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TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1979

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LONDONERS TO SEE +HONG KONG IN PROGRESS+

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LONDONERS WILL GET THE CHANCE OF A CLOSER LOOK AT HONG KONG, AT A TIME WHEN IT HAS GAINED WORLDWIDE ATTENTION FOR ITS ROLE IN

THE VIETTE ACTIE TOOTE THROUGH TWO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS

WHICH WILL OPEN THERE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

TAKEN BY HONG KONG PHOTOGRAPHERS AND SHOWING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HONG KONG, THE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE EXHIBITED IN THE MAIN FOYER OF THE ROYAL FESTIVAL_HALL FROM TOMORROW TO AUGUST 27, AND IN THE ASANI PENTAX GALLERY FROM AUGUST 6 TO AUGUST 31.

THE PICTURES WERE SELECTED FROM THE BEST RESULTS OF AN OPEN COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE 162 PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITIONS WERE CHOSEN FROM OVER 90 ENTRIES.

+THE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL SHOW PEOPLE OVERSEAS HOW HONG KONG IS PROGRESSING. THEY WILL HELP TO CONVINCE THEM THAT SOMEHOW, REFUGEES NOTWITHSTANDING, IT IS BUSINESS AS USUAL HERE IN HONG KONG,+ A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER, MR. DAVID BAILEY, HAS BEEN INVITED TO OPEN THE EXHIBITION AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL,

A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY AND OF THE SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, MR. BAILEY IS A MASTER OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY. BUT HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS SYMPATHETIC PORTRAYAL OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. HE VISITED HONG KONG IN JUNE TO TAKE PICTURES OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN THE CAMPS.

HONG KONG CITIZENS ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBITED IN LONDON BY OBTAINING A COPY OF HONG KONG IN PROGRESS+ WHICH GOES ON SALE TOMORROW AT $10 EACH IN THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.

DESIGNED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, THE BOOK CONTAINS ALL THE PICTURES SELECTED FOR EXHIBITION. AND. PROVIDE AN ATTRACTIVE PORTFOLIO ON HONG KONG'S CHANGING PANORAMA AND LIFE STYLES.

SEVEN QUESTIONS FOR LEGCO MEETING TOMORROW

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UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ASK A TOTAL OF SEVEN QUESTIONS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) THE LAST TO BE HELD FOR THE 1978-79 SESSION.

THREE OF THE QUESTIONS WILL BE ON THE REFUGEE ISSUE.

THE HON. OSWALD CHEUNG WILL COMMENCE BY ASKING THE COVERNMENT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE OUTCOME OF THE GENEVA CONFERENCE ON REFUGEES FROM INDOCHINA WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE

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