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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1985
OVERSEAS OFFICES HEADS HERE FOR TALKS *****
THE HEADS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERSEAS OFFICES IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES ARE IN HONG KONG FOR A WEEK-LONG SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS AND CONSULTATIONS TO BRIEF THEIR COLLEAGUES IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND DEPARTMENTS ON THE SITUATION IN THE IR REGIONS AND TO UPDATE THEMSELVES ON DEVELOPMENTS LOCALLY.
MEETINGS OF HEADS OF THESE OFFICES WHICH ARE LOCATED IN LONDON, BRUSSELS, GENEVA, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON WILL BE HELD ANNUALLY FROM NOW ON AND WILL REPLACE INDIVIDUAL FAMILIARISATION VISITS, ALTHOUGH THESE MAY ALSO BE NECESSARY FROM TIME TO TIME.
WHILE HERE THEY WILL MEET WITH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, LUNCH WITH THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND TOUR THE NEW TERRITORIES. BUT MOST OF THEIR TIME WILL BE SPENT IN PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS. THE OPENING AND CLOSING MEETINGS WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY.
THEY ALSO WILL HAVE EXTENSIVE BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS WITH SECRETARIES OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT AND WITH SOME HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
SOME MEMBERS WILL ALSO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY GROUP OF UMELCO.
THE HEADS OF THE HONG KONG'S GOVERNMENT OFFICES OVERSEAS ARE, MR COLVYN HAYE (COMMISSIONER, LONDON), MR DEREK JONES (MINISTER FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND MEMBER STATES, BRUSSELS), MR MICHAEL CARTLAND (COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS, GENEVÁ), MR BILL DORWARD (COMMISSIONER FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS, NEW YORK) AND MR PETER LO (COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON).
ABSENCE OF RED TIDE NOTED
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WHICH REGULARLY MONITORS WATER QUALITY IN TOLO HARBOUR HAS NOTED THAT THE ABSENCE OF RED TIDES DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF 1984 IN THE TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL WATER CONTROL ZONE WAS REMARKABLE, WHEN COMPARED WITH SEASONAL RECORDS FOR THAT AREA.
A REPORT ON THE MONITORING PROGRAMME WAS ONE OF THREE PAPERS STUDIED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EPCOM) AT A MEETING TODAY.
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