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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988

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OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HK

SOVEREIGNTY TO TODAY COUNCIL

AN EXPO IN 1997 WOULD DEMONSTRATE TO THE WORLD THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE NOT WORRIED BY THE TRANSFER OF HONG KONG'S CHINA, THE HON {THURSDAY).

PEGGY

LAM

IN SAID

THE

LEGISLATIVE

SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE IDEA OF STAGING AN EXPO IN 1997, MRS HAS HIGH STANDING LAM SAID: "HONG KONG THOUGH SMALL GEOGRAPHICALLY INTERNATIONALLY FOR ITS SUCCESS IN COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL FIELDS.

"IT IS THE

PEOPLE HONG KONG

WHOSE

VISION,

HARD

WORK

AND

DEDICATION WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SUCCESS.

"THE TOURIST TRADE HAS BEEN BOOMING BECAUSE HONG MUCH TO OFFER TO THE VISITORS AND IT HAS BROUGHT REVENUE PRESTIGE TO HONG KONG.

KONG HAS SO

AS WELL AS

"SO FAR HONG KONG HAS NOT HELD ANY AS THE OLYMPICS OR THE EXPO.

INTERNATIONAL

EVENTS SUCH

"THE WORLD EXPO, IF HELD, WOULD BRING HONG KONG INTO OF THE WORLD."

THE

EYES

MRS LAM SAID MANY VISITORS WOULD COME IN 1997 TO SEE WHAT KONG WOULD BE LIKE WHEN SOVEREIGNTY WAS TRANSFERRED TO CHINA.

AN EVENT

A

SUCH AS IN HER VIEW, PROSPERITY TO HONG KONG; TRADE AND INDUSTRY IMAGE OF HONG KONG WOULD BE ENHANCED.

HONG

WOULD WORLD

BRING EXPO WOULD BENEFIT; AND THE

CHINA'S TOURIST TRADE WOULD ALSO BENEFIT.

THIS PROPOSAL AND SO FAR

"I HAVE BEEN GATHERING OPINION ON PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED FAVOURABLY TO THE IDEA," SHE SAID.

SHE ADMITTED THAT STAGING AN BRING

INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS

IN

EVENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SUCH

A

AND

HAD

LAND

AND

GRAND SCALE WOULD INEVITABLY HOTEL ACCOMMODATION AND SO ON; AND WAS AWARE THAT THE GOVERNMENT

AND

SUCH AS PROBLEMS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE DIFFICULTIES FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS THAT WOULD BE CREATED BY EXPO 97.

HOWEVER, SHE BELIEVED THAT MANY

OF THESE

SOLVED.

PROBLEMS

COULD

BE

"WHAT WE ARE URGING NOW IS TO REGISTER THE INTENTION FIRST IF REAL PROBLEMS DO ARISE, WE CAN ALWAYS WITHDRAW THE INTENTION.

AND

"I DO NOT WANT HONG KONG TO MISS THE CHANCE OF REGISTRATION INTENTION, SHE SAID.

OF

4.

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