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Thursday, January 31, 1974

The old provision for the rate of hire to be doubled on the

hoisting of typhoon signal No. 3 or higher is retained in the revised scale,

The Hong Kong and Kowloon Motor Boats Association has indicated that

its prosent $1 fractional fare for the late night walla-walla service

between Kowloon Publie Pier and Queen's Pier will remain unchanged.

TOMORROW'S PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS OF LORD MOUNTBATTEN

Note to Editors:

Lord Mountbatten will visit the Lord

Mountbatten Hall at Repulse Bay at about 4 p.m. tomorrow (Friday), in his capacity as Honorary Grand President of the Royal Life Saving Society.

During the visit, he will present a

special certificate to Sir Kenneth Fung Ping-fan,

who has been elected Vice-President of the Commonwealth

Council of the Royal Life Saving Society in 1975.

Reporters and photographers are welcome

to cover the occasion.

Later in the evening, Lord Mountbatten

will meet the media representatives in the Airport V.I.P. press conference room at 8 p.m.

Those assigned to cover the press

conference are requested to assemble not later

than 7.45 p.m. in the press room of the airport

terminal building.

G.I.S. officers will be present to meet

and assist them.

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