SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1986
MR FLETCHER AND PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT (INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION) IN HONG KONG, MAJOR C.G. BERNARD, WILL BE PRESENT TO DEAL WITH ENQUIRIES FROM INTERESTED PARTIES.
+THE STAND RECEIVED SEVERAL HUNDRED VISITORS LAST YEAR AND MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS TOOK PLACE WITH AROUND 50 OF THEM IN CONNECTION WITH BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG. THEY SHOWED KEEN INTEREST AND WE ARE EXPECTING A BETTER RESPONSE THIS YEAR,+ MR FLETCHER SAID.
THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY HAS BEEN EXPANDED RAPIDLY IN RECENT YEARS AND IS HONG KONG'S SECOND LARGEST EXPORT EARNER, ACCOUNTING FOR 23.9 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS. IT PRODUCED A WIDE RANGE OF SOPHISTICATED AND HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS AND COMPONENTS WHICH PUT HONG KONG IN A SIGNIFICANT POSITION IN THE WORLD'S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
THE UK IS THE FOURTH LARGEST MARKET FOR HONG KONG'S ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS. THE DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS TO THE UK DURING 1985 AMOUNTED TO $1 392 MILLION.
BOARD TO DISCUSS OUTLINE ZONING PLAN
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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (MONDAY) AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT NGAU TAU KOK AND KOWLOON BAY OUTLINE ZONING PLAN,
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PLAN IS TO BRING THE 421-HECTARE AREA UNDER STATUTORY PLANNING CONTROLS AND TO REINFORCE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT CONTROL POWERS UNDER THE LEASE CONDITIONS AND THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
THE PLAN IS ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A REASONABLE BALANCE BETWEEN THE POPULATION IN THE AREA AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES.
WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 230 000, THE AREA COVERS PING SHEK AND KAI YIP, NGAU TAU KOK EAST AND WEST, KWUN TONG TOWN CENTRE, THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND SHUN LEE AND SHUN ON.
SENIOR TOWN PLANNER, MR TERRY ARTHUR, AND ASSISTANT TOWN PLANNER, MISS GERTRUDE KWAN, OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT WILL ATTEND THE MEETING TO ASSIST IN THE DISCUSSION.
/BOARD MEMBERS