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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1991
MARSHALL,
"ONE CANADIAN FIRM
MACKLIN ALREADY PROMINENTLY INVOLVED IN HELPING WITH THE STUDY OF THE AIRPORT.'
It
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MR JOHNSON ADDED THAT AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME
OF OTHER PUBLIC WORKS, RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, HIGHWAYS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING, WAS ALSO OPEN TO ALL
COMERS.
TURNING TO THE ECONOMY, MR JOHNSON NOTED THAT THE CLIMATE WAS
GOOD FOR INVESTMENT IN AND TRADE WITH HONG KONG.
"IN 1990, THE HONG KONG STOCK MARKET OUT-PERFORMED ALL OTHER MAJOR STOCK MARKETS, WITH A 6.63 PER CENT RISE IN THE HANG BENG INDEX. THIS COMPARES WITH DECLINES IN ALL OTHER MAJOR MARKETS RANGING FROM 4.34 PER CENT IN NEW YORK TO 38.72 PER CENT IN JAPAN.
"AS FOR NEXT YEAR, THE HONGKONG BANK HAS FORECAST REAL GROWTH OF 3.6 PER CENT, BASED ON INCREASED CONSUMER SPENDING, A BOOST IN THE CHINA TRADE, A STRONG CONSTRUCTION SECTION AND A CONTINUING REVIVAL IN TOURISM, MR JOHNSON SAID.
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99 VBP RETURN TO VIETNAM
A GROUP OF 99 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE TODAY (THURSDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.
COMPRISING 35 MBN, 21 WOMEN, 20 BOYS AND 23 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 49TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 6,732 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY.
WASH AND BLANCH VEGETABLES BEFORE COOKING
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED BLANCH VEGETABLES BEFORE COOKING.
TO WASH AND
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH (HYGIENE) DR MAHOMMED BIN ALI, FOLLOWING A NUMBER OF FOOD-POISONING CASES IN WHICH A TOTAL OF 28 PEOPLE FROM 15 FAMILIES IN TURN MUN AND TURN LONG WERE TAKEN ILL AFTER CONSUMING CHINESE FLOWERING CABBAGE OR CHINESE WHITE CABBAGE IN THEIR MEALS SINCE EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.
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