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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1982

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+ THE CHALLENGE WE FACE IS TO FIND ADDITIONAL STOCKS OF FISH, DEVELOP THE MEANS TO FISH THEM AND TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE LOCAL FLEET TO A LEVEL WHEREBY IT CAN SUPPLY THE FISH AT A PRICE THAT CONSUMERS CAN AFFORD.

+THIS WILL REQUIRE THE CO-OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE FISHING COMMUNITY AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

LIBERATION DAY CEREMONY

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HONG KONG WILL OBSERVE THIS YEAR'S LIBERATION DAY WITH A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY AT THE CITY HALL ON MONDAY (AUGUST 30).

DURING THE CEREMONY, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 10.45 AM IN THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE, RÉPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG BRITISH FORCES, HONG KONG PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION, ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS), THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT AND HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE WILL LAY WREATHS AT THE SHRINE IN MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WHO DIED IN THE BATTLE OF HONG KONG IN DECEMBER 1941 OR LATER AS PRISONERS OF WAR.

THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES. MAJOR-GENERAL J.L. CHAPPLE WILL LAY A WREATH ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG BRITISH FORCES.

THE WREATH OF THE PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION WILL BE LAID BY ITS HONORARY SECRETARY AND TREASURER, MR F.M. CASTRO.

REGIMENTAL WREATHS OF THE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE LAID BY THE HONORARY COLONEL, DR S.M. BARD, AND ITS COMMANDING OFFICER, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL M.P. BARNEBY, AND THAT OF THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT BY WARRANT OFFICER SECOND CLASS (WO2) T.W. SAUNDERS.

THE WREATH OF THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE WILL BE LAID BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES.

THE WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE SOUNDING OF THE LAST POST, A TWO-MINUTE SILENCE AND REVEILLE, AND THE FIRING OF THREE VOLLEYS OF SALUTE.

THE FIRING PARTY, BUGLER AND SENTRIES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE VOLUNTEERS.

TWO OTHER CEREMONIES OF REMEMBRANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR WILL ALSO BE HELD ON LIBERATION DAY,

THE FIRST CEREMONY IS TO BE HELD AT LITTLE SAI WAN CEMETERY AT ABOUT 10.30 AM AND THE OTHER AT STANLEY CEMETERY AT ABOUT 11.30 AM.

PARADES WILL BE HELD AT BOTH CEMETERIES DURING WHICH WREATHS WILL BE LAID AT THE FOOT OF THE WAR MEMORIAL ON BEHALF OF THE COMMANDANT AND OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE.

BUGLERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE WILL ALSO ATTEND BOTH CEREMONIES AND SOUND THE LAST POST AND REVEILLE.

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