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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1988

DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME DEVELOPED

THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (MDC) OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED A DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE MDC TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAMME WHICH WILL PROVIDE OWNER-MANAGERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR MANAGERIAL SKILLS AND IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS.

PRODUCED IN CHINESE, THE PROGRAMME IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG CATERING TO THE DEVELOPING NEEDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

LAUNCHING CEREMONY TOMORROW

YOU ARE INVITED ΤΟ COVER THE (WEDNESDAY) AT 3 PM AT THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, 17TH HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

FLOOR,

WORK TO START ON NORTH WEST KOWLOON SEWAGE TREATMENT SCHEME

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WORK ON A SEWAGE TREATMENT SCHEME AT NORTH WEST KOWLOON START SOON FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE FIRST CONTRACT FOR THE TODAY (TUESDAY).

CIVIL ENGINEERING

IT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF DR K.F. NIP, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR.

IS ΤΟ SCHEMB

SERVICES,

THE CONTRACT, WORTH $197 MILLION,

IS THE FIRST OF SEVEN CONTRACTS UNDER THE FIRST STAGE OF THE NORTH WEST KOWLOON SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SCHEME TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF THE WEST KOWLOON COASTLINE.

IT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT THREB KILOMETRES OF INTERCEPTOR SEWERS IN TAI KOK TSUI, SHAM SHUI PO AND LAI CHI KOK. WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 27 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

UNDER STAGE I OF THE SCHEME, WHICH IS ESTIMATED ΤΟ COST $1.1 BILLION, SEWAGE IN THE AREA WILL BE COLLECTED INTO THE INTERCEPTOR SEWERS AND DIRECTED TO A PUMPING STATION AT CHEUNG SHA WAN RECLAMATION.

THE SEWAGE