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MONDAY, MAY 16, 1988

GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO FUJIAN AND ZHEJIANG POSTPONED

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, HAS DECIDED TO POSTPONE VISIT TO FUJIAN AND ZHEJIANG. THE VISIT WAS MAY 22-27.

ORIGINALLY

HIS PLANNED FOR

NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENTS PRESENCE IN

SINCE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE, A HAVE OCCURRED WHICH REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR'S THESE INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR THE VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, FROM WHICH REQUIRES ADVANCE PREPARATION.

HONG KONG.

STATE FOR MAY 29-31,

PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES, SHORTEN THE VISIT, IT

FOLLOWING DISCUSSION WITH THE CHINESE THE GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED THAT, RATHER THAN WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO POSTPONE IT TO A LATER DATE, WHEN THE FULL VISIT CAN TAKE PLACE AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED.

THIS REARRANGEMENT WILL ALSO ENABLE THE GOVERNOR TO BE IN HONG KONG DURING THE VISIT OF THE CHINESE VICE PREMIER TIAN JIYUN FROM MAY 23-28.

GOVERNOR COMMENDS ROLE OF AWARD SCHEME

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME HAS BEEN EXPANDING STEADILY IN STEP WITH THE WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN ITS PROGRAMMES, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

OFFICIATING AT THE SCHEME'S GOLD AWARD PRESENTATION HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, SIR DAVID SAID THAT LAST YEAR SAW THE OPENING OF THE NEW TRAINING CAMP IN TAI PO AND EARLIER THIS YEAR THE NEW HEAD OFFICE IN SHAM SHUI PO CAME INTO OPERATION.

AS THE SCHEME BECAME MORE REGIONALISED, SIR DAVID SAID IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO JOIN IT.

THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS ALSO GLAD TO SEE THAT THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR THE AWARD WAS PLAYING AN ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL ROLE.

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