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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1980

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CLOSURE OF AN ACCESS WAY ON AP LEI CHAU PROPOSED

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED TO CLOSE PART OF THE ACCESS WAY FROM AP LEI CHAU MAIN STREET TO AP LEI CHAU (WEST) HOUSING ESTATE AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA PERMANENTLY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AP LEI CHAU.

GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT EXISTING TRAFFIC WOULD NOT BE DISRUPTED UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALTERNATIVE ROAD WAS COMPLETED.

NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT IS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE, WHICH STIPULATES THAT ANY OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSAL MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BY FEBRUARY 11, 1980, AND ANY CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION MUST REACH THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE NOT LATER THAN MARCH 11, 1980.

SEMINARS ON VOCAL MUSIC ****

THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH WILL HOLD A SERIES OF THREE SEMINARS ON VOCAL MUSIC IN ITS OFFICE IN THE ARTS CENTRE THIS MONTH.

THREE LOCAL VOCALISTS, MISS VIVIEN LEE, MR. CHEUNG YUE-GWUN AND MISS LO FONG-LI WILL GIVE TALKS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF VOCAL MUSIC WITH EMPHASIS ON OPERAS, ART-SONGS AND FOLK-SONGS.

THE SEMINARS WILL BE HELD AT 6 PM ON JANUARY 14, 21 AND 28 AND ADMISSION IS FREE.

LABOUR OFFICER ATTENDS COURSE IN ITALY

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MR. CHONG SHIK-KAM, AN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING OFFICER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION, TODAY (FRIDAY) LEFT FOR ITALY ON AN INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO) FELLOWSHIP TO ATTEND A MANAGEMENT COURSE ON TRAINING PROJECTS.

THE EIGHT-WEEK COURSE WHICH WILL BE HELD AT ILO'S TRAINING CENTRE AT TURIN IS AIMED AT UPGRADING THE MANAGERIAL CAPACITY OF MANAGERS CURRENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING TRAINING PROJECTS.

MR. CHONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE COURSE IS ONE OF A SERIES OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.