WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984
GOVERNOR LEAVES SATURDAY FOR UK
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL BE LEAVING FOR LONDON ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 15).
HE WILL BE FOLLOWED ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 17) BY UNOFFICIAL EMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, TOGETHER WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS, QC, AND THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR PETER TSAO.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL BE LEAVING EARLIER IN ORDER TO SPEND A WORKING DAY IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ON MONDAY, PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE REST OF THE TEAM.
AS ANNOUNCED EARLIER, THE HONG KONG GROUP WILL BE MEETING THE PRIME MINISTER, AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, ON SEPTEMBER 19, AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH MINISTERS ON THE NEGOTIATION IN PEKING ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
THE HONG KONG TEAM IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.
CHIEF SECRETARY VISITS FIRE SCENE *****
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THIS AFTERNOON (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE BLUE BOX FACTORY BUILDING IN TIN WAN WHERE A FIFTH ALARM FIRE HAS BEEN BURNING FOR MORE THAN 34 HOURS.
SIR PHILIP WADED UP THE SMOKE-FILLED STAIRCASE TO THE 12TH FLOOR · JUST ONE FLOOR BELOW WHERE THE BLAZE HAD CLIMBED TO AND A NUMBER OF FLOORS ABOVE WHERE THE FIRE WAS STILL BURNING - TO SEE THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION.
HE TOLD WAITING REPORTERS AFTERWARDS THAT HONG KONG SHOULD
BE PROUD OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
+! HAVE SEEN THE WORST FIFTH ALARM FIRE IN HONG KONG HISTORY, AND AS A RESULT OF WHAT I HAVE SEEN, I CAN ONLY SAY THAT HONG KONG IS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT IT HAS, SAID SIR PHILIP,
SIR PHILIP ALSO SHARPLY CRITICISED THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FACTORY.
HE SAID I THINK THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MISMANAGEMENT OF FACTORY BUILDINGS LIKE THESE WITH THE RESULT THAT THEY PUT NOT ONLY THE LIVES OF FIREMEN AT RISK BUT ALSO THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF NEIGHBOURS BY SO MISMANAGING BUILDINGS ARE A DISGRACE TO OUR COMMUNITY. +
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