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Saturday, October 1, 1977

GOVERNOR TO OPEN NEW LEGCO SESSION

The Governor, Sir Murray Maclehose, will review the affairs of

Hong Kong when he opens the new Legislative Council session for 1977/78 on

Wednesday (October 5).

The proceedings, which begin at 2.30 p.m. in the Legislative

Council Chamber, will be broadcast live on Radio Television Hong Kong

Channel 2 (Chinese) and Channel 3 (English).

.Commercial Radio will broadcast the address in Chinese on its

Channel 1 while the three television stations will give highlights of the

Governor's review in their regular news programmes.

On October 26, the Chief Secretary will move a motion to thank

the Governor for his address and unofficial members will speak on the

motion on the same day and the following day (October 27), if necessary.

Official members of the council are scheduled to reply to the

points raised by the unofficials on November 9 and, if necessary, November

10.

Members of the Legislative Council will be joined by their three

newly-appointed collcaguce in the new session. They are the Director of

Home Affairs, Mr. John Walden (Official); Dr. Rayson Lisung Huang and

Mr. Charles Young Siu-cho (Unofficials).

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