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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1977
HE ALSO HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE - PROBABLY THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CHAMBER IN THE UK AS FAR AS THE LIGHT AND MEDIUM HEAVY ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES ARE CONCERNED.
AMONG THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS WHICH MR. PORTER DISCUSSED IN DETAIL WITH EUROPEAN COMPANIES ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POWDER METALLURGY PLANT- THE MANUFACTURE OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, ROBOT MECHANICAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT, WELDING MACHINES, ELECTRICAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS, GENERATORS, ELECTRONIC CLOCKS, WATCHES AND FASTENING SYSTEMS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
+ IT IS OF COURSE PROBABLE THAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS WILL NOT MATERIAL ISE+, HE CAUTIONED, +WHILE OTHERS WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO DO SO. SÓME, HOWEVER, REPRESENT INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL BE MADE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IF WE CAN MEET THE COMPANY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR GOOD SITES AND, IN SOME CASES, FOR THE RIGHT PARTNERS.+
ONE OF THE COMPANIES WHICH MR. PORTER VISITED IN GERMANY HAS ALREADY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO HONG KONG TO SEARCH FOR A SUITABLE SITE. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES IS AT THIS MOMENT OUT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES SHOWING HIM WHAT IS AVAILABLE,+ HE SAID.
IN MR. PORTER'S VIEW, IT WILL BE MANY YEARS BEFORE THE BALANCE BETWEEN TEXTILE AND NON-TEXTILE PRODUCTS IS SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED.
+ IT IS A MATTER OF PROPORTION, HE EXPLAINED, THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY HAS SUCH A VERY LARGE BASE. BUT THIS, SHOULD NOT HIDE THE FACT THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OF DIVERS IF ICATION AND OVERALL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.+
OVER 104,000 PUPILS TOOK ACADEMIC APTITUDE TEST *******
MORE THAN 104,000 PRIMARY 6 PUPILS THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON SAT FOR THE FIRST ACADEMIC APTITUDE TEST (A.A.T.) AT 277 CENTRES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
THE TEST BEGAN AT 2 P.M. WITH THE PAPER ON NUMERICAL REASONING. PUPILS WERE ALLOWED 45 MINUTES TO FINISH THE PAPER.
AFTER A 50-MINUTE BREAK, PUPILS TOOK THE VERBAL REASONING PAPER FROM 3.35 P.M. TO 4.20 P.M.
FIVE DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION CENTRES WERE SET UP FOR PRESIDING INVIGILATORS OR THE IR DEPUTIES TO COLLECT AND RETURN QUESTION BOOKS AND ANSWER SHEETS.
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