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"Hong Kong is a major centre of commerce and finance, service and technology in southern China. Our managers, administrators and technical personnel are expected to have good grasp of mathematical training; and such experts will be in steadily increasing demand."
The Contest, organised by Po Leung Kuk, helps to stimulate students' interest in learning mathematics and to enhance mathematics education in Hong Kong.
Contestants have gone through rigorous training and many rounds of competitions before they can represent their cities in the contest.
Apart from the rounds of competition, the Organising Committee has arranged various social and educational events for the participants.
Contestants will be visiting the Space Museum and the Ocean Park. These trips aim to facilitate cultural exchange and promote mutual understanding, which is another major objective of this contest.
Mrs Yu hoped that lasting friendship would be cultivated among the participants during these few days and that the young talents from different Asian cities would carry away fond memories of Hong Kong and its community.
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Figures by Companies Registry show mixed results
Figures released by the acting Registrar of Companies, Mr A H Patel, today (Monday) indicated mixed results for the first six months of the calendar year 1996 compared with the same period of 1995.
The Companies Registry figures showed that the total number of companies registered under the Companies Ordinance at the end of June 1996 was 476,418, an increase of 0.96% over the position at December 31, 1995.
The number of new companies registered during the first six months of 1996 was 20,371, 3,056 more than the corresponding period of 1995.