WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1992
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FS COMMENTS ON AIRPORT FUNDING REQUESTS
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HAD A NUMBER OF THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD,
WITH (WEDNESDAY) MEETINGS TODAY
GROUPS
LEGCO OF
MEMBERS ON FUNDS FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUESTS FOR
AIRPORT SITE PREPARATION CONTRACT WHICH WILL GO BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY.
HE SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THESE MEETINGS, MR MACLEOD SAID
THAT
ABOUT SPECULATING DID NOT THINK
PLANS WOULD BE CONTINGENCY
HELPFUL.
HAPPEN
RELATION
HE SAID: "I THINK TO START SPECULATING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE WOULD NOT ACTUALLY BE HELPFUL IN TO OUR MAIN AIM WHICH IS, AFTER ALL, TO CONTINUE TALKING TO CHINA TO REACH AGREEMENT.
T
AND
HELPFUL то
AND CHINA
то
PROCEED WITH
ONE
AND SEEK TO REACH
"WE ARE TRYING HERE TO BE CONTRACT AND AT THE SAME TIME TO TALK AGREEMENT.
"SO WE DON'T WANT TO DO
ΤΟ
WHICH WILL MAKE REACHING
то BEGIN
ABOUT SPECULATE
ANYTHING
AND LIKELY
THINK I AGREEMENT LESS CONTINGENCY PLANS AND WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF WE AND SO ON, WOULD NOT ACTUALLY BE VERY HELPFUL,
LEGCO MEMBERS QUITE A NUMBER SENSIBLE ARGUMENT.
OF
WERE
DON'T REACH AGREEMENT HE SAID, ADDING THAT THAT A FIND
BEGINNING ΤΟ
THERE
HE SAID WHILE IT ON MEMBERS' VIEWS ON THE REQUEST FOR FUNDS, WAS DIFFICULT TO SUMMARISE THEIR VIEWS, IT WAS FAIR TO SAY THAT WAS CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT FOR THE SITE PREPARATION CONTRACT ITSELF.
SOME THE ABSOLUTE
BUT ON THE OTHER EXPENDITURE WHICH RELATES TO SITE SUPERVISION,
SO
HE ON,
SAID THERE WAS TO RELATED HEADQUARTERS COSTS AND FEELING THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THAT WAS REDUCED TO MINIMUM THAT WAS REQUIRED.
ON
OTHER
CONTRACTS
WHICH
RELATE
ΤΟ
SITE NUMBER AND ASKED TO
AFTER WORK PREPARATION, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT DID REDUCE THE
THE ABSOLUTE TOP PRIORITY FIRST FIVE OF DESIGN CONTRACTS TO
WHICH MEMBERS WERE THEREFORE REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY VOTE ON FRIDAY.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE RESPONSE OF THE HE SAID HE WAS ENCOURAGED BY THEIR VIEWS.
INDEPENDENT
MEMBERS'
LEGISLATORS,
THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOW CONSIDER
COMMENTS VERY SOME CONCLUSIONS WHICH WOULD SERIOUSLY AND HOPEFULLY WOULD COME TO
ABSOLUTE MINIMUN PACKAGE OF HELP MEMBERS IN RELATION TO FINDING AN RELATED MEASURES WHICH COULD BE PUT TO MEMBERS ON FRIDAY, HE SAID.
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