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THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1975

CONSULTANTS TO STUDY ESTATE MAINTENANCE

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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS APPOINTED THE PA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS TO CARRY OUT A STUDY OF THE ORGANISATION OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S MAINTENANCE SECTION WHOSE WORKLOAD HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING OVER THE YEARS.

THE REVIEW, WHICH COSTS $343,000, IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A YEAR TO COMPLETE.

+THE AUTHORITY FELT THAT THE GROWING DEMAND BEING MADE ON THE MAINTENANCE SECTION NECESSITATED A THOROUGH AND EXPERT STUDY OF ITS ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURES. THIS IS TO ENSURE FIRSTLY THAT IT IS ADEQUATELY STAFFED TO UNDERTAKE THE

INCREASING WORKLOAD, AND SECONDLY THAT IT OPERATES AS ECONOMICALLY AS POSSIBLE,+ A SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE MAINTENANCE SECTION, WHICH HAD A STAFF OF ABOUT 400 WITH ONLY SIX PROFESSIONALS LAST YEAR, SPENT $59 MILLION ON THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AUTHORITY'S 53 PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND 28 LICENSED AREAS. IT IS EXPECTED TO SPEND ABOUT $70 MILLION ON THESE WORKS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

HONG KONG NEGOTIATORS LEAVE FOR TEXTILE TALKS *****

A HONG KONG DELEGATION LEAVES TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FOR TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS WITH NORWAY IN OSLO.

THE NEGOTIATIONS WHICH WILL BE HELD UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES ARE CONCERNED WITH THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT AGREEMENT WITH NORWAY WHICH COVERS EXPORTS OF CERTAIN GARMENTS AND WHICH EXPIRES ON JUNE 30, 1975. THE HONG KONG DELEGATION COMPRISES MR. LAURENCE MILLS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR (COMMERCIAL RELATIONS), MR. B.T.H. CHAU, AND MR. R.M.K. CHAN.

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MR. MILLS WILL BE TRAVELLING ON TO BRUSSELS WHERE HE WILL BE JOINED BY ANOTHER HONG KONG DELEGATION FOR THE THIRD ROUND OF TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EEC,

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