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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1993
STATEMENT ON HAN DONGFANG
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IN A MEETING WITH NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY OFFICIALS, POLITICAL ADVISER, MR JOHN ASHTON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SERIOUS CONCERN AT THE EXPULSION FROM CHINA INTO HONG KONG 14 OF MR HAN DONGFANG.
THE ACTING EXPRESSED ON AUGUST
MR ASHTON POINTED OUT THAT THIS ACTION WAS CONTRARY TO INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND TO THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
HE CALLED ON THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT URGENTLY TO RECONSIDER ITS POSITION, AND TO ALLOW MR HAN TO RE-ENTER CHINA.
STATEMENT ON HUTCHVISION'S APPOINTMENTS
ABOUT TODAY
IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES HUTCHVISION LIMITED, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN "NEITHER THE GOVERNMENT NOR THE BROADCASTING SPECIFIC COMMENTS TO MAKE ON THESE APPOINTMENTS.
"THEY HAVE NO REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS.
APPOINTMENTS AT (WEDNESDAY) SAID: AUTHORITY HAS ANY
AND
"HUTCHVISION HONG KONG LIMITED REMAINS THE LICENCE HOLDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADHERENCE TO LICENCE CONDITIONS INCLUDING PROGRAMME
STANDARDS.
"AS WE HAVE SAID BEFORE, HUTCHVISION HAS PROVED A RESPONSIBLE LICENSEE IN THE PAST AND WE CAN EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE."
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VEHICLE PARKING SITES BEING SOUGHT
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE PARK LNG SITES FOR VEHICLES DISPLACED BY THE CLOSURE OF THE TWO TEMPORARY VEHICLE PARKS ON THE WESTERN RECLAMATION.
1.
THE OTHER
FOR THE
WILL BE WESTERN
ONE OF THE PARKS WAS CLOSED ON AUGUST CLOSED BY MID-SEPTEMBER. THE SITES ARE REQUIRED HARBOUR CROSSING WORKS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE TWO PROVIDED SOME 500 SPACES FOR PARKING OF GOODS VEHICLES.
VEHICLE
PARKS
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