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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1985
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE CMA CHOI CHEUNG KOK PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL, SIR DAVID SAID INDUSTRY CONSTITUTED PART OF THE ESSENTIAL BASE TO HONG KONG'S ECONOMY AND IT HAD GROWN UP DESPITE THE LACK OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
+AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, OUR ACHIEVEMENT HAS BEEN REMARKABLE AND WE HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCERS, SIR DAVID SAID.
HONG KONG HAD A VERSATILE AND ADAPTABLE WORK FORCE BUT COMPETING DEMANDS FOR LABOUR HAD DRIVEN UP COST IN RECENT YEARS.
FOR THAT REASON, THE SKILLS OF WORKERS HAD TO BE TRAINED AND DEVELOPED SO THAT QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY TOOK THE PLACE OF NUMBERS. +VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS PROCESS, + SIR DAVID SAID.
THE CMA CHOI CHEUNG KOK PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IS SECOND OF ITS KIND IN TUEN MUN AND WOULD OFFER 1 000 PLACES TO YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE NEW TOWN AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID THE SCHOOL, BEARING THE NAMES OF MR CHOI CHEUNG-KOK AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, WAS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION OF BOTH IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND PREVOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
HILL FIRE THREAT STRESSED
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HILL FIRES CAN BE PREVENTED IF EVERYONE TAKES PROPER CARE WHEN HANDLING FIRES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS) OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR K.C. IU, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
+IT WOULD BE A GREAT MISTAKE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF HILL FIRES SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD A RATHER WET SUMMER.
+ALL IT TAKES IS A FEW DAYS OF STRONG NORTHERLY WIND, AND ALL THE MOISTURE LAID DOWN DURING THE SUMMER WILL BE EVAPORATED LEAVING DRY VEGETATION READY TO BURN, HE SAID.
MR IU WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE TWISK MANAGEMENT CENTRE IN TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK TO LAUNCH THIS YEAR'S COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN.
THE CEREMONY WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY MR K. C. LI, DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES) OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR PETER ALLAN, PRINCIPAL INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE CIVIL AID SERVICES.
LAST YEAR,