WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1984
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ADVICE TO TRAVELLERS TO INDIA
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THE SITUATION IN INDIA IS RETURNING TO NORMAL, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE NOW OPEN, AS ARE MOST BUSINESSES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WISHES TO ADVISE BUSINESSMEN NOW WISHING TO VISIT INDIA THAT THERE IS NO REASON THAT THEY SHOULD NOT DO SO, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY FIND IT EASIER TO CONDUCT THE IR BUSINESS AFTER THE MOURNING PERIOD IS OVER (AFTER NOVEMBER 12), HE SAID.
OTHER TRAVELLERS WITHOUT AN URGENT REASON FOR VISITING INDIA ARE ADVISED THAT IT WOULD STILL BE PRUDENT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING THE IR JOURNEYS UNTIL AFTER THE MOURNING PERIOD IF THEY ARE ABLE TO DO SO.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
CONTRACT SIGNING
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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL BE AWARDING A $374- MILLION CONTRACT TO KUMAGAI GUMI (HONG KONG) LIMITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TSIM SHA TSUI CULTURAL CENTRE,
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, MR JOSE LEI, + WILL BE SIGNING THE CONTRACT TOGETHER WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF KUMAGAI GUMI (HONG KONG) LIMITED AT 3 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH CONFERENCE ROOM, 21ST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
BOARD TO DISCUSS WHITE PAPER
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THE WHITE PAPER ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE WILL BE DISCUSSED IN A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD AT 3 PM TOMORROW.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR T.K. CHOY, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE RESITING OF MARKET AND HAWKER STALLS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE URBAN COUNCIL FA YUEN STREET COMPLEX.
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