MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1991
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HK SIGNS NEW AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MALAYSIA
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AN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT (ASA) BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF
LUMPUR KONG AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA WAS SIGNED IN KUALA (MONDAY).
HONG TODAY
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THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, SIGNED BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG UNDER THE AUTHORISATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL (OPERATIONS) OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, DATO' SYED SIDI IDID BIN SYED ABDULLAH IDID, SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA.
ASA, WHICH ENTERS INTO FORCE UPON DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY WITH
KONG/MALAYSIA THE HONG
SIGNATURE, IS THE SEVENTH SUCH AGREEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION IN MIND.
OTHERS HAVE BEEN SIGNED WITH THE NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, CANADA, BRUNEI, FRANCE AND NEW ZEALAND,
SERVICES
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CURRENTLY, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS OPERATE SEVEN WEEK BETWEEN HONG KONG AND PENINSULA MALAYSIA WHEREAS MALAYSIAN AIRLINES OPERATE EIGHT SERVICES A WEEK ON THE SAME ROUTE.
OPERATE IN ADDITION, THE TWO DESIGNATED AIRLINES
THREE TIMES WEEKLY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND KOTA KINABALU UNDER A JOINT SERVICE AGREEMENT.
THE ARRANGEMENTS UNDER THE HONG KONG/MALAYSIA ASA PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TWO CARRIERS TO FURTHER EXPAND THEIR SERVICES.
SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIALS VISITED UC FACILITIES
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MR JI PENGFEI AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CHINA'S STATE COUNCIL, MR LU PING, BEGAN THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENT IN HONG KONG THIS (MONDAY) MORNING BY VISITING SOME OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S MAJOR CULTURAL FACILITIES.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, MR STEPHEN LAU MAN-LUNG, THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR JAMES SO, MR JI AND MR LU FIRST VISITED THE $340-MILLION SCIENCE MUSEUM IN TSIM SHA TSUI RAST.
THEY SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR VIEWING A VARIETY OF INTERESTING EXHIBITS ON LIFE SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY, COMPUTER AND ROBOTICS, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION, AS WELL AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST ENERGY MACHINE OF ITS KIND.
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