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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1979

ALL SHIPS BOUND FOR HK NEED PERMISSION FROM MARINE DEPARTMENT BEFORE ENTERING HK WATERS ******

THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ALL SHIPS BOUND FOR HONG KONG MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE ENTERING HONG KONG WATERS,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID A CONTRAVENTION OF THE DIRECTION WOULD RENDER THE OFFENDING MASTERS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $20,000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR ONE YEAR.

HE ADDED THAT MASTERS MUST COMMUNICATE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF MAKING THEIR REQUEST TO ENTER THE WATERS OF HONG KONGI

* NATIONALITY,

* NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON BOARD,

* TYPE OF VESSEL, AND

* REASON FOR CALLING AT HONG KONG.

•THE REQUEST TO ENTER IS TO BE MADE DIRECT TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, HONG KONG, AND SHOULD NOT BE ROUTED THROUGH LOCAL AGENTS IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE ACTION ON THE REQUEST,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

GOVERNOR ATTENDS FIRST TA! PO DISTRICT OPEN AIR

SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT ******

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, TODAY (SATURDAY) ATTENDED THE FIRST OPEN AIR CONCERT STAGED IN THE TAI PO DISTRICT -- ABD DESCRIBED IT AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED FROM GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY CO-OPERATION IN PROMOTING MUSIC ON A LOCAL BAS IS+.

SIR MURRAY AND AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 6,000 AT THE FAN LING PLAYGROUND ENJOYED A TWO-HOUR PERFORMANCE BY SOME 400 PLAYERS FROM NINE HONG KONG BANDS PLAYING WESTERN CLASSICS AND POPULAR HITS USING THE WRAPAROUND SOUND TECHNIQUE, WITH BANDS STATIONED IN EACH CORNER OF THE PLAYGROUND TO PUT OVER THE IR QUADRAPHONIC EFFECT.

SIR MURRAY