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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992

DISCUSSIONS HELP SHAPE VIEWS ON HK: GOVERNOR

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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN SAID TONIGHT (MONDAY) THAT HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH VERY MANY LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE HELPED TO SHAPE HIS VIEWS ABOUT WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR HONG KONG.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT BEFORE LEAVING FOR LONDON, MR PATTEN SAID: "I NOW THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD MOMENT FOR ME TO REPORT ON MY CONCLUSIONS TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER SENIOR MINISTERS AND THEN ΤΟ COME BACK AND IN DUE COURSE, SET OUT MY AGENDA FOR THE WAY FORWARD FOR HONG KONG,

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"I'LL BE HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, WITH THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, WITH THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND WITH MINISTERS TOMORROW AND THEN RETURNING AFTER THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE SPEECH WHICH I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 7," HE SAID.

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BEST AIRPORT AND RAILWAY FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE: K Y YEUNG

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THE FINANCIAL PACKAGES PROPOSED FOR THE PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (PAA) AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION

AIRPORT BEEN DEVISED WITH AN INTENTION TO BUILD THE BEST POSSIBLE AIRPORT

(MTRC) HAVE AIRPORT RAILWAY FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE, THE SECRETARY TREASURY, MR K Y YEUNG, SAID.

AND FOR THE

THE "ONE SAID

THE NEW COUNTRY HE WAS

SPEAKING AT A CONFERENCE ON THE FINANCIAL SCHEMES FOR AIRPORT AND THE AIRPORT RAIL PROJECTS ORGANISED BY TWO SYSTEMS ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MR YEUNG CONFIDENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MEET THESE AIMS.

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"HOWEVER, WE ARE PREPARED то BE FLEXIBLE AND CONSIDER CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR REFINEMENT, HE SAID.

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WILLING TO

AIRPORT CORE

ECONOMIC

MR YEUNG SAID IT HAD BEEN RECOGNISED THAT THE

(ACP) WAS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERPIN HONG KONG'S

PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT.

PROGRAMME,

"WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE SOONER WE GET ON WITH THE THE LESS LIABILITY WE WILL LEAVE BEHIND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

"LET US THEREFORE PRESS AHEAD WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE. I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT UPON COMPLETION, THE ACP WILL GENERATE MUCH MORE LONG- TERM ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO HONG KONG THAN THE

MOST

COSTS

INVOLVED,

"

HE SAID.

/TALKING ABOUT