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SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1978

+E NOW HANDLE ABOUT 800,000 WATER ACCOUNTS BOTH TRADE AND DOMESTIC AND THE GROWTH RATE IS ABCUT 5,000 TO 6,000 PER "ONTH,+ MR. CHAN SAID.

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+E ARE NOW WORK ING ON THE COMPUTERISATION OF ALL THE ACCOUNTS. IN FACT, THE TRADE ACCOUNTS ABOUT ONE-TENTH OF THE TOTAL WERE COMPUTERISED LAST AUGUST.

+ THE REMAINING ACCOUNTS ARE EEING COMPUTERISED.+ MR. CHAS SAIC.

+AHEN THIS IS COMPLETED ALL THE ACCOUNTS WILL BE HANDLED PORS EFFICIENTLY AND ACCURATELY AND THE SERVICE STANDARD WILL EE MUCH IMPROVED, + HE ADDED.

SENIOR C.A.D. OFFICER LEAVES FOR U.K. ON AIR TALKS

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AM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, 18. HORMAN LATHAM, LEFT HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY) TO ATTEND AIR SERVICES TALKS IN LONDON BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND NEW ZEALAND AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES.

THIS IS THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS TO BE HELD TO CONSIDER REVISED AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENT BOTH ON THE TRUNK FOUTE BETWEEN LONDON AND AUCKLAND AND THE REGIONAL ROUTE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NEW ZEALAND.

THE TALKS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK.

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