MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1979
TICD DIRECTOR GOES TO WASHINGTON AND TOKYO
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THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR. WILLIAM DORWARD, LEFT TODAY (MONDAY) FOR TALKS IN WASHINGTON ON THE HK/USA TEXTILE AGREEMENT WITH THE USA SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE, MR. REUBEN ASKEW.
HE WILL LEAVE WASHINGTON ON NOVEMBER 17 FOR TOKYO WHERE HE WILL ATTEND THE SECOND MEETING OF THE HONG KONG/JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 19 AND 20.
MR. DORWARD IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 22, DURING HIS ABSENCE THE COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY, MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, WILL BE ACTING DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS.
NEW SHA TIN POST OFFICE OPENS NEXT MONDAY
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A NEW POST OFFICE WILL BE OPENED IN LEK YUEN ESTATE NEXT MONDAY (NOVEMBER 19) TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE IN SHA TIN.
THE NEW POST OFFICE, IN SHA TIN BY-PASS ROAD OPPOSITE BLOCK 7 OF LEK YUEN ESTATE, IS LARGER THAN THE EXISTING ONE IN THIRD STREET WHICH WILL CEASE OPERATING AFTER BUSINESS ON SATURDAY
(NOVEMBER 17).
THE NEW POST OFFICE WILL OFFER A FULL RANGE OF POSTAL SERVICE AND IT WILL HAVE 194 MORE POST OFFICE BOXES TO MEET GROWING PUBLIC DEMAND, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND HOURS OF WORK OF THE NEW POST OFFICE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
THE EXISTING SHA TIN POST OFFICE IS LOCATED IN AN AREA DUE FOR CLEARANCE NEXT MONTH TO MAKE WAY FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SHA TIN TOWN CENTRE. IT WAS FIRST OPENED IN OCTOBER, 1955.