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FS CONTINUES FACTORY VISITS

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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY. MR JOHN BREMRIDGE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PAUL WONG, CONTINUED HIS REGULAR VISITS TO FACTORIES TODAY (TUESDAY).

MR BREMRIDGE FIRST VISITED ELECTRONIC DEVICES LTD AT KWAI CHEONG ROAD, WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR TOMMY ZAU.

ESTABLISHED IN 1969, ELECTRONIC DEVICES LTD IS A JOINT VENTURE FORMED BY HK AND NETHERLANDS INTERESTS. ITS PRODUCTS, INCLUDING TRANSISTORS, DIODES, LED DISPLAY AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ARE SOLD TO EEC MARKETS.

MR BREMRIDGE ALSO VISITED REGATEX MANUFACTURES LTD AT LAM TIN STREET, KWAI CHUNG, AND WAS CONDUCTED ON A TOUR OF THE FACTORY BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR DAVID CHU.

THE FACTORY IS A LOCALLY OWNED LIMITED COMPANY, SET UP IN 1972. IT PRODUCES RAINCOATS, JACKETS, CARCOATS, SLACKS, SKIRTS, LADIES' DRESSES AND SUITS FOR EXPORT TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.

SECOND POLYTECHNIC TO BE IN KOWLOON TONG WEST

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HONG KONG'S SECOND POLYTECHNIC, DESIGNED INITIALLY FOR 8 000 FULL TIME AND EQUIVALENT PART-TIME STUDENTS AND CAPABLE OF EXPANSION TO 13 500 FULL TIME AND EQUIVALENT PART-TIME STUDENTS, IS TO BE LOCATED IN TAT CHEE AVENUE IN KOWLOON TONG WEST.

THE LOCATION WAS CHOSEN AFTER CAREFUL STUDY OF ALL SUITABLE SITES BY A SPECIAL WORKING PARTY SET UP BY THE GOVERNMENT, AND WAS ENDORSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY. THE COUNCIL'S DÉCISION HAS BEEN CONVEYED TO THE WORKING PARTY.

IN REACHING THIS DECISION, THE COUNCIL TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE EASY ACCESSIBILITY OF THIS SITE, ITS SIZE AND ITS EARLY AVAILABILITY.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE SITE CHOSEN WAS WITHIN THE MAIN URBAN AREA AND WAS ONLY SOME 200 METRES FROM THE MTR/KCR INTERCHANGE STATION AT KOWLOON TONG.

+FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF STUDENTS WHO WILL COME FROM ALL OVER THE TERRITORY, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE POLYTECHNIC SHOULD BE IN A CENTRAL LOCATION, AND BE CLOSE TO A FAST, HIGH CAPACITY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, HE SAID.

THE SITE, AT PRESENT ZONED FOR MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 12.2 HECTARES AND IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE FORMAL, ESTIMATED REQUIREMENT, MAKING UP FOR THE HILLY TERRAIN.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT CONSTRUCTION WORK ON AT LEAST PART OF THE SITE WILL START IN 1986 AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PRELIMINAR Y SITE CLEARANCE AND FORMATION WORK. IN THIS WAY, THE SECOND POLYTECHNIC SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONDUCT CLASSES ON ITS OWN PERMANENT SITE BY SEPTEMBER 1988, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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