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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1983

NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

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FOLLOWING IS THE NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR:

+1983 HAS BEEN AN EVENTFUL YEAR FOR HONG KONG, PUNCTUATED BOTH BY ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES AND BY AN ADMIRABLE RECOVERY FROM THE IMPACT OF THE WORLDWIDE RECESSION. THE STRENGTHS OF THE ECONOMY AND OF OUR HARDWORKING COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN AMPLY DEMONSTRATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

+GIVEN THE QUALITIES OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE GOVERNMENT TO GO ON INVESTING VIGOROUSLY IN THE FUTURE, I AM CONFIDENT THAT IN 1984 HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW ITS TRADITIONAL RESILIENCE AND ITS ABILITY TO MEET SUCCESSFULLY THE CHALLENGES WHICH FACE IT.

+MY WIFE JOINS ME IN WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR.+

NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST

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COPIES OF A SUPPLEMENT TO TODAY'S DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINING A LIST OF HONG KONG RECIPIENTS OF NEW YEAR HONOURS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE BRITISH FORCES, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE GIS PRESS BOXES THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.

THE CONTENTS MUST NOT BE PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS BEFORE 0001 HOURS LOCAL TIME SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, AND MUST NOT BE BROADCAST BEFORE 8 AM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31.

ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS OR FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE IR CAREERS OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARD BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.

LUNCH AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE ***

THE KING AND QUEEN OF NEPAL ATTENDED A LUNCH TODAY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE HOSTED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE.

ALSO AT THE LUNCH WERE THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE AND LADY HADDON-CAVE; THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL DEREK BOORMAN AND MRS BOORMAN; BRIGADIER C.J. PIKE, BRIGADE OF GURKHAS: AND LT. COL. R.K. CHHETRI, ROYAL NEPALESE LIAISON OFFICER FOR HONG KONG.

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