XN000022-1981-03-03 — Page 2

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1981

SIR MURRAY FOR LONDON TALKS *****

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON SUNDAY (MARCH 8) FOR LONDON FOR ONE OF HIS PERIODIC ROUNDS OF TALKS WITH MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE U.K. GOVERNMENT.

SIR MURRAY'S CALLS WILL INCLUDE THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, LORD CARRINGTON, THE HOME SECRETARY, MR WILLIAM WHITELAW AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE, MR JOHN BIFFEN.

HE WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF LORD CARRINGTON ON CURRENT ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF LORD CARRINGTON'S VISIT TO HONG KONG AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

SIR MURRAY WILL ALSO MEET MPS, INCLUDING THE HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP.

SIR MURRAY IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THERE WILL BE A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY AT KAI TAK AIRPORT TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE ON CATHAY PACIFIC FLIGHT CX201 WHICH WILL DEPART AT 10.40 PM ON SUNDAY (MARCH 8).

PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS AND TV CAMERAMEN WISHING TO COVER THIS EVENT ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE IN THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING NOT LATER THAN 10 PM. PROOF OF IDENTITY IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO THE AIRPORT'S RESTRICTED AREA.

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR ISLANDS

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED TWO CONTRACTS TOTALLING ABOUT $73 MILLION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHEUNG CHAU AND PENG CHAU.

THE CONTRACTS WERE SIGNED BY MR P.B. KEOWN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE PWD'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONTRACTORS.

THE FIRST CONTRACT, LET TO VIANINI S.P.A. AND WORTH ABOUT $49 MILLION, IS FOR THE RECLAMATION AND FORMATION OF ABOUT TEN HECTARES OF LAND ON CHEUNG CHAU.

MR KEOWN SAID THE CONTRACT WOULD FORM PART OF THE CHEUNG CHAU DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE PWD'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

/+THE RECLAMATION