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THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1986

MR BEATON SAID THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD WOULD BE SOME 75 KILOMETRES LONG WHEN COMPLETED DURING THE 1990'S AND WOULD ENABLE TRAFFIC TO MAKE A COMPLETE CIRCUIT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR, KEEPING WITHIN SPEED LIMITS.+

THE TAI LAM CHUNG CENTRE WILL SERVE ROUTE 2 FROM LAI CHI KOK TO TUEN MUN AND THE CENTRE AT MA LIU SHUI WILL SERVE ROUTE 1 FROM LION ROCK TUNNEL TO FANLING.

BOTH WILL BE FULLY EQUIPPED.

MAJOR OPERATIONS WILL INCLUDE DAILY PATROLS TO REMOVE DEBRIS, MECHANICAL VACUUM ROAD SWEEPING, PICKING UP LITTER FROM ROADS I DE VERGES, GRASS CUTTING AND TRIMMING OF ROADSIDE VERGES, REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMALS AND CLEANING OIL SPILLAGES.

OTHER DUTIES WILL INCLUDE REPAIRING BARRIER FENCES, SLOPES, DRAINS AND CARRIAGEWAY PAVEMENTS, REPAIRING OR REPLACING ROAD MARKINGS AND REPAIRING DAMAGED ROAD SIGNS.

HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL CARRY OUT INSPECTIONS TO SEE WHAT WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.

ROLE OF INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT STRESSED

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THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IS TO SUPPORT AND FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN THE SENSE OF HELPING THEM TO REACT QUICKLY AND WITH FLEXIBILITY TO CHANGES IN THE PATTERN AND LEVEL OF DEMAND IN THE MAJOR MARKETS.

THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID THIS WHILE SPEAKING TO THE CHINESE EXECUTIVES CLUB OF THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.

APART FROM THE DIRECT PROVISION OR FUNDING OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT FACILITIES WHICH PROMOTE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND QUALITY ENHANCEMENT, HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION WORK AS A MEANS OF EFFECTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

+ IT ALSO MONITORS THE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION AND THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC POLICIES ON INDUSTRY.

+ THE TASK OF PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IS SHARED BY FIVE OVERSEAS OFFICES, IN SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, TOKYO, STUTTGART AND LONDON, AND WHAT WE CALL THE ONE-STOP UNIT HERE IN HONG KONG.

/+THLIA