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FRIDAY, ON

BR 11 1991

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"WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT AS SOON AS WE IT'S NOT YET CERTAIN EXACTLY WHEN THAT IS GOING TO BE SAID.

POSSIBLY POSSIBLE,"

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"INDEED, IT'S NOT YET ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN WHETHER WE'LL BE TO TIE DOWN THE FINAL DETAILS, BUT FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW IN HONG KONG SO THAT WE CAN MAKE WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

ΤΟ VIETNAM ARRANGEMENTS FOR RESETTLING GENUINE REFUGEES AND RETURN

SIR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SCREENED OUT AS NOT BEING GENUINE REFUGEES, DAVID ADDED.

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AMERICAN TRYING

ON THE ISSUE, THE ASKED ABOUT THE UNITED STATES ATTITUDE

EXCHANGES

THE WITH HAVE BEEN GOVERNOR SAID: "THERE GOVERNMENT, WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT EXPLAINING WHAT WE'RE TO DO; THE SORT OF AGREEMENTS WE'RE TRYING TO REACH WITH VIETNAM.

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'I DON'T KNOW IN DETAIL WHAT THE AMERICAN REACTION HAS BEEN.

IT IS HOPE THAT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WILL BE UNDERSTANDING THAT

NON-REFUGEES ΤΟ ONLY IF WE GET ARRANGEMENTS IN PLACE FOR RETURNING THEIR HOMES, THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AFTER ASYLUM SEEKERS. THAT'S OF ACTION MUST BE A SIMPLE, PLAIN TRUTH. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTED AS A WHOLE, SIR DAVID SAID.

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THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WOULD ALSO BE GIVING GENERAL BACKGROUND ON OF THE DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG TO SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY DEFENSE. "AMONGST THE THINGS THE BACKGROUND THAT I'LL TALK THE QUESTION OF DEFENSE LANDS HERE.

WHEN

ΤΟ ASKED

COMMENT

ABOUT ts

AMERICAN

BY THE DECISION A ABOUT GOVERNMENT TO SET UP A COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO CLAIMS OF DISCRIMINATION OF VIEW HERE IN IN US-CHINA TRADE, SIR DAVID SAID: "FROM OUR POINT

BOTH IN MAXIMUM WE

TO

OF TRADE LIKE WOULD

SEE THE HONG KONG DIRECTIONS; OPEN TRADE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA, BECAUSE LOT OF THAT TRADE COMES THROUGH HONG KONG.

AMERICAN

A

CERTAIN OF TRADE

ADMINISTRATION AND "WHAT WE DO IS EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE ON THE HILL WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE FOR HONG KONG OF MEASURES THAT THE AMERICANS MIGHT TAKE. BUT, IT'S FREE FLOW

HE SAID. IN BOTH DIRECTIONS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO SEE,

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MARKET DEVELOPMENT A KEY POLICY OBJECTIVE

THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, MR DAVID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT MARKET DEVELOPMENT IS ALWAYS A KEY THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY AGENDA.

NENDICK, SAID OBJECTIVE ON

SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG'S THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUE

TV SERIES, "MONEY PROGRAMME", MR NENDICK SAID

TO

HONG KONG'S

PUT EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF FINANCIAL MARKETS TOGETHER WITH ADEQUATE CONTROLS TO PREVENT ABUSE AND ENSURE INTEGRITY.

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