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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, PEKING, WASHINGTON
MIPT: CHINA/HONG KONG : AIRPORT PROJECT: VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER TO CHINA
1. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF STATEMENT ISSUED BY DEA ON 5 JULY.
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, THE HONOURABLE BARBARA MCDOUGALL, WELCOMED THE BRITISH AND CHINESE JOINT STATEMENT ON HONG KONG.
QUOTE I AM VERY PLEASED THAT AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW AIRPORT IN HONG KONG. THE AGREEMENT, WHICH ADDRESSES THE CONCERNS OF THE BRITISH, CHINESE AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS, WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE LONG-TERM PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF THE TERRITORY AND TO RESTORING INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG UNQUOTE, SAID MRS MCDOUGALL.
THE MINISTER THEN NOTED THAT THE AIRPORT PROJECT WILL ENSURE HONG KONG'S CONTINUED ROLE AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL AND TRANSPORTATION CENTRE AND GATEWAY TO CHINA.
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QUOTE CANADIAN COMPANIES WHICH HAVE CONSIDERABLE EXPERTISE IN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LOOK FORWARD TO COMPETING FOR THE TENDERS AND PARTICIPATING IN THE DOLLARS 19 BILLION PROJECT, UNQUOTE CONCLUDED MRS MCDOUGALL.
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