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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1934
MP TO MEET PRESS
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CONSERVATIVE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, MR DAVID HEATHCOAT-AMORY, WILL MEET THE PRESS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 2.45 PM IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
MR HEATHCOAT-AMORY WILL LEAVE HONG KONG THE NEXT DAY, AFTER A SEVEN-DAY VISIT.
STANDARDS LAB TO BOOST INDUSTRY
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HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY WILL BE GIVEN A FURTHER BOOST TOMORROW (FRIDAY), WITH THE OPENING OF THE GOVERNMENT STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY BY DR KEITH LEGG, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
MAINTAINED AT OPERATED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, THE LABORATORY PROVIDES ACCURATE MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION SERVICES AND WILL BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; SUCH AS THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
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ૐ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE LABORATORY WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS ON OCTOBER 1, AND WILL EXTEND THE SCOPE O OF ITS SERVICES AS MAY BE NEEDED.
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HE SAID THE LABORATORY WILL BE WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL LABORATORIES, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA.
GUESTS AT THE OPENING ON FRIDAY WILL BE WELCOMED BY THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY, AND WILL BE SHOWN AROUND THE LABORATORY, AFTER THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.
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