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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1980

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OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A LIBRARY, A GALLERY, MEETING AND STUDY ROOMS, YOUTH AND ADULT ACTIVITY ROOMS AND OFFICES.

THE 4 359 SQUARE METRE SITE ON WHICH THE CENTRE IS TO BE BUILT WAS GRANTED TO THE YAN OF TONG BY PRIVATE TREATY. PILING WORK STARTED RECENTLY AND CONSTRUCTION IS TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR. THE CENTRE IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN 1982.

THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DONATED $8 MILLION TOWARDS THE COST AND THE LOTTERIES FUND $9 MILLION. THE BALANCE IS EXPECTED TO BE RAISED BY THE SALE OF TONG PROPERTY AND BY PRIVATE DONATIONS.

GUANGDONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE DELEGATION TO VISIT HONG KONG

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AN ECONOMIC AND TRADE DELEGATION FROM GUANGDONG PROVINCE WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM OCTOBER 6 TO 13 AT THE INVITATION OF SIR Y.K. KAN.

THE MISSION WILL BE LED BY MR FENG XUEYAN, DIRECTOR OF THE GUANGDONG FOREIGN TRADE BUREAU. THIS VISIT FOLLOWS THAT BY A TRADE MISSION TO GUANGDONG IN MAY THIS YEAR LED BY SIR Y.K. KAN.

WHILE IN HONG KONG, THE GUANGDONG DELEGATION WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE GUANGDONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE DELEGATION WILL ARRIVE BY THROUGH TRAIN IN KOWLOON STATION AT 11.26 AM ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 6). THE DELEGATION WILL BE MET BY SIR Y.K. KAN.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THE IR ARRIVAL. PRESS REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE ENQUIRY COUNTER, KOWLOON STATION, HUNG HOM, AT 11 AM.

THEY SHOULD CARRY THEIR IDENTITY CARDS OR PASSPORTS TO FACILITATE ENTRY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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