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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1987

PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE DISCUSSED

THE

A DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE MET

THOMAS; THE SECRETARY ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR

INFORMATION, MR PETER

SERVICES

MICHAEL

FOR

AND

THE

AND

TSAO; ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MRS IRENE YAU, TODAY (TUESDAY).

LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE DELEGATION WAS LED BY THE TREASURER AND

MARKS. OTHER MEMBERS WERE WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE, MR LEONARD

CUSHROW LORD MCGREGOR OF DURRIS; EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN OF INDIA, MR

OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER IRANI; AND FORMER PRESIDENT EDITORS, MR GEORGE CHAPLIN,

THE DELEGATION LATER CALLED ON THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON.

THE DELEGATION GAVE ITS VIEWS ON THE PUBLIC

SIDE

ORDER (AMENDMENT} EXPLAINED THAT DESPITE THE RECENT OVER THE PRESS IN THE SPECIAL IT WAS FELT NECESSARY TO BUT

GOVERNMENT THAT

WOULD

RETAIN MONITOR

THE THE

CONTROL

ORDINANCE. THE GOVERNMENT LIBERALISATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES OF HONG KONG, PROVISION ON "FALSE NEWS": EFFECT OF THIS LEGISLATION.

GOVERNOR TO VISIT TUEN MUN

*

IN

THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON WILL VISIT TUEN MUN ON THURSDAY (JUNE 18) TO LEARN ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND DEVELOPMENTS THE DISTRICT.

THEY WILL VISIT LUNG KWU TEAN TO SEE THE RURAL ASPECTS

OF THE

DISTRICT.

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A

THEY WILL ALSO TOUR THE BUTTERFLY ESTATE, THE TUEN MUN

BEFORE ATTENDING AND YAN OI TONG WHICH IS A MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE, RECEPTION WITH DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CENTRE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO TUEN MUN ON PUBLIC THURSDAY. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE KOWLOON PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI AT 1.30 PM SHARP WHERE TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.

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