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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1984

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GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR PEKING

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR PEKING THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON TO CONTINUE TO TAKE PART IN THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

HE WAS SEEN OFF 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.

ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR WERE THE POLITICAL ADVISER MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INTERPRETER, MÅ Y.P. CHENG.

SIR PHILIP TO OFFICIATE AT STONE-LAYING CEREMONY

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX AT 2.45 PM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 27).

THE TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX IS BEING BUILT BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL TO PROVIDE 4 200 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PLACES, RANGING FROM OPERATIVE TO TECHNOLOGIST LEVEL.

FIVE TRAINING CENTRES WILL BE HOUSED IN THE COMPLEX, ELECTRONICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, HOTEL, PLÁSTICS AND PRINTING.

THE NINE-STOREY COMPLEX WILL COST ABOUT $110 MILLION TO BUILD AND EQUIP, AND OCCUPY 5 700 SQUARE METRES AT TAI YIP STREET.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, MR FRANCIS TIEN, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR MORRIS MORGAN, WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.

NOTE TO EDITORS

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX AT TAI YIP STREET (OPPOSITE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE) ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 27). REPORTERS SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE COMPLEX BY 2.30 PM.

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