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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1984

ALL-OUT EFFORTS TO DISTRIBUTE WHITE PAPER

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS MOBILISED ITS PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION RESOURCES FOR PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE.

COPIES OF THE DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN MINUTES OF ITS INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY THE GOVERNOR ON WEDNESDAY EVENING.

INITIALLY, A TOTAL OF 1.25 MILLION COPIES WILL BE PRINTED TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S PEOPLE ARE MADE FULLY AWARE OF THE DETAILS IN THE DOCUMENT, AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. FURTHER SUPPLIES OF THE WHITE PAPER WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE SHOULD THERE BE A DEMAND FOR THEM.

THE BRUNT OF THE WORK IN PRODUCING THE HUGE NUMBER OF COPIES FALLS ON THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER. THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT AT NORTH POINT IS OPERATING ROUND-THE-CLOCK TO ENSURE THAT THIS MASSIVE PRINT ORDER IS FULFILLED.

ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 26 (WEDNESDAY), COPIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL. THESE OFFICES WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 10 PM.

COPIES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AT GIS ON THE 6TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. DISTRIBUTION WILL CONTINUE FROM THE FOLLOWING DAY DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.

FROM FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 28) ONWARDS, THE NUMBER OF OUTLETS WILL BE PROGRESSIVELY EXPANDED. THESE FURTHER OUTLETS WILL INCLUDE THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S ESTATE OFFICES, POLICE STATIONS AND REPORT CENTRES, POST OFFICES, SUB-OFFICES OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS (IMMIGRATION, LABOUR, SOCIAL WELFARE, RECREATION AND CULTURE, TRANSPORT, TREASURY, URBAN SERVICES) AND GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT ENQUIRY COUNTERS.

ORGANISATIONS WISHING TO OBTAIN MORE THAN FIVE COPIES OF THE WHITE PAPER CAN DO SO FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS STORE, 665 KING'S ROAD, NORTH POINT, DURING OFFICE HOURS.

TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED TO ADVISE THE PUBLIC WHERE COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED.

A HOTLINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED TO ADVISE ON DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS. THE NUMBER IS 5-250025.

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