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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1978

GOVERNOR JOINS YOUTHS IN CLEAN-UP OF NEW TERRITORIES BEACH

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL JOIN 70 MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND BOYS SCOUTS TO CLEAN-UP LAI CHI WO BEACH IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON SUNDAY (MARCH 19).

THE CLEANING UP OPERATION OF THE UNGAZETTED BEACH NEAR SHA TAU KOK ILL START AT 10.30 A.M. AND FINISH AT 3.30 P.M.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. PRESS REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE EVENT SHOULD MEET GIS OFFICERS AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CAR PARK IN FRONT OF THE VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT NOT LATER THAN 8 A.M. ON SUNDAY.

HOWEVER, THOSE USING THEIR OWN TRANSPORT SHOULD MEET GIS OFFICERS AT TAI PO KAU PIER AT 9.15 A.11.

IN ORDER THAT PROPER TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENT MAY BE MADE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM MR. PETER CHOI OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (TEL. NO. 3-0502465 AND 3-0502485) BY 5 P.M. TCMORROW (FRIDAY) THE NAMES OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED TO COVER THE EVENT.

SIR DENYS VISITS U.S.

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, LEFT HONG KONG THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON FOR AN EIGHT-DAY TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROMOTE HONG KONG AS A BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CENTRE.

DURING HIS TOUR, SIR DENYS WILL VISIT SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND CHICAGO AND MEET BUSINESSMEN AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF THE THREE CITIES.

WHILE IN CHICAGO, SIR DENYS WILL ADDRESS A GROUP OF HIGH LEVEL BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

THE TOUR IS LINKED TO AN EFFORT BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO BOOST BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.

SIR DENYS WILL RETURN ON MARCH 24.

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