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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1988

OFFICIATING AT THE ATHLETICS MEET WILL BE A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR CHUNG PUI-LAM; SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GREGORY LEUNG; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR TAI TUNG-NGOK; CHAIRMAN OF THE SHAM SUI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION; MR CHOW KWEN-LIM; AND A URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR FAN KAM-PING.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHAM SHUI PO ATHLETIC MERT TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 20), STARTING AT 9 AM AT THE SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS GROUND IN CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD. DISTRICT OFFICER MR GREGORY LEUNG, AND SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN MR CHOW KWEN-LIM, WILL DELIVER SPEECHES AT A CEREMONY AT 11 AM, WHICH WILL BE BY THE INVITATION RELAY FOR AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

FOLLOWED

SEMINAR ON FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY ARE INVITED TO JOIN A TECHNICAL SEMINAR TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 4 AND 5 AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, WHICH IS TO OPEN SHORTLY.

TRAINING MARKETS,

THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE VOCATIONAL (VTC), WILL COVER SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS CONCERNING CONTROL, RAW MATERIALS, MACHINERY AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS MEASURES TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS.

COUNCIL QUALITY

IN THE FOOTWEAR

FOOTWEAR TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS FROM HONG KONG AND TAIWAN HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE SEMINAR. WHICH AIMS AT UPGRADING THE TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES OF LOCAL FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURING.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE VTC SAID THE INDUSTRY HAS A GREAT DEMAND FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY AND MODERN PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT AS IT HAS MOVED UP- MARKET AND HONG KONG HAS BECOME A TECHNICAL AND TRADING CENTRE IN FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURING IN THE REGION.

THE SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE VTC, THE HONG KONG RUBBER AND FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, HONG KONG LEATHER SHOE MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND HEADWAY TRADE FAIRS LIMITED.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENROLMENT IS NOVEMBER 22. ENQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO MR K.K. FUNG, OF THE VTC, ON 5-8932341, EXT.

285, OR TO MISS LAI, OF THE HONG KONG RUBBER AND FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, ON 3-812297.

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