(i) A total of 1,086 vehicles used the new road opened at Kwun Tong, Lion Rock Tunnel and Princess Margaret Road flyover.
(ii) Forty-three senior officers of the West German Government visited this Department in May and had a general discussion on Planning and Housing with officers of this Department.
(iii) The Right Hon. Frederick LEE, M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies and Mrs. LEE visited Hong Kong in August. They were shown the Plover Cove Water Scheme and models of the New Towns of Castle Peak and Sha Tin.
(iv) Sir Robert HARCOURT, Assistant Director (Public Health Engineering) of the Department of Health, Wellington, New Zealand, held discussions with senior officers concerned with sewage disposal, trade wastes, water pollution, water supply and laboratory services while he was here in August.
(v) Mr. J. F. MACDONNELL, Chief Engineer, Commission of Public Health, Australia, visited the Kennedy Town Incinerator in September and discussed matters concerning water supply, water conservation and water treatment.
(vi) Mr. G. M. BINNIE, senior partner of Messrs. Binnie and Partners, Chartered Civil Engineers, who have been responsible for the design and construction of various water projects in Hong Kong, called on the Director of Public Works and visited the Plover Cove Water Scheme and the Shek Pik - Tung Chung works during his stay in Hong Kong in October.
(vii) Five senior officials of the Thai National Economic Development Board were here in December. They were shown the Plover Cove Water Scheme at Tai Mei Tuk.
(viii) Field Marshal Sir Richard HULL, Chief of the Defence Staff, and Lady HULL were in Hong Kong at the end of February. During their stay here they inspected the Plover Cove Water Scheme.
(ix) Col. W. D. C. WIGGINS, O.B.E., Director of Overseas Survey visited the Colony at the beginning of March. He held discussions concerning the new topographical maps with senior officers of the Crown Lands and Survey Office.
(x) In March the Right Hon. Herbert BOWDEN, C.B.E., M.P., Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs inspected the
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site at Kwun Tong, Lion Rock Tunnel and Princess Margaret Road flyover.
(ii) Forty three senior officers of the West German Government visited this Department in May and had a general discussion on Planning and Housing with officers of this Department.
(iii) The Right Hon. Frederick LEE, M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies and Mrs. LEE visited Hong Kong in August. They were shown the Plover Cove Water Scheme and models of the New Towns of Castle Peak and Sha Tin.
(iv) Sir Robert HARCOURT, Assistant Director (Public Health Engi- neering) of the Department of Health, Wellington, New Zealand, held discussions with senior officers concerned with sewage disposal, trade wastes, water pollution, water supply and laboratory services while he was here in August.
(v) Mr. J. F. MACDONNELL, Chief Engineer, Commission of Public Health, Australia, visited the Kennedy Town Incinerator in September and discussed matters concerning water supply, water conservation and water treatment.
(vi) Mr. G. M. BINNIE, senior partner of Messrs. Binnie and Part- ners, Chartered Civil Engineers, who have been responsible for the design and construction of various water projects in Hong Kong, called on the Director of Public Works and visited the Plover Cove Water Scheme and the Shek Pik - Tung Chung works during his stay in Hong Kong in October.
(vii) Five senior officials of the Thai National Economic Develop- ment Board were here in December. They were shown the Plover Cove Water Scheme at Tai Mei Tuk.
(viii) Field Marshal Sir Richard HULL, Chief of the Defence Staff, and Lady HULL were in Hong Kong at the end of February. During their stay here they inspected the Plover Cove Water Scheme.
(ix) Col. W. D. C. WIGGINS, O.B.E., Director of Overseas Survey visited the Colony at the beginning of March. He held dis- cussions concerning the new topographical maps with senior officers of the Crown Lands and Survey Office.
(x) In March the Right Hon. Herbert BOWDEN, C.B.E., M.P., Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs inspected the
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