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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1992

GOOD LINKS BETWEEN HK AND SHENZHEN AIRPORT NEEDED: GOVERNOR

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THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) HE WOULD ΤΟ SEE GOOD COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE NEW AIRPORT AT SHENZHEN WHICH WOULD BENEFIT BOTH PLACES.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER CROSSING ON HIS RETURN FROM A TWO-DAY VISIT TO GUANGDONG, LORD WILSON SAID THE IMPRESSION HE GOT OF THE NEW SHENZHEN AIRPORT AT HUANGTIAN WAS THAT IT COULD BE USEFUL TO HONG KONG.

LORD WILSON SAID KAI TAK AIRPORT WAS BECOMING VERY CROWDED, TO USE SHENZHEN AIRPORT, PARTICULARLY FOR INTERNAL CHINA FLIGHTS COULD RELIEF A LOT OF THE STRAIN ON HONG KONG.

ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MATTERS, LORD WILSON SAID HONG KONG HAD VERY GOOD LIAISON WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN GUANGDONG AND THAT WOULD CONTINUE.

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"WE'LL HAVE TO DISCUSS HOW THAT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL EVEN CLOSER IN TERMS OF RELATIONSHIP WHEN WE GET OUR NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK," HE SAID.

LORD WILSON SAID HE HAD SPOKEN BOTH ΤΟ THE GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG AND THE MAYOR OF SHENZHEN ON THE PROBLEM OF SMUGGLING.

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I HAVE PASSED ON A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT WE GATHERED ABOUT THE SMUGGLING PROBLEM AND THE GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG PROMISED TO LOOK INTO THAT, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE IMPROVEMENTS

TO HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES

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IMPROVEMENTS

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THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG,

QUANTITATIVE TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT BOTH QUALITATIVE AND WOULD BE MADE TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY THE COMING YEAR.

MRS WONG SAID: "THE PUBLIC DEMAND FOR MORE AND BETTER SERVICES MUST BE MET IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY POSSIBLE.

"TO FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSION, WE MUST ALSO MAKE FOR MORE EFFICIENT OPERATIONS AND MANAGE OUR RESOURCES BETTER.

"LAST YEAR, I INTRODUCED REFORMS AND INITIATIVES. THIS YEAR WILL IMPLEMENT AND DEVELOP THEM.'

MRS WONG WAS SPEAKING AT

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MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION OUTLINING THE DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR HER PROGRAMME AREAS.

/ALSO ATTENDING