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ACP PROJECTS MOVE AHEAD
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
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THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING WELL, THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
EXHIBITION OFFICE ON THE ACP ORGANISED BY THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION
3 (NAPCO), MR BLAKE SAID A TOTAL OF 64 MAJOR CONTRACTS WORTH OVER $51. BILLION HAD BEEN AWARDED WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A THREE-DAY
"TAKING THE LEAD ARE COMPANIES FROM JAPAN, FOLLOWED KONG, THE UK, THE NETHERLANDS, CHINA, FRANCE AND OTHERS 1.JKE AUSTRALIA AND THE USA.
"FORMATION OF
AIRPORT
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BY HONG BELGIUM,
CENT PER PHASE ONE RECLAMATION TSING MA FIRST CROSS- IMMERSED TWO WEEKS
THE
ABOUT PLATFORM IS COMPLETE; RECLAMATION WORK FOR THE TUNG CHUNG DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN FULLY COMPLETED AND THAT FOR THE WESTERN KOWLOON
OF THE 80 PER CENT COMPLETE; SPINNING PROJECT IS OVER BRIDGE'S MAIN SUSPENSION CABLES COMMENCED IN JULY; THE HARBOUR TUNNEL UNIT OF THE AIRPORT RAILWAY WAS
AGO," HE SAID.
SHING, QUARRY BEING ORGANISED BY
THE EXHIBITION, HELD AT THE CITYPLAZA, TAI KOO BAY, IS THE FOURTH OF THE 10 LOCAL EXHIBITIONS NAPCO TO KEEP MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABREAST OF THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON THE 10 ACP PROJECTS.
THE CITYPLAZA EXHIBITION IS OPEN DAILY FROM 10.30 AM TO 8.30 PM UNTIL SUNDAY (OCTOBER 2).
CONVENORS
MR
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE THREE FOR THE ACC'S SUB-COMMITTEES, MR HU FA-KUANG, MR LAU KWONG-WAH AND LEUNG CHUN-YING AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF NAPCO, MR BILLY LAM.
HONG KONG IDEAL LAUNCHING PAD FOR REGIONAL VENTURES
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THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR TONY MILLER, HAS TOLD BELGIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF LEADING BELGIAN COMPANIES THAT HONG KONG IS THE IDEAL LAUNCHING PAD FOR REGIONAL VENTURES.
GENERALE BANK,
AT A BUSINESS LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE SPEAKING THE PARENT COMPANY OF THE BELGIAN BANK, IN BRUSSELS, MR MILLER SAID: OF EXCITEMENT "1 WANT TO TRY TO CONVEY TO YOU SOMETHING OF THE SENSE
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AND CONFIDENCE IN ASIA ABOUT THE HUGE SCALE OF REGION AS A WHOLE.
ENOUGH BUSINESS THERE
EVERYBODY.
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THERE IS MORE THAN
FOR
"IF ΤΟ
IS
THE TO DO
YOU ARE LOOKING TO DO BUSINESS IN ASIA, HONG KONG
IF YOU ARE LOOKING PLACK
START MAKING THE CONNECTIONS, BUSINESS WITH CHINA, THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO SET UP BASE CAMP THAN HONG KONG," HE SAID.
/MR MILLER