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THE COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT FOR THE TRANSITION (I.E. 1990-91), THE PERIOD OF THE PAY TREND SURVEY SHOULD BE EXTENDED BY TWO MONTHS TO COVER THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 1, 1990 TO APRIL 1991 SO AS TO ENSURE THAT PRIVATE SECTOR PAY AWARDS MADE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1990 WOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED.
THE DATA RELATING TO COMPANIES WHICH NORMALLY AWARD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1 AND APRIL 1 WILL BE INCLUSION IN THE PAY TREND CALCULATIONS.
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THE STANDING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ACCEPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING TODAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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GOVT SEARCHING FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL AREAS FOR LARGE WATER USERS * * * * *
THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING NEW INDUSTRIAL AREAS .FOR LARGE USERS OF WATER, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
MR BARMA WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A FACTORY OF CONCORDIA PAPER LIMITED IN YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.
HE SAID WHEN THE CONCORDIA PROJECT WAS FIRST CONTEMPLATED, MUCH THOUGHT WAS GIVEN BY BOTH THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION TO ONE IMPORTANT ISSUE: THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY TO YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SINCE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES LIKE THOSE OF CONCORDIA REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE QUANTITIES OF WATER.
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"AS A RESULT OF OUR JOINT EFFORTS, AND WITH THE COOPERATION THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO INCREASE WATER SUPPLY TO THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A NUMBER OF FACTORIES WHICH ARE FAIRLY LARGE USERS OF WATER.
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'REGRETTABLY, THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT IS ALL тоо WELL AWARE THAT THE SUPPLY OF INDUSTRIAL SITES IS STILL INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY NEEDS OF HEAVY WATER-USING INDUSTRIES, PARTICULARLY THE BLEACHING DYEING INDUSTRY," HE SAID.
WITH THIS IN MIND, THE DEPARTMENT HAD OVER THE LAST TWO BEEN LOOKING INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING NEW INDUSTRIAL FOR SUCH INDUSTRIES.
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ALREADY, THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION AGREED TO PROVIDE SOME LAND WITHIN THE NEW THIRD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE TSEUNG KWAN O FOR HEAVY WATER USERS.
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