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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1994

"THE SCREENING SYSTEM HAS WITHSTOOD

CHALLENGES AND BEEN ACCEPTED AS FAIR BY THE COURTS IN AN IMPORTANT DECISION GIVEN RECENTLY BY THE COURT OF APPEAL,

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HE SAID.

"THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER REVIEW BY THE GOVERNMENT OF DECISIONS MADE. THE 24,000 SCREENED-OUT MIGRANTS IN OUR CAMPS HAVE THUS NOTHING ΤΟ GAIN BY REMAINING IN HONG KONG. THEY HAVE NO

OF OVERSEAS HOPE RESETTLEMENT. THEIR ONLY FUTURE LIES IN RETURN TO

THE VIETNAM,

SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED.

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GOVT COMMITTED TO ENSURING HK'S AVIATION STATUS

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THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO REALISING HONG KONG'S AS THE PREMIER AVIATION HUB OF ASIA.

POTENTIAL

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID THIS TODAY THE UNVEILING OF CATHAY PACIFIC'S NEW CORPORATE IDENTITY DELIVERY OF THE AIRBUS 340.

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(TUESDAY) AND THE

AND

MRS CHAN NOTED THAT THE AVERAGE GROWTH RATES IN PASSENGER AIR CARGO TRAFFIC IN ASIA WAS PREDICTED TO REACH SOME 7.5 PER CENT AND 9 PER CENT PER ANNUM RESPECTIVELY, BETWEEN NOW AND 2010.

SHE

SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT MEANT ENSURING POSSIBLE AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, BACKED UP BY HIGH QUALITY AIR TRAFFIC

SOUND

A REGULATORY PRACTICES, AS WELL AS

LEGAL CONTROL, WITHIN WHICH TO DEVELOP HONG KONG'S AVIATION RELATIONSHIP REST OF THE WORLD.

THE

FRAMEWORK WITH THE

BEST

ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW AIRPORT, MRS CHAN SAID: "WE PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGED THAT RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE INDICATED THAT WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO AGREEING TO THE OVERALL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE AIRPORT.

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HAVE

FINANCING

"WE HOPE, BEFORE TOO LONG, TO BE IN A POSITION TO PUT A BILL TO BODY RESPONSIBLE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH THE PERMANENT

SHE SAID.

THE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE FUTURE AIRPORT,

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ON SIDE

THE SHE ADDED THAT CONSULTATIONS WITH THE CHINESE

AIRPORT AIRPORT BILL AND ON THE AWARD OF MAJOR FRANCHISES AT THE NEW

OF COMMITTEE

THE WERE UNDERWAY, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AIRPORT JOINT LIAISON GROUP.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RECRUIT AND TRAIN YEARS SOME 80 ADDITIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS OVER THE NEXT THREE

KONG INTERNATIONAL TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMANDS OF THE HONG AIRPORT.

THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO SET UP A NEW UNIT YEAR TO DRAW UP OPERATING AND SAFETY STANDARDS FOR THE NEW AIRPORT.

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/THE GOVERNMENT