MONDAY, MAY 2, 1983
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MR BREMRIDGE SAID AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF THE NEW RAILWAY WAS THAT IT SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED BOTH THE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT MOVEMENT CAPABILITY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA,
THE KCRC MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT WAS A VITAL PART OF THE OVERALL GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, HE SAID.
HE SAID THE NEW TAI PO MARKET STATION WHICH PROVIDED AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE BETWEEN A NUMBER OF TRANSPORT MODES DEMONSTRATED GOVERNMENT'S AWARENESS OF THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
+I AM SURE THAT THE COMMERCIAL FREEDOM NOW ENJOYED BY THE RAILWAY, PLUS EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT AND AGGRESSIVE MARKETING WILL PRODUCE A QUALITY OF PRODUCT IN WHICH BOTH THE RAILWAY AND ITS CUSTOMERS CAN TAKE PRIDE, HE SAID.
PRINCESS ANNE'S VISIT ENDS
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ANNE, LEFT HONG KONG THIS (MONDAY) EVENING FOR KARACHI FOLLOWING A FOUR-DAY PRIVATE VISIT.
THE PRINCESS WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND LADY YOUDE; THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE AND LADY HADDON-CAVE; THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS; THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL DEREK BOORMAN AND MRS BOORMAN; SENIOR UMELCO MEMBERS MR OSWALD CHEUNG AND MR ROGER LOBO, MRS CHEUNG AND MRS LOBO; THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF PAKISTAN, MR KAMAL AFSAR AND MRS AFSAR; AND THE MASTER OF SIGNALS, MAJOR-GENERAL J.M.W. BADCOCK.
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING, ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS, A GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY.
THE SURVEY STARTED IN AUGUST 1981 AND IS CARRIED OUT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS BY THE PERMANENT FIELD STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
/A RANDOM