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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1985

BOARD MEMBERS SEE MTR OPERATIONS

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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION'S HEADQUARTERS TO LOOK AT ITS OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES.

THE VISIT WAS PART OF A PROGRAMME ARRANGED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO FAMILIARISE BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE WORKING PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS OF VARIOUS PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES.

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VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE GAINED DURING THE VISIT WILL BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL WHEN MEMBERS STUDY POLICY ISSUES RELATING TO ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR MEETING THE PUBLIC.

LED BY BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL CHENG, AND ACCOMPANIED BY WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS YÉK, MEMBERS VISITED THE COMPANY'S TRAINING CENTRE TO OBSERVE THE TRAINING PROCEDURES FOR TRAIN OPERATORS.

SOME MEMBERS EVEN TRIED TO DRIVE THE TRAIN IN THE CAB OF A SIMULATOR WHICH IS USED BY TRAINEE DRIVERS.

THE GROUP THEN WENT TO THE CENTRAL CONTROL ROOM WHERE THE OPERATIONS OF ALL MTR STATIONS ARE MONITORED THROUGH THE CLOSE CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM. THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE DAILY OPERATION OF THE MTR NETWORK CONTROLLED BY THE CENTRAL UNIT.

MEMBERS THEN TOOK A TRAIN TO WONG TAI SIN STATION AND ENDED THE VISIT WITH A TOUR OF THE PLANT ROOM THERE.

STAMPS TO FOCUS ON NEW BUILDINGS

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FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS DEPICTING NEW BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG

WILL BE ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 27.

THE NEW STAMPS ARE 1

* THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS

50 CENTS

THE BUILDING, COMPRISING 36 000 SQUARE METRES OF FLOOR AREA, IS UNUSUAL NOT ONLY FOR ITS STRIKING DESIGN BUT FOR THE EXTENT OF THE FACILITIES IT PROVIDES FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS.

* EXCHANGE SQUARE $1.30

THE TWIN-TOWER BUILDING OF REFLECTIVE GLASS AND ROSE-COLOURED GRANITE IS IMPRESSIVE FROM ANY ANGLE. IT IS A 24-HOUR BUSINESS CENTRE AND IS ONE OF THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD.

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