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MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1982

LORD BELSTEAD ARRIVES

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LORD BELSTEAD, MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, WAS GREETED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WHEN HE ARRIVED THIS (MONDAY) MORNING FOR A FIVE-DAY VISIT. ALSO PRESENT WAS THE POLITICAL ADVISER. MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNOR'S AIDE-DE-CAMP, MR PAUL CROFT.

DURING HIS STAY HERE, LORD BELSTEAD WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR OFFICIALS, MEET WITH MEMBERS OF UMELCO, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE HEUNG YEE KUK, GO ON A HELICOPTER TOUR TO SEE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, TOUR A TRANSIT CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND VISIT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

LORD BELSTEAD WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 4 PM ON FRIDAY IN THE GIS THEATRE BEFORE LEAVING FOR BRUNE! THE SAME EVENING.

LORD BELSTEAD WILL THEN TRAVEL TO BANGKOK TO ATTEND A MEETING OF HEADS OF UK MISSIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE FAR EAST.

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES PASSING-OUT PARADE

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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A PASSING-OUT PARADE OF RECRUITS AT THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 8).

ON PARADE WILL BE 11 OFFICERS AND 157 ASSISTANT OFFICERS WHO RECENTLY COMPLETED SIX MONTHS OF BASIC TRAINING AT THE INSTITUTE.

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE PRISON SERVICE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, MR D.J. TREVELYAN, WILL BE THE INSPECTING OFFICER AND WILL PRESENT SILVER WHISTLES TO THE TWO BEST RECRUITS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF 168 RECRUITS OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT 47 TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY AT 10.15 AM ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 8).

PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 9.30 AM. SHARP.