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REGISTRY NO 51

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5.C.M. Pork 26 Jeb 1971.

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Bulkelog "Street, Thunghom, yesterday, requiring repairs to be completed by April 2,

This is one of three bulldings designed by same architect responsible for the condemned Chong Hing Mansion,

Harding about thearing

bgress of a deaf child at ng a visit to Social Wel- un centre in Kun Tong Centre in Fook Tong al Social Welfare Officer

seek peace

Washington, Feb. 25.

President Nixon today urged the Soviet Union

and Chipa to work with the United States to caso

Decision on international tensions, seale down the nuclear arms

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BY JOE VEIGA

race, and build an enduring peace that would safe- guard their legitimate interests,

Mr Nixon made his appeal 1970's - building for peace," in his annual "State of the were: World" message tọ Congress, The United States will modiminished

in which he also Mrezzed his mubtala determination to Mund fast military presener lu Western against Hanol's conditions for Europe, clomife

Clongres-

a Vietnam settlemenų, and slonal pigguure for ents, reported gains in hla pro- graming of building up Hal- forces ag Anterican troops withdraw,

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A settlement of the Middle Munt erkin requires The recovery by the Arabs of territorin tont tu Leuct in the 1807 war with minor bor- der adin Iments If necessary, ment giving the Tarnelis linked with a binding agrees

Asuram that they will be free froni attnek.

Apartheid

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Preuldent kald the United States wanted to eglablish n There seems tule likell | Peking and to work with the dialogue WNI hood of an enrly Government | Ruslans in creating penen il decision on an underground the Middle Eust and resola railway system for Hong- | ving dangerous #ituations kong.

throughout the world, The Transport Advisory Committed in January, this The President mude the year, recommended there musuni move of Appealing

While the 17.5. con- should be one to meet future | directly to the Russians to domng

ipartheid, sho 1.4 travelling requirements. turn their Communist Party against attempts to kolate But no Government spokes- | Congress in Moscow next the white regin es of Southern man said anything about the mouth into a searching polley Africa. rallway at Budget Day on appraisal which would pro- n *'* Wednesday,

duce decisions matching his will make strong efforts to Admini tration own willingness to work with liberale international trade, them in the cause of peace.

but the European Economic

Draft estimates for future major expenditure on public works do not include a mass transport system.

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There is a total of $112,000 the 1971-72 Estimates. But this is to cover some of the expenses incurred in the feasibility study and report and subsequent further in- vesligations.

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The policy statement also Community must in contained a warning that "the take full account of legiti naturol expansion of Soviet male US\ economie interests influence in the world must and Japan must continue her not distort itself into ambi- reduction of trade and in- tions for exclusive or pré- vestment restrictions. dominant positions."

On rehillong with Peking, "Such a course ignores the the Prident entel tha The final report of the con- Interests of others, including United States could honour sultants is still being studied ourselves. It must and will her treaty continents to by Government, it was learn-be resisted. It can, therefore, her Asian,allier, ut neither ed yesterday.

lead only to confrontation," do we wish to Aupose on Apart from the system's the President udded som- China an, International post- estimated cost of $4,400 mill-brely.

tion that denies its legiti lion, there are any other Other key points In the mate usp rallor 3." factors still to be assessed, it messure, entitled "Unitect is understood.

For instance, the adaptabi- Ity of the system Uf ut present proposed might well be affected by the crusts which starts tomorrow,

This could well show con- alderable differences in the Colony's present and project- ed population, a factor with long-term transport implica- tions.

blggest problem 14. however, the fremendom. cost of the underground myntent.

The Financial Secretary, Ble John Cowperthwaite, be- Heves that even If the capl- wero available, the scheme would not be econo- mically viable by quite large margin.

States foreign polley for the (Contd 01 Back Page, Col 6)

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