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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1979
GOVT OFFICIALS ATTEND METROLOGY MEETING IN NEW ZEALAND
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TWO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE REPRESENTATING HONG KONG AT THE COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL (ASIA/PACIFIC) METROLOGY MEETING BEING HELD IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.
THEY ARE THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MR GRAHAM OSBORNE AND THE SCIENTIFIC OFFICER (METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS) OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, MR LAM HUNG-KWAN.
THE 12-DAY MEETING, AIMED AT REVIEWING THE PROGRESS OF THE REGIONAL METROLOGY PROGRAMME, WILL END ON NOVEMBER 9.
THE OBJECT OF THIS PROGRAMME, SET UP BY THE COMMONWEALTH SCIENCE COUNCIL, IS TO IMPROVE AND EXTEND EXISTING NATIONAL MEASUREMENT SERVICES AND TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOTH COMMONWEALTH AND NON-COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES IN THE AREA.
THE CURRENT MEETING CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF FORMAL LECTURES AND ASSOCIATED WORKSHOP SESSIONS.
FIRING PRACTICE
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FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE HA TSUEN-CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK.
THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN THE RED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF PRACTICE.
THE PRACTISING TIMES ARE
DATE
TIME
NOVEMBER 5 (MONDAY)
NOVEMBER 6 (TUESDAY)
NOVEMBER 7 (WEDNESDAY)
8 A.M.
5 P.M.
8 A.M.
5 P.M.
8 A.M.
5 P.M.
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