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MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1983

THE ADVANTAGE OF EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED AT THE SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM AT THE WONG CHUK HANG CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL IN WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE, ABERDEEN.

+COMPETITION IS SO KEEN THESE DAYS THAT THE EXPORTERS HAVE TO GRANT CREDIT TO OVERSEAS IN ORDER TO SECURE THE BUSINESS, BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE RISKS OF NON-PAYMENT ARISING FROM THE BUYER AND FROM THE BUYER'S COUNTRY, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR K.C. KWONG, SAID.

+I AM SURE THIS SEMINAR WILL PROVE TO BE OF BENEFIT TO MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS WHO INTEND TO GIVE OR ARE ALREADY GIVING CREDIT TO THEIR OVERSEAS BUYERS, HE SAID.

MORE FOOD STALLS FOR KWAI CHUNG WORKERS

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TEN MORE STALLS ARE BEING ADDED TO THE KA TING COOKED FOOD CENTRE AT KWAI CHUNG TO PROVIDE FACTORY WORKERS WITH AN ADDITIONAL HYGIENIC EATING PLACE.

BUILT AT A COST OF $500 000, THE COOKED FOOD CENTRE IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF KA TING ROAD AND TAI LIN PAI ROAD, AND IS ONE OF THE TWO PROPER EATING PLACES AT THE HEART OF THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

THE OTHER COOKED FOOD CENTRE MANAGED BY THE NTSD IS AT TAI LIN PAI ROAD, AND HAS 22 STALLS.

KA TING COOKED FOOD CENTRE NOW HAS 17 STALLS CATERING TO THE NEEDS OF THOUSANDS OF FACTORY WORKERS, PARTICULARLY DURING THE LUNCH HOUR.

EACH STALL OF THE NEW EXTENSION OF KA TING COOKED FOOD CENTRE

SINK AND IS EQUIPPED WITH ITS OWN WORKING AREA, WITH A WATER TAP

A BASIN. AND ALL PARTITION WALLS AND FLOOR SURFACES ARE PAVED WITH GLAZED AND MOSAIC TILES,

MEANWHILE, TWO MORE MODERN COOKED FOOD CENTRES ARE NOW BEING BUILT AT KWAI CHUNG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THERE WILL BE 18 COOKED FOOD STALLS AND TWO FRUIT STALLS AT TAI YUEN STREET COOKED FOOD CENTRE, AND 14 MORE COOKED FOOD STALLS AND FOUR FRUIT STALLS AT A PAVILION STYLE WO YI HOP ROAD COOKED FOOD CENTRE, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND BEING BUILT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A COMMUNAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEM, WITH GREASE FILTERS TO INDIVIDUAL HOODS FOR DRAWING COOKING FUMES, AT THE TWO COOKED FOOD CENTRES.

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