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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1974.
GOVERNOR TO MAKE SHOP-FLOOR TOUR OF TOY FACTORY
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL BE MAKING A +SHOP-FLOOR+ TOUR OF ONE OF HONG KONG'S LARGEST TOY FACTORIES TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
HE WILL BE VISITING THE PREMISES OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL CO LTD, AT 41A/43, SMITHFIELD ROAD, KENNEDY TOUN, ACCOMPANIED BY MR. JIMMY MCGREGOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
THEY WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE FIRM'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR. PETER N.V. TAN, AND OTHER COMPANY OFFICIALS.
HONG KONG RANKS AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST EXPORTER OF TOYS. OVERSEAS SALES FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR ROSE TO $946 MILLION AN INCREASE OF NEARLY $300 MILLION ON THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1973.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT. HE WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE FACTORY AT 2.40 P.M. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PRESS WHILE SIR MURRAY RECEIVES A SHORT BRIEFING BEFORE MAKING A SHOP-FLOOR TOUR. TWO COMPANY OFFICIALS, MR. D. MURRAY AND KR. K.S. CHAN WILL ACT AS PRESS LIAISON OFFICERS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM G.I.S. WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.
CASTLE PEAK ROAD SPEED LIMIT EXTENDED *******
THE EXISTING SPEED RESTRICTION OF 30 MILES PER HOUR ALONG A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE EXTENDED ANOTHER 280 YARDS FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY.
THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH NOW COVERS THE SECTION NEAR TUEN MUN SAN HUI, WILL BE EXTENDED NORTHWARDS TO A POINT ABOUT 280 YARDS NORTH OF THE TUEN MUN ROUNDABOUT.
MEANWHILE, THE HIGH-LEVEL FLYOVER AT THE PIPER'S HILL INTERCHANGE, KOWLOON, WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY TO A SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON TAI PO ROAD WISHING TO PROCEED WESTWARDS ALONG CHING CHEUNG ROAD. THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE PRESENT GROUND-LEVEL U-TURN MOVEMENT.
THERE WILL ALSO BE MINOR DIVERSIONS FOR BOTH EAST AND WEST-BOUND TRAFFIC ON TAI PO ROAD. WARNING AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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