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SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1978

GOVERNOR TO MEET YUEN LONG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL MEET MEMBERS OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 21).

SIR MURRAY WILL ARRIVE AT THE YUEN LONG STADIUM BY HELICOPTER AT 9.45 A.M. ON MONDAY WHERE HE WILL BE MET BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES AND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. MICHAEL CARTLAND. THEY WILL THEN PROCEED TO THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION CLUB HOUSE WHERE THEY WILL MEET THE YUEN LONG BOARD.

IT WILL BE THE THIRD OF A SERIES OF FAMILIARISATION VISITS BY THE GOVERNOR TO KEEP HIMSELF UP-TO-DATE WITH THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS SINCE THE IR INCEPTION LATE LAST YEAR.

HIS LAST TWO VISITS IN MARCH AND APRIL THIS YEAR COVERED THE FOUR DISTRICTS OF TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN, SHA TIN AND TAI PO.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT ON MONDAY. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN, AM 2088 WILL LEAVE FROM BEHIND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT 8.30 A.M. TO TAKE PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO, AND LATER BACK FROM, YUEN LONG.

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