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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1980
BILINGUAL GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS
STILL OBTAINABLE
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COPIES OF AN ENGLISH-CHINESE GLOSSARY OF COMMON TECHNICAL
TERMS ARE STILL ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE GLOSSARY, COMPILED BY A TRANSLATION COMMITTEE OF THE
HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, SELLS AT $25 A COPY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT DR R.S.W. HSU, A SENIOR LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HAD STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THE GLOSSARY AS RELIABLE AND USEFUL REFERENCE MATERIAL TO THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
AFTER REVIEWING THE GLOSSARY, DR HSU FOUND THAT THE PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN EDITING WERE ACCURATE AND PRACTICAL. HE BELIEVED THAT THE GLOSSARY WOULD LEAD TO THE STANDARDISATION OF CHINESE TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN THE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL SECTOR.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN DR HSU'S OPINION COMPILING THE GLOSSARY WAS A VERY STRENUOUS TASK.
THE COMMITTEE HAD TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE CURRENT LOCAL CANTONESE TRANSLATIONS, WHILE ENDEAVOURING TO INTRODUCE MODERN STANDARD CHINESE TRANSLATIONS. EACH TERM HAD BEEN CONSIDERED CAREFULLY BEFORE A DECISION ON TRANSLATION WAS MADE.
THE OBJECTIVE OF PREPARING THE GLOSSARY WAS TO INTRODUCE STANDARD CHINESE TRANSLATIONS OF TECHNICAL TERMS USED BY 10 MAJOR INDUSTRIES, AND AT THE SAME TIME, LISTING FOR CROSS-REFERENCE LOCAL CANTONESE TRANSLATIONS WHICH REMAINED NECESSARY IN THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, IN THE HOPE THAT COMPLETE STANDARDISATION WOULD BE ACHIEVED.
CLEAN TSUEN WAN DRIVE LAUNCHED TODAY
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ALL THE EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN WILL BE FUTILE WITHOUT CO-OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC.
THE CHAIRMAN OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE, MR HỌ CHI-PING, SAID THIS AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE CLEAN TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG DRIVE AT SHEK LEI ESTATE PLAYGROUND TODAY.
TO HELP PUBLICISE THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN+ MESSAGE, A SERIES OF OPERATIONS WAS PLANNED FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS TO CLEAR LITTER BLACK SPOTS IN THE DISTRICT, MR HO SAID.
TWO OPERATIONS HAD ALSO BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THE COUNTRY PARKS AT TAI MO SHAN AND SHING MUN RIVER TO ENCOURAGE PICNICKERS TO KEEP THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN.
/TAKING PART