MONDAY, JULY 23, 1979
GOVERNOR RETURNS FROM GENEVA CONFERENCE
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, RETURNED TO HONG KONG THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON AFTER ATTENDING A TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM IN GENEVA AS PART OF THE BRITISH DELEGATION,
SIR MURRAY, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION, MR. DAVID FORD, WAS MET ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT BY LADY MACLEHOSE; THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER- THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJ-GEN SIR ROY REDGRAVE- THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN- THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
MR. OSWALD CHEUNG THE DOYEN OF THE CONSULAR CORPS, MR. OSCAR MICHELENA AND THE CHARGE DE MISSION OF THE UNHCR, MR. ANGELO RASANAYAGAM.
SIGNING OF NEW
REFLECTIVE ROAD MARKING CONTRACT
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO INTRODUCE, ON A TRIAL BASIS, A MORE EFFECTIVE TYPE OF ROAD MARKINGS IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY.
A CONTRACT, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, FOR THE PROVISION AND LAYING OF REFLECTIVE THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKINGS ON A NUMBER OF ROADS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG WILL BE SIGNED TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
NOTE TO EDITORS
A CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE PROVISION AND LAYING OF REFLECTIVE THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CEREMONY.
OFFICERS FROM THE PWD PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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