XN000022-1979-12-30 — Page 3

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1979

AFTER THE OPENING OF THE EXTENDED GREETING AREA AND DEPARTURES HALL, SOME PORTIONS OF THE OLDER TERMINAL BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT.

THESE WILL INCLUDE THE OLD CHECK-IN COUNTERS AT THE DEPARTURES HALL AND THE EXISTING BANK PREMISES, POLICE POST AND PRESS ROOM AT THE ARRIVALS LEVEL.

THE BANK HAS BEEN RE-LOCATED TO NEW PREMISES AT THE DEPARTURES HALL AND THE POLICE AND PRESS TO ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION AT THE EXTENDED GREETING AREA WHERE A NEW INFORMATION COUNTER MANNED BY CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT STAFF IS ALSO LOCATED.

NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST ****

COPIES OF A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO TODAY'S (SUNDAY) DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINING A LIST OF HONG KONG RECIPIENTS OF NEW YEAR HONOURS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE ARMED SERVICES, ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE G IS PRESS ROOM, SIXTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

PUBLICATION OF THE LIST IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (MONDAY) MORNING BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION, THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 7 AM TOMORROW OVER LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS.

ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS OR FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE IR CAREERS OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.

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TOWN HALL BOOKINGS BEGIN

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APPLICATIONS FOR THE BOOKING OF THE VARIOUS FACILITIES WITHIN THE NEW TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW.

IN ORDER TO ALLOW TIME FOR PROCESSING AND THE ALLOCATION OF DATES, APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE AUDITORIUM, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL AND EXHIBITION GALLERY SHOULD PREFERABLY BE SUBMITTED SEVEN MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

THE BOOK ING PERIOD FOR THE LECTURE ROOM AND CONFERENCE ROOM IS NORMALLY THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE VENUE IS REQUIRED.

WHERE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION FOR THE SAME DATE, THE ALLOCATION WILL BE DECIDED BY THE TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WHO WILL ENDEAVOUR TO GIVE PRIORITY TO FUNCTIONS WHICH HAVE HIGH INTRINSIC MERIT AS WELL AS WIDE PUBLIC APPEAL.

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