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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1994

PLANS FOR NEW PORT AND DEVELOPMENTS BEHIND THESE AND

MR MILLER OUTLINED THE GOVERNMENT'S AIRPORT FACILITIES AND THE ECONOMIC OTHER INFRASTRUCTURAL PLANS,

"HONG KONG HAS REGAINED ITS NATURAL ENTREPOT ROLE AND IS RAPIDLY EMERGING AS THE SUPERPORT' FOR SOUTHERN

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CHINA. OF THE 116 MILLION TONNES OF CARGO THAT PASSED THROUGH OUR SEAPORT LAST YEAR 60 PER CENT ORIGINATED IN, OR WAS DESTINED FOR, CHINA. OVER 25 PER OF FLIGHT MOVEMENTS AT OUR AIRPORT LAST YEAR WERE AIRCRAFT BOUND FOR OR ARRIVING FROM CHINESE DESTINATIONS; PASSENGERS ON THESE FLIGHTS MADE UP 17 PER CENT OF TOTAL THROUGHPUT.

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"WE ARE NOW BUILDING THE TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WILL ALLOW US ΤΟ FULFIL OUR NATURAL ROLE AS SOUTHERN CHINA'S ENTREPOT.'

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NOTING THAT ALL OF HONG KONG'S

CONTAINER PORT TERMINALS HAD BEEN FINANCED, BUILT AND OPERATED BY PRIVATE CONSORTIA AND THAT MANY OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDING MOST OF THE TERRITORY'S ROAD AND RAIL TUNNELS HAD BEEN FINANCED ON A "BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER" BASIS, MR MILLER HIGHLIGHTED THE BENEFITS OF PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT.

"WHILE HONG KONG'S CONTINUING ECONOMIC LINKS WITH SOUTHERN CHINA ARE THE DRIVING FORCE PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPMENT I HAVE JUST DESCRIBED, WILL CONSTITUTE ONLY 25 PER CENT OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

GROWTH AND GROWING BEHIND THE MASSIVE THE PADS PROJECTS GOVERNMENT CAPITAL

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"HARNESSING THE RESOURCES OF THE PRIVATE CROWDING THEM OUT, ENSURES GREATER EFFICIENCY. THUS PRODUCTS MORE LIKELY TO BE COMPLETED ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET. BUT IT LEAVES A GREATER PROPORTION OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FREE" FOR INVESTMENT IN SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND SIMILAR FACILITIES," MR MILLER SAID.

SAFETY OFFICERS OF THE YEAR COMMENDED

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EIGHT WINNERS OF THE SAFETY OFFICERS OF THE YEAR AWARD WERE COMMENDED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF WORKERS AT THEIR WORKPLACES.

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MR KWOK CHUNG-YU, ME LAI YIM-HUNG, MR LI CHI-MOON, HO-LAM, MR LUI YEUK-HON, MR MA KHOK-HO, MR NG KUN-FUK AND YEUNG CHAP-LAI WERE EACH AWARDED A CERTIFICATE AND A TROPHY AT A PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD AT HOTEL SHANGRI-LA IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.

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