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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1987
PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE DISCUSSED
THE
A DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE MET
THOMAS; THE SECRETARY ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR
INFORMATION, MR PETER
SERVICES
MICHAEL
FOR
AND
THE
AND
TSAO; ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MRS IRENE YAU, TODAY (TUESDAY).
LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE DELEGATION WAS LED BY THE TREASURER AND
MARKS. OTHER MEMBERS WERE WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE, MR LEONARD
CUSHROW LORD MCGREGOR OF DURRIS; EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN OF INDIA, MR
OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER IRANI; AND FORMER PRESIDENT EDITORS, MR GEORGE CHAPLIN,
THE DELEGATION LATER CALLED ON THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON.
THE DELEGATION GAVE ITS VIEWS ON THE PUBLIC
SIDE
ORDER (AMENDMENT} EXPLAINED THAT DESPITE THE RECENT OVER THE PRESS IN THE SPECIAL IT WAS FELT NECESSARY TO BUT
GOVERNMENT THAT
WOULD
RETAIN MONITOR
THE THE
CONTROL
ORDINANCE. THE GOVERNMENT LIBERALISATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES OF HONG KONG, PROVISION ON "FALSE NEWS": EFFECT OF THIS LEGISLATION.
GOVERNOR TO VISIT TUEN MUN
*
IN
THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON WILL VISIT TUEN MUN ON THURSDAY (JUNE 18) TO LEARN ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND DEVELOPMENTS THE DISTRICT.
THEY WILL VISIT LUNG KWU TEAN TO SEE THE RURAL ASPECTS
OF THE
DISTRICT.
NULLAH,
A
THEY WILL ALSO TOUR THE BUTTERFLY ESTATE, THE TUEN MUN
BEFORE ATTENDING AND YAN OI TONG WHICH IS A MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE, RECEPTION WITH DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CENTRE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO TUEN MUN ON PUBLIC THURSDAY. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE KOWLOON PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI AT 1.30 PM SHARP WHERE TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.
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