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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1985

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FOLLOWING THE 45-MINUTE TOUR, MR JI MOVED ACROSS THE HARBOUR TO THE GREAT EAGLE CENTRE OFFICE OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE TDC'S CHAIRMAN, MISS LYDIA DUNN, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR JACK SO, THE CHINESE STATE COUNCILLOR LOOKED AT AN EXHIBITION OF HONG KONG'S HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.

LATER IN THE EVENING, MR JI JOINED MISS DUNN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TDC FOR DINNER AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE.

FOLLOWING IS MR JI'S PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW (FRIDAY):

HARBOUR TOUR

MR JI, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE, WILL GO ON A HARBOUR TOUR ON BOARD THE LADY MAURINE BETWEEN 11 AM AND 12.30 PM. THERE WILL BE FIXED PRESS POSITIONS AT QUEEN'S PIER AND KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF HIM BOARD ING AND DISEMBARKING FROM THE BOAT. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT QUEEN'S PIER AT 10.30 AM FOR COVERAGE OF THE BOARDING, AND AT 12 NOON AT KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER FOR COVERING THE DISEMBARKATION.

POOL PHOTOGRAPHS OF MR JI ON BOARD THE LADY MAURINE WILL BE PROVIDED BY GIS.

VISIT TO ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS

MR JI, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE, WILL VISIT THE ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND WATCH A SHORT PERFORMANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE VISIT WILL BE FROM A SERIES OF FIXED POSITIONS ALONG HIS ROUTE. THERE WILL BE A FORMAL PERFORMANCE AND PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE REMINDED TO BRING ALONG TELELENSES AS NO FLASH WILL BE ALLOWED. MR JI WILL ARRIVE AT THE ACADEMY IN WAN CHAL AT 5.30 PM AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE AT 5 PM.

LAND AUCTION SHOWS INVESTORS' CONFIDENCE'

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- A PRIME MID-LEVELS SITE - THE ALBANY WAS SOLD FOR $199 MILLION TO ALDRICH BAY EAST LTD, A SUBSIDIARY OF SWIRE PROPERTIES, AT AN AUCTION TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE AUCTIONEER, GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT MR TIM MILLS, DESCRIBED THE PRICE FOR THE 3 877-SQUARE-METRE SITE AS SATISFACTORY.

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