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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1981

HE WILL THEN TOUR THE EXHIBITION WITH LADY MACLEHOSE, ACCOMPANIED BY DR FANG AND MR HO.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE IYDP AND THE ONE OF US+ EXHIBITION IN THE CITY

HALL THIS FRIDAY (JANUARY 16) AFTERNOON.

THE GOVERNOR WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE CITY HALL AT 2.20 PM. THE OPENING CEREMONY IN THE CONCERT HALL WILL START AT 2.30 PM AND THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN THE EXHIBITION HALL AT 3.15 PM.

MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE EAST DOOR OF THE CITY HALL IN FRONT OF THE ARTS FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE NOT LATER THAN 1.45 PM WHERE GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO BRIEF THEM AND ESCORT THEM TO THE RESPECTIVE PRESS POSITIONS,

THERE WILL BE TWO PRESS POSITIONS: POSITION A WILL COVER THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL AND THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITION,

POSITION B WILL COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY FROM THE RIGHT PROMENADE IN THE CONCERT HALL. THOSE IN PRESS POSITION A WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY INSIDE THE CONCERT HALL. THOSE IN POSITION B WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL OR THE EXHIBITION OPENING.

PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE ADVISED TO BRING ALONG EQUIPMENT FOR INDOOR

PHOTOGRAPHY.

FIVE NT SITES SOLD FOR NEARLY $439 MILLION

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FIVE NEW TERRITORIES SITES WERE SOLD FOR A TOTAL OF $438.7 MILLION TODAY.

THE AUCTION, HELD IN A PACKED SHOUSON THEATRE OF THE ARTS CENTRE, LASTED ONE AND A QUARTER HOURS.

THE HIGHEST PRICE WAS PAID FOR A SITE IN SHA TIN FOR EITHER HOTEL OR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

MEASURING ABOUT 5 000 SQUARE METRES, IT WAS BOUGHT BY KA DUK INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED FOR $241 MILLION ($48 200 PER SQUARE METRE).

BIDDING OPENED AT $125 MILLION.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUYERS SAID HE FELT THAT SHA TIN HAD A VERY GOOD FUTURE AND THE LAND WOULD BE USED FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT.

/THE SIGNE