WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1992
TO STAMP THEM CHINA WILL REMAIN
"ON THE CONTRARY, IT HARDENS OUR RESOLVE THE BORDER BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN BEFORE AND AFTER 1997," HE SAID.
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OUT. INTACT
ON HONG KONG'S POSITION AFTER THE YEAR 1997, MR TSANG SAID: KONG "UNDER THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON THE FUTURE OF HONG AND THE BASIC LAW ENACTED BY THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS OF CHINA, HONG KONG AS A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF
WILL CONTINUE WILL TO FUNCTION AFTER 1997 AS A FREE PORT, A CAPITALISTIC ENTITY AND ENJOY A HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY.
CHINA
RIGHTS
HE
"IT WILL HAVE ITS OWN SYSTEM OF LAW. THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM AND FREE TRADE POLICY WILL CONTINUE, AS WILL INDIVIDUAL AND FREEDOM. THE HONG KONG DOLLAR WILL REMAIN FULLY CONVERTIBLE, SAID.
CONTRIBUTED TO HONG
AND
"ALL THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS THAT HAVE KONG'S SUCCESS AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR TRADING, MANUFACTURING FINANCIAL CENTRES ARE BEING PRESERVED.
"HONG KONG'S SEPARATE CONTRACTING PARTY STATUS IN THE
AMPLE DEMONSTRATION OF AUTONOMY CONTINUE ΤΟ ENJOY, IN THE CONDUCT RELATIONS, HE ADDED.
WHICH
GATT IS HONG KONG
AND ENJOYS,
COMMERCIAL OF ITS EXTERNAL
WILL
AIRPORT PROJECTS CONSULTANCY AWARDED FAIRLY
IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT GOVERNMENT CONSULTANTS ON THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) ARE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF SCRUPULOUSLY FAIR PROCEDURES, WITH A POINTS SYSTEM WHICH INVOLVES OBJECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY AND PRICE,
"THAT MEANS THAT CONSULTANTS ARE SELECTED
AS THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON THEIR ABILITY TO PRODUCE THE WORK THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES, TO GOVERNMENT STANDARDS, ON TIME, AND AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE
"IT IS THEREFORE INACCURATE AND DAMAGING ΤΟ ALLEGE, AS SOME REPORTS HAVE DONE, THAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS NEITHER THE BEST NOR CHEAPEST CONSULTANTS, OR ΤΟ SUGGEST THAT WE USE UNPROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.
THE SPOKESMAN WAS COMMENTING ON NEWSPAPER REPORTS THE APPOINTMENT OF MOTT MACDONALD AS THE CONSULTANT ΤΟ TOLL PLAZA FOR THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING.
REBUTTING SUGGESTIONS THAT GUIDELINES ON NEEDED CLARIFICATION, HE SAID THAT EXTENSIVE GIVEN TO THE LEGCO AD HOC COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE.
CRITICISING DESIGN
THE
CONSULTANT SELECTION INFORMATION HAD BEEN AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE
"THE EXACT