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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1978
MANAGEMENT SEMINARS FOR SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICERS
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A SERIES OF TWO-DAY SEMINARS ON +MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROWTH OF A LARGE PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANISATION+ WILL BE HELD FOR 100 SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICERS STARTING TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE SEMINARS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY PROFESSOR LEONARD MINKES PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ORGANISATION AT BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY, AND DR. GORDON REDDING, DIRECTOR OF DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE COMMONWEALTH FUND FOR TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR. JACK CATER, WILL OPEN THE FIRST SEMINAR WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY (DECEMBER 4-5). THE DATES OF THE OTHER TWO SEMINARS ARE DECEMBER 14-15 AND DECEMBER 18-19. ALL WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR IN SUCCESSION THAT PROFESSOR MINKES HAS COME TO HONG KONG TO CONDUCT MANAGEMENT SEMINARS, ON THIS OCCASION HE WILL ALSO HOLD TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFICERS FROM 10 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
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WATER CUT
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CENTRAL AND KENNEDY TOWN WILL BE STOPPED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 5) TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IN CENTRAL IS BOUNDED BY 127-133 AND 84-130 HOLLYWOOD ROAD, INCLUDING HOLLYWOOD ROAD POLICE PRIMARY SCHOOL, 1-13 SHING WONG STREET AND 1-51 GOUGH STREET.
IN KENNEDY TOWN, THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY 2-62A BELCHER'S STREET, 1E-1M AND 32-34 SANDS STREET, 16-30 AND 29-39 NORTH STREET, 12A-126 AND 41A-43 SMITHFIELD, 1A-1C AND 1-13 ROCK HILL STREET INCLUDING COLLINSON STREET,
MEANWHILE THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT SALT WATER SUPPLY TO ALL PREMISES IN HUNG HOM, KOWLOON TONG, KOWLOON CITY, WANG TAU HOM AND WONG TAI SIN WILL BE INTERRUPTED FROM 10 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 6) TO 5 P.M. ON THURSDAY TO FACILITATE THE DIVERSION OF WATER MAIN WORKS BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.