SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1991
GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA VITAL FOR HK
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THE
GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) OBJECTIVE OF HIS VISIT TO CHINA WAS TO GO AND DEAL WITH ANY ISSUE THAT FACED HONG KONG.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE COMMUNITY CHEST WALK, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE BACKGROUND TO THAT WAS THAT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA WAS VITAL FOR THE TERRITORY.
"WE WANT A SENSIBLE RELATIONSHIP, WE WANT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP, THAT'S ENTIRELY THE BACKGROUND OF MY VISIT, AND THAT'S THE OBJECTIVE OF MY VISIT AS WELL. HE SAID.
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ASKED HOW THE DIFFERENCE WITH THE CHINESE ON THE NEW AIRPORT ISSUE COULD BE IRONED OUT, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "HOW EXACTLY TO FIND A WAY THROUGH IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SAY AT THE MOMENT, BUT I AM GOING TO GO AND TALK ABOUT IT,
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AM GOING IN ORDER TO DISCUSS IT AND TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS ON IT WITH THE BACKGROUND IN MIND THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT INDEED FOR HONG KONG AND FOR THE FUTURE PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG THAT WE SHOULD GO ON IN HONG KONG WITH THE BUILDING UP THE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING UP THE THINGS HONG KONG NEEDS TO MAKE ITSELF A GENUINE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL CENTRE IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD,
SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS
WERE A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS TO
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IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO GO BECAUSE THERE DISCUSS WITH THE CHINESE.
"LET ME SAY THAT IT IS NOT SIMPLY CONFINED TO THE QUESTION OF THE AIRPORT. THERE ARE LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT I WANT ΤΟ TALK ABOUT, SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I SHOULD GO," HE SAID.
RISE IN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES COMPLAINTS
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THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST TRADERS USING WEIGHING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT IS ON THE RISE.
INACCURATE
INTO
INCREASED
DURING 1989, WHEN THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE CAME EFFECT, THERE WERE 94 COMPLAINTS. LAST YEAR, THE FIGURE HAD SUBSTANTIALLY TO 238.
THE FIGURES WERE RELEASED BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.
TRADING LAST
THE PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR ANDREW WONG, SAID 231 OF YEAR'S COMPLAINTS WERE LODGED BY INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S COMPLAINTS HOTLINE, WHILE THE REMAINDER CAME THROUGH THE CONSUMER
COUNCIL.
/MR WONG