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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1986

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED TO COVER THIS FUNCTION ARE REQUIRED TO SEND IN THEIR NAMES AND IDENTITY CARD NUMBERS TO THE DUTY OFFICER OF GIS BEFORE NOON TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

EDITORS SHOULD NOTE THAT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATED MUST BE THE ONE ACTUALLY COVERING THE EVENT. THE NAME AND IDENTITY CARD NUMBER OF EACH MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE THE FUNCTION, AND ANYONE WHO HAS NOT BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE PARTICULAR FUNCTION WILL NOT BE GIVEN ACCESS TO OFFICIAL MEDIA POSITION.

LAPEL BADGES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON THE SPOT AGAINST PRODUCTION OF BEARER'S PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AUTHORISATION FROM THE MEDIA ORGANISATION CONCERNED.

YOU ARE ALSO ADVISED THAT ALL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THIS FUNCTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH SECURITY CHECKS.

ACCREDITED PRESS MEMBERS SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE HONG KONG ROOM, HILTON HOTEL, AT 12.30 PM ON THURSDAY (MARCH 13) WHEN THEY WILL BE ESCORTED TO PRESS POSITION BY GIS OFFICERS.

HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT 1986 ON SALE

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HONG KONG 1986, THE OFFICIAL YEARBOOK OF HONG KONG, WHICH PROVIDES A RECORD OF ACTIVITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND EVENTS IN THE TERRITORY IN 1985, IS NOW AVAILABLE, FULL OF FACTS AND FIGURES, IT IS ALSO LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED.

IS THE NEW-LOOK YEARBOOK, WITH A LAMINATED HARD-BACK COVER, AVAILABLE IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH EDITIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, LEADING BOOKSHOPS, AND DISTRICT OFFICES. THE PRICE REMAINS AT $32.

HONG KONG 1986 HAS 283 PAGES OF TEXT AS WELL AS A WIDE-RANGING SERIES OF APPENDICES PROVIDING USEFUL STATISTICAL INFORMATION.

THE FIRST OF THE 22 CHAPTERS PUTS INTO PERSPECTIVE THE KEY POSITION THAT HONG KONG HAS ATTAINED AS A LEADING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND MANUFACTURING CENTRE. THIS CHAPTER ALSO EXAMINES THE VARIOUS FACTORS THAT HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY THE PROVISION OF EXCELLENT COMMUNICATIONS WHICH ENABLE THE TERRITORY TO KEEP IN INSTANT TOUCH WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, IT DESCRIBES. VIVIDLY HOW HONG KONG HAS PROVED WRONG THE EARLY BRITISH OFFICIAL WHO MAINTAINED THAT A SHILLING SPENT ON HONG KONG WAS A SHILLING WASTED.

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