SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1992
"CANADA STANDS READY ΤΟ PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, ITS COUNCILS AND ITS GOVERNOR, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, SHE SAID.
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DR JOSEPH WONG, A CHINESE COMMUNITY LEADER, SAID AT THE LUNCHEON THAT "WE ALL FEEL PROUD OF THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS BOLD STEPS TO SAFEGUARD THE DEMOCRACY AND THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE IN HONG KONG.
THE GOVERNOR HAD A JOINT MEDIA SESSION WITH MCDOUGALL AFTER THE LUNCHEON, AND VISITED THE ONTARIO LASER AND LIGHTWAVE RESEARCH
COMMUNITY CENTRE, AND MET WITH HONG KONG STUDENTS AND
LEADERS AT A RECEPTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO.
STATEMENT ON AIRPORT PROJECT
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RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES ON THE XINHUA REPORT TODAY (SUNDAY) A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "OUR POSITION REMAINS THE SAME AS THAT STATED IN THE RELEASE ISSUED TO THE PRESS ON NOVEMBER 13 WHICH READ:
'WE ARE EXAMINING WAYS OF MOVING AHEAD WITH THE AIRPORT PROJECT ON A STEP BY STEP APPROACH THAT ENABLES US TO CARRY OUT OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) IN A PRACTICAL AND REALISTIC WAY. THE FIRST SUCH STEP WILL BE A DECISION ON THE AIRPORT SITE PREPARATION CONTRACT, WHICH THE CHINESE SIDE SUGGESTED IN JULY WE SHOULD FINANCE DIRECTLY IN ADVANCE OF AN OVERALL AGREEMENT ON FINANCIAL PACKAGES FOR THE AIRPORT AND AIRPORT RAILWAY. THIS IS
NOT, AND NEVER HAS BEEN, A GO-IT-ALONE OPTION. IT IS A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOU, AIMED AT MAINTAINING PROGRESS ON THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME. AS THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID, WE ARE KEEPING THE DOOR OPEN FOR AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE SIDE. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR FIRST PRIORITY.!
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