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July 31:
Aug. 1:
Aug. 7:
Aug. 16-18:
Aug. 17-22:
Sept. 8-10:
Sept. 12-17:
Sept. 22:
Sept. 23-26:
Sept. 23-29:
Sept. 25:
Sept. 26:
Sept. 27- Oct. 1:
Sept. 30:
Sept. 30- Oct. 6:
Ex.Co. decides on further exchanges with four consortia concerning Mass Transit Railway
Enactment of Commodity Exchanges (Prohibition) and Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Ordinances
Ex.Co. awards television broadcasting licences to Rediffusion Television and Commercial
Television
Private visit of Prime Minister of Mauritius
Visit of Admiral Clayton, Flag Officer, 2nd Flotilla
Visit of Sir Christopher Soames
Annual MPs' visit to HM Forces
Royal Observatory announced that an unprecedented 10 ft. of rain had fallen so far in 1973
Visit of Sir Thomas and Lady Brime low
Visit of Messrs. Clegg and Elliott, MPs
Expiry of Sterling Reserves Agreement
First approach, in Hong Kong, to the
Chinese authorities about the large increase in legal immigration
Visit of Mr. Peter Blaker, MP
Sir Hugh Norman-Walker left Hong Kong on relinquishing his post of Colonial Secretary and was succeeded by Mr. D.T.E. Roberts
Visit of Lord Thorneycroft
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