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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1987

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GOVERNMENT POSITION ON GREEN PAPER 'ALREADY CLEAR'

THE GREEN PAPER AND ALL THE "THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON

THE GOVERNOR, SIR OPTIONS IN IT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE VERY CLEAR," DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

HE SAID THIS IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS BEFORE ATTENDING A WITH OMELCO MEMBERS.

REMARKS HOU'S

LUNCHEON

ON THE FUTURE

DON'T

WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON MR LI DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S POLITICAL SYSTEM, SIR DAVID SAID: "1 COMMENT ON OTHER PEOPLE'S COMMENTS.'

LAND COMMISSION AGREES ON LAND COST

THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION HELD

ITS THIRTEENTH

MEETING

TODAY (FRIDAY).

LAND THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT THE AVERAGE COST OF FOR THE 1987-88 FINANCIAL YEAR IS HK$1,625 PER SQUARE METRE.

BENELUX COUNTRIES RECOGNISE BN(0)

PRODUCTION

THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE BENELUX (I. E. BELGIUM, THE BN (0) THE NETHERLANDS AND LUXEMBOURG) HAVE OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED PASSPORT.

IT SHALL RECEIVE A TREATMENT THEY HAVE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT

MEAN THAT FOR A VISIT NOT EQUAL TO THE BDTC PASSPORT. THIS WILL EXCEEDING THE PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS, NO VISA. WILL BE REQUIRED.

IT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN

REGARDING

IN RESPONSE TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY BENELUX COUNTRIES

THAT GOES WITH THE RECOGNITION OF THE BN(0) STATUS AND THE PASSPORT

THAT THE NEWS IS WELCOMED, SAID

HOLDERS WILL, AS IN THE PARTICULARLY THE FACT THAT BN(0) PASSPORT

ΤΟ VISIT BE PERMITTED

BENELUX CASE OF

HOLDERS, BDTC PASSPORT COUNTRIES FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS WITHOUT A VISA.

ALSO SAID THAT THE

SECRETARY

FOR

THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SECURITY HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE COMMISSION OF NIGERIA AND CONSULATE OF FINLAND THAT THEIR GOVERNMENTS HAVE DECIDED TO RECOGNISE THE BN(0) PASSPORT.

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