FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1985
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MARKET STALL UPSET PRICES SET ******
PRICES FOR THE RESTRICTED AUCTION OF MARKET STALLS AND SHOP UNITS IN THE NEW KWU TUNG MARKET, SHEUNG SHUI IN NORTH DISTRICT WERE SET AT 50 PER CENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET RATE BY THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL TODAY.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE) OF THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR ARTHUR JOHNSON, SAID THAT THE NEW MARKET COMPLEX HAD BEEN BUILT PRIMARILY FOR THE 92 PERSONS FROM KWU TUNG, WHO HAD OCCUPIED A LARGE NUMBER OF STRUCTURES THAT WERE CLEARED FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD.
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THE MARKET WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPATION NEXT MONTH. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE AREAS, OFFERING THE USUAL MARKET FACILITIES, AS WELL AS SHOP SPACES FOR TRADE AND SERVICES SUCH AS TAILORS, BARBERS, INTERIOR DECORATORS, BICYCLE REPAIRING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING.
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MANAGEMENT COURSE FOR HOUSING PROFESSIONALS
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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS ORGANISING A MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR ITS PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS WITH A VIEW TO ENHANCING THE IR KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT.
THE COURSE ALSO AIMS AT BROADENING PARTICIPANTS' APPRECIATION OF MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES,
THE FIVE-DAY PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF TALKS BY EXPERTS ON PLANNING, OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS, COMMUNICATION, HUMAN RELATIONS, FINANCE, POLITICAL STUDIES AND MARKETING, AS WELL AS A SERIES OF SEMINARS.
+EMPHASIS OF THE COURSE WILL BE ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS RATHER THAN ON BOOK LEARNING OR DISPENSATION OF THEORIES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
HE ADDED: THIS IS BUT ONE OF THE MANY TRAINING COURSES THE DEPARTMENT ORGANISES FOR THE STAFF EVERY YEAR.+