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THURSDAY, DECEMBER + 1985

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SURVEYORS JOINT OFFICE OPENED

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THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN, TODAY (THURSDAY) OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING OF THE JOINT HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS (HKIS) AND ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (RICS) OFFICE IN SWIRE HOUSE, CENTRAL.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING, MR CHAN SAID IT WAS HEARTENING THAT THE HK IS HAD RETAINED ITS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH ITS SISTER INSTITUTION, THE RICS, NOT ONLY FOR REASONS OF CONVENE IENCE BUT TO SHARE THE NEW HEADQUARTERS IN ORDER TO REPRESENT THE MANY DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF SURVEYING IN HONG KONG.

THE MUTUAL INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANISATIONS AND WITH PROFESSIONAL BODIES BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS WOULD BE INVALUABLE FOR THE PROMOTION OF SURVEYING AND THE MAINTENANCE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, HE ADDED.

MR CHAN SAID HE WAS PLEASED TO HEAR THAT STEADY PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE IN PREPARING THE WAY FOR THE HK IS TO APPLY FOR FULL RECOGNITION BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

HE ADVISED THAT THE FORMATION OF THE INSTITUTE HAD TO

BE CAREFULLY PLANNED TO ENSURE THAT IT HAD SUFFICIENT PROFESSIONAL STANDING AND FULL AUTHORITY TO ASSUME SUCH WEIGHTY RESPONSIBILITY.

YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL DETAILS

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WELL-KNOWN LOCAL AND FOREIGN ORCHESTRAS, OPERA GROUPS, BALLET AND DANCE TROUPES, SINGERS AND CHILDREN'S CHOIRS WILL PERFORM FOR YUEN LONG RESIDENTS DURING A 19-DAY ARTS FESTIVAL BEGINNING FEBRUARY 21.

THE SIXTH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE A WIDE RANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMES.

DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR ALAN WONG, AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD ON THE 13TH FLOOR OF THE YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT NO. 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG.

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