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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1978

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MR. DENIS BRAY TOURS NEW TERRITORIES

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THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON, MR. DENIS BRAY, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE TREMENDOUSLY IMPRESSED WITH THE DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

+THEY ARE TREMENDOUSLY IMPRESSED NOT ONLY BY WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BUT THE PACE OF DEVELOPMENT,+ MR. BRAY SAID AFTER HIS DAY-LONG VISIT TO THE NEW TERRITORIES WHERE HE HAD TALKS WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

MR. BRAY WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN TODD.

MR. BRAY STARTED HIS VISIT WITH A HELICOPTER TOUR OVER TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG, TSING YI, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, TAI PO, PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR, HIGH ISLAND AND JUNK BAY.

ON LANDING AT THE SHA TIN RACE COURSE, MR. BRAY WAS MET BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. GERRY HIGGINSON AND THE SHA TIN PROJECT MANAGER, MR. BRYAN O'RORKE. THE PARTY PROCEEDED TO

THE VANTAGE POINT BEHIND SHA TIN WAI FOR A BIRD'S EYE VIEW AND BRIEF ING ON THE NEW TOWN.

MR. BRAY WENT ON TO TAI PO WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. PETER JOHNSON, AND THE TAI PO-FAN LING PROJECT MANAGER, MR. BERNARD NEWMAN. MR. BRAY VIEWED THE LAST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT FROM THE ROOFTOP OF ME I TAK BUILDING.

IN THE AFTERNOON, MR. BRAY MET THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER MR. MICHAEL CARTLAND, AND THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR. NG TECK-SHENG AT THE YUEN LONG SPORTS ASSOCIATION CLUBHOUSE. FROM THE TOP FLOOR OF THE CLUBHOUSE THE OFFICIAL PARTY VIEWED THE LATEST YUEN LONG DEVELOPMENT.

MR. BRAY THEN PROCEEDED TO TOP COURT+ IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. PETER NG, AND THE TUEN MUN PROJECT MANAGER, MR. STAN BARDEN.

AFTER VIEWING THE TUEN MUN DEVELOPMENT, MR. BRAY RETURNED TO KOWLOON BY WAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD AND TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.

DURING HIS VISIT TO TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, MR. BRAY SAID: +FIVE YEARS AGO THERE WAS NOTHING HERE BUT NOW YOU HAVE A NEW TOWN.

MR. BRAY IS IN HONG KONG FOR TALKS WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND TO KEEP HIMSELF UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG. HE LEAVES FOR LONDON ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 23).