THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1984
TRADE MINISTER ARRIVES
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THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE, MR PAUL CHANNON ARRIVED IN HONG KONG THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING FOR A THREE-DAY VISIT.
HE WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR CHRISTIAN ADAMS.
DURING HIS STAY IN HONG KONG, MR CHANNON WILL MEET STAFF OF THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR PIERS JACOBS, AND THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR E.P. HO.
HE WILL ALSO MEET MEMBERS OF UMELCO AND THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND VISIT THE CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION, THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.
MR CHANNON WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND IS DUE TO LEAVE HONG KONG FOR SEOUL ON SUNDAY (MARCH 4).
NOTE TO EDITORS 1
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE GIVEN BY MR CHANNON IN THE GIS THEATRE AT 4.45 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
SIR PHILIP LOOKS INTO YUEN LONG DEVELOPMENT
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, SPENT THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON IN YUEN LONG LOOKING INTO DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS FOR THE NORTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES.
THE PROPOSED PROJECTS INCLUDE WORK ON A NEW TOWN AT TIN SHUI WAI, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHT RAIL LINK TO SERVE YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN WHICH IS NOW BEING STUDIED BY THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION.
SIR PHILIP ALSO DISCUSSED WITH MEMBERS OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ABOUT MEASURES UNDERTAKEN TO
IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF THE YUEN LONG NULLAH AND THE SHAN PUI RIVER.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, SAID A RIVER PLAN WAS NOW BEING DRAFTED ON HOW THE STATE OF THE NULLAH COULD BE IMPROVED.
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