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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1983

SAN PO KONG BACKLANES MUCH CLEANER

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WAS TODAY PLEASED TO SEE THE VAST IMPROVEMENTS THAT FOLLOWED A SERIES OF CLEARANCE OPERATIONS IN THE BACKLANES OF SAN PO KONG.

DURING AN INSPECTION TOUR OF WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT, HE NOTED THAT GOOD PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE ALTHOUGH THIS WAS A GRADUAL *STEP-BY-STEP ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS INITIATED BY THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR GRAHAM BARNES, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR IAN STRACHAN, AND SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SIR PHILIP WALKED THROUGH A NUMBER OF

BACKLANES AND FOUND THEM MUCH CLEANER THAN WHEN HE VISITED THE AREA TWO YEARS AGO.

EARLIER, THE ACTING GOVERNOR VISITED THE TSZ WAN SHAN SUB-OFFICE FOR A BRIEFING ON THE DISTRICT'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.

THE PARTY THEN VISITED THE CHUNG SHAN SQUATTER VILLAGE AND MET MEMBERS OF THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE WHOSE RECENTLY-OPENED OFFICE WAS FUNDED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.

SIR PHILIP LATER MET MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE SAN PO KONG INDUSTRIAL AREA COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS LOCAL PROBLEMS.

BORDER LIAISON TEAM RETURNS

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A TEAM OF HONG KONG OFFICIALS LED BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER, PR ROBIN MCLAREN, RETURNED TO HONG KONG TODAY AFTER VISITING GUANGDONG FOR TWO DAYS (JANUARY 25 AND 26) FOR TALKS WITH GUANGDONG OFFICIALS LED BY MR ZHANG JIANAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE GUANGDONG PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU AND MR FU FEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PROVINCIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE.

THE HONG KONG TEAM INCLUDED THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION MR RON BRIDGE AND THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY (OPERATIONS), MR ALAN MASON,

THE TALKS WERE HELD IN ZHAOQING AT THE INVITATION OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE TALKS TOOK PLACE IN A VERY FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WAS TO REVIEW THE WORKING OF THE BORDER LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND QUANGDONG SINCE THE LAST REVIEW MEETING IN JUNE 1982. ARRANGEMENTS WERE FIRST ESTABLISHED IN MAY 1981 AND PROVIDE FOR EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION OF PRACTICAL MATTERS IN THE POLICE, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS FIELDS THROUGH A SYSTEM OF NOMINATED LIAISON OFFICERS ON BOTH SIDES.

AT THE MEETING THERE WAS AGREEMENT THAT THE LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS HAD WORKED WELL AND THAT COOPERATION HAD DEVELOPED IN A MANNER SATISFACTORY TO BOTH SIDES.

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