THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1981
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THE COIN HAS A WIRED OUTLINE OF THE +5+ NUMERAL IN PLACE OF THE CREST OF ARMORIAL BEARINGS WHICH NOW APPEARS ON ALL HONG KONG DOLLAR DENOMINATION COINS.
TO SIGHT AND FEEL, IT IS FAR MORE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE. IT WILL NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE $1 COIN, OR WITH THE 50-CENT COIN.
THE SECURITY EDGE IS WHAT MAKES THE COIN SPECIAL. THIS TAKES THE FORM OF A GROOVE LET INTO A MILLED EDGE. THE FLOOR OF THE GROOVE HAS RAISED ENGLISH LETTERING AND CHINESE CHARACTERS WHICH READ: +HONG KONG FIVE DOLLARS.+
WITH ONE EXCEPTION, ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COINAGE REVIEW COMMITTEE HAVE NOW BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THE EXCEPTION IS THE PROPOSAL THAT CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE 10-CENT COIN. THE PRESENT NICKEL BRASS COIN RANGE DOES NOT HAVE AN ENTIRELY SUITABLE +SLOT+ FOR A NEW SMALLER TEN-CENT COIN, BUT VARIOUS IDEAS ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED.
GOVERNOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO SIR RUN RUN SHAW
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE TODAY (THURSDAY) PAID TRIBUTE TO SIR RUN RUN SHAW FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY RECORD OF SERVICE IN HONG KONG.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL IN THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, SIR MURRAY SAID +ALL THE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT HIS FILMS AND CINEMAS, BUT LESS IS KNOWN ABOUT WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR THE RED CROSS AND THE COMMUNITY CHEST, OR, IN PRIVATE FOR THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL OF ARTS, AND AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, FOR THE ARTS CENTRE, AND OF THE IMPETUS THUS GIVEN TO THE EXPANSION OF PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS IN HONG KONG.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE OPENING OF THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL TODAY:
+TO-DAY WE CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THIS NEW AUDITORIUM.
+WE AS A UNIVERSITY HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH MANY GIFTS THAT HAVE MADE OUT OF THIS HEADLAND SUCH A WELL-EQUIPPED AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE OF LEARNING. HERE, IN THIS HALL, WE SEE THE MOST RECENT AND PERHAPS THE MOST MANIFICENT OF THESE GIFTS - A MAGNIFICENT ADDITION TO OUR UNIVERSITY, A FINE BUILDING, GENEROUSLY EQUIPPED AND ADAPTED TO MANY USES, SO THAT IT MAY PLAY A FOCAL PART IN UN IVERSITY LIFE.
*PERHAPS LONG WANTED, BUT WELL WORTH WAITING FOR.
+SUCH AUDITORIA ARE STILL SCARCE IN HONG KONG AND WHILE ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THE UNIVERSITY I AM PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL THAT THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE PLAN TO USE IT SO THAT IT WOULD ALSO PERMIT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
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