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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1984

NOTE TO EDITORS

SPECIAL PRESS PASSES FOR LEGCO MEETING

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MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE RESERVED SEATS TO COVER MORROW'S (WEDNESDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING SHOULD COLLECT THEIR SPECIAL PASSES AND LAPEL BADGES FROM THE GIS DUTY OFFICER TOMORROW MORNING.

THESE PASSES AND BADGES WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 10.30 AM ONWARDS.

ALL SEATS IN THE CHAMBER WILL BE NUMBERED AND RESERVED AND JOURNALISTS COVERING THE SESSION MUST STAY IN THE SEATS ALLOCATED TO THEM, THE NUMBER OF THE SEAT ALLOCATED WILL BE SHOWN IN THE SPECIAL ADMISSION PASS.

ANYONE WITHOUT A LAPEL BADGE AND A PASS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED · INTO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

ANYONE LEAVING THE CHAMBER WHILE THE MEETING IS STILL IN PROGRESS WILL HAVE TO SURRENDER HIS PASS AND LAPEL BADGE. THESE WILL BE RE-ALLOCATED IF REQUIRED.

PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN WILL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE CHAMBER TO TAKE PICTURES AND FILM FROM 2.15 PM TO 2.25 PM. THEY MUST LEAVE THE CHAMBER AT 2.25 PM SHARP BEFORE THE SESSION STARTS. NO PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE CHAMBER ONCE THE MEETING HAS STARTED.

SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS' BADGES WILL BE NEEDED TO GAIN ADMISSION INTO THE CHAMBER FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY. SIMILARLY, TELEVISION CAMERAMEN AND SOUNDMEN WILL NEED BADGES TO GET INTO THE TELEVISION BOOTHS ADJACENT TO THE CHAMBER.

THESE BADGES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE GIS DUTY OFFICER FROM 10.30 AM ONWARDS TOMORROW.

BECAUSE OF EXTREMELY LIMITED SPACE, PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE CHAMBER PREMISES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY. NO STANDING WILL BE ALLOWED OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER OR AT THE STAIRCASE,

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