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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1980
INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT MISSION VISITS LOCAL SET-UPS
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THE JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT MISSION, CURRENTLY IN HONG KONG ON A FACT-FINDING VISIT, TODAY TOURED MODERN TERMINALS LTD. AT KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL, AND A ZIPPER FACTORY IN TUEN MUN.
ACCOMPANIED BY MR C.L. CHU, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, THE MISSION VISITED THE PREMISES OF MODERN TERMINALS LTD. AT THE CONTAINER TERMINAL WHICH RANKS AMONG THE TOP THREE IN THE WORLD.
MODERN TERMINALS LTD., A LOCALLY-OWNED COMPANY ESTABLISHED IN 1969, EMPLOYS A STAFF OF 950. FORTY-TWO SHIPPING LINES USE THE COMPANY'S FACILITIES WHICH INCLUDE FOUR FREIGHT STATIONS AND TWO BERTHS. THE TWO BERTHS, WITH FOOTAGES OF 1 000 FT. AND 1 550 FT., ACCOMMODATED 1 300 VESSELS BETWEEN OCTOBER 1979 AND SEPTEMBER 1980.
A WAREHOUSE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 465 000 SQ. FT.
BETWEEN OCTOBER 1979 AND SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, MODERN TERMINALS LTD. HANDLED A TOTAL OF 540 186 TEU (TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS) AND ALSO 1 968 700 REVENUE TONS THROUGH THE CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS.
IN THE AFTERNOON, THE JAPANESE MISSION VISITED THE Y.K.K. ZIPPER CO. (HK) LTD, IN TUEN MUN.
Y.K.K., ESTABLISHED IN 1966, NOW EMPLOYS MORE THAN 190 PEOPLE AND IS A WHOLLY JAPANESE-OWNED COMPANY. ITS MAIN PRODUCT LINE IS METAL, NYLON AND PLASTIC ZIPPERS.
YUEN LONG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD OFFERS $3 000 FOR LOGO
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A PRIZE OF $3 000 IS BEING OFFERED TO AN ARTIST WHO CAN DESIGN A LOGO FOR YUEN LONG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.
A DESIGN COMPETITION, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL HONG KONG ARTISTS, WILL CLOSE THIS SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 22).
THE DESIGN CAN BE EITHER CHINESE OR WESTERN STYLE AND SHOULD BE OF ONE COLOUR ONLY. IT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON CARDBOARD PAPER MEASURING 35 CM BY 45 CM.
THERE WILL BE NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS, BESIDES THE WINNER'S PRIZE THERE WILL DE FIVE PRIZES OF $200 FOR RUNNERS-UP.
YUEN LONG DAB WAS SET UP IN 1977 TO ADVISE ON THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS AND THE PROVISION AND USE OF PUBLIC FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
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