THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1987
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DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR TOURS AIRPORT
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THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, MR DAVID FORD, VISITED KAI TAK AIRPORT THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON AND TOOK A FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS THERE.
HE WAS BRIEFED BY CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ON THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE PRESENT AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR NORMAN LATHAM, MR FORD ALSO TOURED THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AND THE CONTROL TOWER WHERE HE SAW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN ACTION.
AT THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING, HE WAS SHOWN THE IMMIGRATION PROCESSING OF PASSENGERS BY THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER.
BEFORE WINDING UP HIS VISIT, THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR TOURED HONG KONG AIR CARGO TERMINAL AND THE HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING COMPANY,
THE
TODAY'S VISIT WAS ONE OF A SERIES OF FAMILIARISATION VISITS BY MR FORD TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
HONG KONG CHOIR ENTHRALLS LONDON
THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR ENTHRALLED VISITORS TO ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL TODAY (THURSDAY) DURING A LUNCHTIME RECITAL.
SNAP-HAPPY TOURISTS AND CITY WORKERS THRONGED THE HISTORIC CATHEDRAL TO HEAR HONG KONG'S VISITING AMBASSADORS.
THEY THRILLED THE AUDIENCE WITH RENDITIONS OF TRADITIONAL CHILDREN CHINESE FOLK SONGS AND CHORAL MUSIC. THE ENCORES BROUGHT THE
THE DELIGHT OF BACK BENEATH THE GREAT DOME OF THE CATHEDRAL TO AUDIENCE.
THE
"IT WAS A REALLY HEART-WARMING AND MOVING OCCASION. I AM GLAD MANY MILES AWAY FROM THEIR
I WAS HERE TO LISTEN TO SUCH TALENT SO HOME AND MINE, SAID ONE TOURIST.
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UNITED PARK THIS
ΤΟ KINGDOM WEEK AND AT
THE THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR ARE IN TAKE PART IN "CHINESE OSTERLEY" AT OSTERLEY THIS YEAR'S ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL LATER THIS MONTH.
A THIS SUNDAY THEY WILL PERFORM TO COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE IN LONDON.
SELL-OUT CONCERT AT
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