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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1985
AIRLINE PRAISED FOR INVESTMENT FOR FUTURE'
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THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FIRST VR-1 INTO CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAY'S EXPANDING SERVICE MARKED THE AIRLINE'S INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE AND ITS CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT A RECEPTION TO MARK THE LAUNCHING OF THE NEW +STRETCHED UPPER DECK+ JET AT HANGAR NO. 4 OF KAI TAK AIRPORT, SIR DAVID SAID THE AIRLINE WOULD ALSO BE TAKING DELIVERY OF A SIMILAR AIRCRAFT NEXT YEAR, AND THAT THIS SERVED NOTICE OF THE AIRLINE'S INTENTION TO INCREASE AND CONSOLIDATE ITS SHARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR MR P.D.A. SUTCH, AND OTHER EXECUTIVES OF THE AIRLINE, SIR DAVID FIRST TOURED THÉ
INTERIOR OF THE PLANE.
THEN, FROM A PODIUM, SIR DAVID PRESSED A BUTTON TO RELEASE A SHOWER OF FLOWERS AND CONFETTI.
AFTER THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY, THE WIDE-BODIED CRAFT WAS TOWED OUT OF THE HANGAR AND PUT INTO SERVICE.
HK CITIZENS' ROLE SUPPORTED ***
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT HE WAS PLEASED TO SEE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HONG KONG CITIZENS ON THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE.
HE WAS ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING
AT THE LAUNCHING OF A JUMBO JET AT THE AIRPORT.
+THEY ARE LEADING FIGURES IN INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, AND BANKING AND YOUNG LAWYERS, HE ADDED.
ASKED WHAT ROLE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD PLAY ON THE COMMITTEE SIR DAVID SAID: THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO DIRECT ROLE TO PLAY ON THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE OF COURSE, BUT IT WILL NATURALLY BE IN EVERYBODY'S INTEREST IF THE HONG KONG MEMBERS OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE HAVE A FULL KNOWLEDGE OF EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON IN HONG KONG, +