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HK delegation to visit China
The Secretary for Transport, Mr Haider Barma, will be visiting Beijing and Xian from May 10 to 19, a Government spokesman announced today (Friday).
He will be accompanied by seven other Hong Kong Government officials.
This is one in a series of China visits started in 1988 for the purpose of general familiarisation.
The last similar visit, which took place in March this year, was led by Mr Donald Tsang, then Secretary for the Treasury.
End/Friday, May 5, 1995
Laying of submarine cable system in Deep Water Bay
The Government plans to grant a licence to Hong Kong Telecom Limited to lay submarine cable system at Deep Water Bay for extending telecommunication services among Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam.
The works will be carried out within an area of about 595,000 square metres of foreshore and sea-bed at Deep Water Bay.
The work will begin in August this year for completion in about two months.
The extent of the area affected is gazetted today (Friday).
The notice and its related plan can be seen at the following locations: -
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Lands Department's Survey and Mapping Office,
14th floor, Murray Building,
Garden Road, Central;
Public Enquiry Service Centre,
Central and Western District Office,
Ground Floor, Harbour Building, Pier Road, Central;