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FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1985
+AT ANY RATE, THE LINKS BETWEEN OUR TWO CITIES GO BACK A LONG WAY AND HAVE GAINED STRENGTH IN THEIR MATURITY, HE SAID.
WITH REGARD TO THE EXPO THEME OF +WORLD IN MOTION- WORLD IN TOUCH+, HE SAID IT WAS ONE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN COINED WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATION TO HONG KONG.
+FOR WHO COULD BE MOVING IN A MORE RESOLUTE AND DETERMINED FASHION? AND WHO COULD BE MORE IN TOUCH?, + MR MOSS ASKED.
TWENTY-TWO REPLIES HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE 105 DESIGNERS WRITTEN TO, BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS, INVITING THEM TO PUT FORWARD THE IR BIDS FOR DESIGNING THE PAVILION. AND THREE WOULD BE ASKED TO MAKE DETAILED PRESENTATIONS OF THEIR PROPOSALS.
MR MOSS SAID THAT IT WAS HOPED THAT THE DESIGN WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WHICH IS PLANNING HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN EXPO '86, BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH.
+ THE BUDGET WE ARE WORKING TO, STANDS AT THE MOMENT, AT $10.3 MILLION, CONTRIBUTED BY THE MAIN SPONSORS TO THE PROJECT, ALL OF WHOM ARE REPRESENTED ON THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.+
THOSE PARTNERS ARE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE TOURIST ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, THE SWIRE GROUP, CABLE AND WIRELESS, AND THE SING TAO NEWSPAPER GROUP, HE SAID.
+WITH THE FUNDS WE HAVE ALREADY, WE CAN BUILD, STAFF AND RUN A PAVILJON THAT WILL PUT OVER HONG KONG'S MESSAGE AT EXPO '86. ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY WE CAN RAISE WILL SERVE AS ICING ON THE CAKE. FOR, AS WITH ANY OTHER VENTURE, THE MORE WE INVEST, THE BETTER THE END RESULT,+ MR MOSS SAID.
EARLIER TODAY, HE AND FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE HAD MET WITH THE MAYOR OF VANCOUVER, MR MICHAEL HARCOURT.
+OUR CHAIRMAN, THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO ASSURED MR HARCOURT THAT HONG KONG WAS COMMITTED TO THIS EXPOSITION AND DETERMINED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITY IT AFFORDS US,+ HE SAID.
MR HARCOURT HAD MADE IT +ABUNDANTLY CLEAR+ THAT HONG KONG WOULD BE GIVEN AN ESPECIALLY WARM WELCOME IN VANCOUVER, AND THAT CITIZENS THERE FELT THEY HAD A PARTICULAR AFFINITY WITH HONG KONG.
+SO, MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, HONG KONG WILL BE IN EXPO NEXT YEAR, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE ATTRACTING OUR FAIR SHARE OR ATTENTION DESPITE THE SCOPE AND THE QUALITY OF THE RIVAL ATTRACTIONS, + MR MOSS SAID.
THIRTY NATIONS WILL BE TAKING PART IN EXPO '86, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO DRAW SOME 14 MILLION VISITORS.
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