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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1990

"WE'VE HAD IT FOR MANY YEARS, WE HAVE IT NOW, WE'RE GOING ΤΟ HAVE THAT INTO THE FUTURE," HE ADDED.

ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF THE SMUGGLING OF ARMS FROM CHINA, SIR DAVID SAID A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS HAD BEEN HELD WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS.

"IT'S SMUGGLING OF ALL SORTS. BUT OF COURSE, WE'RE VERY ANXIOUS INDEED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A CLAMPDOWN ON ANYTHING LIKE SMUGGLING ARMS INTO HONG KONG.

"INDEED THE CHINESE HAVE BEEN VERY CO-OPERATIVE ON THIS. THEY REALISE WHAT A PROBLEM IT IS FOR US. THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE IT, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IT. WE WILL CO-OPERATE BETWEEN US ON TRYING TO FIND EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO STOPPING SMUGGLING OF FIREARMS," THE GOVERNOR SAID.

FS VISITS PADS PROJECTS OFFICES

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PIERS JACOBS, TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED THE OFFICES OF THE GROUPS WORKING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW AIRPORT AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

WORKING ON

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS TEAMS

THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG HAVE BEEN MOVING INTO SHUI ON CENTRE, IN HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

AFTER BEING MET BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR KENNETH KWOK, AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR WORKS (NEW AIRPORT WORKS), MR RAFAEL HUI, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY CALLED AT THE OFFICES OF THE NEW AIRPORT WORKS DIVISION, WORKS BRANCH, THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT TEAM OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW AIRPORT DIVISION ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

OF THE CIVIL

SIR PIERS ALSO VISITED THE OFFICES OF BECHTEL INC, WHICH [S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT CO-ORDINATION, AND OF GREINER-MAUNSELL, WHICH IS PREPARING THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN.

"WE ARE NOW BUILDING THE NEW AIRPORT, AND THE SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IT NEEDS.

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"THE CENTRALISATION OF SO MANY OF THE RESOURCES ESSENTIAL то THIS MAKES LOGICAL SENSE AND WILL ASSIST US IN MEETING TARGET THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID.

"HONG KONG HAS A REPUTATION FOR ACHIEVING WHAT IT SETS DO, AND THIS IS WHAT HAS MADE THE TERRITORY THE SUCCESS IT IS HE ADDED.

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