XN000022-1991-12-09 — Page 9

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1991

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TODAY'S MEETING ACCEPTED A REPORT ON HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE 78TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION CONFERENCE IN GENEVA LAST JUNE.

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THE BOARD ACCEPTED A RECOMMENDATION FOR HONG KONG то CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ILO CONFERENCE BY WAY OF A TRIPARTITE TEAM to BROADEN CONTACT AND EXCHANGE IN THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR SCENE.

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CHINESE OFFICIAL BRIEFED ON AIRPORT-RELATED PROJECTS

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MR CHEN ZIYING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, WAS TODAY (MONDAY) GIVEN A WIDE-RANGING BRIEFING ON HONG KONG'S AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME PROJECTS.

MR CHEN FIRST VISITED THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE IN WAN CHAI AND WAS BRIEFED BY THE DIRECTOR, MR RAFAEL HUI, THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF THE 10 CORE PROJECTS.

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IT WAS FOLLOWED BY A BRIEFING SPECIFICALLY ON THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, MR RICHARD ALLEN.

ACCOMPANIED BY MR HUI AND MR ALLEN, MR CHEN THEN TOOK A HELICOPTER TOUR OF THE NEW AIRPORT SITE AT CHEK LAP KOK AND OTHER SITES INVOLVED IN THE CORE PROGRAMME, INCLUDING TUNG CHUNG, NORTH LANTAU, TSING YI ISLAND AND WEST KOWLOON.

VALUE ADDED DATA AND FACSIMILE SERVICES EXTEND TO JAPAN

VALUE ADDED DATA AND FACSIMILE SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND JAPAN MAY NOW BE PROVIDED USING INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LEASED CIRCUITS (IPLCs), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).

THIS FOLLOWS DISCUSSIONS WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN, HE SAID.

"THE SERVICES INVOLVED WILL BE PROVIDED ON IPLCs LEASED AT THE NORMAL FLAT RATES FROM HONG KONG TELECOM INTERNATIONAL LTD AT THE HONG KONG END AND FROM JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS AT THE JAPANESE END, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"WE HAVE MADE SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN JANUARY AND JUNE THIS YEAR RESPECTIVELY, AND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES PERMITTED BETWEEN HONG KONG AND JAPAN WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THOSE COVERED IN THE U.S. AND UK ARRANGEMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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