE THE LRT OPENS."
REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH KMB AND KCRC INDICATED THAT THEY ACCEPTED THE NECESSITY OF CONTINUING TO OPERATE THESE BUS SERVICES UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE LRT SYSTEM.
UNDER THE AGREED ARRANGEMENT, KMB WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE ROUTES 59, 61A AND 63 IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG, WHILE THE OTHER SIX ROUTES - NO. 55, 56, 59B, 61, 62 AND 63B - WILL CONTINUE TO BE RUN BY THE KCRC.
BOTH OPERATORS NOTED THAT THE RESUMPTION OF THE SCHOOL TERM IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER WOULD INCREASE DEMAND FOR ALL BUS SERVICES, AND SOME CAPACITY INCREASES, BY THE SUBSTITUTION OF DOUBLE DECKERS FOR SINGLE DECKERS, WOULD ENABLE THESE DEMANDS TO BE FULLY MET.
THE KCRC POINTED OUT THAT A NUMBER OF THE BUSES CURRENTLY HIRED TO OPERATE THE SHA TIN AND TAI PO FEEDER SERVICES AND INTERNAL TRANSIT SERVICE AREA SERVICES WOULD REVERT TO SCHOOL CONTRACTS IN SEPTEMBER.
KMB HAD AGREED TO HIRE OUT 10 OR MORE DOUBLE DECK BUSES TO KCRC IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE CORPORATION’S BUS FLEET CAPACITY.
KCRC WOULD ACCELERATE THE LICENSING OF ITS NEW DOUBLE DECKER BUSES.
/KMB HAD
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KMB HAD INSUFFICIENT DRIVERS AVAILABLE TO MAN THE BUSES HIRED OUT TO KCRC BUT CITYBUS HAD MADE AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCED DRIVERS.
MEANWHILE, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS DISCUSSED WITH OPERATORS OF THE THREE GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG AND REQUESTED THEIR CO-OPERATION IN CONTINUING THEIR PRESENT LEVEL OF SERVICES UNTIL THE LRT OPENS.
THE THREE GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES ARE ROUTES NO. 44 (LUNG KWU TAN TO TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE), 45 (SHAN KING ESTATE TO ON TING ESTATE) AND 74A (LONG PING ESTATE TO YUEN LONG FOOK HONG STREET).
MR MEAKIN PAID TRIBUTE TO KCRC, KMB, CITYBUS AND THE GREEN MINIBUS OPERATORS FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION IN THIS JOINT EXERCISE TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF SERVICES IN THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG AREA.
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DISSOLUTION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG t « t « *
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED AUGUST 25, 1988 AS THE DATE ON WHICH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL BE DISSOLVED.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE DISSOLUTION, WHICH WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY), WOULD FACILITATE THE HOLDING OF ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 22 THIS YEAR.
"THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHALL STAND DISSOLVED IN THE THIRD YEAR AFTER THE LATEST ELECTION FOR ALL ELECTED MEMBERS," HE SAID.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 12 THIS YEAR.
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FS VISITS INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT *****
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, CALLED AT THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT AT WINDSOR HOUSE, CAUSEWAY BAY THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON TO GET FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF ITS DAILY OPERATIONS.
HE WAS FIRST GIVEN AN IN-DEPTH BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, MR ANTHONY AU YEUNG, ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN •’HE DEPARTMENT.
MR AU YEUNG THEN SHOWED HIM AROUND THE COLLECTION HALL AND THE CENTRAL ENQUIRY COUNTER TO SEE STAFF AT WORK.
MR JACOBS LEARNED THAT THE CENTRAL ENQUIRY COUNTER, WHICH WAS SET UP IN APRIL THIS YEAR, HAD FACILITATED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN OBTAINING TAX INFORMATION DIRECT FROM A CENTRALISED LOCATION.
THE COUNTER IS AT PRESENT HANDLING ENQUIRIES AND REQUESTS MADE BY AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 1,500 VISITORS A DAY.
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JUNE ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL FIGURES RELEASED
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IN JUNE 1988, THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND REPORTED BY THE 200 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR REMAINED AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL AS IN MAY 1988, BUT SHOWED A DECREASE OF 3 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987.
THIS IS SHOWN BY THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
ON EMPLOYMENT, THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT THE JUNE 1988 LEVEL WAS 3 PER CENT ABOVE THAT IN MAY 1988, BUT WAS LOWER BY 5 PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987. THE INCREASE OVER MAY 1988 WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF SUMMER WORKERS IN SOME INDUSTRIES SURVEYED.
IN JUNE 1988, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE MANUFACTURING FIRMS SURVEYED DECREASED, IN CURRENT PRICE TERMS, BY 2 PER CENT COMPARED WITH MAY 1988, PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE LOWER WAGES OF SUMMER WORKERS. ON THE ORDER HAND, AN INCREASE OF 15 PER CENT IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS WAS RECORDED WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987.
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COMPARING JUNE 1988 WITH MAY 1988, THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN THE WEARING APPAREL AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, BUT DECREASED QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE TEXTILES AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987, THE ORDERS POSITION IN JUNE 1988 DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES, WHILE THAT IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY INCREASED SLIGHTLY.
THE ORDERS POSITION IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY IN JUNE 1988 SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH MAT 1988 AND JUNE 1987.
THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
COMPARED WITH MAY 1988, EMPLOYMENT INCREASED MODERATELY IN THE PLASTIC' PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AND SLIGHTLY IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS AND THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES IN JUNE 1988.
COMPARING JUNE 1988 WITH JUNE 1987, EMPLOYMENT DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND MODERATELY IN THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY, WHILE THAT IN THE TEXTILES AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES DECREASED SLIGHTLY.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, A SLIGHT INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT WAS RECORDED IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS AND THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
COMPARED WITH MAY 1988, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN JUNE 1988 INCREASED MODERATELY IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY AND SLIGHTLY IN THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY, BUT DECREASED MODERATELY IN THE TEXTILES AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AND SLIGHTLY IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.
COMPARING JUNE 1988 WITH JUNE 1987, PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN ALL THE INDUSTRIES SURVEYED.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT IN JUNE 1988 WAS AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL AS IN MAY 1988 BUT DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987. ON THE OTHER HAND, PER CAPITA EARNINGS INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER MAY 1988 AND SUBSTANTIALLY OVER JUNE 1987.
IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT, FOR THIS SECTOR, THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
IN THE SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED, THE OVERALL LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN JUNE 1988 INCREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1988 AND JUNE 1987. PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN JUNE 1988 REMAINED AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL AS IN MAY 1988 BUT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, PARTICULARLY IN HOTELS, WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987.
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THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ACCOMPANYING TABLES I TO 3.
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING CAMPANJES AND 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT THE MAGNITUDES OF CHANGES INDICATED BY THE SURVEY RESULTS MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.
NEVERTHELESS, THESE ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE OF A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR JUNE IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAT TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $1.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234820.
TABLE 1: ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE END OF JUNE 1988 CHANGE MAY 88 WHEN CAMPARED WITH JUN. 87
(MONTHS) (%) («)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 4.33 t -3
WEARING APPAREL 4.73 + 1 -5
TEXTILES 2.32 -8 -18
PLASTIC PRODUCTS 3.15 -7 -11
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 4.58 + 2 + 1
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS 5.07 t »
OTHERS 4.17 t -3
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
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TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRY/SERVICES PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF JUNE J 988
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
MAY 88 JUN. 87
(%) (%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES + 3 -5
FOOD AND DRINKS + 2 + 1
WEARING APPAREL ♦ - 7
TEXTILES t -3
PLASTIC PRODUCTS + 7 -19
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS + 1 + 1
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS +6 -2
OTHERS + 1 -2
#
CONSTRUCTION ♦ -1
SERVICES + 1 + 3
BANKS + 1 + 2
HOTELS + 1 ♦
PUBLIC UTILITIES ♦ -1
OTHERS + 2 + 11
* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
#
PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
WORKERS
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TABLE 3: PER CAPITA EARNINGS
INDUSTRY/SERVICES PER CAPITA EARNINGS
AVERAGE AS IN JUNE 1988 CHANGE WHEN WITH MAY 88 COMPARED JUN. 87
(HKt) (X > (%)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 4,155 -2 + 15
FOOD AND DRINKS 4,991 + 4 + 18
WEARING APPAREL 3,522 + 1 + 11
TEXTILES 4,466 -6 + 10
PLASTIC PRODUCTS 3,644 -4 + 18
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 4,072 + 18
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS 3,896 -2 + 16
OTHERS 5,431 » + 16
CONSTRUCTION 5,909 + 1 + 17
SERVICES 7,016 » + 12
BANKS 7,182 + 5 + 18
HOTELS 4,904 ♦ 1 + 24
PUBLIC UTILITIES 6,672 + 1 + 7
OTHERS 7,919 -5 + 11
» CHANGES WITHIN + /- 0.5%
NOTES TO TABLES 1-3:
UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS", WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE FIRMS SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE FIRMS SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1988
VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE STARTS IN YAU TSIM ♦ » * * t
A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH A VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE IN YAU TSIM DISTRICT WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA TOMORROW (SATURDAY) .
THE EVENT WAS PUT OFF LAST SUNDAY OWING TO HEAVY RAIN.
AT THE CEREMONY, A GROUP OF YOUTHS WILL PIECE UP A PICTURE MEASURING 160 SQUARE FEET WHICH FEATURES DISTRICT LANDMARKS AND A SLOGAN URGING RESIDENTS TO BECOME VOTERS.
DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WILL DISTRIBUTE REGISTRATION FORMS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTORAL REGISTER AT THE VENUE AND HELP THOSE ELIGIBLE TO FILL IN THE FORMS.
THE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN THE REGISTRATION EXERCISE WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
DURING THIS PERIOD, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WILL CARRY OUT A SERIES OF DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO URGE RESIDENTS TO REGISTER.
POSTERS, BANNERS AND LEAFLETS WITH A ’’SIGN-UP" SLOGAN HAVE ALSO BEEN PRINTED FOR DISPLAY AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LAUNCHING OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT’S VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE TO BE HELD AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA AT 2.20 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
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JOB PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR YOUNGSTERS ♦ » * *
THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS PLACED ABOUT 1,800 YOUNGSTERS INTO PROPER APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING WITH EMPLOYERS IN THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCE AND THE SERVICES SECTORS LAST YEAR.
"THIS YEAR THE PLACEMENT UNIT CONTINUES TO ASSIST FORM 3 AND FORM 5 SCHOOL LEAVERS IN FINDING SUITABLE TRAINING PLACES AND EMPLOYERS TO SET UP PROPER TRAINING SCHEMES AND RECRUIT APPRENTICES," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
/THE COUNCIL
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THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING THE BEST MEANS THROUGH WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE MAY BECOME QUALIFIED CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS.
AN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME LASTS THREE TO FOUR YEARS AND CONSISTS OF PLANNED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
FORM 3 GRADUATES MAY JOIN CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES WHILE FORM 5 GRADUATES WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION MAY JOIN TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES.
A VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN MAJOR INDUSTRIES INCLUDING AUTOMOBILE, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, JEWELLERY, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, TEXTILE AND SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR.
TRAINEESHIP SCHEMES IN INSURANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY CONSISTING OF PRACTICAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
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“SCHOOL-LEAVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE USE OF THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE COUNCIL TO FIND TRAINING PLACES IN INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND SERVICES SECTORS,” THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP SCHEMES, PLEASE CONTACT THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE COUNCIL AT 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG OR ON 5-8932341 EXT. 298.
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REMINDER ON YEAR’S SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR THIS YEAR FALLS ON AUGUST 29, THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, EMPLOYEES SHALL BE GRANTED THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY ON THE ABOVE DATE IF EMPLOYERS HAVE NOT ALREADY FIXED THE DATE FOR THAT HOLIDAY AND THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT REQUESTED IT TO BE ADDED TO THEIR PAID ANNUAL LEAVE.
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"ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES AND THOSE NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $11,500 A MONTH ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID FOR THAT HOLIDAY IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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 EXPRRESSFD IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, THE HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD HE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND .31 DAYS, PRECEDING THF HOLIDAY.
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE OR SHE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE AT ALL BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
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RESIDENTS IN NORTH DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY A NIGHT OF FREE ENTERTAINMENT AT A VARIETY SHOW TOMORROW (SATURDAY) NIGHT AT THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL COUNCTL, THE VARIETY SHOW WILL MARK THE CLOSE OF THE DISTRICT’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN JULY.
"RESPONSE TO THE ACTIVITIES WAS ENTHUSIASTIC WITH ABOUT 30,000 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN 106 EVENTS ORGANISED BY 30 LOCAL COMMUNITY BODIES," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE SAID.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE SHOW INCLUDES CHINESE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE, ORIENTAL DANCE, CHILDREN’S CHOIR PERFORMANCE AND POPULAR MUSIC.
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AMONG GUESTS OFFICIATING AT THE CLOSING ACTING NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR TIM MILNES; DISTRICT BOARD, MR RAYMOND PANG; AND TRE COMMANDS: :nin j!';£ CHEUNG CHI-KEUNG.
CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH ACTING POLICE DISTRICT
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE NORTH DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMF CLOSING CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW TOMORROW (SATURDAY) NIGHT AT THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL, LUNG SUM AVENUE, SHFUNG SHUI. THE SHOW WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM.
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BACKING LICENCE OF RAINIER INTERNATIONAL BANK REVOKED ♦ * » * t
THE BANKING LICENCE OF RAINIER INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED HAS BEEN REVOKED WITH EFFECT FROM AUGUST 16 THIS YEAR, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE SPOKESMAN SAID RAINIER INTERNATIONAL BANK WAS GRANTED A BANKING LICENCE IN 1964 AND OPERATED NINE LOCAL BRANCHES.
’’ITS HONG KONG BUSINESS WAS RECENTLY SOLD TO DAIWA BANK WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE RAINIER BRANCHES UNDER DAIWA’S NAME.
’’THE VESTING OF RAINIER’S HONG KONG UNDERTAKING IN DAIWA BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JULY 18 THIS YEAR CONSEQUENT UPON THE ENACTMENT OF THE RAINIER INTERNATIONAL BANK (TRANSFER OF HONG KONG UNDERTAKING) ORDINANCE 1988.
’’RAINIER HAS CEASED TO CARRY ON BANKING BUSINESS IN HONG KONG AS FROM THAT DATE.
”AS RAINIER HAS CEASED TO CARRY ON BANKING BUSINESS IN HONG KONG, ITS LICENCE IS ACCORDINGLY REVOKED UNDER SECTION 29(A)! OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE,” THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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FIRING PRACTICE IN SEPTEMBER * ♦ ♦ *
FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HA TSUEN-CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON 17 DAYS NEXT MONTH.
THE PUBLIC IS WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA W$EN RED FLAGS ARE HOISTED.
FOLLOWING ARE THE DATES AND TIMES THAT FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE:
DATE TIME
SEPTEMBER 5 (MONDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 9 (FRIDAY) 9 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 12 (MONDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 13 (TUESDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 14 (WEDNESDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 15 (THURSDAY) 8 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 16 (FRIDAY) 8 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 17 (SATURDAY) 8 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 19 (MONDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 20 (TUESDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 21 (WEDNESDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 22 (THURSDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 23 (FRIDAY) 8.30 AM - 11.59 PM
SEPTEMBER 24 (SATURDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 28 (WEDNESDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 29 (THURSDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
SEPTEMBER 30 (FRIDAY) 8.30 AM - 5 PM
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HAUL ROAD TO BE BUILT FOR BORROW AREA
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL BUILD A HAUL ROAD FROM TAI TONG ROAD NEAR FRASER VILLAGE TO TAI TONG EAST BORROW AREA, YUEN LONG.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE NEW HAUL ROAD WILL BE USED BY HAULAGE TRAFFIC FOR EXTRACTING FILLING MATERIAL FROM THE TAI TONG EAST BORROW AREA FOR THE YUEN LONG-TUEN MUN EASTERN CORRIDOR, YUEN LONG SOUTHERN BYPASS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROJECTS.
/IT WILL
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IT WILL ALSO SERVE RESIDENTS \ND VILLAGERS LIVING ALONG TWR EXISTING NULLAH.
THE HAUL ROAD WILL RE IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OE A 1.3 KILOMETRE TWO-LANE KALIL TWO-WAY CARRIAGEWAY ON VIRGIN GROUND LEADING TO TAI TONG EAST BORROW AREA.
THE SECOND INVOLVES RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING OF A 1.4 KILOMETRE ROAD ALONG THE NULLAH NEAR TAI SHU1 HA ROAD EAST AND THE PROVISION OF A FOOTPATH ON ONE SIDE.
THE ASSOCIATED WORKS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-<ELL BOX CULVER 1 , EXTENSION OF EXISTING NULLAH, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS LANDSCAPING, AND ROAD LIGHTING WORKS.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMF‘1, WHICH WILL ALSO SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN LATE THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN STAGES BETWEEN LATE NEXT YEAR AND MID-1990.
A NOTICE CONCERNING INVITATION OF TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
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NEW ACCESS ROADS TO VILLAGES NEAR HUNG SHU I KIU * t « » »
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO BUILD NEW ROADS, BRIDGES, FOOTBRIDGES, FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE TRACKS TO IMPROVF ACCESS TO THE VILLAGES NEAR HUNG SHUT KIU.
THE PROPOSED WORKS ARE CONNECTED WITH THE DRAINAGE WORKS TO THE STREAM COURSES IN THE AREA.
IMPROVEMENT
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL WERE PUBLISHED IN A NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) AND A NOTICE, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED WORKS
/THE PLANS .......
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THE PLANS AND SCHEME CAN BE INSPECTED AT 'I HE FOLLOWING PLACES:
♦ CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG.
* YUEN LONG DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, NINTH TO I1TH FLOORS, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG.
♦ TUEN MUN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, I TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN.
» YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE, YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, 269 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG.
ANY PERSON WHO OBJECTS TO THE PROPOSED WORKS SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 18 THIS YEAR.
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AMENDMENT TO FUK KWAN t » ♦ ♦
AVENUE PROJECT t
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO AMEND THE GAZETTED WORKS FOR REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE CARRIAGEWAY, FOOTPATH AND DRAINAGE OF FUK KWAN AVENUE, TAI HANG, ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE WORKS WERE ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE IN APRIL AND MAY LAST YEAR.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT INVOLVES THE DELETION OF PORTION OF LOT NO. I.L. 5864 S.A.R.P. FROM THE SCHEDULE OF LOTS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE RESUMED.
A NOTICE ON THE AMENDMENT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE PLAN AND SCHEME MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG.
IT MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, . HONG KONG WEST, 12TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG; AND AT THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, 201 HENNESSY ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG.
ANY PERSON WHO OBJECTS TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 18 THIS YEAR.
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ACCESS ROAD FOR MA HANG PUBLIC HOUSING I.STAIi
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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO BUILD A NEW ROAD AS AN EXTENSION OF CAPE ROAD FROM CHUNG HOM KOK TO MA HANG IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MA HANG VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT PUBLIC HOUSING SCHEME IN STANLEY.
THE NEW TWO-WAY 700-METRE LONG ROAD WITH FOOTWAYS WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE HOUSING ESTATE.
IT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER PHASE I OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING SCHEME SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.
WHEN COMPLETED IN 1996, THE MA HANG VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC HOUSING FOR ABOUT 8,000 PEOPLE.
A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED WORKS IS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE PLAN AND SCHEME MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:
» THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG; %
* THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE/HONG KONG SOUTH, 12TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG; AND
» THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE, STANLEY SUB-OFFICE, 88 STANLEY VILLAGE ROAD, STANLEY, HONG KONG.
ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED WORKS SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 18 THIS YEAR.
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AUTHORISATION GIVEN FOR SAT KUNG PROJECTS » » » » »
RECLAMATION WORK AND THE ERECTION OF A BEACON WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TN SAI KUNG FOLLOWING U'THORISATION OF THE PROJECTS.
AUTHORISATION HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR FOR RECLAMATION WORK TO PROCEED WITHIN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 20.10 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED IN JUNK BAY.
THIS WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING, SCHOOLS, OPEN SPACE AND ROADS - ALL PART OF THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.
THE WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO BEEN AUTHORISED TO ERECT A BIALON IN SAI KUNG HOI (INNER PORT SHELTER) ON TOP OF A SUBMERGED ROCK WHICH IS HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION.
THE BEACON WILL AID NAVIGATION OF VESSELS IN THE VICINITY.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREAS AFFECTED WERE DESCRIBED IN NOTICES OF AUTHORISATION PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HIS INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED WILL BE INJURIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE ABOVE UNDERTAKINGS MAY DELIVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS A WRITTEN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 18 NEXT YEAR.
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NEW IDENTITY CARDS FOR WOMEN BORN IN 1965-66
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT WOMEN BORN IN 1965 OR 1966 WOULD BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS BETWEEN AUGUST 30 AND OCTOBER 1.
"WOMEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP CAN CALL AT ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW ID CARD ISSUE OFFICES DURING THIS PERIOD," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
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THE OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
"THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE VERY CROWDED IN THE EVENINGS. TO AVOID HAVING TO QUEUE UP FOR A LONG TIME AT THE ISSUE OFFICES OR TO COME BACK ON ANOTHER DAY, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO GO TO THESE OFFICES IN THE MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICANTS MAY ALSO MAKE USE OF THE PHONE-IN SERVICE TO ARRANGE FOR AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF THEIR CHOICE.
THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE:
HONG KONG : BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI. TEL. NO. 5-747070
EAST KOWLOON : AMOY PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR, 77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD. TEL. NO. 3-7553679
WEST KOWLOON : CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, YAU MA TEI. TEL. NO. 3-7232424
TSUEN WAN EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 29-37 TSUEN FU STREET. TEL. NO. 0-4981259
SHA TIN SHA TIN CENTRE, PODIUM FLOOR, 2-16 WANG POK STREET. TEL. NO. 0-6059108
YUEN LONG : HOP YICK CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, 31 HOP YICK ROAD. TEL. NO. 0-793291
TUEN MUN CHI LOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, CHI LOK FA YUEN. TEL. NO. 0-4580862
SHEUNG SHUI : TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84 SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HUI. TEL. NO. 0-927191
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED WOMEN BORN IN 1967, 1968 AND 1969 WHO HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR THEIR NEW IDENTITY CARDS TO COME FORWARD WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY AS THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE WEEK LEFT BEFORE THE CURRENT PHASE CLOSES ON AUGUST 26.
HE POINTED OUT THAT FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A NEW IDENTITY CARD WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD IS AN OFFENCE WHICH MAKES THE OFFENDER LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $3,000.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
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CLOSURE OF VEHICULAR ACCESS TO MARRIAGE REGISTRY
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VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE COTTON TREE DRIVE MARRIAGE REGISTRY WILL BE COMPLETELY CLOSED FROM SEPTEMBER 1 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK IN ITS VICINITY, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE PUBLIC IS REQUESTED TO USE THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
"HOWEVER, A SMALL NUMBER OF TEMPORARY PARKING SPACES NEAR THE REGISTRY ARE RESERVED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF BRIDAL CARS," HE SAID.
"GUESTS ATTENDING THE CEREMONIES ARE ADVISED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT."
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URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS IN KOWLOON
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT CERTAIN ROAD SECTIONS IN MONG KOK SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE MADE URBAN CLEARWAYS FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 22).
IN MONG KOK, THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF WATERLOO ROAD BETWEEN DUNDAS STREET AND YIM PO FONG STREET WILL BECOME A PEAK-HOUR (7 AM TO 10 AM AND 4 PM TO 7 PM) DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS.
THE MEASURE IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.
IN SHAM SHUI PO, TO FACILITATE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORKS, UN CHAU STREET BETWEEN NAM CHEONG STREET AND PEI HO STREET WILL BE DESIGNATED A 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS.
NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP WITHIN THE URBAN CLEARWAYS FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MOVEMENT TO ENTER NEW ERA .................. 1
MORE YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S FACILITIES FOR SHA TIN ............... 3
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS DETENTION CENTRE FUNDING....... 4
VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE STARTS IN YAU TSIM ................. 4
KWUN TONG FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN STARTS.......................... 5
TUEN MUN DISTRICT TO SET UP AREA COMMITTEES .................... 6
VARIETY SHOW TO MARK CLOSING OF SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME...... 7
FUN DAY FOR VIETNAMESE CHILDREN ............................... 8
UK/HK GOVERNMENTS JOINT FUNDING SCHEME FOR STUDENTS......... 8
EARLY WELFARE PAYMENT.......................................... 10
RIGHT-TURN BAN ON CHAI WAN ROAD................................ 10
RIGHT-TURN BAN ON NGAU TAU KOK ROnD
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1 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MOVEMENT TO ENTER NEW ERA ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦
AS HONG KONG WAS ABOUT TO ENTER A NEW ERA IN THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MOVEMENT, EMPLOYEES IN EVERY OCCUPATION WOULD HAVE A BETTER AND SAFER ENVIRONMENT TO WORK IN, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR HAMMOND WAS OFFICIATING AT THE AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN PROJECT ORGANISED BY THE PENINSULA JAYCEES AT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA, SHA TIN.
HE WAS REFERRING TO THE FORMATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL WHICH WOULD WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN THE PROMOTION OF SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK.
’’WITH THE CONTINUED ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT OF VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG IS ABOUT TO ENTER A NEW ERA,’’ MR HAMMOND SAID.
HE SAID THE COUNCIL WOULD SOON COME INTO OPERATION NOW THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL BILL HAD BEEN PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST MONTH.
"INDUSTRIAL SAFETY IS A TRIPARTITE BUSINESS WHICH REQUIRES THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT,” HE POINTED OUT.
THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN DRAWN UP ALONG THIS LINE AND IT WOULD INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC INTERESTS, AND THOSE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WHICH WERE CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH FIELD.
"THE VALUE OF SUCH TRIPARTITE INVOLVEMENT HAS BE^N PROVED THROUGH THE SUCCESS OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD 11 YEARS AGO.
"CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE HAVE DONE A GREAT DEAL TO FOSTER INTEREST IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND HAVE ENSURED A BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR WORKERS IN HONG KONG,” MR HAMMOND WENT ON.
MR HAMMOND PRAISED THE PENINSULA JAYCEES FOR ORGANISING THE PROJECT DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
"I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT OTHER ORGANISATIONS FROM OUTSIDE THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR HAVE ALSO SHOWN KEEN INTEREST AND HAVE ORGANISED VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY,” HE ADDED.
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IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 18,265 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND 32 WORKERS WERE KILLED, MR HAMMOND SAID.
THESE FIGURES REPRESENTED A SLIGHT DECREASE OF ABOUT TWO PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YE YR.
"IN SPITE OF THIS SMALL IMPROVEMENT, IT IS STILL VERY WORRYING TO SEE SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF WORKERS SUFFERING FROM VARIOUS DEGREES OF INJURY, NOT TO MENTION THOSE WHO SO TRAGICALLY HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES," HE SAID.
IT WAS FOUND THAT A GREAT PROPORTION OF ACCIDENTS WERE FAIRLY MINOR IN NATURE AND WERE CAUSED BY EITHER OVERSIGHT ON THE PART OF THE MANAGEMENT OR BY A MOMENT OF CARELESSNESS ON THE PART OF THE INJURED WORKERS THEMSELVES.
MR HAMMOND THEREFORE URGED BOTH PARTIES TO BE MORE ALERT ABOUT SAFETY AT WORK WHICH COULD PREVENT A LOT OF THESE CASES FROM HAPPENING.
TO INCREASE GENERAL AWARENESS, HI SAID SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS COULD ONLY BE INCULCATED BY WAY OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
”IN ADDITION TO THEIR REGULATORY INSPECTION DUTIES, THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE 01 THE LABOI R DEPYRTMENT ALSO SPEND A LOT OF THEIR EFFORT IN THESE AREAS.
"THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE TRAINING COURSES FREE OF CHARGE EOR INDUSTRY," ALONE, MORE THAN 22,000 PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN AND TALKS."
TO ACHIEVE A MULTIPLYING EFFECT, THE CONCENTRATE IN FUTURE ON THE TRAINING OF THE EVENTUALLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY TRAINING IN INDUSTRIES.
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HI SAID. "IN 1987 OUR SAFETY COURSES
CENTRE INTENDED TO
TRAINERS WHO WOULD
THE IR OWN RESPECT IVE
MR HAMMOND SAID \ NUMBER OF TRAINING PACKAGES HAD ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED BY STAFI Ol- THF Cl V ! RF FOR I SE BY THOSE WHO WERE INTERESTED IN RUNNING THEIR OWN SAFETY COURSES.
ON Till- CONCEPT OF S ELF-REGULATORY APPROACH TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, MR HAMMOND SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED A SAFETY PROGRAMME PROMOTION UNIT IN APRIL LAST YEAR.
ITS JOB WAS TO OFFER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO ORGANISATIONS IN THF SETTING UP OF IN-HOUSE SAFETY COMMITTEES AND THE DFVEI/OPMENT OF' SAFETY POLICIES.
HE SAID IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT 67 SAFETY COMMITTEES HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE THE UNIT CAME INTO OPERATION.
THE COMMISSIONER HOPED THAT MANY MORE SUCH SAFETY COMMITTEES WOULD BE SET UP IN THE FUTURE.
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YOUNG PEOPLE IN SHA TIN WILL ENJOY MORE GROUP ACTIVITIES AS FOUR YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S CENTRES AND AN OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK TEAM WILL BEGIN SERVICE THIS YEAR.
THESE NEW CENTRES WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE 16 YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S CENTRES ALREADY SERVING THE DISTRICT, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 1988 SHA TIN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME HELD AT THE SHA TIN CENTRAL PARK.
"IN 1988-89, A TOTAL OF 27 YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S CENTRES WILL BE COMPLETED, ADDING TO SOME 230 OF THESE CENTRES NOW SERVING 270,000 YOUNG PATRONS IN THE TERRITORY," MR LAW SAID.
"ALSO, THE MEMBERSHIP OF UNIFORMED YOUTH ORGANISATIONS NOW EXCEEDS 70,000."
HE NOTED THAT MORE THAN 50,000 YOUNG PEOPLE HAD TAKEN PART IN THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN SHA TIN THIS YEAR, WHILE THE TERRITORY-WIDE FIGURE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ONE MILLION.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, MR PETER S.T. LEE, SAID THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN SHA TIN COMPRISED A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.
THESE CATERED FOR THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO AMOUNTED TO ABOUT 35 PER CENT OF SHA TIN’S 460,000 POPULATION.
"THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME IS TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE MORE CHANCES FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND TO DEVELOP BODY AND MIND IN A HEALTHY WAY," HE SAID.
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG, AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR LAU KONG-WAH, ALSO OFFICIATED AT TODAY'S CEREMONY HELD AT THE SHA TIN CENTRAL PARK’S AMPHITHEATRE.
THE HIGHLIGHT WAS A TWO-HOUR VARIETY SHOW IN THE EVENING, INVOLVING PERFORMANCES BY 10 SCHOOL AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS. THE PERFORMANCES INCLUDED A CHILDREN'S FASHION SHOW, DANCING, SINGING, CHINESE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC AND A BRASS BAND DISPLAY.
BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM, THERE WERE ON-THE-SPOT DRAWING COMPETITIONS FOR CHILDREN IN THE AGE GROUPS OF SIX TO NINE YEARS AND 10 TO 15 YEARS.
THE WINNING ENTRIES, TOGETHER WITH THOSE FROM AN EARLIER PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION ON SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES, WERE THEN DISPLAYED IN THE CENTRAL PARK FOR THE EVENING.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE AMPHITHEATRE WAS USED FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCES SINCE THE PARK'S OPENING LAST MONTH.
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A SPECIA1 MEETING ON (AUGUST 24) TO DISCUSS FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AT WHITEHEAD, WU KAI SHA NEW TERRITORIES.
WEDNESDAY
DETENTION
IN THE
D!iTinTxJHE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 4 PM AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
BU1LD ING.
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VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE STARTS IN YAU TSIM
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THE ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER (YAU TSIM), MISS MARY CHOW, TODAY (SATURDAY-) URGED RESIDENTS TO REGISTER AS ELECTORS.
"SIGNING UP AS AN ELECTOR IS THE RIGHT AND OBLIGATION OF AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL," SHE SAID.
MISS CHOW WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY, HELD AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA IN TSIM SHA TSUI, TO LAUNCH THE DISTRICT'S VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE.
"ANYONE WHO HAS REACHED OR WILL BE 21 YEARS OF AGE BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR AND WHO HAS BEEN LIVING IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS OR IS A HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT CAN REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR.
"THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED CAN VOTE IN FUTURE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS AS WELL AS THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR," SHE ADDED.
MISS CHOW ALSO REMINDED REGISTERED VOTERS WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR ADDRESSES TO NOTIFY THE REGISTRATION OFFICER.
THE POPULATION OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT IS AROUND 142,000 AND THE POTENTIAL ELECTORATE IS ESTIMATED AT 96,000.
AT TODAY’S CEREMONY, A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE PUT TOGETHER A COLOURFUL PICTURE, MEASURING 160 SQUARE FEET, SHOWING A SLOGAN AND DISTRICT LANDMARKS. STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE HELPED THOSE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AT THE SPOT.
THE CEREMONY BEGAN A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE.
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FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF NEXT MONTH, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WILL. VISIT HOUSEHOLDS IN THE DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN NEW BUILDINGS.
IN ADDITION, 5,000 POSTERS AND 25,000 LEAFLETS HAVE BEEN PRINTED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC.
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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE 1988-89 WILL BE MOUNTING A SERIES OF COLOURFUL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR TO DRIVE HOME THE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THE PUBLICITY PACKAGE INCLUDES VISITS, A GOOD CITIZEN AWARD SCHEME, A COLOURING AND DRAWING COMPETITION, DISPLAY OF PUBLICITY SIGNBOARDS AND A FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL.
"ALL THE ACTIVITIES ARE AIMED AT INVOLVING EVERY SECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY IN (RIME PREVENTION, AND BOLSTERING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF FIGHTING CRIME," THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE JUST STARTED A PROGRAMME OF GROUP VISITS TO LOCAL MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS’ CORPORATIONS.
EACH GROUP i ACCOMPANIED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE POLICE AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
THE PROGRAMME, WHICH ENABLES MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH GRASSROOT ORGANISATIONS ON THE LAW AND ORDER SITUATION, WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MARCH.
THERE ARE ALSO PLANS TO VISIT PRISONS AND MAGISTRACIES SO THAT MEMBERS CAN HAVE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
TO ENCOURAGE I) I STR I CT-WI DE PARTICI PATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, A COLOURING AND DRAWING COMPETITION WOULD BE ORGANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE KWUN TONG SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CRIME PREVENTION.
IN ADDITION, THE GOOD CITIZEN AWARD SCHEME AND THE FIGHT CRIME SEMINAR WHICH WERE HELD LAST YEAR WOULD BE REPEATED.
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THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR’S ACTIVITIES WILL BE A FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL SCHEDULED TO BE HELD EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THE CARNIVAL, FEATURING GAMES STALLS, EXHIBITIONS, VARIETY PERFORMANCES AND PRIZE PRESENTATION FOR VARIOUS CONTESTS, WILL WIND UP THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR.
THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ALLOCATED A TOTAL OF $20,800 THIS YEAR FOR ORGANISING VARIOUS FIGHT CRIME PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
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THE THEM MUN DISTRICT WILL SET UP SEVERAL AREA COMMITTEES IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WITH EACH COMPRISING PROFESSIONALS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS, WOMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS AND RELATED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN WAN, SAID THIS AT THE : 3 i’ll ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST DISTRICT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION HELD THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.
"TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF RESIDENTS’ NEEDS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY SET UP A NUMBER OF AREA COMMITTEES IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES TO INCREASE THE CHANNELS FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION SO AS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SERVICES IN THE DISTRICTS," MR WAN SAID.
’’MOREOVER, THE AREA COMMITTEES WILL ' ORGANISE CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, SPORTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE COHESION OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG RESIDENTS," HE ADDED.
MR WAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST DISTRICT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.
EARLY THIS YEAR, THE ASSOCIATION HAS CONDUCTED AN OPINION SURVEY ON THE NEEDS OF TUEN MUN RESIDENTS WITH RESPECT TO EDUCATION, MEDICAL, TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES.
IN ADDITION, IT WILL ORGANISE AN EXHIBITION ON COMPUTERISATION OF PRIVATE OFFICES BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
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MR WAN SAID THESE ACTIVITIES, PLUS OTHER FUNCTIONS ORGANISED BY THE ASSOCIATION, WERE EVIDENCE THAT THE ASSOCIATION WAS A GROUP CARING FOR LOCAL AFFAIRS AND AT THE SAME TIME PLACING EMPHASIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
MR WAN POINTED OUT THAT SINCE TUEN MUN WAS A NEW TOWN, MOST OF THE RESIDENTS WHO MOVED IN FROM OTHER DISTRICTS WOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO ADAPT THEMSELVES TO THE ENVIORNMENT. LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO REACT TIMELY TO COPE WITH THEIR NEEDS.
MR WAN PRAISED THE ASSOCIATION FOR ITS GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESIDENTS IN THIS RESPECT.
AT THE CELEBRATION, MR WAN ALSO URGED RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AREA COMMITTEES IN ORDER TO BUILD A MORE ENERGETIC AND HARMONIOUS SOCIETY.
OTHER GUESTS ATTENDING TONIGHT'S FUNCTION INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR LAU WONG-FAT; LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR TAI CHIN-WAH; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST DISTRICT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, MR LEE MING-HOI.
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A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD NEXT SUNDAY (AUGUST 28) AS THE FINALE OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP).
MORE THAN 50,000 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ABOUT 600 ACTIVITIES HELD IN THE DISTRICT THIS SUMMER.
THE VARIETY SHOW, FEATURING SINGING, DANCING AND ACROBATIC PERFORMANCES, WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL.
THERE WILL ALSO BE GAMES IN WHICH THE AUDIENCE WILL PARTICIPATE.
BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS, A BRIEF CEREMONY. WILL BE HELD TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE DISTRICT'S SYP.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR AMBROSE LAU; ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS JOEY LAM; SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER, MR NGAI WAI-MING AND MR CHAN HEI.
VOUCHERS FOR FREE ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES, AND AT THE WESTERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE IN WESTERN STREET.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-8523462
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CHILDREN, AGED SIX TO 12, IN SHAM SHUI PO CLOSED CENTRE ENJOYED AN AFTERNOON OF FUN AND LAUGHTER TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN A GAMES DAY WAS ORGANISED FOR THEM.
THE EVENT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE ST. JAMES’ SETTLEMENT.
’’THE FUNCTION IS A JOINT EFFORT OF THE DEPARTMENT AND A LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCY TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE REFUGEE CHILDREN,” A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE DAY’S PROGRAMME INCLUDED TELE-MATCHES, FOLK DANCING AND A FILM SHOW.
A SIMILAR GAMES DAY WILL BE HELD FOR ANOTHER GROUP OF VIETNAMESE CHILDREN IN THE CENTRE TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
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UK/HK GOVERNMENTS JOINT FUNDING SCHEME FOR STUDENTS ♦ ♦ ♦ * *
THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED NEW STUDENTS WHO INTEND TO PURSUE TERTIARY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS FROM THE 1988-89 ACADEMIC YEAR OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE UK/HK GOVERNMENTS JOINT FUNDING SCHEME.
THE SCHEME IS JOINTLY FINANCED BY THE HONG KONG AND UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENTS TO HELP NEEDY HONG KONG STUDENTS MEET THE HIGH TUITION FEES CHARGED TO OVERSEAS STUDENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
IT IS OPEN TO HONG KONG STUDENTS PURSUING FULL-TIME FIRST DEGREE OR HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA COURSES AT UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHNICS AND MAINTAINED COLLEGES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THEY MUST HAVE RESIDED CONTINUOUSLY OR BEEN DOMICILED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO COURSE COMMENCEMENT.
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THE SCHEME IS MEANS-TESTED AND THE MAXIMUM LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE IS THE FULL DIFFERENCE OF TUITION FEES PAYABLE BY AN OVERSEAS STUDENT AND A BRITISH HOME STUDENT STUDYING THE SAME COURSE.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF GRANTS.
BUT IF THE TOTAL REQUIREMENT EXCEEDS THE JOINT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE TWO GOVERNMENTS, THEN EACH SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT’S SHARE OF GRANT WOULD BE PROPORTIONATELY REDUCED, WITH THE BALANCE MADE UP BY AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN FINANCED SOLELY BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
FOR THE 1988-89 ACADEMIC YEAR, APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE STUDENT FINANCE SECTION, EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AT QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOW BLOCK, GROUND FLOOR, 66 QUEENSWAYS, HONG KONG.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BRING WITH THEM DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF THEIR HAVING BEEN ACCEPTED BY AN INSTITUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR ONE OF THE COURSES COVERED BY THE SCHEME (PROOF OF CONDITIONAL OFFER WIL BE ACCEPTABLE). TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO 5-8622711.
COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY HAND TO THE STUDENT FINANCE SECTION ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1.
TO MEET THE DEAD).I NE, NEW STUDENTS INTENDING TO START THEIR COURSES IN 1988-89 SHOULD APPLY ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN OFFERED ADMISSION BY AN INSTITUTION EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THE UNIVERSITIES- CENTRAL COUNCIL ON ADMISSION (UCCA) OR POLYTECHNICS CENTRAL ADMISSION SYSTEM (PCAS), EVEN IF IT IS ONLY A CONDITIONAL OFFER.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE SPECIFIED ABOVE BUT ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER I MAY BE ACCEPTED BUT WILL BE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTEREST-FREE LOANS ONLY. THESE WILL BE OFFERED SOLELY BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME MEANS-TESTING CRITERIA.
AS THE AMOUNT OF GRANT PAYABLE TN DETERMINED AFTER ALL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN IT IS UNLIKELY THAT PAYMENT OF FINANCIAL BEFORE TERM COMMENCEMENT.
EACH CASE CAN ONLY BE RECEIVED AND PROCESSED, ASSISTANCE CAN BE MADE
STUDENTS ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO EXAMINE DISCREETLY THEIR OWN MEANS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO STUDY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND TO BE PREPARED TO PAY THE FULL TUITION FEES IN THE FIRST INSTANCE WHILE AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THEIR APPLICATIONS.
AFTER SUBMISSION OF HIS APPLICATION, EACH APPLICANT AND/OR AN ADULT MEMBER OF HIS HOUSEHOLD WHO KNOWS THE FAMILY'S CIRCUMSTANCES ( PREFEREABLY THE PERSON WHO DECLARES HIS API’!. I CAT I ON ) WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW TO CLARIFY THE VARIOUS PARTICULARS REPORTED IN THE APPLICATION.
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INTERVIEWS WILL BE
EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH
HELD AT THE STUDENT FINANCE , GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
SECTION,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STUDENT FINANCE INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION NOT ONLY OF AN APPLICATION BUT MAY ALSO GIVE RISE AGAINST THE DECLARANT.
SECTION EMPHASISED THAT WILL LEAD TO REJECTION TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
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EARLY WELFARE PAYMENT » * *
RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND HOLDING CASH ORDER BOOKS MAY RECEIVE EARLIER PAYMENT DATES FALL ON AUGUST 27 TO 29.
SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
WELFARE PAYMENT IF THEIR
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THEY COUPONS ON AUGUST 24 TO 26 RESPECTIVELY OR AFTER AT POST OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICFS SUB-OFFICES.
MAY CASH THEIR
THE DESIGNATED
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RIGHT-TURN BAN ON CHAI WAN ROAD ♦ * ♦ » t
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT VEHICLES ON CHAI WAN ROAD NORTHBOUND WILL BE BANNED FROM TURNING RIGHT TO THE SERVICE ROAD LEADING TO ST BASIL’S SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND LEI YUE MUN BARRACKS FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 23).
THIS MEASURE WILL BE IN FORCE FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS TO FACILITATE ROADWORKS.
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RIGHT-TURN BAN ON NGAU TAU KOK ROAD ♦ ♦ * * ♦
TO FACILITATE ROAD WORKS AT THE JUNCTION OF NGAU TAU KOK ROAD AND LUEN ON STREET, NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE RIGHT TURNS FROM NGAU TAU KOK ROAD WESTBOUND ONTO LUEN ON STREET NORTHBOUND FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 23).
MOTORISTS FROM NGAU TAU KOK ROAD WESTBOUND HEADING FOR LUEN ON STREET NORTHBOUND WILL BE DIVERTED VIA ON SHIN ROAD, ON TAK ROAD, NGAU TAU KOK ROAD EASTBOUND AND LUEN ON STREET NORTHBOUND.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1?88
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
35 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JUNE....................... 1
GOOD EXPORT PROSPECTS FOR PRINTING INDUSTRY ................. 2
CONCERN FOR ELDERLY NEEDS COMMUNITY'SUPPORT ................. 3
ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCES BECOME COMPULSORY ...... 4
REVISED POSTAL CHARGES FROM SEPT 1 .......................... 4
NOMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVES TO LAB ........................ 5
SIGNING OF LAST BATCH OF CONTRACTS FOR JUNK BAY TUNNEL....... 6
COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS ................ 7
SEMINAR ON SOUTHERN WATER CONTROL ZONE....................... 8
NEW STREET INDEX PUBLISHED................................... 9
DISTRICT OFFICE HOLDS SEMINAR TO STRENGTHEN TIES ............ 9
TALK ON MULTI-STOREY BUILDING MANAGEMENT..................... 10
PROGRESS OF WORKS PROJECTS ON DB COMMITTEE AGENDA............ 10
APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR DB FUNDS UNDER STUDY.............. 11
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT................ 12
TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURE ON TOLO HIGHWAY....................... 12
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35 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JINE ♦ t ♦ ♦ ♦
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE APPROVED A TOTAL OF 35 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN JUNE.
THE MAJORITY OF THE APPROVED PLANS WERE FOR APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL, APARTMENT AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS. THESE TOTALLED 20.
FACTORY/GODOWN AND WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENTS CAME NEXT WITH SEVEN PLANS APPROVED.
OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 10 WERE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 11 FOR KOWLOON AND 14 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 50 PROJECTS.
THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THESE PROJECTS WAS 302,062 SQIA’.E METRES, OF WHICH 146,395.4 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR DOMESTIC USE AND THE REMAINDER FOR NON-DOMEST1C PURPOSES.
THE USABLE FLOOR AREAS OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH TOTALLED 445,802.3 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 263,678.5 SQUARE METRES W'ERE FOR DOMESTIC USE AND THE REMAINDER FOR NON-DOMESTIC PURPOSES.
THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $1,894.6 MILLION.
ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 46 OCCUPATION PERMITS - 17 FOR PREMISES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FIVE FOR KOWLOON AND 24 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE ISSUED 24 DEMOLITION CONSENTS AFFECTING 41 BUILDINGS.
THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 697 COMPLAINTS REGARDING ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AND ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 983 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 86 REMOVAL ORDERS.
THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 475 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED THREE EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.
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GOOD EXPORT PROSPECTS FOR PRINTING INDUSTRY ♦ t ♦ t ♦
BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN HONG KONG’S MAJOR EXPORT MARKETS FOR PRINTED MATTER ARE GOOD, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO BOOKS AND PRE-PRESS SERVICES.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FINDINGS OF A RECENT MARKET SURVEY, COMMISSIONED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, ON HONG KONG’S FOUR MAJOR MARKETS FOR PRINTED MATTim - THE U.S.A., CHINA, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRALIA.
THE SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE UK PRINTING INDUSTRY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (PIRA).
A DETAILED REPORT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO AN INDUSTRY STUDY TO BE PUBLISHED IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS’ TIME BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.
THE STUDY, ONE OF A SERIES ON SELECTED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, ALSO ANALYSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG’S PRINTING INDUSTRY AND LOCAL FACTORS AFFECTING ITS FUTURE GROWTH.
COMMENTING ON THE FINDINGS OF THE MARKET SURVEY, AN INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HONG KONG PRINTERS ENJOYED AN ESTABLISHED POSITION IN THE WORLD’S MAJOR DEVELOPED MARKETS AS SUPPLIERS OF HIGH QUALITY PRINTED MATTER COUPLED WITH SPEEDY AND RESPONSIVE SERVICE AT COMPETITIVE PRICES.
"THE IWO PRINCIPAL SECTORS IN WHICH EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES CARRY THE GREATEST POTENTIAL ARE BOOK PRINTING AND THE PRODUCTION OF COLOUR SEPARATIONS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT ALTHOUGH HONG KONG WAS ALREADY AN ESTABLISHED SUPPLIER OF BOOKS, THERE WAS SCOPE FOR GREATER PENETRATION OF THESE MARKETS BY LOCAL PRINTERS.
REGENT CHANGES in U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW WERE RESULTING IN A LARGER PROPORTION OF BOOKS FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET BEING PRINTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, AND THIS HAD PROVIDED HONG KONG PRINTERS WITH SIGNIFICANT EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES.
"TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES, THE CONSULTANTS URGED LOCAL PRINTERS TO ESTABLISH GREATER PERSONAL LINKS WITH PUBLISHERS IN THE U.S., THE UK AND AUSTRALIA," HE SAID.
COMMENTING ON EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES IN CHINA, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONSULTANTS SAW AN INCREASING ROLE FOR HONG KONG PRINTERS IN HIGH QUALITY PUBLICAT IONS TO PROMOTE (’HINA’S EXPORTS AND TOURIST INDUSTRY.
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CONCERN FOR ELDERLY NEEDS COMMUNITY SUPPORT ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦
BUILDING UP A TREND OF CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY REQUIRES EFFORT AND SUPPORT FROM THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SHE WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY IN YAU MA TEI TO MARK THE START OF A MAJOR YOUTH PROGRAMME - ”1988 CONCERN VISIT TO THE ELDERLY BY YOUTH VOLUNTEERS”.
MRS WONG SAID THAT SINCE ESTABLISHING SUCH A TREND WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE ACHIEVED BY INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR OWN, SHE WAS GLAD TO SEE YOUTH VOLUNTEERS GATHERING TOGETHER ON THIS OCCASION TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF ’’CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY".
SHE NOTED THAT FINANCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY WERE BEING PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
BUT WHAT WAS NEEDED MOST BY ELDERLY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY SINGLE PERSONS,' WAS CONCERN AND RESPECT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
THE PROGRAMME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS, WILL MOBILISE 1,000 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS TO VISIT ABOUT 5,000 ELDERLY SINGLE PERSONS LIVING IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
MRS WONG SAID IT WAS PLEASING THAT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE TAKING PART IN VOLUNTEER WORK.
"IT SHOWS THAT MORE AND MORE YOUTHS KNOW HOW TO MAKE PROPER USE OF THEIR LEISURE AND DEDICATE THEIR LOVE AND TIME TO CARE FOR AND ASSIST OTHERS.
’’THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, ORGANISES REGULARLY TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND SERVICE PROJECTS FOR THE YOUTH VOLUNTEERS* TO IMPROVE THEIR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, BROADEN THEIR SCOPE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, AND HELP THEM DEVELOP HEALTHY INTERESTS AND POTENTIALS," SHE SAID.
THE PURPOSE OF ORGANISING THE CONCERN VISIT WAS TO APPEAL TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO SHOW MORE CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY AND TO PROMOTE THE TRADITIONAL VIRTUE OF ’’RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY".
"IT IS EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL IN THAT THE TWO GENERATIONS - THE YOUNG AND THE OLD - CAN COME TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND EXCHANGE VIEWS," SHF ADDED.
CONCLUDING, MRS WONG THANKED THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS FOR JOINTLY ORGANISING THE CONCERN VISIT AND HOPED THAT IT WOULD BE AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN AROUSING AMONG THE COMMUNITY MORE LOVE AND CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED CONTAINER LORRY DRIVERS THAT THE GRACE PERIOD ALLOWING HOLDERS OF "ALL GOODS VEHICLES" DRIVING LICENCES ISSUED BEFORE AUGUST 25, 1984 TO DRIVE ARTICULATED VEHICLES WOULD EXPIRE ON AUGUST 24 THIS YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE GRACE PERIOD SHOULD HAVE EXPIRED ON AUGUST 24 LAST YEAR BUT WAS EXTENDED FOR ONE YEAR SO THAT MORE QUALIFIED DRIVERS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE TARGETTED RATIO OF TWO ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVERS TO ONE LICENSED CONTAINER TRACTOR.
THIS RATIO IS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE TO MEET THE DEMAND OF THE CONTAINER INDUSTRY.
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT AT THE END OF AUGUST LAST YEAR, THE NUMBER OF LICENSED ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVERS AND LICENSED CONTAINER TRACTORS WERE 5,940 AND 3,894 RESPECTIVELY, REPRESENTING A RATIO OF 1.53 DRIVERS TO ONE TRACTOR.
HOWEVER, AS AT THE END OF JULY THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 10,701 DRIVERS HOLDING A VALID ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCE, WHILE THE NUMBER OF LICENSED CONTAINER TRACTORS WAS 4,982.
THESE FIGURES REPRESENTED A RATIO OF 2.15 DRIVERS TO ONE CONTAINER TRACTOR WHICH IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE TARGETTED RATIO.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT ONLY HOLDERS OF A VALID ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCE WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE ARTICULATED VEHICLES FROM AUGUST 25 THIS YEAR.
IT WILL BE AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS FOR ANY PERSONS, INCLUDING HOLDERS OF THE PREVIOUS "ALL GOODS VEHICLES” DRIVING LICENCES, TO DRIVE AN ARTICULATED VEHICLE WITHOUT A DRIVING LICENCE OBTAINED BY PASSING THE APPROPRIATE DRIVING TEST.
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THE REVISED POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATJONS FEES AND CHARGES WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 1, THE POST OFFICE REMINDED THE PUBLIC TODAY (SUNDAY).
THE REVISIONS WILL AFFECT THE BASIC RATES FOR LOCAL LETTERS AND PRINTED PAPERS, WHICH WILL BE INCREASED FROM 50 CENTS TO 60 CENTS AND FROM 40 CENTS TO 50 CENTS RESPECTIVELY.
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A 10 CENT INCREASE WILL ALSO BE APPLIED TO THE BASIC RATES FOR LETTERS AND PRINTED PAPERS POSTED TO CHINA, TAIWAN AND MACAU.
THE NEW MINIMUM AIRMAIL RATES FOR ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2 WILL BE SI.40 AND $1.80 RESPECTIVELY, WHILE THE PRICE FOR AEROGRAMMES, WHICH CAN BE POSTED TO ALL COUNTRIES, WILL BE REVISED TO $1.40.
THE REGISTRATION FEE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $5 TO $7 AND THE EXPRESS FEE FROM $4 TO $5.
DETAILS OF THE REVISED POSTAL CHARGES, PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE, CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY POST OFFICES, OR BY TELEPHONING THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU ON 5-231071.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE REVISED TELECOMMUNICATIONS FEES AND CHARGES CAN BE MADE TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING OFFICE ON 5-8529674.
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NOMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVES TO LAB ♦ ♦ ♦ t ♦
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED LETTERS TO 426 REGISTERED EMPLOYEES' TRADE UNIONS INVITING THEM TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION AS EMPLOYEES’ REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
LETTERS HAVE ALSO BEEN SENT TO FIVE EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS TO INVITE THEM TO NOMINATE REPRESENTATIVES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD.
THE NEW TERM OF OFFICE OF THE BOARD WILL BEGIN ON JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1990.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT STARTING FROM THE NEW TERM OF OFFICE, THE MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION WILL BE CHANGED ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS WILL REMAIN AT 12.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR OR HIS DEPUTY' WILL REMAIN AS THE EX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN.
UNDER THE NEW COMPOSITION, THE NUMBER OF ELECTED EMPLOYEES’ REPRESENTATIVES AND THAT OF NOMINATED EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES WILL BOTH BE INCREASED FROM FOUR TO FIVE.
AS A RESULT, HE SAID THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER MEMBERS APPOINTED WILL BE REDUCED FROM TWO TO ONE.
THE FIVE SEATS ON THE EMPLOYEES’ SIDE WILL BE FILLED BY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER BY REGISERED EMPLOYEES' TRADE UNIONS ON THE BASIS OF ONE UNION ONE VOTE.
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THE FIVE SEATS ON THE EMPLOYERS’ SIDE WILL BE FILLED BY A NOMINATED REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS:
THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE EMPLOYERS’ FEDERATION OF HONG KONG, THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES; WITH THE ADDITIONAL NOMINATED SEAT GOING TO THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT EACH REGISTERED EMPLOYEES’ TRADE UNION MAY NOMINATE NOT MORE THAN FIVE CANDIDATES WHO MUST BE PAID-UP MEMBERS.
’’NOMINATIONS IN A SPECIFIED FORM FOR EMPLOYEES’ REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD REACH THE DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 17,” HE SAID.
’’SHOULD THERE BE MORE THAN FIVE CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY THE UNIONS, AN ELECTION BY SECRET BALLOT WOULD TAKE PLACE IN LATE OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
’’THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE NOMINATION OF FIVE EMPLOYERS* REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE OCTOBER 8.”
THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR ON LABOUR MATTERS INCLUDING LEGISLATION AND THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
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SIGNING OF LAST BATCH OF CONTRACTS FOR JUNK BAY TUNNEL I t ♦ ♦ ♦ t
’HIE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL SIGN THE LAST THREE CONTRACTS FOR WORKS ON THE JUNK BAY TUNNEL IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
THESE CONTRACTS WILL BE FOR THE TWIN-TUBE TUNNEL’S VENTILATION SYSTEM, TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM.
THESE ARE IN ADDITION TO TWO OTHER CONTRACTS SIGNED RECENTLY: A $69 MILLION CONTROL BUILDINGS CONTRACT SIGNED ON JULY 25 AND A $47 MILLION POWER SUPPLV AND LIGHTING SYSTEM CONTRACT SIGNED ON AUGUST 2.
THF FIVE CONTRACTS ARE TOGETHER WORTH $206 MILLION, ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES/SOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, DR Y.L. CHOI.
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THE 900-METRE TUNNEL BEGINS AT THE ENI) OF JUNK BAY ROAD IN KWUN TONG AND ENDS NEAR THE TSUI LAM ESTATE IN JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.
WORK ON THE CIVIL CONTRACT FOR THE TUNNEL BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 1986 AND TO DATE BOTH TUBES HAVE BEEN BROKEN THROUGH AND 60 PER CENT OF THE CIVIL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD PAVEMENTS IN THE TUNNEL IS IN PROGRESS AND TWO LARGE WATER MAINS IN THE SOUTH TUBE CONVEYING WATER FROM PAK KONG TREATMENT WORKS TO JUNK BAY NEW TOWN, EAST KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
THE WHOLE OF THE TUNNEL WORKS AND ITS APPROACH ROAD TO THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN MID-1990.
I'HE TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN THE LATTER PART OF THAT YEAR.
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COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS
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A NUMBER OF COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TWO-YEAR POSTGRADUATE STUDY OR RESEARCH AT VARIOUS COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES ARI'. BEING OFFERED TO LOCAL STUDENTS OF HIGH INTELLECTUAL PROMISE.
THE AWARDS OFFERED UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN BY SEVEN GOVERNMENTS ARE INTENDED FOR CANDIDATES CAPABLE OF MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO LIFE IN HONG KONG UPON RETURNING FROM STUDY ABROAD.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COVERING APPROVED EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL, LIVING AND STUDY DURING THE TENURE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE PLAN.
THE AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 1989-90 ARE TENABLE IN SEVEN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES - BRITAIN, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, JAMAICA, NIGERIA AND SIERRA LEONE.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE GRADUATES HOLDERS OF EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS. OVER 35 YEARS OF AGE AND PREFERABLY SCHOLARSHIP STARTS.
OF RECOGNISED UNIVERSITIES OR THEY SHOULD NOT GENERALLY BE
BE UNDER 28 YEARS WHEN THE
CANDIDATES WHO ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE AWARDS CERTAIN LANGUAGE, HEALTH AND IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS.
MUST SATISFY
APPLICATION FORMS AND DETAILS CONCERNING TRE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OBTAINABLE E ROM Till OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, ROOM 530, 33-37 HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY.
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APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO RETURN THEIR COMPLETED FORMS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE OFFICE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30.
THOSE STUDYING OVERSEAS ARE REMINDED THAT SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW BY THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE IN HONG KONG.
THE SCHEDULED DATES FOR INTERVIEW ARE NOVEMBER 28 TO 30. APPLICATIONS FROM OVERSEAS WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY IF APPLICANTS, WHEN SHORT-LISTED, ARE PREPARED TO COME BACK FOR THE INTERVIEW BEARING THEIR OWN EXPENSES.
HOWEVER, SELECTION FOR AN INTERVIEW DOES NOT SUGGEST THAT NOMINATION WILL BE MADE AS A RESULT.
STUDENTS STUDYING IN BRITAIN MAY CONTACT THE STUDENTS ADVISER AT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE AT NO. 6, GRAFTON STREET. LONDON, FOR APPLICATION FORMS.
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SEMINAR ON SOUTHERN WATER CONTROL ZONE ♦ t t t ♦
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS AT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE SOUTHERN WATER CONTROL ZONE ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 23).
THE PURPOSE OE THE SEMINAR IS TO EXPLAIN THE PROVISIONS OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE AND ACTIONS THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL MAY TAKE TO COMPLY WITH THE LEGISLATION.
THE SEMINAR WILL BEGIN AT 10 AM IN ROOM 114, MAIN WING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
THE WATER CONTROL ZONE WAS DECLARED ON AUGUST 1 AND INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN PARI' OF HONG KONG AND LANTAU ISLAND, AND ALL THE SOUTHERN OUTLYING ISLANDS.
SEWAGE FROM ALL SOURCES WILL BE SUBJECT TO CONTROL UNDER THE LEGISLATION, EXCEPT THAT ARISING FROM INDUSTRIAL PREMISES AND THAT DISCHARGED TO PUBLIC FOUL SEWERS.
OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS OF RESIDENTIAL PREMISES LOCATED IN THE WATER CONTROL ZONF, WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR, ARE ALSO INVITED TO TAKE PART.
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NEW STREET INDEX PUBLISHED * * *
THE ACTING REGISTRAR GENERAL, MR P.F. GRINDEY, HAS ANNOUNCED THE PUBLICATION OF A NEW EDITION OF THE INDEX OF STREETS, HOUSE NUMBERS AND LOTS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON.
THE NEW EDITION WILL BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CENTRAL, FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THIS EDITION, WHICH IS THE 30TH IN THE SERIES, AND SHOWS THE POSITION AS AT FEBRUARY 28, 1987, SUPERSEDES THE 29TH EDITION, ISSUED TN 1977.
LIKE THE 29TH EDITION, THE PRESENT EDITION IS PUBLISHED IN LOOSE-LEAF FORM, THUS AFFORDING A CONVENIENT MEANS OF MAKING SUCCESSIVE ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS, PARTICULARS OF WHICH WILL BE CONTAINED IN "NOTERS-UP" TO BE ISSUED AT SIX-MONTHLY INTERVALS.
THE PRESENT EDITION IS AGAIN PUBLISHED IN TWO VOLUMES, VOLUME I FOR THE ISLAND OF HONG KONG AND VOLUME II FOR KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON.
MR GRINDEY DREW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS SINCE THE 29TH EDITION WAS ISSUED IN 1977, AND THE SIZE OF THE INDEX HAD GROWN ACCORDINGLY, THE SELLING PRICE IS ONLY $100 FOR EACH VOLUME.
DISTRICT OFFICE HOLDS SEMINAR TO STRENGTHEN TIES t » * t *
MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS’ INCORPORATIONS IN KWAI TSING TODAY (SUNDAY) TOOK PART IN A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNCIATION WITH LOCAL PEOPLE.
THE SEMINAR TOOK PLACE ON A FERRY. THE MORNING SESSION WAS CHAIRED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, AND WAS ATTENDED BY ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICERS AND LIAISON OFFICERS.
PARTICIPANTS WERE BRIEFED ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING, TRANSPORT AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES WERE HELD IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE SEMINAR HAD RECEIVED ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE FROM RESIDENTS AS THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FAR EXCEEDED THE CAPACITY.
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TALK ON MULTI-STOREY BUILDING MANAGEMENT * * * *
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT TALKS ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 25) EVENING IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL OF THE CHIU CHOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 81-85 DES VOEUX ROAD WEST.
THE TALK WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM.
THE HOUSING MANAGER OF THE DISTRICT’S BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM, MR LEE CH1-SHING, WILL SPEAK ON THE MAINTENANCE OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS.
ANOTHER SPEAKER, A SENIOR STATION OFFICER OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR LI CHUN-FAT, WILL TALK ABOUT MATTERS RELATED TO FIRE SERVICES INSTALLATIONS.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL ORGANISE FIVE MORE SIMILAR TALKS AT OTHER VENUES IN THE COMING MONTHS TO ENABLE RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PROPER BUILDING MANAGEMENT.
THE SEMINAR ON THURSDAY IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE MULTI-STOREY BUILDING OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE MULTI-STOREY BUILDING OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN DISTRICT. ADMISSION IS FREE.
FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT MISS CANDY MA OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON 5-8523462.
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PROGRESS OF WORKS PROJECTS ON DB COMMITTEE AGENDA
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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD’S WORKS PROJECTS COMMITTEE WILL •XAMINE THE PROGRESS REPORTS OF VARIOUS WORKS PROJECTS IN THE ''STRICT AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THESE REPORTS GIVE INFORMATION ON THE LATEST POSITION OF PUBLIC HOUSING, PUBLIC WORKS, HIGHWAY AND URBAN COUNCIL PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT IN THE DISTRICT.
/THE MEETING
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1?88
THE MEETING WILL ALSO DISCUSS MEMBERS’ PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE A COVER TO AN EXISTING FOOTBRIDGE IN ABERDEEN PRAYA ROAD AND A PASSING PI.ACE AND A LOOKOUT POINT AT STANLEY GAP ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S WORKS PROJECTS COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, MEI FUNG COURT, 7-11 NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN CENTRE.
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR DB FUNDS UNDER STUDY
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THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO DISCUSS PROCEDURES UNDER WHICH LOCAL ORGANISATIONS APPLY FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS.
THE COMMITTEE'S VETTING SUB-COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED, AFTER COLLECTING VIEWS THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES, THAT APPLICATIONS BE OPENED THREE TIMES A YEAR - IN DECEMBER, FEBRUARY AND JULY.
IT HAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT REIMBURSEMENT BE MADE ON A PRO-RATA BASTS IF THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURE IS LESS THAN 85 PER CpNT OF Till' ESTIMATED EXPENSES, AND THAT SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS BE INFORMED OF THE REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE GRANTING OF FUNDS FOR ORGANISING A MID-AUTUMN LANTERN CARNIVAL, AND APPLICATIONS FOR SPONSORSHIP OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS.
THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE A FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL, AN INTER-SCHOOL FIGHT CRIME QUIZ, AN ANTI-TRIAD SEMINAR, A CHILDREN’S HEALTH COMPETITION, AND A SEMINAR FOR PARENTS ON OBJECTIONABLE ARTICLES.
ACTIVITIES BY THE DISTRICT’S CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION AND RECREATION AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD’S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, 190 NATHAN ROAD.
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DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT ♦ t « t »
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD’S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE DRAFT 1989-90 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR SHA TIN DISTRICT AT ITS MEETING ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 23) MORNING.
A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR LI PO-MING, WILL ASK IF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT LION ROCK TUNNEL HAVE IMPROVED, AND HOW LONG IT TAKES TO PASS THROUGH THE TUNNEL DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS.
HE WILL ALSO ASK IF THERE ARE PLANS TO OPERATE OVERNIGHT BUS SERVICES FROM MA ON SHAN TO URBAN AREAS AND SHA TIN PROPER.
ANOTHER DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR FUNG CHI-WOOD, WILL ASK ABOUT IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR TRAFFIC IN HUNG MUI KUK ROAD, CHE KUNG MIU ROAD, TIN SUM STREET AND HIN KENG ESTATE.
THE WORKING GROUP ON ROAD SAFETY WILL REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON ITS WORK PROGRESS AND ON A SURVEY ON SHA TIN RESIDENTS’ USAGE OF BUS SERVICES LINKING SHA TIN AND OTHER DISTRICTS.
THE MEETING WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS A REVIEW ON THE OPERATING HOURS OF BUS ROUTE 170, A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING PROBLEM AT SHA KOK STREET AND THE TIME TO START OVERNIGHT ROAD REPAIR WORKS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD’S TRAFFIC
AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 9.30 AM ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 23) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SILA TIN STATION.
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TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURE ON TOLO HIGHWAY ♦ t * ♦ ♦
MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO WATCH OUT FOR TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURES ON TOLO HIGHWAY FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) FOR ROAD WORKS.
THE SOUTHBOUND FAST LANE BETWEEN MA LIU SHUI INTERCHANGE AND FO TAN NULLAH WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM TOMORROW TO 8 PM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 24 ) .
FROM 8 AM ON AUGUST 30 TO 8 PM THE NEXT DAY, THE SOUTHBOUND FAST LANE NEAR MA LIU SHUI INTERCHANGE WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
EPCOM WELCOMES INITIATIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION....... 1
JLG EXPERT MEETING ON RETURN OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ......... 2
GOVT OFFERS HELP TO OWNERS OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDING FLATS. .. 2
WATER STORAGE FIGURE........................................
SEMINARS FOR MATHEMATICS PANEL CHAIRMEN ....................
CFPA INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS .......................
LANTERN DESIGN COMPETITION IN KWUN TONG ....................
COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR VISITS TOY FACTORY ................. 6
ROAD CLOSURES IN TUEN MUN ..................................
FRESH WATER CUT IN YUEN LONG ............................... ?
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1988
EPCOM WELCOMES INITIATIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION t t t » »
NEW INITIATIVES IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR A PROPOSAL BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO INTRODUCE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES INTO THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM, WERE WELCOMED BY MEMBERS OE THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EPCOM) TODAY (MONDAY I.
AT THEIR MEETING TODAY, MEMBERS ALSO EXPRESSED CONTINUED CONCERN ABOUT ASBESTOS HAZARDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
THEY ASKED THAT FURTHER STUDIES BE CARRIED OUT ON THE USES OF ASBESTOS IN HONG KONG AND THAT PUBLIC AWARENESS MEASURES SHOULD EMPHASISE THE PROPER USE OE ASBESTOS PRODUCTS.
MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE PROGRESS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SINCE THE EPCOM WORKING GROUP REPORTED ITS RECOMMENDATIONS IN JULY 1986, AND NOTED THAT SEVERAL OF THEIR PROPOSALS HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
MEMBERS FELT THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COMPONENT OF existing Courses in the tertiary sector should be increased, not only IN SUCH SUBJECTS AS SCIENCE, BUT ALSO IN NON-SCIENCE SUBJECTS LIKE BUSINESS STUDIES AND LAW. A SIMILAR PRINCIPLE COULD ALSO BE APPLIED IN SECONDARY LEVEL SYLLABI.
THEY WERE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE OUTLINE SYLLABUS FOR AN OPTIONAL O-LEVEL SUBJECT IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PRODUCED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
MEMBERS FELT THAT WITH CAREFUL DEVELOPMENT THIS WOULD BE A VALUABLE TOOL TO EDUCATE THE YOUNGER GENERATION ON THE NEED TO CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
MEMBER' POINTED OUT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT Al M.l, LEVELS IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE. THEY NOTED THAT THIS WAS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN AND CONSIDERED THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (WED) 1988 TO BI A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR.
MEMBERS ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE MEDIA TO PROMOTE THE WED.
THE IMPORT STATISTICS FOR ASBESTOS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS WERE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE AMOUNT STILL BEING IMPORTED INTO THE TERRITORY AND SUGGESTED THAT FURTHER STUDIES ON THE USE OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING PRODUCTS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT.
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JLG EXPERT MEETING ON RETURN OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS » * ♦ t ♦
AN EXPERT MEETING WILL BE FIELD IN HONG KONG BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SIDES OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AND WEDNESDAY TO EXCHANGE VIEWS CONCERNING THE FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RETURN OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
THE BRITISH SIDE WILL BE LED BY SOLICITOR GENERAL, MR FRANK STOCK, WHO WILL BE ASSISTED BY OTHER EXPERTS FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
THE CHINESE TEAM WILL BE LED BY CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE, MR WANG JIAJ1, WHO WILL BE ASSISTED BY OTHER EXPERTS FROM THE CHINESE SIDE.
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GOVT'OFFERS HELP TO OWNERS OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDING FLATS t * * ♦ *
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MRS SUSAN MAK, WILL ATTEND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO EXPLAIN TO MEMBERS ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO OWNERS OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDING FLATS IN THE DISTRICT.
SHE WILL STATE THE NUMBER OF CASES OF FLAT OWNERS SEEKING HELP FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DIFFICULTIES THE OFFICE ENCOUNTERED.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS SEVERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD AND AN APPLICATION FROM THE DB*S WORKING GROUP ON THE BASIC LAW FOR FUNDS TO ORGANISE A FORUM.
MEANWHILE, A PAPER ON LAND RESUMPTION, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT’S ANNUAL PROGRAMME OF WORK, THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S ANNUAL PROGRAMMES OF WORK AND ACTIVITIES IN TUEN MUN, AND REPORTS OF VARIOUS DB COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS WILL BE TABLED AT THE MEETING
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR, GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1 TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE t * * t ♦
STORAGE IN HONG KONG’S RESERVIORS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 12.6 PER GENT OF CAPACITY OR 249.829 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVIORS CONTAINED 112.409 MILLION
CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 75.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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SEMINARS’ FOR MATHEMATICS PANEL CHAIRMEN ♦ ♦ * t
SIXTY SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS WILL ATI END THE FIRST OF FOUR IDENTICAL HALF-DAY SEMINARS, BEING HELD BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AT THE HONG KONG TEACHERS’ CENTRE TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE TEACHERS ARE CHAIRMEN OF MATHEMATICS PANELS IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
THE SEMINARS AIM TO ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS, PANEL CO-ORDINATION, ORGANISATION OF ACTIVITIES, AND THE SELECTION AND USE OF RESOURCES.
TALKS WILL BE GIVEN ON THE ROLE OF A PANEL CHAIRMAN AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING, SCHEME OF WORK, RESOURCES AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, ASSIGNMENTS, TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DAVID LAN, WILL ADDRESS THE TEACHERS, AND WILL ALSO MEET MEMBERS OF A HONG KONG STUDENT MATHEMATICS TEAM WHICH RECENTLY WON AWARDS IN AN INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER MR LAN’S SPEECH AND MEETING WITH THE MATHEMATICS TEAM AT THE HONG KONG TEACHERS’ CENTRE, 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, AT 4 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1988
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CFPA INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS * t ♦ ♦ *
REGISTERED NON-PROFIT MAKING CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND ARTISTES ARE BEING INVITED TO APPLY FOR GRANTS UNDER THE GRANT APPLICATION SCHEME OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA).
THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF GRANTS - THE PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS AND THE GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS.
A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID ABOUT $1.8 MILLION HAD BEEN ALLOCATED FOR DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS CATEGORY THIS FINANCIAL YEAR. SO FAR, RESPONSE TO THIS CATEGORY HAD BEEN ENTHUSIASTIC.
"TO DATE, MORE THAN 30 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS AND ARTISTES. AMONG THEM, 15 LOCAL ARTS GROUPS AND ONE ARTS SUPPORT GROUP HAVE BEEN AWARDED GRANTS TOTALLING $1,131,360,” HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THESE GRANTS WOULD HELP TO COVER THE COSTS OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR PERFORMANCES TO BE ORGANISED WITHIN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.
"‘FOR EXAMPLE, THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL FRINGE LIMITED HAS BEEN AWARDED AN OTHER GRANT AND A PROJECT GRANT TO ENABLE IT TO ORGANISE THE FRINGE '89 AND THE ART FAIR ’89," HE SAID.
"FURTHER APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROJECT (AND ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE MARCH INVITED.
OTHER) GRANTS 31 NEXT YEAR
FOR
ARE
"APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE ANY TIME IN THE YEAR BE ASSESSED AT MEETINGS TO BE HELD EVERY TWO MONTHS. MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH."
AND WILL
THE NEXT
"AS TO THE GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS (GSG)," THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED, "THE CFPA IS NOW ALSO INVITING LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS TO API’LN FOR THE GSG FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR AND THE ('LOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 15 THIS YEAR."
HE SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANTS WAS TO SUBSIDISE THE GRANTEE'S ANNUAL OPERATING ('OSTS.
"REGISTERED BONA FIDE BODIES WHICH ARE EITHER CHARITIES OR HAVE CLEARLY STATED THEIR NON-PROFIT MAKING STATUS IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONS ('AN APPLY.
/’’ORGANISATIONS WHICH.........
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1988
"ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF GRANT FROM THE CFPA ARE UNLIKELY TO BE AWARDED THE GSG,” THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE GSG AND THE PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS SHOULD BE MADE ON RELEVANT APPLICATION FORMS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CFPA SECRETARIAT ON THE 1OTH FLOOR OF HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-735878, 5-735045 AND 5-735569.
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LANTERN DESIGN COMPETITION IN KWUN TONG » » ♦ « *
RESIDENTS IN KWUN TONG WITH ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE FLAIR ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A LANTERN DESIGN COMPETITION.
THE CONTEST IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT'S CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION, WITH SPONSORSHIP EROM THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
"THE COMPETITION IS AIMED AT PROMOTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE FORTHCOMING MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND RESIDENTS' INTEREST IN TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFT," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS - ONE FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS AND THE OTHER FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS AND OTHERS.
"THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIALS BUT THE ENTRIES SHOULD NOT EXCEED ONE METRE IN ANY DIMENSION NOR SHOULD THEY CARRY ANY COMMERICAL SLOGANS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-416315 EXT. 411.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES IS SEPTEMBER 20. THE LANTERNS WITH ENTRY LABELS AFFIXED TO THEM SHOULD BE DELIVERED THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING IN TUNG YAN STREET.
WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT A MID-AUTUMN CARNIVAL TO BE HELD AT THE HONG NING ROAD PLAYGROUND ON SEPTEMBER 24.
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COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR VISITS TOY FACTORY
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, VISITED A TOY-MAKING FACTORY IN TSUEN WAN THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE ZYLL ENTERPRISE LTD, HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE COMPANY’S PRODUCTION MANAGER, MR NGO CHEUK-FUNG, AND THE MANAGER MR LI SHOU-TUN. ' ’
MR HAMMOND WAS THEN SHOWN AROUND THE FACTORY PREMISES WHERE SOME 80 WORKERS WERE EMPLOYED.
THE COMPANY MANUFACTURES DIE-CAST METAL TOYS, SUCH AS CARS, AEROPLANES, AND BICYCLES, FOR EXPORT TO THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA.
MR HAMMOND SAID HE WAS GLAD TO NOTE THAT THE COMPANY MAINTAINED HARMONIOUS LABOUR RELATIONS AND HAD A GOOD RECORD OF SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE.
BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, MR HAMMOND HAD A GENRAL ROUND-UP DISCUSSION WITH THE MANAGEMENT.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TWO ROAD TUEN MUN AREA II WILL BE CLOSED PERMANENTLY FROM 10 AM (AUGUST 25).
SECTIONS IN
ON THURSDAY
THE IWO ROAD SECTIONS ARE THE EXISTING DEAD-END ROAD 14B AND Till NORTH EASTERN SECTION OF ROAD 44E FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH ROAD 44C 1'0 THE VEHICULAR ENTRANCE OF THE CASTLE PEAK DJVISIONAi PO1 ICF STATION.
VEHICLES HEADING FOR THE CASTLE PEAK DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION WILL HAVE TO USE THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF ROAD 44E.
IN ADDITION, THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD FROM II LAM INTERCHANGE TO WONG CHU ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY ON AUGUST 24 (WEDNESDAY) AND 25.
Illi MEASURE WILL FACILITATE THE REPAIR OF A TRAFFIC GANTRY IGN. MOTORISTS ON TUEN MUN ROAD NORTHBOUND HEADING FOR TUEN MUN Will KF DIVERTED VIA (’ASTLE PEAK ROAD.
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME AREAS IN YUEN LONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 10 PM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 24) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FOR WATER WORKS.
AREAS WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED ARE MAI PO SAN TSUF.N, MAI PO LO WAI, TAM KONG CHAU, MAI PO LUNG, SHEK WU WAI, YAN SHAU WAI, TUNG CHAN WAI, WING PING TSUEN, FAN TIN TSUEN, SAN LUNG TSUEN, TSING LUNG TSUEN, ON LUNG TSUEN AND CASINO LINES.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
FUNDS SOUGHT FOR NEW VBP DETENTION CENTRE .................. 1
OUTSIDE EDUCATION FOR CLOSED CENTRE VR CHILDREN ............ 2
GOVT RECEIVED OMELCO REPORT ON EXPO PROPOSAL ............... 3
PUBLIC URGED TO GUARD AGAINST 'RED EYE' DISEASE ............ • 4
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS SERVICES FOR ELDERLY ............... 5
DB COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER TUEN MUN-MACAU ROUTE PROPOSAL ..... 5
TSUEN WAN - TSING YI FERRY ROUTE TO BE WITHDRAWN............ 6
AWARDS FOR STUDENTS IN SUMMER SPORTS SCHEME................. 7
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR JULY PUBLISHED .................. 7
RESTRICTED ZONES IN WAN CHAI NORTH ......................... -)O
RIGHT-TURN HAN AND 'NO-ENTRY' FOR PLB'S .................... 10
RESTRICTED ZONE IN MUI WO, LANTAU .......................... 11
DISRUPTIONS TO WATER SUPPLY IN SAI KUNG, FANLING ........... 11
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1988
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FUNDS SOUGHT FOR NEW VHP DETENTION CENTRI t t t » «
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL HF ASKED TO APPROVE FUNDS FOR THE PHASED CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A DETENTION CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AT WHITEHEAD, WU KAI SHA, AT A MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE NEW CENTRE IS NECESSARY TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A CONTINUING INFLUX OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, AND TO REPLACE EXISTING TEMPORARY HOLDING CENTRES AT ERSKINE CAMP AND ARGYLE STREET WHICH MUST BE VACATED EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS.
THE WHITEHEAD DETENTION CENTRE WILL BE DEVELOPED IN STAGES, WITH EACH STAGE COMPRISING TWO MODULES PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION FOR 4,800 PEOPLE. CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TWO STAGES IS ESTIMATED TO COST $175.6 MILLION.
AT THE SAME MEETING, MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION TOTALLING $10.5 MILLION FOR THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND THE POLICE TO COVER STAFF COSTS AND THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER SERVICES IN THE NEW DETENTION CENTRE IN THE 1988-89 FINANCIAL YEAR.
THE CREATION OF 184 NEW POSTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MANAGE STAGE I OF THE DETENTION CENTRE.
APPROVAL WILL BE SOUGHT FOR INCREASES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT CEILINGS FOR THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THIS.
OF THE 184 POSTS, 178 WILL BE NEEDED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CENTRE AS WELL AS FOR PROVIDING OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS FOOD CATERING, WELFARE AND COUNSELLING, AND EDUCATION.
THREE NEW POSTS WILL BE NEEDED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES EACH TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY MEDICAL SERVICES.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE ANNUAL RECURRENT COSTS FOR OPERATING STAGES I AND II OF THE NEW CENTRE FOR 9,600 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WILL BE IN THE REGION OF $168 MILLION.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO ACCEPT THESE RECURRENT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS.
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OUTSIDE EDUCATION FOR CLOSED CENTRE VR CHILDREN
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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TODAY (TUESDAY) AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO ALLOW SCHOOL-AGE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CHILDREN AT THE SHAM SHUI PO AND SAN YICK CLOSED CENTRES TO RECEIVE EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLOSED CENTRES.
IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THIS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE KAI TAK OPEN CENTRE.
"UNDER THE SCHEME, THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES WILL SET UP A BUS SERVICE BETWEEN THE CLOSED CENTRES AND THE NEW HORIZON SCHOOL AT THE KAI TAK OPEN CENTRE," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THE NEW HORIZON SCHOOL IS RUN UNDER UNHCR AUSPICES SPECIFICALLY FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CHILDREN.
"THE UNHCR WILL ALSO BEAR ALL COSTS, INCLUDING THE EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL AND THE PROVISION OF AND SECURITY ON THE BUS SERVICES BETWEEN THE CENTRES. THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED TO ENSURE THEY ARE NOT ABUSED.
"IT WAS ALSO AGREED THAT A LIMITED NUMBER OF ADULT REFUGEES FROM SHAM SHUI PO AND SAN YICK SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TEACH AT THE NEW HORIZON SCHOOL IN THE KAI TAK OPEN CENTRE."
THE SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE IN POLICY REGARDING EDUCATION FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CHILDREN IN OPEN AND CLOSED CENTRES.
"SINCE 1979, EDUCATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR VIETNAMESE CHILDREN IN BOTH OPEN AND CLOSED CENTRES," HE SAID.
"THE PROPOSED SCHEME IS NECESSARY BECAUSE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN IN THE SAN YICK AND SHAM SHUI PO CLOSED CENTRES.
"ALL THE CHILDREN INVOLVED ARE CLASSIFIED AS GENUINE REFUGEES BECAUSE THEY ARRIVED IN HONG KONG BEFORE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SCREENING POLICY."
AT PRESENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, THERE ARE ABOUT 860 CHILDREN AT THE CLOSED CENTRE IN SHAM SHUI PO AND ABOUT 820 AT SAN YICK WHO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND 15 AND WHO SHOULD HAVE ACCESS UNDER THE EXISTING POLICY TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND UNHCR.
UNDER THE PROPOSED SCHEME, THE SCHOOL CAN ACCOMMODATE A MAXIMUM OF 1,600 CHILDREN IN MORNING AND AFTERNOON SESSIONS AS AT OTHER PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG, BUT OTHER FACILITIES WILL HAVE TO BE IDENTIFIED FOR THE REMAINING SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE UNHCR, WITH GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, WAS LOOKING FOR A SCHOOL SITE NEARER TO SAN YICK.
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THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO, TODAY (TUESDAY) CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE OMELCO PANEL STUDYING THE PROPOSAL FOR HONG KONG TO HOST A MAJOR EXPOSITION IN 1997.
THE REPORT GAVE SUPPORT TO THE IDEA OF HONG KONG HOSTING SUCH AN EVENT. IT ALSO IDENTIFIED THE ABSENCE OF A NEW AIRPORT AS A MAJOR DEFICIENCY.
MOREOVER IT IS NOTED THAT THE CONSULTANTS’ FEASIBILITY STUDY IS STILL UNDER PREPARATION AND THAT THEIR REPORT IS EXPECTED IN SEPTEMBER.
MR TSAO SAID HE HAD SOUGHT OPINIONS FROM TWO EXPERTS ON THE SUBJECT.
THESE OPINIONS CENTRED ON WHAT BASIC REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BEFORE ANY ADMINISTRATION COULD CONSIDER HOSTING AN EXPOSITION OF THIS KIND.
THESE OPINIONS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IN ORDER TO DRAW LARGE NUMBER OF OVERSEAS VISITORS TO SUCH AN EVENT, MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO HONG KONG WAS AN IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT.
THE ADMINISTRATION SOUGHT THESE OPINIONS WITH A VIEW TO ARRIVING AT A PRELIMINARY VIEW ON WHETHER OR NOT TO SEEK TO REGISTER AN INTEREST WITH THE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL EXPO IN PARIS IN HOSTING WORLD EXPO IN 1997.
HOWEVER, IN THE LIGHT OF THE STUDY WHICH HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY MR STEPHEN CHEONG, IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO AWAIT COMPLETION OF THE STUDY BEFORE REACHING A VIEW.
MR TSAO EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS EXPECTED THAT A FURTHER MEETING WOULD BE HELD WITH MR CHEONG AND HIS LEGCO COLLEAGUES WHEN THE PANEL RE-CONVENED IN THE NEXT LEGCO SESSION.
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) URGED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST THE SPREAD OF ’’RED EYE” DISEASE WHICH IS CLINICALLY KNOWN AS ACUTE HAEMORRHAGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ALTHOUGH SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT RISE IN THE NUMBER OF ’’RED EYE” CASES IN HONG KONG, PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE EARLY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CONTRACTING THE DISEASE WHICH IS USUALLY PREVALENT TN THE HOT, HUMID SEASON.
’’THE DISEASE CAN BE PREVENTED BY OBSERVING THE SIMPLE RULES OF PERSONAL HYGIENE," HE SAID.
THE MOST COMMON MODE OF SPREADING THE DISEASE IS THROUGH CONTACT WITH INFECTED PERSONS IN PUBLIC PLACES OR WITHIN FAMILIES.
IF A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY HAS CONTRACTED THE DISEASE, HE/SHE SHOULD AVOID SHARING THE SAME TOWEL, HANDKERCHIEF AND WASHING BASIN WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS.
TRE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE DISEASE IS A VIRAL INFECTION WITH A SHORT INCUBATION PERIOD.
IT HAS AN ACUTE ONSET, CAUSING EYE DISCOMFORT WITH RED AND SWOLLEN EYE LIDS.
THERE IS NO DISTURBANCE OF VISION. THE DISEASE IS USUALLY BENIGN AND SELF-LIMITING, LASTING SEVEN TO 10 DAYS.
"PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE SHOULD SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY CAN GET TREATMENT AT ANY OF THE GOVERNMENT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND THERE IS NO NEED TO ATTEND THE EYE CLINICS,” THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"INFECTED PERSONS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM PUBLIC PLACES SUCH AS SCHOOLS, THEATRES AND SWIMMING POOLS TO AVOID SPREADING THE DISEASE.”
SINCE RED EYE DISEASE IS NOT A NOTIFIABLE DISEASE, THERE ARE NO STATISTICS KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE NUMBER OF RED EYE CASES.
HOWEVER, THE SITUATION IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SEEKING TREATMENT.
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE DISEASE, THE DEPARTMENT’S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNCI HAS SET UP A 24-HOUR HOTLINE (CHINESE ONLY), 5-8330111, WHICH WILL OPERATE FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
CALLERS TO THE HOTLINE WILL HEAR A TAPED MESSAGE ON THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE, ITS MODE OF TRANSMISSION, PREVENTION, AND CURE.
THE LAST OUTBREAK OF THE DISEASE OCCURRED BETWEEN AUGUST AND OCTOBER IN 1975.
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MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE DISTRICT'S SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AT A MEETING ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 25).
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE VARIOUS SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THE ELDERLY IN HONG KONG AND THE EXISTING AND FUTURE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES IN EASTERN DISTRICT.
REPORTS BY FOUR WORKING GROUPS' CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 25) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, 880-886 KING'S ROAD.
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THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) A MEMBER’S PAPER THAT PROPOSES THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD AUTHORISE A SEA ROUTE FROM TUEN MUN FERRY PIER TO MAC AU AND TO CHINA.
THE PAPER STATES THAT PROVISION OF SERVICES ON SUCH A ROUTE WOULD CLEARLY BENEFIT RESIDENTS OF TUEN MUN AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE 1987 ACTION PROGRAMME REVIEW ON PEDESTRIAN PROBLEM SPOTS; PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE TEMPORARY FOOTBRIDGE BETWEEN WALDORF GARDEN AND TUEN MUN TOWN HALL; AND THE DESIGN OF ROADS AND TRAFFIC’ FACILITIES IN Y1CK YUEN.
THE PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL BUS STOP FOR URBAN-BOUND BUSES ON THE MELODY GARDEN ACCESS ROAD AND PROVISION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM BUTTERFLY BAY AREA TO THE SWIMMING POOL \REA WILL BE CONSIDERED.
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MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS WHETHER THE PRESI’.I CITYBUS SERVICES IN CHI LOK FA YUEN SHOULD BE MAINTAINED, AND CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUS STOP SHELTERS, AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES AT VARIOUS PLACES.
THE DRAFT 1989-90 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR TUEN MUN DISTRICT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REPORT, AND THE REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON PROVISION OF LORRY PARKING SPACE (N TUEN MUN WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR MEMBERS’ COMMENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVI TED TO COVER THE MEETING OF Till' TRAM IC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF 'Illi TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD TO BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR, GOVERNMENT Oi l- ICES BUILDING, NO. I TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 I’M.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND TSING Yl OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED (HYF) WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM SATURDAY, AUGUST 27.
AFFECTED PASSENGERS CAN MAKE USE OF BUS ROUTE NO. 43B PLYING BETWEEN CHEUNG CHING AND TSUEN WAN FERRY PIER.
FROM AUGUST 15, THE FREQUENCY OF THE BUS SERVICE WAS INCREASED TO EIGHT/NINE MINUTES DURING PEAK HOURS. THE FARE IS $1.2 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.
THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW THE FERRY SERVICE WAS MADE IN VIEW OF THE DRASTIC DECLINE IN ITS PATRONAGE FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE.
THE CANCELLATION OF THE FERRY ROUTE IS ONE OF THE HYF'S PROPOSALS TO RATIONALISE ITS CROSS HARBOUR FERRY NETWORK SO AS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE FERRY SERVICE AT REASONABLE FARE LEVELS.
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MORE THAN 190 BOYS AND GIRLS WHO EXCELLED IN THIS YEAR’S SUMMER SPORTS SCHEME FOR SCHOOLS WERE PRESENTED AWARDS TODAY (TUESDAY) FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS.
PRESENTING THE PRIZES TO THE STUDENTS AT A CEREMONY AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR JOHN WINFIELD, PRAISED THEIR ENDEAVOURS IN VARIOUS SPORTS TRAINING COURSES.
THE SUMMER SPORTS SCHEME WAS HELD BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPORTS COUNCIL AND WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE SWIRE BOTTLERS LIMITED.
MORE THAN 2,500 STUDENTS WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN 73 TRAINING COURSES IN 11 SPORTS.
THESE INCLUDED DIVING, CANOEING, ROWING, SAILING AND LIFESAVING IN AQUATIC SPORTS AS WELL AS HANDBALL, RUGBY, ARCHERY, FENCING, GYMNASTICS AND VOLLEYBALL IN LAND SPORTS.
THE PROGRAMMES WERE ORGANISED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF VARIOUS SPORTS GOVERNING BODIES.
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) PUBLISHED THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR JULY 1988.
THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) (OCT. 84/SEP. 85 = 100) FOR JULY 1988 WERE 118.0 AND 118.1 RESPECTIVELY, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 8.0 PER CENT AND 7.8 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER JULY 1987.
THE AVERAGE CPI(A) AND AVERAGE CPI(B) FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED JULY 1988, AT 113.8 AND 113.9 RESPECTIVELY, WERE 6.8 PER CENT AND 6.6 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED JULY 1987.
COMPARED WITH JUNE 1988 AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) FOR JULY 1988 INCREASED BY 0.9 PER CENT AND 0.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
DURING THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JULY 1988, THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CPI(A) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 0.5 PER CENT PER MONTH AND THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CPI(B), AT 0.6 PER CENT PER MONTH.
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THE CPI(A) AND THE CPI(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 CPI(A) REFERS TO HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN 92,000 AND 96,499 A MONTH AT THAT TIME AND THE CPI(B) BETWEEN 96,500 AND 99,999 A MONTH.
CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR JULY 1988 IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1988 AND JULY 1987, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
SECTION * INDEX FOR JUL.88 CPI(A) % CHANGE OVER JUN.88 % CHANGE OVER JUL.87 INDEX FOR JUL.88 CPI(B) % CHANGE OVER JUN.88 % CHANGE OVER JUL.87
FOODSTUFF’S 117.3 + 1.9 + 11.1 117.9 + 1.7 + 10.9
HOUSING 113.3 + 0.2 + 3.2 110.8 + 0.2 + 2.9
FUEL AND LIGHT 93.9 -0.3 + 1.5 94.6 -0.4 . +1.4
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (FOR HOME CONSUMPTION) 124.2 -0.0» + 6.2 124.9 -0.1 + 6.5
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 125.4 -0.2 + 9.6 127.%8 -0.2 + 10.0
DURABLE GOODS 118.9 + 0.3 + 5.6 118.0 + 0.2 + 5.7
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS 123.0 -0.5 + 5.7 123.2 -0.5 + 6.0
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES 120.8 + 0.3 + 4.4 120.0 + 0.2 + 4.9
SERVICES 126.3 + 0.4 + 9.1 126.4 + 0.5 + 9.6
ALL ITEMS 118.0 + 0.9 + 8.0 118.1 + 0.7 + 7.8
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COMPARED WITH JUNE 1988, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 1.9 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.7 PER CENT IN CPI(R).
THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND PORK AND IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH FRUIT, SALT-WATER FISH, SHRIMPS AND CRABS.
THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS DECREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF LOWER PRICKS FOR JEWELLERY AND SOFT FURNISHINGS.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER CHARGES FOR PACKAGE TOURS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT.
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 FOR JULY 1988, WHICH GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE,
GIVEN IN THE ’’CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" IS AVAILABLE AT $3.50 PER COPY FROM THE CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND CENTRAL.
THE REPORT CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, CENTRAL, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES MAY BE MADE TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8235089.
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 122.4 IN JULY 1988, UP BY 0.1 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1988 AND UP BY 8.9 PER CENT OVER JULY 1987.
THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 A MONTH DURING THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE HANG SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF HANG SENG BANK LTD.
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RESTRICTED ZONES IN WAN CHAI NORTH
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS IN WAN CHAI NORTH WILL BE MADE RESTRICTED ZONES ROUND-THE-CLOCK FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 26):
* TONNOCHY ROAD NORTHBOUND BETWEEN GLOUCESTER ROAD AND HARBOUR ROAD.
» HARBOUR ROAD WESTBOUND BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH TONNOCHY ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 25 METRES WEST OF THAT JUNCTION.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREAS.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IN TSIM SHA TSUI, NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT FROM SALISBURY ROAD SOUTHBOUND TO CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH NORTHBOUND FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 26).
THE RIGHT-TURN BAN IS TO REDUCE CONFLICTS BETWEEN VEHICLES AND TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT THE JUNCTION OF SALISBURY ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH.
AFFECTED MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL VIA NEW WORLD CENTRE SERVICE ROAD TO PROCEED TOWARDS CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH NORTHBOUND.
MEANWHILE, IN TAI PO, ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE BANNED FROM ENTERING THE SECTION OF KIU TAU ROAD WEST OF TAI WO SERVICE ROAD WEST FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 26).
THE PROHIBITION WILL BE IN FORCE 24 HOURS DAILY.
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RESTRICTED ZONE IN MUI WO, LANTAU ♦ * » ♦ ♦
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT MUI WO FERRY PIER ROAD LEADING TO THE TAXI STAND ADJACENT TO MUI WO BUS TERMINUS ON LANTAU WILL BE DESIGNATED A 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY RESTRICTED ZONE FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 26) TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN TWO NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS WILL BE DISRUPTED LATER THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF WATER WORKS.
IN SAI KUNG, SUPPLY TO ALL PREMISES AND VILLAGES ALONG HIRAM’S HIGHWAY BETWEEN PAK SHA TERRACE AND TS I U HANG WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM II PM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 25) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY.
IN FANLING, WATER PRESSURE WILL BE WEAK FOR VILLAGES AND PREMISES ALONG SHA TAU KOK ROAD, PING CHE ROAD AND LIN MA HANG ROAD BETWEEN 7 PM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 25) AND 6 AM THE NEXT DAY.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
FUNDS APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW VHP DETENTION CENTRE 1
NORWEGIAN DELEGATION IN HK TO SELECT VR'S FOR RESETTLEMENT 1
NEW CHAIRMAN OF CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES COMMISSION APPOINTED 2 16TH meeting of sino-british LAND COMMISSION .............. 2
PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY RELEASED................ 2
KOWLOON CITY DB TO DISCUSS ENTRY REFUSALS ................. 6
REPORT ON 1986 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ON SALE .... 7
THREE GOVT LOTS TO LET BY TENDER .......................... 8
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KENNEDY TOWN ............ 8
BUS LANE IN CANaL ROAD EAST TO BE LIFTED................... 9
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED REVISED PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE PHASED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DETENTION CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AT WHITEHEAD, WU KAI SHA.
THE FUNDS, TOTALLY $175.6 MILLION, ARE FOR THE CAPITAL COST FOR THE PHASED CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE I AND II OF THE DETENTION CENTRE.
MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT STAGE I OF THE CENTRE, COMPRISING TWO MODULES WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY FOR 1,800 PEOPLE, WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED INITIALLY.
IF NECESSARY, AND SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS REVIEW OF THE SUBSEQUENT ARRIVAL PATTERN OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. A SECOND STAGE COMPRISING ANOTHER TWO SIMILAR MODULES WOULD BE DEVELOPED TO BRING THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF THE CENTRE TO 9,600.
EARLIER PROPOSALS FOR RECURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CENTRE WERE WITHDRAWN AT TODAY'S MEETING BECAUSE THE FUNDS WOULD NOT BE NEEDED UNTIL THE CENTRE BECAME OPERATIONAL AND COULD BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECONVENED IN OCTOBER.
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A DELEGATION FROM OSLO IS CURRENTLY VISITING HONG KONG TO SELECT 120 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FOR RESETTLEMENT IN NORWAY.
THE DELEGATION WILL INTERVIEW POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR RESETTLEMENT FROM AMONG HONG KONG'S LONG-STAYER REFUGEE POPULATION.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVE IN OFFERING TO RESETTLE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG’S RESIDUAL CASELOAD OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1988
NEW CHAIRMAN OF CIVIL, SERVICE SALARIES COMMISSION APPOINTED
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED SIR SIDNEY GORDON TO TAKE UP THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE INDEPENDENT STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FROM SIR S.Y. CHUNG WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE STANDING COMMISSION ADVISES THE GOVERNMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES GOVERNING NON-D1RECTORATE CIVIL SERVICE PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
SIR SIDNEY GORDON IS A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT BY PROFESSION.
HE SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FROM 1965 TO 1980 AND HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORATE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, WHICH DEALS WITH DIRECTORATE OFFICERS’ PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, SINCE 1971.
SIR SIDNEY’S APPOINTMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.
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THE TWO SIDES OF THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION HAVE AGREED THAT THE 1.6 TH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE MEETING WILL DISCUSS THE AVERAGE COST OF LAND PRODUCTION FOR THE 1988-89 FINANCIAL YEAR.
PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY RELEASED ♦ * t t ♦
IN JULY THIS YEAR, THE YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATE OF RE-EXPORTS CONTINUED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL, BUT THAT OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WAS MUCH LOWER.
THIS IS SHOWN IN THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN JULY 1988 WAS 920,136 MILLION, 91,187 MILLION OR 6.3 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN JULY 1987, WHILE THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 47.1 PER CENT OR *7,677 MILLION TO *23,975 MILLION.
THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS (DOMESTIC EXPORTS PLUS RE-EXPORTS), AT *44,110 MILLION IN JULY 1988, WAS THUS *8,864 MILLION OR 25.1 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN JULY 1987.
THE VALUE OF IMPORTS GREW BY 33.3 PER CENT OR *11,096 MILLION OVER A YEAR EARLIER, TO *44,394 MILLION IN JULY 1988.
A SMALL VISIBLE TRADE DEFICIT OF *284 MILLION, EQUIVALENT Tn 0.6 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, WAS RECORDED IN JULY 1988.
THIS CONTRASTS WITH THE SITUATION IN JULY 1987, WHEN A SURPLUS OF #1,948 MILLION, EQUIVALENT TO 5.9 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, WAS RECORDED.
PUTTING THE TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY IN PERSPECTIVE, THE VALU? OF TOTAL EXPORTS IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1988 WAS #257,049 MILLION, MADE UP OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF *115,754 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS OF *141,295 MILLION.
COMPARED WITH THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1987, IN VALUE TERMS TOTAL EXPORTS GREW BY *55,884 MILLION OR 27.8 PER CENT, DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY #11,014 MILLION OR 10.5 PER CENT, AND RE-EXPORTS BY #44,870 MILLION OR 46.5 PER CENT.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS GREW BY *60,634 MILLION OR 29.5 PER CENT, TO #266,085 MILLION.
A VISIBLE TRADE DEFICIT OF *9,036 MILLION, EQUIVALENT TO 3.4 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, WAS RECORDED IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1988.
THIS COMPARES WITH A DEFICIT OF *4,286 MILLION, EQUIVALENT TO 2.1 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, RECORDED IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
COMMENTING ON THESE FIGURES, A GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN JULY 1988, AT 6.3 PER CENT, REPRESENTS A SLOW-DOWN COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATES OF 14.6 PER CENT AND 8.9 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTERS OF 1988.
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ON THE OTHER HAND, THE GROWTH RATE OF RETAINED IMPORTS WAS SIGNIFICANT IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE CONTINUED SURGE IN RE-EXPORTS REFLECTED THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF HONG KONG AS AN ENTREPOT FOR CHINA AND FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION AS A WHOLE.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY I 988.
MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS TRADE BALANCE $20,135 $23,975 $44,110 $44,394 $284 MILLION MILLION MILLION MILLION MILLION (IN DEFICIT]
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS MAY 88 TO JUL 88 MAY 87 TO JUL 87 INCREASE
HK$ MN. HK$ MN. HK$ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 55,529 51,674 3,855 7.5
RE-EXPORTS 67,792 45,685 22,107 48.4
TOTAL EXPORTS 123,321 97,359 25,962 26.7
1MPORTS 127, 137 96,597 30,540 31.6
TRADE BALANCE -3,816 762 -4,578
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR JULY 1988 JULY 1987 INCREASE
HK$ MN. HK$ MN. HK$ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS (% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 20,135 18,948 (45.6%)(53.8%) 1 , 187 6.3
RE-EXPORTS 23,975 16,298 7,677 47.1
TOTAL EXPORTS 44,110 35,246 8,864 25. 1
IMPORTS 44,394 33,298 11,096 33.3
TRADE BALANCE -284 1,948 -2,232
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WEIINHSIV.Y, AUGUST ,’'i, 1988
y JUNE 1 NCREASE
JULY
LAST MONTH 1 988 1988
IIK$ MN. HK$ MN. HK$ MN. %
DOMESTIC’ EXPORTS 20,135 18,120 2,015 11.1
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) (45.6%) (44.8%)
RE-EXPORTS 23,975 22,364 1,611 7.2
TOTAL EXPORTS 44,110 40,481 3,6 26 9.0
IMPORTS 44,394 43,186 1 ,208 2.8
TRADE BALANCE -284 -2,702 2,118
JAN-JUL JAN-JUL INCREASE
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE 1988 1 987
HK$ MN. HK$ MN. 1IK$ MN. %
DOMESTIC' EXPORTS 1 15,751 104,740 11,014 10.5
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) (45.0%) (52.1%)
RE-EXPORTS I 41 ,295 96,425 44,870 46.5
TOTAL EXPORTS 257,049 201, 165 55,884 27.8
IMPORTS 266,085 205,451 60,634 29.5
TRADE BALANCE -9,036 -4,286 -4,750
AUG 8 7 AUG 86
TO TO INCREASE
LAST 12 MONTHS JUL 88 JUL 87
HK$ MN. HKt MN. HK$ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 206,268 179,080 27,188 15.2
RE-EXPORTS 227,650 155,375 72,275 46.5
TOTAL EXPORTS 433,918 334,455“ 99,463 29.7
IMPORTS 138,581 333,912 104,669 31.3
TRADE BALANCE -4,66 3 54 3 -5,206
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KOWLOON CITY DB TO DISCUSS ENTRY REFUSALS ♦ * ♦ * ♦
THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT TREATMENT GIVEN TO LOCAL RESIDENTS SEEKING ENTRY TO THE UK, AND BRITISH PEOPLE COMING TO HONG KONG AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
A BOARD MEMBER, MR FONG PUI-SHEUNG, WILL REFER TO REPORTS IN RECENT MONTHS ABOUT LOCAL RESIDENTS BEING DENIED ENTRY TO THE UK.
HE WILL ALSO NOTE THAT BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDERS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE WELL RECEIVED RY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT IN HONG KONG. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO STAY FOR SIX MONTHS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, AND CAN EXTEND THEIR STAY HERE.
MR FONG WILL PUT FORWARD SUGGESTIONS ON WAYS TO AVOID THE RECURRENCE OF THE UNHAPPY INCIDENTS INVOLVING LOCAL RESIDENTS.
TWO BOARD MEMBERS, MR WONG SIU-YEE AND MR CHAN KING-WONG, WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT ITS ROLE IN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NOISE NUISANCE CAUSED BY KCRC TRAINS ALONG THE HO MAN TIN SECTION OF THE RAILWAY LINE.
THEY WILL ALSO ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN INFORMED BY KCRC OF ITS ASSESSMENT OF A CONSULTANCY REPORT ON THE NOISE PROBLEM, AND OF THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY ITS ENGINEERING DIVISION.
ANOTHER MAJOR AGENDA ITEM IS THE 1988 CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL, WHICH SEEKS TO REDUCE NUISANCES CAUSED BY VICE ESTABLISHMENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BEGIN AT 2.15 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AT 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, TO KWA WAN.
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REPORT ON 19R6 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ON SALE ♦ t t t ♦
A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED ”1986 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION" HAS RECENTLY BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND IS NOW ON SALE AT $20 PER COPY.
IT IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY ON THE SURVEY.
THE REPORT CONTAINS A WIDE RANGE OF STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ECONOMIC SECTORS OF MINING AND QUARRYING; MANUFACTURING; AND ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER IN THE YEAR 1986, BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED FROM SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS IN THESE SECTORS.
EXAMPLES OF THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE:
* NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS, EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES;
t GROSS OUTPUT;
♦ VALUE ADDED (A MEASURE OF CONTRIBUTION TO GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT);
♦ PURCHASES OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND INDUSTRIAL WORK/SERVICES;
♦ OTHER EXPENSES; AND
♦ GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS.
APART FROM STATISTICS RELATING TO THE YEAR 1986, THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS SOME SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1984 AND 1985 TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SECTORS IN RECENT YEARS.
THE STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT ARE USEFUL TQ BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR POLICY FORMULATION, DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.
PURCHASES OF THE REPORT MAY BE MADE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234823.
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THREE GOVT LOTS TO LET BY TENDER » » * » ♦
THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING TO LET BY TENDER TWO LOTS IN KOWLOON AND ONE LOT ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
ONE OF THE KOWLOON LOTS, LOCATED AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN RECLAMATION, MEASURES ABOUT 7,068 SQUARE METRES AND IS FOR OPEN STORAGE PURPOSE.
THE LEASE TERM IS FOR ONE YEAR, RENEWABLE MONTHLY THEREAFTER.
THE OTHER KOWLOON LOT, MEASURING ABOUT 865 SQUARE METRES, IS LOCATED AT YEN CHOW STREET IN SHAM SIIUI PO.
IT IS ALSO FOR OPEN STORAGE USAGE AND THE LEASE TERM IS FOR THREE YEARS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY THEREAFTER.
THE HONG KONG ISLAND LOT IS LOCATED AT WAN SHING STREET, WAN CHAI. MEASURING ABOUT 1,650 SQUARE METRES, IT IS FOR VEHICLE PARKING PURPOSE.
THE LEASE TERM IS FOR SIX MONTHS, RENEWABLE MONTHLY THEREAFTER.
ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS FOR ALL THREE SITES WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON SEPTEMBER 9 THIS YEAR.
FORMS OF TENDER, TENDER NOTICES AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM AND TENDER PLANS INSPECTED AT THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES AND THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN KENNEDY TOWN FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 27) FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO FACILITATE BUILDING DEMOLITION WORKS IN SMITHFIELD.
THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF HAU WO STREET FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH SMITHFIELD TO A POINT ABOUT 12 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BE DESIGNATED AN URBAN CLEARWAY ROUND-THE-CLOCK. NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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IN ADDITION, ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS IN THE EASTERN KERBSIDE LANE OF SMITHFIELD BETWEEN CATCHICK STREET AND BELCHER’S STREET FROM 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY.
THE EXISTING PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STAND THERE WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE OF HAU WO STREET NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH SMITHFIELD.
PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL ALSO BE BANNED FROM ENTERING DAVIS STREET BETWEEN BELCHER’S STREET AND HAU WO STREET.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE EXISTING BAN ON PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES IN CATCHICK STREET BETWEEN SMITHFIELD AND DAVIS STREET WILL BE LIFTED.
MOREOVER, FIVE GOODS VEHICLE METERED PARKING SPACES TN HAU WO STREET NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH SMITHFIELD WILL BE SUSPENDED.
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BUS LANE IN CANAL ROAD EAST TO BE LIFTED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE BUS LANE IN CANAL ROAD EAST IN CAUSEWAY BAY BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH LEIGHTON ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 90 METRES NORTH OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BE LIFTED FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 26).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT CANCELLATION OF THE BUS LANE IS ONE OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TRAFFIC STUDY.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE EXISTING BUS LANE ON CANAL ROAD EAST APPROACHING LEIGHTON ROAD REDUCED THE CAPACITY OF THE SIGNAL INTERSECTION, BUT WAS OF LITTLE ADVANTAGE TO BUS OPERATIONS.
"RESCISSION OF THE BUS LANE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AND SHORTER QUEUES AT THE JUNCTION," HE ADDED.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL.: 5-8428777
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
HALF-YEARLY ECONOMIC REPORT 1988 RELEASED ................... 1
CS VISITS SHAU KEI WAN FOOTHILLS HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ....... 5
NEW REFUSE COLLECTION VESSEL UNDER TRIAL .................... 7
REPAIR ORDERS SERVED ON MERADOR MANSION OWNERS .............. 8
LAND COMMISSION HOLDS 16TH MEETING .......................... 9
HKIEC ANNOUNCES LAND PREMIUM INCREASES ...................... 10
YAU TSIM DB TO DISCUSS CRIMES BILL........................... 10
YUEN LONG BUS ROUTE DEVELOPMENT UNDER STUDY.................. 11
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS LANDFILL, REFUSE TRANSFER STATION ... 11
KWUN TONG DB COMMITTEE MEMBERS VISIT LANDFILL................ 12
YOUTHS HELP RENOVATE HOUSES FOR ELDERLY ISLANDERS............ 1?
GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY............................... 1**
TUEN MUN CHOIR SEEKS ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS, ACCOMPANISTS ..... 18
HOLIDAY CLINIC SERVICE ...................................... 18
REMINDER ON FERRY ROUTE WITHDRAWAL .......................... 19
TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURES ON TAI PO ROAD ...................... 19
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1988
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HALF-YEARLY ECONOMIC REPORT 1988 RELEASED
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FOLLOWING TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF DOUBLE-DIGIT ECONOMIC GROWTH, THE OVERALL GROWTH RATE OF THE HONG KONG ECONOMY SETTLED TO A MORE MODERATE PACE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988.
THE GROWTH RATE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS, IN PARTICULAR, SLOWED DOWN MARKEDLY. HOWEVER, RE-EXPORTS CONTINUED TO RISE RAPIDLY, MAINLY DUE TO THE FLOURISHING RE-EXPORT TRADE WITH CHINA.
THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE HALF-YEARLY ECONOMIC REPORT 1988 RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THIS REPORT, USEFUL COMMENTS AND ADVICE WERE RECEIVED FROM THE ECONOMIC REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH IS CHAIRED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND INCLUDES IN ITS MEMBERSHIP FIGHT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE GROWTH RATE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988.
THE YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATE IN REAL TERMS OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN Till' FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR WAS ABOUT 8 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH HIE CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATES OF 27 PER CENT AND 20 PER CENT RECORDED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND HALVES OF 1987.
CURRENT INFORMATION ON RETAINED IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES AND ON THE ORDER-BOOK POSITIONS OF LARGE' MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTS THAT THE GROWTH RATE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE IN THE COMING MONTHS.
AS REGARDS DOMESTIC DEMAND, THE GROWTH RATE OF LOCAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, PARTICULARLY ON CONSUMER GOODS, WAS PROBABLY SLOWING DOWN.
RETAINED IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS AND FOODSTUFFS GREW BY ABOUT 2 PER CENT AND 10 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN REAL TERMS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 OVER THE FIRST HALF OF 1987.
THE CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATES RECORDED IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1987 WERE 9 PER CENT AND 14 PER CENT. HOWEVER, UP TO MAY 1988 TH.8 VOLUME OF RETAIL SALES WAS STILL RECORDING SIGNIFICANT INCREASES OVER A YEAR EARLIER.
INVESTMENT DEMAND ALSO DECELERATED, IN LINE WITH THE REDUCTION IN Till GROWTH MOMENTUM OF THE ECONOMY.
REFLECTING THIS, RETAINED IMPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS GREW BY ABOUT 12 I'I'R CENT IN REAL TERMS IN ’THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 OVER THE SAMI'' PERIOD EAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH GROWTH RATES OF 25 PER CENT AND 2<> PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN FIRST AND SECOND HALVES OF 1987.
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WITHIN OVERALL IMPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS, RETAINED IMPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR RECORDED A YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATE OF ABOUT 10 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988. THE CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATE FOR 1987 AS A WHOLE WAS 18 PER CENT.
INDICATIVE OF THE CONTINUED TIGHT LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS, BOTH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED AT VERY LOW LEVELS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1988.
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WERE 1.8 PER CENT AND 0.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988.
ALTHOUGH THE GROWTH RATE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS, AND THUS THAT OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY, CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988, THE OVERALL DEMAND FOR LABOUR, PARTICULARLY IN THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND THE SERVICE SECTORS, REMAINED STRONG.
THE RATE OF INFLATION CONTINUED TO RISE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988.
ON A YEAR-ON-YEAR COMPARISON, THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) ROSE FROM 5.6 PER CENT AND 6.7 PER CENT IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 1987 RESPECTIVELY, TO 6.8 PER CENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND 7 PER CENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988.
THE MOST RECENT INFLATION RATES, THOUGH HIGHER THAN -IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, ARE NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH COMPARED WITH THE LEVELS • EXPERIENCED IN HONG KONG AT TIMES DURING THE PAST DECADE.
THE PRESSURE OF DEMAND RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLY OF RESOURCES WITHIN THE ECONOMY, THE LAGGED EFFECTS OF THE RAPID MONETARY AND CREDIT EXPANSION AND OF THE DEPRECIATION OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR DURING 1987, INCREASES IN THE PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS IMPORTED FROM CHINA, AND THE UPSURGE IN WORLD COMMODITY PRICES ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE RECENT INCREASE IN CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION..
BETWEEN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987 AND THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988, THE CPI (B) AND THE HANG SENG CPI ROSE BY 7 PER CENT AND 8.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
I’HE HALF-YEARLY ECONOMIC REPORT 1988 UPDATES THE ASSESSMENT OF THE LOCAL ECONOMIC SITUATION WHICH WAS GIVEN TN THE FIRST QUARTER ECONOMIC REPORT 1988.
APART FROM PROVIDING AN OVERALL VIEW, THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS ON THE EXTERNAL SECTOR, THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, THE LABOUR SECTOR, ACTIVITY IN SELECTED SECTORS, AND PRICES.
ON THE EXTERNAL SECTOR, THE REPORT NOTES THAT THE YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO ALL MAJOR MARKETS SLOWED DOWN MARKEDLY IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 COMPARED WITH THE SECOND HALF OF 1987 .
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DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES, IN PARTICULAR, RECORDED A DECLINE IN REAL TERMS.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA, HONG KONG'S SECOND LARGEST MARKET, GREW BY ABOUT 27 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 OVER A YEAR EARLIER.
THE CONTINUED UPSURGE IN IMPORTS' BY CHINA TO SATISFY ITS OWN DEMAND APPARENTLY ACCOUNTED FOR A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THIS GROWTH. HIE CONTINUED EXPANSION IN OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY GREW BY ABOUT 15 PER CENT, 12 PER CENT, AND 7 PER (’ENT RESPECTIVELY IN REAL TERMS.
IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988, RE-EXPORTS WERE 42 PER CENT HIGHER IN REAL TERMS THAN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1987, DUE MAINLY TO A CONTINUED SURGE IN THE RE-EXPORT TRADE WITH CHINA.
AS A RESULT, THE SHARE OF RE-EXPORTS IN TOTAL EXPORTS ROSE TO 55 PER CENT IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988, FROM 48 PER CENT IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
RE-EXPORT TRADE WHICH DID NOT HAVE CHINA, EITHER AS A SOURCE OR AS A MARKET, ALSO GREW RAPIDLY IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988, REFLECTING HONG KONG’S INCREASING IMPORTANCE AS AN ENTREPOT SERVING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION AS A WHOLE.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, IMPORTS GREW BY ABOUT 23 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS, BUT RETAINED IMPORTS ROSE MUCH MORE SLOWLY, AT ABOUT 6 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS.
THE REPORT POINTS OUT THAT A VISIBLE TRADE DEFICIT OF $8,752 MILLION, EQUIVALENT TO 4 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, WAS RECORDED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.
THE SIZE OF THIS VISIBLE TRADE GAP (THE PROPORTION OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS NOT COVERED BY RECEIPTS FROM TOTAL EXPORTS) WAS SIMILAR TO THAT IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1987.
ON THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, THE REPORT NOTES THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS. FIRST, THE MARKET EXCHANGE RATE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR AGAINST THE U.S. DOLLAR MOVED WITHIN A NARROW MARGIN CLOSE TO THE LINKED RATE OF HK$7.8 TO US$1 DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1988. SPECULATION ON A REVALUATION OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR LARGELY SUBSIDED AFTER JANUARY.
SECONDLY, REFLECTING THE STRENGTH OF THE U.S. DOLLAR, THE OVERALL EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR, MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE INDEX, ROSE FROM 100.5 AT THE END OF 1987 TO 102.7 AT THE END OF JUNE 1988.
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THIRDLY, LOCAL INTEREST RATES WERE ON A GRADUAL UPTREND SINCE JANUARY, ELIMINATING THE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THF HONG KONG DOLLAR AND THE U.S. DOLLAR INTEREST RATES TOWARDS THE END OF JUNE.
FOURTHLY, FOLLOWING THE OUTFLOW OF SPECULATIVE FUNDS, HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS AND THE HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY SHOWED MORE MODERATE GROWTH DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1988.
LASTLY, THE STOCK MARKET STABILISED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988, WITH MODEST RALLIES IN APRIL AND JUNE.
ON THE LABOUR SECTOR, THE REPORT NOTES THAT WHILE EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR SHOWED A DECLINE BETWEEN MARCH 1987 AND MARCH 1988, EMPLOYMENT IN FINANCIAL AND RELATED BUSINESS SERVICES, IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, AND IN TRANSPORT SERVICES INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES ALSO SHOWED SOME INCREASE OVER THE SAME PERIOD. REFLECTING TIGHT LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS, THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN ALL MAJOR SECTORS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER IN MARCH 1988 THAN A YEAR EARLIER.
WHILE NOMINAL EARNINGS CONTINUED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN MARCH 1987 AND MARCH 1988, RISING INFLATION RESULTED IN SMALLER RATES OF INCREASE IN REAL TERMS.
NEVERTHELESS IN THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THE YEAR-ON- YEAR RATE OF INCREASE IN WAGES, BOTH IN MONEY TERMS AND IN REAL TERMS, REMAINED SUBSTANTIAL.
THE REPORT SHOWS THAT THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, AN INDICATOR OF LOCAL MANUFACTURING OUTPUT, INCREASED BY 6 PER CENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 OVER A YEAR EARLIER.
THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SLOW-DOWN FROM THE CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATES OF 9 PER CENT TN THE PRECEDING QUARTER AND OF 19 PER CENT IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF 1987 COMBINED
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION HAS PROBABLY GROWN AT A SLOWER PACE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988, AS REFLECTED BY THE FIGURES ON DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND ON THE QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMED BY INDUSTRY.
THE PROPERTY MARKET WAS LEFT RELATIVELY UNSCATHED BY THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF LAST OCTOBER. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF CONSOLIDATION IN THE LATTER PART OF 1987, PRICES AND RENTALS FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY CREPT UP AGAIN DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1988.
THE MARKET FOR SMALL AND MED IUM-SI ZED FLATS WAS SUPPORTED BY INCREASED HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AND A GENERAL DESIRE TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR SELF-OCCUPANCY. MOREOVER. THERE WERE SOME SPECULATIVE ACTIVITIES ON A SELECTIVE BASIS.
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THE DEMAND FOR LARGE-.STZED FLATS, SHOPS AND OFF ICES REMAINED STRONG GENERALLY ROT, REFLECTING THE SLOW DOWN IN DOMESTIC EXPORT GROWTH, THE DEMAND FOR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY WAS LESS STRONG.
THE HALF-YEARLY ECONOMIC REPORT 1988 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $15 A COPY .
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CS VISITS SHAU KEI WAN FOOTHILLS HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS t t » t ♦
THE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SHAU KEI WAN EAST AND WEST FOOTHILLS WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE MORE THAN 10,300 HOMES FOR NEARLY 40,000 PEOPLE WHEN COMPLETED IN MID-1995.
THE TWO SITES ARE AMONG THE SEVEN IN THE URBAN AREA IDENTIFIED IN 1984 FOR SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLIC HOUSING TO MEET THE URGENT DEMAND FOR FLATS IN THE URBAN AREA UNDER THE HOUSING AUTHORITY’S PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
THIS WAS TOLD TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, THIS AFTERNOON DURING HIS VISIT TO THE SHAU KEI WAN DISTRICT TO BE BRIEFED ON THE LATEST SQUATTER CLEARANCES AND PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
ON ARRIVAL AT A VANTAGE POINT OVERLOOKING THE SHAU KEI WAN EAST PUBLIC HOUSING SITE, SIR DAVID WAS BRIEFED BY THE CHIEF HOUSING MANAGER (CLEARANCE), MR CHENG HON-BIU ON THE EXTENSIVE CLEARANCE AND REHOUSING WORK OF THE SITE INVOLVING MORE THAN 11,000 PEOPLE FROM 3,400 FAMILIES.
OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, ABOUT 7,700 PEOPLE FROM 2,055 FAMILIES WERE REHOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING, WITH MOST OF THEM TAKING UP FLATS IN CHAI WAN, 3,133 PEOPLE FROM 1,177 FAMILIES BEING GIVEN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA ACCOMMODATION, AND 44 PEOPLE FROM 13 FAMILIES BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP FLATS.
INTRODUCING THE BACKGROUND OF THE SHAU KEI WAN FOOTHILLS PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, THE CHIEF ARCHITECT IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECTS, MR WARREN TU SAID THE DEVELOPMENTS WEftE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE "DIFFICULT" TYPE OF URBAN AREA SITES THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY MUST DEVELOP TO FILL THE REQUISITE THAT PEOPLE WILL BE HOUSED WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE.
UNDER THE SHAU KEI WAN EAST FOOTHILL PROJECT, SEVERAL PLATFORMS HAVE TO BE FORMED TO COPE WITH THE DIFFICULT TOPOGRAPHY. MOST OF THE DOMESTIC BLOCKS WILL BE LOCATED ON UPPER PLATFORMS WHERE THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. THIS WILL MAXIMISE THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE AREAS SERVED BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (MTR) AND THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.
/PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS .......
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1988
PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDED THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL SLOPES AND GREENERY ON THE CATCHWATER AREAS SLOPES WITHIN AN ADJACENT COUNTRY PARK AND PRESERVATION OF THE NAM ON FONG VILLAGE NUNNERY (THE K1K LOK TUNG RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION) WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PARK.
SIR DAVID WAS TOLD BY THE CHIEF CIVIL ENGINEER, MR MARTIN CHEUNG THAT THE $300 Mil,LION SITE FORMATION WORK WAS THE LARGEST EVER CARRIED OUT BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. IT COMMENCED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR AND WILL INVOLVE THE FORMATION OF SOME OF THE LARGEST CUT SLOPES IN HONG KONG.
THE ESTATE WILL INCLUDE THREE TRIDENT-3 AND TWO TRI DENT-4 BLOCKS ON UPPER PLATFORMS AND 11 LINEAR BLOCKS ON LOWER PLATFORMS, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE 5,474 FLATS FOR 20,800 PEOPLE.
OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A PRIMARY SCHOOL, TWO FIVE-ROOM KINDERGARTENS, COMMUNITY CENTRE, CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE, .SHELTERED HOUSING AND A HOME-CUM-CARE UNIT FOR THE ELDERLY, RECREATION AREAS, A PARK AND TWO MULTI-STOREY CARPARKS.
A MODESTLY SIZED SHOPPING CENTRE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH SHOPS ACCESSIBLE TO THE ESTATE VIA A LANDSCAPE COURT TO FORM A LINK BETWEEN THE TWO PLATFORM LEVELS.
A PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY WITH FIVE LIFTS AND FOUR ESCALATORS WILL OVERCOME THE 60-METRE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLATFORM LEVELS AND ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS.
THE FIRST OCCUPATION OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN TARGETTED FOR THE END OF 1994.
MOVING TO ANOTHER VANTAGE POINT TO VIEW THE SHAU KEI WAN WEST PUBLIC HOUSING SITE, SIR DAVID WAS TOLD THAT THE SITE IS BEING CLEARED IN TWO PHASES WITH THE FIRST GROUP OF RESIDENTS ALREADY REHOUSED IN MAY THIS YEAR. OF THE 269 PEOPLE FROM RI FAMILIES,» THOSE ELIGIBLE WERE GIVEN PERMANENT HOMES EITHER IN THE NEW TSUI WAN ESTATE IN CHAI WAN OR IN CASUAL VACANCIES IN EASTERN DISTRICT.
THE REMAINING 11,120 PEOPLE IN 3,400 FAMILIES WILL BE CLEARED IN THE LATER PHASE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY THE DIFFICULT TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE, THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL HAS BEEN MAXIMISED BY CREATING TWO PLATFORMS RISING IN A SERIES OF STEPS.
SITE FORMATION WORKS ARE PROGRAMMED TO COMMENCE IN MARCH 1989 AND THE EXCAVATED MATERIAL WILL BE PARTLY USED FOR THE RECLAMATION OF ALDRICH BAY AND PARTLY FOR OTHER GOVERNMENT PROJECTS.
RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED TO EXPLOIT THE VIEWS OVER THE EXISTING BUILT-UP AREA AND TOWARDS THE HARBOUR, WITH THE COMMERCIAL BLOCK OCCUPYING AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE CENTRAL LOCATION. NATURAL SLOPES ARE BEING PRESERVED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
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EACH OF THE TWO PLATFORM LEVELS IS TO HAVE FOUR 35-STOREY TRIDENT-4 BLOCKS PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 4,896 FLATS FOR 18,605 PEOPLE.
THE ESTATE WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO CARPARKS, A SECONDARY SCHOOL AND TWO EIGHT-CLASSROOM KINDERGARTENS.
A SHOPPING CENTRE WITH PEDESTRIAN LINKAGES TO RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.
LIKE ITS SISTER ESTATE, THE SHAU KEI WAN WEST FOOTHILL PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT WILL HAVE ESCALATORS AND LIFTS TO FACILITATE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS.
THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE MIDDLE OF 1995.
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NEW REFUSE COLLECTION VESSEL UNDER TRIAL » * » » t
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT IS ASSESSING NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN FLOATING REFUSE RECOVERY AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE TECHNIQUES ARE APPLICABLE IN HONG KONG WITH A VIEW TO MODERNISING ITS PRESENT SERVICE.
SEVERAL ADVANCED DESIGN VESSELS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS SUITABLE FOR TRIAL AND THE FIRST - AN ITALIAN-MADE VESSEL CALLED "PELICAN" - COMMENCED A SIX-MONTH ASSESSMENT EARLIER THIS MONTH,A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE "PELICAN" IS A MULTI-FUNCTION ANT I-POLLUTION CRAFT, CAPABLE OF RECOVERING OIL SPILLS IN ADDITION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF COLLECTING FLOATING REFUSE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SIX-MONTH ASSESSMENT TOOK THE FORM OF A HIRE AGREEMENT OF $22,200 PER MONTH, WITH AN OPTION TO PURCHASE THE VESSEL AT THE TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT.
"DURING THIS PERIOD, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VESSEL IN RESPECT OF SUCH ASPECTS AS EASE OF OPERATION IN VARIOUS SEA STATES, MANOEUVRABILITY IN CONGESTED WATERS, FUEL COSTS, MAINTENANCE AND DOWNTIME WILL BE MONITORED IN ADDITION TO ITS EFFICIENCY IN RECOVERING FLOATING REFUSE," HE SAID.
A FINAL DECISION ON WHETHER TO TAKE UP THE OPTION TO PURCHASE THE VESSEL WILL BE MADE EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE FLOATING REFUSE IN HONG KONG WATERS HAD BEEN COLLECTED BY LOCAL SAMPANS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SINCE 1960.
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’’THESE SAMPANS HAD PROVIDED AN EFFECTIVE, IF RATHER QUAINT, REFUSE RECOVERY SERVICE SINCE THEN AND EVEN NOW CONTINUE TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS IN CONGESTED MOORING AREAS OF TYPHOON SHELTERS AND SIMILAR RESTRICTED WATERS," HE SAID.
HOWEVER, THE CHANGING NATURE AND INCREASED QUANTITY OF REFUSE ENTERING THE HARBOUR HAD MADE IT NECESSARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SERVICE.
IN MARCH 1979, THE DEPARTMENTPURCHASED THE FIRST STATE-OF-THE-ART REFUSE COLLECTION VESSEL, "WATERWITCH 1", AND A FURTHER FIVE "WATERWITCHES" AND A CUSTOM DESIGN VESSEL FOR OFFSHORE WATERS, THE "HARBOUR SWEEPER", HAD SINCE BEEN ADDED TO THE FLEET, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FLOATING REFUSE COLLECTED IN THE HARBOUR BY THE DEPARTMENT’S FLEET TOTALLED 3,631 TONNES IN 1986, 4,440 TONNES IN 1987 AND 2,220 TONNES IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
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REPAIR ORDERS SERVED ON MIRADOR MANSION OWNERS ♦ t * * t
A CONTINUING FULL SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) AT MIRADOR MANSION IN TSIM SHA TSUI HAS RESULTED IN THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ISSUING FOUR REPAIR ORDERS ON CO-OWNERS.
ONLY ONE ORDER IS CONNECTED WITH THE RECENT FIRE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOO SAID THAT STAFF HAD BEEN CARRYING OUT A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY OF THE BUILDING AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SERVING ORDERS TO THE CO-OWNERS WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT.
THE ORDERS, UNCONNECTED WITH THE FIRE, REQUIRE:
* OWNERS OF THE BASEMENT UNITS AND THE • INDIVIDUAL UNITS ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND UPWARDS TO CARRY OUT GENERAL CONCRETE AND OTHER REPAIR WORKS WITHIN THEIR UNITS;
* ALL THE CO-OWNERS OF THE WHOLE BUILDING TO CARRY OUT REPAIR TO THE EXTERNAL WALLS AND COMMON AREAS; AND
t ALL THE CO-OWNERS OF THE WHOLE BUILDING TO REPAIR THE WASTE PIPES, RAINWATER PIPES, SOIL AND VENT PIPES OF THE BUILDING.
THE ONLY ORDER ISSUED BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE FIRE REQUIRES THE OWNERS OF THE GROUND TO THE SECOND FLOORS OF MIRADOR MANSION TO INVESTIGATE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE FIRE DAMAGE" TO THE STRUCTURE OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL UNITS AND TO CARRY OUT REMEDIAL WORKS AS FOUND TO BE NECESSARY.
/’’COPIES OF.........
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1968
COPIES OF THESE ORDERS HAVE BEEN POSTED AT CONSPICUOUS PLACES OF THE PREMISES, SUCH AS AT THE MAIN STAIRCASES TO THE BUILDING.
COPIES OF THE SAME ORDERS AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS HAVE BEEN SERVED TO THE LAST KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUAL OWNER," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ALSO EACH
UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, AN AUTHORISED PERSON, THAT IS AN ARCHITECT, AN ENGINEER OR A SURVEYOR REGISTERED WITH THE BUILDING AU1HORIIY, IS REQUIRED TO CO-ORDINATE THE WORKS AND A REGISTERED CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO CARRY THEM OUT TO THE AUTHORITY’S SATISFACTION.
IN Till: EVENT THAT CO-OWNERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDERS BY DUE DATES, THE BUILDING AUTHORITY MAY WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE CARRY OUT THE WORKS AND RECOVER THE APPORTIONED COSTS FROM THEM UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
"IF THE COSTS AND INTEREST ACCRUED THEREON HAVE NOT BREN WHOLLY RECOVERED, SUCH COSTS AND INTEREST MAY BE REGISTERED IN THE LAND OFFICE AGAINST THE TITLE OF THE PREMISES CONCERNED," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION HELD ITS 16TH MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY). THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT THE AVERAGE COST OF LAND PRODUCTION FOR THE 1988-89 FINANCIAL YEAR WOULD BE *2,150 PER SQUARE
THE LAND COMMISSION CONFIRMED THAT THE 1988-89 LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME WOULD BE ADJUSTED TO PROVIDE 60 HECTARES OF LAND FOR THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY LAND SALES PROGRAMME, THE TWO SIDES AGREED TO INCLUDE A FURTHER 1.9 HECTARES OF LAND IN THE 1988-89 LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME. FURTHER SIMILAR REVIEWS WOULD TAKE PLACE LATER IN THE YEAR.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1988
HKIEC ANNOUNCES LAND PREMIUM INCREASES * * * t
THE BOARD OF THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED LAND PREMIUM INCREASES FOR ITS TWO INDUSTRIAL ESTATES.
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, THE LAND PREMIUM AT YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WILL GO UP FROM $900 TO $1,100 PER SQUARE METRE WHILE THAT AT TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $1,100 TO $1,250 PER SQUARE METRE.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CORPORATION, MR STEPHEN CHEONG, STATED THAT HE CONSIDERED THE INCREASES REASONABLE IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT INDUSTRIAL LAND PRICES.
"AT FANLING, WHERE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SELLING INDUSTRIAL LAND THIS YEAR, PREMIUM PAID HAS RISEN FROM ABOUT $4,000 PER SQUARE METRE IN JANUARY TO ABOUT $6,600 PER SQUARE METRE IN JULY WHEN DISCOUNTED TO AN EQUIVALENT PLOT RATIO OF 2.5, WHICH APPLIES TO THF CORPORATION’S ESTATES," MR CHEONG SAID.
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YAU TSIM DB TO DISCUSS CRIMES BILL » » * »
THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO DISCUSS THE CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988.
THE BILL, GAZETTED ON JULY 1, PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT A CLOSURE ORDER SCHEME TO HELP ABATE THE NUISANCES ASSOCIATED WITH VICE ESTABLISHMENTS.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 3, AND WHETHER THE LAW GOVERNING HOMOSEXUAL AND LOITERING OFFENCES SHOULD BE CHANGED.
IN ADDITION, PROGRESS REPORTS ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES WILL BE TABLED FOR MEMBERS’ INFORMATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS;
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, 490 NATHAN ROAD.
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YUEN LONG BUS ROUTE DEVELOPMENT UNDER STUDY * * * *
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE DRAFT 1989-90 BUS ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR YUEN LONG DISTRICT AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE CONSULTED ON THE PROPOSAL TO BliiLD A BRIDGE WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE LINK BETWEEN LONG PING ESTATE AND YEUNG UK TSUEN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT HOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TO BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN HIE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, 13TH FLOOR, TAI KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT ID AM.
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DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS LANDFILL, REFUSE TRANSFER STATION » » » » »
THE KOWLOON BAY REFUSE TRANSFER STATION PROJECT AND THE JORDAN VALLEY LANDFILL WILL BE TOPPING THE AGENDA OF HIE KWUN T'>NG DISTRICT HOARD’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
ON THE KOWLOON BAY REFUSE TRANSFER STATION PROJECT, MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE REASONS FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION AND THE PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS IN RELATION TO ITS FUTURE OPERATION.
WHILE THE KOWLOON BAY PROJECT IS STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGE, THE EXISTING JORDAN VALLEY LANDFILL HAS RECENTLY BECOME A SUBJECT OF INCREASING CONCERN BECAUSE OF ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE SHUN LEE AREA.
THE LANDFILL WILL, THEREFORE, BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO ANSWER MEMBERS’ QUESTIONS.
THE MEETING WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE HAWKER PROBLEM IN THE DISTRICT, AND CONSIDER ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAINSHELTER AT PAU TOI SHAN IN YAU TONG AND A BASKETBALL COURT IN MA WAN VILLAGE.
/OTHER ITEMS .......
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OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE PROJECTS AND MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
PROGRESS REPORTS ON IN THE DISTRICT.
WORKS
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAN STREET.
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KWUN TONG DB COMMITTEE MEMBERS VISIT LANDFILL t ♦ » » »
MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, WHO WILL DISCUSS THE JORDAN VALLEY LANDFILL AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW, CONDUCTED A SITE VISIT THIS (THURSDAY)MORNING TO UPDATE THEMSELVES ON THE LANDFILL'S OPERATIONS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THE COMMITTEE LAST INSPECTED THE LANDFILL SITE, LOCATED IN SHUN • LEE AREA, IN MAY THIS YEAR. THE MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON SITE TODAY BY A SENIOR ENGINEER OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR KO HON--SIIEUNG.
THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE PLANT HAD BEEN USED TO SPREAD, LEVEL AND COMPACT THE REFUSE, AND THAT MORE LORRIES HAD BEEN DEPLOYED TO TRANSPORT ENOUGH EARTH FILLING TO THE SITE TO REDUCE THE DURATION OF REFUSE BEING EXPOSED IN AIR.
THE ARRANGEMENT WOULD HELI’ ABATE THE FLY AND ODOUR NUISANCES WHICH HAD BECOME A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF SHUN LEE AREA.
MEMBERS ALSO LEARNED THAT STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD STEPPED UP THEIR EFFORTS TO CONTROL FLIES AT THE SITE WITH PESTICIDES.
TODAY'S VISIT, WHICH WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY KWUN TONG DISTRICT 'HFICE AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF AND SHUN LEE AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WAS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE’S EFFORTS TO MONITOR THE LANDFILL SINCE IT STARTED OPERA! IONS IN APRIL, I 986 .
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1988
YOUTHS HELP RENOVATE HOUSES FOR ELDERLY ISLANDERS t ♦ ♦ ♦ t
TWENTY ELDERLY RESIDENTS OE RENOVATED WITH THE HELP OE A GROUP SPEND A MEANINGFUL SUMMER HOLIDAY.
TAI O ON LANTAU HAD THEIR HOUSES OF YOUNG VOLUNTEERS WHO WISHED TO
ORGANISED COMMUNITY PROGRAMME OF THE
THE “RENOVATION OF VILLAGE HOUSES” PROJECT, JOINTLY BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE YWCA TA I O DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, WAS PART OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMMUNITY BUILDING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE
ISLANDS DISTRICT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE NOTED THAT A NUMBER OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN TA I O WERE LIVING IN SQUATTER HUTS AND MOS I OF I HEM WERE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT RENOVATION WORKS BY THEMSELVES.
THE RENOVATION WORKS WHICH WERE CARRIED OUT AND YESTERDAY, HAD GIVEN YOUTHS IN THE DISTRICT A THEIR ELDERLY NEIGHBOURS.
TODAY (THURSDAY)
(’HANCE TO SERVE
“IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROJECT, YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO SHOW MORE CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY AND GAIN 'EXPERIENCE IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY,” THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ISLANDERS AGED 60 AND ABOVE WHO WERE LIVING IN SQUATTER HUTS AND TILTED STRUCTURES ALONG TAI O CREEK WERE INVITED TO REGISTER MANY WEEKS AGO.
HOUSEHOLD VISITS WERE ORGANISED TO EXPLORE THEIR NEEDS AND A WORK SCHEDULE WAS DRAWN UP. PRIORITY WAS GIVEN TO THOSE ELDERLY LIVING ALONE.
“WORKS CARRIED OUT INCLUDED PAINTING AND SIMPLE HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS,” THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
“THE DISTRICT OFFICE PLANS TO EXTEND THE PROGRAMME TO OTHER VILLAGES AND A SIMILAR PROJECT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SAI WAN ON CHEUNG CHAU NEXT MONTH,” HE SAID.
“GREATER SUPPORT FROM LOCAL YOUTH GROUPS IS EXTREMELY ESSENTIAL FOR THIS KIND OF SERVICE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND TO BENEFIT MORE ELDERLY PEOPLE," HE ADDED.
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GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY »»»«»»
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THE LATEST GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE E. COLI DATA OBTAINED BY THE EPD IN ITS ROUTINE BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMME.
THE E. COLI DATA USED FOR GRADING ARE BASED ON THE MEDIAN VALUES OF THE MOST RECENT FIVE RESULTS, OBTAINED OVER A TWO AND A HALF MONTH PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE USUAL SAMPLING FREQUENCY.
THE GRADES FOR SOME BEACHES MAY FLUCTUATE. THIS REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN THE BACTERIAL QUALITY OF THE BEACHES IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES BRING MORE OR LESS POLLUTION TO THE SWIMMING AREAS.
NEVERTHELESS, THE GRADES GIVE A GOOD GENERAL PICTURE OF THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES, AND FORM THE BEST AVAILABLE FORECAST OF BEACH WATER QUALITY IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
THE SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEACH WATER QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS:
"A" GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E. COLI COUNT IS BETWEEN
0-99 PER 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD.
"B” GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E. COLI COUNT IS BETWEEN
100-999 PER 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE.
"C" GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E. COLI COUNT IS 1,000 OR MORE PER 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR.
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS IS BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
NORMALLY, A RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE URBAN OR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A ”C" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. SIMILARLY, A RECOMMENDATION TO REOPEN A CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A "B" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
AT PRESENT, FIVE BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
/THESE BEACHES .......
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2% 1988
THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS’, CASTLE PEAK, SILVERN!NE BAY, OLD CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY. THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTES AND FAILED TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THESE FIVE BEACHES. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
IN THE GRADES ON THE HONG KONG AS AT TODAY BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED VARIOUS BEACHES BELOW :
BEACH LAST GRADING PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT I 1.8.88) (AS AT 25.8.88)
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY A A
CHUNG HOM KOK A A
DEEP WATER BAY A B
HAIRPIN A A
MIDDLE BAY C C
REPULSE BAY B C
SHEK 0 B B
SOUTH BAY A B
ST STEPHEN’S A A
TURTLE COVE A A
STANLEY MAIN A A
ROCKY BAY X X
TO TEI WAN* A A
ISLAND DISTRICT
CHEUNG SHA UPPER A
CHEUNG SHA LOWER B
DISCOVERY BAY* A
HUNG SHING YEH A
A
B
A
A
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KWUN YAM WAN A
TONG FUK A
LO SO SHING A
PUI O B
SILVERMINE BAY X
TUNG WAN, CHEUNG CHAU B
TUNG O* A
A
A
A
B
X
B
A
SAI KUNG DISTRICT
CAMPERS A
CLEAR WATER BAY 1ST BEACH A
CLEAR WATER BAY 2ND BEACH B
HAP MUN BAY A
KIU TSUI A
PAK SHA CHAU A
SILVERSTRAND B
TRIO (HEBE HAVEN) A
A
B
B
A
A
A
B
A
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT
ANGLERS’ X
APPROACH B
CASAM B
GEMINI B
HOI MEI WAN B
LIDO B
TING KAU B
TUNG WAN, MA WAN A
X
B
B
B
B
B
C
A
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TUEN MUN DISTRICT
01,D CAFETERIA X
NEW CAFETERIA B
CASTLE PEAK X
KADOORIE BEACH A
BUTTERFLY B
X
B
X
B
B
NOTE: "X" THE BEACH HAS BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING.
* NON-GAZETTED BEACHES.
THE FOLLOWING BEACHES HAVE CHANGED GRADING ON THIS OCCASION:
DEEP WATER BAY, SOUTH BAY, CLEAR WATER BAY FIRST AND KADOORIE, FROM "A" TO "B".
THE CHANGE FROM "A" TO "B" OR VICE VERSA IS CONSIDERED TO BE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION OF THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF THESE BEACHES.
REPULSE BAY AND TING KAU, FROM "B" TO "C".
THE USUAL GRADING OF REPULSE BAY BEACH IS "B".
THE BEACH IS AFFECTED BY STORMWATER DRAINS DISCHARGING IMPROPERLY TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT FROM THE BUILDINGS IN ITS HINTERLAND.
THE RECENT RAINFALL HAS CAUSED THE POLLUTANTS IN THE
STORMWATER DRAINS TO BE WASHED TO THE BEACH.
THE WATER QUALITY OF TING KAU BEACH NORMALLY FLUCTUATES BETWEEN "B" AND "C".
IT IS POLLUTED BY TSUEN WAN HARBOUR WATER AND BY SEWAGE FROM TING KAU VILLAGE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT DR CATHERINE LAM, ACTING PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER (WATER POLICY) OF EPD, AT 3-7211044.
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TUEN MUN CHOIR SEEKS ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS, ACCOMPANISTS
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THE TUEN MUN CHILDREN’S CHOIR WILL NEED TWO MORE ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS AND TWO MORE ACCOMPANISTS TO COPE WITH ITS EXPANSION SCHEME THIS YEAR.
FORMED IN 1981, THE CHOIR NOW HAS 120 MEMBERS RANGING FROM EIGHT TO 14 YEARS AND IT PLANS TO RECRUIT MORE MEMBERS THIS YEAR.
EXPERIENCED CONDUCTORS AND PIANISTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR THE POSTS OF ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS AND ACCOMPANISTS RESPECTIVELY.
INTERESTED PERSONS SHOULD WRITE TO THE TUEN MUN CHILDREN’S CHOIR, C/O TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1 TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS SEPTEMBER 3 AND APPLICANTS WILL BE SHORT-LISTED FOR INTERVIEW IN MID-SEPTEMBER. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 0-4509686.
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HOLIDAY CLINIC SERVICE * * *
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT ALL GOVERNMENT CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 27) WHICH IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
HOWEVER, EIGHT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY (AUGUST 29), THE LIBERATION DAY, FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM.
THEY ARE THE VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC AND SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND; THE KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH
CENTRE, ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE AND YAU MA TEI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC
IN KOWLOON; AND THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC, YUEN LONG JOCKFY CLUB
HEALTH CENTRE AND SHEK WU HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES.
ALL OTHER OUT-PATIENT AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED.
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REMINDER ON FERRY ROUTE WITHDRAWAL * » « * «
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THE PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND TSI NG Y1 OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED (HYF) WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM SATURDAY (AUGUST 27).
AFFECTED PASSENGERS CAN MAKE USE OF THE BUS ROUTE NO. 43B OPERATING FROM CHEUNG CHING TO TSUEN WAN FERRY PIER.
SINCE AUGUST 15, THE FREQUENCY OF THE BUS SERVICE HAS BEEN INCREASED TO E1GHT/NINE MINUTES DURING PEAK HOURS. THE FARE IS $1 20 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.
THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW THE FERRY SERVICE WAS MADE IN VIEW OF THE DRASTIC DECLINE IN ITS PATRONAGE FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE.
THE CANCELLATION OF THE FERRY ROUTE IS ONE OF THE HYF’S PROPOSALS TO RATIONALISE ITS CROSS HARBOUR FERRY NETWORK SO AS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE FERRY SERVICE AT REASONABLE FARE LEVELS.
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TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURES ON TAI PO ROAD t t *
THE
__ TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT A 400-MFTRF 1nwr SECTION OF THE NORTHBOUND SLOW LANE OF TAI PO ROAD NEAR ToIJ IlGHW WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 28
THE NORTHBOUND FAST LANE OF THE WILL ALSO BE CLOSED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5
SAME SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD PM ON THE NEXT DAY (AUGUST 29).
THE CLOSURES ARE TO FACILITATE ROAD MAINTENANCE WORK.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
EXCO APPROVES MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE TUNNEL CONGESTION........ 1
INDUSTRY DIRECTOR OPENS WORLD APPAREL EXPO 88 ............... 2
JOINT ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION MOUNTED ............ J
FIREMEN ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARD OF SERVICE...... 4
ELEVEN FIRE SERVICES OFFICERS PROMOTED....................... 5
FS LOOKS OVER GPO OPERATIONS ................................ 5
LIBERATION DAY OBSERVANCE ................................... 6
PRIVATE COMPANY HELPS CLEAN TSIM SHA TSUI ................... 7
LARGE-SCALE KEEP CLEAN CAMPAIGN TO START IN SHA TIN.......... 8
EXEMPTIONS FROM SECURITIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS........... 10
TWO MORE AIDS CARRIERS ...................................... 10
ANTI-DRUG MESSAGES TO BE DISSEMINATED AT BEACHES............. 14
TSUEN WAN IB SEAT DECLARED VACANT............................ 14
MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES TO LEGAL AID REGULATIONS .............. 15
MEMBERSHIP OF ACAF SUB-COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.................. 16
SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR OLYMPICS MESSAGES ...................... 18
POSTFAX SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND TO CEASE...................... U
PARTIAL CLOSURE OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ......................... 19
FEES FOR INSPECTION OF SOCIETIES REGISTERS WAIVED ........... 19
TWO LOTS OF GOVT LAND FOR SALE BY AUCTION.................... 20
RESUMPTION AND REPAIR OF PRIVATE STREET AND LANES ........... 21
ROADWORKS FOR CHEUNG CHAU RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE ....... 22
VILLA IN SHA TIN DECLARED DANGEROUS ......................... 22
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1988
EXCO APPROVES MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE TUNNEL CONGESTION t ♦ ♦ ♦ »
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS ENDORSED A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES TO MINIMISE CONGESTION AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL AND TAI PO ROAD BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE TATE’S CAIRN TUNNEL IN MID-1991, THE ACTING DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR RICHARD MEAKIN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE LION ROCK TUNNEL TRAFFIC STUDY IS THAT THE TIDAL-FLOW ARRANGEMENT AND THE USE OF TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS TO CONTROL THE MERGING OF TRAFFIC STREAMS AT THE APPROACH TO THE LION ROCK TUNNEL SHOULD REMAIN IN OPERATION UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE TATE’S CAIRN TUNNEL.
THE STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT BY CONSULTANTS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND MAY.
MR MEAKIN SAID THAT TIDAL-FLOW AND SIGNAL-CONTROLLED MERGING SCHEMES HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION DURING MORNING PEAK HOURS SINCE JANUARY AND HAVE ACHIEVED POSITIVE RESULTS.
THE PEAK HOUR TUNNEL CAPACITY HAS BEEN INCREASED BY ABOUT 10 PER CENT, WHILE SOUTHBOUND QUEUES HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED BEFORE 7.30 AM AND SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED AFTER 7.30 AM.
IT IS ALSO INTENDED THAT THE ONE-WAY TOLL SCHEME WHEREBY SOUTHBOUND DRIVERS PASS THROUGH LION ROCK TUNNEL FREE OF CHARGE AND NORTHBOUND DRIVERS PAY A "DOUBLE" $6 TOLL WILL BE RE-INTRODUCED. EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THIS WILL BE DONE AS SOON AS ADDITIONAL NORTHBOUND CAPACITY BECOMES AVAILABLE ON TAI PO ROAD NORTHBOUND UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE STAGE II ROAD WIDENING WORKS.
THE ONE-WAY TOLL SCHEME WAS TRIED AND EVALUATED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
ALTHOUGH GIVING SOUTHBOUND VEHICLES A NON-STOP PASSAGE THROUGH THE TOLL BOOTHS DID NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON TUNNEL THROUGHPUT, THE INCREASED NORTHBOUND TOLL DID RESULT IN A DIVERSION OF NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC TO TAI PO ROAD.
THE DIVERSION OF SOME NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC TO TAI PO ROAD WILL ENABLE THE TIDAL-FLOW SCHEME, WHICH GIVES THREE OF THE FOUR TUNNEL LANES TO KOWLOON-BOUND TRAFFIC BEFORE THE MORNING PEAK HOURS, TO BE OPERATED UP TO HALF AN HOUR LONGER.
THIS WILL FURTHER INCREASE CAPACITY FOR KOWLOON-BOUND TRAFFIC.
MR MEAKIN SAID ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION ENDORSED BY EXCO IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY MEASURES ON THE LION ROCK TUNNEL CORRIDOR.
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THESE INCLUDE AN EXTENSION OF THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE SOUTHBOUND BUS LANE BEYOND 9 AM AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A BUS GATE SCHEME ON LUNG CHEUNG ROAD FOR NORTHBOUND JOURNEYS.
THE DRAFT FINAL REPORT OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL TRAFFIC STUDY WAS FIRST CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IN APRIL THIS YEAR AND IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND RELEVANT DISTRICT BOARDS SHOULD BE CONSULTED.
CONSULTATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN MAY AND JULY AND THE MEASURES RECOMMENDED WERE GENERALLY ACCEPTED.
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INDUSTRY DIRECTOR OPENS WORLD APPAREL EXPO 88 * » » » ♦
EXHIBITIONS SUCH AS THE WORLD APPAREL EXPO 88 HELP BRING TOGETHER MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS IN THE APPAREL TRADE FROM COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ANDREW LEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THIS HELPS TO KEEP HONG KONG’S MANUFACTURERS IN TOUCH WITH RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS ELSEWHERE, MR LEUNG SAID WHEN SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SECOND WORLD APPAREL EXPO 88.
MR LEUNG SAID THE EXHIBITION PROVIDED VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL GARMENTS MANUFACTURERS TO EXAMINE THE LATEST FABRICS AND ACCESSORIES AND FOR OVERSEAS VISITORS TO SEE THE HIGH QUALITY TEXTILES AND GARMENTS WHICH HONG KONG HAD TO OFFER.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE TEXTILES AND GARMENTS INDUSTRY REMAINED A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ECONOMY, ACCOUNTING FOR 41.7 PER CENT BY VALUE (OR $81 BILLION) OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS LAST YEAR, WITH IMPORTS VALUED AT $83 BILLION.
“THE INDUSTRY IS, HOWEVER, FACING STIFF COMPETITION FROM OTHER PRODUCERS, AND HAS TO COPE WITH PROTECTIONISM AND RISING COSTS, ESPECIALLY FOR LABOUR,” HE SAID.
"TO ASSIST LOCAL MANUFACTURERS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVE QUALITY, GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL (HKPC) WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW TEXTILES AND APPAREL DIVISION FOR DEVELOPING BOTH EXISTING AND NEW SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP INDUSTRIALISTS MEET THOSE CHALLENGES.
"THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY HAS ALSO JOINED WITH THE HKPC AND THE GOVERNMENT TO SEE HOW GREATER USE OF AUTOMATION CAN BE ENCOURAGED."
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JOINT ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION MOUNTED
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A TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION JOINTLY MOUNTED BY THE POLICE, AND THE LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) HAS RESULTED IN THE ARRESTS OF 81 PERSONS.
THE OPERATION WAS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
OF THE ARRESTED PERSONS, 12 WERE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAUGHT AT THE BORDER. THEY HAVE BEEN SENT TO SAN UK LING FOR REPATRIATION.
THE REMAINING 69 HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THOSE FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED TODAY (FRIDAY) WAS NO QUESTION OF ANY AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
"OUR LATEST OPERATION SHOULD DRIVE HOME THE POINT WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THIS POLICY. ANYONE FOOLISH ENOUGH OTHERWISE IS ONLY CHEATING HIMSELF," HE SAID.
THAT THERE
THAT THERE TO BELIEVE
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, THERE IMMIGRATION EFFORTS AT THE BORDER.
APART FROM CONTINUOUS CHECKS
WAS NO LET-UP IN ANT I-ILLEGAL
"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 THE JOINT OPERATION, WHICH BEGAN AT 5 AM YESTERDAY AND ENDED THIS MORNING, THE POLICE HAD STEPPED UP THEIR IDENTIFICATION SPOT CHECKS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND CARRIED OUT CHECKS AT SUSPICIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
AS A RESULT, A TOTAL OF 31,243 PERSONS, 3,066 VEHICLES AND 1,297 VESSELS WERE STOPPED FOR IDENTIFICATION CHECKS.
TWENTY-FOUR PERSONS WERE SUMMONED FOR. FAILING TO PRODUCE PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY AND A FURTHER 26 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 2,383 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.
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A TOTAL OF THREE PERSONS IN WITHOUT PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER
THREE ES I YBL1SHMENTS WERE FOUND AND HAY E PI I N REFERRED TO THE INVESTIGATION.
ANOTHER SEVEN ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND TO Bl POSSESSING NO RECORD OF EMPLOYEES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.
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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THE DEPUTY COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, BRIGADIER GILES ARNOLD, TODAY (FRIDAY) ENCOURAGED RECRUIT FIRE OFFICERS AND FIREMEN TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF SERVICE AND IMPROVE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS.
HE WAS ADDRESSING A PASSING-OUT PARADE BY 21 PROBATIONARY STATION OFFICERS AND 59 FIREMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED 26 WEEKS’ TRAINING AT THE PAT HEUNG FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL.
MR ARNOLD TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE ENTERING AN EXCITING, DEMANDING AND OFTEN DAUNTING PROFESSION, THE EFFICIENCY OF WHICH WAS ESSENTIAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE CITIZENS OF HONG KONG.
"THE FIRE SERVICES BY ITS VERY NATURE IS OFTEN IN THE PUBLIC EYE AND PEOPLE WILL RELY ON YOU IN TIMES OF CRISIS AS NEVER BEFORE. I KNOW YOU WILL NOT LET THEM DOWN," HE SAID.
"I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH FIRE SERVICES AROUND THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY IN THE TROUBLE-TORN PROVINCE OF NORTHERN IRELAND AND HAVE NOTHING BUT THE HIGHEST REGARD FOR. THEIR STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.
"I ENCOURAGE YOU NOW TO MAINTAIN THESE STANDARDS AND MISS NO OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL ABILITY.
IN THIS WAY YOU WILL ENSURE THAT THE GREAT TRADITION OF THE FIRE SERVICES CAN BE MAINTAINED," HE ADDED.
MR ARNOLD ALSO PRESENTED THE BEST RECRUIT AWARDS TO PROBATIONARY STATION OFFICER MR LAU TAK-KIT AND FIREMAN MR NG KIT-MING.
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ELEVEN FIRE SERVICES OFFICERS PROMOTED * * * *
ELEVEN SENIOR STATION OFFICERS OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER, EFFECTIVE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE OFFICERS ARE ATTACHED TO THE THREE OPERATIONAL COMMANDS, THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU AND THE DEPARTMENT’S HEADQUARTERS. THEY WERE GIVEN CONGRATULATORY LETTERS BY THEIR RESPECTIVE CHIEF FIRE OFFICERS THIS MORNING.
"THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST BATCH OF OFFICERS BEING PROMOTED RECENTLY," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
"WITH THE CONTINUOUS EXPANSION OF THE DEPARTMENT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT PROMOTION PROSPECTS FOR FIRE SERVICES PERSONNEL WILL BE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER."
THE PROMOTED OFFICERS ARE MR LAW MUK-SHAN, MR KWAN HIN-CHU, MR HUI YUN-CHEUNG, MR YIU BOON-FAI, MR TONG. CHING-SHEK, MR CHAN KWAI-KEUNG, MR CHEUNG WAH-KONG, MR LAI SHIU-MING, MR CHAN KWOK-WING, MR LAU KWAl-WING AND MR YU KAM-KEUNG.
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, VISITED THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR GORDON SIU, MR JACOBS SWITCHED ON THE POST OFFICE LOGO WHICH WAS DISPLAYED BY THREE BOXES LOCATED ON THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
THEN HE MET THE COUNTER STAFF AT WORK, FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF THE SORTING OFFICE AND SPEEDPOST ROOM.
MR JACOBS WAS ALSO BRIEFED BY MR SIU ON THE POSTAL TRAFFIC, REVENUE FORECAST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
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A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (AUGUST 29) IN MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WHO DIED IN DEFENCE OF HONG KONG IN DECEMBER 1941 OR LATER AS PRISONERS OF WAR.
THE CEREMONY, TO OBSERVE THIS YEAR’S LIBERATION DAY, WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SHRINE IN THE CITY HALL GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE, BEGINNING AT 10.45 AM.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS ASSOCIATIONS WILL LAY WREATHS AT THE SHRINE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE SOUNDING OF THE LAST POST, A TWO-MINUTE SILENCE AND REVEILLE, AND THE FIRING OF THREE VOLLEYS IN SALUTE.
THE FIRING PARTY, BUGLER AND SENTRIES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS).
LAYING WREATHS AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE:
DEPUTY COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, BRIGADIER G.G. ARNOLD, FOR THE BRITISH FORCES IN HONG KONG;
MR J.V.G. MITCHELL FOR THE HONG KONG PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION;
COLONEL H.A. DE B. BOTELHO FOR THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND AND THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION;
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL C.G. PATEY FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS);
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CANADA, MS A.M. DOYLE, FOR THE HONG KONG VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA;
COLONEL H.S. GREWAL FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) ASSOCIATION;
WARRANT OFFICER SECOND CLASS P.G. DOBSON FOR THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT;
MR HO WAI-MAN FOR THE BRITISH ARMY AID GROUP;
MR J.O. EDWARDS FOR THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FAR EAST PRISONERS OF WAR CLUB;
MR MAXIMO A. CHENG FOR THE SECOND WORLD WAR VETERANS
ASSOCIATION; AND
MAJOR R.D. TAYLOR FOR THE EX-GUNNERS ROLL OF HONG KONG.
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REMEMBRANCE CEREMONIES WILL ALSO Bl Hili' AT Till LITTLE SAI WAN AND STANLEY CEMETERIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE HONG I?'1 i: POLICE RESERVE WHO DIED IN THE WAR.
AT BOTH CEMETERIES THERE WILL BE PARADES BY MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE AND WREATHS WILL BE LAID ON BEHALF OF THE COMMANDANT AND OFFICERS.
CONTINGENTS WILL ARRIVE AT LITTLE SAI WAN AT 10.30 AM AND AT STANLEY AT 11.30 AM.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONIES WILL BE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT HEADQUARTERS (AUXILIARY), MR CHAN KANG-PO.
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PRIVATE COMPANY HELI’S CLEAN TS1M SHA TSUI t t t t *
PRIVATISATION OF CLEAN CITY OPERATIONS HAS PROVED VERY EFFECTIVE IN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA, AND HONG KONG MAY SOON BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THEIR FOOTSTEPS IF THE COMMUNITY IS MORE READILY PREPARED TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR PART IN THE OPERATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE SAID THIS TODAY (FRIDAY).
"THE SCOPE OF PRIVATISATION IS WIDE-RANGING. IT CAN BE AS STRAIGHT FORWARD AS PRIVATE COMPANIES, COMMERCIAL CONCERNS AND EVEN A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TAKING UP THE CLEANSING RESPONSIBILITY OF A SECTION OF THE CITY," HE SAID.
"IT HAS LONG BEEN THE OBJECTIVE OF THE JOINT COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE TO SOLICIT MORE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN KEEPING THE TERRITORY CLEAN; WE SEE THIS AS THE ONLY MEANS THROUGH WHICH TO ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF A CLEAN HONG KONG."
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT PRIVATISATION COULD SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR TAXPAYERS.
LAST YEAR THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL TOGETHER SPENT A TOTAL OF $605.6 MILLION ON CLEANSING ALONE, WHILE ANOTHER $8,511 MILLION WAS USED FOR HIRING OPERATIONAL STAFF.
"PRIVATISATION CAN RESULT IN THE CUTTING DOWN ON STAFF, TIME AND RESOURCES IN THE CLEANSING OPERATION, AND AS IT HAS BEEN SO POPULAR IN OTHER COUNTRIES, WE DO NOT SEE ANY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY THAT SHOULD PREVENT HONG KONG FROM FOLLOWING," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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A PRIVATE COMPANY, THE MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS, WILL RESPOND TO THE COMMITTEE’S CALL BY ADOPTING A STRETCH Ol- THE TSIM SHA TSUI WATERFRONT, FROM STAR HOUSE TO HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM, AND SHOULDER THE CLEANSING OF THE AREA FOR ONE DAY TOMORROW (SATURDAY). THE ADOPTION WILL BE FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM.
URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL BE ON THE STANDBY TO PROVIDE FIELD SUPPORT.
A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW AT THE MCDONALD’S STAR HOUSE SHOP AT NO. 3 SALISBURY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE, MR WALTER SULKF., AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS (HONG KONG) LIMITED, DR DANIEL NG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY AND PARTICIPATE IN A SESSION OF THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION TO BE HELD AT THE STAR FERRY KOWLOON CONCOURSE.
"WE HAVE HAD PRIVATE COMPANIES SUPPORTING US BY TAKING CHARGE OF CLEANSING THE AREAS IN FRONT OF THEIR SHOPS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SUCH AN EFFORT IS EXTENDED TO COVER A SECTION OF THE CITY," THE SPOKESMAN REMARKED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY AND THE CLEAN-UP SESSION TO BEGIN AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE MCDONALD’S STAR HOUSE SHOP, NO. 3 SALISBURY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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A LARGE-SCALE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL WILL BE HELD IN SHA TIN FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) UNTIL DECEMBER.
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A CLEANLINESS-MINDED RESIDENTS AWARD SCHEME, KEEP SHA TIN CLEAN SLOGAN COMPETITION, FAMILY HYGIENE COMPETITION, MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE EXHIBITION AS WELL AS OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES.
UNDER THE CLEANLINESS-MINDED RESIDENTS AWARD SCHEME, STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AS "CLEANLINESS GUARDS" WILL SPOT RESIDENTS WHO PUT RUBBISH IN THE RUBBISH BINS DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD.
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WITH THE RESIDENTS’ CONSENT, THEIR PERSONAL PARTICULARS WILL BE RECORDED AND THEY WILL BE AWARDED SOUVENIRS AND CERTIFICATES FOR THEIR CIVIC-MINDEDNESS AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE CAMPAIGN ON DECEMBER 3.
PEOPLE WHO EITHER LIVE, STUDY OR WORK IN SHA TIN CAN TAKE PART IN THE SLOGAN COMPETITION.
THE THEME IS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THERE WILL BE THREE WINNING AND 10 CONSOLATION PRIZES AND THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS OCTOBER 1.
AS FOR THE FAMILY HYGIENE COMPETITION, THE 216 MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS’ CORPORATIONS IN SHA TIN WILL EACH NOMINATE ONE HOUSEHOLD FOR ENTRY INTO THE DISTRICT-WIDE COMPETITION.
THERE WILL BE ONE PRIZE FOR THE CLEANEST HOUSEHOLD IN EACH OF SHA TIN'S NINE CONSTITUENCIES.
THE MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN SHA TIN’S NINE CONSTITUENCIES FROM SEPTEMBER 3 TO 28.
IT WILL FEATURE THE ELEMENTS OF HEALTHY LIFE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON RESIDENTS’ ROLE IN MAINTAINING A CLEAN LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
TO MARK THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS LARGE-SCALE CAMPAIGN IN SHA TIN, AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE MUSIC FOUNTAIN AREA OF THE NEW TOWN PLAZA AT 4 PM TOMORROW.
THE OCCASION WILL BE TAKEN TO APPOINT STUDENTS AS "CLEANLINESS GUARDS”. THERE WILL BE SINGING AND BRASS BAND PERFORMANCES, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION BY DISC JOCKEYS.
THE OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL INCLUDE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-LAM; AND KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN SHA TIN DISTRICT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHOY KAN-PUI.
THE DISTRICT’S CAMPAIGN WAS COVERED BY $40,000 FUNDING FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, $25,000 FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE REST FROM PRIVATE SPONSORS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN SHA TIN DISTRICT CAMPAIGN TO BE HELD AT 4 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE MUSIC FOUNTAIN AREA, NEW TOWN PLAZA, SAH TIN KCR STATION.
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EXEMPTIONS FROM SECURITIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ♦ ♦ ♦ t
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED THE SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) (EXCLUSIONS) REGULATIONS SETTING OUT CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) ORDINANCE, ENACTED ON JULY 13 THIS YEAR, REQUIRED SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS AND CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF LISTED COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG TO DISCLOSE THEIR SHAREHOLDINGS AND SHARE DEALINGS.
"THE ORDINANCE PROVIDES THAT REGULATIONS MAY BE MADE TO EXEMPT CERTAIN INTERESTS IN SHARES FROM THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THE INTERESTS EXEMPTED UNDER THE REGULATIONS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, INTERESTS HELD BY A BENEFICIARY UNDER AN APPROVED RETIREMENT SCHEME, INTERESTS OF THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER AND INTERESTS HELD BY A TRUST COMPANY IN ITS CAPACITY AS A TRUSTEE OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
STOCK BROKERS OR REGISTERED DEALERS ARE ALSO EXEMPTED WHERE, NOT BEING THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES, THEY ARE ENTITLED TO DISPOSE OF THE SHARES UNDER A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO MANAGE INVESTMENTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON," HE ADDED.
THE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, AND WILL COME INTO FORCE TOGETHER WITH THE SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) ORDINANCE, ON A DATE TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT TWO MORE PERSONS WERE FOUND TO BE INFECTED BY THE AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME) VIRUS LAST MONTH.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AIDS CARRIERS IN HONG KONG TO 125.
IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, THAT IS APRIL, MAY, JUNE AND JULY, NO NEW AIDS PATIENTS WERE REPORTED. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES HAS REMAINED AT 13 WITH TWO SURVIVING PATIENTS.
RELEASING THE LATEST STATISTICS ON ITS AIDS SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME, THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT SO FAR 98,799 PERSONS HAD BEEN TESTED FOR THE AIDS ANTIBODY.
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ON THESE, 125 PERSONS WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE. THESE COMPRISED 52 HAEMOPHILIACS, 33 REFERRALS FROM GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, 29 REFERRALS FROM PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS AND 11 ATTENDANCES AT THE SOCIAL HYGIENE CLINICS.
THE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME WAS STARTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 1986 TO MONITOR THE AIDS SITUATION IN HONG KONG.
UNDER THIS PROGRAMME, HIGH RISK GROUPS SUCH AS INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSERS, SEXUALLY PROMISCUOUS PERSONS AND HAEMOPHILIACS WERE TESTED FOR THE HIV ANTIBODIES.
SINCE 1985, THE HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE HAS ALSO CONDUCTED A MASS SCREENING PROGRAMME ON ALL DONATED BLOOD.
UP TO LAST MONTH, A TOTAL OF 438,773 UNITS OF DONATED BLOOD HAS BEEN TESTED AND ONLY SEVEN UNITS WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE.
LAST MONTH, THE DEPARTMENT'S AIDS COUNSELLING AND HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE RECEIVED OVER 1,601 CALLS.
THE CENTRE IS SPECIALLY SET UP TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING TO PEOPLE WHO FEAR THEY MIGHT HAVE CONTRACTED AIDS AND ALSO TO CONDUCT HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, SUCH AS SEMINARS AND TALKS, FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND CONCERNED BODIES.
SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1985, A TOTAL OF 32,716 CALLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE HEALTH STAFF MANNING THE CENTRE.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1988
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DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE AIDS STATISTICS FOR JULY 1983
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AIDS Virus (HIV) Ant ibocty Testing Medical^ Departaent
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Referrals from Govt hospitals and clinics April 85 - June 88 July 88 Total
no. teeted&ft, 5 7»»U No.i^ 32 I No. xteated 258 No. ♦ve 1 No. tested 6 002 No. ♦ve 33
t A Referrals iron privefte practitioners and subvented hospitals I 639 28 2U 1 1 662 29
Attancances at social hygiene clinics 8U 911 11 2 805 0 8? 716 11
riaemcp hili ads 322 52 < w 0 328* • 52
IV drug abusers 2 3*>6 0 128 0 2 W 0
Referrals frdn r o Family Planning Association 129 0 7 0 135 0
& % Health care personnel *75 0 7 0 l»82 0
Total 95 56U 123 3 235 2 98 799 125
* This Indicates the number of specimens and not persons as tests are repeated for certain individuals. ..
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April 85 - June 88 July 88 Total
No. No. No. No. No. No.
tested ♦ve tested ♦ye tested > ♦ve
Hong Kong Red Cross h26 ^60 6 12 313 1 U38 773 7
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Analysis of AIDS gases in Hong Kong
as of as at
26.7.88 26.8.88
1. Total no. of oases 13 13
2. Total no. of deaths 11 11
3. Risk factor .1^1^
sexually acquired 10 10
unknown 2' 3 3
• 13 13
U. Sex
male 12 12
female + 1 1
13 13
5. Age
Adult 13 13
6. Nationality
Chinese 6 6
Non-Chinese 7 7
13 13
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ANTI-DRUG MESSAGES TO BE DISSEMINATED AT BEACHES » » » * *
THE MOBILE PUBLICITY UNIT OF THE NARCOTICS DIVISION WILL SPREAD ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGES AT THREE POPULAR BEACHES ON HONG KONG ISLAND OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
"WE ARE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVEY THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGES AMONG BEACH-GOERS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE UNIT’S GREEN AND YELLOW PUBLICITY VAN BEARING ANTI-DRUG POSTERS AND MESSAGES WILL BE PARKED AT LOCATIONS SO THAT IT WILL ATTRACT ATTENTION FROM SWIMMERS AND SUNBATHERS.
"THE UNIT WILL BE STATIONED AT DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE WHERE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGES AND THEME SONGS WILL BE BROADCAST THROUGH THE UNIT’S PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM.
"LEAFLETS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE VAN WILL BE AT THE BEACHES FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM. IT WILL VISIT REPULSE BAY BEACH TOMORROW (SATURDAY), SHEK O BEACH ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 28), AND STANLEY MAIN BEACH ON MONDAY (AUGUST 29).
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THE OFFICE OF MR DAVID YEUNG FUK-KWONG AS A MEMBER OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD HAS BECOME VACANT AS FROM APRIL 1 THIS YEAR BY VIRTUE OF SECTION 14 OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS ORDINANCE FOLLOWING HIS HOLDING OF PUBLIC OFFICE AS A PERMANENT MAGISTRATE.
A NOTICE ON THE VACATION OF OFFICE WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).’
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID NOMINATIONS TO FILL THE VACANT SEAT WILL OPEN FROM SEPTEMBER 2 AND CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER 16.
"A BY-ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 6," HE ADDED.
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CERTAIN MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGAL AID REGULATIONS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1988 WERE MADE UNDER THE LEGAL AID ORDINANCE.
ONE AMENDMENT INCREASES FROM $300 TO $600 THE INITIAL APPLICATION FEE FOR LEGAL AID UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTARY LEGAL AID SCHEME WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984.
THE INCREASE IS NECESSARY IN VIEW OF RISING COSTS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESSING OF INITIAL APPLICATIONS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT SAID.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT IS INTENDED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THE SCHEME BY THE LODGING OF REPEATED APPLICATIONS BY VEXATIOUS APPLICANTS.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THOUGH SUCH VEXATIOUS APPLICATIONS WERE SMALL IN NUMBER THEY DID RESULT IN AN ABUSE OF THE SERVICE AND A WASTE OF PROFESSIONAL TIME AND MANPOWER.
UNDER THE ORIGINAL REGULATIONS SUCH VEXATIOUS APPLICANTS VARIED THEIR STATED REASONS FOR SEEKING LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A CLEAR ORDER PREVENTING FURTHER VEXATIOUS APPLICATIONS EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SATISFIED THE CONDUCT OF SUCH APPLICANTS HAD AMOUNTED TO AN ABUSE OF THE SERVICES OF THE LEGAL AID SCHEME.
THE AMENDED REGULATIONS CLARIFY AND STRENGTHEN THE POWER OF THE DIRECTOR TO MAKE AN ORDER THAT WOULD PREVENT REPEATED VEXATIOUS APPLICATIONS BEING MADE. HOWEVER, THE ORDER WOULD BE SUBJECT TO APPEAL TO THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT WILL ENSURE THAT COUNTER-CLAIMS, CROSS-PETITIONS AND CROSS-APPEALS ARE BROUGHT ONLY IN THOSE LEGAL AID CASES IN WHICH PRIOR APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN TAKEN TO REVISE THE STATUTORY FORMS REQUIRED IN MAKING APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID. THIS WILL MAKE THE FORMS MORE EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY PEOPLE USING THEM WHEN SEEKING LEGAL AID, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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MEMBERSHIP OF ACAF SUB-COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED
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MEMBERSHIP OF THE FIVE NEWLY-FORMED SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (ACAF) WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES ARE THE CROP FARMING SUB-COMMITTEE; LIVESTOCK SUB-COMMITTEE; AQUACULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE; CAPTURE FISHERIES SUB-COMMITTEE; AND MARKETING SUB-COMMITTEE.
THEIR TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE TO ADVISE THE ACAF ON THE FORMULATION OF LONG-TERM POLICIES AND ON THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES.
THE CROP FARMING SUB-COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY MR LAU WONG-FAT, WITH MR CHAN KWOK-WAI AS VICE-CHAIRMAN, AND HAS FOUR MEMBERS AND FIVE CO-OPTED MEMBERS AND FOUR OFFICIAL MEMBERS.
THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS REPRESENT THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.
THE FOUR MEMBERS AND FIVE CO-OPTED MEMBERS OF THE CROP FARMING SUB-COMMITTEE ARE:
MEMBERS:
MR ANDREW WONG, DR LAM KIN-CHE, MR YUNG TIN-TACK, AND DR ZEE SZE-YONG.
CO-OPTED MEMBERS:
MR CHOI SUI-KWONG, MADAM FUNG CHOI-YUK, MR LEUNG YING, MR NG YIU-TING, AND MR WONG WAI-YIM.
THE LIVESTOCK SUB-COMMITTEE COMPRISES ITS CHAIRMAN, DR STAN CHEUNG TSANG-KAY, VICE-CHAIRMAN MR LEUNG CHIK, THREE MEMBERS, FIVE CO-OPTED MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.
THE EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE LIVESTOCK SUB-COMMITTEE ARE:
MEMBERS:
MR ANDREW WONG, MR CHAN KWOK-WAI, AND DR LAM KIN-CHE.
CO-OPTED MEMBERS:
MR CHAN HON-LAM, MR CHAN YUE-YUK, MADAM HUI SIU-WAH, MR KWOK MING-CHEUNG, AND MR WONG SHU1-FAN.
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THE CAPTURE FISHERIES SUB-COMMITTEE COMPRISES ITS CHAIRMAN, MR LEUNG TIN-PUI, VICE-CHAIRMAN MR CHENG FOR-YAU, TWO MEMBERS, TWO CO-OPTED MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.
THE TWO MEMBERS OF THE CAPTURE FISHERIES SUB-COMMITTEE ARE MR PO YIU-KWONG AND MR SO MOON-CHEUNG WHILE THE TWO CO-OPTED MEMBERS ARE DR PETER P.F. CHAN AND MR PETER SZETO.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AQUACULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE IS MR ANDREW WONG AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN IS MR SO MOON-CHEUNG.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE HAS THREE MEMBERS, FOUR CO-OPTED MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH, MARINE DEPARTMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.
THE MEMBERS AND CO-OPTED MEMBERS OF THE AQUACULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE ARE:
MEMBERS:
MR CHENG FOR-YAU, DR LAM KIN-CHE, AND MR PO YIU-KWONG.
CO-OPTED MEMBERS:
MR CHAN KOON-YAU, MR CHAN SHUI-LAM, MR JONATHAN GRAY, AND MR LEUNG KICK-CHIU.
THE MARKETING SUB-COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF ITS CHAIRMAN, DR ZEE SZE-YONG, VICE-CHAIRMAN MR YUNG TIN-TACK, MEMBER MR IP YEUK-LAM, SEVEN CO-OPTED MEMBERS AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
THE SEVEN CO-OPTED MEMBERS OF THE MARKETING SUB-COMMITTEE ARE: MR CHAN CHI-KWONG, MR CHAN CHUN-HING, MR LAI KWOK-KUI, MR LEUNG WOON, MR LI CHIK-KEUNG, MR LO KWOK-YIN, AND MR TANG SUN.
THE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES WERE ELECTED AT THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD ON JUNE 27.
"WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AND CO-OPTED MEMBERS AND THE NOMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES HAVE NOW COMMENCED WORK," THE SECRETARY OF THE ACAF, MR JAMES LI, SAID.
"THEY WILL COMPLETE THEIR FIRST ROUND OF MEETINGS BY EARLY NEXT MONTH AND PRESENT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS SECOND MEETING TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19," HE SAID.
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IS A GOVERNMENT-APPOINTED BODY FORMED IN MAY THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE FORMALISED CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES PRODUCTION AND THE FORMULATION OF LONG-TERM POLICIES FOR THE RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE.
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1988
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SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR OLYMPICS MESSAGES * * * * «
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR DELIVERY OF POSTFAX MESSAGES SENT FROM HONG KONG TO CONGRATULATE OR ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF
THE HONG KONG TEAM THAT WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN
SEOUL, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
A SPOKESMAN SAID THE SPECIAL DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN
MADE BY THE POST OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AND WOULD APPLY FOR
THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 5.
POSTFAX MESSAGES FROM HONG KONG WILL BE PUT IN A SPECIALLY DESIGNED ENVELOPE WITH THE SEOUL OLYMPIC EMBLEM AND MASCOT AND WILL BE SPEEDILY DELIVERED TO THE HONG KONG TEAM MEMBERS BY SPECIAL MESSENGERS ON ARRIVAL.
POSTFAX MESSAGES ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT MUST BE ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS:
(NAME OF PARTICIPANT)
(NAME OF SPORTS AND EVENT)
C/O HONG KONG DELEGATION
OLYMPIC VILLAGE
SONGPA-GU
SEOUL 138-150 REP. OF KOREA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO TELEPHONE THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU ON 5-231071.
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POSTFAX SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND TO‘CEASE ♦ ♦ » ♦ »
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT AS. THE NEW ZEALAND TELECOM CORPORATION WILL CEASE TO OPERATE THE POSTFAX SERVICE WITH EFFECT FROM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, THE POSTFAX SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND WILL BE DISCONTINUED FROM THAT DATE.
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PARTIAL CLOSURE OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TO FACILITATE ROAD RESURFACING WORK, THE SLOW LANE OF THE NEW TERR I TOR IES-BOUND TUBE OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC’ FROM MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY (AUGUST 29) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE SAME MEASURE WILL BE IN FORCE AGAIN FROM MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 30) TO 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS AND DRIVE WITH EXTRA CARE AND PATIENCE.
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FEES FOR INSPECTION OF SOCIETIES REGISTERS WAIVED t » t * t
NEW PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE REGISTER OF REGISTERED SOCIETIES AND THE REGISTER OF EXEMPTED SOCIETIES WERE SET OUT UNDER THE SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) RULES 1988 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY, THE $1 FEE WHICH A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAD TO PAY TO INSPECT THE REGISTER OF REGISTERED SOCIETIES OR THE REGISTER OF EXEMPTED SOCIETIES WAS WAIVED.
"BOTH REGISTERS ARE KEPT BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IN THE POLICE LICENSING OFFICE," HE SAID.
"UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, THOSE WISHING TO INSPECT THE REGISTERS ARE REQUIRED ONLY TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FORM, GIVING THEIR PERSONAL PARTICULARS AND THE NAME OF THE SOCIETY IN WHICH THEY ARE INTERESTED," HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LICENSING OFFICE.
HE SAID INSPECTION OF ENTRIES WOULD BE LIMITED TO FIVE A DAY FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL.
THE SOCIETIES RULES HAVE ALSO BEEN AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT A FEE OF $65 IS PAYABLE FOR THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION.
"THIS IS THE USUAL FEE FOR THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE OF ANY DOCUMENT BY A PUBLIC OFFICER," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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TWO LOTS OF GOVT LAND FOR SALE BY AUCTION ♦ * * ♦ *
TWO LOTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
ONE LOT IS IN AREA 4B IN SHEUNG SHUI, NEW TERRITORIES, COVERING ABOUT 2,816 SQUARE METRES. IT IS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES, EXCLUDING OFFENSIVE TRADES.
ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING COVENANT, THE BUYER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 8,448 SQUARE METRES BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1992.
THE OTHER LOT IS AT THE JUNCTION OF PO ON ROAD AND CHEUNG WAH STREET IN CHEUNG SHA WAN.
THE AREA OF THIS LOT IS ABOUT 2,110 SQUARE METRES AND IT IS FOR MULTI-STOREY CARPARK AND NON-INDUSTRIAL (EXCLUDING PETROL FILLING STATION, GODOWN AND HOTEL) PURPOSES.
THE BUILDING COVENANT STIPULATES THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 14,500 SQUARE METRES BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1991.
FULL PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM, AND SALE PLANS SEEN, THE FOLLOWING PLACES:
THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING ENTRANCE), HONG KONG; AND THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES KOWLOON, YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON.
CONDITIONS OF SALE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES OF SHA TIN, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN, KWAI TSING, TAI PO, NORTH, SAI KUNG AND ISLANDS.
THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE, STARTING AT 2.30 PM.
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RESUMPTION AND REPAIR OF PRIVATE STREET AND LANES » t * t t
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO RESUME AND REPAIR TUNG ON STREET AND
THE SCAVENGING LANES EAST OF TUNG ON STREET WITHIN LOT NO. KML 84 IN
KWUN TONG.
THE PRIVATE STREET AND LANES ARE AT PRESENT NOT PROPERLY
MAINTAINED AND MANAGED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER MULTIPLE SUBDIVIDED
OWNERSHIP. AS A RESULT, THEY ARE IN GENERALLY POOR CONDITION, GIVING RISE TO SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND ACCESS PROBLEMS.
IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO RESUME THIS PRIVATE STREET TO ENABLE ITS PROPER MAINTENANCE AND USE.
WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE REPAIR OF CARRIAGEWAYS, FOOTWAYS AND SCAVENGING LANES AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS.
THEY WILL COMMENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR AND TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED WORKS IS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE PLAN AND SCHEME MAY BE INSPECTED AT-THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:
♦ THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG;
♦ THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON WEST, YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON; AND
* THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE, 490 NATHAN ROAD, HOP FAT COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, KOWLOON.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SEND HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 25 THIS YEAR.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1988
ROADWORKS FOR CHEUNG CHAU RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE ♦ * * * »
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO CARRY OUT ROAD WORKS AT SIN YAN TSENG ON CHEUNG CHAU ANCILLARY TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE THERE.
THE WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 4.5-METRE-WIDE ACCESS ROAD IN THE HOUSING ESTATE AND THE WIDENING OF A SECTION OF PEAK ROAD WEST THROUGH THE ESTATE.
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL ARE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) AND A NOTICE CAN BE SEEN ON THE NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED WORKS.
A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:
* THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG;
* THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, ISLANDS, HARBOUR BUILDING, 19TH FLOOR, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG; AND
» THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, HARBOUR BUILDING, 20TH FLOOR, ' 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
ANY PERSON WISHING TO OBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 25 THIS YEAR.
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (FRIDAY) DECLARED A VILLAGE TYPE HOUSE KNOWN AS KAE LO VILLA AT TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD, SHA TIN, DD 184 LOT 533D R.P., TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ITS ADJOINING STRUCTURES LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THIS SINGLE-STOREY BUILDING WITH TIMBER BOARDED ROOF ON SAND BRICK AND STONE RUBBLE LOAD-BEARING WALLS IS TN AN ADVANCED STAGE OF DILAPIDATION.
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THE SAND BRICKS AND THE MORTAR JOINTS ARE VERY SOFT AND ARE BADLY DETERIORATED WITH NUMEROUS VERTICAL CRACKS, PARTICULARLY AT THE WALL OPENINGS.
THE TIMBER ROOF JOISTS AND BOARDING ARE FOUND TO BE GENERALLY ROTTEN. THE WHOLE BUILDING IS CONSIDERED TO BE BEYOND REASONABLE REPAIR.
THE ADJOINING TEMPORARY STRUCTURES BUILT OF SHORT-LIVED MATERIALS ARE CONSIDERED AS LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS AS THEY ARE GAINING SUPPORT FROM THE ADJACENT BUILDING AND ARE ALSO IN A VERY DILAPIDATED CONDITION.
IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS A RISK OF COLLAPSE OF THE MAIN BUILDING AND THE ADJOINING STRUCTURES. THEREFORE IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH ALL OF THEM IN ONE OPERATION.
A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN THE SHA TIN DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON OCTOBER 26 WAS POSTED TODAY.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
GOVERNOR: NO DECISION ON IMPORTING LaBOUR ................... 1
CITY CLEhNSING TaKEN UP BY PRIVATE SECTOR ................... 1
GOVT'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO KEEP SH.i TIN CLEAN........... 3
VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE UNDERWAY IN MONG KOK ............... <+
MOBILE COUNTERS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION ...................... 5
POLICE ENTERING NEW ERA IN FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY ........... 5
MA WAN HYDRODYNAMIC STUDY ACCEPTED .......................... 7
MURAL PAINTING BRIGHTENS UP TAI 0 SEAWALL.................... 9
VARIETY SHOW TO CONCLUDE TAI PO SYP ......................... 9
DISCO NITE CLOSE KWUN TONG SYP .............................. 10
CHILDREN'S BASEBALL INVITATION COMPETITION TOMORROW ......... 11
IMPROVEMENT TO YUEN LONG NULLAHS ............................ 11
TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURE IN YUEN LONG ......................... 12
TEMPORARY URBAN CLEARWAY IN QUEEN'S ROaD CENTRAL............. 12
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN RJ’PY VALLEY .............. 12
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GOVERNOR: NO DECISION ON IMPORTING LABOUR ♦ t f t t
NO DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THE MATTER OF IMPORTATION OF LABOUR AS IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO WORK OUT THE PROS AND CONS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER VISITING THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH TRAINING CAMP IN LAM TSUEN, SIR DAVID SAID THE MATTER WAS UNDER DISCUSSION BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THAT HE WOULD NOT EXPECT A DECISION FOR SOME TIME TO COME.
"THERE'S LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE CONSIDERING THE PROS AND CONS,” SIR DAVID ADDED.
ASKED WHEN THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WITH THE HANOI GOVERNMENT ON THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WOULD BE HELD, SIR DAVID SAID NO DATE HAD YET BEEN FIXED.
"WE WANT OF COURSE TO MAKE PROGRESS AS SOON AS WE CAN. BUT WE DON’T EXPECT PROGRESS ON THIS TO BE QUICK,” THE GOVERNOR SAID.
“WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE STEADY, FORWARD MOVEMENT IN SETTING UP THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR REPATRIATION, SIR DAVID STRESSED.
ASKED WHETHER THERE WOULD BE AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY ON ALLEGATIONS THAT VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HEI LING CHAU WERE BEATEN UP, SIR DAVID SAID THE REPORT BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS BEING STUDIED AT THE MOMENT.
”A DECISION WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN ONCE EVERYBODY HAS STUDIED THE REPORT ON WHETHER OR NOT ANY FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED,” SIR DAVID SAID.
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CITY CLEANSING TAKEN UP BY PRIVATE SECTOR ♦ * t * t
Till URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THE PUBLIC CLEANSING SERVICE \LONG A SECTION OF THE TSIM SHA TSUI WATERFRONT FOR 11 HOURS TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN A PRIVATE COMPANY TOOK OVER THE OPERATION.
THIS WAS AN ARRANGEMENT UNDER A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG (LEAN STEERING COMMITTEE WITH THE AIM OF SOLICITING MORE DIRECT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN KEEPING HONG KONG CLEAN.
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THIS PRACTICE, COMMONLY TERMED PRIVATISATION, IS FREQUENTLY ADOPTED IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE, WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TAKING OVER A SECTION OF THE CITY FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND BEING RESPONSIBLE FOF? CLEANSING IT.
CLEANSING EFFORTS IN FRONT OF THEIR PREMISES HAVE BEEN MADE BY DAIRY FARM, MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, AMONG OTHER FIRMS AND ORGANISATIONS.
THERE ARE PROSPECTS THAT MORE COMPANIES WILL JOIN IN, ACCORDING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, MR WALTER SULKE.
"1 HOPE EVENTUALLY WE WILL HAVE SITUATIONS SIMILAR TO THAT IN TOKYO AND ZURICH WHERE EACH HOUSEHOLDER AND EACH SHOP TENANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THEIR OWN BIT OF THE STREET CLEAN, MR SULKE SAID.
TODAY’S ARRANGEMENT SAW MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT STAFF TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD BY SHOULDERING THE PUBLIC CLEANSING OF THE TS1M SHA TSUI WATERFRONT, FROM THE STAR HOUSE TO THE HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM, FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM.
URBAN SERVICES STAFF WERE ON STAND-BY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.
A REFUSE COLLECTION VAN WAS ARRANGED TO TRANSPORT THE REFUSE \T INTERVALS TO \ NEARBY REFUSE COLLECTION POINT.
“WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE TODAY, IS THAT THE MCDONALD’S STAFF HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO ADOPT ONE PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE TOWN AND (’LEAN IT FOR ONE DAY.
’THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE, ORGANISERS OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ACHIEVE FOR YEARS,” MR SULKE SAID.
THE SPECIAL OPERATION WAS MARKED BY A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY HELD AT THE MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT IN STAR HOUSE.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE MEMBER OF THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REG1ONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, MRS CHOW CHEUNG WAI-PING, AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS (HONG KONG) LIMITED, DR DANIEL NG..
THE OFFICIATING GUESTS ALSO JOINED THE MCDONALD’S STAFF IN PART OP THE CLEANSING OPERATION.
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GOVT’S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO KEEP SHA TIN CLEAN » » * » »
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG, TODAY (SATURDAY) PLEDGED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE ENVIRONMENT OF SHA TIN TO MAKE IT A NICE PLACE TO LIVE IN.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN SHA TIN DISTRICT CAMPAIGN AT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA, MR YUNG SAID THE SHA TIN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE’S WORKING GROUP ON STREET MANAGEMENT WOULD CLEAR UP ANY ENVIRONMENTAL BLACK SPOT IN THE DISTRICT.
'THIS CAN BE DONE BY TAKING ENFORCEMENT ACTION OR URGING RESIDENTS THEMSELVES TO REMEDY THE SITUATION," HE SAID.
"IN FACT, SHA TIN’S VERY CLEAN OUTLOOK AND FRESH AIR IS THE RESULT OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND RESIDENTS."
MR YUNG ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD RESERVED LAND FOR RECREATIONAL USE IN EVERY POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE GREEN AND LEISURE SPACE FOR AN IDEAL PLACE OF LIVING.
"THIS DISTRICT CAMPAIGN," HE SAID, "IS TO REMIND OUR RESIDENTS THAT EFFORTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND PROTECTION MUST BE KEPT UP SO THAT SHA TIN WILL REMAIN A NICE PLACE FOR BOTH RESIDENTS THEMSELVES AND VISITORS," HE SAID.
”1 AM SURE THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT’S KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE WILL SERVE TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS," HE ADDED.
THE ACTIVITIES, LASTING UNTIL DECEMBER, INCLUDE A CLEANLINESS-MINDED RESIDENTS AWARD SCHEME, KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN SHA TIN SLOGAN COMPETITION, FAMILY HYGIENE COMPETITION, MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE EXHIBITION AS WELL AS OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY’S OPENING CEREMONY WERE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-LAM, AND KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN SHA TIN DISTRICT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHOY KAN-PUI.
DURING THE CEREMONY, ABOUT 80 STUDENTS WERE APPOINTED AS "CLEANLINESS GUARDS". THERE WERE ALSO SINGING AND BRASS BAND PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION BY DISC JOCKEYS.
THE SHA TIN CAMPAIGN IS COVERED BY $40,000 FUNDING FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, $25,000 FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE REST FROM PRIVATE SPONSORS.
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VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE UNDERWAY IN MONG KOK
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A SERIES OF PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES IS NOW UNDERWAY IN MONG KOK TO URGE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REGISTER AS VOTERS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30.
FROM TODAY (SATURDAY), PEOPLE CAN VIEW AN EXHIBITION ON VOTER REGISTRATION WHICH GIVES DETAILS ABOUT NECESSARY VOTER QUALIFICATIONS AND ALSO GIVES DETAILS ON MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD ACTIVITIES FOR 1988-89.
THE EXHIBITION, OUTSIDE THE SAI YEE STREET EXIT OF THE KCR MONG KOK STATION, IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC VIEWING BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 8 PM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2.
BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF NEXT MONTH, STAFF MEMBERS OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE WILL MAKE DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO REGISTER NEW ELECTORS.
OTHER PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUTTING UP BUNTING ALONG NATHAN ROAD, A DISPLAY AT THE MONG KOK ' DISTRICT OFFICE, AND PUBLICISING THE VOTER REGISTRATION MESSAGE THROUGH THE DISTRICT BOARD NOTICE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT NEWSPAPER.
THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TO MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEND IN THEIR REGISTRATION FORMS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE OVER 21 AND ARE HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS OR HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD OR THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS NEED NOT REGISTER AGAIN. BUT THOSE WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS SHOULD INFORM THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION BY FILLING IN THE FORM.
MONG KOK ALREADY HAS HONG KONG’S SECOND BEST REGISTRATION RATE, BEING 56.3 PER CENT OF THE ESTIMATED ELECTORATE JN 1987.
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MOBILE COUNTERS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION * * t » »
THREE MOBILE COUNTERS WILL BE SET UP TOMORROW (SUNDAY) BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE TO HELP DISTRICT RESIDENTS TO REGISTER FOR NEXT YEAR’S URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
THE COUNTERS WILL BE LOCATED AT THE MA TAU WAI ESTATE, THE CONCOURSE OF THE OI MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, AND THE SITTING-OUT AREA OUTSIDE THE TO KWA WAN GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN MA TAU WAI ROAD.
THEY WILL BE MANNED BY STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO HELP RESIDENTS FILL IN REGISTRATION FORMS, BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM.
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 111 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, ITS TWO SUB-OFFICES, AND BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK AND THE HANG SENG BANK IN THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT.
THE MOBILE COUNTERS FORM PART OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE NOW UNDERWAY IN THE DISTRICT.
THE OTHER MAJOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICITY POSTERS AND BANNERS, AND A TOUR OF THE DISTRICT BY A SPECIALLY DECORATED BUS ON SEPTEMBER 10 TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO REGISTER.
DURING THE TOUR, STATIONERY AND STICKERS BEARING A VOTER REGISTRATION SLOGAN WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC.
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FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY *
THE $35 MILLION FIRST PHASE COMPUTERISATION OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE’S FINGERPRINT SYSTEM RECENTLY APPROVED BY FINANCE BRANCH COMES AFTER 12 YEARS OF MONITORING DEVELOPMENTS WORLD-WIDE IN POLICE FINGERPRINT COMPUTERS.
ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEMS WERE FIRST AVAILABLE IN 1976 IT WAS NOT UNTIL TWO YEARS AGO THAT SYSTEMS HAD DEVELOPED TO A STAGE THAT COULD PRODUCE A COMPUTERISED FINGERPRINT SYSTEM COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG.
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AND WITH THE TENDERING PROCEDURES NOW GOING AHEAD FOR THE SELECTION OF A SUITABLE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE PARTLY ACCOMMODATED IN THE NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MR BRUCE FERGUSON, SENIOR STAFF OFFICER OF IDENTIFICATION BUREAU, SAID: +IT IS NOW THAT THE REAL WORK STARTS.
+THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROJECT THE IDENTIFICATION BUREAU HAS EVER BEEN TASKED WITH IMPLEMENTING AND SEES US ENTERING A NEW ERA IN FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY.
+1 AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED THAT FUNDING IS NOW AVAILABLE.+
THE FINGERPRINT COMPUTER WILL BE IN THE NEW COMPUTER SUITE IN POLICE HEADQUARTERS EXTENSION BUILDING AND THE WORK STATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE BUREAU AT MAY HOUSE.
MR FERGUSON SAID PROGRESS IN FINGERPRINT COMPUTER SYSTEMS HAD BEEN UNDER SCRUTINY SINCE THEY FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE IN 1976.
+TECHNOLOGY TODAY BEARS LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT WAS AVAILABLE THEN. ALTHOUGH THE BASIC TECHNICAL ASPECTS MAY BE THE SAME THERE HAS BEEN CONTINUAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OVER THE YEARS.
+IN 1985-86 WE DECIDED THAT SYSTEMS HAD DEVELOPED TO A STAGE THAT COULD BE MOST SUITABLE FOR USE IN HONG KONG AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT AND FINANCIAL PROCEDURES TO PROCURE A SYSTEM.*
THE POLICE HOLD THE FINGERPRINT RECORDS OF SOME 600,000 CONVICTED PERSONS AND THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE CONVERSION OF 180,000 SCENE OF CRIME FINGERPRINT RECORDS TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT PHASE ONE WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY MID-1990 AND WITH APPROVAL AND FURTHER FUNDING ALL RECORDS WILL BE COMPUTERISED BY MID-1992.
MR FERGUSON ADDED: +SINCE WE ARE CARRYING OUT THE CONVERSION PROGRAMME OURSELVES MUCH OF OUR TRAINING IN THE NEW PROCEDURES WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE CONVERSION AND WILL THEREFORE BE VERY MUCH ON THE JOB TRAINING.
+THE COMPUTERISED SYSTEM, COUPLED WITH NEW TECHNIQUES NOW IN USE IN DEVELOPING AND RECOVERING PRINTS FROM SCENES OF CRIME, WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BUREAU AND IN CRIME DETECTION.*
/MR DAVE .......
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1988
MR DAVE OLDROYD, STAFF OFFICER, MAJOR SYSTEMS, IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BRANCH, SAID THERE WOULD BE A TWO MONTH RESPONSE PERIOD AFTER TENDERS WERE INVITED IN SEPTEMBER. THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY A THREE MONTH EVALUATION PHASE DURING WHICH SUBMISSIONS FROM POTENTIAL VENDORS WOULD BE EVALUATED AGAINST MANDATORY AND DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SYSTEM.
+WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SYSTEM CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WHICH DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO PIONEER NEW TECHNOLOGY BUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM IS A DRASTIC STEP FORWARD FOR THE ORGANISATION.
+IT WILL NOT BE TAILOR-MADE TO OUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND WILL COVER BASIC FUNCTIONS AND THERE IS NO OVER-RIDING NEED TO CUSTOMISE, ALTHOUGH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CUSTOMISATION WILL BE NECESSARY TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM WILL BE REQUIRED TO OPERATE.+
MA WAN HYDRODYNAMIC STUDY ACCEPTED ♦ ♦ * ♦ t
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE HAS ACCEPTED THE FINAL REPORT OF THE MA WAN HYDRODYNAMIC STUDY RECENTLY SUBMITTED BY THE CONSULTANTS, AND THE REQUIRED RESOURCES IN CONNECTION WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD LONG RECOGNISED THAT THE NARROWNESS OF THE MA WAN CHANNEL WAS CRITICAL TO THE PASSAGE OF VESSELS TO AND FROM LOCATIONS WEST OF MA WAN.
HE POINTED OUT THAT CURRENTS IN THE AREA WERE KNOWN TO BE ERRATIC IN BOTH STRENGTH AND DIRECTION BUT PRECISE DETAILS WERE LACKING.
"THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF RISK FOR LARGE AND DEEP LADEN SHIPS NAVIGATING IN THE VICINITY OF MA WAN IN PARTICULAR WHEN NEGOTIATING THE SHARP BEND TO THE NORTHEAST OF MA WAN ISLAND,” THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN 1986, THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONED THE BRITISH MARITIME TECHNOLOGY LTD (BMT) AT A CONTRACT PRICE OF ABOUT $4.4 MILLION TO UNDERTAKE A HYDRODYNAMIC STUDY OF THE TIDAL WATERS AROUND MA WAN.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO ASCERTAIN AND DESCRIBE THE WATER MOVEMENT PATTERNS IN THE AREA, PROVIDE GUIDANCE WITH REGARD TO THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LARGER VESSELS COULD SAFELY MOVE IN THE AREA, AND ESTABLISH THE OPTIMUM MARINE TRAFFIC CAPACITY OF THE MA WAN CHANNEL.
THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY WOULD BE OF SIGNIFICANT USE IN PLANNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES PROPOSALS FOR WHICH WOULD INVOLVE THE MOVEMENT OF DEEP DRAUGHT AND LARGE TONNAGE VESSELS TO THE AREA, HE ADDED.
FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF BOTH TIDE AND CURRENT WERE CONDUCTED AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA BY USING SPECIAL INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPMENT.
THE DATA GATHERED WAS ANALYSED, PROCESSED AND CALIBRATED TO PROVIDE FOR A DEFINITION OF THE AREA’S TIDAL CURRENT FLOWS AND, USING THE WATER FLOW DATA THUS OBTAINED, THE BEHAVIOUR OF SHIPS NAVIGATING IN THE STUDY AREA WAS EXAMINED. %
FOR ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF NAVIGATION IN THE AREA, SIMULATIONS INVOLVING THE PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG PILOTS ASSOCIATION AND OFFICERS OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WERE AMONG THE TECHNIQUES USED FOR THIS PART OF THE STUDY.
THE RESULTS ARRIVED AT WERE USED TO DETERMINE VARIOUS OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE NAVIGATION IN THE MA WAN AREA AS WELL AS TRAFFIC CAPACITY OF THE WATERWAY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE STUDY HAD ACHIEVED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIDAL CURRENT PATTERNS AROUND MA WAN WITH THE PRODUCTION OF A TIDAL STREAM ATLAS, WHICH PROVIDED FOR A MORE ACCURATE PREDICTION OF THE TIDAL FLOWS IN THE AREA.
"THE STUDY REPORT HAS DERIVED A THEORETICAL TRAFFIC CAPACITY FOR THE WATERWAY AND MAKES CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LARGE VESSELS OF DIFFERING TONNAGES SHOULD TRANSIT THE CHANNEL, IN ADDITION TO PROPOSALS FOR VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN THE AREA.
"IT ALSO RECOMMENDS INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A CURRENT METER TO FACILITATE INSTANTANEOUS PREDICTION OF THE TIDAL CURRENT IN THE AREA THROUGH THE USE OF A COMPUTER," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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MURAL PAINTING BRIGHTENS UP TAI O SEAWALL *****
FREQUENT VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF TAI O ON LANTAU MUST HAVE NOTICED THAT A LIVELY AND COLOURFUL PIECE OF MURAL PAINTING HAS BRIGHTENED UP THE PLAIN CONCRETE SEAWALL FACING THE CARPARK THERE SINCE LAST WEEKEND.
IT WAS THE MASTERPIECE OF 26 AMATEUR ARTISTS, AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 30, WHO HAD BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON THE DESIGN AND DRAWING FOR MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS.
THE PAINTING DEPICTS HOW VILLAGERS IN TAI O CELEBRATE THE FOUR MAJOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE FESTIVALS - THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, THE TUEN NG FESTIVAL, THE CHING MING FESTIVAL AND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
WITH THE THEME OF "MY DRAWING OF MY HOME", THE MURAL PAINTING PROJECT WAS AIMED AT CULTIVATING A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL YOUTHS THROUGH HELPING TO BEAUTIFY THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.
IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR THE YOUTHS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ARTISTIC TALENT AS WELL AS ADDING ANOTHER LOCAL ATTRACTION FOR TOURISTS.
THE PROJECT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE YWCA TAI O COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, WAS PART OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMMUNITY BUILDING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT.
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VARIETY SHOW TO CONCLUDE TAI PO SYP
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ABOUT 800 TAI PO RESIDENTS WILL BE ENTERTAINED AT A VARIETY SHOW TOMORROW (SUNDAY) IN THE TAI PO CIVIC CENTRE TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE DISTRICT’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
THE SHOW IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND CO-SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
BEGINNING AT 8 PM, THE SHOW WILL FEATURE DANCES BY MEMBERS OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AND STUDENTS OF A LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND POP MUSIC.
/FREE ADMISSION
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FREE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE SHOW HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS THROUGH THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, ITS SUB-OFFICES AND LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
OFFICIATING AT TOMORROW’S CLOSING CEREMONY WILL BE THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN BURRETT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHOW BEGINNING AT 8 PM IN THE TAI PO CIVIC CENTRE, ON PONG ROAD, TAI PO.
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DISCO NITE TO CLOSE KWUN TONG SYP *****
THE EIGHT-WEEK-LONG KWUN TONG SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP), WHICH HAS ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN ITS 100 EVENTS, WILL COME TO A CONCLUSION ON MONDAY (AUGUST 29) NIGHT.
THE CLOSING WILL BE MARKED BY A DISCO PARTY ON BOARD A FERRY WHERE HUNDREDS OF YOUTHS WILL GATHER TO SHARE DISCO FUN AT SEA.
BEFORE THE PARTY BEGINS, A CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THE SYP WILL BE HELD DURING WHICH FIVE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH AWARDS FOR ORGANISING OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICES PROJECTS.
ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHRIS WAN; REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (EAST KOWLOON), MRS LOUISE WONG; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MISS YEUNG KAM-CHUN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CLOSING CEREMONY AND DISCO NITE ON MONDAY (AUGUST 29).
THE CLOSING CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM ON BOARD A HONGKONG AND YAUMATI COMPANY FERRY BERTHED AT THE KWUN TONG FERRY PIER. AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE FERRY WILL LEAVE TO BEGIN THE DISCO NITE AT SEA.
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-11-CHILDREN’S BASEBALL INVITATION COMPETITION TOMORROW * * * * *
THE THIRD HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN BASEBALL INVITATION COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, WILL BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND IN YUEN WO ROAD TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
POUR TEAMS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT — THE U.S.A. YOUTH BASEBALL TEAM, GUANGZHOU CHILDREN BASEBALL TEAM, HONG KONG ALL STAR TEAM AND SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION BASEBALL TEAM.
THE COMPETITION WILL BE PLAYED ON A KNOCK-OUT BASIS, AND MATCHES WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM.
THE OFFICIATING GUEST WILL BE ACTING REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR LEO KWAN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE THIRD HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN BASEBALL INVITATION COMPETITION TO BEGIN AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND IN YUEN WO ROAD.
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IMPROVEMENT TO YUEN LONG NULLAHS
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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT INTENDS WORKS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF NULLAHS•
TO CARRY THE YUEN
OUT LONG
THE DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT A PUMPING STATION INFLATABLE DAM AND LOW FLOW CHANNELS TOGETHER WITH CONCRETE LININGS FOR THOSE CHANNELS WITHIN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 14.91 HECTARES FORESHORE AND SEABED AT THE YUEN LONG NULLAHS. S
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THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED HAS BEEN NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE.
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TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURE IN YUEN LONG *****
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TO FACILITATE LRT TRACK MAINTENANCE WORK AT THE JUNCTION OF MA WANG ROAD/WANG TAT ROAD/CASTLE PEAK ROAD (PING SHAN) IN YUEN LONG, SECTIONS OF THE TRAFFIC LANE ON THESE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED IN TURN DAILY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FROM AUGUST 29 (MONDAY) TO SEPTEMBER 11.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT EXISTING TRAFFIC MOVEMENT AT THIS JUNCTION WILL BE MAINTAINED DURING THE WORK PERIOD.
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TEMPORARY URBAN CLEARWAY IN QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN HOUSE NOS. 180 AND 202 WILL BE MADE A 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 30).
THIS MEASURE WILL LAST FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR ROADWORKS.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN HAPPY VALLEY FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 30) FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS TO FACILITATE DRAINAGE WORKS:
♦ HIP WO LANE BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH CHEONG MING STREET AND A POINT ABOUT FIVE METRES SOUTH OF THAT JUNCTION WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
* CHEONG MING STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND.
* SHING PING STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TO ONE-WAY EASTBOUND.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY PLAYS KEY ROLE IN MODERN HEALTH CARE . 1
PEAK TRAM FRANCHISE EXTENDED TO 2004 ....................... 2
MEMBERSHIP OF SIXTH FORM EDUCATION WORKING GROUP ANNOUNCED . J
PROPRIETORS URGED TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL HAZARDS ............ 4
KWUN TONG VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE IN FULL SWING............ 5
TAI PO DB TO DISCUSS 199O'S DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ............ 6
MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES HAVE IMPORTANT ROLE................... 6
EMERGENCY TEI .EPHONE SYSTEM FOR IEC ....................... 7
YOUTH ORCHESTRA RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS ..................... 8
PARTIAL CLOSURE OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ........................ 8
URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS REARRANGED ..................... 9
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN 'WELLINGTON STREET, CENTRAL 9
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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY PLAYS KEY ROLE IN MODERN HEALTH CARE » » ♦ * »
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, TODAY (SUNDAY) UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY IN MODERN HEALTH CARE.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH ASIAN-PACIFIC CONGRESS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL, MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF A NUMBER OF DISEASES AND WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISORDERS SUCH AS DIABETES.
"AS WELL AS HAVING SIGNIFICANT APPLICATIONS IN SCREENING FOR GENETIC DISEASES, CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY TESTS ARE ALSO USED IN ASSESSING THE RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND IN MONITORING LIVER OR KIDNEY DISEASES," HE SAID.
"ONE CAN SAY, THEREFORE, THAT CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY IS USEFUL TO MAN IN ALL STAGES OF LIFE, FROM PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSIS TO EMERGENCY MEDICINE.
"INDEED IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE THE PRACTICE OF WESTERN MEDICINE NOWADAYS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY SERVICES."
MR CHAMBERS SAID HONG KONG WAS WELL AWARE OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY TO MODERN MEDICINE.
"ALL OUR MAJOR PUBLIC HOSPITALS HAVE CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORIES, AS WELL AS OTHER PATHOLOGY SERVICES," HE SAID.
"OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING IN CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR UNIVERSITIES AND AT THE TECHNICAL LEVEL AT THE POLYTECHNICS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPECIALISE IN THIS FIELD."
MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND IT WAS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT THE CONGRESS WAS BEING HELD IN HONG KONG. HE ALSO EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT TO ALL THE DELEGATES FROM THE ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION AND FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
THE FOURTH ASIAN-PACIFIC CONGRESS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, THE CHINESE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, AND THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC FEDERATION OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY.
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PEAK TRAM FRANCHISE EXTENDED TO 2004 * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT HAS EXTENDED THE FRANCHISE OF THE PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY LTD TO RUN AND OPERATE THE PEAK TRAM SERVICE FOR A FURTHER 10 YEARS FROM JANUARY 1, 1994.
A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.
THE EXTENSION IS GRANTED AFTER THE COMPANY HAS MADE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO CARRY OUT MODERNISATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE TRAMWAY AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT.
THE FRANCHISE OF THE PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY LTD WAS LAST EXTENDED FOR 10 YEARS COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 1984, WITH THE ENACTMENT OF THE PEAK TRAMWAY (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE IN 1986.
A SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE ALSO PROVIDED THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT A FURTHER 10-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHISE BY NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE IF THE COMPANY PRODUCED EVIDENCE OF COMMITMENT TO MODERNISE THE TRAMWAY SYSTEM WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE COMPANY HAD ALREADY SIGNED A CONTRACT FOR THE MODERNISATION OF THE SYSTEM IN MAY THIS YEAR.
THE MODERNISATION SCHEME WOULD INVOLVE REPLACEMENT OF ROLLING STOCK, HAULAGE EQUIPMENT AND CONTROL/SIGNALLING SYSTEMS.
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MEMBERSHIP OF SIXTH FORM EDUCATION WORKING GROUP ANNOUNCED » ♦ t ♦ *
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) ANNOUNCED THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORKING GROUP ON SIXTH FORM EDUCATION SET UP TO ADVISE THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE REFORM OF THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATIONS ARISING OUT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION’S PREVIOUS REPORT NO. 2.
THE WORKING GROUP WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DAVID H.T. LAN, AND WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:-
MISS K.E. BARKER PROF DANIEL CHAN KWONG-ON DR JACK CHAN CHAM-KIT MR DAVID CHEUNG CHI-KONG REV JOSEPH CHEUNG KOON-WING MR CHOW YIU-WING DR KAM WAI-KEE MR LEE SHUNG-TAK, PETER MS MIRANDA LEUNG PO-CHU MR SO KWOK-WING, ANDREW MISS SO YAN-LAP MR TAM MAN-KWAN DR RICHARD WONG YUE-CHIM MR D. HOGAN MR J. WINFIELD MR WONG SIK-WAH MR SO FAI-CHO MR C.D. GODWIN
THE SECRETARY OF THE WORKING GROUP WILL BE MR S.K. CHU.
"MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP ARE DRAWN FROM TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP WILL BE HELD EARLY NEXT MONTH.
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PROPRIETORS URGED TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL HAZARDS * » » » »
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED PROPRIETORS TO TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM EXPOSURE TO ELECTRICAL DANGER.
THIS FOLLOWED A RECENT COURT CASE RESULTING IN THE PROPRIETOR OF AN ELECTROPLATING FACTORY IN YAU TONG BEING FINED 115,000 BY A KWUN TONG MAGISTRATE FOR FAILING TO ENSURE THAT ALL LIVE CONDUCTORS WERE INSULATED.
IN THE CASE, A WORKER WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY FELL INTO AN ELECTROPLATING TANK AND BROKE THE QUARTZ SHEATH OF AN ELECTRIC HEATER USED FOR HEATING UP THE ELECTROLYTE.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (ELECTRICITY) REGULATIONS, PROPRIETORS OF INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS MUST ENSURE THAT ALL LIVE CONDUCTORS, INCLUDING THOSE FORMING PART OF THE APPARATUS, SHOULD BE EFFECTIVELY INSULATED, AND PROTECTED, SO AS TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL HAZARDS.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT AN ELECTRIC HEATER WITH A FRAGILE SHEATH CAN BE A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL DANGER WHEN IT IS IMMERSED IN WATER OR ELECTROLYTE.
"TO AVOID POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL DANGER ARISING FROM ACCIDENTAL BREAKAGE, THE SHEATH MUST BE OF ADEQUATE STRENGTH OR THE HEATER ITSELF SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY PROTECTED," HE SAID.
"ANYONE WHO CONTRAVENES ANY OF THE REGULATIONS IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE’ OF $30,000," HE ADDED.
ADVICE REGARDING THE SAFE USE OF ELECTRICITY IN INDUSTRY CAN BE SOUGHT FROM THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICES.
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KWUN TONG VOTEK REGISTRATION DRIVE IN * ♦ ♦ ♦ *
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KWUN TONG RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NOT SIGNED UP AS ELECTORS ARE BEING CALLED UPON TO EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS IN SUPPORT OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN WHICH IS NOW IN FULL SWING IN THE DISTRICT.
"ANYONE WHO IS 21 YEARS OLD BY DECEMBER 31 THIS YEAR AND HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS OR IS A HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
"ONCE REGISTERED, ONE CAN VOTE IN FUTURE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS AND IN THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS IN MARCH NEXT YEAR," HE ADDED.
SINCE THE MIDDLE QF THIS MONTH, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS IN NEWLY COMPLETED RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS TO HELP NEWCOMERS TO THE DISTRICT TO REGISTER. THESE BUILDINGS INCLUDE AMOY GARDEN PHASE IV, YUE MAN CENTRE, HING TIN ESTATE AND HONG WAH COURT.
"ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS CAN ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL IN A REGISTRATION FORM WHEN THEY VISIT ANY OF OUR SIX PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES WHERE STAFF WILL HELP THEM COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE - A PROCESS WHICH TAKES ONLY A FEW MINUTES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED REGISTERED VOTERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS WHO ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE RE-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, TO NOTIFY THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION OF ANY CHANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS FOR UPDATING THE ELECTORAL ROLL, WHICH IS COMPILED ON A CONSTITUENCY BASIS ACCORDING TO THE RESIDENCES OF ELECTORS.
KWUN TONG DISTRICT HAS A POPULATION OF 680,000 AND A POTENTIAL ELECTORATE OF 459,000, OF WHICH OVER 195,000 HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED.
MEANWHILE, TO FURTHER PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION, POSTERS AND BANNERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP IN PROMINENT LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
LIVELY CARTOON FIGURES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE ALSO DISPLAYED IN THE SHOW WINDOWS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES TO DRIVE HOME THE "SIGNING-UP” MESSAGE.
PLASTIC CLIPS CARRYING THE SLOGAN "EXERCISE YOUR CIVIC RIGHT, GET REGISTERED" ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SIX PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES AS SOUVENIRS.
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TAI PO DB TO DISCUSS 1990'S DEVELOPMENT PROJECT *****
MEMBERS OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL RECONSIDER AT A MEETING ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 30) WHETHER A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECT SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
THE PROJECT - "STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO IN THE 1990’S" -IS AIMED AT STUDYING THE POPULATION TREND AND COMBINATION, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
THE BOARD’S PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE CONDUCTED A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE WORK REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT IN THE LAST TERM OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE FORMER BOARD HAD DECIDED TO POSTPONE THE PROJECT SINCE THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF ITS TERM.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS REPORTS BY THE COMMITTEES AND THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE TAI PO COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 152 KWONG FUK ROAD ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 30). THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM.
MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES HAVE IMPORTANT ROLE *****
GREAT IMPORTANCE IS ATTACHED TO THE ROLE PLAYED BY MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES (MAC) WHICH ACT AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS, THE ASSISTANT NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN LEUNG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
MR LEUNG WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE OFFICE PREMISES OF THE TIN YEE HOUSE MAC IN TING PING ESTATE, SHEUNG SHUI.
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HE SAID THE MAC’S, WHICH WERE INTRODUCED IN 1973, HAD BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN FOSTERING A SENSE OF NEIGHBOURLINESS, IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS BEING USEFUL IN CRIME PREVENTION.
SINCE ITS FORMATION IN JANUARY, THE TIN YEE HOUSE MAC HAD PROMOTED A SENSE OF MUTUAL HELP AND PROTECTION AMONG RESIDENTS THERE.
IT ALSO REFLECTED PROMPTLY TO THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED THE RESIDENTS’ VIEWS ON MATTERS CONCERNING LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY, HE ADDED.
MR LEUNG HOPED THAT THROUGH THE CO-OPERATION OF ITS MEMBERS, THE TIN YEE HOUSE MAC WOULD ORGANISE EVEN MORE ACTIVITIES IN ITS WORK FOR THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS.
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THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF AN EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR THE HONG KONG ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR - STAGE III, FROM SHAU KEI WAN TO CHAI WAN.
THIS SYSTEM WILL COMPRISE 14 SETS OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONES TO BE INSTALLED AT CONVENIENT ROADSIDE LOCATIONS. THE TELEPHONES WILL BE LINKED UP DIRECTLY TO THE CENTRAL EQUIPMENT OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE HONG KONG REGIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE AT HOLLYWOOD ROAD.
WITH THE PROVISION OF THIS SYSTEM, ANY VEHICLE DRIVERS ON THE CARRIAGEWAY REQUIRING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WILL THEN BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE POLICE.
THE GENERAL ELECTRONICS DIVISION OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM AND THE SUPERVISION OF THE INSTALLATION WORKS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER.
TENDERS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON SEPTEMBER 23.
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YOUTH ORCHESTRA RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS ♦ » ♦ * ♦
THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE IS RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS FOR 1988-89.
THE ORCHESTRA WILL BE TRAINED BY THE RESIDENT CONDUCTOR OF THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, MISS YIP WING-SIE, AS ITS PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR, AND BY THE ASSISTANT MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR (PROFESSIONAL), MR THOMAS WANG.
THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WAS FORMED IN 1978 WITH THE MAIN AIM OF PROVIDING ORCHESTRAL TRAINING FOR MUSIC OFFICE TRAINEES.
OVER THE YEARS, THE ORCHESTRA HAS GIVEN REGULAR CONCERTS IN HONG KONG, AS WELL AS PERFORMING OVERSEAS - IN AUSTRALIA, CYPRUS, FRANCE, ISRAEL, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. IT HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN MACAU AND CHINA.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE ATTAINED GRADE SIX OR ABOVE IN THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC EXAMINATION, OR EQUIVALENT, IN AT LEAST ONE ORCHESTRAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 14 AND QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AN AUDITION.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE YUEN LONG MUSIC CENTRE, YUEN LONG CENTRE, 55 SHAU FU STREET, SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS, YUEN LONG.
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY TELEPHONING 0-750465.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT TO FACILITATE ROAD RESURFACING WORK, THE SLOW LANE OF THE NEW TERRI TORIES-BOUND TUBE OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM MIDNIGHT TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY.
THE SAME MEASURE WILL BE IN FORCE AGAIN FROM MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 30) TO 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS AND DRIVE WITH EXTRA CARE AND PATIENCE.
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URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS REARRANGED * * * * *
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ADVISED MOTORISTS TO WATCH OUT FOR CHANGES IN URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS IN SHAM SHUI PO AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 31).
IN SHAM SHUI PO, THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LAI CHI KOK ROAD BETWEEN HING WAH STREET AND CHEUNG SHA WAN PATH WILL BE CUT SHORT TO OPERATE DAILY FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM.
IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, THE EXISTING 10 AM TO 9 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF SCIENCE MUSEUM SQUARE SOUTH OF SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD WILL BE EXTENDED SOUTHWARDS BY 18 METRES.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE CURRENT 10 AM TO 9 PM DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF SCIENCE MUSEUM SQUARE WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED NORTHWARDS BY 14 METRES ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SQUARE.
NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP WITHIN THESE URBAN CLEARWAYS FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN WELLINGTON STREET IN CENTRAL FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) FOR ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS TO FACILITATE ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKS.
ALL VEHICLES EXCEEDING SEVEN METRES IN LENGTH WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER WELLINGTON STREET BETWEEN* WYNDHAM STREET AND D'AGUILAR STREET.
IN ADDITION, THE SAME SECTION OF WELLINGTON STREET WILL BECOME AN URBAN CLEARWAY ROUND-THE-CLOCK. NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
BILL TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES FOR RESUMPTION OF PRIVATE STREETS ........................................................ 1
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON WORKERS’ HEALTH............................. 2
TENDERS INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SCHOOLS IN TUEN MUN 3
SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS’ ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS........................ 3
ILLEGAL DISPLaY OF BILLS AND POSTERS BLITZED ...............
COMMUNITY ORGixNISERS HELP REGISTER VOTERS IN JUNK BAY...... 5
SYP HELPS PROMOTE CIVIC MINDEDNESS .............................. 6
VARIETY SHOW TO STaRT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN YUEN LONG 6
WAN CHaI DB COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE TO MEET................. 7
DB COMMITTEE BRIEFING ON MEASURES TO TmCKLE TRAFFIC NOISE . 8
SHA TIN FINANCE, GENERAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO MEET.......... 8
DOUBLE TREAT FOR TUEN MUN RESIDENTS ............................. 9
MORE CRAFT ENGINEERING TRAINING PLACES FOR YOUNGSTERS....... 9
NEW IDENTITY CnRDS FOR WOMEN BORN IN 1965-66.................... 10
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1988
BILL TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES FOR RESUMPTION OF PRIVATE STREETS
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL INTRODUCE A BILL TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES FOR GIVING NOTICE ON THE RESUMPTION OF PRIVATE STREETS.
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (MONDAY) SAID THAT DUE TO MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND IN QUESTION, WHICH OFTEN RESULTED IN NEGLECT BY OWNERS, MANY PRIVATE STREETS WERE POORLY MAINTAINED AND THIS HAD GIVEN RISE TO SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.
IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO RESUME THESE STREETS SO THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN UNDERTAKE PROPER MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT.
BEFORE EXERCISING THE POWERS TO RESUME LAND, CREATE AN EASEMENT OR CLOSE A ROAD TEMPORARILY, THE GOVERNMENT IS AT PRESENT REQUIRED BY THE ROADS (WORKS, USE AND COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE TO SERVE NOTICE ON EVERY PERSON WHO HAS ANY ESTATE, RIGHT. SHARE OR INTEREST IN THE LAND.
IF THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO BE MET IN RESPECT OF PRIVATE STREETS, IT WOULD IN MANY CASES IMPOSE A VERY LONG LEAD TIME ON THE RESUMPTION PROGRAMME, IN VIEW OF THE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS INVOLVED.
THE WORKLOAD IN ESTABLISHING OWNERSHIP AND IN SERVING NOTICES WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL AND WILL SEVERELY IMPEDE THE GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAMME TO RESUME THE PROBLEMATIC PRIVATE STREETS FOR PROPER MANAGEMENT.
"THE PURPOSE OF THE ROADS (WORKS, USE AND COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 IS TO REMOVE FROM THE ORDINANCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR SUCH NOTICE WHERE THE LAND IN QUESTION IS A ROAD WHEN THE RESUMPTION ORDER IS MADE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"HOWEVER, OTHER REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ORDINANCE WILL REMAIN, THAT IS TO GIVE NOTICE BY PUBLISHING IT IN THE GAZETTE AND IN ONE ISSUE EACH OF A CHINESE AND ENGLISH NEWSPAPER; TO DISPLAY A COPY ON OR NEAR THE LAND AFFECTED; AND TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
"ANY PERSON HAVING A COMPENSATABLE INTEREST WILL STILL BE ABLE TO CLAIM COMPENSATION," HE SAID.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY LATE OCTOBER.
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A DISCUSSION SESSION WITH INDUSTRIALISTS AND TRADE UNIONISTS ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 2) TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE VARIOUS ITEMS OF LEGISLATION GOVERNING WORKERS’ HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF DISCUSSION SESSIONS ORGANISED BY THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE IN CENTRAL.
THE FIRST SUCH OCCASION HELD IN JUNE, CONCENTRATING ON SAFETY LEGISLATION RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION WORK, PROVED TO BE USEFUL FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A GROWING CONCERN AMONG PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF SUBSTANCES USED IN PRODUCTION PROCESSES SUCH AS CHEMICALS WHICH MAY AFFECT THE HEALTH OF WORKERS.
THERE ARE NINE SETS OF REGULATIONS UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE WHICH DEAL WITH SAFE PRACTICES CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS’ HEALTH.
’’REGULAR REVIEWS OF THE ORDINANCE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT FROM TIME TO TIME AND AMENDMENTS ARE MADE WHERE NECESSARY TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS,” THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IN ADDITION, WE FEEL IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO CONDUCT FACE TO FACE DISCUSSIONS WITH THOSE IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES TO FIND OUT THEIR VIEWS AND NEEDS,” HE ADDED.
INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE DISCUSSION SESSION HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS.
THESE INCLUDE TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND UNIONS, INDUSTRIAL GROUPS, EXECUTIVES IN THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FIELD, AND MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD’S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE AND ITS SIX INDUSTRY-BASED SUB-COMMITTEES.
TO GIVE AN INSIGHT INTO THE CURRENT INDUSTRIAL HEALTH LEGISLATIONS, EXHIBITION PANELS, AUDIO-VISUAL DISPLAYS AND HEARING TEST EQUIPMENT WILL BE PUT UP DURING THE SESSION.
THE SESSION WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR YIP YUK-LUN, AND ANY USEFUL SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED WILL BE REFLECTED TO THE PARTIES CONCERNED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE DISCUSSION SESSION WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE, 13TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, CENTRAL, BEGINNING AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 2).
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO BUILD TWO MORE SECONDARY SCHOOLS NEAR SAM SHING HUI IN AREA 14, TUEN MUN.
THE TWO SCHOOLS WILL BE ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER, EACH CONSISTING OF 24 CLASSROOMS, 12 SPECIAL ROOMS, AN ASSEMBLY HALL AND A BASKETBALL COURT.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN JUNE 1990.
THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON SEPTEMBER 23.
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PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BUY TEXTBOOKS AND STATIONERY ARE ADVISED TO APPLY FOR A TEXTBOOK GRANT THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE GRANT UNDER THE SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ASSISTANCE SCHEME ARE OBTAINABLE AT SCHOOLS. STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED A GRANT LAST SCHOOL YEAR SHOULD SUBMIT FRESH APPLICATIONS SHOULD THEY WISH TO CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEME.
ALL APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE PROPERLY COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY THE PARENTS OR THE GUARDIANS OF THE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY ARE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOLS.
THE SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ASSISTANCE SCHEME,. ADMINISTERED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL OFFER A FULL GRANT OF $270 TO EACH PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPIL AND $480 TO EACH JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENT AT SECONDARY 1 TO 3 LEVEL THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE GRANT WOULD BE ASSESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SYSTEM OF RECKONING TO ASSESS THE FAMILY INCOME OF THE APPLICANT.
THE GRANT, IF APPROVED, WILL BE PAID BY DIRECT BANK TRANSFER IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND NOT TO THE PUPILS.
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A TOTAL OF 14 SUMMONSES WERE ISSUED DURING A TERRITORY-WIDE BLITZ OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF BILLS AND POSTERS IN THE PAST TWO DAYS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF BILLS AND POSTERS AT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PLACES WAS A COMMON PRACTICE DURING WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS AND AFTER OFFICE HOURS.
"IT HAS POSED A GREAT PROBLEM TO THE OVERALL TIDINESS AND CLEANLINESS OF THE CITY," HE SAID.
THE BLITZ OPERATION, CARRIED OUT BY THE URBAN SERVICES AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, AIMED TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION.
BLITZ OPERATION ON ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS FIRST STARTED IN NOVEMBER, 1986. INITIALLY IT WAS CARRIED OUT EVERY SIX MONTHS BY THE TWO DEPARTMENTS.
"HOWEVER, AS THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING WORSE, WE HAVE INCREASED THE FREQUENCY FROM TWICE A YEAR TO QUARTERLY," THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT. *
"WE HOPE TO FURTHER INCREASE THE FREQUENCY IF RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE," HE ADDED.
IN GENERAL, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE SERIOUS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT AND KOWLOON CITY WHERE THERE WERE MORE PROSECUTIONS THAN OTHER DISTRICTS.
"WE HOPE THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE ADVERTISING COMPANIES CONCERNED, WOULD EXERCISE SELF-DISCIPLINE IN THE DISPLAY OF THEIR OUTDOOR PUBLICITY POSTERS,^', THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"PERSONS WHO DISPLAY BILLS AND POSTERS AT PRIVATE PLACES WITHOUT THE OWNERS’ CONSENT OR AT PUBLIC PLACES WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT’S AUTHORISATION ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF >5,000," HE STRESSED.
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STAFF OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE BEEN PAYING DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED PO LAM AND TSUI LAM ESTATES IN JUNK BAY TO URGE THE RESIDENTS THERE TO REGISTER AS ELECTORS.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD ON AUGUST 15, EIGHT COMMUNITY ORGANISERS RECRUITED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE BEEN IN ACTION.
THEY HAVE ALREADY ASSISTED MORE THAN 1,000 RESIDENTS IN THE TWO ESTATES TO FILL IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AS WELL AS THE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
THE DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS ARE CONDUCTED IN THE EVENINGS, INCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
SO FAR, THE STAFF HAVE VISITED THREE HOUSING BLOCKS - PO YAW, PO NINQ AND PO TAI HOUSES - IN PO LAM ESTATE AND FOUR BLOCKS - FAI LAM, CHOI LAM, ON LAM AND HONG LAM HOUSES - IN TSUI LAM ESTATE.
NEXT MONTH THE STAFF PLAN TO VISIT RESIDENTS IN KING MING COURT, A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME ESTATE NEXT TO TSUI LAM ESTATE, AND THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND VILLAGES IN JUNK BAY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE SAID MANX OF THE RESIDENTS, WHO MOVED INTO JUNK BAY RECENTLY, WERE VERY CO-OPERATIVE AND EAGER TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER AS ELECTORS.
RESIDENTS AGED 21 OR OVER BY THE RND OF THE YEAR, BEING HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS OR HAVING RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION.
THE VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD WILL LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30. VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS ARR AVAILABLE AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, SAI KUNG POST OFFICE AND THE HONG KONG BANK (SAI KUNG BRANCH).
RESIDENTS OF THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN CAN OBTAIN THE FORMS AT THE TSUI LAM COMMUNITY HALL OR THE PO LAM AND TSUI LAM ESTATE OFFICES OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
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THE MORE THAN 400 EVENTS IN THIS YEAR’S KWUN TONG DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) HAVE HELPED TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND ENHANCE THEIR CIVIC MINDEDNESS, THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHRIS WAN, SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SYP, MR WAN SAID THE FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES HAD SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT OUT THE THEME OF "SHARE THE FUN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY".
HE PRAISED THE DISTRICT’S SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE 100-ODD LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR CONCERTED EFFORT IN SUCCESSFULLY ORGANISING THESE ACTIVITIES.
AT TONIGHT’S CEREMONY, OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICES PROJECTS AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO FIVE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
MR WAN HOPED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WOULD KEEP UP THEIR WORK IN OFFERING COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THE CLOSING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A DISCO PARTY ON BOARD A FERRY WHERE HUNDREDS OF YOUTHS DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY DURING A CRUISE OF THE VICTORIA HARBOUR.
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A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD IN THE LONG PING COMMUNITY HALL IN YUEN LONG TOMORROW (TUESDAY) EVENING TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE 1988-89 YUEN LONG DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALAN WONG, AND DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR TAI KUEN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN’S WORKING GROUP, MR CHAN YAT-TUNG, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD’S SOCIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE, MR YEUNG YUK-CHIU.
THAT APART FROM THE
ACTIVITIES WOULD BE FURTHER PROMOTE CIVIC
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP SAID OPENING CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW, A SERIES OF HELD IN YUEN LONG THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO
EDUCATION.
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"VISITS, EXHIBITIONS, SEMINARS, A DEBATING CONTEST AND AN OUTSTANDING CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECT COMPETITION WILL BE ORGANISED," HE SAID.
"THE WORKING GROUP HAS ALSO SET ASIA FUNDS FOR UPDATING INFORMATION MATERIA! IN THE CIVIC EDUCATION :E CENTRE LOCATED IN THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE, WHICH HAS BEC .TN USEFUL AND POPULAR SOURCE OF INFORMATION IN THE CIVIC BDUCA I FIF’.n SINCE ITS OPENING IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
"INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE CENTRE RANGES ?Ci. THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG, THE DISTRICT .'DIAN I ATION SCHEME TO CIVIC EDUCATION IN GENERAL," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YQU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1988-89 YUEN LONG DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE LONG PING COMMUNITY HALL IN LONG PING ESTATE, YUEN LONG. THE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT 7.30 PM.
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THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONSIDER A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE FUNDS WOULD BE USED FOR ORGANISING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
THESE INCLUDE A "HEALTH MONTH FOR THE ELDERLY" IN WAN CHAI, PROVISION OF DISTRICT BOARD NOTICE BOARDS TO BUILDINGS, AND A "CANTONESE OPERATIC SINGING APPRECIATION NITE".
OTHER ACTIVITIES PROPOSED ARE SINGING CONTESTS, ESSAY WRITING AND PICTURE DRAWING COMPETITIONS, AN "ALL ROUNDED DEVELOPMENT AWARD SCHEME" AND A VISIT TO THE CHING CHUNG KOON, A MOLA FRY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD’S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE TO BEGIN AT I IM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, 201 HENNESSY ROAD, TUNG WAH MANSION, EIGHTH FLOOR, WAN CHAI.
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MEMBERS OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE BRIEFED AT A MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) ON THE MEASURES BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC NOISE NUISANCE.
THEY WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE MONG KOK TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT WORKING GROUP ON THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT.
THE MEETING WILL DISCUSS THE PROPOSED BUS AND FERRY ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 1989-90 IN MONG KOK.
MEMBERS’ VIEWS WILL BE SOUGHT ON A COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD CAUSED BY THE STORAGE OF LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS CYLINDERS ON VEHICLES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, FIRST FLOOR, 157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON.
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THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD’S FINANCE AND GENERAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY) MORNING TO DISCUSS AN APPLICATION FOR $90,000 TO IMPROVE A FOOTPATH ANO DRAINAGE BETWEEN HA WO CHE AND SUI WO COURT.
THE MEETING WILL ALSO DISCUSS APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING THE SHA TIN ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN AND THE REMOVAL OF A DISTRICT BOARD NOTICE BOARD AT GRANDEUR GARDEN, THE BOARD’S FINANCIAL SITUATION, AND A REPORT BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS WORKING GROUP.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD’S FINANCE AND GENERAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) XT THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.
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THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME ORGANISING COMMITTEE WILL ENTERTAIN RESIDENTS TO AN ANTI-TRIAD STREET DRAMA AND A MINI-SOCCER TOURNAMENT ON SEPTEMBER 3 (SATURDAY) AS PART OF THE FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME.
PRESENTED BY THE FRINGE CLUB, THE 30-MINUTE DRAMA WILL START AT 5.30 PM IN THE TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND AT TUEN MUN HEUNG 8ZE WUI ROAD.
THE DRAMA, PERFORMED BY SEVEN ACTORS, TELLS OF THE EXPERIENCE OF A FORM THREE STUDENT WHO, OUT OF IGNORANCE, BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE TRIAD SOCIETY AND COMMITS THEFT AND DRUG TRAFFICKING.
WITH THE HELP OF HIS BROTHER AND A GOOD FRIEND, HE EVENTUALLY TURNS OVER A NEW LEAF.
THE MUSIC AND LYRICS WERE SPECIALLY COMPOSED AND WRITTEN TO TIE-IN WITH THE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE. THE STAGE SETTING IS SIMPLE AND CONSISTS ONLY OF TWO STAIRCASES AND SEVERAL COLOURFUL PANELS.
AFTER THE DRAMA, THERE WILL BE A CA&TLE PEAK UNION SEA FOOD CUP MINI-SOCCER COMPETITION IN THE PLAYGROUND.
THIS SPORTS EVENT AIMS AT ENCOURAGING YOUTH TO MAKE USE OF THEIR LEISURE TO TAKE PART IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
ADMISSION TO THE EVENTS IS FREE.
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THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL BE OFFERING MORE TRAINING PLACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE NEXT MONTH TO MEET THE INDUSTRY’S DEMAND FOR SKILLED CRAFTSMEN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT TRAINING PLACES AT THE CENTRE WILL BE INCREASED FROM 500 IN 1984 TO 580 IN THE 1988-89 TRAINING SESSION STARTING NEXT MONTH, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 16 PER CENT.
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HE URGED INTERESTED YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENROL IN THE ONE-YEAR FULLTIME BASIC TRAINING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WHICH AIMS AT PREPARING THEM FOR EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRIES.
JOB PROSPECTS OF THE COURSE GRADUATES ARE VERY SATISFACTORY BECAUSE MOST OF THE EMPLOYERS FOUND THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ALL WELL-TRAINED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE STRONG ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THEIR PRODUCTION WORK, HE SAID.
"MORE THAN 150 ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE OFFERED JOBS TO OUR GRADUATES THIS SUMMER, AND ALL TRAINEES HAD BEEN ABLE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT IN JUNE, WELL BEFORE THEY COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING LAST MONTH,” HE ADDED.
THEY ARE NOW WORKING AS APPRENTICES IN, FOR EXAMPLE, MACHINERY, METAL OR PLASTICS MOULD-MAKING COMPANIES, AND MANUFACTURING AND TRANSPORT ESTABLISHMENTS.
THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE ONE-YEAR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSE AND WITH FORM THREE EDUCATIONAL LEVEL CAN APPLY BY CALLING AT THE CENTRE EITHER AT 46 TAI YIP STREET, KOWLOON BAY OR 13 SAN KWAI STREET, KWAI CHUNG BY TELEPHONING 3-7506818 OR 0-204253 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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WOMEN BORN IN 1965 OR 1966 ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS FROM AUGUST 30 TO OCTOBER 1.
WOMEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP SHOULD CALL AT ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICES DURING THIS PERIOD.
’’THE NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,” A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
”IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE ISSUE OFFICES WILL BE VERY CROWDED IN THE EVENINGS. TO AVOID HAVING TO QUEUE UP AT THE ISSUE OFFICES OR TO COME BACK ON ANOTHER DAY, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO GO TO THESE OFFICES IN THE MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS.”
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APPLICANTS MAY ALSO MAKE USE OP’ THE PHONE-IN SERVICE TO ARRANGE FOR AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF THEIR CHOICE.
THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE:
HONG KONG: BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.
TEL. NO. 5-747070
EAST KOWLOON: AMOY PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR, 77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.
TEL. NO. 3-7553679
WEST KOWLOON: CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, YAU MA TEI.
TEL. NO. 3-7232424
TSUEN WAN: EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 29-37 TSUEN FU STREET.
TEL. NO. 0-4981259
SHA TIN: SHA TIN CENTRE. PODIUM FLOOR, 2-16 WANG POK STREET.
TEL. NO. 0-6059108
YUEN LONG: HOP YICK CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, 31 HOP YICK ROAD. TEL. NO. 0-793291 *
TUEN MUN: CHI LOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, CHI LOK FA YUEN.
TEL. NO. 0-4580862
SHEUNG SHUI: TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84 SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HUI. TEL. NO. 0-927191
"APPLICANTS NORMALLY NEED TO BRING ALONG THEIR EXISTING I.D. CARD IF THEIR CARDS WERE FIRST REGISTERED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AGO AND BEAR THE **» SYMBOL," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"HOWEVER, IF THE APPLICANT’S I.D. CARD WAS FIRST REGISTERED LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AGO OR DOES NOT HAVE THE SYMBOL, SHE IS
REQUIRED TO FURNISH MORE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE ASSESSMENT OF HER RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG AND SUBSEQUENTLY HER ELIGIBILITY FOR A PERMANENT I.D. CARD.
"THE DOCUMENT MAY TAKE THE FORM OF TRAVEL DOCUMENT, HONG KONG BIRTH CERTIFICATE, HONG KONG NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE OR HONG KONG REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, ETC." ,
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG TEL.: 5-8428777
TUESDAY, AUGUST JO, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
SENIOR DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED ....................... 1
MONETARY STATISTICS FOR JULY PUBLISHED .......................... 7
2ND QUARTER EXPORT STATISTICS RE-CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN ....................................................
SEPTEMBER DATE FOR CALLING FOR CABLE TV PROPOSALS............... 14
WATER STORAGE FIGURE ........................................... 14
EXHIBITION ON LEGCO ELECTIONS IN NT EAST ....................... 14
DB SPORTS COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER FUND .1PPLIC.1TIONS ............ 15
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ................. 15
DB COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT POLL ON EDUCATION REPORT ............... 16
FIELD DAY FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS .......................... 16
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CHANGES IN FANLING ........................... 18
FRESH WATER CUT IN SAN PO KONG ................................. 18
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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING SENIOR DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS:
MR BRIAN CHAU, REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), WILL SUCCEED MR JOHN CHAMBERS AS SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE IN OCTOBER 1988. MR CHAMBERS IS TO BE SECRETARY GENERAL TO THE PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.
MR DAVID LAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, WILL SUCCEED MR BRIAN CHAU AS REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON) IN SEPTEMBER 1988.
MR JOHN YAXLEY, DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, WILL SUCCEED MR SELWYN ALLEYNE AS COMMISSIONER, LONDON OFFICE IN MID-1989 WHEN MR ALLEYNE RETIRES AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, WILL SUCCEED MR JOHN YAXLEY AS DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN MARCH/APRIL 1989.
MR JOHN CHAN, DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY, WILL SUCCEED MR HAMISH MACLEOD AS SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY.
MR MICHAEL SUEN, REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), WILL SUCCEED MR JOHN CHAN AS DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY.
MR ADOLF HSU, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, WILL SUCCEED MR MICHAEL SUEN AS REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES) AROUND MARCH 1989.
MR K.Y. YEUNG, DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, WILL SUCCEED MR RONALD BRIDGE AS SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1989 WHEN MR BRIDGE RETIRES AFTER 31 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
MR JAMES SO, COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, WILL SUCCEED MR ALEXANDER PURVES AS DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES IN MID-1989 WHEN MR PURVES RETIRES AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THESE OFFICERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MR BRIAN CHAV TAK-HAY, JP
AGED 45. MR CHAU JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN JOLY 1967. HE HAS SERVED FOR THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER IN THE FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENTS, WHERE HE BECAME A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN JULY 1979.
HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN JULY 1982 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY POSTED TO GENEVA AS COUNSELLOR (HONG KONG AFFAIRS).
FOLLOWING HIS RETURN FROM GENEVA IN 1984, HE SERVED AS DEPUTY SECRETARY (HEALTH AND WELFARE) (1984-85), DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON) (1985-86) AND BECOME REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON) IN APRIL 1986.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN MARCH 1988.
MR JOHN CHAMBERS, OBE, JP
AGED 56. MR CHAMBERS JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN JUNE 1955. HE INITIALLY WORKED MAINLY IN THE THEN ESTABLISHMENT, DEFENCE, LANDS AND HOME AFFAIRS BRANCHES OF THE SECRETARIAT.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS (1973-74), DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES (1974-77), DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES (1977-80), SECRETARY GENERAL, STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (1980-83), DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (1983-84) AND BECAME SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE IN DECEMBER 1984.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN JANUARY 1986.
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MR DAVID LAN HONG-TSUNG, JP
AGED 48. HE JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1961 AND WAS APPOINTED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN AUGUST 1966.
HE HAS SERVED IN A NUMBER OF BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE THEN ESTABLISHMENT AND HOME AFFAIRS BRANCHES, THE (THEN) RESETTLEMENT AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (1981-84), DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL (1984-86), DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (1986-87) AND BECAME DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN JUNE 1987.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B IN APRIL 1981.
MR JOHN YAXLEY, JP
AGED 51. MR YAXLEY JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE IN JUNE 1977 AFTER SERVING MANY YEARS IN OTHER BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES.
HE HAS HELD A NUMBER OF SENIOR POSTS INCLUDING PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT' FINANCIAL SECRETARY (1978-80), POLICE ADMINISTRATION OFFICER (1980-83), DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY (1983-86), AND SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES (1986-87).
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN JULY 1986 AND HAS SERVED AS DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY SINCE MARCH 1987.
MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, CBE, JP
AGED 57. MR ALLEYNE JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER IN JANUARY 1956 AND WAS APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE GRADE IN APRIL 1957.
HE HAS HELD A VARIETY OF POSTS IN THE FORMER RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH AND CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (1981-83), DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY (1983-87) AND BECAME COMMISSIONER, LONDON OFFICE IN APRIL 1987.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN MAY 1984.
/MR HAMISH .......
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MR HAMISH MACLEOD, JP
AGED 48. MR MACLEOD JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 1966. HE HAS HELD A VARIETY OF SENIOR POSTS IN FINANCE BRANCH, CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH AND THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF TRADE (1983-87) AND BECAME SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY IN APRIL 1987.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN MARCH 1988.
MR JOHN CHAN CHO-CHAK, LVO, OBE, JP
AGED 45. MR CHAN JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER II IN JULY 1964.
HE BECAME AN ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER TWO MONTHS LATER AND STAYED IN THE FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT UNTIL JANUARY 1970 WHEN HE WAS APPOINTED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.
HE THEN HELD VARIOUS POSTS IN THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH, THE FORMER HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH.
FOLLOWING A SHORT BREAK IN HIS SERVICE, HE RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE SECURITY AND CIVIL SERVICE BRANCHES.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE (1983-84), DEPUTY SECRETARY (GENERAL DUTIES) (1984-86), DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES (1986-87) AND BECAME DEPUTY -CHIEF SECRETARY IN MARCH 1987.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN MARCH 1988.
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MR MICHAEL SUEN MING-YEUNG, JP
AGED 44. MR SUEN JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1966.
SINCE THEN HE HAS HELD VARIOUS POSTS IN THE FORMER NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT AND ENVIRONMENT BRANCH.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DIRECTOR, CITY SERVICES IN THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (1983-85), DEPUTY DIRECTOR, REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (1985-86), DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES (1986-87) AND BECAME REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES) IN NOVEMBER 1987.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN MARCH 1988.
MR ADOLF HSU HSUNG, JP
AGED 50. MR HSU JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1958 AND WAS APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE GRADE IN 1968.
HE HAS HELD VARIOUS POSTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH, THE FORMER NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATION BRANCH, AND THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (TSUEN WAN), CNTA (1983-84), DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION (1985-87), COMMISSIONER, SURVEY OFFICE (1987) AND BECAME DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE IN DECEMBER 1987.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B IN APRIL 1981.
MR YEUNG KAI-YIN, JP
AGED 47. MR YEUNG JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TN SEPTEMBER 1962.
HE HAS HELD VARIOUS POSTS IN THE FORMER HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, FINANCE BRANCH AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS WORKED MAINLY IN THE FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC AND TRADE RELATED FIELDS. HE SERVED AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (1980-81), DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES (1982-84), COMMISSIONER, EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (1984-86) AND BECAME DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY IN MARCH 1986.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
/MR RONALD ......
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MR RONALD BRIDGE, OBE, JP
AGED 56. MR BRIDGE JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1957 AND HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FORMER RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, LANDS BRANCH, AND ESTABLISHMENT BRANCH.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, AND DEPUTY SECRETARY AND ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION (1978-83), COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR (1983-86) AND BECAME SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER IN AUGUST 1986.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
MR JAMES SO YIU-CHO, JP
AGED 48. MR SO JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 1962.
HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN AUGUST 1966 AND HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES, INCLUDING FINANCE BRANCH, THE FORMER HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE (1979-81), DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (1982-86), ACTING SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION (1986-87) AND BECAME COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT IN MAY 1 987 .
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE Bl IN OCTOBER 1987.
MR ALEXANDER PURVES, JP
AGED 56. MR PURVES JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN AUGUST 1955 AND, FOLLOWING SUBSTANTIAL SERVICE IN THE FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENTS, HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS IN JULY 1979.
FOLLOWING A SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN THE RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B, HE SERVED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FORMER COUNCILS AND ADMINISTRATION BRANCH (1983-85), DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES (1985-86), AND BECAME DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES IN JUNE 1986.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN MARCH 1988.
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MONETARY STATISTICS FOR JULY PUBLISHED
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HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS FELL SLIGHTLY IN JULY COMPARED WITH JUNE, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS, ON THE OTHER HAND, CONTINUED TO GROW DURING THE MONTH.
REFLECTING THE DECLINE IN HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS, HK$M1 AND HKSM2 FELL SLIGHTLY IN JULY WHILE HK$M3 REMAINED UNCHANGED.
TOTAL LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS INCREASED IN JULY COMPARED WITH JUNE.
WHILE LOANS TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE AND OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG SHOWED MODERATE GROWTH, LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG GREW ONLY SLIGHTLY.
THE ACCOMPANYING TABLE SETS OUT SUMMARY FIGURES FOR JULY 1988 AND COMPARISONS WITH EARLIER MONTHS.
DEPOSITS
HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS DROPPED BY 0.1 PER CENT IN JULY FOLLOWING AN INCREASE OF 0.2 PER CENT IN MAY AND A DECLINE OF 0.3 PER CENT IN JUNE.
OF THESE DEPOSITS, DEMAND AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS FELL BY 2.6 PER CENT AND 4.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, WHILE TIME DEPOSITS INCREASED BY 4.3 PER CENT.
DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JULY 1988, TOTAL HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 15.2 PER CENT.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS GREW BY 3.5 PER CENT IN JULY FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 4.0 PER CENT AND 1.3 PER CENT IN MAY AND JUNE RESPECTIVELY.
OF THESE DEPOSITS, U.S. DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 2.7 PER CENT WHILE NON-U.S. DOLLAR DEPOSITS INCREASED BY 4.6 PER CENT.
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OVER THE YEAR, TOTAL FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS ROSE BY 26.8 PER CENT.
FOREIGN CURRENCY SWAP DEPOSITS ROSE BY 6.3 PER CENT IN JULY AFTER INCREASES OF 19.5 PER CENT AND 10.6 PER CENT IN MAY AND JUNE RESPECTIVELY.
ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE THESE DEPOSITS, HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 0.5 PER CENT IN JULY AND BY 14.0 PER CENT OVER THE YEAR.
ON THE OTHER HAND, FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS, ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE SWAP DEPOSITS, INCREASED BY 3.3 PER CENT IN JULY AND BY 29.2 PER CENT OVER THE YEAR.
DEPOSITS OF ALL CURRENCIES WITH BANKS INCREASED BY 1.7 PER CENT IN JULY WHILE THOSE WITH DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ROSE BY 5.5 PER CENT.
THE RESPECTIVE INCREASES FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JULY 1988 WERE 23.0 PER CENT AND 9.3 PER CENT.
MONEY SUPPLY
HK$M1 AND HK$M2 FELL BY 1.0 PER CENT AND 0.3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN JULY, WHILE HKSM3 SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE. THE CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATES IN JUNE WERE 3.3 PER CENT, -0.4 PER CENT AND -0.2 PER CENT.
DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JULY, THE RESPECTIVE INCREASES FOR HK$M1, HK$M2 AND HK$M3 WERE 27.0 PER CENT, 19.1 PER CENT AND 17.0 PER CENT.
ADJUSTED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF SWAP DEPOSITS, HK$M2 GREW BY 0.3 PER CENT WHILE HK«M3 ROSE BY 0.6 PER CENT IN JULY. OVER THE YEAR, THEY GREW BY 17.5 PER CENT AND 15.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
TOTAL Ml DROPPED BY 0.8 PER CENT IN JULY WHILE TOTAL M2 AND TOTAL M3 GREW BY 1.6 PER CENT AND 1.9 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. THEIR CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATES WERE 3.6 PER CENT, 0.6 PER CENT AND 0.6 PER CENT IN JUNE.
DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JULY, TOTAL Ml GREW BY 28.4 PER CENT, TOTAL M2 BY 23.4 PER CENT AND TOTAL M3 BY 21.6 PER CENT.
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LOANS AND ADVANCES
TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES GREW BY 0.6 PER CENT IN JULY, FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 1.9 PER CENT AND 0.8 PER CENT IN MAY AND JUNE RESPECTIVELY.
OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS, THOSE DENOMINATED IN HONG KONG DOLLARS GREW BY 1.7 PER CENT, WHILE THOSE DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES FELL BY 0.2 PER CENT.
LOANS TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG GREW BY 2.5 PER CENT IN JULY AFTER INCREASES OF 3.8 PER CENT AND 6.8 PER CENT IN MAY AND JUNE RESPECTIVELY; OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 22.0 PER CENT.
OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG GREW BY 1.3 PER CENT IN JULY COMPARED WITH RESPECTIVE GROWTH RATES OF 3.3 PER CENT AND 1.9 PER CENT IN MAY AND JUNE. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 24.5 PER CENT.
LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG EDGED UP BY 0.3 PER CENT IN JULY AFTER AN INCREASE OF 0.6 PER CENT IN MAY AND A FALL OF 0.5 PER CENT IN JUNE. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 43.3 PER CENT.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS AND LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED AT 158 AND 35 RESPECTIVELY, WHILE THAT OF REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY TWO TO 224.
/MONETARY STATISTICS .......
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MONETARY STATISTICS - JULY 1988
Money Supply Ml - HK$ Foreign currency Total M2 - HK$ Foreign currency Total M3 - HK$ Foreign currency Total Notes and coins in circulation of which held by public Total Depoaits Jul 1988 9 Jun 1988 X) %) .%) %) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) Earlier months (X change to July 1988) (IIKSmn)
73,188 8.8G3 82,051 323,217 418,010 741,227 356,457 450,064 806.521 30,977 27,213
Apr 1988 (D TF nn VOJH o CM 1 1 X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) Jul 1987
73.920 8.783 82.703 324.297 405.033 729,330 35G.355 435.067 791.422 30,493 26,736 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( -1.0 0.9 -0.0 -0.3 3.2 1.6 0.0 3.4 1 9 1.6 1.0 72,717 0,202 00,918 327.333 302,534 709,867 357.019 412,587 769.606 30,642 27,164 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 57,624 6,277 63,902 271.329 329.359 600.688 304,773 358.265 663.038 24,585 21.394 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 27.0 41.2 28.4 19.1 26.9 23.4 17.0 25.6 21.6 26.0 27.2 X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X)
Total Demand deposits Total Savings deposits Total Time deposits with banks Total Time deposits with dtcs BK$ deposits USS deposits Other foreign currency deposits All deposits 54,038 160.740 477,123 63,402 317.019 237.791 200,492 764.102 55,967 172.513 460,649 60,109 318,225 231.617 199,396 749,237 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( -2.0 -2.2 3.6 5.5 -0.1 2.7 4.6 2.0 X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) 53,754 102.903 433,166 57,714 310,355 222,560 106.622 727,537 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 2.0 -7.7 10.1 9.9 -0.2 6.8 11.7 5.0 X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X) 42,508 142,462 384,838 58.028 276,002 215,569 136,266 627.836 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 29.0 18.4 24.0 9.3 15.2 10.3 53.0 21.7 X) X) X) X) X) X) X) X)
Foreign currency swap deposits 35,662 33,540 ( 6.3 X) 1 25,378 ( 40.5 X) 34,110 ( 4.5 X)
Total Loans and advances • f
To finance U.K.’s visible trade To finance merchandising trade not touching U.K. 51,959 5,464 50,696 5.212 ( ( 2.5 4.8 X) X) 45,734 5,467 ( ( 13.6 -0. I X) X) 42.599 6,473 ( (' ♦ 22.0 ■15.6 X) X)
Other loans for use in U.K. Other loans for use outside U.K. Other loans where the place of use is not known 402.034 325,953 54,616 396,895 325,034 57,272 ( ( ( 1 . 3 0.3 -4.6 X) X) X) 377,107 324,582 60,762 ( ( ( 6.6 0.4 -10. 1 X) X) X) 322,870 227.405 38,130 ( ( ( 24.5 43.3 43.2 X) X) X)
Loans in HK$ Loans in foreign currencies Total loans and advances 356,373 483,653 840,026 35O1, 44 8 404', 660 835;, 100 ( ( ( 1.7 -0.2 0.6 X) X) X) 329,175 4B4.476 813,651 ( ( ( 8.3 -0.2 3.2 X) X) X) 293,549 343,929 637.477 ( ( ( 21.4 40.6 31.8 X) X) X)
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2ND QUARTER EXPORT STATISTICS RE-CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN *****
SIX INDUSTRY GROUPS TOGETHER ACCOUNTED FOR 83 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF MERCHANDISE DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SIX MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY GROUPS IN TERMS OF VALUE WERE: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS; TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING); WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR AND KNITWEAR; PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; AND BASIC METALS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS.
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES WITH THE LARGEST INCREASES IN THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987 WERE: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (+$2,908 MILLION); PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT (+$967 MILLION); MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (+$684 MILLION); BASIC METALS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (+$492 MILLION); AND CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (+$332 MILLION).
IN PERCENTAGE TERMS, INDUSTRIES WITH THE LARGEST INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987 WERE: TOBACCO (+88 PER CENT); MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (+71 PER CENT); AND CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (+57 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, INDUSTRIES SHOWING THE LARGEST DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BETWEEN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988 AND THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987 WERE: TEXTILES, INCLUDING KNITTING (-$760 MILLION OR -7 PER CENT); PLASTIC PRODUCTS (-$426 MILLION OR -12 PERCENT); AND WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT FOOTWEAR AND KNITWEAR (-$395 MILLION OR -4 PER CENT).
OUTSIDE THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, DOMESTIC EXPORTS ORIGINATING FROM OCEAN AND COASTAL FISHING ROSE SIGNIFICANTLY (+58 MILLION OR +38 PER CENT) WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987, WHILE DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF ELECTRICITY RECORDED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE (-$47 MILLION OR -36 PER CENT).
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THE ABOVE STATISTICS ON DOMESTIC EXPORTS ANALYSED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN ARE DERIVED BY RE-GROUPING ALL SIX-DIGIT MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS UNDER THE 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 OF MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN IS STRUCTURED UPON THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF ALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (ISIC), AS DISTINCT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION (SITC) WHICH IS ADOPTED IN THE REGULAR TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.
CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN WHEN REFERRING TO THESE RE-CLASSIFIED STATISTICS.
CERTAIN MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS MAY REQUIRE SEVERAL INTERMEDIATE PROCESSING STAGES IN THEIR PRODUCTION. IN SUCH CASES, THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH AN ITEM IS FINALLY PRODUCED IS NOT THE SOLE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE EXPORT VALUE OF THAT ITEM.
HOWEVER, THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE ITEM HAS WHOLLY BEEN ALLOCATED TO THAT INDUSTRY IN THIS RE-CLASSIFICATION.
BESIDES, THE CLASSIFICATION OF A MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEM TO A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE ENTIRE EXPORT VALUE OF THE ITEM IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS OF THAT INDUSTRY, SINCE PART OF THE VALUE MAY BE DUE TO PRODUCTION BY ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED UNDER OTHER INDUSTRIES AS SECONDARY PRODUCTS.
FURTHER DETAILS OF MERCHANDISE DOMESTIC EXPORTS STATISTICS RE-CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE FOUND IN THE ACCOMPANYING TABLE WHICH IS OBTAINABLE FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-8234832).
A TABLE SHOWING MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF SIMILAR STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, JUNE 1988”.
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Value of merchandise domestic exports, reclassified by industrial origin for the second quarter of 1988
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Industrial origin of the commodities exported Merchandise domestic exports
1988 2nd qtr. 1987 2nd qtr. Value change change
Agricultural, Forestry and Fishine
Agricultural, livestock and 2,765 2.318 *447 *19
poultry ©reduction
Ccerr. and coastal fishing 209,559 151,690 *57.869 *38
Mining and Quarrying 1,539 . 1,5U1 •2 •
Manufacturing
Food 571,115 5Ji,984 *39.129 *12
Beverages 94,319 75.61’8 *18,641 *25
Tobacco uc8,u?9 2 ■'6,702 *191.777 *88
Textiles (including knitting} 9,540,601 1O.3OO,731 -76OJ3O -7
Wearing apparel, except 9,238,357 9,633,820 -3°4,972 _u
footwear and knitwear
Leather and leather products 229,868 168,884 4.60,984 -36
Footwear 295,155 273,41} *21,742 *3
Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures 215,347 216,012 -665 •
Paper apd paper products, 1,177,251 998,088 *179.163 +18
printing and publishing 580,177 ♦551.81*3
Chemicals and chemical products 912,020. *57
Products of Petroleum and coal 705 *705 —
Rubber products 37.269 43.’4} -6 ,’574 -.15
Plastic products 3,128,1*19 5,554,596 -435,977 -12
Non-metallic mineral products 174,377 149,294 ♦25,083 + 17
Sasic metals and fabricated metal products 2,530,924 2,038,809 +402,115 *24
Machinery, except electrical 1,640,246 956.634 ♦683,612 +71
Electrical and electronic 13,192,361 10,284,577 *2,907,784 +28
oroducts *8,741
Transport equipment 38,956 30,215 • *29
Professional and optical eouipment 4,845,248 3,878,138 *967,110 *25
Other manufacturing industries 3,065,066 3,234,517 -169,251 -5
electricity 8l,48o 128,125 -46,645 -36
Miscellaneous items 17,275 14,988 ♦2,287 *15
(e.g. developed photographic
plates and film, antiques, and works of art) % *
Total 51,449,198 47,264,381 +4,184,817 *9
Individual entries of a column may not add up exactly to the corresponding total due to
rounding.
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SEPTEMBER DATE FOR CALLING FOR CABLE TV PROPOSALS » ♦ ♦ * ♦
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE DATE FOR CALLING FOR PROPOSALS ON CABLE TELEVISION WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 19, 1988.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE ORIGINAL TARGET DATE OF THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER COULD NOT BE MET FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS.
THE ADDITIONAL TIME WOULD ENABLE PRINTING TO BE COMPLETED AND PERMIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS TO HONG KONG’S OFFICES OVERSEAS.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE * » »
STORAGE IN HONG KONG’S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (TUESDAY) STOOD AT 43.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 254.620 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 444.787 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 75.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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EXHIBITION ON LEGCO ELECTIONS IN NT EAST
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A MOBILE EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WILL BE STAGED IN FOUR VENUES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES EAST CONSTITUENCY FROM THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) UNTIL THE ELECTION DAY ON SEPTEMBER 22.
JOINTLY PREPARED BY THE SHA TIN, TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT OFFICES, THE EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE INTERESTING* CHARACTERISTICS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE THREE DISTRICTS AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
SOME OF THE LESS WELL-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE DISTRICTS, SUCH AS SHA TIN WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY PART OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BEFQRE 1974, TAI PO LITERALLY MEANS "BIG STRIDE", AND NORTH DISTRICT IS THE SECOND LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE TERRITORY,WILL BE GIVEN.
THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO EXPLAIN THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WITH AN INTERESTING COMPARISON BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
ADMISSION TO THE EXHIBITION IS FREE OF CHARGE. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE KCR SHA TIN STATION FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO 7, TAI PO STATION FROM SEPTEMBER 8 TO 14 AND AT THE CHEUNG WAH COMMUNITY HALL IN FANLING AND THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL FROM SEPTEMBER 15 TO 22.
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DB SPORTS COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER FUND APPLICATIONS
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THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD’S RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE WILL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) CONSIDER APPLICATIONS BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR FUNDS FOR HOLDING RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH NEXT YEAR.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO STUDY A PROGRESS REPORT ON DISTRICT BOARD-SPONSORED RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN JULY AND AUGUST THIS YEAR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING BOARD’S RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE (WEDNESDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, 13TH OFFICES BUILDING, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN BEGIN AT.3 PM.
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OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT TO BE HELD TOMORROW FLOOR, TAI KIU GOVERNMENT LONG. THE MEETING WILL
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS » » « » «
THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN TAI HANG TUNG VILLAGE AND CHUN YEUNG STREET AT A MEETING ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) AFTERNOON.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE ERECTION OF DISTRICT BOARD LOGOS AND SIGNBOARDS AT SITTING-OUT AREAS FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE COMMITTEE’S WORKING GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLEAN HONG KONG ACTIVITIES WILL PRESENT ITS REPORT AT THE MEETING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, 880-886 KING’S ROAD, HONG KONG.
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DB COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT POLL ON EDUCATION REPORT
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MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD’S PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) DETAILS INVOLVED IN CONDUCTING AN OPINION SURVEY ON THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 3.
ALSO AT THE MEETING, A SENIOR LECTURER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION, CITY POLYTECHNIC, MR CHEUNG BING-LEUNG, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS IN HONG KONG.
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A SUMMARY OF MEMBERS’ VIEWS ON THE DRAFT BASIC LAW (FOR SOLICITATION OF OPINION) WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD’S PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 4 PM ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
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FIELD DAY FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS ♦ » » » »
A FIELD DAY WILL BE ORGANISED ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 4) IN THE SCENIC SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK FOR 150 PARTICIPANTS OF THE CLEAN AND GREEN ’88 PHOTO COMPETITION WHICH WAS LAUNCHED EARLY THIS MONTH TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE FOR A CLEANER COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT.
THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY PROMISES TO BE A ."SPECIAL TREAT" FOR ENTHUSIASTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY AS IT WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF POPULAR TELEVISION ARTISTES IN A COUNTRYSIDE SETTING.
PARTICIPANTS OF THE COMPETITION AND OTHER MEMBERS' OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING ARE INVITED TO ENROL BY TELEPHONING THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT’S CONSERVATION EDUCATION UNIT ON 3-7332121 FOR REGISTRATION ON A FIRST COME. FIRST SERVED BASIS.
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COACHES WILL BE ARRANGED BY THE ORGANISERS TO TAKE PARTICIPANTS TO THE ACTIVITY VENUE AND RETURN AT ABOUT NOON. THOSE WHO HAVE ENROLLED SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE SPECIFIED DEPARTURE POINT AT 8.50 AM ON THAT DAY.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (TUESDAY), THE DEPARTMENT’S SENIOR COUNTRY PARKS OFFICER, MR C.C. LAY, SAID THE EVENT WAS PART OF THE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES ARRANGED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
MR LAY SAID: "THE OUTDOOR EVENT IS HELD WITH THE KEEN SUPPORT OF THE TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED WHICH HAS MOBILISED A TEAM OF ITS POPULAR ARTISTES TO POSE BEFORE THE CAMERAS OF THE COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS."
THEREFORE, HE SAID, THE ACTIVITY WOULD BE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THOSE WHO INTENDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PORTRAITS GROUP OF THE PHOTO CONTEST.
THE TWO OTHER THEME GROUPS ARE ON WILDLIFE AND VEGETATION AND ON SCENERY'. CONTESTANTS MAY PARTICIPATE IN ONE OR MORE GROUPS BUT NOT MORE THAN TWO ENTRIES CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH GROUP.
PARTICIPANTS SHOULD COMPLETE AN ENTRY FORM OBTAINABLE FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, VARIOUS COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRES, THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND FROM VARIOUS FOTOMAX PHOTO FINISHING CENTRES AND KODAK SERVICE CENTRES.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS OCTOBER 31. A GRAND PRIZE - A PERSONAL COMPUTER SET VALUED AT $12,700 - WILL BE AWARDED TO THE
OVERALL CHAMPION OF THE COMPETITION. THE FIRST THREE WINNING ENTRIES IN EACH GROUP WILL ALSO RECEIVE ATTRACTIVE PRIZES.
MR LAY SAID THE PHOTO COMPETITION HAD RECEIVED VERY ENCOURAGING RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC AND THAT OVER 10,000 ENTRY FORMS HAD SO FAR BEEN DISTRIBUTED.
THE CLEAN AND GREEN *88 PHOTO COMPETITION IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES UNDER THE ANNUAL CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME WHICH HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO HELP IN CONSERVING THE COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT SPECIAL TRAFFIC MEASURES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN FANLING FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS TO FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION OF PRECAST CONCRETE BEAMS ACROSS TAI PO ROAD FANLING (FANLING BYPASS) NEAR TAI PING ESTATE IN FANLING AREA 28B.
THE KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF FANLING BYPASS BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI ROUNDABOUT AND KAI LENG ROUNDABOUT WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) TO 3 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.
TRAFFIC ALONG FANLING BYPASS HEADING FOR KOWLOON WILL BE DIVERTED VIA PO SHEK WU ROAD, JOCKEY CLUB ROAD AND ROAD D3.
MEANWHILE, FROM MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 2) TO 3 AM THE NEXT DAY, THE YUEN LONG-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE SAME SECTION OF FANLING BYPASS WILL BE CLOSED.
VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG FANLING BYPASS HEADING FOR YUEN LONG WILL HAVE TO USE ROAD D3, JOCKEY CLUB ROAD AND PO SHEK WU ROAD.
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FRESH WATER CUT IN SAN PO KONG ♦ * * * *
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN SAN PO KONG WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FOR WATER WORKS.
THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT NOS 690-714 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, NOS 96-98 KING FUK STREET, NOS 15-41 TSEUK LUK STREET AND NOS 1-19 AND 14-36 SHEUNG HEI STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL: 5-8428777
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST J1, 1988
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT KAI TAK................................. 1
GOVERNOR SENDS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILIES ...................... 1
GOVERNOR VISITS SHAM SHUT PO AND SAN TICK CLOSED CENTRES .... 2
UK BUSINESSMEN BRIEFED ON HK OPPORTUNITIES .................. 5
BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION UPGRADED ........................... **
UPGRADING OF BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION WELCOMED .............. 5
"PARENTAL CHOICE" IN SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME .......... 5
EPD SIGNS DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENTS WITH FARMERS ............. 6
MORE ELDERLY TO BENEFIT FROM ALLOWANCE....................... 7
YOUTH AND OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES RENAMED............... 8
DB COMMITTEE TO BE BRIEFED ON RECLAMATION PROJECT............ 9
VEGETABLE GROWING COMPETITION INVITES ENTRIES ............... 10
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF LAN KWAI FONG .......................... 10
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CENTRAL ............................. 11
SPEED LIMIT ON KWUN TONG ROAD ADJUSTED....................... 11
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1988
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT KAI TAK
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AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT KAI TAK AT 9.19 AM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) INVOLVING A CAAC TRIDENT AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT NUMBER CA 301 FROM GUANGZHOU, WHICH WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
IT LEFT THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST SIDE AND CAME TO REST PARTLY IN KOWLOON BAY AND PARTLY ON THE RUNWAY PROMONTORY.
A TOTAL OF 89 PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE REPORTED TO BE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.
EMERGENCY RESCUE OPERATIONS WERE IMMEDIATELY LAUNCHED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE DESIGNATED CRASH AND RESCUE UNITS, INCLUDING THE ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL AIR FORCE AND ROYAL HONG KONO AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT AND RESCUE TEAMS.
EIGHTY-THREE PEOPLE WERE LED TO SAFETY FROM THE PARTLY SUBMERGED FUSELAGE. THIRTEEN OF THEM SUFFERED INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL. SIX BODIES WERE ALSO RECOVERED.
URGENT ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TO REMOVE THE WRECKAGE AND IT IS HOPED THAT THE RUNWAY WILL RESUME OPERATION AT ABOUT 4 PM.
t AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT HAS COMMENCED AND IT IS
BEING CONDUCTED BY INSPECTORS OF THE ACCIDENT .INVESTIGATION DIVISION OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HONG KONG CIVIL AVIATION (INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS) REGULATIONS.
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GOVERNOR SENDS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILIES
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID HE HAD ALREADY SENT HIS CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAD DIED IN THE AIR CRASH AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.
HE WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER VISITING 13 PEOPLE, WHO WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL.
SIR DAVID, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY LADY WILSON ON HIS VISIT, 'WISHED THE INJURED TO GET WELL SOON AND PRAISED THE EMERGENCY SERVICES WHICH, HE SAID, PERFORMED EXTREMELY WELL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
HE SAID THE PATIENTS WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT HAD BEEN DONE BY THE HOSPITAL TO LOOK AFER THEM.
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THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE ACTIONS OF SOME OF THE INJURED PEOPLE WHO HELPED OTHERS. "THERE WAS ONE MAN I TALKED TO WHO HAD GONE BACK SEVERAL TIMES IN THE WATER TO SAVE OTHER PEOPLE. IT WAS A VERY COMMENDABLE THING TO DO," SIR DAVID ADDED.
THE GOVERNOR SAID A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT HAD ALREADY STARTED.
THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PEKING HAD BEEN INFORMED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT SO THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, SIR DAVID SAID.
"OTHERWISE THERE IS THE NORMAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN AVIATION AUTHORITIES ON THE TWO SIDES," HE NOTED.
ASKED IF THERE WAS AN URGENT NEED TO REPLACE KAI TAK AIRPORT IN VIEW OF THE ACCIDENT, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "WHAT WE MUST DO IS FIRST OF ALL LOOK INTO THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. QUITE SEPARATELY, WE MUST LOOK AT THE QUESTION OF KAI TAK AND THE FUTURE OF KAI TAK.
"I DON’T THINK WE SHOULD BE MAKING DECISIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT ON THE BASIS OF AN ACCIDENT LIKE THIS. THE ACCIDENT MUST BE TREATED ON ITS OWN."
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GOVERNOR VISITS SHAM SHUI PO AND SAN YICK CLOSED CENTRES » * * * *
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE SHAM SHUI PO AND SAN YICK CLOSED CENTRES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR MIKE HANSON, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK.
THE GOVERNOR PRAISED CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF AND VOLUNTARY WORKERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN LOOKING AFTER THE REFUGEES.
’’THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB IN MAKING THE BEST OF THE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS THERE,” HE SAID AFTER A MORNING INSPECTION TOUR OF THE TWO CENTRES.
’’THESE BUILDINGS WERE NOT INTENDED FOR HOUSING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. INEVITABLY, THEY ARE NOT UP TO THE STANDARD OF THE CLOSED CENTRES WHERE THE REFUGEES WERE PREVIOUSLY HOUSED,” HE SAID.
“BUT WITH OVER 17,000 BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE HAD TO IMPROVISE IN ORDER TO COPE WITH THE CONTINUING INFLUX.
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"THE ARRIVAL OF SUCH LARGE NUMBERS OF BOAT PEOPLE HAS CREATED AN IMMENSE BURDEN FOR A SMALL TERRITORY WHERE LAND IS SCARCE.”
DURING HIS VISIT, SIR DAVID WAS BRIEFED ON THE STEPS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS AT THE CENTRES.
"LAST WEEK, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGREED THAT AS A FIRST STEP TOWARDS LIBERALISATION OF CONDITIONS AT THE CENTRES, SCHOOL-AGE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CHILDREN AT THE SHAM SHUI PO AND SAN YICK CENTRES WILL BE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLOSED CENTRES,” HE SAID.
"AT THE SAN YICK CLOSED CENTRE, IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO THE DRAINAGE FACILITIES.
”ONE AND A HALF FLOORS HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE REFUGEES. AND WE ARE WORKING OUT WAYS OF ALLOWING THE REFUGEES OUTSIDE THE CENTRE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.”
"FINALLY,” HE SAID, ”WE ARE URGENTLY LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS OF ACCOMMODATING AT LEAST SOME OF THE REFUGEES NOW IN SAN YICK. THIS WILL NOT BE EASY. BUT WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS FOR THESE UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE WHILE THEY ARE IN HONG KONG AWAITING RESETTLEMENT.”
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UK BUSINESSMEN BRIEFED ON HK OPPORTUNITIES
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THE DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR JOHN YAXLEY, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BRIEFED BUSINESSMEN IN LONDON ON THE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH LAY AHEAD FOR THEM AS HONG KONG EMBARKED ON A MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL EXPANSION.
MR YAXLEY WAS ADDRESSING A SEMINAR AT THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH HE NOTED WOULD BE SENDING A MISSION TO HONG KONG NEXT JANUARY.
IN HIS SPEECH "HONG KONG: THE NEXT DECADE”, MR YAXLEY GAVE AN OUTLINE OF THE "EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS" WHICH WERE ALREADY CHANGING THE FACE OF HONG KONG.
CITING THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BORDER CROSSINGS, NEW CONTAINER PORT FACILITIES AND POSSIBLY A NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HE SAID THESE WERE DEVELOPMENTS "IN WHICH THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER".
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IF IT WENT AHEAD, THE AIRPORT PROJECT, IN PARTICULAR, WOULD "ENTAIL A NEW HEAVY INVESTMENT, THE MAGNITUDE OF WHICH EVEN HONG KONG HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE," HE SAID.
MR YAXLEY ADDED THAT IN RECENT YEARS ECONOMIC GROWTH IN HONG KONG WAS ALSO DRIVEN BY A NEW EXTERNAL FORCE - ITS GROWING TRADE WITH CHINA.
THERE WAS NO DOUBT THAT HONG KONG’S INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES HAD TO BE IMPROVED EVEN FURTHER TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OFFERED BY CHINA’S OPEN DOOR POLICY, HE SAID.
REFERRING TO PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH RAPID GROWTH IN PAST DECADES, MY YAXLEY SAID HONG KONG WAS NOW GEARED TO MEET THE HIGHER EXPECTATIONS OF A MORE SOPHISTICATED AND DEMANDING COMMUNITY.
PROJECTS INCLUDING BETTER DESIGNED NEW TOWNS, MAJOR RECLAMATIONS, NEW TRUNK HIGHWAYS AND POSSIBLY A RAILWAY SPUR FROM SHA TIN TO KWAI CHUNG, A NEW CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND RAILWAY LINK, AND A 10-YEAR PROGRAMME FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL WERE "JUST A BEGINNING" TO A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, HE SAID’.
RECENTLY, A NEW LONG-TERM HOUSING STRATEGY WAS PREPARED AND THE HONG KONG LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WAS SET UP TO FACILITATE A COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING IN HONG KONG.
IN CONCLUSION, MR YAXLEY ADVISED BUSINESSMEN TO VISIT HONG KONG AND TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND IN ORDER NOT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE EXCITING INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WOULD EXTEND OVER THE NEXT DECADE AND BEYOND.
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THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT WAS ISSUED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND BY THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION IN HONG KONG:
’’THE STATUS OF THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION IN HONG KONG IS TO BE UPGRADED. FROM SEPTEMBER 1 IT WILL BE HEADED BY A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR GRADE OF THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
’’THE PRESENT SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR REG HOLLOWAY, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE SENIOR GRADE AND REMAINS IN CHARGE OF THE POST. HE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE BRITISH CONSUL GENERAL IN MACAU.”
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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WELCOMED THE UPGRADING OF THE STATUS OF THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION IN HONG KONG AND THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESENT SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR REG HOLLOWAY, TO THE SENIOR GRADE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE MOVE ACKNOWLEDGED HONG KONG’S GROWING ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
"IT ALSO REFLECTS THE HIGH PRIORITY WHICH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ATTACHES TO ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH HONG KONG," HE ADDED.
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"PARENTAL CHOICE" IN SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME
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A NEW PROCEDURE OF "PARENTAL CHOICE" WILL BE SEPTEMBER TO ALLOW PARENTS TO CHOOSE DOCTORS FOR THEIR THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SERVICE BOARD, DR DAVID WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IMPLEMENTED IN CHILDREN UNDER SCHOOL MEDICAL
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, DR WONG SAID THAT BASICALLY THE MAJOR CHANGES WERE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) SCHOOLS AND DOCTORS WILL BE DIVIDED GEOGRAPHICALLY INTO 19 DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT BOARD BOUNDARIES.
(B) DOCTORS WILL BE LISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR AREA OF PRACTICE IN THE 19 DISTRICTS CORRESPONDING TO THE AREAS OF THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED.
(C) PARENTS WILL BE ASKED TO CHOOSE DOCTORS FROM THE LIST OF DOCTORS IN THE AREA OF THE SCHOOL AND ALSO TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION AUTHORISING THEIR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME.
THE CHOICE, HOWEVER, IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE DOCTOR CHOSEN AS EACH PANEL DOCTOR HAS A SPECIFIED LIMIT OF STUDENTS HE WILL ACCEPT FOR THE YEAR. IF THE CHOICE IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE BOARD WILL ASSIGN ANOTHER DOCTOR FROM THE LIST.
(D) NEW PARTICIPATION CARDS EACH BEARING THE CHOP OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE BOARD AND SHOWING THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR CHOSEN BY THE PARENT WILL BE ISSUED TO STUDENTS FOR USE UP TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1989.
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DR WONG SAID ALL REGISTERED PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN HONG KONG WERE INVITED TO REGISTER WITH THE SCHEME.
"IN RESPONSE TO THIS INVITATION A TOTAL OF 522 DOCTORS HAVE APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION, COMPARED TO 439 DOCTORS REGISTERED WITH THE SCHEME LAST YEAR,” HE SAID.
"THE PARENTS OF ALL THE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND IN SECONDARY 1 TO 3 IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE INVITED TO CHOOSE DOCTORS FOR THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE SCHEME.
"THUS, THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO A POTENTIAL OF SOME 800,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN. AS AT MARCH 31, 1988, A TOTAL OF 380,166 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 912 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED."
THE NEW SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIVE BY OCTOBER 1, 1988, AND TO ACHIEVE THIS WILL REQUIRE THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF THE PARENTS AND THE SCHOOLS IN KEEPING TO A VERY TIGHT TIMETABLE FOR COMPLETING ALL THE PROCESSES INVOLVED.
"I WOULD THEREFORE ADVISE THE PARENTS TO RETURN THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE SCHOOLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PERFERABLY NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 9," DR WONG SAID.
THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR WILFRED TSUI, ADDED THAT IN PARALLEL WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES UNDER THE NEW PROCEDURES, A WORKING PARTY HAD ALSO BEEN APPOINTED TO REVIEW THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME AND TO CONSIDER ANY ALTERNATIVE METHODS IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES.
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EPD SIGNS DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENTS WITH FARMERS
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITH SIX OF THE 10 PRIVATE FARM OPERATORS SELECTED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SETTING UP OF LIVESTOCK WASTE TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION SYSTEMS AT THEIR FARMS.
SIGNING OF AGREEMENTS WITH THE OTHER - FARM OPERATORS WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.
AT THE AGREEMENT SIGNING CEREMONY TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE EPD’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (WASTE AND WATER), MR MIKE STOKOE, SAID THE 10 FARMS WERE SELECTED CAREFULLY.
THEY REPRESENTED A GOOD MIX OF PIG AND POULTRY FARMS RANGING FROM SMALL TO LARGE SCALE OPERATIONS, AND WERE SUITABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION OF THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDED TREATMENT METHODS.
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THE SELECTION OF FARMS WAS FINALISED AFTER FULL CONSULTATION WITH THE STEERING GROUP COMPRISING FARMERS’ REPRESENTATIVES, MEMBERS OF THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THOSE FARMS SELECTED FOR THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT COMPRISE ONE PIG FARM AND TWO CHICKEN FARMS FOR THE DRY MUCK-OUT SYSTEM, ONE PIG FARM AND ONE CHICKEN FARM FOR THE WET MUCK-OUT SYSTEM, ONE PIG FARM AND ONE CHICKEN FARM FOR THE HYBRID SYSTEM, AND THREE PIG FARMS FOR THE PIG-ON-LITTER SYSTEM.
PARTICIPATING FARMERS HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AND PROVIDED WITH DETAILS OF THE ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS AND ADDITIONAL MANPOWER REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE DEMONSTRATION SYSTEMS.
UNDER THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, THE EPD WILL PAY FOR ALL THE NECESSARY COSTS OF SETTING UP THE DEMONSTRATION FACILITIES AT THE SELECTED FARMS, INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONSULTANT TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT AND COMMISSION THE TREATMENT SYSTEMS.
MR STOKOE SAID UPON COMMISSIONING THE TREATMENT SYSTEMS WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE PARTICIPATING FARMERS WHO WILL ALSO BE TRAINED TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CONSULTANT.
PARTICIPATING FARMERS ARE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE SYSTEMS FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES AND BEAR ALL THE OPERATING COSTS FOR THAT PERIOD.
"WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TENDERING AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT ACTUAL INSTALLATION WORKS AT THE SELECTED FARMS CAN COMMENCE BY OCTOBER.
"THE EPD WILL ORGANISE GROUPS OF INTERESTED FARMERS TO SEE HOW THE DEMONSTRATION TREATMENT SYSTEMS WORK AT PRIVATE FARMS WHEN SUCH SYSTEMS ARE IN OPERATION,” MR STOKOE ADDED.
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THE FIRST PHASE OF THE EXTENSION OF THE OLD AGE ALLOWANCE (OAA) SCHEME TO BENEFIT MORE ELDERLY PEOPLE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
IT COVERS THE 68 AND THE 69 AGE GROUPS AND THE RATE IS $280 PER MONTH.
APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE IN PERSON OR IN WRITING TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNITS Ol THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
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TO QUALIFY, AN APPLICANT MUST HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS SINCE REACHING THE AGE OF 63.
IN ADDITION, HE OR SHE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A SIMPLE FINANCIAL DECLARATION.
SINGLE PERSONS WILL BE ENTITLED TO THE ALLOWANCE PROVIDED THAT THEIR INCOME IS NOT MORE THAN $1,700 PER MONTH AND THAT THEY HAVE ASSETS WORTH NOT MORE THAN $100,000.
THE LIMITS FOR A MARRIED COUPLE ARE A MONTHLY INCOME OF $2,800 AND ASSETS WORTH $150,000.
ANY ELDERLY PERSON WHO FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO VISIT THE FIELD UNIT IN PERSON CAN APPOINT SOMEONE TO APPLY ON HIS BEHALF.
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APPLICANTS OR APPOINTEES SHOULD BRING WITH THEM TO THE FIELD UNIT THE APPLICANT’S HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO THE FIELD UNIT.
THEY WILL BE GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT TO COME BACK ON A SPECIFIED DATE FOR COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
MEANWHILE, THE FIELD UNITS ARE PROCESSING SOME 18,000 INITIAL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED SINCE AUGUST 1 WHEN ACCEPTANCE OF BEGAN.
"REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THE ALLOWANCE WILL BE PAYABLE FROM SEPTEMBER 1; OR THE DATE OF INITIAL APPLICATION; OR THE DATE THE APPLICANT REACHES THE QUALIFYING AGE, WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 51,000 ELDERLY PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS INITIAL EXTENSION OF THE OAA SCHEME.
THE SECOND PHASE OF EXTENSION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN APRIL NEXT YEAR TO COVER THE 67-YEAR-OLD GROUP.
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YOUTH AND OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES RENAMED ♦ ♦ » » »
THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AND THE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL BE RENAMED IN ORDER TO REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE NATURE OF THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED WITH EFFECT FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE WHICH HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING CAREERS EDUCATION IN HONG KONG WILL BE RENAMED AS THE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE.
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THE SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AT ITS THREE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES SITUATED IN CAUSEWAY BAY. TO EWA WAN AND TSUEN WAN.
THE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WILL BE REPLACED RY ITS THREE EXISTING SERVICES.
THE EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WILL ADMINISTER THE CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG ORDINANCE; THE FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS SERVICE WILL ADMINISTER MATTERS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS; AND THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES ADMINISTRATION WILL ADMINISTER PROVISIONS IN THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES AND THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY REGULATIONS.
THESE THREE SERVICES WILL REMAIN OPERATING FROM THEIR EXISTING OFFICES LOCATED AT HARBOUR BUILDING, 12TH FLOOR, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL. /
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DB COMMITTEE TO BE BRIEFED ON RECLAMATION PROJECT
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A -PAPER ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STAGE 11 OF THE LAI CHI KOK BAY RECLAMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SHAM SHU1 PO DISTRICT BOARD AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE PROJECT IS TO RECLAIM THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE SEABED IN LAI CHI KOK BAY IN ORDER TO TIE IN WITH THE ADJACENT LAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, ESPECIALLY THE CONTAINER PORT EXTENSION AND BACK-UP AREAS.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS AN AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN THE WAI MING BLOCK OF CARITAS MEDICAL CENTRE.
A NUMBER. OF QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE RAISED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD’S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE, 59 FAT CHEUNG STREET, KOWLOON. IT WILL BEGIN AT 2.15 PM.
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TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT BY TAKING GOOD CARE OF PLANTS, A VEGETABLE GROWING COMPETITION WILL BE ORGANISED AGAIN THIS YEAR Bl THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
THE 1988-89 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN VEGETABLE GROWING (IN POTS) COMPETITION ALSO AIMS TO PROMOTE THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE BY PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH A CHANCE TO LEARN FROM DOING.
STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE SHAPE, STRUCTURE AND GROWTH OF PLANTS THROUGH PARTICIPATION AND OBSERVATION. ♦
THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS FOR SCHOOLS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, IN KOWLOON AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
SCHOOL HEADS ARE ADVISED THAT PLANTING SHOULD TAKE PLACE BETWEEN NEXT MONTH AND LATE JANUARY.
ENTRY FORMS AND DETAILS OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SPECIES, SIZE OF POTS, PLANTING WORK AND THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION (PRIMARY SCHOOL) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT ROOM 509, FIFTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, 33-37 HYSAN AVENUE IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE SECTION BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SHOULD SEND IN THEIR EXHIBITS TO THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRE AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT IN THE MORNING OF JANUARY 24, 1989.
A PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE SAME DAY IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TWO-DAY EXHIBITION AT THE CENTRE.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT LAN KWAI FONG IN CENTRAL WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC EXCEPT EMERGENCY VEHICLES FROM 8 AM ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 3) TO 7 PM THE NEXT DAY FOR THE HOLDING OF THE THIRD LAN KWAI FONG STREET FESTIVAL.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE FOLLOWING TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN CENTRAL FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 2) FOR ABOUT 11 WEEKS TO FACILITATE ROADWORKS:
» ALL VEHICLES EXCEEDING SEVEN METRES IN LENGTH WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER CLUB STREET.
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» JACKSON ROAD BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND CHATER ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND.
* CROSS-HARBOUR BUS ROUTE 103 ON ITS JOURNEYS TO POKFIELD ROAD AND KMB AIRBUS ROUTE A2 ON ITS JOURNEYS TO CENTRAL WILL BE DIVERTED VIA JACKSON ROAD.
IN ADDITION, ALL VEHICLES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER WING WAH LANE FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 3) FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF KWUN TONG ROAD, THE SPEED LIMIT ON TWO SECTIONS OF KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE CHANGED FROM THE EXISTING 70 KILOMETRES PEft HOUR TO 50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 3).
THE TWO AFFECTED ROAD SECTIONS ARE: *
♦ THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KWUN TONG ROAD BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST AND ITS JUNCTION WITH THE WESTERN END OF THE FLYOVER JOINING WAI YIP STREET.
* THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KWUN TONG ROAD FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH THE WESTERN END OF THE FLYOVER JOINING WAI YIP STREET TO ITS JUNCTION WITH PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST.
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