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JULY
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10
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US Consulate-General spokesman estimates private US investment in Hong Kong at HK$5,000 million (US$1,000 million): and· that US firms employ 7 to 8% of Hong Kong's industrial labour force
15 hectare site in New Territories to be leased to China Cement Company (HK) Ltd, a new joint venture with 40% owned by Kaiser Corporation of California and 60%, by interests from China and Hong Kong. Investment of HK$1,000 million (£86.2 m) with planned production of 1.4 million metric tons per year, about one-third of Hong Kong's estimated requirement in 1983.
Governor visits London for consultations and attends the UN Secretary-General's meeting in Geneva on 20 - 21 July on Refugees and Displaced Persons in South-East Asia
HMG announces that the UK will accept an additional 10,000 Vietnamese boat refugees from Hong Kong
Chief Secretary visits Australia and New Zealand
AUGUST
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2
9
31
SEPTEMBER
Typhoon 'Hope' causes 8 deaths and injures 260 people
Immigration (Amendment)(No. 3) Ordinance 1979 (to prevent and penalise trafficking in unlawful immigration)
Captain of "Huey Fong" and others convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Government
New appointments to Legco: Mr Hu Fa-kuang and Mr Wong Po-yan (retiring: Mr James Wu and Mr Hilton Cheong-leen)
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Visit by US Vice-President Mr Walter Mondale
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Vietnamese boat population in Hong Kong reaches 68,695 (Highest figure in 1979)