XN000022-1994-10-13 — Page 5

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1994

Q:

CS:

Q:

(INAUDIBLE

NEW AIRPORT PROJECT}

TO

GOING ON KONG HONG AS A WELL SIGN WITH AGREEMENT MEET THE OF EQUITY STATUTORY

WELL, ACTUALLY SPEAK, IN FACT, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN EXPERTS ON BOTH SIDES, THAT IS ON THE GOVERNMENT SIDE AND THE CHINESE SIDE PUTTING THIS DEFINISHING TOUCHES TO THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HOPE TO THE CHINESE AND I'M VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL REACH

ABLE WE HAVE BEEN VERY SOON. CHINESE WITH THE CHINESE MAIN CONCERN WISHES IN RESPECT OF THE LEVEL INJECTION THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL PUT INTO THE TWO

ALSO CORPORATIONS THAT WILL VOTE THE AIRPORT AND THE RAILWAY AND

BY THESE TWO STATUTORY AT THE

OF DEBT TO BE INCURRED LEVEL

ADDITION CORPORATIONS. IN THIS CONTEXT, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT IN

ESSENTIAL TO REACHING AGREEMENT ON THESE ISSUES, IT IS ALSO VERY

FINANCIAL THAT WE SHOULD SECURE THE CHINESE AGREEMENT TO THE TWO

COMFORT SUPPORT AGREEMENTS WHICH WILL BE NEEDED IN ORDER TO GIVE ΤΟ POTENTIAL LENDERS

MONEY TO THE MASS WHO WILL BE LENDING

AS 1 TRANSIT CORPORATION AND THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY.

VERY

WE SHORTLY,

WILL THAT VERY

REACH AM HOPEFUL SAID, I

WE HAVE, OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE, BUT IN THE MEANTIME,

FOR COURSE, READILY CARRIED OUT A GOOD DEAL AT THE WORST WE HAVE EXAMPLE A READILY CLAIMED TWO-THIRD OF THE AIRPORT PLATFORM WHICH THE WE PUT UP THE TOWERS FOR DELIBERATELY RISING FROM THE SEA.

BE WILL

THE WHEN COMPLETED

LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE WHICH COMBINED ROAD AND RAIL SUSPENSION BRIDGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

(INAUDIBLE ....JOINT DECLARATION)

CS:

THE BLUEPRINT FOR BUT WE DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE.

IS VERY THE FUTURE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF HONG KONG

BASIC LAW CLEARLY LAID OUT IN THE JOINT DECLARATION AND IN THE

1997 WHICH IS THE MINI-CONSTITUTION FOR THE SAR GOVERNMENT AFTER

OUR WE WILL CONTINUE WITH

EXISTING IS VERY CLEARLY LAID OUT.

REMARKS, SYSTEMS ETC. ETC. AS I SAID EARLIER IN MY PRELIMINARY

COUNTRY, CLEARLY OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND FRIENDS SUCH AS YOUR

THEY TOO HAVE INTEREST IN UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA AND SO ON.

INVESTMENT HONG KONG NOT LEAST OF COURSE, THEY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL

ΤΟ CONTINUE TO DO THERE AND

CONSIDERABLE OPPORTUNITIES SEE

IN THEIR BUSINESS IN

AND SO CLEARLY, THEY SEE AS HONG KONG.

CURRENT WAY OF INTEREST AND IN HONG KONG'S INTEREST THAT OUR

AUTONOMY, ECONOMIC

OUR LIFE, THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY, OUR

OPEN FINANCIAL AUTONOMY, OUR

JUDICIARY AND INDEPENDENT

CONTINUE LEGISLATURE AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT, ALL THOSE SHOULD

BECAUSE

ARE THOSE

THE KEY TO AFTER

FAVOURABLE AND

ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

1997.

Q:

(INAUDIBLE

QUEBEC PREMIER NOT GOING TO CHINA VISIT

WITH

THE PRIME MINSITER)

CS:

THE THAT

PRIME MINISTER ARE GOING GREATLY

WE ARE VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT HIMSELF TOGETHER WITH THE PREMIERS OF NINE PROVINCES ALONG ON HIS TRIP TO CHINA AND THEN TO HONG KONG, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

(INAUDIBLE)

Q:

CS:

I THINK WE INVITED THE PRIME MINISTER AND WHOEVER A THIS TEAM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

MEMBER OF

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