WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1976
TOPLEY TO OPEN MINERAL EXHIBITION ******
A COLLECTION OF OVER 1,000 MINERALS, ROCK SPECIMENS AND CRYSTALS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WILL BE DISPLAYED AT A FIVE-DAY EXHIBITION IN THE CITY HALL TO BE OPENED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW THE EXHIBITS FROM SATURDAY TO NEXT WEDNESDAY (MAY 26) BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 6 P.M. DAILY.
AN ADMISSION FEE OF $1 WILL BE CHARGED FOR ADULTS AND THE MONEY COLLECTED WILL BE DONATED TO THE COMMUNITY CHEST. STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED FREE OF CHARGE.
THE MINERALS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED DURING THE PAST 35 YEARS BY MR. STEPHEN HUI, A MINING ENGINEER;
THE EXHIBITION, KNOWN AS THE FIRST MINERAL EXHIBIT IN HONG KONG+ IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS,
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY IN THE EXHIBITION HALL, CITY HALL, AT 4 P.M. ON FRIDAY.
PRICE TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. IAN PRICE, WILL ATTEND THE 61ST SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE WHICH OPENS ON JUNE 2 IN GENEVA.
MR. PRICE WHO LEFT HONG KONG FOR LONDON TODAY FOR A TWO-MONTH LEAVE WILL BREAK HIS, HOLIDAYS TO JOIN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DELEGATION ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE FOR ABOUT 14 DAYS.
AT THE UP-COMING SESSION, THERE WILL BE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO HONG KONG. THESE ARE 'WORKING ENVIRONMENT' AND 'LABOUR ADMINISTRATION'.
MR. PRICE IS DUE BACK IN HONG KONG ON JULY 16. DURING HIS ABSENCE, MR. J.N. HENDERSON, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, WILL ACT AS COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.