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TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1984

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THERE WILL BE A FIXED PRESS POSITION AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE HOTEL AND ANOTHER FIXED POSITION INSIDE THE GRAND BALLROOM FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE FOR THE COCKTAIL RECEPTION BEFORE THE LUNCH. AS THE WHOLE FACILITY WILL ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO PROCEED DIRECT TO THE GRAND BALLROOM WITHOUT WAITING AT THE ENTRANCE FOR SIR GEOFFREY'S ARRIVAL. ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE GRAND BALLROOM BEFORE LUNCH STARTS AT 1 PM.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BRING WITH THEM THEIR LAPEL BADGES FOR THE OCCASION.

VISIT TO SHA TIN

GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT FOR ACCREDITED MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE FOR SHA TIN FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CAR PARK AT 1.15 PM SHARP. SIR GEOFFREY WILL ARRIVE BY HELICOPTER AT THE LION'S PAVILION AT ABOUT 2.40 PM. HE WILL STAY IN THE PAVILION FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

THERE WILL BE A FIXED PRESS POSITION IN THE PAVILION FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE VISIT. FROM THE PAVILION, SIR GEOFFREY WILL PROCEED BY CAR TO WO CHE ESTATE WHERE HE WILL TOUR THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND VISIT A FAMILY FLAT,

BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT SCHEDULE, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE PAVILION AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AHEAD OF SIR GEOFFREY. GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT, WITH SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS, WILL TAKE THEM TO WO CHE WHERE THEY WILL BE IN POSITION BEFORE SIR GEOFFREY'S ARRIVAL.

AT WO CHE, THERE WILL BE A PRESS POSITION ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE WHERE SIR GEOFFREY WILL SEE AN EXHIBITION ON THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME. SIR GEOFFREY WILL THEN TAKE A SHORT WALK THROUGH THE CENTRE AND PROCEED TO VISIT A FAMILY LIVING IN ONE OF THE ESTATE'S UNITS. PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE EXHIBITION AREA FIVE MINUTES AHEAD OF SIR GEOFFREY AND GO TO A SECOND POSITION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE WHERE THEY CAN TAKE PICTURES OF SIR GEOFFREY LOOKING AT THE SHOPS. AFTER SIR GEOFFREY HAS PASSED. THEY WILL GO TO A THIRD POSITION AT AN OPEN SPACE OUTSIDE THE UNIT WHICH HE IS VISITING.

BECAUSE OF LIMITED SPACE INSIDE THE UNIT, POOL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE PROVIDED BY GIS WHILE RTHK WILL MAKE AVAILABLE SPECIAL FOOTAGE TO TELEVISION STATIONS.

THE VISIT WILL FINISH AT 3.40 PM AND PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE WO CHE FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD WEAR APPROPRIATE LAPEL BADGES THROUGHOUT THE VISIT.

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