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TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1979
THE GESTURES OF SUPPORT FROM RECREATION AND SPORTS GROUPS CAME IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR. DAVID JEAFFRESON, WHO WROTE TO OVER 30 ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS, SEEKING THE IR CO-OPÉRATION IN LIMITING THE USE OF FLOODLIGHTING FOR NON-SPECTATOR SPORTS AND IN MAK ING THE MOST OF DAYLIGHT HOURS.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB HAS SUSPENDED FLOODLIGHTING AT ITS DEEP WATER BAY COURSE AND OTHER ENERGY SAVING MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT FANLING.
THE KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB HAS REDUCED ITS USE OF FLOODLIGHTING TO TWO NIGHTS A WEEK FOR LAWN BOWLS AND FOUR NIGHTS A WEEK FOR TENNIS.
THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION RE-SCHEDULED ITS F.A. CUP FINAL AND AN EXHIBITION MATCH AGAINST R.C.D. ESPANOL, BARCELONA TO DAYLIGHT HOURS.
AND MEMBER CLUBS OF THE HONG KONG LAWN BOWLS ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN URGED TO TAKE ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO SAVE FUEL.
*THE TEMPORARY RE-INTRODUCTION OF GREENWICH MEAN TIME PLUS NINE HAS OBVIOUSLY HELPED RECREATION GROUPS WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE USED FLOODLIGHTING, SAID THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN.
+BUT, HE ADDED, THE VOLUNTARY RE-SCHEDULING OF EVENTS WHICH SOME GROUPS HAVE UNDERTAKEN IS A WELCOME LEAD WHICH WE HOPE OTHER ASSOCIATIONS WILL FOLLOW.+
MANPOWER SURVEY OF PLASTICS INDUSTRY
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THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IS TO CONDUCT THE FIFTH MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE INDUSTRY NEXT (JULY) MONTH WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, MR. DENNIS TING, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE SURVEY TO BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN JULY 3 AND 25, WAS AIMED AT KEEPING TRACK OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND THE MANPOWER SITUATION IN THE LOCAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS WERE SENT OUT TODAY TO ABOUT 550 ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM STRATIFIED SAMPLING.
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