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THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1993

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MOBIL OIL TSING Y1 COMPLEX DECLARED OPEN

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KONG'S HONG

ENERGY

THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, TODAY (THURSDAY)

OPENING OF A NEW ADDITION то INFRASTRUCTURE, THE MOBIL OIL TSING YI COMPLEX.

DECLARED

THE

OF

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, HE SAID THE CONSTRUCTION THE OIL COMPLEX WAS A TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.

"PHYSICALLY, THE SITE POSED AN ENORMOUS CHALLENGE IN ITSELF WITH THE NEED TO CREATE THE SITE.

"MANY

OF THE TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED HERE HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE IN HONG KONG, SIR DAVID SAID.

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HE SAID THE SHEAR SCALE OF THE INVESTMENT DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG'S FUTURE.

MOBIL'S

"HONG KONG IS PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN UNLOCKING THE

TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE PEARL RIVER DELTA.

"THOSE WHO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS PART OF THE WORLD PRESENTS WILL BE WELL REWARDED."

RECOGNISING THAT MEETING LOCAL FUEL REQUIREMENTS WAS A DEMANDING BUSINESS, SIR DAVID SAID SUPPLY, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION MUST BE SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE.

AND

"HONG KONG IS FORTUNATE IN HAVING A NUMBER OF COMPANIES PREPARED TO TAKE ON SUCH LOGISTICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES

++ HE SAID. TO MAKE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL LONG-TERM FINANCIAL COMMITMENT,

RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS GIVEN PRIORITY THEMES

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HAS THE

THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION (CPCE) WILL BE ON REAFFIRMED THAT ITS WORK THEME FOR THE YEAR 1993/94

THE CONCEPTS OF

RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS,

COMMITTER'S THE CHAIRMAN, DR DANIEL TSE CHI-WAI, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE LEAD IN STAGED BY

DR TSE SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE

ACTIVITIES TO BE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND ORGANISATIONS AT DISTRICT LEVEL.

ENCOURAGING MORE CIVIC EDUCATION (CE)

WORK PLAN

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE COMMITTEE'S THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING, HE SAID THE TOTAL FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SCHEME HAD BEEN INCREASED TO $1.2 MILLION. REPRESENTING A 20 PER CENT RISE OVER THAT OF 1992/93.

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