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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1984
THE FIRST ADVERTISEMENTS PRODUCED OVER 700 APPLICANTS FOR INTERVIEW.
ANOTHER PROBLEM WAS THAT OF SPACE. +IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND SUITABLE SITES FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS, HE SAID.
+BUT WE ARE HELPED A GREAT DEAL BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S POLICY OF PROVIDING SPACE IN THEIR NEW HOUSING ESTATES FOR A VARIETY OF WELFARE SERVICES.+
EACH NEW ESTATE NOW CONTAINS A SELECTION OF PREMISES EARMARKED FOR SUCH SERVICES AS DAY NURSERIES, HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY, YOUTH CENTRES AND A VARIETY OF REHABILITATION CENTRES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
GOVERNOR RETURNING TOMORROW
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL RETURN FROM LONDON TOMORROW (SATURDAY) EVENING.
THEY WILL BE ARRIVING ON FLIGHT BR 382, ETA 6.20 PM.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO COVER THE IR ARRIVAL. PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN ASSIGNED TO COVER THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING NOT LATER THAN 5.20 PM TOMORROW.
GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
WARNING ABOUT SMOKING TO BE EXTENDED
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THE GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING AGAINST SMOKING WILL BE CARRIED MORE WIDELY IN CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENTS UNDER PROPOSED LEGISLATION PUBLISHED TODAY.
AT PRESENT. A LOCALLY-PRINTED NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE IS EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO CARRY THE GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING ON ITS CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENTS, PROVIDED THAT NOT LESS THAN 80 PER CENT OF ITS CIRCULATION IS OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
UNDER THE PERCENTAGE CRITERION, A LOCALLY PRINTED PUBLICATION COULD BE EXEMPTED FROM CARRYING THE HEALTH WARNING DESPITE A WIDE CIRCULATION IN HONG KONG, IN ORDER TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION, IT IS INTENDED THAT EXEMPTION SHOULD BE GRANTED ONLY TO THOSE LOCALLY PRINTED PUBLICATIONS WHOSE CIRCULATION IS 80 PER CENT OR MORE OUTSIDE HONG KONG, AND LOCAL CIRCULATION IS BELOW AN ABSOLUTE NUMERICAL LIMIT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
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