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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1975
LADY MACLEHOSE TO VISIT DIAMOND FACTORY TOMORROW
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LADY MACLEHOSE WILL VISIT THE CASEY DIAMONDS LTD.. A DIAMOND CUTTING AND POLISHING FACTORY IN ABERDEEN TOMORROW (THURSDAY) MORNING.
SHE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MR. K. H. YEUNG, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE FACTORY, LADY MACLEHOSE WILL BE MET BY MR. K.C. LIU, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, AND MRS. LENA LIU, THE DIRECTOR, AND TAKEN ON A TOUR TO SEE SOME OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE DIAMOND CUTTING AND POLISHING PROCEDURES.
DIAMONDS (OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS) CONSUMED BY THE LOCAL JEWELLERY INDUSTRY ARE IMPORTED MAINLY FROM ISRAEL THE UNITED STATES, BELGIUM AND SOUTH AFRICA. MORE THAN 65 PER CENT OF THE DIAMONDS IMPORTED ARE RETAINED FOR LOCAL SALE.
IN 1974, 348,603 CARATS OF DIAMOND WORTH $713.21 MILLION WERE RE-EXPORTED WHILE 673,946 CARATS, VALUED AT $619.2 MILLION, WERE PUT UP FOR LOCAL SALE.
HONG KONG BEGAN EXPORTING CUT AND POLISHED DIAMONDS ON A COMMERCIAL SCALE IN 1974 WHEN MORE THAN 2,500 CARATS VALUED AT $3.87 MILLION WERE EXPORTED TO JAPAN AND SINGAPORE.
NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE VISIT COVERED. CASEY
DIAMONDS LTD. IS LOCATED AT CASEY INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, 20, WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, FIRST FLOOR, ABERDEEN. LÁDY MACLEHOSE WILL ARRIVE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE AT 10.30 A.M.
GUIDANCE SCHEME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVERS
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A SPECIAL GUIDANCE SCHEME TO HELP PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVERS BRUSH UP ON THEIR SUBJECTS DURING THE SUMMER VACATION HAS BEGUN AT THE TAI HANG TUNG COMMUNITY CENTRE.
EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM THIS MONTH UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST, THE STUDENTS WILL BE COACHED IN ENGLISH AND MATHS BY 20 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FROM THE YOUTH UNION, A SELF-PROGRAMMING GROUP IN THE CENTRE. BESIDES SCHOOL SUBJECTS THEY WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS GENERAL TOPICS AND OTHER PROBLEMS, AND TAKE PART IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
THE SCHEME IS JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE WEST KOWLOON YOUTH GUIDANCE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY CENTRE. ANY STUDENT LIVING IN THE AREA WHO WISHES TO JOIN MAY CALL 3-801919 FOR DETAILS.
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