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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1985

JOINT DECLARATION REGISTERED AT UNITED NATIONS

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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AT 12.30 PM IN LONDON (7.30 PM HONG KONG) TODAY (THURSDAY) :

+ IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR OBLIGATION UNDER ARTICLE 102 OF THE UN CHARTER, THE UNITED KINGDOM MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS REGISTERED ON JUNE 12 WITH THE UN SECRETARIAT IN NEW YORK THE JOINT DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG.

+ THE CHINESE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS REGISTERED THE JOINT DECLARATION SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE WELCOME THIS.

+ THE REGISTRATION CEREMONY WAS ATTENDED BY THE BRITISH AND CHINESE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED NATIONS,

+THIS EARLY ACTION TO REGISTER THE JOINT DECLARATION UNDERLINES ONCE AGAIN THE SERIOUS COMMITMENT OF THE TWO SIDES TO ITS FULL IMPLEMENTATION.+

GOVERNOR HOSTS QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY RECEPTION

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING HOSTED A RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, WHICH THIS YEAR FALLS ON JUNE 15 (SATURDAY).

THE ANNUAL EVENT AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 400 GUESTS.

ON SATURDAY, SIR EDWARD WILL BE ATTENDING A FUN AND SPORTS PROGRAMME AT MORSE PARK, ONE OF THE MANY VENUES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WHERE A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING A SIMILAR PROGRAMME AT THE WO YI HOP SPORTS GROUND IN KWAI CHUNG ON THE SAME DAY.

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