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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1994

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A CAPITAL SUBVENTION OF $4,829 MILLION TO FUND THE PROJECT.

MR

THAT TOP PRIORITY HAD BEEN ACCORDED CHOW NOTED PROJECT AND A FAST TRACK WORKS TO FIT IN RECLAMATION

PROGRAMME WITH A

HAD BEEN ADOPTED TIGHT PROGRAMME FOR THE

TO THE FOR THE BUILDING

WORKS.

"THE

OF

MORE THAN OF 50,000

EXISTING CENTRE, WITH ONLY ABOUT 20,000 SQUARE METRES CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION SPACES, WILL BE ENLARGED BY WHEN THE NEW EXTENSION IS COMPLETED, WITH A TOTAL TWOFOLD SQUARE METRES UNDER ONE ROOF," HE SAID.

THE EXTENSION WILL OFFER A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY OF ITS KIND AND

ONE OF THE PROMINENT SITE TO BE SEEN AS A

LANDMARKS WILL OCCUPY OVERLOOKING THE VICTORIA HARBOUR.

IT WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING CENTRE BY AN ATRIUM WHICH COULD ALSO BE USED FOR LIGHT EXHIBITS.

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MR CHOW EXPLAINED THAT THE DEPARTMENT ACTED AS THE AGENT OF THE BECAUSE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO CARRY OUT THE RECLAMATION WORKS

WHICH THE CENTRE FORMED PART OF THE OVERALL WAN CHAI RECLAMATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE AT A LATER DATE.

COUNCIL.

THE BUILDING WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT

"MEANWHILE, TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED ON TIME AND FORM WITHIN BUDGET, A PROJECT MONITORING AND CONTROL MECHANISM IN THE OF A PROJECT CONTROL COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY HAS BEEN FORMED, MR CHOW ADDED.

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THE

CONTRACT, TOGETHER WITH RECLAMATION

1995. BEGIN ON JUNE 1 FOR COMPLETION ON APRIL 26,

PILING

WORKS,

WILL

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HONG KONG*S LEGAL SYSTEM ON STAY AFTER 1997

1997 TO

THE CHIEF

THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THE WORLD WAKING UP ON JULY 1 + HONG FIND

KONG OPERATING WITH AN ALIEN LEGAL SYSTEM, JUSTICE, SIR TI LIANG YANG, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.

SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING BANQUET OF THE ! 1 TII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MARITIME ARBITRATORS HELD IN HONG KONG, SIR TI LIANG SAID: "THERE IS NO QUESTION OF A JUDICIAL VACUUM; NO QUESTION OF AN ABRUPT BREAK; NO QUESTION OF A WHOLESALE CHANGE.

AS

THEM

"THE JUDICIARY AS WE KNOW IT TODAY AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION WE KNOW IT TODAY WILL CONTINUE ON THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS WE KNOW

THE RULE OF LAW AND AN INDEPENDENT, TODAY.

CREDIBLE AND FEARLESS JUDICIARY WILL BE HERE TO STAY, HE STRESSED.

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/SIR TI TANG