FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1991
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GOVERNOR VISITS LONDON CHINATOWN
THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON TODAY (FRIDAY) PAID A VISIT ΤΟ LONDON'S CHINATOWN AND TOOK A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT HOW A LOCAL CHINESE NEWSPAPER OPERATES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER, MR JOHN YAXLEY, THEY CALLED ON THE SING TAO (EUROPEAN EDITION) NEWSPAPER'S OFFICE IN SOHO AND WERE MET BY THE SENIOR STAFF OF THE PAPER.
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AS A FORMER EDITOR OF THE "CHINA QUARTERLY" THE GOVERNOR EXPRESSED KEEN INTEREST IN SING TAO'S OPERATION IN BRITAIN AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SUCH AS FRANCE AND HOLLAND.
AFTER TOURING THE SING TAO OFFICE, LADY WILSON WENT ON A VISIT TO THE LONDON CHINATOWN WHILE SIR DAVID ATTENED TO HIS OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS.
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ESCORTED BY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MISS MAUREEN WONG, LADY WILSON CALLED ON THE LONDON CHINATOWN CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN GERRARD STREET WHERE SHE HAD TEA WITH MEMBERS OF THE MANGEMENT COMMITTEE.
SHE ALSO JOINED A GROUP OF ELDERLY LADIES, WHO ARE STUDENTS
OF AN ENGLISH CLASS HELD AT THE CENTRE, IN THEIR CELEBRATION OF THE
"INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY".
IN THE EVENING, THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON WERE GUESTS OF HONOUR AT A RECEPTION HELD AT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE FORMER HONG KONG RESIDENTS.
OVER 50 GUESTS ATTENDED THE FUNCTION.
MONETARY STATISTICS FOR JANUARY PUBLISHED
HONG KONG
DOLLAR
DEPOSITS WITH
AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY
INCREASED DURING JANUARY, ACCORDING TO (FRIDAY) BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH.
CONSISTENT WITH THIS, ALL DEFINITIONS OF HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY
TOTAL LOANS AND ADVANCES
SUPPLY ROSE DURING THE MONTH. REGISTERED AN INCREASE IN JANUARY.
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