FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1986
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SPEAKING OF THE FOUR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED OFFICERS WHO WERE AMONG THOSE RECEIVING THE MEDALS, THE GOVERNOR SAID: +THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IS CLEAR TESTIMONY TO THE FACT THAT A PHYSICAL HANDICAP IS NOT NECESSARILY A BAR TO MAKE A REAL CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.
SEVEN CONTINGENTS, COMPRISING 196 OFFICERS FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. TOOK PART IN THE PARADE, COMMANDED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT LAM WAH-PAK.
LIGHT AND MARCHING MUSIC WAS PROVIDED BY THE CAPE COLLINSON MARCHING BAND. THE TAI TAM GIRLS' PIPERS AND PRECISION MARCHING TEAM ALSO PERFORM DURING THE PARADE.
1987 REVIEW NOT AN EMPTY ONE
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SIR DAVID
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) HE HAD ASSURED UMELCO MEMBERS THAT THE 1987 REVIEW WOULD NOT BE AN EMPTY ONE.
ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS AFTER HIS REGULAR MEETING WITH UMELCO MEMBERS. SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD NOT YET MADE UP ITS MIND ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE REVIEW AND ITS SIZE AND SHAPE.
+BUT IT WILL BE A PROPER REVIEW,+ HE SAID.
SIR DAVID SAID HE COULD NOT SAY AT THE PRESENT TIME WHETHER THE REVIEW WOULD INCLUDE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE.
+OBVIOUSLY, DURING THIS YEAR, WE'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG- WE'VE GOT TO GIVE TIME FOR THE PRESENT SYSTEM TO SETTLE DOWN- AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE HAVE THEN GOT TO TAKE ALL THE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE WE START ON WRITING THE REVIEW.+
ASKED WHAT MR LU PING, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CHINA'S STATE COUNCIL, HAD SAID ABOUT THE REVIEW WHEN THEY HAD DINNER TOGETHER YESTERDAY, SIR DAVID SAID, +WE JUST HAD A FRIENDLY DINNER PARTY, WE DIDN'T DISCUSS THE REVIEW.+
ASKED EARLIER TO COMMENT ON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE ON THE DRAFT HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER, THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY FULL DEBATE.
+ THERE WAS A GOOD EXPRESSION OF OPINION FROM VARIOUS POINTS OF VIEW AND AS THE MINISTER SAID, THEY WILL NOW GIVE FULL CONSIDERATION TO ALL THE POINTS THAT WERE RAISED IN THE DEBATE AND IN HONG KONG,+ HE SAID.
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