TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1983
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INDUSTRIAL MISSION TO VISIT AUSTRALIA
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AN INDUSTRIAL MISSION, ORGANISED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT AUSTRALIA THIS MONTH TO DISCUSS BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG WITH SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES.
THE MISSION, PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME OF PROMOTING OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, WILL VISIT SYDNEY BETWEEN APRIL 11-22 AND BRISBANE FROM APRIL 23 TO 30.
LED BY THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, MR DAVID CHEUNG, THE MISSION WILL CALL ON COMPANIES ENGAGED IN LIGHT AND MEDIUM ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES, ELECTRONICS, AND THOSE WHICH PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SUPPORTING FACILITIES SUCH AS METAL CASTING, EXTRUSION, FORGING, TOOL AND DIE MAKING AND PRECISION MACHINING.
INVESTMENT FROM AUSTRALIA RANKS SEVENTH IN THE LIST OF COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG. OF THE 25 FACTORIES ESTABLISHED HERE WITH AUSTRALIAN INTEREST, 13 ARE WHOLLY OWNED AND THE REMAINDER ARE JOINT-VENTURES.
TOTAL INVESTMENT FROM AUSTRALIA AMOUNTS TO HK$160 MILLION.
COUNTRY PARK INFORMATION CENTRE
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A MODERN INFORMATION CENTRE FOR VISITORS IS TO BE BUILT AT SA KUNG COUNTRY PARK AND AN ADJACENT OPEN-AIR CAR PARK WILL BE SURFACED WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE ANNOUNCED TODAY.
HE SAID THE CONTRACT FOR THE JOB, VALUED AT $5 MILLION, WAS AWARDED TO WING MOU CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THE BUILDING IN EARLY 1984.
THE PURPOSE-BUILT CENTRE AT PAK TAM CHUNG BARRIER, IS EXPECTED TO BE USED BY ABOUT 5 000 VISITORS A DAY.
IT WILL HAVE AN ARCHITECTURAL THEME OF A TRADITIONAL RURAL BUILDING TO FIT INTO THE LANDSCAPE OF THE COUNTRY PARK.
THE INTERIOR WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH STATIC DISPLAYS DEPICTING THE NATURAL AND HUMAN HISTORY OF THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA AS WELL AS MODELS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME.
DR LEE SAID VISITORS TO THE PARK WOULD BE ABLE TO LEARN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SAI KUNG AND ITS ENVIRONMENT AT THE CENTRE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND - BEFORE OR AFTER HIKING THROUGH THE COUNTRY PARK.
OTHER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK AND AT TAI MEI TUK IN PLOVER COVE COUNTRY PARK.
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