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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1988
ESTABLISHED IN 1979, THE COMPANY IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD OF JAPAN AND IS THE ONLY PHOTOCOPYING MACHINE MAKER IN HONG KONG. ITS MAJOR MARKETS INCLUDE THE U.S.A., CANADA AND EUROPE.
SIR DAVID LATER WENT TO MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTORS HONG KONG LTD AND WAS BRIEFED ON THE COMPANY'S DEVELOPMENTS BY ITS CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF ASIA/PACIFIC SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS DIVISION, MR C.D. TAM.
THE COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1967 AS A SUBSIDIARY OF MOTOROLA INC OF THE U.S.A. IT PRODUCES SEMICONDUCTORS FOR THE LOCAL MARKET AND FOR EXPORT TO COUNTRIES IN THE FAR EAST, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
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THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY LAST YEAR ACCOUNTED FOR 21.5 PER OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS, SECOND AFTER TEXTILES AND GARMENTS, AND EMPLOYED 106,835 WORKERS OR 12 PER CENT
OF THE TOTAL MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE.
YUEN LONG NEW TOWN FULLY DEVELOPED IN MID-1990'8
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR MICHAEL SUEN, WAS TOLD DURING A VISIT TO YUEN LONG TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE YUEN LONG NEW TOWN WILL BE FULLY DEVELOPED IN THE MID-1990'S.
BY THEN, THE NEW TOWN WILL HAVE A FULL RANGE OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ITS POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE 150,000 COMPARED WITH THE PRESENT 90,000.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE THIS MORNING, MR SUEN WAS MET BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALAN WONG, AND SENIOR STAFF OF THE OFFICE.
THE PARTY PROCEEDED TO THE ROOFTOP OF YUK PING HOUSE IN LONG PING ESTATE, WHERE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY WAS BRIEFED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG NEW TOWN AND THE YUEN LONG-TUEN MUN CORRIDOR.
THE PARTY THEN WENT ΤΟ WANG CHAU SERVICE RESERVOIR FOR A PANORAMIC VIEW OF TIN SHUI WAI WHERE ANOTHER NEW TOWN 13 BEING 'DEVELOPED ON A SITE PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY FISH PONDS.
MR SUEN WAS TOLD THAT SITE FORMATION WORKS FOR THE NEW TOWN BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 1987, WITH THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1991.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED IN THE MID-1990'S, PROVIDING HOMES FOR ABOUT 146,000 PEOPLE.
/LATER, MR
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