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MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1989

SDA TO VISIT JAPAN

DONALD

THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR WILL VISIT JAPAN FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO FRIDAY (JUNE 16).

LIAO,

AND

MR LIAO WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH JAPANESE BUSINESSMEN OFFICIALS ON INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG. AND ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TERRITORY IN THE RUN-UP TO 1997.

ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 14). MR LIAO WILL MEET MEMBERS OF THE JAPAN/HONG KONG BUSINESS COOPERATION COMMITTEE AND OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

THE NEXT DAY, HE WILL DELIVER A SPEECH IN JAPANESE ENTITLED "HONG KONG : TOWARDS 1997" AT A JAPAN/HONG KONG SOCIETY LUNCHEON MEETING.

BEFORE WINDING UP HIS VISIT ON FRIDAY, MR LIAO WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH JAPANESE TRADE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIALS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WILL LEAVE HONG KONG TOMORROW (JUNE 13) FOR JAPAN AT

4. 30 PM BY CX 500. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER MR LIAO'S DEPARTURE ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM BEFORE 3.45 PM.

HOTLINE TO CEASE AT 5 PM TODAY

IN

GOVERNMENT HOTLINE TO PEKING WILL

CEASE

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE

STRANDED RESIDENTS TO ASSIST HONG OPERATE FROM 5 PM TODAY (MONDAY).

KONG

OF LAST MONDAY THE 24-HOUR HOTLINE WAS SET UP ON THE EVENING

AND FRIENDS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM DEAL WITH REQUESTS (JUNE 5) TO

WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN RELATIVES OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS PEKING FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.

BY THE

DURING THE WEEK. NO FEWER THAN 800 CALLS WERE RECEIVED

HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN PEKING. HOTLINE UNIT, 709 OF WHICH RELATED TO

то PASSED

THE INFORMATION GATHERED WAS TEKING. THE EMBASSY THEN CONTACTED AS MANY PEOPLE OFFER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE.

BRITISH

AS

EMBASSY THEY COULD

IN

TO

THE HOTLINE