TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1983
MINISTER VISITS CHINESE UNIVERSITY
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THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, MR RICHARD LUCE, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY TO THE LIFE OF HONG KONG.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER A TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, HE SAID HE WAS VERY PLEASED TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, DR MA LIN, HIS LEADING STAFF AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT UNION.
+1 AM MOST IMPRESSED BY THE RATE AT WHICH THE UNIVERSITY HAS EXPANDED, THE RANGE OF FACILITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED HERE, AND THE PLANS FOR THE FURTHER EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSITY WHICH CLEARLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE LIFE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
+ IT IS PART OF MY OBJECTIVE TO SEE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF THE LIFE OF HONG KONG AS WELL AS LISTEN TO THE VIEWS OF PEOPLE,+ HE ADDED.
MR LUCE ARRIVED AT THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BY TAKING A TRAIN OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY FROM CENTRAL STATION AND THEN CHANGING TO A KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY TRAIN AT KOWLOON TONG STATION.
EARLIER THIS MORNING, MR LUCE ATTENDED A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND TOLD REPORTERS AFTERWARDS THAT THE DISCUSSIONS WERE USEFUL AND VALUABLE.
HE ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
MINISTER TO ATTEND SHA TIN DB MEETING
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THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, MR RICHARD LUCE, WILL ATTEND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR IAN MACPHERSON, MR LUCE WILL SPEND ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AT THE MEETING WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE.
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AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SHING MUN RIVER.
THE NAVIGABLE SECTION OF THE RIVER IS ABOUT 4 000 METRES LONG AND 170 METRES WIDE AND WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT AQUATIC RECREATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC IN HONG KONG.
CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAVE EXAMINED THEIR RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RIVER AND VIEWS FROM DE MEMBERS ARE BEING SOUGHT.
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