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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1983

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GOVERNOR BACK FROM PEKING, LEAVES FOR UK TOMORROW

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) HE HAD ANOTHER TWO BUSY AND USEFUL DAYS IN PEKING.

SPEAKING TO_NEWSMEN AT THE AIRPORT ON HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG, SIR EDWARD SAID THAT APART FROM THE TALKS, HE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATIONS WITH SIR PERCY CRADOCK, BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN PEKING, AND HIS COLLEAGUES.

+YOU WILL HAVE NOTED THAT THIS IS THE NINTH TRIP I'VE MADE ON THE QUESTION OF THE FUTURE, FIVE TO LONDON AND FOUR TO PEKING, AND WE SHALL NOW HAVE A RECESS, HE SAID.

+30 MY TENTH TRIP WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN I GO BACK TO LONDON, AND THEN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER WE WILL HAVE THE CONSULTATIONS WITH MÌNISTERS.

+BUT I HOPE YOU WILL ALSO NOTE THAT IT'S BEEN A VERY ACTIVE YEAR ON OTHER GOVERNMENT FRONTS TOO, PARTICULARLY ON DOMESTIC MATTERS, AND I SHALL BE REVIEWING THOSE IN THE LEGCO ADDRESS WHICH I AM COMING BACK TO FINALISE IN SEPTEMBER.

+AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME I WILL OUTLINE PLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR, HE SAID.

SIR EDWARD WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO, AND THE VICE- CHIEF EDITOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR TAN GAN.

INTELPOST GREETINGS SERVICE EXTENDED TO UK

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A SPECIAL INTELPOST GREETINGS SERVICE WILL BE INTRODUCED BETWEEN HONG KONG AND GREAT BRITAIN ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8), THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THIS NEW SERVICE IS AN EXTENSION OF THE INTELPOST SERVICE LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER, LAST YEAR TO PROVIDE FOR HIGH SPEED FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTS, DRAWINGS AND PERSONAL MESSAGES OVERSEAS WITH DELIVERY TO ADDRESSEES IN A MATTER OF A FEW HOURS.

UNDER THIS SERVICE, GREETINGS WILL BE ENCLOSED IN A SPECIALLY DESIGNED GREETING CARD ON ARRIVAL PRIOR TO DELIVERY. THE SENDER OF THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ABLE TO PICK FROM A SELECTION OF CARDS THE MOST SUITABLE FOR THE OCCASION.

CUSTOMERS WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS SERVICE MAY POST GREETING MESSAGES AT EITHER THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OR TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT 10 MIDDLE ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.

/THE COST