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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1980

HRH'S ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE DAY WILL END WITH A DINNER WITH UMELCO MEMBERS IN THE FURAMA HOTEL IN THE EVENING.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PRESS FACILITIES

LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE:

THERE WILL BE FOUR POSITIONS FOR ACCREDITED PRESS

REPRESENTATIVES. POSITION 1 AT THE ENTRANCE IS TO COVER HRH'S ARRIVAL AND POSITIONS 2, 3, 4 INSIDE THE HALL, AT THE ARCHERY RANGE AND THE RIDING SCHOOL ARE TO COVER THE PRINCESS'S TOUR OF THE CENTRE.

PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE THE CGO CAR PARK AT 10.30 AM TOMORROW (MONDAY).

POLICE CLUB:

ACCREDITED MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL COUPLE WILL BE ESCORTED BY GIS OFFICERS INTO THE AREA OF THE NEW YEAR FAIR. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE THE CGO CAR PARK AT 2.15 PM (REPEAT 2.15 PM) TOMORROW (MONDAY), INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TIME OF 2.40 PM.

DINNER WITH UMELCO MEMBERS:

ACCREDITED PRESS REPRESENTATIVES CAN COVER THE ARRIVAL OF HRH OUTSIDE THE FURAMA HOTEL'S CHATER ROAD ENTRANCE. THEY ARE REQUESTED TO MEET GIS LIAISON OFFICERS OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE AT 7.45 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY). NO PRESS TRANSPORT IS PROVIDED.

RESULTS OF BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS SURVEY

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS COMPILED A REPORT ON A QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY HELD IN JANUARY 1980.

ABOUT 900 FIRMS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, FORMING A CROSS-SECTION OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1979, AND THEIR BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980.

THE SURVEY SHOWS THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING MODERATE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1979, FIRMS AS A WHOLE ARE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE PROSPECTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980. SEASONALITY PROBABLY ACCOUNTS FOR PART OF THIS OUTLOOK BUT REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS SURVEY DATA REVEALS THAT BUSINESS CONFIDENCE AS REGARDS FIRST QUARTER PROSPECTS IS WEAKER THAN AT THIS TIME OF LAST YEAR.

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