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THURS.AY, JULY 4, 1985

THE GOVERNOR

TONIGHT (THURSDAY).

GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR UK

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SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR LONDON ON LEAVE

HE WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG, AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SIR ROGER LOBO.

WHILE IN LONDON, SIR EDWARD WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MINISTERS FOR CONSULTATION ON HONG KONG AFFAIRS.

HE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG IN MID-AUGUST.

SIR DAVID SWORN IN

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WAS SWORN IN AS ACTING GOVERNOR THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.

THE OATHS WERE ADMINISTERED BY THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ALAN HUGGINS, IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL DEPART HONG KONG LATER TONIGHT ON LEAVE AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN IN MID-AUGUST.

+UNFAIR FOR BOAT BRIDES TO JUMP QUEUE+

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TO ALLOW A SMALL GROUP OF +BOAT BRIDES+ TO JUMP THE QUEUE AND SETTLE IN HONG KONG WOULD NOT ONLY SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT, BUT WOULD ALSO BE GROSSLY UNFAIR TO THE VAST MAJORITY WHO ARE WAITING PATIENTLY IN CHINA FOR ONE-WAY PERMITS, THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR JOHN YEUNG, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.

THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED QUEUE IN CHINA WHICH COULD BE AS LONG AS 180 000 OR EVEN UP TO 200 000 PEOPLE WAITING TO COME TO HONG KONG LEGALLY THROUGH THE ONE-WAY PERMIT SYSTEM, HE SAID.

MR YEUNG WAS SPEAKING ON RTHK'S +OPEN LINE+ OVER THE ISSUE OF THE 14 +BOAT BRIDES+ WHO HAD BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE HONG KONG BECAUSE THEY HAD BREACHED THEIR CONDITIONS OF STAY.

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