WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1984
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SPECIAL MEETING
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A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO FINALISE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR BUS FARES.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCUSSIONS ON THE ITEM, A PRESS CONFERENCE ILL BE HELD AT ABOUT 3 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, 1ST FLOOR, 880 TO 886 KING'S ROAD.
SEMINAR FOR WAN CHAI RESIDENTS
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A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SEMINAR FOR MEMBERS OF WAN CHA I DISTRICT'S MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) EVENING.
AIMED ALSO AT STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL RESIDENTS, THE SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
MORE THAN 150 REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR.
FISHERMEN NOW BETTER EDUCATED
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FISHERMEN IN HONG KONG TODAY WERE BETTER EDUCATED THAN THOSE 40 YEARS AGO, THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SAID TODAY, AT THE 15TH JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION'S SCHOOLS AT THE CONCERT HALL OF THE CITY HALL.
MR CHEUNG SAID THAT IN THE PAST, FISHERMEN USED TO LIVE ON BOARD FISHING VESSELS AND HAD LITTLE CHANCE TO RECEIVE FORMAL EDUCATION.
AS A RESULT, MOST OF THE FISHERMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE LITERATE.
IN VIEW OF THIS, THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION BEGAN SETTING SCHOOLS FOR FISHERMEN IN THE LATE 1940S,
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