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Monday, April 9, 1973

JAPANESE CULTURAL MISSION CALLS ON NEW URBCO CHAIRMAN

A nine-man Japanese Cultural Exchange Mission called on the new

Urban Council Chairman, Mr. A. de 0. Sales, at the City Hall today and

presented him with a scroll on behalf of the Japanese Government.

The Mission, led by Mr. Kiichi Miyazawa, Member of the House of

Representatives, is currently on a South Asian tour which has so far taken

them to Indonesia, Thailand, Burma and South Vietnam.

It was the first official mission to be received by Mr. Sales as

Chairman of the Urban Council.

The Director of Urban Services Department, Mr. D.R.W. Alexander,

and the Assistant Director (Cultural Services), Mr. Darwin Chen, were also

present to welcome the Mission.

The visitors spent more than an hour at the City Hall looking over

ita facilities,

Mr. Sales said afterwards that Mr. Miyazawa showed great interest

in Hong Kong's cultural activities and he looked forward to more exchange

visits by cultural groups.

At the end of the visit, Mr. Sales presented Mr. Miyazawa with an

album containing pictures of Hong Kong in 1846,

Release time: 7.30 p.m.

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