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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1982

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LORD PRIVY SEAL VISITS NEW TOWN

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THE LORD PRIVY SEAL, MR HUMPHREY ATKINS AND MRS ATKINS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, VISITED THE NEW TERRITORIES TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE VISIT STARTED WITH A HELICOPTER TOUR OVER LAMMA ISLAND, KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT, TSING YI ISLAND, TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN, THE PROPOSED AIRPORT SITE AT CHEK LAP KOK, TAP SHEK KOK POWER STATION AND TUEN MUN,

GREETING THE LORD PRIVY SEAL AND THE GOVERNOR WHEN THEY LANDED AT TUEN MUN WERE THE DISTRICT. OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, AND THE PROJECT MANAGER, MR T.S. NG, WHO GAVE A DETAILED BRIEF ING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN FROM THE ROOF OF A MULTI-STOREY BUILDING.

AFTER TUEN MUN, MR ATKINS AND SIR MURRAY HAD ANOTHER HELICOPTER TOUR ALONG THE BORDER AREA, LANDING AT MAN KAM TO FOR A BRIEFING BY THE ARMY.

THEY LATER FLEW TO ISLAND HOUSE FOR LUNCH WITH THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES AND MRS AKERS-JONES, AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE

ADMINISTRATION.

IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY VISITED WO CHE ESTATE, SHA TIN, WHERE THEY WERE MET BY STAFF OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.

THE LORD PRIVY SEAL AND MRS ATKINS ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 3). THEY LEFT FOR CHINA ON MONDAY, RETURNING TO HONG KONG YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) FOR A THREE-DAY VISIT.

THEY LEAVE FOR SEOUL TOMORROW.

HONG KONG REPRESENTED AT SINGAPORE AIRPORT PLANNING SYMPOSIUM

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HONG KONG WILL TAKE PART IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TO BE HELD IN SINGAPORE FROM JANUARY 11 TO 13.

REPRESENTING HONG KONG AT THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE MR G.T. OLIVER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL AND PLANNING, AND MR J.R. ADDERLEY, CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER (REPLACEMENT AIRPORT) OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SYMPOSIUM IS TO PROVIDE AN INSIGHT INTO THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECENTLY OPENED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT CHANGI, SINGAPORE.

THE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN MUCH IN COMMON WITH THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT AIRPORT FOR HONG KONG AT NORTH LANTAU WHICH WILL INVOLVE THE EXCAVATION OF CHEK LAP KOK ISLAND AND THE RECLAMATION OF ADJACENT WATERS.

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