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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1978

THE VILLAGE LIGHTING PROGRAMME IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

COMPRISES SEVEN SCHEMES COSTING A TOTAL OF $450,000. THE PROGRAMME COVERS 16 VILLAGES IN TSUEN WAN, YUEN LONG, TAI PO, TUEN MUN, SAI KUNG, SHA TIN AND ISLANDS DISTRICTS.

THERE ARE ALSO PLANS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION FOR THE CONTRACTS OF A FURTHER 20 TO 25 SCHEMES TO BE LET AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1 MILLION IN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR AND FOR A COMPREHENSIVE VILLAGE STREET LIGHTING PROGRAMME FOR THE FUTURE TO BE FORMALISED.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

GOVERNOR RETURNING TOMORROW ****

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON AFTER A SHORT VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.

SIR MURRAY IS DUE TO ARRIVE BY FLIGHT BA 003, ETA 3.15 P.M.

A PRESS PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO NEWSMEN. THOSE COVERING THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL ARE ASKED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING NOT LATER THAN 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ARRIVAL TIME. G. I.S. OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

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