SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1980
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HONG KONG REVIEW BY GOVERNOR NEXT WEEK
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL REVIEW THE AFFAIRS OF HONG KONG WHEN HE OPENS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION FOR 1980/81 ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 1).
THE PROCEEDINGS, WHICH WILL START AT 2.30 PM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG CHANNEL 2 (CHINESE) AND CHANNEL 3 (ENGLISH).
THE TWO TELEVISION STATIONS AND COMMERCIAL RADIO WILL GIVE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GOVERNOR'S REVIEW IN THEIR REGULAR PROGRAMMES.
NEWS
ON OCTOBER 22, THE CHIEF SECRETARY WILL MOVE A MOTION TO THANK THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS ADDRESS AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION THE SAME DAY AND THE FOLLOWING DAY (OCTOBER 23).
OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE SCHEDULED TO REPLY ON NOVEMBER 12, AND IF NECESSARY, NOVEMBER 13 TO THE POINTS RAISED BY THE UNOFFICIALS.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL BE JOINED BY THE IR TWO NEWLY APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES IN THE NEW SESSION. THEY ARE THE HON. CHAN KAM-CHUEN AND THE HON, J.J. SWAINE.
ROYAL NEW TERRITORIES TOUR
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HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AND THE HON. ANGUS OGILVY, WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG LAST MONDAY FOR A PRIVATE VISIT, TOURED A NUMBER OF PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TODAY (SATURDAY) BEFORE DEPARTING FOR AUSTRALIA.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY MACLEHOSE, THE ROYAL COUPLE VISITED THE KOWLOON ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY'S POWER STATION AT TAP SHEK KOK IN TUEN MUN.
THEY WERE GREETED BY SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE AND SIR SIDNEY GORDON, DIRECTORS OF THE KOWLOON ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CO. LTD. AND WERE BRIEFED BY THE SITE MANAGER, MR JACK WOODS, ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY WHILE ESCORTING THEM THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE POWER STATION.
THE NEW POWER STATION CONSISTS OF FOUR MAIN DUAL-PURPOSE (COAL/OIL-FIRED) UNITS, ONE OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED IN 1982. WHEN COMPLETED ITS SERVICE WILL COVER KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE GENERATING PLANTS ARE BRITISH MADE AND WILL FIRE COAL IMPORTED FROM CHINA.
AFTER LUNCH AT TAP SHEK KOK THEY FLEW BY HELICOPTER OVER TUEN MUN, TO SEE THE RAPID DEVELOPMENTS OF THE NEW TOWN.
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