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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1984
+ IN A TOWN WITH A GROWING POPULATION, IT IS OBVIOUSLY DESIRABLE TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY CENTRE SO AS TO PROVIDE A FOCAL POINT FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND WELFARE SERVICES,+ HE SAID.
MR CHAMBERS DESCRIBED THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE AS +A CONSIDERABLE ADVANCE+ WHEN COMPARED WITH THOSE BUILT A DECADE AGO. HE HOPED THAT FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDARDS AND FACILITIES COULD BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE,
+FOR A COMMUNITY CENTRE TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT, HE SAID, ADDING THAT LOCAL SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION WERE ESSENTIAL.
IT WAS ALSO THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY THAT ALL COMMUNITY CENTRES OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SHOULD HAVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES COMPRISING LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES TO ADVISE ON THE OPERATION OF THE CENTRE AND TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL NEEDS WERE MET.
THE NEW TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE IS LOCATED AT HEUNG SZE WUI STREET.
TEXTILES QUOTA TRANSFER RULES MODIFIED
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THE RULES REGARDING TEXTILES QUOTA TRANSFERS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, ON THE ADVICE OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.
IN A NOTICE TO EXPORTERS TODAY (TUESDAY), THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID, +ANY COMPANY WHICH HAS PERMANENTLY TRANSFERRED IN QUOTAS IN ANY CATEGORY IS NOT ALLOWED TO TRANSFER OUT ANY QUOTAS IN THAT CATEGORY ON A PERMANENT BASIS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE TRANSFER-IN HAS TAKEN PLACE (YEAR 1) OR THE YEAR
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING (YEAR 2), NOR ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IN YEAR 1. APART FROM THIS MODIFICATION, ALL EXISTING RULES REGARDING QUOTA TRANSFERS WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY.+
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE MODIFICATION WILL COME INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 1985 FOR ALL MARKETS.
+ IT IS PURELY AN INTERIM MEASURE AIMED AT PLUGGING A LOOPHOLE IN THE EXISTING RULES REGARDING QUOTA TRANSFERS AND TO DISCOURAGE SPECULATIVE TRADING IN QUOTAS, PENDING AN
IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUOTA TRANSFER SYSTEM,+ HE SAID.
A CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON SUCH IMPROVEMENTS WAS BEING PREPARED AND WOULD BE ISSUED TO THE TRADE FOR COMMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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