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VEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1979
MR. ROBSON POINTED OUT THAT A FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS NECESSARY TO APPRAISE, IN PARTICULAR, WHETHER THE ALIGNMENT OF THE MONORAIL WAS PHYSICALLY COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES. ALONG ITS ROUTE WHETHER THE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE WOULD BE SATISFACTORY AND HOW THE SERVICE COULD BEST BE INTEGRATED WITH THAT PROVIDED BY SURFACE BUSES AND THE TUDE.
IN SUBMITTING ITS PROPOSALS, HE SAID, THE COMPANY HAD INDICATED ITS WILLINGNESS TO HAVE SUCH A FEASIBILITY STUDY CONDUCTED BY CONSULTING ENGINEERS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT.
BUT THE COMPANY HAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT BEFORE IT WOULD BE PREPARED TO EMBARK UPON THIS COSTLY STUDY, IT WOULD REQUIRE CERTAIN ASSURANCES FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
+I HAVE WRITTEN CONVEYING THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION TO THE COMPANY AND I NOW AVAIT A LETTER FROM THE COMPANY INDICATING WHETHER, ON THE STRENGTH OF THE ASSURANCES WHICH GOVERNMENT IS PREPARED TO GIVE IT PROPOSES TO GO AHEAD WITH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, MR. ROBSON SAID.
COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS TO MARK THE QUEEN'S VISIT
COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS WILL BE ISSUED TO MARK THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO HONG KONG IN MAY.
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. DENIS BRAY AT TODAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. MRS JOYCE SYMONS.
MR BRAY SAID THE ROYAL VISIT STAMPS WOULD BE DONE IN LONDON BECAUSE OF TIME, AND THE FACT THAT MUCH APPROVED MATERIAL FOR USE IN STAMPS OF THIS NATURE WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG.
HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT THE QUEEN'S VISIT STAMPS WOULD BE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES PREPARED HERE.
MR BRAY ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THE POST OFFICE WOULD ISSUE THREE MORE SETS OF SPECIAL STAMPS IN 1975.
OF THESE, ONE SET WILL BE ISSUED TO MARK THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, WHILE THE OTHER TWO SPECIAL ISSUES WILL BE ON HONG KONG'S TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS AND BIRDS.
THESE THREE ISSUES, MR BRAY SAID, WERE ALL OF LOCAL DESIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY LAID DOWN BY THE STAMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
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