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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1985
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ARRIVING ON VISIT
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THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, SIR ALAN TRAILL
SIR ALAN TRAILL, AND LADY MAYORESS WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 24) FOR A SIX-DAY VISIT.
SIR ALAN AND HIS PARTY ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON FLIGHT CX 710, ETA 3 PM FROM JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
DURING HIS STAY, SIR ALAN WILL BE MEETING SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND BUSINESSMEN, AND WILL BE UPDATING HIMSELF ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TERRITORY,
ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 27) MORNING, SIR ALAN WILL VISIT THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION AND MEET THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR CHRISTIAN ADAMS. HE WILL LATER CALL ON LOCAL BUSINESSMEN, AFTERWARDS, SIR ALAN WILL PRESENT GOLD MEDALS AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL TO CANDIDATES WHO EXCELLED IN VARIOUS LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY EXAMINATIONS.
THE SAME MORNING, LADY TRAILL WILL VISIT THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS IN WAN CHAI. THE ACADEMY, DUE TO OPEN NEXT MONTH, WILL BE THE FIRST CENTRE TO BE BUILT IN HONG KONG SPECIALLY FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS.
SIR ALAN AND LADY TRAILL WILL LATER MEET THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, AND LUNCH WITH URBAN COUNCILLORS. IN THE AFTERNOON, SIR ALAN AND LADY TRAILL WILL VISIT SHA TIN NEW TOWN, AND WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE SOCIAL
THEY AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT. LATER WILL TOUR THE LUNG HANG ESTATE, WHICH ACCOMMODATES 26 000 PEOPLE IN 4 367 RENTAL UNITS AND 1 424 HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS.
ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 28), SIR ALAN WILL BE BUSY MEETING A NUMBER OF LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AS WELL.
ON THE SAME DAY, LADY TRAILL WILL BE HAVING A LOOK AT VARIOUS WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED. SHE WILL FIRST VISIT THE LADY MACLEHOSE POKFULAM PHAB CENTRE FROM WHERE SHE WILL PROCEED TO THE POKFULAM RIDING SCHOOL. LATER, SHE WILL VISIT THE PO LEUNG KUK'S SHELTERED WORKSHOP AND A HOSTEL FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. SHE WILL ALSO ATTEND A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN.
ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 29) MORNING, SIR ALAN WILL BE MEETING LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AGAIN BEFORE DEPARTING FOR PEKING.
/SIR ALAN