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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1992

"ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING ASPECTS OF THIS WORK, ALTHOUGH IT ENTAILS A MOUNTAIN OF READING, IS TO COMPARE THE CASE IN CANADA UNDER CHARTER OF RIGHTS, THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE UNDER THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DISTILL THE LEARNING IN ORDER TO ARGUE POINTS BEFORE HONG KONG COURTS.

"THERE IS NO DOUBT OUR JUDGES ARE GREATLY ASSISTED BY CASES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS."

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ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID THE TERRITORY WAS ONLY PART OF THE ORIENTAL WORLD THAT WAS INCREASING ITS PROSPERITY BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS WITH SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, THAILAND AND MALAYSIA PROGRESSING AT A GREAT PACE.

"IN SPITE OF THE INTENSE COMPETITION HONG KONG IS UP WITH THEM ALL AND THE SHADOW OF 1997 HAS NOT HAD MUCH OF AN EFFECT UPON HONG KONG'S TRADE AND ITS COMMITMENT TO NEW DEVELOPMENT.

"IT STILL EXUDES SUCCESS, ITS PROSPERITY IS OBVIOUS NOT BELIEVE THIS WILL CHANGE," MR WOOD SAID.

AND I DO

HE POINTED OUT THAT CRITICAL TO HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY IS ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA.

"HONG KONG IS OF VAST IMPORTANCE TO CHINA AS MANY OF ITS EXPORTS PASS THROUGH THE TERRITORY ON THEIR WAY OVERSEAS.

"IN ADDITION, THERE IS INCREASING INTEGRATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA'S SOUTHERN PROVINCES, PARTICULARLY OUR ADJOINING NEIGHBOUR GUANGDONG,'

" HE SAID.

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HONG KONG TO ATTEND PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION MEETING

A HONG KONG DELEGATION COMPRISING BUSINESS LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND ACADEMICS WILL ATTEND THE NINTH GENERAL MEETING OF THE PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION COUNCIL (PECC IX) TO BE HELD THIS WEEK IN SAN FRANCISCO.

HEADING THE 14-MEMBER DELEGATION WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG COMMITTEE FOR PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (HKCPEC) AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LAM SOON HONG KONG GROUP, DR RAYMOND CH'IEN.

HE WILL BE ATTENDING A STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO PECC IX, WHICH WILL BE FROM SEPTEMBER 23 TO 25.

KONG,

PECC

HELD

"THIS IS THE SECOND PECC GENERAL MEETING ATTENDED BY HONG DR CHIEN SAID.

/THE THEME