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Copies of the Policy Address 2004 to be delivered by the Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, in the Legislative Council tomorrow (January 7) and other related publications will be widely distributed to the public after Mr Tung concludes his speech.

The full text of all the publications will also be released on the Policy Address webpage (www.policyaddress.gov.hk).

Copies of the Policy Address will be available while stock lasts from 4.30pm to 7.30pm at 19 Public Enquiry Service Centres of the Home Affairs Department, and a counter set up by the Information Services Department at G/F, Murray Building, Central.

Copies of a leaflet containing the highlights of the Policy Address will be distributed at a number of public places from 4.30pm.

The leaflet will be distributed to students of tertiary institutions and secondary schools from Thursday (January 8).

The outlets and times for the distribution of the leaflet tomorrow are listed below:

* 19 Public Enquiry Service Centres in 18 districts from 4.30pm to 7.30pm;

* counter set up by the Information Services Department, G/F, Murray Building, Garden Road, Central, from 4.30pm to 7.30pm;

* the following eight Government Offices from 4.30pm to 7.30pm:

Central Government Offices

Queensway Government Offices

Immigration Tower

Revenue Tower

Wanchai Tower

North Point Government Offices

Trade and Industry Department Tower

Tsuen Wan Government Offices;

* 10 Mass Transit Railway stations - Central, Causeway Bay, Tai Koo, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong, Kwai Fong, Tsuen Wan and Po Lam from 4.30pm to 7.30pm;

* five East Rail stations of the Kowloon-Canton Railway in Hung Hom, Kowloon Tong, Sha Tin, Tai Po Market and Sheung Shui from 4.30pm to 7.30pm;

* three West Rail stations of the Kowloon-Canton Railway in Nam Cheong, Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun from 4.30pm to 7.30pm;

* Ground Plaza of HSBC Main Building, 1 Queen's Road, Central, from 4.30pm to 7.30pm ;

* Times Square, Causeway Bay, from 4.30pm to 7.30pm;

* Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, from 4.30pm to 7.30pm; and

* the following 56 shopping centres of the Housing Authority from 4.30pm till the closing time of the centres:

Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung Region

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Shek Lei (II)

Cheung Fat Shopping Centre

Tai Wo Hau

Fu Tung

Shek Wai Kok

Cheung Hong

Kwai Fong

Kwai Shing East

Hong Kong and Kowloon Region

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Oi Man

Lei Cheng Uk

Lai Kok

Siu Sai Wan

Hing Tung

Stanley Plaza

Shun Lee

Lok Wah (North)

Kai Tin

Chuk Yuen (South)

Fung Tak

Pak Tin

Shek Kip Mei

Hoi Fu

Wah Fu (II)

Lei Tung

Wan Tsui

Kai Yip

Tsui Ping (North)

On Kay Court

Choi Wan (I)

New Territories East Region

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Lok Fu Shopping Centre

Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre

Heng On

Sha Kok

Mei Lam

Ho Man Tin Plaza

Wong Tai Sin Shopping Centre

Hin Keng

Kwong Yuen

Wo Che

Fu Shin

Lei Yue Mun Plaza

New Territories West Region

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Chung Fu

Choi Yuen

Yau Oi

Siu Hong Court

Tai Hing

Long Ping

Po Lam

Sheung Tak

Tai Wo

Wah Ming

Tin Shui

Butterfly

Shan King

Leung King

Hau Tak

Ends/Tuesday, January 6, 2004

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