TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1980
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HK TEAM LEAVING FOR GARRISON TALKS
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A TEAM OF OFFICIALS HEADED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL LEAVE SHORTLY FOR LONDON WHERE SUBSTANTIVE NEGOTIATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE WITH OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE HONG KONG GARRISON AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR ITS COSTING.
THE TEAM WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY,
MR L.M. DAVIES AND THREE OTHER OFFICERS. THE NEGOTIATIONS WILL START ON JUNE 16.
MR F.K. LI, SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, WILL ACT AS CHIEF SECRETARY IN SIR PHILIP'S ABSENCE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A ROUND OF PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WAS HELD IN MARCH 1980 AT WHICH ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED AND A FRAMEWORK FOR SUBSTANTIVE NEGOTIATIONS WAS ESTABLISHED.
COMMENTS WELCOME ON GREEN PAPER
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VIEWS ARE BEING SOUGHT ON THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED GREEN PAPER ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN HONG KONG, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED THE PUBLIC TODAY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO STUDY THE GREEN PAPER BEFORE SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS CAN OBTAIN COPIES FROM ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE URBAN AREAS AND DISTRICT OFFICES
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.
THREE MONTHS HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THOSE INTERESTED TO STUDY ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSALS AND. BASED ON COMMENTS RECEIVED, IT IS HOPED TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION EARLY NEXT YEAR FOLLOWING PUBLICATION OF A WHITE PAPER.
+ THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF VIEWS THEREFORE IS AUGUST 31, 1980, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.
THE GREEN PAPER, PUBLISHED ON JUNE 6, CONTAINS PROPOSALS PRINCIPALLY DIRECTED TO THE BETTER CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSIVENESS OF ADMINISTRATION AT DISTRICT LEVEL, AND TO THE GREATER PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS OF EACH DISTRICT.
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