THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1983
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THE MOTORCYCLE DISPLAY TEAM OF 29 SQUADRON ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT WILL GIVE A ONE HOUR PERFORMANCE AT MORSE PARK, STARTING FROM 9.30 AM.
IN ADDITION, INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS FROM THE BRITISH FORCES IN HONG KONG WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN VARIOUS SPORTS.
A 21 GUN SALUTE WILL BE FIRED AT NOON ON SATURDAY AT HMS TAMAR, AND ALL ROYAL NAVY SHIPS AND ESTABLISHMENT WILL DRESS OVERALL.
HONG KONG-NORWAY TEXTILE TALKS RESUME ***
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NORWAY FOR A BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO COVER HONG KONG'S EXPORTS OF TEXTILE AND GARMENT PRODUCTS TO NORWAY WILL BE RESUMED IN OSLO ON MONDAY (JUNE 13).
IN THE EARLIER TALKS HELD IN APRIL, THE TWO SIDES MADE SOME PROGRESS BUT DID NOT REACH AN AGREEMENT.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION, LED BY MR HAMISH MACLEOD, DIRECTOR OF TRADE, WILL LEAVE HONG KONG TOMORROW.
RECEPTION HELD
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, HELD A RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE TODAY (THURSDAY) IN CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.
ABOUT 450 GUESTS ATTENDED THE RECEPTION. THEY COMPRISED MEMBERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, URBAN COUNCIL, DISTRICT BOARDS AND HEUNG YEE KUK, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.
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