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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1993
ONE, DATING BACK ΤΟ THE
WITH THE PROTECTION
TWO OTHER CONVENTIONS WERE AGREED. LATE PART OF THE LAST CENTURY, IS CONCERNED SUBMARINE CABLES. THE OTHER IS AIMED AT IMPROVING
SAFETY AND EFFECTIVE SEA AND THEREBY INCREASING THE SHIPPING.
OF
COMMUNICATIONS AT OF MANAGEMENT
NO ON AGREEMENTS ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE THERE APPEAR TO BE
THE TWO BETWEEN
SIDES. HOWEVER THE OUTSTANDING FURTHER POINTS
AGREEMENT CHINESE SIDE HAVE STILL WITHHELD FORMAL CONFIRMATION OF THE
THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED REACHED BETWEEN THE DELEGATIONS LAST YEAR.
ON AGREEMENT
FUGITIVE HOWEVER, THEY HAVE ALSO WITH THIRD COUNTRIES AGREEMENTS WITH
ONE
FURTHER
BILATERAL
TO THE SIGNATURE OF OFFENDERS AND TWO ON INVESTMENT PROTECTION. EFFECTIVELY BROUGHT THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING TO A HALT BY REFUSING TO AGREE TO THE NEGOTIATION OF ANY FURTHER COUNTRIES.
OF
NO PROGRESS WAS MADE ON LOCALISATION OF LAWS AND ADAPTATION
THE TABLE LAWS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT PROPOSALS IN BOTH HAVE BEEN ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE LOCALISATION PROGRAMME IS AT A STANDSTILL, WHICH CARRIES SERIOUS RISKS FOR HONG KONG.
NOW EFFECTIVELY
ABODE AND WE DISCUSSED CERTAIN QUESTIONS RELATING TO RIGHT OF
PROPOSALS STILL CONSIDERING
WE HAVE NATIONALITY. THE CHINESE ARE
SUGGESTED THERE SHOULD BE EXPERT MADE IN THIS REGARD, AND WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS.
THE CHINESE
RAISED
SEVERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CIVIL ACTIVITY BY CIVIL SERVICE, INCLUDING THE 1990 CIRCULAR ON POLITICAL
CONTRACT FOR SERVANTS; AND THE RECENT INTERIM MEASURES ON RENEWAL OF
WERE CERTAIN EXPATRIATE OFFICERS. WE EXPLAINED THAT NO MAJOR CHANGES INVOLVED.
THAT CONCLUDES MY 14TH AND LAST SESSION OF THE SOME PROGRESS, BUT THERE WAS OF THE BRITISH SIDE.
BLOCKAGES IN THIN, AND THERE ARE SOME QUITE SERIOUS I WISH MY SUCCESSOR BETTER LUCK.
JLG AS
LEADER
IT WAS
PRETTY
CERTAIN
AREAS.
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GOVERNOR VISITS TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICE
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TRIED HIS HAND AT PROCESSING AN APPLICATION FOR DRIVING LICENCE WHEN HE VISITED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE TODAY (THURSDAY).
HUI.
HE THEN HANDED A DRIVING LICENCE TO A BEARER MS CHAN LAI-PING.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR RAFAEL ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT (MANAGEMENT AND LICENSING), MR ERNEST LEE, MR PATTEN WAS SHOWN ROUND THE OFFICE TO INSPECT THE PROGRESS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PERFORMANCE PLEDGE SCHEME.
AND
HANDLED
THE GOVERNOR WAS TOLD THAT THE FOUR LICENSING OFFICES THAN 2.1 MILLION TRANSACTIONS IN 1992/93. THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE ALONE HANDLED 42 PER CENT OF THE CASES.
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TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED IN 1992/93 WAS $7,481 MILLION.
/MR PATTEN