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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1982
GUANGDONG MODEL PLANE TEAM ARRIVES-
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IT WAS PARTICULARLY THRILLING TO HAVE THE GUANGDONG CONTROL-LINE MODEL AIRCRAFT TEAM COME TO HONG KONG TO DEMONSTRATE THE IR SKILLS, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD ON ARRIVAL OF THE TEAM TODAY AT THE KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION, MR LEUNG SAID AS FAR AS HE KNEW, IT WILL BE THE FIRST SUCH PERFORMANCE TO BE PUT UP IN HONG KONG
+I AM SURE IT WILL BRING MUCH PLEASURE TO THE SPECTATORS AS WELL AS THE PARTICIPANTS, HE SAID.
MR LEUNG SAID THAT THE PUBLIC HAD SHOWN GREAT INTEREST IN THE EVENT, AND SOME 7 000 TICKETS FOR THE PERFORMANCE WERE ALL QUICKLY TAKEN UP.
THE PERFORMANCE OF MODEL AIRCRAFT IS IN ITSELF BOTH A SPORT AND AN ART AND THE VISIT OF THE GUANGDONG TEAM WILL ADD MUCH COLOUR TO THE EVENT, MR LEUNG SAID,
MEMBERS OF THE VISITING TEAM, LED BY MR ZHANG WEN-ZHENG, DESCRIBED TO PRESS REPRESENTATIVES THE VARIOUS EVENTS THAT WILL BE PUT ON.
ONE SHOW WILL BE HELD AT THE FAN LING RECREATION GROUND ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 27) AND ANOTHER AT TUEN MUN TANG SHIU KIN PLAYGROUND ON SUNDAY.
THE VISIT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG MODELLERS CLUB AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
BUDGET PUBLICATIONS ON SALE
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FIVE BUDGET PUBLICATIONS WERE PUT ON SALE FROM TODAY (THURSDAY) AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE PUBLICATIONS THE 1981 ECONOMIC BACKGROUND (IN SEPARATE ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS) AT $14 PER COPY, DRAFT ESTIMATES 1982-83 (IN A SET OF THREE PUBLICATIONS REVENUE ESTIMATES, SUPPORTING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICAL APPENDICES, AND ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE) AT $250 PER SET, ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1983 (REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE 1981) AT $200 PER COPY. AND ESTIMATES OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 1966 TO 1980 AT $7 PER COPY -- PROVIDE VALUABLE REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR ALL INTERESTED IN DETAILS OF THE BUDGET.
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