THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1994
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TRANSCRIPT OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S MEDIA SESSION
FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEDIA SESSION BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE SOUVENIR- PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
QUESTION: THE ANNOUNCEMENTS HAS COME OUT. WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL AND IT GOOD FOR HONG KONG ?
IS
CS:
OF COURSE, IT IS GOOD THAT WE SHOULD NOW BE AT LONG LAST SIGNING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE. BUT THAT ISN'T THE END OF IT BECAUSE AS WE HAVE BEEN STRESSING ALL ALONG, WE DO NEED TO GET ON VERY QUICKLY TO DISCUSS WITH THE CHINESE THE TWO FINANCIAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR THE MTRC AND THE PAA. WE VERY MUCH HOPE THAT STRAIGHT AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT, WE CAN GET
WITH ON
THESE DISCUSSIONS. AND WE LOOK FOR AN EARLY AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS ONLY ON THE BASIS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO
THAT SIDES
THE TWO CORPORATIONS CAN GO OUT AND RAISE DEBT IN THE MARKET.
QUESTION:
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS NOW ASKING THAT THE ISSUE BE DISCUSSED AT THE JLG
CS:
STONECUTTERS
IF
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SPECIFIC REQUEST FROM THE CHINESE. SO IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN EXACTLY WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THEY WOULD LIKE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE. THEY WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S GENERAL TENDERING PROCEDURES, THEN OF COURSE WE ARE VERY VERY GLAD TO CLARIFY ANY ASPECTS THAT WE WISH TO SEEK CLARIFICATION ON, OK ?
TRANSCRIPT OF THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S PRESS SESSION
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THE FOLLOWING IS A TRANSCRIPT HAMISH MACLEOD'S PRESS SESSION AT CENTRAL (THURSDAY):
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FINANCIAL SECRETARY SIR GOVERNMENT OFFICES. TODAY
GOOD EVENING, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS AFTERNOON. OF COURSE WE ARE VERY PLEASED THAT AT LAST ONE HAS TO SAY IT IS NOW CLEAR AND CONFIRMED THAT WE WOULD BE MEETING TOMORROW TO SIGN THE AGREED MINUTE. THAT IS A VERY USEFUL STEP FORWARD AFTER MANY MONTHS OF HARD WORK BY BOTH SIDES. WE NOW, OF COURSE, WANT THEN ΤΟ GET ON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE FINANCING AGREEMENTS ΤΟ THE FSAs. THAT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP WHICH IS ESSENTIAL BEFORE BORROWING CAN TAKE PLACE. SO WE WILL, OF COURSE, BE FILLING IN FOR YOU TOMORROW IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW THE DETAIL OF THE AGREED MINUTE AND THE NEXT STEPS FORWARD. BUT I JUST THOUGHT I WILL COVER IT AT THIS STAGE.
QUESTION: PROBLEM?
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WILL IT HELP TO SOLVE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS CT9
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