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QUALITY SURVEYS HAVE

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AIR

BUILDINGS

PROBLEM.

SINCE

1989.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1992

THE

BEEN CONDUCTED

RESULTS

HAVE

IN SHOWN NO

GOVERNMENT SERIOUS

"TO INVESTIGATE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, IN-DEPTH STUDY OF ALL BUILDINGS. THIS WOULD RESOURCES AND YEARS OF RESEARCH, HE SAID.

WE WOULD NEED AN REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL

GOVT AIMS TO GET CHINA'S SUPPORT ON AIRPORT PROJECT

IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S PRINCIPAL AIM TO SECURE CHINA'S THE

THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH

THE

Y SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR K UNDERSTANDING,

SUPPORT

MEMORANDUM YEUNG,

OF SAID

FOR

TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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LEGISLATIVE

"ANY OTHER OPTION WAS SECOND BEST, MR YEUNG SAID IN A WRITTEN REPLY то A

IN QUESTION BY THE HON CHIM PUI-CHUNG COUNCIL.

HE SAID THE

THE

HON GOVERNOR, THE RT

CHRISTOPHER

REITERATED THIS AIM ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS.

PATTEN,

HAD

"BUT

AS THE GOVERNOR HAS SUGGESTED UNTIL WE GET AN AGREEMENT, WE SHOULD DO WHAT WE CAN TO CONTINUE TO TAKE THE FORWARD," HE ADDED.

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OVERALL PROJECTS

CLEARANCE PROCESSES AT LOWU UNDER REVIEW

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN REVIEWING AND STREAMLINING THE PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARD OF CLEARING A PASSENGER WITHIN 30 MINUTES, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI- YIN, MR STRACHAN SAID: "WE ARE NOW CONSIDERING FURTHER STREAMLINING OF ACTUAL PROCEDURES. THIS WILL REQUIRE THE CO-OPERATION OF THE CHINESE SIDE.

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IMPLEMENTED, IT

IF AND WHEN SUCH IMPROVEMENTS ARE ABLE TO BE WILL VERY CONSIDERABLY REDUCE THE AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR VISITORS FROM CHINA, HE SAID.

THE OVERALL TRAFFIC THROUGH LOWU HAD BEEN INCREASING VERY DRAMATICALLY, UP BY 39% SINCE 1989.

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