2
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1986
THE CONFERENCE WAS +TO GET THEM ALL TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM AND TO BRING THEM UP-TO-DATE ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN HONG KONG IN THE LAST YEAR, AND TO GET THEIR VIEWS ON HOW WE CAN FURTHER DEVELOP HONG KONG'S INTEREST IN NORTH AMERICA,+ HE SAID.
+ IT WAS A VERY USEFUL FAMILY GATHERING, AND IT WAS THE FIRST MEETING OF ITS KIND AND I'M SURE THAT THE MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED THAT MEETING WILL WANT TO HOLD SIMILAR MEETINGS LIKE THAT IN FUTURE, SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG, AND ALSO PROMOTE OUR TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH NORTH AMERICA, HE ADDED.
ASKED ABOUT THE VISITS BY BRITISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN RECENT MONTHS, SIR DAVID SAID THE PRACTICE OF INVITING BRITISH MP'S TO HONG KONG HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
IT WAS ALSO THE PRACTICE OF INVITING PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO COME AND SEE HONG KONG FOR THEMSELVES.
+AND THIS WILL GO ON,+ HE ADDED.
SIR DAVID WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR JOHN CHAN AND THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, MR ALAN SANDERS.
FS TO PRESENT BUDGET WEDNESDAY
*****
HONG KONG'S BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1986-87 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 26).
THE PROCEEDINGS WILL START AT 2.30 PM, WHEN THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE MOVES THE FIRST AND SECOND READINGS OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1986 AND OUTLINES HONG KONG'S ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR 1986-87.
THE ESTIMATED HEADS OF EXPENDITURE WILL BE SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE BILL TO BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE THE SAME AFTERNOON.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WILL BE ADJOURNED UNTIL MARCH 26 AND 27, WHEN UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE BUDGET PROPOSALS.
ON APRIL 23, OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY THE IR UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES. IF NECESSARY, THE DEBATE WILL CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING OF THE BILL ON MAY 7.
/THE FINANCIAL