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MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1986
STATISTICS IN THE LATEST EDITION COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS. THESE INCLUDE POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES, TRANSPORT AND SERVICES, EXTERNAL TRADE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS, PUBLIC FINANCE, MONEY AND BANKING, PRICES AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, FOOD SUPPLIES, TRANSPORT COMMUNICATIONS AND TOURISM, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING, EDUCATION, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE, LAW AND ORDER.
THE DIGEST ALSO INCLUDES A NEW SECTION ON CULTURE AND
RECREATION.
ALTOGETHER, 17 NEW TABLES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE 1986 ISSUE WHICH PROVIDES A TOTAL OF 295 TABLES AND COVERS WHEREVER POSSIBLE A 10-YEAR PERIOD 1976 - 1985.
VARIED BRIEFING GIVEN ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT
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ABOUT 150 MEMBERS OF OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT ATTENDED A SEMINAR ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND FIRE PREVENTION THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.
THEY WERE BRIEFED ON VARIOUS TOPICS BY THE WAN CHAI ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS CARMAN CHIU, AND BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOUSING, FIRE SERVICES, LABOUR, AND ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
THE TOPICS RELATED TO BUILDING MANAGEMENT, FIRE PREVENTION, GAS SAFETY, AND EMPLOYMENT OF CARETAKERS AND WATCHMEN.
THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A GROUP DISCUSSION IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSED PROBLEMS AND EXCHANGED EXPERIENCES IN BUILDING MANAGEMENT.
THE SEMINAR WAS PART OF A BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND FIRE PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME WERE TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT SUCH AS SECURITY INSIDE BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMON AREAS, AND PREVENTION OF FIRE.
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