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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1980

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SITES FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE FOR 2 000 PEOPLE INCINERATOR, AND A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN PLANS.

THE NEXT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN AREAS SOUTH OF THE FERRY PIER. THIS PACKAGE INVOLVES THE FORMATION OF FOUR HECTARES OF LAND FOR PRIVATE HOUSING, A MODERN FOUR-STOREY MARKET COMPLEX AND OPEN SPACE.

THERE ARE PLANS TO FORM ANOTHER 6.6 HECTARES OF LAND FURTHER SOUTH TO PROVIDE SITES FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND A GOVERNMENT SCHOOL.

WORK ON A TYPHOON SHELTER AT SAI WAN STARTED 18 MONTHS AGO. SUBMARINE WORK FOR THREE BREAKWATERS WAS COMPLETED LATE LAST YEAR

THE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BREAKWATERS IS TO BEGIN SHORTLY. SHELTER WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE 1 000 VESSELS WHEN COMPLETED IN 1982.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ISLAND INCLUDE A SIX-STOREY HOTEL AND A LARGE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROJECT COMPRISING 48 BLOCKS OF SPANISH-TYPE HOUSES NEAR TUNG WAN BEACH.

HK/EEC TEXTILE CONSULTATIONS

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A THREE-MAN EEC TEAM, LED BY MR HORST KRENZLER, HEAD OF THE DIVISION OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE COMMISSION, WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS TOMORROW (MONDAY) AND ON TUESDAY WITH THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR WILLIAM DORWARD AND OTHER SENIOR TICD OFFICERS.

+OUR DISCUSSIONS WILL COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TEXTILE MATTERS, SAID MR DORWARD.

+THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR PETER TSAO WILL BE HOLDING CONSULTATIONS ON EXPORTS OF CATEGORY 79 (WOVEN SWIMWEAR) TO THE BENELUX AND SOME OTHER TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE AGREEMENT, HE SAID.

MR DORWARD RECALLED THAT THE ISSUE OF EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS

OF CATEGORY 79 WAS SUSPENDED ON JANUARY 9, 1980.

THE EEC TEAM WILL ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF VISITING TWO FACTOR IES AND VIEWING SOME OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT DURING A HELICOPTER FLIGHT.

THEY WILL VISIT THE VACUUM PACKAGING COMPANY PREMISES OF TEXPORT TERMINALS (HK) LTD. AND THE TEXTILE GARMENT FACTORY OF REGALTEX MANUFACTURERS LTD., BOTH SITUATED IN KWAI CHUNG.

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