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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988

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CALL TO REGISTER HK INTEREST WITH B.I.E.

AN EXPO IN HONG KONG SHOULD REGISTER ITS INTEREST IN STAGING

DEADLINE, THE HON PAUL 1997 WITH THE B.I.E. BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 20 CHENG SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

THAT AFTER

SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHENG SAID REGISTRATION, A FULL FEASIBILITY STUDY SHOULD BE CONDUCTED AND CHINA'S SUPPORT SHOULD BE SOUGHT.

"AND

IF THE

OVERALL

++

COMMITMENT CAN ONLY BENEFIT HONG CENTURY, HE SAID.

VIABILITY

AS KONG

CAN BE

IT MOVES

A CONFIRMED,

THE INTO

FULL

NEXT

MR CHENG SAID HIS VIEWS WERE SHARED BY MANY OF HIS THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG.

FRIENDS IN

AND THE EVENT KONG'S FUTURE, HE

THE PRELIMINARY STUDY SUPPORTED ITS VIABILITY, WOULD PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL SYMBOLIC LINK TO HONG ADDED.

"AS SUCH WE SHOULD NOT SO READILY SAID MR CHENG.

DISMISS IT OUT OF HAND,

THE

UNDISPUTED

LAUNCH

INTERNATIONAL

HE SAID EXPO 1997 WOULD PROVIDE THE PERFECT PLATFORM TO

THE

AS NEXT CENTURY HONG KONG INTO BUSINESS CENTRE IN THE PACIFIC BASIN.

IT WOULD ALSO BRING THE WORLD'S FOCUS ON HONG KONG'S STATUS

A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, HE ADDED.

FROM

"I DO NOT FORESEE ANY DIFFICULTY IN

LOCAL BOTH FUNDING

THE

AND COMMUNITIES, AND THERE WILL BE NO NEED EQUALLY IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS,

THE

TO

中中

AS

ATTRACTING THE NECESSARY

INTERNATIONAL

FINANCIAL DIVERT FUNDS FROM OTHER MR CHENG SAID.

GOVT SHOULD REGISTER INTENTION

ITS INTENTION OF HOLDING AN THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REGISTER EXPO IN 1997 WITH THE BUREAU INTERNATIONALE DES EXPOSITIOINS, THE DAVID CHEUNG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

HE SAID THAT TO REGISTER THE INTENTION DID NOT MEAN KONG MUST GO AHEAD.

HON

THAT HONG

THE

AND THE GOVERNMENT

FEASIBILITY

AND

IT WOULD MEAN GIVING THE HONG KONG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY

EXPLORE ΤΟ

PRACTICABILITY OF THE PROJECT.

SERIOUSLY

"NOT TO REGISTER WILL MEAN NOT EVEN GIVING THE PEOPLE

HE SAID.

KONG THIS OPPORTUNITY,

OF HONG

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