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"FAR FROM SUPPLANTING HONG KONG THE DEVELOPMENT OF IN SOUTHERN CHINA WILL STIMULATE GROWTH THAT WILL BE ONLY FOR CHINA BUT FOR HONG KONG.
PORTS
ADDITIONAL
GOOD
NOT
SUPPORT
"THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CALLS AT HONG KONG AND ENHANCE OUR MARITIME SERVICES," HE SAID.
MR SIU SAID THE SAME WAS TRUE FOR AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION THE PEARL RIVER DELTA AREA WOULD SOON BE SERVED BY NO LESS THAN AIRPORTS: HONG KONG, SHENZHEN, MACAU AND ZHUHA1.
WHERE FOUR
OF
IN GUANGZHOU, A REPLACEMENT AIRPORT FOR THE CURRENT BAIYUN AIRPORT IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 1998 WITH A PLANNED ANNUAL CAPACITY 48 MILLION PASSENGERS.
"I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT ALL THESE AIRPORTS WILL BE NEEDED AND WILL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN THE CONTINUING EXPANSION OF THE ECONOMY OF SOUTHERN CHINA.
"THEIR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE A STRONG STIMULUS ΤΟ GROWING BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL TIES, AS WELL AS TO TOURISM," HE SAID.
SIU MR
SAID IT REMAINED TO BE SEEN HOW THE NEW PORTS AND AND AIRPORTS COMPETED AND COMPLEMENTED ONE ANOTHER, AND HOW HONG KONG CHINA COULD WORK TOGETHER.
CHINA.
"WE HAVE
STARTED PLANNING FOR THIS WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS IN
"WE SEE NO INSURMOUNTABLE PROBLEMS; IT IS IN EVERYBODY'S INTEREST THAT ALL THE PORTS AND AIRPORTS IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA WORK TOGETHER, AND COMPETE.
"AFTER ALL, THE ECONOMIC CAKE IN SOUTH CHINA LOOKS BIG ENOUGH FOR ALL TO SHARE, AND IS GROWING EVERY DAY," HE SAID.
SCHOOLS COMPETE IN TELEMATCH ON AIDS
FINAL AIDS AT
STUDENTS FROM FIVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL COMPETE IN THE EVENT OF THE INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOL TELEMATCH COMPETITION ON THE SOUTHORN STADIUM ON SATURDAY (MARCH 12).
THE COMPETITION IS AIMED AT ENHANCING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC FACTS ABOUT AIDS CONCERN FOR HIV-INFECTED PEOPLE.
AWARENESS AND
AS WELL AS ΤΟ DEVELOP
THE SCHOOLS ENTER THE TELEMATCH FINAL EVENT OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE HEATS HELD LAST MONTH.
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