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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1984

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NEW INDUSTRIAL GROUP FORMED

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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT INDUSTRIALISTS ASSOCIATION, FORMED TODAY. WOULD REFLECT THE VIEWS AND NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR TO THE DISTRICT BOARD AND GOVERNMENT, ITS ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR DENNIS TING SAID.

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, MR TING SAID THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSOCIATION, APART FROM PROMOTING INDUSTRY, WAS TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF FACTORY OPERATORS AND THEIR WORKERS.

+THE ASSOCIATION WILL ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH, TOGETHER WITH FACTORY OPERATORS, INTO PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRIES AND THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR FOR POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES, HE SAID.

SERVICES BEING PLANNED BY THE ASSOCIATION, WHICH WAS FORMED WITH THE HELP OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE, WOULD INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF A CENTRALISED FACILITY TO ENABLE MEMBER FACTORIES TO DISPOSE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE MORE EFFICIENTLY, MR TING SAID.

MR TING SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT DRIVE, AND THAT HE EXPECTED THE ASSOCIATION WOULD SOON HAVE 100 MEMBERS.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, DISTRICT OFFICER, MR K.C. KWONG, SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATION WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL EFFECTIVE CHANNEL FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE GOVERNMENT TO COMMUNICATE WITH INDUSTRIALISTS IN THE DISTRICT.

+ IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE INDUSTRIALISTS TO DISCUSS ISSUES OR PROBLEMS OF COMMON INTEREST, AND A CHANCE TO POOL TOGETHER THEIR EFFORTS TO SOLVE SUCH PROBLEMS,+ MR KWONG SAID.

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL BE INAUGURATED AT A CEREMONY AT 7.30 PM ON FRIDAY (MARCH 9) AT THE BLUE OCEAN RESTAURANT ON SHAM WAN ROAD.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, AND THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, DR JAMES HAYES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS 1

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY ON FRIDAY (MARCH 9).

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