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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1986

THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL LEAD THE HONG KONG TEAM WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE (MULTILATERAL AND NORTH AMERICA) MR PAUL WONG, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRADE (NORTH AMERICA), MR ROBERT FOOTMAN.

THE U.S. TEAM WILL BE LED BY AMBASSADOR CHARLES CARLISLE, THE CHIEF TEXTILES NEGOTIATOR IN THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE U.S. STATE, COMMERCE AND LABOUR DEPARTMENTS.

THE TALKS ARE BEING HELD IN RESPONSE TO A U.S. REQUEST FOR BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH HONG KONG. THE REQUEST WAS MADE LAST MONTH BY AMBASSADOR CARLISLE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR E.P. HO, DURING HIS VISIT TO WASHINGTON.

THE EXISTING HONG KONG-U.S. BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL THE END OF 1987.

TSUEN WAN TIN HAU TEMPLE GARDEN OPENS

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RESIDENTS IN TSUEN WAN WILL HAVE ONE MORE PLACE TO SPEND THE IR LEISURE FROM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE 7 000-SQUARE METRE TSUEN WAN TIN HAU TEMPLE GARDEN.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE GARDEN, THE DIRECTOR OF RECIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID THE GARDEN CONTAINED A MULTI-GAMES PITCH, LANDSCAPED AREAS, A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, AN AMPHITHEATRE AND ́A SERVICE BUILDING.

PARKLIGHTS AND FLOODLIGHTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ENABLE THE FACILITIES TO BE USED IN THE EVENING,

HE SAID THE PROJECT BUILT AT A COST OF ABOUT $3.8 MILLION, WAS PART OF A CONTINUING PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE MORE AND BETTER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE POPULATION OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

AREA.

OTHERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHAN LAU-FONG; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN THE DISTRICT COMISSIONER (TSUEN WAN), MR S. J. CHAN; THE PROJECT MANAGER (TSUEN WAN), DR E. G. PRYOR, AND THE PROJECT ARCHITECT, MR SUNNY YEUNG.

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