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"Future growth in the Chinese economy taken together with future stability and continued success in Hong Kong will inevitably be to the advantage of your (US) economy," he said.
Mr Tsang said he was confident that Hong Kong had the armoury to face the future: security in the institutional safeguards, a population full of energy and spirit of enterprise and, most of all, the goodwill and support from its friends in China and abroad.
He emphasised that Hong Kong would not stand still in social development. He outlined the whole series of initiatives across the whole spectrum of public services for Hong Kong which Governor Patten announced on October 11. These initiatives included improvement to public transport, equal opportunities, social security assistance, as well as health and welfare for the elderly.
"Hong Kong is eager to show the world that it is facing the challenges of 1997 with customary strength, determination and foresight," said Mr Tsang. Note to Editors:
Mr Tsang's speech will be faxed,
End/Friday, October 13, 1995
Land survey regulation gazetted
A regulation which seeks to impose fees for services under the Land Survey Ordinance is gazetted today (Friday).
The Land Survey (Fees) Regulation provides that fees be charged for the inspection of land boundary records, supply of copies of plans, deposit of land boundary plans and survey record plans with the Land Survey Authority, and registration and renewal of registration as an authorised land surveyor.
A government spokesman said the proposed fees, which were set at levels sufficient to recover the full costs incurred for the services, were in line with the "user pays" principle.
The Regulation is expected to come into operation on November 18.
End/Friday, October 13, 1995
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