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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1977
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IN COMMON WITH ALL NEW PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES BUILT UNDER THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S 10-YEAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PLAN, LEK YUEN IS A SELF-CONTAINED ENTITY. FACILITIES PROVIDED INCLUDE SCHOOLS, WELFARE AND COMMUNITY CENTRE, CLINIC, BUS TERMINUS, SHOPPING CENTRE, RECREATIONAL AREAS AND MARKET.
A NOVEL FEATURE IN THE DESIGN OF THE ESTATE IS THE SYSTEM OF COVERED WALKWAYS LINKING UP THE DOMESTIC BLOCKS WITH THE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX. THIS GIVES TENANTS DIRECT ACCESS TO THE SHOPPING CENTRE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT BAD WEATHER.
LEK YUEN PROVIDES 3,250 FLATS OF THREE SIZES FOR FAMILIES WITH FIVE, SEVEN AND NINE PERSONS. THE LARGEST FLAT IS 320 SQUARE FEET AND THE SMALLEST 178, EXCLUDING KITCHEN, TOILET AND BALCONY.
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HỒNG KÔNG AUSTRIA TEXTILE AGREEMENT EXTENDED
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AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED BETWEEN HONG KONG AND AUSTRIA TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 11 MONTHS THEIR EXISTING TEXTILE
RESTRAINT ARRANGEMENT, WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS.
AGREEMENT WAS REACHED AFTER TALKS IN VIENNA EARLIER
THIS WEEK BETWEEN A THREE-MAN TEAM OF NEGOTIATORS FROM HONG KONG, LED BY MR. PETER TSAO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (COMMERCIAL RELATIONS), AND AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE THE LIFTING OF ONE RESTRAINT ON THE EXPORT OF WOVEN BLOUSES AND THE PROVISION OF A 7.3 PER CENT EXPORT GROWTH FOR THE ITEM REMAINING UNDER RESTRAINT WOVEN SHIRTS.
WOVEN BLOUSES, WHICH WILL NO LONGER BE UNDER RESTRAINT WILL FROM FEBRUARY 1 BE PLACED UNDER AN EXPORT AUTHORISATION (E.A.) ARRANGEMENT ALONG WITH FOUR OTHER GARMENT ITEMS. AN EXPORT AUTHOR ISATION ARRANGEMENT IS A DEVICE DESIGNED FOR MONITORING THE VOLUME OF EXPORTS OF A PARTICULAR ITEM TO PROVIDE IMPORTING COUNTRIES WITH A FORECAST OF TRADE IN THAT ITEM, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE A DEGREE OF CERTAINTY TO THE EXPORTER SHIPPING GOODS UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT.
THE OTHER FOUR E.A. ITEMS INCLUDE CERTAIN LADIES' SLACKS, AND SHORTS, SKIRTS, DRESSES, FROCKS, JACKETS AND SUITS.
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