TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1994
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DISCUSSION ON NEW AIRPORT FINANCE
THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE WILL MEET AT EXPERT LEVEL ON 3 MARCH 1994 TO DISCUSS FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEW AIRPORT.
BARONESS DUNN VISITS SAN FRANCISCO
THE ASIAN AT ITS
BARONESS DUNN HAS LEFT FOR SAN FRANCISCO TO RECEIVE PACIFIC LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO ANNUAL GALA THIS THURSDAY (MARCH 3).
THE AWARD, AN ANNUAL EVENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO'S CENTRE FOR THE PACIFIC RIM, IS OFFERED TO THE BARONESS FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS FOR HER. ACHIEVEMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL AND PACIFIC RIM COMMERCE.
AT THE UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL GALA, THE BARONESS WILL ADDRESS BAY AREA BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HONG KONG AS THE CENTRE SERVING THE SOUTH CHINA ECONOMY AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.
THE KEY
DURING HER FOUR-DAY STAY IN SAN FRANCISCO, BARONESS DUNN WILL ALSO BE THE GUEST SPEAKER AT A FORUM JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB OF CALIFORNIA, THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON MARCH 4.
BARONESS DUNN WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON MARCH 6.
AIRPORT CORPORATION WHITE BILL
THE TWO-MONTH CONSULTATION PERIOD ON THE AIRPORT
WHITE BILL ENDED YESTERDAY.
CORPORATION
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "WE HAVE JUST FINISHED TWO MONTHS OF INTENSIVE CONSULTATION ON THE AIRPORT CORPORATION BILL. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY USEFUL AND SUCCESSFUL EXERCISE.
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MORE THAN 6,000 COPIES OF THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT WERE ISSUED AND A WIDE RANGE OF COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE CONSULTATION HAD BEEN A SERIES OF MEETINGS BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND GROUPS FORMED SPECIFICALLY TO STUDY THE BILL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (ACC).
FOUR MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH THE LEGCO GROUP AND THREE MEETINGS WITH THE ACC GROUP, TOTALLING TOGETHER ABOUT 20 HOURS OF DISCUSSION.
DURING THIS EXERCISE, 24 EXPLANATORY PAPERS WERE PRODUCED IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY MEMBERS OF THE TWO GROUPS.
/THE CONCLUSIONS