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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1986
HE SAID,
+GIVEN HONG KONG'S FAVOURABLE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, +IT MEANS THAT THE HONG KONG MARKET IS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO INVESTORS ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHICH IS ENTIRELY IN KEEPING WITH HONG KONG'S STATUS AS A LEADING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE.+
LEGCO BEGINS NEW SESSION ON WEDNESDAY
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL REVIEW THE AFFAIRS OF HONG KONG WHEN HE GIVES HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE 1986-87 SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 8).
THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL BROADCAST THE MEETING LIVE ON RADIO ONE (CHINESE SERVICE) AND RADIO THREE (ENGLISH SERVICE).
AFTER THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, THE COUNCIL WILL ADJOURN UNTIL OCTOBER 15 WHEN THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD.
A MOTION OF THANKS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS WILL BE MOVED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AT A MEETING TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5.
A NUMBER OF UNOFFICIALS WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION THAT DAY, AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAY IF NECESSARY.
OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ON NOVEMBER 26 AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAY IF NECESSARY.
RED CROSS LEADERS WIN COMMONWEALTH AWARDS
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A COMMUNITY PROJECT DESIGNED FOR THE ELDERLY BY THE RED CROSS HAD WON AN AWARD FOR HONG KONG IN THE 1985-86 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS SCHEME.
LAUNCHED BY THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PROGRAMME IN THE UNITED KINGDOM LAST YEAR, THE SCHEME WAS AN ENDURING COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR AND WAS CREATED TO RECOGNISE AND REWARD CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SOCIETIES.
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