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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1984
HK GROUP DEPARTS FOR PEKING
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THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TO THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE
35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA DEPARTED TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR PEKING.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS PRIOR TO BOARDING AT KAI TAK, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, SAID: +1 WOULD LIKE TO SAY HOW MUCH WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP TO PEKING ON THIS OCCASION. THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE FOUNDING OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS, OF COURSE, A VERY SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA. I AM GREATLY HONOURED TO BE LEADING THIS DELEGATION TO THESE CELEBRATIONS, PARTICULARLY AS I HAVEN'T BEEN TO PEKING SINCE 1980 WHEN VISITED PEKING, CANTON AND SHANGHAI AS FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND I AM THEREFORE GREATLY LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITING THOSE PLACES THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO VISIT ON MY LAST TRIP. WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU WHEN WE RETURN.+
LEADING THE OFFICIALS WAS SIR PHILIP AND LEADING THE UNOFFICIALS WAS THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY ARE MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION; MR E.P. HO, SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY; MR DONALD LIAO, SECRETARY FOR HOUSING MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT: MR RICHARD MARGOLIS, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER AND MISS VIVIEN FONG, INTERPRETER.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UNOFFICIAL PARTY ARE: MR ROGER LOBO, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MR MICHAEL SANDBERG, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR FRANCIS TIEN YUAN-HO, MR WONG LAM, DR HO KAM-FAI, MR ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI, MR HU FA-KUANG, MR WONG PO-YAN AND MR KEITH LAM HON-KEUNG.
MONEY SUPPLY UP
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BOTH THE HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY AND THE TOTAL MONEY SUPPLY ROSE ON ALL DEFINITIONS IN AUGUST 1984, ACCORDING TO MONETARY STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY.
LOANS AND ADVANCES TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE FELL, WHILE OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG ONCE AGA IN SHOWED ONLY A MARGINAL INCREASE.
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