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September
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New appointments to Legislative and Executive Councils:
To Legro :
Dr HO Kam-fai, Mr Allen LEE, Mr David Newbigging,
Mr Andrew SO, (retiring :
Sir S Y CHUNG, Mr LEE Quo-wei,
Mrs KWAN Ko Sui-wah and
Mr P G Williams);
To Exco
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Mr LI Fook-wo, Dr Harry FANG,
Mr R H Lobo, Mr Michael
Sandberg (retiring:
Mr T K ANN, MR Q W LEE and Mrs Joyce Symons).
First test run of Mass Transit Railway cars.
Courtesy call (first ever) on Governor by the First Director of the N C N A.
MA Sik-chun jumps bail (and flees to Taiwan) While awaiting trial on drug charges.
Application approved for the Hong Kong Electric Company to build a power station on Lamma Island.
Director of Hong Kong Polytechnic leads
delegation to visit the Communications University in Sian.
Governor attends Chinese National Day Reception hosted by the First Director of the NCN A (the first such invitation since 1949).
October
4
Death in the UK of Sir Alexander Grantham, Governor 1947 - 57.