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BOTH PAPERS REPORTED THAT BURNS DENIED SPYING DURING A MOTORCYCLE TRIP THROUGH A CLOSED AREA OF CHINA.
A STATEMENT ISSUED IN BEIJING BY THE PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU CHARGED THAT BURNS, TOGETHER WITH AMERICAN LAWYER, MR ED MCNALLY AND AN UNIDENTIFIED CHINESE BROKE INTO A MILITARY RESTRICTED ZONE AND TOOK NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS OF CLASSIFIED OBJECTS.
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TRANSPORT. LESSONS FROM TYPHOON PEGGY THE SCMP SAID IN A FRONT PAGE REPORT THAT MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS MET GOVT OFFICIALS YESTERDAY TO STUDY LESSONS TAUGHT THEM BY TYPHOON PEGGY AND TO OUT PLANS. TO MINIMISE TRAFFIC CHAOS IN FUTURE STORMS. THE HK STANDARD CARRIED THE NEWS IN ITS INSIDE PAGE.
THE PAPERS SAID MAJOR CHANGES AGREED WERE
THE TWO BUS COMPANIES WILL MAINTAIN NORMAL SERVICES FOR AT LEAST
THREE HOURS AFTER THE NO. 8 TYPHOON SIGNAL IS HOISTED,
THE KCR WILL RUN TRAINS FOR SIX HOURS AFTER THE NO. 8 IS RAISED AND,
THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WIL STRENGTHEN ITS LIAISON WITH MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS TO GIVE THEM MORE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE CROWDS.
PENSION FUND BOTH SCMP AND HK STANDARD QUOTED HUI YIN FAT AS SAYING THAT THE CENTRAL PROVIDENT SCHEME FOR HK LOOKS SET TO GO AHEAD WITH BACKING FROM LEADING POLITICIANS AND UNOFFICIAL BLESSING FROM CHINA.
THE POST SAID TAXPAYERS CURRENTLY HAVE TO SHOULDER THE $930 MILLION ANNUAL BILL TO PAY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND OLD AGE ALLOWANCES FOR PEOPLE OVER 60 YEARS OLD.
MR HUI SAID IF THE AGEING RATE OF THE FOFULATION CONTINUES, THE ASSISTANCE COULD CLIMB TO $1 BILLION BY THE YEAR 2001.
BRITISH POLITICS IN HK THE HK STANDARD REPORTED THAT PARTISAN POLITICS APPEAR TO BE MOVING INTO HK RAPIDLY WITH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN BRITAIN VYING TO SET UP BRANCHES HERE.
THE PAPER SAID THE RULING CONSERVATIVE PARTY IS ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE REST HAVING ALREADY SET UP ITS NEW BRANCH +CONSERVATIVES ABROAD+.
THE PAPER SAID IT HELD ITS FIRST MEETING ON TUESDAY CHAIRED BY THE PARTY'S VICE-CHAIRMAN, JIM SPICER, WHO IS AN MP FROM DORSET WEST.
MR SPICER WAS IN HK ON A WHISTLE-STOP VISIT.
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