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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1982

TRADE ISSUES DISCUSSED

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THE LORD PRIVY SEAL, THE RT HON HUMPHREY ATKINS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, MET THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR BILL DORWARD AND MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD AT A WORKING LUNCHEON TODAY (FRIDAY).

THEY DISCUSSED ISSUES RELATING TO TWO-WAY TRADE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND BRITAIN, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF HONG KONG AS A MARKET FOR BRITAIN AND THE FUTURE HK/EEC TEXTILES PILATERAL

EGOTIATIONS. OTHERS ATTENDING THE LUNCHEON MEETING WERE SENIOR OFFICI-LS ACCOMPANYING MR ATKINS AND MEMBERS OF THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.

MRS ATKINS VISITS YWCA

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MRS HUMPHREY ATKINS, WIFE OF THE LORD PRIVY SEAL, TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE YWCA IN MACDONNELL ROAD.

SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN,

MRS ATKINS WAS BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION IN HONG KONG BY THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF YWCA, MISS KO SIU-WAH. ALSO PRESENT WERE TWO VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION, MRS MABEL WONG AND MRS TAN JEN-CHIU.

AMONG OTHER SERVICES, THE YWCA OPERATES FOUR NURSERIES FOR 470 CHILDREN BETWEEN TWO AND SIX YEARS OF AGE. TWO NEW NURSERIES WILL SOON BE OPENED.

THE ASSOCIATION ALSO RUNS 11 CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRES AND ONE SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDE LY.

IT ALSO RUNS ONE KINDERGARTEN, FOUR EVENING SCHOOLS, FOUR CENTRES PROVIDING ADULT EDUCATION TRAINING CLASSES, AND A GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISED ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL FOR MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS.

MRS ATKINS LATER CROSSED THE HARBOUR TO KOWLOON TO VISIT THE ANNE BLACK YWCA CENTRE AND GUEST HOUSE IN HO FAN TIN.

HER FINAL STOP BEFORE RETURNING TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE WAS THE YWCA'S MAURINE GRANTHAM NURSERY CENTRE IN YAU YAT CHUEN, WHICH PROVIDES D.Y-CARE SERVICE FOR 120 CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE,

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