WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1983
GOVERNOR RETURNS FROM PEKING
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, RETURNED FROM PEKING THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON AFTER ATTENDING THE SIXTH ROUND OF THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
+1 THINK YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THE COMMUNIQUE AGAIN BOTH SIDES AGREED THAT THE TALKS HAD BEEN USEFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE,+ HE TOLD REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT.
SIR EDWARD SAID HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MR RICHARD EVANS BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO PEKING (DESIGNATE), WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY.
+HE WILL BE MEETING QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, AND OF COURSE I WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER THE SITUATION VERY FULLY WITH HIM, HE SAID.
+SIR PERCY CRADOCK COMES NEXT WEEK TO SAY HIS FAREWELLS, AND I AM SURE WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER TALK THEN.
+THEN THERE IS ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE THE TALKS RESUME ON DECEMBER 7 AND 8, AND OF COURSE WE SHALL BE MAKING THE USUAL CAREFUL PREPARATION FOR THAT ROUND, HE SAID.
SIR EDWARD WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DENIS BRAY, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO, AND THE VICE-CHIEF EDITOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR TAN GAN.
ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR ON HIS RETURN TRIP WERE THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INTERPRETER, MR Y.P. CHENG.
$58M WATER TREATMENT CONTRACT SIGNED
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WATER SUPPLY TO TSUEN WAN WILL BE INCREASED BY UP TO 160 000 CUBIC METRES A DAY WHEN THE FIRST STAGE OF A TREATMENT WORKS CLOSE TO THE NEW TOWN IS COMPLETED IN 18 MONTHS, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR TOMLINSON WAS SPEAKING AT THE SIGNING OF A $56.8-MILLION CONTRACT IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORKS WHICH WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 250 000 CUBIC METRES OF WATER DAILY WHEN THE SCHEME IS COMPLETED.
THE CONTRACT,