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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1983
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FINANCIAL SECRETARY VISITS FACTORIES
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE TODAY CONTINUED HIS REGULAR VISITS TO LOCAL FACTORIES.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PETER KHANG SIR JOHN ARRIVED AT FANG BROTHERS TEXTILES LTD. AT KWAI WING ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, WHERE HE WAS WELCOMED BY THE FACTORY'S DIRECTORS, MR JEFFREY FANG AND MR LAWRENCE FANG.
ESTABLISHED IN 1966, FANG BROTHERS TEXTILES LTD. IS A LOCALLY OWNED LIMITED FACTORY POSSESSING A SELF-OWNED, MULTI-STOREY INDUSTRIAL BUILDING. ITS PRODUCTS, MAINLY COTTON FABRICS AND KNITWEAR MADE OF COTTON, MAN-MADE FIBRES AND SILK, ARE MAINLY EXPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
SIR JOHN ALSO VISITED POLYWAY LTD. AT CHEUNG SHUN STREET, CHEUNG SHA WAN AND WAS GREETED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR TONY LEUNG AND THE GENERAL MANAGER, MR ANDREW LEUNG. HE WAS THEN SHOWN AROUND THE FACTORY AND SAW THE OPERATION OF THE FACTORY'S BRAND NEW COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROLLED MILLING MACHINES.
POLYWAY LTD., ALSO A LOCALLY OWNED LIMITED COMPANY AND SET UP IN 1978, PRODUCES STEEL MOULDS FOR PLASTIC MOULDING AND STEEL DIES FOR METAL STAMPING. APART FROM BEING SOLD LOCALLY, THE PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY ARE ALSO EXPORTED TO SINGAPORE, THE UNITED STATES AND THE EEC.
NORTH DISTRICT BOARD TO DISCUSS RURAL LAND USE
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USE OF RURAL LAND AS PROPOSED IN THE NORTH EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES STUDY WILL BE TABLED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
ON RURAL LAND USE, THE STUDY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THOSE AREAS WHERE AGRICULTURË, FISHERIES AND MARICULTURE ARE PRACTISED, AND THOSE AREAS WHICH SHOULD BE DEVELOPED FOR RECREATIONAL USES.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES AND THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENTS WILL ATTEND THE MEETING TO BRIEF THE BOARD MEMBERS.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS ON CLEARANCE OPERATIONS IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE DISTRICT, PARTICULARLY IN LUEN WO HUI AND SHEK WU HUI,
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMITTEES AND A BRIEFING ON THE REPORT +A PERSPECTIVE ON EDUCATION IN HONG KONG+.
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