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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1985
(G) GIS CLOSED WORKING SESSION
A SPECIAL CLOSED WORKING SESSION WILL BE ARRANGED IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE TO ENABLE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO WORK ON ADVANCE COPIES OF THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS.
THE SESSION WILL START AT 3 PM ON OCTOBER 30, AND END WHEN THE GOVERNOR HAS FINISHED HIS ADDRESS. EDITORS SHOULD NOTE THAT ALL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WORKING ON ADVANCE COPIES OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM OR CONTACT THEIR OFFICE UNTIL THE GOVERNOR HAS FINISHED HIS ADDRESS.
TELEVISION MONITORS WILL BE SET UP IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM TO ENABLE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO FOLLOW THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING.
SIR PETER AND SIR PAUL TOUR CONTAINER TERMINAL
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BRITISH-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP SIR PETER BLAKER AND A CONSERVATIVE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, SIR PAUL BRYAN VISITED THE CONTAINER TERMINAL AT KWAI CHÚNG TODAY (SATURDAY).
TOGETHER WITH LADY BLAKER AND LADY BRYAN, THEY WERE RECEIVED AT THE HONGKONG INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS LIMITED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR J.E. MEREDITH, AND THE GENERAL MANAGER, MR R.C. PEARSON,
DURING THE IR HOUR-LONG STAY, THEY WERE BRIEFED ON RECLAMATION WORKS AT THE KWAI CHUNG CREEK, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO YIELD 25.5 HECTARES OF LAND BY EARLY 1987, AND INCREASE THE THROUGHPUT CAPACITY OF THE CONTAINER TERMINAL TO MEET RISING DEMAND.
THE PARTY ALSO TOURED THE TERMINAL YARD AND GODOWN TO SEE HOW CONTAINERS WERE HANDLED.