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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S SPEECH CONCLUDED THE WELL-RECEIVED BUSINESS SEMINAR ENTITLED 'HONG KONG - BUSINESS PARTNER FOR THE PACIFIC CENTURY" ORGANISED BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS.
THE SEMINAR COMPRISED A PLENARY SESSION FEATURING FOUR SPEAKERS FROM HONG KONG - MR CH TUNG, CHAIRMAN, ORIENT OVERSEAS (INTERNATIONAL LTD); MR PAUL CHENG, CHAIRMAN, INCHCAPE PACIFIC; MR RONNIE CHAN, CHAIRMAN, HANG LUNG DEVELOPMENT; AND MR MICHAEL
CLANCY, CHAIRMAN, EXXON ENERGY.
SESSIONS COVERING
THERE WERE ALSO FOUR INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CAPITAL MARKETS, AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND CHINA'S CONSUMER MARKET.
THE DELEGATION IS NOW IN CHICAGO, THE SECOND-LEG OF THE WEEK- LONG PROMOTION, THE BIGGEST HONG KONG HAS EVER HELD IN THE USA.
ONE OF MRS CHAN'S FIRST TASKS IN CHICAGO WAS TO OPEN THE HONG KONG FILM EXHIBITION AND TOMORROW SHE WILL OPEN AN ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION FEATURING MODELS AND DESIGN PLANS OF SOME OF HONG KONG'S
MOST OUTSTANDING BUILDINGS.
CLOSURE ORDERS POSTED ON TSUEN WAN
UNAUTHORISED ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (WEDNESDAY) POSTED CLOSURE ORDERS IN RESPECT OF THE UNAUTHORISED ROOFTOP STRUCTURES AT CHEUK MING BUILDING AND TAK YAN BUILDING IN TSUEN WAN.
DEMOLITION ACTION, HOWEVER, WILL BE DEFERRED FOR TWO MONTHS ANNOUNCED TO THE ROOFTOP OCCUPANTS ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 17).
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MEANWHILE, THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT IS ARRANGING FOR THE OCCUPANTS ΤΟ OBTAIN RE-ENTRY PERMITS ΤΟ HAVE ACCESS ΤΟ THEIR STRUCTURES.
THIS IS TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR THOSE OCCUPANTS NOT YET REGISTERED WITH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT FOR REHOUSING TO DO SO.
THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO AGAIN ARRANGED A SPECIAL MEETING FOR SUCH OCCUPANTS TO DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
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