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Visit to Sha Tin

Thursday 19 April 1984

(Wet Weather Programme with helicopter)

Annex V

Visiting Party :

The Secretary of State

Lady Howe

Mr P J Goulden, Head of News Department, FCO

The Honourable David Akers-Jones, Secretary

for District Administration

One Private Secretary

Two Detectives

2.30 pm

Board helicopter at Helipad, HMS Tamar.

2.40 pm

Arrive Sha Tin Fire Station by helicopter.

2.45 pm

Arrive Wo Che Housing Estate by car.

2.45 pm

Met by Mr David Ford, Director of Housing;

Mr G B O'Rorke, Director of New Territories

Development;

Mr C K Chow, Project Manager, Sha Tin;

Mr Fung Tung, Deputy Director of Housing;

Mr Donald Tsang, District Officer, Sha Tin;

Mr Wai Hon-leung;

Mr Ng Chan-lam;

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Sha Tin District Board Members

Mr Choy Kan-pui; and )

Mrs Chan Lo Yin-bing

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2.50 pm

2.55 pm

Briefing by Mr O'Rorke on New Territories development generally.

Briefing by Mr C K Chow on New Town development programme.

3.00 pm

Briefing by Mr Donald Tsang on social and political aspects of Sha Tin New Town.

/to be cont'd