THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1990
THEY INCLUDE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CARLINGFORD SWIRE ASSURANCE GROUP, MR ROBERT HO; A PRINCIPAL LECTURER OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC, MRS SARA TANG; REGIONAL PERSONNEL MANAGER OF WARDLEY LTD, MR K.S. YEUNG; AND PERSONNEL MANAGER OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICES LTD, MR PETER CHEUNG.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE OPENED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR YIU YAN-NANG, AT THE MARRIOTT HOTEL, QUEENSWAY AT 2 PM. THE CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER, MR JAMES YEUNG, WILL LEAD THE CONCLUDING DISCUSSION SESSION.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE AND THE FEE IS $150 PER HEAD.
ENROLMENT
APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION AT NEW RODNEY BLOCK, 99 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.
ENROLMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 528 2526.
$56.9M SOUGHT FOR DB PROJECTS
THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES
ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) PLANS TO SPEND $56.9 MILLION IN THE 1990-91 FINANCIAL YEAR TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS AND TO RUN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE AMOUNT, BARMARKED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS, HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN CNTA'S DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR 1990-91. IT IS $2.4 MILLION MORE THAN THAT ALLOCATED FOR 1989-90.
HE SAID SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE SUM BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, $26.6 MILLION WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THE 10 DISTRICTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON, AND THE BALANCE OF $30.3 MILLION TO THE NINE DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN 1990, A TOTAL OF 519 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY DISTRICT BOARDS, COMPARED WITH 474 PROJECTS 1989.
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THE PROJECTS IN 1990 WILL INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL BEAUTIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT OF TEMPORARY AMENITIES ON VACANT GOVERNMENT LAND, MINOR WORKS TO DEAL WITH CRIME BLACK SPOTS, REMOVAL OF "EYESORES" AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF MINOR ACCESS ROADS AND PATHS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
/HE ADDED
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