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Arrival of new First Director of N CNA, Mr WANG k'uang.

Verdict in Mong Kok conspiracy trial 15 acquitted and 2 convicted on corruption charges.

Severe tropical storm "Agnes". raised on 2 separate occasions. 3 deaths. 519 mm of rainfall.

Gale signal

Causes

Announcement that the Communications Station will move from Little Sai Wan and that the site will be returned to the Hong Kong Government in 1982.

Visit (after visit to China) of the Rt. Hon. Mrs Shirley Williams, Secretary of State for Education.

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Visit by the Rt. Hon. Edmund Dell, Secretary of State for Trade (before a visit to China).

At land auction a commercial site on Queensway sold for HK $ 585 million level of HK$ 146,800 per sq. metre.

a record

Visit by 3 UK MPs, Mr Norman st. John-Stevas

(Cons), Mr Peter Hardy (Lab), Mr John Roper (Lab & Co-op).

Governor returns from leave.

Chinese Performing Arts Company's visit

(Acting Governor attends a concert by them on 17 August in the City Hall).

Closure of C T V.