THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1975
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HONG KONG MEN FOR TOWNS IN THE DESERT' CONFERENCE
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HONG KONG WILL BE REPRESENTED AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON +LOW-COST HOUSING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES+ WHICH OPENS IN CAIRO ON SUNDAY, THE CONFERENCE IS DESIGNED TO CONTRIBUTE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO THE SOLUTION OF EGYPT'S HOUSING PROBLEMS.
ONE OF THE SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL DRAW DELEGATES FROM 30 COUNTRIES, WILL BE MR. EDWARD KENNARD, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR, WHO WILL TALK ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS.
ANOTHER PARTICIPANT, ALSO FROM THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IS MR. CHENG HON-KVAN, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. HE WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF A SESSION ON MASONRY SYSTEMS.
BOTH MR. KENNARD AND MR. CHENG ARE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON TALL BUILDINGS, A WORLDWIDE TECHNICAL +BRAINS TRUST ON HIGH-RISE DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THE CONFERENCE.
THE OTHER SPONSORING BODIES ARE THE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND RECONSTRUCTION, THE EGYPTIAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (OFFICE OF HOUSING). MAJOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT HAS ALSO COME FROM THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, WHICH IS PAYING THE FARES OF ALL DELEGATES FROM OVERSEAS.
ANNOUNCING THE CONFERENCE, THE EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF HOUSING, MR. OSMAN A. OSMAN, SAID RECENTLY: THE 450,000 HOUSING UNITS. REQUIRED OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS TELLS THE STAGGERING STORY OF EGYPT'S NEEDS.
+WE ARE SPONSORING THIS CONFERENCE, BRINGING SPECIALISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES, IN ORDER TO ADAPT THE BEST OF THEIR EXPERIENCE TO OUR OWN NEEDS.
+WE MUST START WITH THE BEST SYSTEMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW AND WE MUST LOOK FOR SPACE BEYOND OUR PRESENT CITIES. WE'LL BUILD NEW TOWNS IN THE DESERT, IF NEED BE.+
DR. A. MOHARRAM, PRESIDENT OF THE EGYPTIAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, ADDED: +EGYPTIAN HOUSING SUFFERED A SEVERE BLOW IN THE LAST MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT.
+WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THE BEST WAY TO RECOVER FROM THIS LOSS BY DEVELOPING PLANS IN DIALOGUE WITH THE PLANNERS, ARCHITECTS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, MATERIAL SPECIALIŠTS, DEVELOPERS" AND HOUSING DESIGN SPECIALISTS WHO WILL BE HERE.+
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