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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1984
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
PRESS CONFERENCE
SIR GEOFFREY IS SCHEDULED TO GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 11 AM. EDITORS SHOULD NOTE THAT ADMISSION WILL BE BY LAPEL BADGE HOLDERS ONLY AND REQUESTS FOR THESE MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE. ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE CHAMBER WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE PROOF OF IDENTITY AND OF THE ORGANISATION WHICH THEY REPRESENT.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER WILL BE OPENED FROM 8 AM ONWARDS FOR THE SETTING UP OF EQUIPMENT. THIS MUST BE COMPLETED BY 10.30 AM AT THE LATEST. TV CAMERA CREWS CAN EITHER FILM FROM FIXED POSITIONS INSIDE THE CHAMBER OR OPERATE FROM INSIDE THE BOOTHS AT THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER.
ALL OTHER MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE SEATED BY 10.50 AM. THERE WILL BE TWO MINUTES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE THE CONFERENCE STARTS AND NO PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE ALLOWED ONCE THE CONFERENCE HAS STARTED.
ALL RECORDING WILL BE DONE INSIDE THE BOOTHS AND NO MICROPHONES OR HAND-HELD RECORDERS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE DIAS. JOURNALISTS CAN, IF THEY WISH, RECORD THE PROCEEDINGS BY PLUGGING INTO THEIR SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION RECEIVERS. ADDITIONAL CLEAN SOUND OUTLETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY TV AND RADIO STATIONS.
A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE, TOGETHER WITH
A FULL CHINESE TRANSLATION, WILL BE ISSUED BY GIS.
DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG
SIR GEOFFREY WILL LEAVE HONG KONG IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF APRIL 20 SHORTLY AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE. A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE AIRPORT. DETAILED TIMINGS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
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