THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1980
OBE FOR CHEST PHYSICIAN
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DR CATHLEEN MONAGHAN, A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF ST COLUMBUS WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG IN 1949 TO TAKE OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RUTTONJEE SANATORIUM, AND HAS SERVED THERE CONTINUOUSLY IN THE FIELD OF TUBERCULOSIS FOR 29 YEARS, HAS BEEN AWARDED THE OFFICER ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE) BY THE QUEEN.
DR MONAGHAN IS ONE OF THE TWO CHEST PHYSICIANS IN CHARGE AND HER WORK HAS WON HER AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS THE SANATORIUM IS WELL KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THE RESULTS ACHIEVED AND FOR RESEARCH INTO THE DISEASE.
TEXTILE QUOTA REVIEW TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH
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A REVIEW OF THE TEXTILE EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), MR WILLIAM DORWARD, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, SAID +AS A FIRST STEP, THE DEPARTMENT IS SENDING OUT NOTICES TODAY TO INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS TO LET US HAVE ANY VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE TO PUT FORWARD ON THE CURRENT OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO WELCOME COMMENTS FROM ANY INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL.+
THESE VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE DEPARTMENT BY THE END OF MARCH. THEY WILL THEN BE EXAMINED BY AN EXPERT REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.
MR DORWARD ENVISAGED THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD COMPLETE ITS WORK BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR.
THE LAST REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED IN 1976.
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