FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1994
S FOR W:
I DON'T THINK THAT IS REALLY RELEVANT TO THIS PARTICULAR POINT. I THINK THE IMPORTANT POINT AND THE REASON I AM STANDING HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE, BETWEEN THE CHINA SIDE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXPERTS, A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO DO TO COMPLETE THESE PROJECTS ON TIME. WE ARE JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAMME AND IF WE DO NOT BUILD A GOOD TEAM RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US. THEN IT WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR US TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAMME. SO I AM MOST CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TODAY WHICH AFFECT THE CONFIDENCE OF THE EXPERTS INVOLVED AND THEREFORE IMPINGE UPON THE PROGRAMME, AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
QUESTION:
COULD COULD
IF BOTH SIDES KNOW WHAT THE STORY IS, WHY ARE BEING SO SENSITIVE ABOUT AN ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER?
YOU
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S FOR W:
BECAUSE AS I SAY, I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE NEWSPAPER, EXCEPT THAT IT PRESENTS THE SITUATION IN A MISLEADING WAY. IT SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS NOT CLOSE CONTACT BETWEEN THE EXPERTS ON THE CHINESE SIDE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SIDE. IT SUGGESTS THAT WHAT IS GOING INTO THE DESIGN IS NOT PART OF THE AGREED DESIGN BETWEEN THE CHINESE SIDE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXPERTS, AND THIS COULD UNDERMINE THE CONFIDENCE AND THE TRUST WHICH HAS TO BUILT UP BETWEEN THOSE EXPERTS.
QUESTION:
BE
SO WILL YOU TRY TO SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM THE CHINESE
EXPERTS INVOLVED?
S FOR W:
WE
I THINK MY PRESENCE TODAY WILL UNDERLINE THE FACT THAT NEED THIS CONFIDENCE, WE NEED THIS TRUST. THANK YOU
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ONE LAST
ONE.
QUESTION:
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I'M
IF ALL THIS WAS UNDERSTOOD BETWEEN THE EXPERTS SURE THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION WHY DID THE CHINESE THEN ASK FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE TENDERS AND SO FORTH, IF IT WAS ALL SO UNDERSTOOD IN TERMS OF THEIR SPECIFICATIONS AND SO FORTH? WHAT WAS IT THEY WERE ASKING FOR?
S FOR W:
THE CHINESE SIDE SIMPLY WANTED TO BE ADVISED ON THE TENDER PROCEDURES WHICH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ADOPTS FOR THE AWARD OF ANY CONTRACT UNDER ITS CENTRAL TENDER BOARD PROCUREMENT PROCESS. IT WAS NOT ABOUT THE TECHNICAL ISSUES WHICH HAVE BEEN QUERIED IN THIS ARTICLE TODAY.
QUESTION:
BUT NOW THAT THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG, WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR NOT RELEASING THE DETAILS TO THE CHINESE SIDE?
S FOR W:
WHAT CAT? WHAT BAG?
QUESTION:
WELL, LIKE ALL THE FIGURES ARE OUT AND I MEAN WHAT'S THE REASONS AGAINST RELEASING DETAILS TO THE CHINESE SIDE?
S FOR W:
AS I'VE SAID, INFORMATION THROUGH THE FORMAL HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE CHINESE SIDE. WE BELIEVE THAT THAT IS ADEQUATE AND
CHANNELS
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