SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1988

REMEMBRANCE DAY OBSERVED

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THE REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE CENOTAPH IN STATUE SQUARE THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING.

WREATHS WERE LAID BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON; THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR TI LIANG YANG; THE ACTING COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, BRIGADIER GILES ARNOLD; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS; COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS; THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR RAYMON ANNING; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR GERRY FORSGATE; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHRUNG YAN-LUNG; AND CHAIRMEN OF DISTRICT BOARDS.

WREATHS WERE ALSO LAID BY SERVICE COMMANDERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SERVICE UNITS, TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES AND OTHER BODIES.

MEANWHILE, THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OBSERVED REMEMBRANCE DAY BY HOLDING A SERVICE IN THE MAIN HALL OF THE OFFICERS' CLUB OF THE DEPARTMENT IN STANLEY.

THE SERVICE WAS ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, STAFF AND FRIENDS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

AFTER THE SERVICE, THE CONGREGATION, LED BY THE CAPE COLLINSON MARCHED ΤΟ STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY AND TOOK PART IN A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY.

BAND,

JLG SUB-GROUP MEETS THIS WEEK

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP SUB-GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 15-17 IN HONG KONG.

F.

BURROWS WHO WILL BE

THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY DR ASSISTED BY TWO OTHER MEMBERS, MR KEVIN HO AND MISS SHELAGH BROOKS.

GOVERNMENT WILL ATTEND

AS

OTHER EXPERTS FROM THE HONG KONG

NECESSARY.

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