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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1993

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HE REITERATED THAT THE BILL WAS NOT CONCERNED WITH WHETHER OR NOT SURROGACY AND SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED BIRTH WAS DESIRABLE, NOR WITH CONSIDERING THE CONTROLS, IF ANY, WHICH SHOULD BE APPLIED.

"THIS BILL DEALS ONLY WITH MAKING PROVISION TO IDENTIFY THE LEGAL PARENTS WHERE SUCH BIRTHS TAKE PLACE, AND TO PROVIDE A LEGAL MECHANISM FOR PARTIES TO A SURROGACY TO APPLY ΤΟ THE COURT FOR AN ORDER AS TO THE CHILD'S PARENTAGE WHICH REFLECTS THE REALITY OF THE SURROGACY ARRANGEMENT, MR MATHEWS SAID.

HE SAID THE EXTENT TO WHICH SUCH ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED, OR HOW THEY SHOULD BE REGULATED, WERE QUESTIONS WHICH FELL OUTSIDE THE AMBIT OF THE BILL.

IN VIEW OF THE COMPLEX ISSUES INVOLVED IN THIS AREA, HE SAID, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE INTENDED TO ISSUE A CONSULTATION PAPER IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON THE SUBJECT OF SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED

HUMAN REPRODUCTION.

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POSITION FOR CENTRAL AND WANCHAI RECLAMATION

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WANCHAI

EVALUATION OF THE CURRENT TENDER PROPOSALS INDICATED THAT WOULD STILL BE POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE THE CENTRAL AND RECLAMATION PHASE 1 PROJECT BY ITS TARGET DATE OF MID-1997.

BLAKE,

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD YOUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE TWO LOWEST TENDERERS FOR THE CONTRACT HAD AGREED TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF THEIR TENDERS FOR A FURTHER MONTH FROM MARCH B TO APRIL 6.

MR BLAKE EXPLAINED THAT PHASE 1 OF THE RECLAMATION WOULD LAND FOR A NUMBER OF PURPOSES WHICH WOULD BE OF VALUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG.

PROVIDE

"IT IS PARTLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE AIRPORT RAILWAY'S HONG KONG STATION, AND IS THEREFORE INCLUDED AS ONE OF THE 10 CORE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

"IN THE MAIN HOWEVER, IT IS THE FIRST STAGE OF PROVIDING NEW LAND FOR EXPANSION OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND LONG-TERM HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH THE NORTH SHORE OF THE ISLAND, UNDER THE CENTRAL AND WANCHAI RECLAMATION LAND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, HE SAID,

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/MR BLAKE