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MONDAY, MAY 9, 1994

BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON HK HOPED

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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) HE HOPED THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR LU PING, WOULD COME TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT WAS THAT MADE HONG KONG SPECIAL AFTER HIS RECENT VISIT.

BUT

MR PATTEN SAID: "IT IS NOT A CITY RUN BY AND FOR CAPITALISTS, A COMMUNAL ENTERPRISE IN WHICH, UNDER A FRAMEWORK OF LAW THAT APPLIES IMPARTIALLY TO ALL, EACH PERSON, EACH INSTITUTION HAS A PART TO PLAY AND A SHARE TO RECEIVE.

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON OF HONG KONG PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, MR PATTEN SAID HE HOPED THAT DIRECTOR LU AND HIS COLLEAGUES REALISED THE NEED TO WORK IN TRUST WITH THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND ALL ITS INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.

TALKING ABOUT THE TOURIST INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG, MR PATTEN SAID

HE WAS AWARE OF A SHORTAGE OF HOTEL ROOMS.

HE

SAID VISITOR ARRIVALS OF 17 MILLION IN 2001 WERE FORECAST, REQUIRING INVESTMENT IN 20,000 MORE HOTEL ROOM.

"OUR TOWN PLANNERS HAVE IDENTIFIED ENOUGH 22,000 ROOMS BY THAT YEAR, HE SAID.

SITES TO PROVIDE

THE GOVERNOR NOTED THAT A CONSULTANCY STUDY HAD BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, то ASSESS THE ABILITY OF THE TERRITORY'S PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE TO HANDLE THIS HUGE BUILDING DEMAND.

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'WHEN WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY, WE WILL BR BETTER EQUIPPED TO JUDGE WHETHER ANY OTHER MEASURES ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT DEMAND IS MET, HE ADDED.

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ACP TUNNEL BREAKTHROUGH IS A BIG MILESTONE: CS

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(ACP)

ANOTHER MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME WAS REACHED TODAY (MONDAY) WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH OF THE CHEUNG CHING TUNNEL ON TSING YI ISLAND.

THE 1.6 KILOMETRE TUNNEL, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE TSING YI ISLAND, FORMS PART OF THE NEW ROAD NETWORK LEADING ΤΟ NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK AND THE NEW TOWN IN TUNG CHUNG.

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THE BREAKTHROUGH WAS ACHIEVED TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE JUST A YEAR AFTER BLASTING WORKS BEGAN, AND A CEREMONY то MARK OCCASION WAS PERFORMED TODAY BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN.

/SAID MRS