TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1584
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COVEPING THREE WORKING REGIONS, THE RECENTLY-SIGNED TE CONTRACTS INCLUDED THE SUPPLY, LAYING AND REPAIR OF MASTIC ASPAL~ AND ROOFING WORKS FOR VARIOUS ESTATE BLOCKS.
+RE-ROOFING WORKS MAY IN SOME CASES REQUIRE DIGGING UP THE ENTIRE LAYER OF ASPHALT ON A BUILDING'S ROOFTOP AND/OR THE LAYING OF INSULATION TILES OR STYRO-FOAM TO KEEP HEAT DOWN IN SUMMER,+
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OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, THE AUTHORITY HAD SPENT A TOTAL OF $42.25 MILLION, OR AN AVERAGE OF $14.3 MILLION A YEAR, ON RE-ROOFING AND INSULATION WORKS.
+PLANS FOR WORKS ARE DRAWN UP FOLLOWING FEED-BACK FROM ESTATE STAFF AND REGULAR INSPECTIONS BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S CLERK OF WORKS.+
UK TEAM MEETS OFFICIALS ***
THE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH TEAM OF THE FULL-TIME RAI GROUP ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE TODAY MET MORE SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE FOR PEKING TOMORROW (WEONE>
ALSO THEY MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
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THE TEAM INCLUDES DR DAVID WILSON, ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARY IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE FAR EAST, SOUTH PACIFIC AND SOUTH EAST ASIA; MR FRED BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISOR, FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE; MR GERRY NAZARETH, LAW DRAFTSMAN; AND MR ROBIN MCLAREN, THE POLITICAL ADVISOR.
BEFORE TODAY'S MEETINGS THE TEAM HAD MET WITH THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE: THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE; AND SECRETARY (GENERAL DUTIES) LEWIS DAVIES.
AMONG THOSE OFFICERS THEY MET TODAY WERE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY ERIC HO, SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE MARTIN ROWLANDS, SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES PIERS JACOBS, AND ATTOTY
GENERAL MICHAEL THOMAS.
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