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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1994

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AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETS AGAIN

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MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW

AIRPORT AND

RELATED PROJECTS WILL MEET AT 11 AM ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 25) ΤΟ DISCUSS THE ADMINISTRATION'S FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR THE AIRPORT RAILWAY IMMERSED TUBE AND RELATED WORKS.

THE MEETING WILL TAKE

LOWER

PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE HALL, FIRST FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MAIN WING (NEW ANNEXE), ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS ARE REQUESTED TO RESERVE A SEAT BY TELEPHONING MR CHAN HO-KBUNG AT 829 6745 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

AS SEATING IN THE CONFERENCE HALL IS LIMITED, BOOKINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.

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FIGURES SHOW A DECLINE IN EMIGRATION

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THE LATEST STATISTICS ON EMIGRATION COMPILED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOW A MARKED DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LOCAL RESIDENTS EMIGRATING LAST YEAR.

ANNOUNCING THE STATISTICS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) AN ESTIMATED 53,000 PEOPLE EMIGRATED FROM HONG KONG IN 1993.

COMPARABLE FIGURES FOR 1991 AND 1992 ARE 60,000 AND 66,000

RESPECTIVELY.

"THE STATISTICS ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF VISAS ISSUED BY THE CONSULATES OF MAIN DESTINATION COUNTRIES IN HONG KONG, TAKING INTO

THE ACCOUNT

LEAD TIME FOR THE TAKING UP OF THE VISAS BY THE EMIGRANTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE IMMIGRANT VISAS ISSUED IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS, HE SAID.

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