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MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1990

"ON THE BASIS OF THIS NEW AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE PROOF OF OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE, IT NOW REMAINS FOR THE AIRLINES TO DEVELOP THEIR SERVICES," MONSIEUR ESPEROU ADDED.

THE SIGNING OF THE HONG KONG/FRANCE ASA FOLLOWED DISCUSSIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS BETWEEN THE UK AND FRENCH DELEGATIONS. HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES WERE ALSO IN THE UK DELEGATION AND PRESENT AT THOSE TALKS.

THE ASA, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COME INTO FORCE EARLY NEXT YEAR, PROVIDE FOR SCHEDULED SERVICES BY THE DESIGNATED AIRLINES OF THE TWO SIDES.

WILL

UNTIL THEN, SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND FRANCE BY AIRLINES OF EITHER SIDE WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE UK/FRANCE ASA.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY TOGETHER WITH MRS CHAN AND MONSIEUR ESPEROU'S SPEECHES WILL BE BOXED TODAY.

CLP SUBMITTED DRAFT SITE SEARCH REPORT FOR THERMAL POWER STATION

IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES ON THE

COMPANY LIMITED'S

STATION, THE

SITE PLANNING,

SEARCH

ENVIRONMENT

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER REPORT FOR A

THERMAL POWER THE ISSUED AND LANDS

LARGE

BRANCH

FOLLOWING STATEMENT TODAY (MONDAY):

DRAFT FINDINGS AND MEGAWATT

"THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. LTD (CLP) HAS SUBMITTED A

WHICH SETS OUT THE SITE SEARCH REPORT TO GOVERNMENT

FOR EXERCISE

A 6,000 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SITE THERMAL POWER STATION.

SEARCH

A NEW POWER "ACCORDING TO CLP'S ELECTRICITY DEMAND FORECAST,

GROWING STATION WILL NEED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY APRIL 1996 TO MEET THE

1990'S AND BEYOND. DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE

AGREE TO THE HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT GOVERNMENT HAS YET TO

STATION

DATE SUGGESTED COMMISSIONING NEED FOR THIS POWER

THE FINANCIAL PLAN TO BE WHICH WILL BE EXAMINED IN THE CONTEXT OF SUBMITTED BY CLP.

AND THE

"IN VIEW

FOR SITE OF THE LONG LEAD TIME REQUIRED

AND

OF CONSTRUCTION

THE POWER (LAND ACQUISITION IDENTIFICATION

THE SITE SEARCH EXERCISE SHOULD STATION), GOVERNMENT AGREED THAT PROCEED AHEAD OF ANY DECISION ON THE NEED FOR THE POWER STATION.

"THIS SITE