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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1987

HEADING THE LIST OF DIGNITARIES AT THE SERVICE WERE LORD BEAVER BROOK, REPRESENTING THE QUEEN, AND OTHER ROYAL REPRESENTATIVES.

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS REPRESENTED BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MRS MARGARET THATCHER, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, THE HOME SECRETARY MR DOUGLAS HURD AND FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE MINISTERS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS RESPECTIVELY, BARONESS YOUNG AND MR TIMOTHY RENTON.

ALSO PRESENT WERE FORMER PRIME MINISTERS, THE LORD HOME OF HIRSEL AND MR JAMES CALLAGHAN AND FORMER HONG KONG GOVERNORS LORD MACLE HOSE AND SIR ROBERT BLACK.

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THE CONGREGATION INCLUDED THE GOVERNOR-DESIGNATE SIR DAVID WILSON AND MANY OF SIR EDWARD'S FORMER COLLEAGUES IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS INCLUDING SIR PETER BLAKER, SIR PAUL BRYAN AND MR RICHARD LUCE, AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS, THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN, MR HU DINGY! AND REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS RETIRED HONG KONG CIVIL SERVANTS, INCLUDING SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE AND SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE; OTHER FORMER HONG KONG RESIDENTS, MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY AND HONG KONG STUDENTS IN BRITAIN AND THE COMMISSIONER, LONDON, MR COLVYN HAYE.

THE DEAN OF WESTMINSTER, THE VERY REV EREND MICHAEL MAYNE OFFICIATED AT THE SERVICE. ALSO ROBED AND IN THE SACRARIUM WERE TWO FORMER HONG KONG CLERGYMEN. THEY WERE THE REVEREND CANON STEPHEN SIDEBOTHAM, THE FORMER DEAN OF ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL AND THE REVEREND THE LORD BEAUMONT, FORMERLY OF ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, WHO WAS REPRESENTING THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.

EXCO APPROVES TAXI FARE INCREASES *****

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED INCREASES IN URBAN TAXI FARES AND CERTAIN SURCHARGES FOR URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS. TO BE EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH 15. THE LAST FARE REVISION FOR URBAN TAXIS WAS IN FEBRUARY 1984.

UNDER THE NEW FARE SCALE FOR URBAN TAXIS, THE FLAGFALL FOR THE FIRST TWO KILOMETRES WILL BE $5.50 INSTEAD OF $5 WHILE THE CHARGE FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT 0.25 KILOMETRE WILL BE $0.70 INSTEAD OF THE EXISTING RATE OF $0.70 FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT 0.266 KILOMETRE. THE NEW CHARGE FOR WAITING TIME WILL BE $0.70 FOR EVERY 1.5 MINUTES INSTEAD OF FOR EVERY TWO MINUTES.

A GOVERNMENT