FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1994 ·
QUESTION:
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ARE YOU NOW
ARE YOU GOING
AND SO - I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW THAT UP GOING TO REQUIRE - SINCE THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER TO ASK THE CHINESE OFFICIALLY ABOUT THIS OR ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT то HEAR FROM THEM?
S FOR W: RESPONSIBILITY
I THINK THAT IT IS NOT FOR US TO ENQUIRE. MY AND WHAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO IS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CHINESE SIDE, THE EXPERTS, IN DEVELOPING THE DESIGNS BECAUSE IT IS NOT ONLY THE BASIN WHICH HAS TO BE DESIGNED, IT IS ALL OF THE PROJECTS WHICH WE HAVE TO COMPLETE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LAND AGREEMENT. THE EXPERTS ON BOTH SIDES, THE CHINESE SIDE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, MUST WORK AS A TEAM. INDEED, THEY ARE MEETING AT THIS VERY MOMENT IN BEIJING ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS OF DETAILED DESIGN RELATING TO OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS.
QUESTION:
SO THIS COULD COME UP AT THIS MEETING?
S FOR W:
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WILL COME UP AT THIS MEETING BECAUSE CLEARLY THE DESIGN IN THIS INSTANCE, FOR THE NAVAL BASIN, HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH THIS DETAILED EXPERT VETTING PROCESS. IT MAY WELL BE THAT THE AUTHORS OF THIS PARTICULAR ARTICLE ARE NOT PERHAPS AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ACTUALLY IN TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS REACHED BY THE EXPERTS BETWEEN BOTH SIDES.
QUESTION:
S FOR W:
QUESTION: CORRECT?
DID ANYONE FROM TA KUNG PAO CONTACT YOUR OFFICE?
NOT MY OFFICE, NO.
ARE ALL THE FIGURES REVEALED NOW IN THIS ARTICLE ALL OF THIS.
S FOR W:
I NEVER ATTEMPT TO VERIFY FACTS WHICH APPEAR IN NEWSPAPERS OR PURPORTED FACTS WHICH APPEAR IN NEWSPAPERS.
QUESTION:
S FOR W:
QUESTION: CHINESE?
S FOR W:
NEWSPAPERS ARE ALWAYS ACCURATE.
I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT.
WILL YOU DISCLOSE MORE DETAILS OF THE TENDER ΤΟ THE
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INFORMATION,
LET ME SAY ALSO THAT IN RESPONSE TO THE FORMAL REQUEST - THE FORMAL REQUEST THAT WAS RECEIVED THROUGH JLG FOR SUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN PASSED BACK TO THE THROUGH FORMAL CHANNELS.
CHINESE
SIDE, AGAIN
QUESTION:
WHAT SORT OF INFORMATION?
DOES THAT
INCLUDE THE
DETAILS OF THE TENDER?
S FOR W:
WELL LET ME SAY THAT THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PASSED BACK
THROUGH FORMAL CHANNELS I BELIEVE ANSWERS THE FORMAL REQUESTS. THAT INFORMATION WAS ISSUED ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT DOES MEET THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE CHINA SIDE.
QUESTION: DETAILS.
BUT NOW THE PAPER DISCLOSED THE TENDERS AND ALL THOSE DO YOU THINK ANYBODY HAS BROKEN THE RULE OR
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