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SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1994

A SUCCESSFUL OUTING IN HONOLULU

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THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE OF FINANCE MINISTERS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION (APEC) CONCLUDED TODAY (SATURDAY, HONOLULU TIME) WAS DESCRIBED AS "A SUCCESSFUL OUTING IN HONOLULU” BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY OF HONG KONG, MR DONALD TSANG,

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'THE MEETING ADDRESSES MATTERS OF SUBSTANCE IN AN INFORMAL KAY THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY, MR LLOYD

UNDER BENTSEN.

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MEMBERS MADE NO COMMITMENT TO MAKING THE FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING A REGULAR FEATURE OF APEC, BUT IT WAS AGREED THAT A FURTHER MEETING WOULD BE HELD IN INDONESIA NEXT YEAR, TO PURSUE SOME SPECIFIC FINANCIAL ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST," MR TSANG SAID.

HONG KONG HAD PROPOSED THAT WHEN FINANCE MINISTERS NEXT MET, THEIR DISCUSSIONS SHOULD TRANSCEND GENERALITIES AND FOCUS ON SPECIFIC

ISSUES. THIS WAS ACCEPTED BY OTHER DELEGATIONS.

IN THE MARGINS OF THE APEC FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING, THE HONG KONG DELEGATION LED BY MR TSANG HAD HELD INFORMAL MEETINGS WITH OTHER DELEGATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM CHINA AND CHINESE TAIPEI. THEY EXCHANGED VIEWS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL CONCERN.

PERSONALLY

MR TSANG ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO EXPRESS TO MR BENTSEN THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING CHINA'S MOST FAVOURED NATION TRADING STATUS TO THE ECONOMY OF HONG KONG.

HIGH MARKS FOR ENQUIRY SERVICE: POLL

NINETY-TWO PER CENT OF RESPONDENTS TO A RECENT SURVEY SA1 THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA)'S PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES (PESC) HAVE FULFILLED THEIR PLEDGE TO ATTEND TO PEOPLE WITHIN THREE MINUTES.

ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, THE RESPONDENTS GAVE A RATING OF 7.5 FOR THE STANDARD OF SERVICE RENDERED AT THESE CENTRES.

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EVEN HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE STAFF'S WORKING ATTITUDE AND THE CENTRE'S ENVIRONMENT PER CENT AND 94 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

FURTHERMORE, 82 PER CENT OF USERS INDICATED THAT THEY HAD OBTAINED THE REQUIRED SERVICES EITHER WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY,

A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE FINDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY CAME JUST 11 MONTHS AFTER 1TS PERFORMANCE PLEDGF WAS ANNOUNCED ON APRIL 1 LAST YEAR.

THE SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR AT NINK PESCS BASTERN, WAN CHAI, MONG KOK, KWUN TONG IN THE URBAN ARFA AS WELL AS KWAI TSING, TUEN MUN, SHA TIN, TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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