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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1991

TURNING TO THE PROBLEMS WHICH

HONG KONG IS NOW

FACING, MR

MACLEOD SAID NO COMMUNITY COULD CLAIM TO BE PROBLEM FREE.

CONCERNED, FOR

EXAMPLE,

THAT

"WE ARE

WE ARE CURRENTLY ARE USED EXPERIENCING LOWER GROWTH AND HIGHER INFLATION THAN WHAT WE

PROJECTS TO, OR IS DESIRABLE; AND THAT ON THOSE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL

HAVE AS YET BEEN UNABLE TO RELATED TO OUR PLANNED NEW AIRPORT WE REACH AGREEMENT WITH CHINA.

CHANGES,

SUCH AS

"WE FACE CHALLENGING CONSTITUTIONAL

PROPORTION OF ELECTED MEMBERS INTO OUR INTRODUCING AN INCREASING LEGISLATURE, NOT TO MENTION THE MAJOR CHANGES IN 1997 ITSELF.

BUT HANDLING.

то

I BELIEVE "ALL THESE WILL REQUIRE IMAGINATIVE THAT WE ALSO HAVE UNDERLYING STRENGTHS WHICH WILL ENABLE HONG KONG CONTINUE TO PROSPER.

A

IS "OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CHINA

A GREAT

NOT ADVANTAGE,

SIMPLE, LOW TAX HANDICAP, AND OUR FLEXIBLE, CAPITALIST ECONOMY, OUR SYSTEM AND RELATIVELY RED-TAPE FREE ADMINISTRATION, AND ABOVE ALL OUR SPIRIT, SHOULD CONTINUE HARD WORKING POPULATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL

HE SAID. TO ENSURE HONG KONG IS A SUCCESS STORY,

ON ARRIVAL IN VIENNA, MR MACLEOD HAS CALLED ON SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

DR CHANCELLOR,

FRANZ AMONG THEM WERE THE FEDERAL THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF FINANCE, DR FERDINAND LACINA; AND ON THE ROLE MAYOR OF VIENNA. THEY HAD USEFUL EXCHANGES AND HONG KONG AS GATEWAYS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS, AND ECONOMIC PROSPECTS.

AUSTRIAN

VRANITZKY;

THE DEPUTY OF AUSTRIA TRADE AND

50,000 MORE SIGN UP AS VOTERS

A FURTHER 50,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AS ELECTORS SINCE THE CURRENT VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE STARTED IN APRIL, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.

HE SAID THIS WHEN HE RECEIVED A DELEGATION OF THE TORONTO CHINESE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.

REGISTRATION DRAWING

WITH THE JULY 1 CLOSING DATE FOR VOTER NEAR, MR LAN AGAIN CALLED FOR GREATER PARTICIPATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER.

DURING THE RECEPTION, MR LAN ALSO UPDATED THE VISITORS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG.

"THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE

RECENT DISTRICT BOARD AND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS. BODES WELL FOR THE FORTHCOMING LEGCO IN THE POLLS, DURING WHICH 18 COUNCIL SEATS WILL, FOR THE FIRST TIME TERRITORY'S HISTORY, BE DIRECTLY CONTESTED," HE SAID.

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