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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1994
TRANSPORT
POSTAL
ALL
THE
* WE CO-OPERATE CLOSELY ON BORDER-RELATED TRADE AND
MATTERS, INCLUDING AVIATION, RAIL AND ROAD TRAFFIC, SERVICES, WATER SUPPLIES AND THE SAFETY OF FOOD IMPORTS ESSENTIAL
WELL-BEING AND CONVENIENCE OF COMMUNITY.
*
WE HAVE
HE
ΤΟ THE
ESTABLISHED
BILATERAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITIES MARKETS TO REINFORCE THE STABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF OUR
SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE FINANCIAL
REGULAR CONTACTS BETWEEN OUR BANKING AUTHORITIES.
TRAINING PROGRAMMES,
AND
THERE IS A HOST OF
SEMINARS VISITS TO ALLOW BOTH BRIEFING
HONG KONG AND CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE ON A VAST VARIETY OF TOPICS, RANGING FROM AUDIT WORK TO FIGHTING.
FIRE-
SAID: "THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THESE WORKING-LEVEL MEETINGS AND CONTACTS EVERY YEAR. THESE HAVE GIVEN OUR OWN OFFICIALS EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH THEIR CHINESE COLLEAGUES TO TACKLE PROBLEMS OF COMMON CONCERN. THIS IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
SIDES
"THESE TIES WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP, THEY HAVE THE GREAT MERIT OF BEING A TRIED AND TESTED APPROACH, WITH OFFICIALS FROM BOTH WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO SHARED PROBLEMS.
GOVERNMENT
CIVIL SERVICES
IN
"THE NEXT STAGE MUST BE TO DISCUSS WITH THE CHINESE
TO EXPAND CONTACTS BETWEEN OUR FURTHER MEASURES PREPARATION FOR 1997," HE SAID,
HON
IMPRESSIVE RECORD SINCE 1984
Fr
DECLARING THAT "HONG KONG IS A WINNER' THE GOVERNOR, THE ᎡᎢ CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY
THAT (WEDNESDAY)
WHATEVER
DECADE DEVELOPED
INDICATORS ARE LOOKED AT, HONG KONG'S PERFORMANCE IN THE PAST
BEEN
THE IMPRESSIVE, AND BY THE STANDARDS OF MOST OF HAS WORLD, IT HAS BEEN SPECTACULAR.
NOTING THAT 10 YEARS HAD PASSED SINCE THE SIGNING OF THE
MR DECLARATION, RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG,
PATTEN SAID EXACTLY 1,000 DAYS REMAINED
OF
JOINT BRITISH
HE SAID:
THROUGH "WE ARE THUS THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY TRANSITION, A GOOD MOMENT TO TAKE STOCK OF WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED OF WHAT STILL REMAINS TO BE DONE.
THE
AND
BEEN
"OUR FIRST DUTY, TO QUOTE FROM THE JOINT DECLARATION, HAS
AND 'MAINTAINING
PRESERVING THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SOCIAL STABILITY OF HONG KONG'.
"THIS PHRASE HAS BEEN QUOTED SO OFTEN IN THE PAST 10 YEARS THAT IT IS IN DANGER OF BECOMING A CLICHE."
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