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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1994

TRANSCRIPT OF GOVERNOR'S MEDIA SESSION

FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SPEAKING TO THE NEWS MEDIA AFTER PROFESSOR NORBERT MORGENSTERN PRESENTED TO HIM THE KWUN LUNG LAU LANDSLIP REPORT THIS AFTERNOON (WEDNESDAY):

GOVERNOR: ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT, INDEED ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, I LIKE TO THANK PROFESSOR MORGENSTERN VERY WARMLY INDEED FOR PRODUCING THIS REPORT ON THE KWUN LUNG LAU LANDSLIDE SO QUICKLY AND SO COMPREHENSIVELY. OBVIOUSLY WE WILL WANT TO STUDY THE REPORT AS FAST AS WE CAN AND TO IMPLEMENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT WE CAN, IF POSSIBLE, AVOID ANY SIMILAR DISASTERS IN THE FUTURE. I REPEAT WE ARE GRATEFUL TO PROFESSOR MORGENSTERN WHO KNOWS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT SOME OF THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS WE HAVE IN BUILDING AREA IN HONG KONG. HE HAS HELPED US IN THE PAST AND I AM DELIGHTED THAT HE'S BEEN ABLE TO HELP US AGAIN. WE OBVIOUSLY OWE IT TO THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE LANDSLIDE IN THAT TRAGEDY TO DO ALL WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT WE MAKE SAFE SITES WHEREVER POSSIBLE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. WE KNOW THAT PROFESSOR MORGENSTERN IS GIVING A PRESS CONFERENCE LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON WHEN HE WILL BE ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS. ONCE AGAIN I AM VERY PLEASED WHAT HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO.

1995 LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY APPROVED

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THE FIREWORKS VETTING COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED AN APPLICATION FROM THE BEIJING JUNEFIELD REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED STAGE A 23-MINUTE FIREWORKS DISPLAY DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN 1995, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE SPONSOR IS A SUBSIDIARY OF JUNEFIELD WHICH IS A REGISTERED HONG KONG COMPANY,

(HOLDINGS)

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"THE DISPLAY WILL BE STAGED OVER VICTORIA HARBOUR FROM 8 PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1995, THE SECOND DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

ON

"IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE DISPLAY WILL BE POSTPONED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1995, WHICH IS THE THIRD DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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YEAR FIREWORKS AS ON SIMILAR CO-ORGANISE

THE COMING DISPLAY WILL BE THE 14TH LUNAR NEW DISPLAY SPONSORED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR SINCE 1982. PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL BE INVITED TO THE EVENT.

"WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT WITH THIS SPONSORSHIP, THE COMMUNITY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE SPECTACLE OF A FIREWORKS DISPLAY DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES,

" THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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