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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1993

GOVERNOR GOES WALKABOUT IN MONG KOK

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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, IN ANOTHER ONE

LOCAL WALKABOUTS TO UPDATE HIMSELF ON

CONDITIONS REGULAR DEVELOPMENTS, VISITED MONG KOK DISTRICT THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.

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AND

THE

HE FIRST WENT TO THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE OF HONG KONG WHERE WAS BRIEFED

ON ITS DIRECTOR BY

G DHANARAJAN PROFESSOR FACILITIES BEFORE MINGLING AND CHATTING WITH SOME OF THE STUDENTS.

HE

THE

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A VISIT TO THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR

A CENTRE THAT IS CURRENTLY PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN PORTLAND STREET PROVIDING DAY CARE AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO ABOUT 500 CHILDREN.

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MR PATTEN THEN PROCEEDED TO THE FA YUEN STREET HAWKER PERMITTED FROM FIXED PLACE SO NAMED BECAUSE ALL THE VENDORS HAVE TO OPERATE STALLS. THERE ARE 216 OF THEM SELLING FRESH FRUITS, CLOTHES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES.

BEFORE

DISTRICT

BOARD YUEN STREET

CONCLUDING THE VISIT, HE MET MONG KOK MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AT A RECEPTION IN THE FA URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX.

THE

WAS GOVERNOR

BY

CHOW,

THE REGIONAL AND THE

ACCOMPANIED ON THE TRIP SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MISS CHRISTINE ACTING YAU TSIM/MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VINCENT TANG.

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WOMEN'S COALITION GIVES VIRWS ON EQUALITY PAPER

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TODAY

THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COALITION OF WOMEN'S ORGANISATIONS (WEDNESDAY)

TO THEIR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN.

TO LISTEN

MR SUEN SAID IT WAS A VERY USEFUL DISCUSSION AND HE WAS GLAD THAT THE COALITION HAD EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS EXHAUSTIVELY.

"THIS WILL CERTAINLY HELP US CHART THE COURSE OF OUR WAY FORWARD," HE SAID.

EMPHASISING THE GOVERNMENT'S SINCERITY IN PROMOTING EQUAL THE OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN THE SEXES, MR SUEN SAID THE MAIN PURPOSE OF GREEN PAPER EXERCISE WAS TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DEBATE ON ISSUE.

THE

HE SAID: "FOR THOSE WHO ARE WELL VERSED WITH THIS PARTICULAR SUBJECT, THEY MAY KNOW ALL THE IMPORTANT STATISTICS AND DATA.

"BUT FOR THE ORDINARY PEOPLE IN THE STREET, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO OBTAIN ALL THE RELEVANT MATERIAL.

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