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SAR SHOULD STAGE WORLD EXPO
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YEARS AFTER THE HON
HONG KONG SHOULD STAGE A WORLD EXPO THREE OR FIVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (SAR), PETER WONG TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING IN THE EXPO MOTION DEBATE,
A CELEBRATION SHOULD NOT BE SEEN TO BE BRITISH OR THE COMING OF THE CHINESE.
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WONG MR
THE OF
THE SAID
EVENT OF THE DEPARTURE
WE IN HONG KONG ARE INSTEAD, IT SHOULD SHOW THE WORLD HOW
HE SAID. ADAPTING TO THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF 'ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS',
"IF THE EXPO IS HELD, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAR, FLOURISHING.
"I
THREE TO SAY, IT CAN DEMONSTRATE
FIVE
THAT
YEARS THE
AFTER SYSTEM
THE
IS
TO AFFIRM
WISH "I AM SURE THAT CHINA WILL ALSO KEEPING ITS SIDE OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, IN THE SPIRIT THE LETTER, HE CONTINUED.
MR WONG POINTED
OUT
THAT LOOKING
BEYOND
THAT IT IS AS WELL AS
1997, FURTHER THE REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE POTENTIAL SITES WHICH WOULD FIT IN WITH
BE MIGHT
FOUND OR DEVELOPMENTS, AND BE LESS DISRUPTIVE TO PLANNED
BECOME VIABLE BECAUSE THAT EXISTING SITES WHICH WERE REJECTED COULD OF NEW INFRASTRUCTURE COMING INTO PLACE.
NOT WAS
ONLY HOT AND
HOWEVER, HE NOTED THAT MAY TO OCTOBER HUMID BUT ALSO THE TYPHOON SEASON IN HONG KONG.
HE BELIEVED AN EXPO HELD DURING THE DRY WINTER MONTHS WOULD BE MORE DESIRABLE.
AND COOL
AUTUMN
AND
FOR THESE REASONS, MR WONG ABSTAINED FROM VOTING ON THE MOVED BY THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG.
HOWEVER, HE
WELCOMED
SUGGESTION THE
TO
MOTION
WITH REGISTER
NOT COMMIT
THE
BUREAU INTERNATIONALE DES EXPOSITIONS FIRST AS THIS WOULD HONG KONG TO HOLDING THE EXPO.
IT WOULD ALLOW TIME TO
STUDY WHETHER
RESOURCES AND ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO COPE
WHETHER THE PLAN WAS ALREADY MADE KNOWN,
FINANCIALLY
VIABLE,
WERE THERE WITH THE GIVEN THE
SUFFICIENT
PROJECT
AND
CONSTRAINTS
"IF THESE ASPECTS ARE
NOT STUDIED COMPREHENSIVELY,
WE
RISK THE
IF HOWEVER, UPON FURTHER
INVESTIGATION LOSS OF CREDIBILITY. VENTURE APPEARS IMPRUDENT, WE WILL LOSE NOTHING IN WITHDRAWING.
"I AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH
A
..
GOODWILL AND CO-OPERATION OF
THIS MAY INVOLVE A PARTIES,
SOLUTION IS POSSIBLE. PRACTICAL DIFFERENT VENUE, DIFFERENT PROJECTIONS AND EVEN A DIFFERENT DATE
MR WONG SAID. THOSE ALREADY SUGGESTED,
ALL
FROM
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