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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKRER JLG HONG KONG, B T C HONG KONG
PADS: EXPERT TALKS.
1. CHINA DAILY ON 11 JANUARY CARRIED THE FOLLOWING REPORT ON THE EXPERT TALKS ON PADS UNDER THE HEADING ''TALKS ON HONG KONG PROJECTS UNDERWAY''.
BEGINS:
THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN CHINESE AND BRITISH EXPERTS REGARDING LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION IN HONG KONG BEGAN IN BEIJING YESTERDAY.
ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL FROM THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE CHINESE STATE COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAVE CREATED CONCERN AMONG HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO FEAR THE PROJECTS, WHICH WERE HAPHAZARDLY DRAWN UP, WILL REQUIRE TOO MUCH CAPITAL.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHICH WILL NOT BE COMPLETED BEFORE 1997, THE YEAR WHEN CHINA RESUMES SOVEREIGNTY OVER HONG KONG.
LUO JIAHUAN, THE ACTING HEAD OF THE CHINESE EXPERTS GROUP AND DIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL, TOLD THE PRESS BEFORE THE TALKS THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WAS NOT WORKING FOR ITS OWN GAINS IN THE LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD HAVE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE BRITISH SIDE ON THE CONSTRUCTION QUESTION OUT OF ITS SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO HONG KONG'S LONG-TERM INTERESTS, TO THE HONG KONG PEOPLE AND TO THE FUTURE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.
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