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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1987

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SEMINAR ON ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

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A SEMINAR ON APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (ASIC) AND SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY (SMT), TWO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES BEING APPLIED BY MANUFACTURERS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRONICS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 9, 1987 IN THE NEW WORLD HOTEL.

ON THE ADVICE OF THE ELECTRONICS SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL TO INFORM LOCAL MANUFACTURERS OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THEIR DEVELOPMENT TRENDS, AREAS FOR APPLICATION AND BENEFITS THAT MIGHT BE DERIVED.

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, INDUSTRIALISTS PRESENTLY APPLYING THESE TECHNOLOGIES IN THEIR OWN OPERATION AND SUPPLIERS OF THE TECHNOLOGIES AND RELEVANT EQUIPMENT.

DETAILS REGARDING APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SEMINAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.

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IN THE MEANTIME, INTERESTED PARTIES MAY CONTACT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OR THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION.

RESIDENTS URGED TO KEEP SEWERS FREE OF WASTES

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MONG KOK RESIDENTS TODAY (THURSDAY) SAW HOW SEWER BLOCKAGES WERE CLEARED OF GREASE AND DIRT IN A DEMONSTRATION STAGED IN SHANTUNG STREET.

THE DEMONSTRATION WAS CONDUCTED BY A TEAM OF SEWER CLEANSING WORKERS, SUPERVISED BY AN ENGINEER FROM THE URBAN DRAINAGE DIVISION, MR CHUNG HO-KWAN.

HIGH PRESSURE WATER JETS WERE AMONG THE EQUIPMENT USED TO REMOVE RUBBISH THAT CLOGGED THE PIPES.

A BUCKET ATTACHED TO A WINCH WAS ALSO USED.

+THE DEMONSTRATION ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES HOW SEWERS ARE BLOCKED UP WITH ALL KINDS OF WASTES WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CARELESSLY DUMPED INTO THE DRAINS IN THE FIRST PLACE,+ MR CHUNG SAID.

/+THESE INCLUDE