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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1991

SIR DAVID FIRST WENT TO PENG CHAU WHERE HE SAW THE PREPARATORY WORK FOR A NEW RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE ON THE ISLAND.

HE WALKED THROUGH THE MARKET AND VISITED A FAMOUS PORCELAIN SHOP WHERE HE SAW PORCELAIN PAINTERS AT WORK.

IN THE 1790'S HE ALSO VISITED THE TIN HAU TEMPLE, BUILT THE LUNG MO TEMPLE WITH ITS FAMOUS "DRAGON MOTHER BED".

AND

SIR DAVID THEN VISITED CHEUNG CHAU, THE MOST DENSELY-POPULATED OUTLYING ISLAND.

ON THE PAK SHE HE WALKED THROUGH THE TOWN CENTRE AND CALLED

WHICH PREPARES BUNS AND KAIFONG ASSOCIATION AND AN ADJACENT BAKERY FLOATS FOR THE ANNUAL BUN FESTIVAL HELD ON THE ISLAND,

HE THEN CALLED ON THE WAN HO KAN CENTRE FOR THE AGED CHATTED WITH SOME ELDERLY PEOPLE.

WHERE HE

SPECIAL

THE OUTLYING ISLANDS ARE "IT IS VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE HOW

STILL MANAGING ΤΟ YET ARE

THEIR RETAIN DEVELOPING, AND ATMOSPHERE, SIR DAVID SAID.

"THE ISLANDS ARE ADAPTING WELL TO CHANGE; BUT WHAT IS

HE ADDED. IMPORTANT IS THAT THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY REMAINS STRONG,

JUST AS

"I

SIR DAVID

CONCLUDED

HIS

MEETING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AT A TEA RECEPTION.

VISIT

BY

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PAY TV

TODAY

THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE,

(THURSDAY)

THAT

PROPOSALS

SHOULD BE

ASSESSED

FOR THE ON THEIR

MR FUTURE MERITS

JAMES PAY PURELY

80, SAID

TELEVISION

FROM

A

SERVICES BROADCASTING POINT OF VIEW.

OF KOWLOON, SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB

OF A COMPREHENSIVE MR SO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS AT THE FINAL STAGE REVIEW OF THE LICENSING FRAMEWORK FOR PAY TV.

IS

NOT

OPERATORS

OF THE

"OUR CURRENT THINKING FUTURE PAY TV SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A SECOND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.

ΤΟ

REQUIRE

FOR OTHER FACILITIES, HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.

THEIR SYSTEM TO PROVIDE "ANY DESIRE ON THEIR PART TO EXTEND

FACILITIES, SUCH AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S SEPARATELY

WILL OVERALL

"THAT IS TO

SAY

PROVIDERS

VIABILITY OF THEIR SYSTEM ENTIRELY

OF PAY FROM A

TV SHOULD CONSIDER BROADCASTING ANGLE, HE

THE

-

SAID.

/MR SO