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SIR EDWARD THEN FLEW TO PENG CHAU WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, AND THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEER, NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH,

K NG YEE-YUM, ON VARIOUS PROJECTS RECENTLY COMPLETED,

THESE INCLUDE THE NEW PENG CHAU FERRY PIER, THE RECLAMATION AND FORMATION OF LAND TO PROVIDE SITES FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, VILLAGE TYPE HOUSING, A SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND INDUSTRIAL, GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS A BRIDGE LINKING TAI LEI ISLAND TO PENG CHAU.

THE GOVERNOR LATER WENT TO CHI YAN SCHOOL WHERE HE MET THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PENG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAM WAI- KEUNG, AND OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

SIR EDWARD ALSO TOURED THE SCHOOL AND TALKED TO TEACHERS AND PUPILS BEFORE LEAVING THE ISLAND FOR YUNG SHUE WAN ON LAMMA,

AFTER LANDING ON LAMMA, MR YAP AND MR NG BRIEFED THE GOVERNOR ON GENERAL FEATURES AND THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE ISLAND.

SIR EDWARD LATER MET THE CHAIRMEN OF THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH LAMMA RURAL COMMITTEES, MR FONG LOT AND MR CHAU YUK- TONG, AND EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE TWO COMMITTEES,

HK'S ECONOMY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW

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THE ECONOMY OF HONG KONG WILL GROW STEADILY WITH RELATIVELY FULL EMPLOYMENT AND CONTAINED INFLATION DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PETER JOHNSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID THIS AT THE ARIZONA WORLD TRADE ASSOCIATION IN PHOENIX DURING HIS PROMOTIONAL VISITS TO THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS PROMOTIONAL OFFICES IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN.

MR JOHNSON SAID THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG PROVIDED A CLEAR AND COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK ON THE BASIS OF WHICH HONG KONG COULD HAVE CONTINUOUS STABILITY AND PROSPERITY WELL INTO THE NEXT CENTURY.

THE AGREEMENT,