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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988
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MR CHEONG SAID THAT IF A FULL FEASIBILITY STUDY PROVED THAT
BEEN SHOWN IN WAS POSSIBLE FOR HONG KONG TO HOLD AN EXPO, AS IT HAD THE PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY, THE QUESTION WOULD THEN BE WHY SHOULD HONG KONG GIVE UP THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY BY NOT REGISTERING ITS INTENTION.
"WHAT HAVE WE GOT TO LOSE BY REGISTERING OUR INTENTION NOW? THE CONTRARY, WHAT WILL WE LOSE IF WE LET THE OPPORTUNITY COME AND WITHOUT EVEN MOVING A FINGER?" HE ASKED.
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EXPO PROPOSAL WARRANTS MORE THOROUGH STUDY
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AND A MORE BRUSHES IT OFF IN PROF THE
POON HON
THE EXPO 1997 PROPOSAL WARRANTS MUCH MORE THOUGHT THOROUGH FEASIBILITY STUDY BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT THE NAME OF "PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS" CHUNG-KWONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
PROF POON SAID THAT STIMULATE INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN
SPEAKING IN THE EXPO MOTION DEBATE, STAGING AN EXPO HERE IN 1997 WOULD NO DOUBT AND LOCAL CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, AND INVESTMENT AND FACILITATE TRADE.
ATTRACT
ITS INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THE MOTION THAT HONG KONG REGISTER PROF
THE POSSIBLE POON ELABORATED ON IN STAGING AN EXPO IN 1997, BENEFITS AN EXPO COULD OFFER THE COMMUNITY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
SHOWN
HIGH TECHNOLOGY OF THE EDUCATION
HE SAID THE LONG HISTORY OF EXPOS ALL OVER THE WORLD HAD THAT THESE EVENTS PROVIDED USEFUL OCCASIONS AT WHICH
FOR THE PURPOSE COULD MANIFEST ITSELF PUBLIC".
OF
"THE
INTERNATIONAL
AND
"THE 1876 EXPO IN PHILADELPHIA INTRODUCED TO THE AUDIENCE BELL'S TELEPHONE, EDISON'S TELEGRAPH, THE SEWING MACHINE THE TYPEWRITER," HE SAID.
FROM
ABOUT AIR-CONDITIONING "THE 1931 CHICAGO EXPO TOLD PEOPLE ALL AND THE 1939 EXPO IN SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK EXHIBITED EVERYTHING ATOMIC ENERGY TO NYLON STOCKINGS.
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AND EXCHANGE,
EXPOS COULD TRANSLATE
HE SAID THAT THROUGH CO-OPERATION ALSO STIMULATE DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS AND THEM INTO USEFUL FACILITIES FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
"FOR EXAMPLE,