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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1985

DURING HIS STAY, MR RIDLEY WILL BE MEETING LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ESPECIALLY IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR.

ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 23) MORNING, MR RIDLEY WILL MEET BANKERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. HE WILL SPEND THE AFTERNOON VISITING THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION,

LATER THE SAME DAY, MR RIDLEY WILL GO TO THE LION'S PAVILION IN SHA TIN FOR A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE NEW TOWN, BEFORE MOVING TO ANOTHER VANTAGE POINT AT KAU TO HILL FOR A BRIEFING ON THE MA ON SHAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE TOLD HIGHWAY, DUE TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED NEXT WEEK,

ÓN TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 24), MR RIDLEY WILL VISIT THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION. HE WILL THEN CALL ON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND VISIT THE ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING CONTROL CENTRE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME.

LATER IN THE DAY, MR RIDLEY WILL TOUR THE EASTERN DISTRICT INCLUDING THE TAIKOO SHING CITY PLAZA AND WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE DISTRICT'S DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRANSPORT NETWORK.

PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FOR PEKING ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 25), MR RIDLEY WILL MEET THE MEDIA AT THE AIRPORT VIP PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER MR RIDLEY'S VISIT:

1. ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE ARRIVAL SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING BY 5.20 PM ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 22).

2. VISIT TO SHA TIN

PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CARPARK AT 2.45 PM ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 23). THOSE TRAVELLING ON THEIR OWN SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE LION'S PAVILION BY 3.45 PM.

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