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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1980

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THERE ARE ALSO COURSES ON LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS SUPERVISORY AND TRAINING TECHNIQUES, HE ADDED.

+IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR POLICY TO DIVERSIFY OUR TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES SO THAT AMS MEMBERS CAN RENDER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC IN AS MANY AREAS AS POSSIBLE, MR TONG SAID.

JAPANESE INVESTMENT MISSION VISITS CONTAINER TERMINAL

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THE JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT MISSION, NOW IN HONG KONG ON A FACT-FINDING VISIT, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL AND TWO FACTORIES.

ACCOMPANIED BY MR C.L. CHU, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, THE DELEGATION VISITED THE MODERN TERMINALS LTD AT THE CONTAINER TERMINAL WHICH RANKS AMONG THE TOP FOUR IN THE WORLD.

THE MODERN TERMINALS LTD, A LOCALLY-OWNED COMPANY ESTABLISHED IN 1969, EMPLOYS A TOTAL OF 950 STAFF. THERE ARE 30 SHIPPING LINES USING THE COMPANY'S FACILITIES WHICH INCLUDE FOUR FREIGHT STATIONS AND TWO BERTHS. THE TWO BERTHS, WITH FOOTAGES OF 1 000 FEET AND 1 550 FEET, ACCOMMODATED 982 VESSELS IN 1978 AND 1 072 LAST YEAR.

A WAREHOUSE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 465 000 SQ FT.

IN 1978 THE MODERN TERMINALS LTD HANDLED A TOTAL OF 462 000 20-FT-EQUIVALENT CARGO CONTAINERS, AND 479 000 LAST YEAR.

IN THE AFTERNOON, THE MISSION VISITED ELECTRONIC DEVICES LTD IN KWAI CHUNG.

THE COMPANY, ESTABLISHED IN 1969, NOW EMPLOYS MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE, AND IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN LOCAL INTERESTS AND THE NETHERLANDS. IT PRODUCES TRANSISTORS, DIODES AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS MAINLY FOR EXPORTS TO WEST GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS AND AUSTRIA.

THE MISSION ALSO WENT TO TSING YI ISLAND TO SEE THE OUTBOARD MARINE ASIA LTD.

THE COMPANY, SET UP IN 1975, IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION IN USA.

PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY INCLUDE OUTBOARD MARINE MOTORS, ELECTRICAL PARTS OF IGNITION COIL, CHARGE COIL AND SENSOR COIL.

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