TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1984
ALL OTHER MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE SEATED BY 10.50 AM. THERE WILL BE TWO MINUTES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE THE CONFERENCE AND NO PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE ALLOWED ONCE THE CONFERENCE IS UNDER WAY. PHOTOGRAPHERS ISSUED WITH ORANGE BADGES WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER AFTER THE FIRST TWO MINUTES.
ALL RECORDING WILL BE DONE INSIDE THE BOOTHS AND NO MICROPHONES OR HAND-HELD RECORDERS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE DAIS. REPORTERS 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
THE PRESS CONFERENCE IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ONE HOUR. TRANSCRIPT, TOGETHER WITH A CHINESE TRANSLATION, WILL BE ISSUED BY GIS.
DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG
SIR GEOFFREY IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE HONG KONG FOR OKINAWA ON AN RAF VC 10 AT 1 PM. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING HIS DEPARTURE SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE ARRIVAL HALL AT 11.45 AM. THEY SHOULD BRING WITH THEM THE IR LAPEL BADGES FOR THE OCCASION AS WELL AS THEIR ID CARDS OR PASSPORTS.
UK TRANSPORT OFFICIAL SEES KAI TAK
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MR DAVID MITCHELL, PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT, WHO IS IN HONG KONG ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT, MADE A COMPREHENSIVE TOUR OF HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING,
HE WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE PRESENT AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND THE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR TREVOR THORPE, MR MITCHELL SAW VARIOUS ASPECTS OF AIRPORT OPERATION AND PASSENGER FACILITIES, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. INCLUDING THE NEW COMPUTERISED AUTOMATIC MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE COMMISSIONED LAST MONTH.
HE THEN TOURED THE PASSENGER TERMINAL TO SEE PASSENGER PROCESSING, BAGGAGE HANDLING AND SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS.
MR MITCHELL CONCLUDED HIS AIRPORT TOUR WITH A VISIT TO OTHER AIRPORT ORGANISATIONS.
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