SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1990
FS SPEAKS OF INCREASED BUSINESS LINKS
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PIERS JACOBS SAID THAT INCREASED BUSINESS LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND WORK TO OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
TODAY (SUNDAY) SHANGHAI WOULD
SPEAKING TO MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA UPON ARRIVAL BACK ΤΟ HONG KONG FROM A THREE-DAY VISIT TO SHANGHAI, SIR PIERS SAID THERE WAS MUCH TO BE GAINED FROM GREATER BUSINESS COOPERATION AND EXCHANGES WITH SHANGHAI.
"IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING AND ENJOYABLE VISIT. IT WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS SINCE I WAS LAST IN SHANGHAI AND CERTAINLY I FOUND A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY," HE SAID.
ASKED ABOUT THE MAIN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OF HIS VISIT, SIR PIERS SAID HE WAS BRIEFED IN SOME DETAIL ABOUT THE PUDONG DEVELOPMENT WHICH WAS OF A VERY LARGE SCALE.
"IT WILL TAKE MANY YEARS то COMPLETE. IT IS DEVELOPMENT, QUITE EXCITING, HE ADDED.
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POSE ANY KIND OF SAW IT IN TERMS OF
ASKED WHETHER THE PUDONG DEVELOPMENT WOULD THREAT TO HONG KONG, SIR PIERS SAID HE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES, AND CERTAINLY NOT IN TERMS OF THREAT.
HE NOTED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE PUDONG DEVELOPMENT AND IN OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN SHANGHAI AND URGED BUSINESSMEN TO GO AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES.
DURING THE VISIT, SIR PIERS MET THE MAYOR OF SHANGHAI,
MR ZHU RONGJI; THE ADVISER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY, MR LI CHUWEN, OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA.
SCHEME TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP READING HABIT
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A GREATER EXPOSURE TO ENGLISH THROUGH EXTENSIVE READING CAN RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN READING COMPREHENSION AND, OVER A LONGER PERIOD, AN IMPROVEMENT IN WRITING ABILITY AND OTHER SKILLS.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE FINDINGS OF AN EXTENSIVE READING PROJECT IMPLEMENTED AT THE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL IN PUBLIC-SECTOR SCHOOLS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1986 AND AUGUST 1988.
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