FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 17 C
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SIR DAVID TO LAUNCH CONSERVATION DRIVE
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WILL BE LAUNCHING THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THIS YEAR'S CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME AND COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION PUPLICITY CAMPAIGN TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
AFTER THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY AT 11 AM, SIR DAVID WILL LEAD A GUEST PARTY AND 300 COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS TO PICK LITTER IN THE NEARBY ROTARY PARK.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A CONTROLLED BURNING DEMONSTRATION IN WHICH OFFICIATING GUESTS AND TELEVISION ARTISTES WILL TAKE PART,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY.
TRANSPORT
FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
3 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON BY 9.40 AM TOMORROW.
LAU APPOINTED TO KCRC BOARD
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR AND HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION FOR TWO YEARS FROM NOVEMBER 1, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE OTHER EIGHT
THE BOARD IS CHAIRED BY MR H.M.G. FOR SGATE. MEMBERS ARE MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MR DAVID K.P. LI, MR J.A. RICHARDSON, MR SAMUEL P.W. WONG, THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION.
BRIDGE: DISABLED PEOPLE RELIABLE, PRODUCTIVE WORKERS
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MOST DISABLED PERSONS ARE HIGHLY MOTIVATED. RELIABLE STABLE AND ARE AS PRODUCTIVE AS ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR RON BRIDGE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
HE SAID THIS RELATIVELY UNTAPPED MANPOWER RESOURCE NEEDED TO BE BETTER UTILISED.
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