TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1991
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ALSO CALLED
THE CONTRACT FOR LETTING A
"IN SEPTEMBER, THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN PREQUALIFYING FOR DETAILED DESIGN OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL WITH A VIEW TO CONTRACT BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.
"UNDERSTANDABLY,
A VERY
HIGH
LEVEL OF THE SITE
INTEREST PREPARATION
HAS
BEEN
CONTRACT
EXPRESSED IN THESE MAJOR CONTRACTS ALONE IS VALUED AT OVER A$1.5 BILLION.
-
"THERE WILL BE MUCH MORE TO COME, AND THE AUTHORITY, LIKE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, HAS A TOTALLY OPEN AND FAIR BIDS ARE CONSIDERED ON THEIR MERITS ALONE
THE
TENDERING SYSTEM: IT IS A LEVEL PLAYING
FIELD.
"WE
WOULD WELCOME PARTICIPATION FROM AUSTRALIAN INVESTORS IN THIS EXCITING PROJECT," SHE SAID.
BUSINESS AND
MRS CHAN
NOTED THAT
THE
SIGNING OF THE
MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDERSTANDING WAS NOT JUST A MAJOR BREAK-THROUGH IN TAKING FORWARD THE
GOVERNMENT'S HONG KONG
PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S PHYSICAL
IT INFRASTRUCTURE,
WAS ALSO AN
SYMBOL OF THE IMPORTANT COMMITMENT OF HONG KONG'S PRESENT AND FUTURE SOVEREIGN POWERS TO TOGETHER FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY INTO THE CENTURY.
WORK
NEXT
THE
ALL A
ON VIEW **IN OVERCOMING WHAT WERE MAJOR DIFFERENCES OF MANAGEMENT OF ISSUES STRADDLING THE TRANSITION IN 1997, I BELIEVE THREE GOVERNMENTS: BRITISH, CHINESE AND HONG KONG HAVE EMERGED WITH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES AHEAD AND THE NEED FOR PATIENCE
SHE SAID. AND CO-OPERATION IN MEETING THEM,
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REMAINED A TRANSFER
LOOKING INTO THE YEARS AHEAD, MRS CHAN SAID THERE GOOD DEAL OF HARD WORK TO BE DONE IN PAVING THE WAY FOR THE OF SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997.
TIMES
"THE NEXT SIX YEARS WILL BE INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING FOR US IN HONG KONG. THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ENSURE THAT
AND THAT HONG KONG
PROSPER TO GROW AND CAN CONTINUE EFFECTIVELY THE POLITICS OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BETWEEN 1997, SHE SAID.
WE MANAGE NOW AND
LADY WILSON OPENS SHATIN CHESHIRE HOME
THE CHESHIRE HOME'S NEW BUILDING IN SHA TIN IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED BY COMBINING PRIVATE INITIATIVE, PUBLIC GENEROSITY AND
SUPPORT, LADY WILSON SAID TODAY
(TUESDAY).
GOVERNMENT
HOME,
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SHATIN CHESHIRE LADY WILSON SAID THE BUILDING WAS THE RESULT OF CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE HOME AND THE GOVERNMENT.
/THE CHESHIRE