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Governor's term extended to April 1980

11.6 hectares of land on Tsing Yi Island leased to Yiu Lian Machinery Repairing Works Ltd

Governor visits China. First official visit (at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Trade) since 1949. Meets Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping on 29 March

Agreement for supply of electricity from Hong Kong to Shenzhen (Shumchun) signed in Guangzhou by China Light & Power Co Ltd and the Guangdong Electric Company. Supply start on 31 March.

Contract worth HK$440 million ($44m) awarded to Metro Cammell Co Ltd for supply of 135 railcars for Kowoon-Canton Railway (Hong Kong section)

Victoria Barracks handed over to Government

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Urban Council Chairman re-elected for a further 2 years

Inauguration of through passenger train service between Kowloon and Guangzhou (181 kms)

Governor gives press conference on his visit to China : "Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping formally requested me to

ask investors in Hong Kong to put their hearts at ease. He also asked for encouragement of investment in China, particularly in Guangdong province and other parts of China".

32nd (and last) special charter flight from Ho Chi Minh City bringing dependents of HK residents to Hong Kong. Total of 260 HK residents and 4,522 dependents on all 32 flights

Visit by Ambassador Dick Clark, US Government Coordinator for Refugee Affairs

White Paper on 'Social Welfare into the 1980's' published

Contract for supply of coal from China (to start by the end of 1981) signed in Peking by the Hong Kong Electric Co Ltd and the China National Metals and Minerals Import and Export Corporation