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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1990

WHILE IN LONDON, THE

THE CHIEF SECRETARY WILL MEET WITH THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, LORD CAITHNESS, AND OTHER OFFICIALS THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

AT

IN RESPONSE то

A SUGGESTION THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD FINANCE THE MACAU AIRPORT, SIR DAVID SAID: "WE CERTAINLY HOPE THE MACAU AIRPORT WILL BE A SUCCESS. IT WILL, I THINK, HELP RELIEVE SOME OF THE CONGESTION AT KAI TAK.

"BUT, CLEARLY AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED, WE MUST FOCUS OUR INVESTMENT ON OUR OWN AIRPORT AND NOT ON OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE REGION," HE SAID.

ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE RECENT INCREASE IN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, SIR DAVID REITERATED THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF AN AMNESTY BEING EXTENDED ON A GENERAL BASIS.

"AND THAT IS THE MESSAGE WHICH CLEARLY MUST GO BACK ACROSS THE BORDER. IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE FOR PEOPLE TO COME HERE BELIEVING THAT THERE IS SOME HOPE OF AN AMNESTY WHEN CLEARLY THERE IS NOT GOING ΤΟ BE," HE SAID.

COUNTRY PARK FACILITIES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

AND THE ABLE-BODIED

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MOST OF THE BARBECUE AND PICNIC SITES DEVELOPED IN COUNTRY PARKS IN RECENT YEARS ARE CATERED FOR BOTH PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLE-BODIED PERSONS.

OFFICIATING AT THE PHAB WALK '90 AT THE TAI TONG MANAGEMENT CENTRE, ΤΑΙ LAM COUNTRY PARK TODAY (SUNDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, SAID THE AIM WAS TO COPE WITH AND PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF "INTEGRATION OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE ABLE-BODIED",

THE PHAB WALK '90 IS THE 17TH PHAB WALK ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG PHAB ASSOCIATION. OVER 1,000 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THIS YEAR'S EVENT WITH MORE THAN 200 SUPPORTING WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS.

CITING A TAI TONG SITE AS AN EXAMPLE, DR LEE SAID MOST OF THE NEWLY DEVELOPED FACILITIES IN COUNTRY PARKS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH ACCESS ROADS, COULD SUITABLY BE SHARED BY THE AND THE ABLE-BODIED. THEREFORE, IT WAS NOT PARTICULAR SIGN OF "PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PLAYGROUND".

PHYSICALLY NECESSARY AND THE

HANDICAPPED TO PUT UP ABLE-BODIED

/ON THE