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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1984

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HE SAID THAT WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY, THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY HAD DIVERSIFIED INTO A FULL RANGE OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS.

+ IT HAS BENEFITED ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FROM THE BOOM IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WHICH RELIES HEAVILY ON PLASTIC FOR CASINGS AND ENCAPSULATION MATERIAL,+ MR HO ADDED.

HE SAID THAT THROUGHOUT THE PAST TEN YEARS, THE ASSOCIATION HAD SERVED HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY WELL BY ENSURING A SMOOTH, RELIABLE SUPPLY OF PLASTIC MATERIALS TO THE LOCAL INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY DURING PERIODS OF ACUTE SHORTAGE IN 1974 AND 1983.

+THROUGH ITS CLOSE CONTACTS WITH OVERSEAS SUPPLIERS, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE ASSOCIATION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE PLÁSTIC INDUSTRY BY SUCH MEANS AS DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON NEW MATERIAL SUPPLY, AND SPONSORING PLASTIC EXHIBITIONS.

AND

+1 APPLAUD THE ASSOCIATION'S SUPPORT FOR THE INDUSTRY, INDEED! URGE IT TO PLAY AN EVEN STRONGER ROLE AS A CATALYST IN THE EVOLUTION OF OUR PLASTIC INDUSTRY AND THE CONSTANT SEARCH FOR NEW APPLICATIONS FOR PLASTIC MATERIALS,+ MR HO SAID.

$101 MILLION PUBLIC HOUSING CONTRACTS ****

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY SIGNED 10 MORE CONTRACTS WORTH OVER $101 MILLION FOR A VARIETY OF WORKS ON PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.

SIGNED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (CONSTRUCTION), MR FRED PANG, FOUR OF THE CONTRACTS ARE FOR PILING TO FOUNDATION WORKS AT OLD AND NEW ESTATES.

TWO OF THESE PILING CONTRACTS TOTAL $47 MILLION AND COVER THE SECOND AND THIRD PHASES OF HANG ON ESTATE IN MA ON SHAN.

ON COMPLETION OF THE PILING WORKS AT HANG ON, THREE HOME OWNERSHIP BLOCKS WITH 1 050 FLATS FOR 3 990 PEOPLE WILL BE BUILT UNDER THE SECOND PHASE, AND THREE MORE BLOCKS WITH 2 448 FLATS FOR 11 800 PEOPLE UNDER THE THIRD PHASE.

A STANDARD ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND A FIVE-STOREY CARPARK WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED IN THE SECOND PHASE.

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