co
supplementary
ary Ed Question No.
gon 25.5.88
in LegCo Meeting on 25.5.88
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MR. CHEONG : Sir, the Secretary did not anticipate my next
question.
In fact, my next question is, in paragraph two
of the Secretary's answer he states that the BIE is aware
of Hong Kong's interest. Does that mean BIE has been
notified formally by a United Kingdom representative of
our interest? If not, is it government's view that
that the
effect of learning of Hong Kong's interest through media
reports has the same significance to the bureau, as
formally raising it during the meeting?
SECRETARY
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AND INFORMATION
Sir, as
I
understand it, the main proponents of this
That
proposal have been in touch with the bureau and therefore,
the bureau is aware of Hong Kong's interest.
awareness, of course, does not make it unnecessary for
Hong Kong to register should it be decided eventually that
we would wish to do so. No registration at this stage is
necessary, and I think that is really the point. We are
looking at the feasibility and until that is done,
we
cannot go on to the second step.