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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1985

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WEAKER WATER PRESSURE

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FRESH WATER PRESSURE TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE WEAK FROM NOON TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO 9 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY, DUE TO WATER WORKS IN HO MAN TIN.

PREMISES ALONG THE SOUTH OF AUSTIN ROAD, IN TSIM SHA TSUI AREA, INCLUDING TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, WILL BE AFFECTED.

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PRESS CONFERENCE

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THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GERRY HIGGINSON, AND THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR PETER Y. Y. CHAN, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 3 PM TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLICATION OF A CONSULTATIVE PAPER ON AN AUTONOMOUS SHIPPING REGISTER IN HONG KONG.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM ON 5/F, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

BRIEFING ON VISIT TO MACAU BY PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT

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AN INFORMAL BRIEFING FOR THE MEDIA WILL BE HELD IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM AT 4.30 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESS COVERAGE OF THE VISIT TO MACAU BY THE PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL ON MAY 27.

THE BRIEFING WILL BE GIVEN BY TWO OFFICIALS FROM MACAU, MR FERNANDO CORREIRA AND MR EDWARD FARR.

ACCREDITATION FOR THE MEDIA AND PROGRAMMES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED AT TOMORROW'S BRIEFING,

THE MACAU AUTHORITIES ARE OFFERING HOTEL ACCOMMODATION FOR JOURNALISTS FROM HONG KONG WHO WISH TO SPEND THE NIGHT OF MAY 27 IN MACAU, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO LET MR CORREIRA AND MR FARR KNOW AT TOMORROW'S BRIEFING WHETHER YOUR REPRESENTATIVES WOULD BE SPENDING THE NIGHT IN MACAU,