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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10,

1993

"WE OUGHT TO BE FORWARD LOOKING, HE SAID.

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"THE FACT THAT THERE ARE LESSONS TO BE LEARNT DOES NOT DETRACT THE FROM

THOSE GOODWILL, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF ALL

INVOLVED

POSSIBLE MADE IT

FOR HONG KONG WHICH

TO

A BUILD

MODERN, TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS FROM THE TIME THE DECISION WAS TAKEN IN MARCH 1986 TO ESTABLISH A THIRD UNIVERSITY.

HIGH-

FIRST

"

ALL

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT ACCEPT

BY THE CRITICISMS

THE PAC RELATING TO THE HANDLING OF THE HKUST

PROJECT,

THE

FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE POINTS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACHI TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE,

SUGGESTED FOLLOWING SPOKESMAN SAID WHILE TWO OPTIONS WERE INITIALLY

THERE WAS LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS, IT WAS AGREED BY ALL CONCERNED THAT ONLY ONE REALISTIC

CLUB JOCKEY HONG KONG OPTION, THAT IS, ROYAL

(RHKJC) TO FUND AND BUILD, IF THE PROJECT WAS TO BE COMPLETED IN TIME.

"THE

EXECUTIVE

THE COUNCIL

ALTERED PRESENTATION OF BOTH OPTIONS WOULD NOT HAVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE RELEVANT MEMORANDUM, HE NOTED.

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*THE VIEWS OF THE ADMINISTRATION ON

то MEASURES

FACILITATE

AND FINANCIAL MONITORING

CONTROL

THE (REFERRED TO IN

REPORT AS OF EXCO') WERE KNOWN AND ACCEPTED BY ALL MEMORANDUM ON THE RHKJC DONATION WAS CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL IN JUNE 1987.

'CONDITIONS/DIRECTIVES

PARTIES BEFORE

EXCO THE

THE

"AT NO STAGE DID THE ADMINISTRATION COMMIT EXPENDITURE ON

THE WITHOUT

PRIOR AUTHORITY OF THE FINANCE

PROJECT COMMITTEE.

NECESSARY

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GOVERNOR VISITS TUEN MUN

THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON TOURED THE SPASTICS ASSOCIATION

OF HONG KONG'S SHELTERED WORKSHOP AT ON TING ESTATE DURING HIS VISIT TO TUEN MUN DISTRICT.

ABOUT 100 SPASTICS AND SOME MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS ARE GIVEN TRAINING IN THE SPECIALLY EQUIPPED WORKSHOP.

THE ESTABLISHMENT WAS OPENED IN 1986. THE TRAINEES IN THE WORKSHOP HAVE INTEGRATED HARMONIOUSLY WITH THE SOME 20,000 RESIDENTS OF ON TING ESTATE.

MR PATTEN THEN WENT TO THE YAN OI TONG COMMUNITY CENTRE TO SER SOME OF THE FACILITIES INCLUDING VARIOUS SPORTS HALLS AND A NURSERY.

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