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June
14
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18
20
21-24 25-29
July
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RHKAAF helicopter force-landed in Chinese territory near Shataukok and released
same day.
Opening of action phase of "Fight Violent Crime" campaign.
Enactment of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance introducing preventive
detention for scheduled offences.
Visit of President of the Asian Development Bank. Visit of Soviet poet Evgeny Evtushenko.
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11
12
15-18
17
20-21 22-24
28 July-4 Aug.
31
Chiang Shih-chao's ashes returned to China. Transit visit of the Governor of Macau.
Visit of Her Majesty's Ambassador at Bangkok.
Ex. Co. decides to publish first report of Blair-Kerr Commission of Inquiry dealing
with Godber's escape.
Transit visit of Pai Hsiang-kuo, Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade.
Visit of the Lord Chief Justice and Lady Widgery.
Sponsored visit of Messrs. Pendry and Cunningham, M PS.
Ex. Co. decides on further exchanges with four consortia concerning Mass Transit
Railway.
August
1
16-18
17-22
Enactment of Commodity Exchanges (Prohibition) and Prevention of Bribery
(Amendment) Ordinances.
Ex. Co. awards television broadcasting licences to Rediffusion Television and
Commercial Television.
Private visit of Prime Minister of Mauritius.
Visit of Admiral Clayton, Flag Officer, 2nd Flotilla.
September
8-10
12-17
22
23-26
23-29
25
26
27 Sept.-1 Oct.
30
Visit of Sir Christopher Soames.
Annual MPs' visit to Her Majesty's Forces.
Royal Observatory announced that an unprecedented 10 ft of rain had fallen so
far in 1973.
Visit of Sir Thomas and Lady Brimelow. Visit of Messrs. Clegg and Elliott, M PS.
Expiry of Sterling Reserves Agreement.
First approach, in Hong Kong, to the Chinese authorities about the large increase
in legal immigration.
Visit of Mr. Peter Blaker, M P.
Sir Hugh Norman-Walker left Hong Kong on relinquishing his post of Colonial
Secretary and was succeeded by Mr. D. T. E. Roberts.
30 Sept.-6 Oct. Visit of Lord Thorneycroft.
October
2
9
13-17 17
28-31 31
Ex. Co. considers response to Her Majesty's Government's declaration of 6 September on sterling reserves. Ex. Co. decides in principle that Government should participate in the equity, and be represented on the boards, of the bus companies.
Ex. Co. considers second report of Blair-Kerr Commission of Inquiry and decides on the drafting of legislation to amend the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and the establishment of a separate Anti-Corruption Commission.
Visit of Royal College of Defence Studies.
Governor's address at the opening of the 1973-74 Session of Legislative Council. Transit visit of the Prime Minister of Canada.
Visit of UN Narcotics Sub-Committee.
Unofficial replies to the Governor's address: publication as Green Papers of the Board of Education's Report and the Report of the Medical Development Advisory Committee.
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