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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1994

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL STRENGTHEN IT'S TEXTBOOK REVIEWING PROCEDURES AND WILL REITERATE ITS ADVICE TO PUBLISHERS THAT EVENTS WITHIN THE LAST 20 YEARS, OF WHICH THE FULL FACTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ESTABLISHED, SHOULD NOT BE COVERED IN HISTORY TEXTBOOKS.

THE PUBLISHER'S DECISION TO REMOVE THE SECTION CONCERNED FROM THE TEXTBOOK IS UNRELATED TO ANY POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS.

IT IS NOTED THAT HISTORY TEXTBOOKS SHOULD ALWAYS BE HANDLED WITH CARE.

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SPEL LEADS DELEGATION TO SEE GUANGDONG DEVELOPMENT

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A HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DELEGATION, LED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LEFT FOR GUANGDONG FOR A THREE-DAY VISIT TO SEE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN SHENZHEN AND GUANGZHOU.

THE DELEGATION, COMPRISING OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR LANDS, PLANNING AND TRANSPORT POLICY MATTERS, WILL EXCHANGE VIEWS AND INFORMATION WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE TWO CITIES.

THEY WILL VISIT YANTIAN PORT AND HUANGGANG IN SHENZHEN, AND THE AIRPORT, HIGHWAYS AND UNDERGROUND RAILWAY PROJECTS IN GUANGZHOU.

THE DELEGATION WILL FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORT AND AIRPORT FACILITIES IN THE TWO CITIES AND THE WORK PROGRESS OF THE GUANG-SHEN-ZHU SUPERHIGHWAY.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE DELEGATION'S VISIT WOULD ENHANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN OFFICIALS OF BOTH HONG KONG AND THE GUANGDONG GOVERNMENTS.

THE DELEGATION WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG BY RAIL ON SATURDAY.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

ARE

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE DELEGATION'S RETURN REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE VIP ROOM OF THE HUNG HOM KOWLOON- CANTON RAILWAY STATION AT 12.30 PM ON SATURDAY.

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