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Governor visits Islands District
The Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, today (Wednesday) visited Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island and Mui Wo to see the latest developments in the Islands District.
Accompanied by the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shelley Lau; the Islands District Officer, Christopher Wong and the Chairman of Regional Council and Islands District Board Chairman, Mr Daniel Lam, the Governor first proceeded to Yung Shue Wan to view the latest developments along the shoreline of Yung Shue Wan.
He also joined a Lunar New Year Carnival for the aged at a local restaurant and was entertained by singing and dancing performance.
At Mui Wo, Mr Patten took in a bird's view of developments across Mui Wo from the roof top of Ngan Wan Estate, Mui Wo. He was also briefed on the implementation of the Rural Planning and Improvement Strategy Minor Work projects to further improve the hinterland of Mui Wo Plain.
Before concluding the visit, the Governor met Islands District Board members and community leaders at a tea reception at NT Heung Yee Kuk Southern District Secondary School.
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Handover Ceremony for Hong Kong
In accordance with the Agreed Minute of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group on the Handover Ceremony for Hong Kong, the Chinese and British sides met on March 5, 1997 in Hong Kong to discuss media arrangements for covering the Handover Ceremony within the framework of normal internationally accepted practice. Both sides acknowledge that the Hong Kong Handover Ceremony is an important event jointly held by the British and Chinese Governments. Both sides welcome journalists representing media organisations from all over the world to cover the Handover Ceremony. In order to ensure the smooth coverage of the event by the media, the two sides have agreed to entrust the Hong Kong Government to receive and process applications from journalists, as well as handle and arrange other matters relating to media coverage of the Handover Ceremony.