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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1983

IN ADDITION, MASTERPIECES MADE OF CLOISONNE, IVORY RHINOCEROS' HORN AND TEXTILE WILL ALSO BE PUT ON DISPLAY.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD FROM MAY 17 TO AUGUST 7 BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM ON WEEKDAYS (EXCEPT THURSDAYS) AND BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM GALLERY, 11TH FLOOR, CITY HALL HIGH BLOCK, AT 4.30 PM ON MONDAY (MAY 16).

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. PRESS REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE REQUESTED TO BE IN POSITION BY 4 PM AT THE LATEST.

THERE WILL BE TWO STATIC PRESS POSITIONS FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY (SEE SKETCH BEING TRANSMITTED BY FACSIMILE). IN VIEW OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF GUESTS ATTENDING AND THE LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE GALLERY, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MOVE FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER. BUT AFTER THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY BY THE GOVERNOR, REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS IN PRESS POSITION A WILL BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER PRESS POSITION ON THE 10TH FLOOR WHERE SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE WILL LATER INSPECT SOME OF THE EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY.

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE FOR MR YVON D'ARGENCE, DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR OF THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO TO MEET THE PRESS AT A PREVIEW TO BE HELD AT THE MUSEUM GALLERY AT 10.30 AM ON MONDAY (MAY 16). MR D'ARGENCE WILL BE SPEAKING IN ENGLISH AND MANDARIN. OFFICERS FROM THE PUBLIC INFORMATION UNIT OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

PUBLIC VIEWS ON EDUCATION SOUGHT

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO CONSULT PUBLIC OPINION ON THE REPORT OF THE PANEL CONDUCTING THE OVERALL REVIEW OF EDUCATION, BECAUSE THE PROPOSALS COULD BRING ABOUT VAST CHANGES, MR KEN TOPLEY, SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THIS WAS, HE SAID, A POSITIVE DECISION BY THE GOVERNMENT TO SEEK THE VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC BEFORE DECIDING ON THE REPORT'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG ISLAND EAST, MR TOPLEY NOTED THAT THE REPORT CONTAINED MANY SUGGESTIONS. BUT URGED THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO DECIDE ON THEIR OWN PRIORITIES.

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