THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1985
HE THEN VISITED TUEN MUN TOWN PARK WHERE HE WAS MET BY
MR JIMMY CHOW, DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER (TUEN MUN). THE PARK IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG TO HAVE AN ORNAMENTAL LAKE DESIGNED FOR ROWING.
DURING HIS TOUR, SIR DAVID ALSO INSPECTED THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE COMPLEX, ESTIMATED TO COST MORE THAN $345 MILLION, WILL COMPRISE AN AUDITORIUM, A BUS TERMINUS, A COURT, A LIBRARY AND A POST OFFICE.
TEAM LEAVES FOR PEKING DISCUSSIONS
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AS PART OF THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP TO BE HELD IN PEKING FROM NOVEMBER 26-29, A BRITISH TEAM LED BY MR PETER THOMSON, COUNSELLOR AT THE BRITISH EMBASSY PEKING AND A MEMBER OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, WILL BE HOLDING DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON NOVEMBER 8 AND 9 ON RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENTS IN BN(0) PASSPORTS AND THE ISSUE OF PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS.
ASSISTING MR THOMSON IN THE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE A TEAM OF EXPERTS FROM HONG KONG, WHO LEFT FOR PEKING TODAY,
THE TEAM COMPRISES THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR JOHN BOYD, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP; THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR A.J. CARTER: THE CROWN SOLICITOR, MR JEREMY MATHEWS THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY. MRS REGINA IP AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR STEVEN KUO.
THE TEAM WILL BE ASSISTED BY INTERPRETERS MR Y.P. CHENG AND MISS CHOW PEY.
HK'S OWN ROLE STRESSED IN CHINA'S MODERNISATION
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HONG KONG'S ABILITY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE MODERNISATION OF CHINA DEPENDS ON ITS REMAINING A SUCCESSFUL AUTONOMOUS COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL CENTRE IN ITS OWN RIGHT, WITH MARKETS IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR ERIC HO, SAID TODAY' (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, HE SAID THAT PRESSURE FROM RISING COSTS AND COMPETITION FROM NEWLY-INDUSTRIALISED COUNTRIES MEANT THAT HONG KONG INDUSTRY WOULD HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD INTO NEW AND MORE SOPHISTICATED PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES FOR ITS EXPORT PERFORMANCE TO BE MAINTAINED.
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