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Thursday, January 25, 1973
The Colonial Secretary, Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, has sent letters
of appreciation, on behalf of the Governor, to all retiring members of the
former Board of Education.
Sir Hugh conveyed the Governor's sincere appreciation of their
valuable services on the Board over the past years and thanked them for all
the time and effort they had personally devoted to its deliberations.
He said these deliberations had "contributed substantially to the
progress of education in Hong Kong."
BULK OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES FROM LOCAL FIRMS
firms.
The government is buying more and more of its supplies from Hong Kong
In the 1971-72 financial year, goods purchased locally amounted to
$114.6 million, representing about 75 per cent of the total expenditure of
$150 million on supplies.
This compares with 60 per cent in 1969-70, and 70 per cent in 1970-71.
The orders included miscellaneous items ranging from furniture, textiles
and stationery to all sorts of office equipment.
A spokesman for the government supplies department explained that
goods supplied locally were more readily available and usually more economical..
The Government also buys from about 20 other countries through Crown
Agents in London, Washington, Sydney and Tokyo.
One source of supplies is China, where pharmaceuticals and bamboo wares
are purchased.
At the end of 1972, the Supplies Department had in stock over 80,000
items worth about $38 million.
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