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SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1977
UK CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VISITS HONG KONG
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AN 11-MEMBER DELEGATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY (JUNE 21) TO SEE HONG KONG'S LATEST DEVELOPMENT AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT CHINESE SCHOOL IN LONDON.
DURING THEIR THREE-WEEK STAY, THE GROUP WILL MEET THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. F.K. LI, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND A NUMBER OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ARRANGED A WEEK-LONG PROGRAMME FOR THE DELEGATION TO ENABLE THE VISITORS TO KEEP ABREAST OF HONG KONG'S LATEST PROGRESS, SUCH AS THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME, AND PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS,
APART FROM VISITING SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE DELEGATION WILL ALSO CALL ON OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION.
MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION WILL ALSO MEET LOCAL COMMUNITY AND KA IFONG LEADERS AND STUDY THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
THE DELEGATION IS LED BY THE CHAMBER CHAIRMAN, MR. VINCENT TSUI, A WELL-KNOWN RESTAURANT OWNER IN LONDON.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE GIVEN BY THE DELEGATION AT 3 P.M. ON TUESDAY (JUNE 21) AT THE AIRPORT VIP PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM. THE DELEGATION WILL ARRIVE BY BRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT BA810, E.T.A. 2.40 P.M. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES
ADMINISTRATION, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF WAI YIP STREET *****
THE SECTION OF WAT YIP STREET BETWEEN ITS JUNCTIONS WITH LAI YIP STREET AND WITH KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 A.M. FROM NEXT WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY (JUNE 22 TO 24) AND AGAIN FROM JUNE 26 TO 30.
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE WILL FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLYOVER BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION ACROSS THE STREET.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP AND TRAFFIC POLICE WILL BE AT THE SITE TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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