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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1975.

SHELL AND DOW HAVE ASSURED THE GOVERNMENT THAT THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT POLLUTION CONTROL FOR BOTH THE REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANT WOULD MEET INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS AND WOULD SATISFY THE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THESE REPORTS.

IN ADDITION TO SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS THE STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY SHELL AND DOW IS BASED ON EXTENSIVE STUDIES OF THE MANY FEATURES OF A POTENTIAL INVESTMENT PROJECT OF SUCH SIZE AND COMPLEXITY. THESE INCLUDED A SURVEY OF CURRENT AND FORECAST LOCAL OIL AND PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCT DEMAND PLANT DESIGN AIMED ON THE ONE HAND AT ACHIEVING THE OPTIMUM BALANCE DETWEEN REFINERY OUTPUT AND FORECAST HONG KONG OIL PRODUCT DEMAND, AND PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCK REQUIREMENTS IN BOTH HONG KONG AND THE FAR EAST ON THE OTHER ANALYSIS OF THE UTILITIES, MANPOWER AND OTHER RESOURCES REQUIREMENTS OF THE OVERALL COMPLEX AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT CORPORATE STRUCTURES THAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE.

SHELL AND DOW HAVE CONFIRMED THEIR INTENTION TO KEEP THE PROJECT UNDER REVIEW UNTIL SUCH TIME AS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, BOTH GLOBALLY AND IN THE PACIFIC BASIN, DECOME SUFFICIENTLY FAVOURABLE TO JUSTIFY CONTINUING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.

PAPER MARKERS AND ORAL ENGLISH EXAMINERS SOUGHT

THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION BOARD IS CALLING FOR APPLICATIONS FROM SERVING TEACHERS AND OTHER QUALIFIED PERSONS TO SERVE AS WRITTEN PAPER MARKERS OR ORAL ENGLISH EXAMINERS FOR THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION, 1975.

THE MARKING OF WRITTEN PAPERS WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN MID-MAY AND THE END OF JUNE, 1975 WHILE THE ORAL ENGLISH EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD FROM 2 P.M. TO 5 P.M. ON EACH WEEKDAY BETWEEN JUNE 9 AND 26.

RATES OF PAYMENT FOR PAPER MARKERS VARY WITH THE LENGTH AND COMPLEXITY OF THE QUESTION PAPERS AS WELL AS THE EXPERIENCE OF

INDIVIDUAL MARKERS. THE REMUNERATION FOR AN ORAL ENGLISH EXAMINER IS $70 PER AFTERNOON.

APPLICATION FORMS AND FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THESE TEMPORARY POSTS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE EXAMINATION DIVISION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JANUARY 31.

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