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SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 1935

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SEMINAR ON HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING FUTURE

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A SEMINAR ON HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING FUTURE, ORGANISED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND CITIBANK, WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 30 (WEDNESDAY) AT 2 PM IN THE ROSE AND PEONY ROOMS OF THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL.

THE SEMINAR WILL EXPLAIN THE GUARANTEES FOR HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONTAINED IN THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE.

IT WILL ALSO INDICATE AREAS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE GROWTH, AND DESCRIBE HOW THE ONE-STOP UNIT OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT CAN HELP INDUSTRIAL ISTS TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY THEIR BUSINESS.

MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL BANKING AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY WILL ALSO GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE.

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE MR KEVIN LO, CHAIRMAN OF GOLD PEAK INDUSTRIES (HOLDINGS) LTD MR PAUL WONG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY; MR ANTONY LEUNG, VICE PRESIDENT OF CITIBANK: MR MARVIN GIENGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE FAR EAST OPERATIONS OF SPRAGUE WORLD TRADE CORPORATION; MR DENNIS TING, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF KADER

INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD; AND MR P.K. WONG, COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION.

PEOPLE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE SEMINAR MAY CONTACT THE ONE-STOP UNIT OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT. 14TH FLOOR, OCEAN CENTRE KOWLOON, OR CALL THE UNIT ON 3-7222434 BEFORE JANUARY 23.

TIDYING UP GARBAGE DISPOSAL WORK

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NEWLY-INTRODUCED PLASTIC BAGS HAVE PROVED TO BE NEATER THAN BAMBOO BASKETS FOR GARBAGE HANDLING AT THE TSING YI BARGING POINT.

THIS WAS NOTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR DAVID WEEKS, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS) OF THE NTS, MR ARTHUR JOHNSON, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF KWAI CHUNG, MR LEE SHEUNG-YEE DURING THE IR VISIT LAST WEEK TO SEE THE NEW SCHEME IN OPERATION.

MR WEEKS SAID HE WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE CLEANLINESS AT THE BARGING POINT.

THE GARBAGE WAS DELIVERED TO THE TSING YI BARGING POINT FROM CHEUNG CHAU, LAMMA ISLAND, PENG CHAU AND MUI WO ON LANTAU ISLAND FOR TRANSPORT TO THE KWAI CHUNG INCINERATION PLANT FOR DISPOSAL. THIS SYSTEM IS AIMED AT PHASING OUT VILLAGE-TYPE INCINERATORS, AND AT IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AT THE OUTLYING ISLANDS.

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