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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1983

+DURING THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1983 A TOTAL OF 46 422 VEHICLES WERE EXAMINED OF WHICH 28 954 PASSED ON FIRST INSPECTION,+

THE REGULAR ROADWORTHINESS CHECK OF FRANCHISED BUSES IS CONDUCTED AT THE TWO BUS COMPANIES' PREMISES.

+IN 1982, OVER 4 000 INSPECTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT ON THE BUSES OF BOTH KMB AND CMB. UP TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER 1983, A TOTAL OF 2 708 INSPECTIONS WERE MADE ON THE BUSES OF THESE TWO FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES.+

BY ALLOWING PRIVATE GARAGES TO TAKE ON THE EXAMINATION OF PRIVATE CARS, BETTER VEHICLE MAINTENANCE STANDARDS CAN BE ENSURED AS THE AGE LEVEL FOR THE INSPECTION OF CARS WOULD BE REDUCED. THIS WOULD ALSO HELP TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY, REDUCE ROAD CONGESTION AND MINIMISE POLLUTION, HE SAID.

MR SO SAID PRIVATE CAR OWNERS WOULD FIND IT EASIER TO ARRANGE SAFETY CHECKS FOR THE IR CARS AS THERE WOULD BE MORE PRIVATE GARAGES AUTHORISED TO DO INSPECTION IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.

TRADE PROMOTION TALK FOR INDUSTRIAL ISTS

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A SEMINAR ON +PROMOTION AND SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG INDUSTRIES+ WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) FOR MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS IN KWUN TONG.

AT THE SEMINAR, OFFICERS FROM THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE (HKPC) THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (HKTDC) AND THE HONG KONG EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (HKECIC) WILL TALK ON THEIR FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN PROMOTING TRADE.

ABOUT 80 MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE SEMINAR JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, THE HONG KONG KWUN TONG INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE ASSOCIATION AND THE KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA COMMITTEE.

A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 5 000 FACTORIES IN KWUN TONG, PROVIDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE THAN 140 000 WORKERS.

+THE DISTRICT HAS A HIGH PROPORTION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FACTORIES, MANY OF WHICH SELDOM USE OR SOMETIMES EVEN DO NOT REALISE THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE IR BUSINESS OVERSEAS AND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS WITHIN THEIR FACTORIES, HE SAID.

+AS BUSINESS PERFORMANCES OF THESE FACTORIES WILL HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON THE WELL-BEING OF A LARGE NUMBER OF WORKERS IT IS FELT THAT WITH ECONOMIC RECOVERY, THERE IS A NEED TO ORGANISE A SEMINAR TO INTRODUCE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE, HE SAID.

/THE TALKS,