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ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION WOULD HAVE GOT THE SITE IF THEY WANTED IT, HE SAIDI +I'M NOT SURE IN FACT IF THE ESF WANTED THE SITE, BUT YOU KNOW WE TRY TO MAKE SITES AVAILABLE FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT NEED SITES AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME. I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT THE ESF WERE COMPETING FOR THIS SITE. I DON'T THINK THEY WERE. I THINK THE ESF HAVE GOT ALL THE SITES THEY NEED AT THE PRESENT TIME.+
ASKED IF HE THOUGHT BRITISH INFLUENCE WAS WANING AND HONG KONG WAS BECOMING MORE AMERICANISED, HE REPLIED1 +NO, I SEE IT AS I SAID IN MY SPEECH, HONG KONG IS BECOMING A MUCH MORE INTERNATIONAL PLACE AND THIS IS WHAT ONE WOULD EXPECT.
+AFTER ALL, AMERICA IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PACIFIC BASIN. BRITAIN IS SEVERAL OCEANS AWAY. I WOULD EXPECT THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG TO GROW AND IT IS NOW LARGER THAN THE BRITISH COMMUNITY, HE NOTED.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY ADDED THAT THE SIZE OF THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH IS OUR MAJOR TRADING PARTNER, IS NOW THE LARGEST EVER WITH OVER 2 000 MEMBERS. +WE DEPEND UPON NORTH AMERICA FOR A LOT OF OUR EXPORT TRADE, HE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PICTURE TAKEN AT THE GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY WILL BE ISSUED VIA FACSIMILE LATER,
SCHOOL EXTENSION A SIGN OF CONFIDENCE
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THE DECISION TO BUILD AN EXTENSION TO THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IS A WELCOME AND VALUED INDICATION OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY'S CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND OF ITS DETERMINATION TO PLAY A CONTINUING ROLE IN THE TERRITORY'S FURTHER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
+ THE STEADY GROWTH OF AMERICAN INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG IN RECENT YEARS IS ANOTHER INDICATION OF THIS DETERMINATION,+ HE SAID AT THE GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR WORK ON THE EXTENSION TO THE SCHOOL AT TAI TAM.
/+THE RESULTING