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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990

BY

THE

"IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, IT IS DECLARED

THE

TWO GOVERNMENTS THAT, DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BETWEEN

JUNE 1997, DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND 30

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL BE

OF HONG KONG WITH THE OBJECT ADMINISTRATION PRESERVING ITS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SOCIAL STABILITY AND THAT

ITS REPUBLIC

PEOPLE'S CONNECTION.

OF

CHINA

WILL

GIVE

OF

MAINTAINING

COOPERATION

IN

THE

AND

THE

THIS

MR MATHEWS SAID THE POSITION COULD NOT BE CLEARER.

SOVEREIGNTY

OVER

HONG

KONG

AND

"IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION, THE GOVERNMENT

CONTINUE TO EXERCISE THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL, UNTIL 30 JUNE 1997,

FOR ITS RESPONSIBLE

OF

REMAIN

ADMINISTRATION.

"IN THE

MEANTIME, ANNEX UNDER

THE

HAS GROUP

TO DECLARATION

BEEN JOINT LIAISON

CONDUCT II TO THE JOINT ESTABLISHED

AND TO CONSULTATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION

OF GOVERNMENT IN DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO THE SMOOTH TRANSFER 1997," HE SAID.

"NOTIONS OF FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS AND VETO POWERS THEREFORE GO WELL BEYOND THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND ARE NEITHER RELEVANT NOR HELPFUL.

JOINT

THE PROVIDED

"CONSULTATIONS, HOWEVER, TO ENSURE THE PROPER WORKING OF DECLARATION AND THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT ARE FOR IN THE JOINT DECLARATION AND IT IS PRIMARILY THE TASK OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP TO CONDUCT THOSE CONSULTATIONS.

"AS MEMBERS ARE AWARE, CONSULTATIONS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT ON

MR MATHEWS SAID.

A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS,

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HK NEEDS NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, SAYS SES

CHAN SAID THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON ANSON

AIRPORT PROJECT ARE THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT DECISIONS ON THE

INTEREST GENERALLY SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY AS BEING IN THE OVERALL OF HONG KONG AND THE FUTURE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.

AT

SPEAKING AT THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS CHAN MRS TODAY MEETING

(WEDNESDAY), COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE THE

ITSELF HAD NOT TAKEN UPON

AN EASY TASK STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE, AND DONE WELL, IF HONG KONG WAS TO CONTINUE PROSPER.

ΤΟ

/GIVING THE