THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1981
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+S IR RUN RUN HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY RECORD OF SERVICE IN HONG KONG. 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.
+NOW, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT, HE HAS PRESENTED THIS AUDITORIUM. I AM SURE WE ALL SHARE HIS HOPE THAT IT WILL GIVE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS IN THE UNIVERSITY - WHERE THEY ARE ALREADY OF SUCH A HIGH STANDARD - THE SAME ENCOURAGEMENT THAT HE HAS GIVEN TO THE ARTS OUTSIDE IT.
+ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I THANK HIM.
+1 NOW HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN DECLARING OPEN THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL.+
GOVERNMENT TEAM BACK FROM CHINA VISIT ****
A GROUP OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RETURNED FROM A TWO-DAY VISIT TO GUANGZHOU THIS MORNING AFTER A SERIES OF TALKS ON BORDER SECURITY AND RELATED MATTERS.
THE GROUP, LED BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER, DR DAVID WILSON, MET HIGH RANKING OFFICIALS FROM THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL AUTHORITY INCLUDING VICE-GOVERNOR ZENG DINGSHI AND MR ZHANG JIANNAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PROVINCIAL PUBLIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE VISIT WAS TO DISCUSS METHODS OF ESTABLISHING MORE REGULAR CONTACT FOR DEALING WITH SUCH MATTERS AS MOVEMENT OF PASSENGERS AND VEHICLES ACROSS THE BORDER AS WELL AS RELATED PROBLEMS SUCH AS SMUGGLING AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
AMONGST OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED DURING MEETINGS IN GUANGZHOU, WHICH WERE HELD IN A VERY FRIENDLY AND CO-OPERATIVE ATMOSPHERE, WAS THE PROBLEM OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM SETTLED IN CHINA ATTEMPTING TO COME ILLEGALLY TO HONG KONG,
ACCOMPANYING DR WILSON ON THE VISIT WERE
J.R. HEYWOOD, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY= K.S. TONG, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, CUSTOMS AND
EXCISE DEPARTMENT-
SO LAI-YIN, DEPUTY DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER,
NEW TERRITORIES-
LAURENCE M.Y. LEUNG, PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION
OFFICER (CONTROL- AND
CHENG YANG-PING, CHIEF INTERPRETER.
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