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Attention News Editors:

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A special closed-door working session will be arranged on Wednesday (October 11) in the GIS press conference room on the fifth floor of Beaconsfield House to enable media members to work on advance copies of the Policy Address. The session will start at noon until the Governor finishes his speech.

Media representatives working on the advance copies will not be allowed to leave GIS press conference room during this period.

You are reminded that contents of the Policy Address are embargoed until after delivery in the Legislative Council.

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Later in the afternoon, the Governor will hold a press conference at the Conference Hall, first floor, Central Government Offices New Annex, Lower Albert Road after he has finished his speech.

Your representatives are invited to attend the press conference. Media members should arrive by 4 pm. Representatives of television and radio stations should arrive even earlier to set up equipment.

End/Monday, October 9, 1995

CS launches the 1995 Progress Report

The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, said today (Monday) that a 94 per cent success rate achieved by the Administration in implementing the policy commitments in the 1992-1994 Policy Addresses reflected an impressive performance on the part of the civil service.

"One of the highest priorities of the Hong Kong Government is to ensure that it is directly and genuinely accountable to the community.

"Accountability means setting targets and reporting on whether we have been able to achieve them. The centrepiece to these arrangements is the annual Progress Report," Mrs Chan said.

The Progress Report is a list of the policy commitments from earlier policy addresses together with a report on progress with each of these commitments.