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TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1985

SDA MEETS DB CHAIRMEN

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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING HOSTED A DINNER RECEPTION FOR THE CHAIRMEN OF THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS TO WELCOME THEM AND EXCHANGE VIEWS.

ALSO ATTENDING THE RECEPTION WERE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, AND THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES.

DURING THE INFORMAL GATHERING, MR LIAO SAID HE WAS CONF IDENT THAT THE BOARDS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY TO IMPROVE THEIR DISTRICTS AND REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF DISTRICT RESIDENTS.

MR LIAO ASSURED THE CHAIRMEN THAT THE GOVERNMENT VALUED THE BOARDS' ADVICE ON DISTRICT MATTERS, AND WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO CONSULT THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON MATTERS OF TERRITORY-WIDE INTEREST.

HE ALSO TOLD THE CHAIRMEN THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICER, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THEM AND MAKE REGULAR REPORTS ON THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD.

WHERE THE CHAIRMEN SO REQUESTED, HE ADDED, SPECIAL MEETINGS COULD BE ARRANGED BETWEEN THEM AND DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNED TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL ANY DISTRICT ISSUE OF CONCERN TO THE BOARDS.

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY

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THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON INVESTMENT AND RE- INVESTMENT IN MODERN ELECTRONIC MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE COHNERS EXPOSITION GROUP, HE SAID IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT THE INDUSTRY'S INVESTMENT AND RE-INVESTMENT IN PLANT AND MACHINERY HAD INCREASED CONSIDERABLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

TAKING THE OVERSEAS SECTOR OF THE INDUSTRY AS AN EXAMPLE, MR YAXLEY SAID, OVERSEAS INVESTMENT INCREASED FROM $2 BILLION TO $4 BILLION IN THE PERIOD 1981 TO 1984.

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