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MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1992
"IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES AGREED IN THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP A COPY OF THE NEW DRAFT AGREEMENT WAS PASSED ΤΟ THE CHINESE FOR ANY COMMENTS THEY MIGHT HAVE, MRS CHAN SAID.
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THE CHINESE SIDE HAD CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE NO OBJECTION ΤΟ
THE TERMS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT, SHE SAID.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OCCASION, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY LIMITED, SIR WILLIAM STONES SAID THE AGREEMENT, WHICH WOULD SPAN L997, ALSO DEMONSTRATED THE STRONG COMMITMENT AND CONFIDENCE OF THE TWO COMPANIES IN THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
"BY THE END OF THIS DECADE CLP CONSUMERS WILL OBTAIN THEIR ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM OIL, COAL, NUCLEAR, HYDRO POWER AND NATURAL GAS. WE WILL ALSO BE STRONGLY INTERCONNECTED WITH THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING POWER INDUSTRY IN CHINA.
"TODAY OUR PRICE OF ELECTRICITY IS LESS THAN IT WAS AT THE END OF 1983 AND IN REAL TERM IS 40 PER CENT LESS THAN 10 YEARS AGO. THIS IS QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT AND HAS ASSISTED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION,' HE SAID.
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DEBATE TO OVERRIDE BUSH'S MFN VETO SCHEDULED
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掌案
THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS SCHEDULED A DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 11) ON THE VOTE TO OVERRIDE PRESIDENT BUSH'S VETO OF THE BILL WHICH SEEKS TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS ON THE RENEWAL OF MOST FAVOURED NATION (MFN) TRADING STATUS FOR CHINA.
A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN STATED THE ABOVE TODAY, QUOTING A RELIABLE SOURCE FROM WASHINGTON.
MIGHT BE POSSIBLE
SOME
HOWEVER, HE ADDED THAT IT
THAT THE VOTE WOULD BE RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY (MARCH 12) AS
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE 'SUPER TUESDAY' PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
IT ACTIVITIES AND MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE
BACK TO WASHINGTON ON
WEDNESDAY.
"ON THE BASIS OF PREVIOUS VOTING PATTERNS, ALL EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT A VETO OVERRIDE WOULD BE CARRIED BY A LARGE MAJORITY
THE
HOUSE.
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"THE IMPORTANT BATTLE WILL BE THE VOTE IN THE SENATE BUT THAT HAS YET TO BE SCHEDULED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
LOCAL TRADERS WERE REASSURED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO DO ALL IT COULD TO ENSURE THAT HONG
INTERESTS IN THIS MATTER WERE FULLY UNDERSTOOD AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
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