MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1983
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THE NEW HEADQUARTERS WILL INCLUDE A YOUTH HOSTEL, A TRAINING COLLEGE FOR OFFICERS AND A CHURCH COMPRISING A HALL FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND ROOMS FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES.
IN ADDITION, A MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, PROVIDING HOME HELP AND LAUNDRY SERVICES AND SOCIAL AND RECREATIONĀL ACTIVITIES FOR 300 ELDERLY PEOPLE, AS WELL AS A CHILD CARE CENTRE FOR 100 CHILDREN, WERE PLANNED.
MR CHAMBERS SAID THE NEW BUILDING WOULD STAND AS A FITTING MONUMENT+ TO THE ARMY'S ACHIEVEMENTS.
JAPANESE INDUSTRIALISTS STUDYING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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A NINE-MEMBER JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL MISSION, ORGANISED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, IS IN TOWN TO EXAMINE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
THE MEMBERS REPRESENT FOUR JAPANESE COMPANIES ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY LABELS AND TAPES FOR APPARELS, NEWSPAPER PRINTING INK, ADHESIVES AND HIGH-QUALITY PLASTIC-COATED ROOFING MATERIALS.
THEY VISITED THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT THIS (MONDAY) MORNING AND WERE WELCOMED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY.
THEIR FIVE-DAY FACT-FINDING ACTIVITIES BEGAN WITH A BRIEFING BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PETER JOHNSON, WHO EXPLAINED TO THEM THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN HONG KONG, THE COVERNMENT'S POLICY TOWARD OVERSEAS INVESTMENT, AND WHAT HONG KONG OFFERED AS A MANUFACTURING BASE.
THE GROUP THEN HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF AT THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE AND LATER TOURED THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CALLING AT A PACKAGING FACTORY THERE.
TOMORROW (TUESDAY), THEY WILL MEET WITH THE HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JAPAN TRADE CENTRE (JETRO) AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WORKING COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG-JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE.
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY WILL VISIT Y.K.K. ZIPPER COMPANY (HK)
LTD. OWNED BY JAPANESE INTEREST IN TUEN MUN.
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, THEY WILL BE BRIEFED BY HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC STAFF AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM THE INDUSTRY, INLAND REVENUE AND FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.
THEY WILL ALSO HOLD TALKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON FINANCE, LABOUR MANAGEMENT, SHIPPING AND TRANSPORTATION.
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