NOTE TO EDITORS:
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1977
PRESS CONFERENCE ON HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME
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A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME WILL BE HELD IN THE G.I.S. THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, FIFTH FLOOR ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 10) STARTING AT 3 P.M.
THOSE ATTENDING WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORK ING PARTY ON HOME OWNERSHIP, MR. C.P. HADDON-CAVE, AND SIX MEMBERS. THEY ARE THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR. A.J. SCOTT; THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR. D.P.H. LIAO; ASSISTANT REGISTER-GENERAL, MR. N.M. GLEESON; DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS,
MR. P.C. HAYWARD; ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. K.Y, YEUNG, AND MR. H.M. G. FORSGATE, URBAN COUNCILLOR.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND.
SEVERAL MODELS OF THE PROPOSED ESTATES UNDER THE SCHEME WILL BE ON DISPLAY FOR FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHING FROM 2.30 P.M. ON THAT DAY.
HK OFFICIALS TO ATTEND RATING AND VALUATION CONFERENCE
IN KUALA LUMPUR *****
MR. R.A. FRY, COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION AND
MR. HUI MAN-SHING, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION, LEFT HONG KONG THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON FOR KUALA LUMPUR TO ATTEND THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF COMMONWEALTH VALUATION DEPARTMENTS.
THE CONFERENCE WILL OPEN ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 10) AND END ON
OCTOBER 16.
AT THE CONFERENCE MR. FRY WILL BE DELIVERING A PAPER ON +THE TRAINING OF VALUERS FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE+. HE WILL ALSO, LATER. BE CHAIRING A SESSION ON THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS
IN VALUATION DEPARTMENTS+.
AS A MEMBER OF THE WORKING PARTY ON HOME OWNERSHIP, MR. FRY WILL BE SPENDING A FEW MORE DAYS IN KUALA LUMPUR AND SINGAPORE TO MEET OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEMES IN THE IR COUNTRIES WHICH MAY BE HELPFUL TO HONG KONG IN LAUNCHING THIS NEW INITIATIVE IN THE HOUSING FIELD.
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