SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1989
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LORD GLENARTHUR ARRIVES FOR FIVE-DAY VISIT
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THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, LORD GLENARTHUR, ARRIVED TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR A FIVE-DAY VISIT -- HIS FOURTH TO HONG KONG.
HE WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON; THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD; THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, DAME LYDIA DUNN; THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ALLEN LEE, AND THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR R.E. HOLLOWAY.
DURING HIS STAY, LORD GLENARTHUR WILL VISIT VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES, THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, JUNK BAY NEW TOWN AND THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. HE WILL ALSO MEET MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILLORS, LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
ACCOMPANYING LORD GLENARTHUR ARE MR ROBIN MCLAREN, THE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP, ALAN PAUL, THE HEAD OF THE HONG KONG DEPARTMENT (DESIGNATE).
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SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL BEGINS TOMORROW
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THE 1988-89 SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL WILL BEGIN (SUNDAY) WITH AN OPENING CEREMONY AT THE ACADEMY COMMUNITY KOWLOON TONG.
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY, WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A VARIETY SHOW TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON COMMERCIAL RADIO FROM 8 PM TO 10 PM.
THE SHOW WILL FEATURE SINGING BY FAMOUS ARTISTES AND THE SHAM SHUI PO ARTS ASSOCIATION YOUTH AND CHILDREN CHOIRS,
DISC JOCKEYS WILL ALSO STAGE A DRAMA ON THE WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD. IT IS HOPED THAT RESIDENTS, WHILE ENJOYING THE PROGRAMMES, WILL AT THE SAME TIME BE ABLE TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BOARD'S WORK.
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AT THE SAME VENUE, THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT COMMITTEE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION IS ORGANISING AN EXHIBITION COMPETITION ON CIVIC EDUCATION FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM THAT DAY.
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