THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1984
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IN ADDITION, THE SECTION TAKES PORTRAITS OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM TO THE MEDIA FOR USE.
ALSO, MOST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS USED IN CAREERS EXHIBITIONS
ARE TAKEN BY GIS PHOTOGRAPHERS.
+ANOTHER SPECIAL TASK OF THE SECTION IS MAKING COPIES FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF OLD HONG KONG KEPT BY THE GOVERNMENT,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OVER 1 000 CO'S REGISTERED EACH MONTH
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MORE THAN 1 000 NEW COMPANIES ARE INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG EACH MONTH, AND TODAY (THURSDAY) THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVÉ, VISITED THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT TO SEE THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTING COMPANY RECORDS.
DURING THE TOUR OF THE DEPARTMENT'S COMPANIES REGISTRY IN CENTRAL, SIR PHILIP LEARNED THAT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THERE WERE 127 715 LOCAL AND 2 015 FOREIGN COMPANIES REGISTERED HERE.
THE DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO COMPUTERISE THE COMPANIES INDEX AND TO MICROFILM THE PUBLIC PART OF THE COMPANY FILES TO PROVIDE A STILL MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE TO THOSE WHO MAKE USE OF THE RECORD FACILITIES.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS VISIT BY MR NOEL GLEESON, THE REGISTRAR GENERAL.
REHOUSING OFFER FOR BOAT DWELLERS
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ABOUT 40 PER CENT OF THE 2 500 BOAT DWELLERS IN THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER HAVE EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS TO BE REHOUSED ASHORE
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIAL REHOUSING OFFER MADE BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR LIVING CONDITION.
THE OFFER WAS MADE TO ALL BOAT DWELLERS ON THE 422 LICENCED DWELLING VESSELS IN THE TYPHOON SHELTER.
/AS APPLICATIONS