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MONDAY, JULY 13, 1992

AIRPORT COMMITTEE TO MEET ON THURSDAY

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THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS NEXT (JULY 16) IN HONG KONG.

THE TWO TEAMS WILL BE LED BY THE BRITISH REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GALSWORTHY AND AMBASSADOR GUO FENGMIN.

MEETING ON THURSDAY

AND CHINESE SENIOR GROUP, MR ANTHONY

LEEKS VISITS HANOI

MR

ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, TO HANOI OVER THE WEEKEND FOR TALKS ON THE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS.

CLINTON LEEKS, FLEW RETURN PROGRAMME OF

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT WAS TO DISCUSS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS PROGRESS OF THE ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME AND TO REVIEW HOW HONG KONG'S CONTRIBUTION OF $10 MILLION, AGREED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON JULY

10, BEST BE USED TO SUPPORT REINTEGRATION PROJECTS IN VIETNAM.

IN ADDITION, MR LEEKS WILL MEET UNHCR AND EUROPEAN OFFICIALS, VISIT HAIPHONG AND SEE SOME RETURNEES.

MIGHT

COMMUNITY

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

MR LEEKS WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON FLIGHT CX790 ON JULY 15 (WEDNESDAY). THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IS 12.50 PM. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING HIS RETURN ARE INVITED ΤΟ ASSEMBLE AT THE VIP LIFT LOBBY ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT BUILDING.

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LAND OFFICE RELEASES HALF-YEAR FIGURES

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REGISTERED IN THE

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

LAND OFFICE FOR THE FIRST DECREASED BY 9.7 PER CENT OVER THE FIRST HALF AND

HALF OF THIS YEAR

BY OVER THE SECOND HALF OF LAST YEAR,

20.1 PER CENT

OF FLATS

REPORTING ON HIS DEPARTMENT'S LAND OFFICE THE NEW TERRITORIES), THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,

MR NOEL TODAY (MONDAY) THAT IN ALL 74,915 SUCH AGREEMENTS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.

FIGURES { INCLUDING GLEESON, SAID WERE REGISTERED

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONSIDERATIONS IN INCREASED BY 39 PER CENT FROM $119.62 BILLION IN THE BY 0.4 PER CENT FROM $165.62 BILLION IN THE SECOND HALF OF TO $166.26 BILLION IN THE CURRENT HALF YEAR.

THESE AGREEMENTS

FIRST

HALF

AND

LAST

YEAR

/DURING THE