0
6
October
7
11
12
14
18
31
(Cont'd)
Governor opens new Shatin race-course.
Governor's Speech to Legislative Council.
Start of Canton/Hong Kong charter flights by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (the first direct air link with China since 1949).
3rd Festival of Asian Arts opens.
Publication of White Paper on Senior Secondary and Tertiary Education.
Monthly legal immigration from China reaches highest level for over 15 years.
November
6
7
13
16
17
Non-expatriate policeman appointed for first time to head C I D in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force.
Governor opens the Pokfulam Training Centre for the Blind.
Sharpest daily fall in stock market since 11 July 1973 (following withdrawal from sale at a Government land auction of a valuable site).
Deposit taking Companies (Amendment) Ordinance (to provide for supervision of deposit-taking companies).
Inauguration of hoverferry service between Hong Kong and Canton, run by the Hong Kong and Yauma tei Ferry Company.