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TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1993
AS REGARDS THE SINGLE EUROPEAN NAFTA, WE HOLD A CAUTIOUS VIEW OF ECONOMIKS,
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MARKET, MR LAI SAID: "LIKE RELATIONS WITH NON-COMMUNITY
"IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE STILL PROMISING SIGNS OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT CREATION," HE SAID.
HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN WERE ENCOURAGED TO TRY TO REAP THE BENEFITS FLOWING FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SINGLE MARKET.
MR LAI ASSURED THEM THAT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WOULD BE DILIGENT IN MAKING SURE THAT ANY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WOULD CONFORM FULLY WITH THE RELEVANT GENERAL AGREEMENT OF TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT) PROVISIONS, AND WERE NOT PURSUED AS A PROTECTIONIST MEASURE.
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BETTER FIRE PROTECTION FOR SHA TIN RESIDENTS
THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO DO ITS BEST ΤΟ SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY IMPROVING ITS SERVICES.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (HEADQUARTERS), MR STATION TSANG KWONG-YU, WHEN OFFICIALLY OPENING THE STU LEK YURN FIRE TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE SAID FIREMEN THERE HAD RESPONDED TO MORE THEN 500 FIRE CALLS IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS SINCE THE STATION OPENED IN LAST MAY.
THEY MANAGED TO REACH WITHIN THE TARGET RESPONSE TIME 84 PER OF THE CALLS WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE OVERALL RESPONSE PERCENTAGE OF PAST YEARS.
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"SUCH REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE WILL HELP THE DEPARTMENT MEET THE NEW TARGET OF 85 PER CENT, MR TSANG SAID.
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HE PRAISED THE STAFF OF THE STATION FOR THEIR EFFICIENCY NOT ONLY BRING MERIT TO THE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO ASSURE THE PUBLIC A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
YEARS SHA TIN, HE SAID, BAD DEVELOPED RAPIDLY OVER THE PAST 20
TOWNSHIP TO A FROM A RURAL
MAJOR NEW TOWN WHICH WOULD HAVE A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 600,000 WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED.
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TO COPE WITH THE EXPANSION, THE NEW FIRE STATION WAS PROVIDE THE APPROVED STANDARD OF FIRE SERVICES TO AREAS FALLING OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE OF THE EXISTING STATIONS, HE ADDED.
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