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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1985

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RTHK'S RADIO 3 (ENGLISH) WILL START LIVE BROADCASTS OF THE CEREMONIES FROM 4 PM ON OCTOBER 30, WHILE RTHK'S RADIO 1 (CHINESE) AND COMMERCIAL RADIO 1 (CHINESE) WILL START THEIR BROADCASTS FROM 5 PM ONWARDS.

THE CEREMONIES WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST LIVE BY ATV 2 (ENGLISH) AND TVB JADE (CHINESE) FROM 4 PM ONWARDS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

ALL THE CEREMONIES WILL BE COVERED LIVE BY RTHK RADIO AND TELEVISION WHICH WILL PROVIDE FEEDS FOR OTHER RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS. THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE EXTRA POSITION AT THE SIDE OF THE CHAMBER FOR TELEVISION CREWS TO COVER PROCEEDINGS INSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER FROM BEHIND A GLASS PANEL. TELEVISION STATIONS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO TAKE FEEDS FROM RTHK WHICH WILL BE COVERING THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE CHAMBER WITH THREE CAMERAS.

A) OUTDOOR OPENING CEREMONY (4.15 PM)

THERE WILL BE A FIXED PRESS POSITION ON THE RAISED PIAZZA

OF STATUE SQUARE OVERLOOKING THE AREA WHERE THE CEREMONY ILL TAKE. PLACE. RTHK WILL PROVIDE SOUND FEEDS FOR RECORDING THE SPEECHES TO BE GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL YEYSERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS.

SPECIAL LAPEL BADGES WILL BE ISSUED BY GIS TO REPORTERS AND

EDITORS ARE REQUESTED PHOTOGRAPHERS COVERING THE OPENING CEREMONY. TO TELEPHONE THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GIS DUTY OFFICER BEFORE 5 PM ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 28).

ALL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE OPENING CEREMONY SHOULD BE IN POSITION BY 3.45 PM ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30.

EDITORS SHOULD NOTE THAT REPORTERS COVERING THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO MOVE INTO THE PRESS GALLERY TO COVER THE PROCEEDINGS INSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. REPORTER WILL HAVE TO BE ASSIGNED TO COVER THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AND THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.

(B) PRESS GALLERY

THE POSITION IS FOR REPORTERS ONLY AND ADMITTANCE

ANOTHER

BY SPECIAL LAPEL BADGES AND NUMBERED TICKETS TO BE ISSUED BY 316 FOR THE OCCASION. BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE, ONLY ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH NEWS ORGANELITI, WILL BE ADMITTED AND TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST-C SERVED BASIS.

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