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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1975

GOVERNOR ATTENDS HEUNG YEE KUK'S ANNUAL PARTY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, TODAY (MONDAY) COMPLIMENTED COUNCILLORS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND MEMBERS OF RURAL COMMITTEES AND VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE HELPED FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE HEUNG YEE KUK'S ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR PARTY AT THE PENINSULA HOTEL,

SIR MURRAY SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THEIR FRUITFUL COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE AND THAT WITH MUTUAL CO-OPERATION WE SHALL OVERCOME OUR PRESENT DIFFICULTIES AND MAKE PROGRESS IN THE COMING YEAR.+

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:

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+MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNCILLORS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN : -

+1 AM VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU ALL THE COMING OF THE NEW YEAR, AND WISH TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY.

+OVER THE YEARS IN YOUR CAPACITIES AS COUNCILLORS OF THE KUK, MEMBERS OF RURAL COMMITTEES AND VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES, YOU HAVE ALL PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IN FURTHERING THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS FRUITFUL COLLABORATION WILL CONTINUE, AND THAT WITH MUTUAL CO-OPERATION WE SHALL OVERCOME OUR PRESENT DIFFICULTIES AND MAKE PROGRESS IN THE COMING YEAR.

+MAY | ASK YOU THEN TO RAISE YOUR GLASSES AND DRINK A

TOAST WITH ME TO THE NEW YEAR.+

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR. CHAN YAT SAN, IN HIS SPEECH RECALLED THAT THE YEAR OF THE TIGER HAD WITNESSED A NUMBER OF DIFFICULTIES AND URGED THAT A CONCERTED EFFORT BE MADE TO OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES IN THE NEW YEAR.

+THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND ITS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STAYING TOGETHER THROUGH THICK AND THIN, HE SAID, IT IS THUS MY HOPE THAT GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE WILL IN FUTURE BE FRANK TOWARDS EACH OTHER AND ACHIEVE FRIENDLY CO-OPERATION IN A JOINT EFFORT TO PROMOTE PROSPERITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.*

NOTE TO EDITORS.

COPIES OF MR. CHAN YAT SAN'S SPEECH AT THE HEUNG YEE KUK'S ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR PARTY WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION THIS

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