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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1980

KNOW YOUR SOUTHERN DISTRICT CAMPAIGN

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER, WILL LAUNCH THE +KNOW YOUR SOUTHERN DISTRICT+ CAMPAIGN AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT OCEAN PARK AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (MARCH 2),

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THE TWO-WEEK CAMPAIGN, ORGANISED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (SOUTHERN) AND VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, IS AIMED AT PROMOTING DISTRICT IDENTITY AND SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS.

THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (SOUTHERN), MISS ELLE SHUM, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE +KNOW YOUR SOUTHERN DISTRICT ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR FONG YUN-WAH, WILL ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN IN A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 28).

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON +KNOW YOUR SOUTHERN DISTRICT CAMPAIGN AT 11 AM ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 28) IN THE GIS THEATRE, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE AND THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CAMPAIGN TO BE PERFORMED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER AT OCEAN PARK AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (MARCH 2).

DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MEETS PRIMARY PRODUCERS

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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN, WILL CONCLUDE A SERIES OF LUNAR NEW YEAR VISITS WITH PRIMARY PRODUCERS ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 28) WHEN HE MEETS FARMERS AND RURAL LEADERS IN YUEN LONG DISTRICT.

PRIOR TO THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD, MR RIDDELL-SWAN AND STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT MET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY. AND ON MONDAY THEY HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH RURAL LEADERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR STEPHEN WONG, AND OTHER DIGNITARIES IN TAI PO DISTRICT.

TODAY MR RIDDELL-SWAN HET FARMERS AND LEADERS IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT (SAI KUNG, TSUEN WAN AND ISLANDS) INCLUDING VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND CHAIRMAN OF THE TSUEN WAN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR PETER YEUNG- MR CHAN KWONG-TSUEN OF MA WAN, MR TANG LAP-TAI OF TSING YI, MR WONG CHING OF PING CHAU, MR CHONG CHU-CHO OF TUNG CHUNG, MR LEE YUN-SAU AND MR CHUNG PIN OF SAI KUNG AND MR YIU KA1-HANG OF CHEUNG CHAU.

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