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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1981

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POWER SWITCH-ON FOR HEUNG YEUNG VILLAGE

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VILLAGERS LIVING IN HEUNG YEUNG VILLAGE IN WONG TAI SIN WILL BE RECEIVING THE BENEFITS OF A LEGAL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FROM THURSDAY (DECEMBER 3), AS THE RESULT OF A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND THE WONG TAI SIN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.

TO MARK THE OCCASION, A SWITCH-ON CEREMONY WILL BE HELD IN THE PRESENCE OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND OFFICIALS FROM THE POWER COMPANY AND CDO AT 4 PM ON THURSDAY IN THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE.

IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF GOVERNMENT EFFORTS IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT OF SQUATTER AREAS, A WONG TAI SIN CDO SPOKESMAN SAID.

MR STEPHEN SELBY, THE AREA'S CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, TOGETHER WITH MR DON CLEGG, CONSUMER SERVICES MANAGER OF CHINA LIGHT, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

HEUNG YEUNG VILLAGE, A SQUATTER SETTLEMENT WITH A POPULATION OF 2 500 LOCATED AT THE NORTHERN SLOPE OF TSZ WAN SHAN, COMES WITHIN THE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME FOR SQUATTER AREAS WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY INCLUDE TAI HOM WOR, HONG LOK-SEI HEI VILLAGE, GOOD HOPE VILLAGE, PO KONG NEW VILLAGE AND NGAU CHI WAN TUNG SHEUNG VILLAGE.

PENNANTS WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE VILLAGERS TO THE QUESTO AT THE CEREMONY IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR EFFORTS IN PROVIDING ELECTRICITY TO THE VILLAGE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ELECTRIFICATION SWITCH-ON CEREMONY IN HEUNG YEUNG VILLAGE, WONG TAI SIN AT 4 PM ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 3) AT THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OFFICE IN THE VILLAGE. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE TSZ WAN SHAN POLICE STATION, TSZ WAN SHAN ROAD, AT 3.30 PM. A CDO OFFICER WILL TAKE THEM TO THE VILLAGE.

HK-AUSTRIA TEXTILE AGREEMENT RENEWED

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THE CURRENT HONG KONG-AUSTRIA TEXTILE AGREEMENT, DUE TO EXPIRE ON JANUARY 31, 1982, HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR A FURTHER YEAR UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1983.

THE TERMS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT. UNDER THE NEW AGREEMENT, RESTRAINT WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXERCISED IN RESPECT OF FOUR CLOTHING ITEMS, NAMELY WOVEN SHIRTS, WOVEN BLOUSES, WOVEN TROUSERS, AND DRESSES AND SKIRTS.

IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT EXPORT AUTHORISATION SYSTEM COVERING 13 GARMENT CATEGORIES.

DETAILS AND THE RULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE PUBLISHED

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