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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1990

MR HUI SAID THE AIRPORT,

PORT AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTS FOR HONG KONG WOULD ENSURE ITS CONTINUED PROSPERITY WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

"IT IS, THEREFORE, APPROPRIATE THAT WE MAKE USE OF THE VERY LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT OUR MESSAGE IS PUT ACROSS AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE,

HE SAID.

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"THE INTERACTIVE CD-ROM PROJECT IS BOTH CHALLENGING EXCITING AND THIS USE OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY PROMOTES THE IMAGE OF HONG KONG INTERNATIONALLY, HE ADDED.

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SOLICITOR FIRMS SELECTED FOR AIRPORT LEGAL WORK

A SELECTION BOARD COMPRISING SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS AND SEVERAL SECRETARIAT BRANCHES HAS SELECTED THE SOLICITORS FIRMS OF MESSRS CLIFFORD CHANCE AND MESSRS MCKENNA & CO TO ADVISE AND ACT FOR THE GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

THE DECISION WAS MADE AFTER THE BOARD HAD COMPLETED CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN PROVIDING SPECIALIST SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT FROM SOME 30 FIRMS IN RESPONSE TO AN INVITATION ISSUED BY THE ATTORNEY GERENAL'S CHAMBERS EARLIER THIS YEAR.

EXPERT TALKS ON DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER

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A FOURTH ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN EXPERTS OF THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO HONG KONG'S FUTURE DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG ON SEPTEMBER 11 AND 12.

THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE MR DOUG MARTIN. THE CHINESE TEAM WILL BE LED BY CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE MR WANG JIAJI.

THEY WILL BE ASSISTED BY OTHER EXPERTS FROM THE TWO SIDES.

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