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TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1983
TRADE MINISTER ARRIVING
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THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE, MR PETER REES, WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON FOR A TWO DAY VISIT.
HE WILL BE MET BY THE ADC TO THE GOVERNOR, MR PAUL CROFT AND THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR CHRISTIAN ADAMS.
DURING HIS STAY HERE, MR REES WILL HAVE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICERS ON THE STATE OF TRADE RELATIONS, ON THE RECENTLY-NEGOTIATED MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ON BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN FUTURE MAJOR PROJECTS.
THE MINISTER WILL VISIT THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY AND THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS AT KWAI CHUNG. HE WILL ALSO MEET MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.
ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 6), AT 6.30 PM THE MINISTER WILL HOLD
A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE GIS THEATRE.
HE WILL LEAVE ON FRIDAY MORNING FOR BANGKOK ON HIS WAY TO BURNA AND INDIA.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THERE WILL BE A FACILITY FOR PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN TO COVER THE MINISTER'S ARRIVAL ON FLIGHT BA 3. STA 2.55 PM. THOSE ASSIGNED TO COVER HIS ARRIVAL SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL NOT LATER THAN 2 PM TOMORROW.
HENNESSY ROAD OPEN TO PLBS' ***
FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES IN ADDITION TO FRANCHISED BUSES AND TRAMS, WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE THE WESTBOUND SECTION OF HENNESSY ROAD BETWEEN ARSENAL STREET AND JOHNSTON ROAD.
THE SECTION WAS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC FOLLOWING A ROAD SUBSIDENCE OUTSIDE HOUSE NOS 18 - 20 ON SATURDAY. IT WAS PARTIALLY OPENED TO BUSES AND TRANS YESTERDAY. REPAIR WORK ON THE ROAD IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOUR MORE WEEKS.
MEANWHILE, WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON HENNESSY ROAD EXCEPT BUSES AND TRAMS HAS BEEN DIVERTED VIA GLOUCESTER ROAD OR QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.