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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1983

GOVERNOR MEETS COMMUNITY LEADERS

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE, TODAY MET MORE THAN 1 000 PEOPLE FROM A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY AT A SPRING RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

ADDRESSING THE GUESTS IN PUTONGHUA, THE GOVERNOR SAID ALTHOUGH HE HAD BEEN IN OFFICE FOR ONLY 10 MONTHS, HE APPRECIATED THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WERE CAPABLE OF ADAPTING TO SITUATIONS IN A SPIRIT OF DILIGENCE, DETERMINATION AND COOPERATIVENESS.

+ HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD FOR

A MORE PROSPEROUS AND BETTER SOCIETY, HE SAID.

GUESTS ATTENDING THE RECEPTION INCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND DISTRICT BOARDS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS AND THE MEDIA CIRCLES.

THEY WERE GREETED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND OTHER OFFICIALS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

SIR EDWARD TO OPEN NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE IN YAU MA TEI

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL OPEN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S NEW HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LADY YOUDE.

AFTER THE CEREMONY, SIR EDWARD WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR PART OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT.

HE WILL BE BRIEFED ON LOCAL MATTERS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BY OFFICIALS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT 2.15 PM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET (AT THE JUNCTION WITH SHANGHAI STREET). YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY AND THE GOVERNOR'S SUBSEQUENT TOUR OF YAU MA TE!.

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