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Governor's duty visit to UK
The Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, will leave Hong Kong for London tomorrow (Tuesday) evening to spend the Easter break with his family prior to beginning one of his regular duty visits to the UK.
Mr Patten's duty visit will begin in London on April 10. He will return to Hong Kong on April 14.
During his stay in the UK, the Governor will hold discussions with Ministers and FCO officials on developments in Hong Kong. He will give two lectures in London - the Bank of England's Roy Bridge Memorial Lecture and at the Pacific Asia Programme Seminar organised by the Economic and Social Research Council - and will deliver a speech to the Institute of Directors in Belfast.
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Squatters under threat of landslides urged to move out
Residents staying in structures in the Lei Yue Mun Squatter Area that have been declared to be at immediate risk from landslides have to move out before April 25, a government spokesman announced today (Monday).
The spokesman stressed that prompt removal action has to be taken to ensure the safety of the residents before the arrival of the rainy season.
The Housing Department (HD), together with staff of the Kwun Tong District Office and the Geotechnical Engineering Office, will post notices tomorrow (Tuesday) on about 60 structures to notify the affected occupants of the decision. These structures have been assessed to be under the immediate threat of landslips in August last year.
A majority of the families involved have already accepted alternative housing offered by HD and have moved out.
The spokesman called on those who had repeatedly rejected HD's rehousing arrangements to reconsider the offers for their own safety.
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