JLG expert talks on Budget
In response to press enquiries, a government spokesman today (Tuesday) confirmed that experts of the British and Chinese sides of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group will meet very soon in Beijing to discuss matters relating to the preparation of the 1997/98 Budget for Hong Kong.
The British team will be led by Secretary for the Treasury, Mr Donald Tsang. The Chinese team will be led by Chinese representative at the Joint Liaison Group, Mr Chen Zuo'er. They will be assisted by experts from the two sides.
End/Tuesday, March 28, 1995
Sino-British Technical Group meets
The Sino-British Technical Group on Sewage disposal met today (Tuesday). The session was conducted in a pragmatic and harmonious atmosphere.
The Chinese experts, led by Professor Jing Wenyong and Professor Zhou Jiayi, listened with great care to the information provided by the British experts on technical issues of the Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme (SSDS) which were of concern to them and reached broad agreement on work procedures, work programme and the agenda for the second technical group meeting.
Tomorrow the Chinese experts will visit various projects associated with sewage treatment and SSDS.
The Director of Drainage Services, Mr Ng Yee-yum, and leader of the British side of the Technical Group, said the meeting was a good forum for experts of both sides to exchange information and views on highly technical issues.
Both sides look forward to further meetings in the near future.
End/Tuesday, March 28, 1995
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