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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1979

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THREE PWD SURVEYORS TO ATTEND

COMMONWEALTH SURVEYORS CONFERENCE ******

THREE SURVEYORS FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL REPRESENT HONG KONG AT THE CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH SURVEYORS 1979 TO BE HELD IN CAMBRIDGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM JULY 23 TO AUGUST 3.

THEY ARE MR. C.A. STEYNBERG, GOVERNMENT LAND SURVEYOR MR. R.M. BARWELL AND MR. T.H. HALL, SENIOR LAND SURVEYORS.

SPEAKING ON THE EVE OF THEIR DEPARTURE, MR. STEYNBERG SAID: *THE GATHERING OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HONG KONG TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN SURVEYING METHODS, SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES.

+TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES IN ALLIED PROFESSIONS ARE CHANGING THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE FULFILLED BY SURVEYS, AND A GOOD EXAMPLE CAN BE SEEN IN COMPLEX NEW ENGINEERING STRUCTURES WHICH REQUIRE SURVEYS OF CORRESPONDING COMPLEXITY AND HIGH PRECISION.+

IN VIEW OF THE CHANGE, HE SAID, SURVEYING METHODS AND ORGANISATION HAD TO BE CHANGED.

AMONG THE TOPICS TO BE RAISED AT THE CAMBRIDGE CONFERENCE ARE ADVANCED FIELD SURVEY TECHNIQUES AND COMPUTING, REVISION OF MAPS AND CHARTS, PHOTOGRAMMETRY, CARTOGRAPHY, AUTO-CARTO AND LAND RELATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CADASTRE, NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS, MANAGEMENT, TRAINING AND ROLE OF A NATIONAL MAPPING ORGANISATION.

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JURY LIST ***

THE ACTING REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT, MR. NICHOLAS JOHN BARNETT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT A FURTHER LIST OF COMMON JURORS WILL BE POSTED ON THE NOTICE BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING ON AUGUST 1.

THE LIST WILL REMAIN POSTED FOR 14 DAYS DURING WHICH ANY PERSON MAY APPLY BY WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE REGISTRAR REQUIRING THAT HIS NAME OR THE NAME OF SOME OTHER PERSON BE POSTED OR REMOVED.

SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THE REQUEST SHOULD BE GIVEN IN THE NOTICE, AND THE REGISTRAR MAY AT HIS DISCRETION ALTER THE LIST IF NECESSARY.