THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1983
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HOTEL OWNERS PRAISED FOR IMPROVING SERVICE TRAINING
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HONG KONG, AS A TOURIST CENTRE, HAS A LOT TO GAIN IF EFFICIENT AND HIGH QUALITY HOTEL SERVICES COULD BE PROVIDED.
FOR THIS REASON, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, DAVID AKERS-JONES SAÍD, HE WAS ENCOURAGED TO LEARN THAT HOTEL OWNERS, THROUGH THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG HOTEL OWNERS, ARE UP-GRADING THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
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+FOR WE ARE NOT SO MUCH COMPETING WITH ONE ANOTHER BUT COMPETING TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND HONG KONG'S IMPORTANCE AS A TOURIST CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE ITS WORLDWIDE REPUTATION,+ HE ADDED.
SPEAKING AT THE FEDERATION'S INAUGURATION CEREMONY TODAY, HE SAID THAT BASED ON THE AVERAGE ROOM OCCUPANCY RATE OF 80 PER CENT, HONG KONG WOULD NEED ANOTHER 4 000 ROOMS BY 1987.
+1 AM PLEASED TO LEARN THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL NINE HOTELS OR HOSTELS, PROVIDING AN EXTRA 2 600 ROOMS.
+THIS WILL GO SOME WAY TOWARDS MEETING THE PROJECTED SHORTFALL.+
MR AKERS-JONES POINTED OUT THAT OVER THE LAST DECADE, THE HOTEL TRADE HAD GROWN STEADILY IN TERMS OF ROOMS AND EMPLOYMENT.
+IN 1970, THERE WERE 8 000 HOTEL ROOMS IN HONG KONG, EMPLOYING 11 000 WORKERS. TODAY, WE HAVE 17 000 ROOMS WITH 22 000 EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTING A TWO-FOLD INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE TRADE.
+AND FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1983, THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE TOURIST INDUSTRY WAS NEARLY $5 BILLION, HE SAID.
NEW SCHOOL OPENED IN TUEN MUN
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THERE ARE 40 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TUEN MUN AND A FURTHER 15 SCHOOLS AND A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ARE EITHER UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR ARE SCHEDULED FOR A START IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF CARMEL BUNNAN TONG MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL AT WU KING ESTATE IN TUEN MUN, MR CHAN SAID THAT, WHILE THE DEMAND FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TOWN HAD BEEN HIGHER THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT, URGENT STEPS WERE BEING TAKEN TO REMEDY ANTICIPATED DEFICIENCIES.
/+THE COMPLETION