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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1987
IN REPLY. MR JIANG SAID THAT THE LAW BOOKS WOULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN CHINA'S POLICY OF OPENING TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. HE ALSO SPOKE WARMLY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S INITIATIVE IN ESTABLISHING LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE INSTITUTE.
MR MOUND NOTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESEARCH OFFICE ON HONG KONG LAWS WITHIN THE EAST CHINA INSTITUTE AND SAID HE HOPED THAT THE GIFT WOULD ENABLE CHINESE LAWYERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE LAWS OF HONG KONG.
THE IDEA OF PRESENTING A SET OF +LAWS OF HONG KONG+ TO THE EAST CHINA INSTITUTE ORIGINATED FROM THE VISIT OF HONG KONG'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS, TO THE INSTITUTE IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
DURING THE VISIT HIS HOSTS SHOWED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT HONG KONG'S LAWS, BUT SAID THAT THIS WAS HANDICAPPED BY THE LACK OF REFERENCE MATERIALS. IT IS HOPED THAT THE GIFT WOULD HELP TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IN CHINA ON HONG KONG'S LAWS AND HOW THEY OPERATED.
JAPAN RECOGNISES BN(0) PASSPORT
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THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID TODAY THURSDAY) THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WELCOMED THE RECOGNITION OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AND PASSPORT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. JAPAN IS A VERY POPULAR DESTINATION FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS TRAVELLING FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE.
COMPUTER DISPLAY CONTEST WINNERS GET PRIZES *****
AN AMATEUR COMPUTER SOFTWARE DESIGNER HAS WON THE GRAND PRIZE OF $5 000 IN THE PERSONAL COMPUTER GRAPHIC DISPLAY CONTEST ORGANISED BY THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY SAFETY SUB-COMMITTEE (EISSC) OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE.
MR KWAN WING-CHIU, A BUILDING CONTRACTOR BY PROFESSION, SPENT SOME 80 HOURS TO WORK OUT HIS WINNING ENTRY.
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