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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1981

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SIR JACK TOURS KOWLOON CITY

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER, THIS AFTERNOON TOURED THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT IN THE COMPANY OF THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR LEE LAP-SUN.

THE PURPOSE OF THE TOUR WAS TO ENABLE SIR JACK TO OBSERVE THE PROGRESS BEING MADE BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IN SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN THE DISTRICT.

SITES VISITED INCLUDED THE SAN SHAN TSUEN SQUATTER AREA, PRIVATE STREETS, HOI SHUM PARK, THE TO KWA WAN RECLAMATION AREA, THE HUNG HOM FERRY PIER CONCOURSE AND HA HEUNG ROAD.

ON COMPLETION OF THE TOUR, SIR JACK MET PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMEN OF THE DISTRICT'S EIGHT AREAS COMMITTEES, FOR A DISCUSSION ON THE NEW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME.

SIR PHILIP RETURNS TOMORROW

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY-DESIGNATE, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, RETURNS TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) UPON COMPLETION OF LEAVE.

SIR PHILIP WILL SPEND THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS RE-FAMILIARISING HIMSELF IN PREPARATION FOR TAKING UP HIS NEW APPOINTMENT.

THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE FORMAL HANDING OVER OF THE POST BY SIR JACK CATER WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 19 AND SIR PHILIP WILL ASSUME DUTY SUBSTANTIVELY ON NOVEMBER 20.

SIR JACK WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER TO TAKE UP HIS NEW APPOINTMENT AS HONG KONG COMMISSIONER, LONDON.

MR DAVID FORD, THE COMMISSIONER AT PRESENT, WILL BE TAKING A ONE-YEAR COURSE AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENCE STUDIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE ARRANGED AT THE AIRPORT FOR THE ARRIVAL OF SIR PHILIP, WHO WILL RETURN ON FLIGHT BA3 AT 3.35 PM. PHOTOGRAPHERS WISHING TO COVER THIS EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING AT 3.30 PM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST.