WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1984
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BORDER LIAISON GROUPS MEET
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AT THE INVITATION OF VICE-GOVERNOR YANG LI AND THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, DELEGATIONS FROM HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG MET IN GUANGZHOU YESTERDAY (NOVEMBER 27) FOR THE FIFTH IN A SERIES OF REGULAR MEETINGS TO REVIEW BORDER LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WAS LED BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND INCLUDED THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER. THE GUANGDONG DELEGATION WAS LED BY FU FEN DEPUTY HEAD OF THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE.
THE BORDER LIAISON SYSTEM WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1981 AS A CHANNEL OF CONTACT FOR POLICE, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND COOPERATE IN MONITORING AND CONTROLLING CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.
THE DELEGATIONS HELD DETAILED AND USEFUL DISCUSSIONS TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE COOPERATION AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES SINCE THE LAST MEETING. THE TWO SIDES WELCOMED THE EXCELLENT RELATIONS BETWEEN OFFICIALS AND THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THE CONTACTS IN MANY AREAS, WHICH FULLY REFLECTED THE LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TRAVELLERS AND VEHICLES CROSSING THE BORDER.
AMONG THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED WERE MEASURES TO COORDINATE THE INTERCEPTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INCLUDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN, AND SMUGGLING AND MEASURES TO FACILITATE FURTHER THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR GROUP TOURS VISITING HONG KONG. THE TWO SIDES ALSO CONSIDERED ARRANGEMENTS FOR FACILITATING TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS AT PEAK TIMES SUCH AS FESTIVAL PERIODS.
VICE-GOVERNOR YANG LI HOSTED A BANQUET AT THE GUANGDONG GOVERNMENT GUESTHOUSE TO WELCOME THE HONG KONG DELEGATION, WHICH WAS RECIPROCATED BY MR MCLAREN WITH A BANQUET AT THE GARDEN HOTEL WHERE THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WAS ACCOMMODATED.
PARK TRAIL FOR HANDICAPPED OPENED
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A NEW TRAIL, BUILT TO HELP PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THE IR STRENGTH, BODY BALANCE AND CO-ORDINATION, WAS OPENED TODAY BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS), OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR JOHN WHOLEY, AT THE ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK.
THE 200 METRE LONG FITNESS COURSE CONSISTS OF 15 STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH SUCH THINGS AS PURPOSE-BUILT PARALLEL AND CHIN-UP BARS AND CLIMBING ROPES.
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