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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1983

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MR HSU SAID THE WORK OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, THE FIRST IN THE TERRITORY, INCLUDED THE ORGANISATION OF RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT.

THE BOARD ALSO LOOKS INTO, AND DISCUSSES IN DEPTH, GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC, AND THEN REFLECTS ITS VIEWS TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION.

+THEREFORE THE DISTRICT BOARD IS CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT, AND IT IS VERY MEANINGFUL TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS WORK, HE SAID.

AS AN EXAMPLE, HE SAID THE LLEWELLYN REPORT ON HONG KONG’S EDUCATION, PUBLISHED IN MAY THIS YEAR, ATTRACTED WIDESPREAD ATTENTION FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.

+THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD ALSO DISCUSSED IN DEPTH THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT. AN OPEN FORUM WAS HELD TO COLLECT PUBLIC OPINION WHICH WAS LATER SUBMITTED TO THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH FOR CONSIDERATION,+ HE SAID.

HE SAID HE TRUSTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD DRAW UP A SUITABLE EDUCATION POLICY FOR HONG KONG ACCORDING TO PUBLIC VIEWS AND FUTURE NEEDS.

MR HSU ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE WOULD BE FOUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, NINE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TWO PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN TSUEN WAN, PROVIDING MORE THAN 10 000 PLACES FOR LOCAL CHILDREN IN ORDER TO SAVE THEM A LOT OF TRAVELLING TIME.

JAPANESE MISSION VISITS JETRO OFFICE HERE

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THE NINE-MEMBER JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL MISSION NOW IN HONG KONG TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, VISITED THE JAPAN TRADE CENTRE (JETRO) OFFICE HERE TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF JETRO IN HONG KONG, MR Y. KUWAMURA BRIEFED THEM ON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN HONG KONG.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF JETRO, MR S. SAITO; CONSUL OF THE JAPANESE CONSULATE, MR M. UTSUGI AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR M. NISHIMURA ALSO ATTENDED THE MEETING, EXPLAINING THE ASSISTANCE WHICH THEIR ORGANISATIONS COULD PROVIDE TO JAPANESE COMPANIES IN HONG KONG,

THE GROUP LATER HAD A LUNCHEON MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WORKING COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG-JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE BEFORE VISITING Y.K.K. ZIPPER COMPANY (HK) LTD. IN TUEN MUN,

THE MISSION IS ORGANISED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO PROMOTE OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG

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