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FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1978

FINANCIAL SECRETARY OFF ON LEAVE

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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WHO HAS BEEN ACTING AS CHIEF SECRETARY SINCE EARLY MAY, LEFT HONG KONG THIS EVENING ON ANNUAL LEAVE,

HE WILL BE AWAY UNTIL THE MIDDLE CF JULY.

THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION, MR. IAN LIGHTBODY, WILL ACT AS CHIEF SECRETARY UNTIL JUNE 13, WHEN SIR DENYS ROBERTS IS DUE TO RETURN TO HONG KONG.

THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR. DAVID JORDAN, WILL ACT AS FINANCIAL SECRETARY DURING MR. HADDON-CAVE'S ABSENCE. MR. DAVID JEAFFRESON, WHO HAS BEEN ACTING AS FINANCIAL SECRETARY, RESUMES DUTY AS SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO LAUNCH NEW DRAGON BOATS

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THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN TODD, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS, AND THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY, WILL OFFICIATE AT AN EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY OF TWO NEW DRAGON BOATS IN TAI PO ON MONDAY (JUNE 5).

THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10 A.M. AT THE TAI WONG YEH TEMPLE AT YUEN CHAU TSAI.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED, A GOVERNMENT VAN (AM 2088) WILL LEAVE FOR TAI PO FROM THE TSIM SHA TSUI SUB-POOL (BEHIND THE POST OFFICE) AT 8.45 A.M. ON MONDAY.

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