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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987

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STATEMENT SOON ON PUBLIC OPINION ASSESSMENT

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE A STATEMENT TOMORROW OR SHORTLY AFTER ON HOW PUBLIC OPINION ON THE POLITICAL REFORM GREEN PAPER WILL BE ASSESSED, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE FOR TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS' JOCKEY CLUB YOUTH HOLIDAY CAMP IN YUEN LONG, SIR DAVID SAID A FIRM DECISION WAS MADE TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF PUBLIC OPINION IN A VERY CAREFUL AND CONSIDERED WAY+.

ASKED WHY AN ASSESSMENT OFFICE WAS NOT SET UP FOR THE 1984 REVIEW, SIR DAVID SAID: +AS I SAID, WE'LL MAKE A FULL STATEMENT TOMORROW, BUT THE TWO TASKS ARE NOT QUITE SIMILAR.+

FAMILIARISATION VISIT OF SHENZHEN AND CANTON

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THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR DICK CLIFT. WILL MAKE A FAM IL FAR ISATION VISIT TO SHENZHEN AND CANTON FROM THURSDAY (MARCH 26) TO MARCH 28,

HE WILL BE MEETING A VICE GOVERNOR AND OTHER PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS WHO WILL BRIEF HIM ON DEVELOPMENTS IN SHENZHEN AND GUANGDONG.

AN ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER, MISS ANNE SHEPHERD, AND AN INTERPRETER, MRS PAMELA LAI, WILL ACCOMPANY MR CLIFT ON THE VISIT.

TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

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THE TERMS OF 13 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD (TEXTAB) HAVE BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, 1987.

IN ADDITION, TWO NEW MEMBERS, MR HENRY TANG YING-YEN AND MR FRED K.T. CHIN, HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE BOARD WHILE FOUR MEMBERS, MR S.K. CHAN, MR KENNETH FANG, MR JOHN CHOW AND MR JACK TANG WILL RETIRE IN APRIL.

MEMBERS HIP OF THE BOARD FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING APRIL 1 WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY (MARCH 27).

THE CHANGE