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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1992
STRONG
WAS
AS FAR AS THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG
HONG KONG'S CONCERNED, MR HO SAID THE SHIFTING OF
LABOUR INTENSIVE ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS INTO SOUTHERN CHINA HAD CREATED A
DEMAND
FOR HONG KONG TO BECOME
SUPPORT BASE NOT ONLY IN PROVIDING A VARIETY OF TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES BUT ALSO IN THE SUPPLY OF MATERIALS, PARTS, COMPONENTS AND TOOLING.
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"THE RELOCATION PROCESS HAS ALSO ENABLED HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR WORKFORCE ΤΟ CONCENTRATE ON THE MORE DIRECTLY то SKILL-INTENSIVE ACTIVITIES LOCALLY, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING THE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY," HE SAID.
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LANTAU TAXI FARES TO BE REVISED
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT FARES FOR LANTAU TAXIS WILL BE REVISED FROM SUNDAY (
(NOVEMBER 8).
THE NEW FARES WILL BE $8 FOR THE FIRST TWO KILOMETRES AND 80 CENTS FOR EVERY 0.2 KILOMETRE THEREAFTER.
THE FARES WERE LAST REVISED IN JUNE 1990.
PENDING THE CONVERSION OF TAXI METERS, LANTAU TAXIS MAY CHARGE THE REVISED FARES BY DISPLAYING A CONVERSION TABLE SHOWING THE REVISED FARE SCALES.
STARTING FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY), OPERATORS AND DRIVERS OF LANTAU TAXIS CAN OBTAIN THE FARE CONVERSION TABLES FROM THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT OFFICES:
ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE AT MUI WO GOVERNMENT LANTAU ISLAND; AND
OFFICES,
PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION AT MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, CENTRAL.
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SUPERCITY 2001 COMPETITION
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THE EDUCATON DEPARTMENT WILL INTRODUCE A NEW SECONDARY 4-5 SUBJECT ON "TRAVEL AND TOURISM" IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR AND THE FIRST HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION ON THE SUBJECT WILL BE HELD IN 1995.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PRINCIPAL CURRICULUM PLANNING OFFICER, MR NG KWOK-CHUEN, OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, SAID THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY} AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ΤΟ LAUNCH A DESTINATION HONG KONG TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMPETITION.
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