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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 15 February 1989

香港立法局 一九八九年二月十五日

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Sir, under the chairmanship of my two predecessors Sir S.Y. CHUNG and Mr. S.L. CHEN the City Polytechnic has made exciting and challenging progress in its formative years. As you will find described in the report, it is now approaching a stage of strength and maturity, in which courses of diverse academic interests, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, will be offered to meet the growing need for tertiary education in Hong Kong in the next decade. Sir, I commend the report to you.

Oral answers to questions

Single market for the European Economic Community and its implications

1. 倪少傑議員問:鑑於歐洲共市「一體化」期限日漸迫近,港府有否採取措施,協助本港廠商 了解共市於一九九二年成立單一市場後,對本港出口貿易,尤其是製造業方面所構成的影響?

FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Sir, we have been keeping a close watch on the development of a single European market. Our overseas offices, together with the Trade Department, have been monitoring progress, and we have kept members of the Trade Advisory Board and the Textiles Advisory Board informed of developments.

It is, of course, incumbent upon businessmen concerned to keep themselves informed of the implications arising from the creation of a single market for the European Economic Community in 1992. They are in the best position to judge the effect of any developments on their own individual businesses. The Government cannot take on that responsibility. Nevertheless, in order to enable Hong Kong businessmen to have a more thorough understanding of the issues, the Trade Department, together with the Brussels-based Centre of European Policy Studies and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, organized the "Conference on Europe 1992" on 4 November 1988. This conference, which was held in Hong Kong, was co-sponsored by six trade associations and was well attended by over 400 participants.

Circulars on technical matters such as product liability legislation and health and safety regulations have been issued to industrial and trade organizations. We will continue to disseminate information as and when it becomes available.

倪少傑議員問:主席先生,財政司在答覆的第二段中,要商界人士自己評估自己的產品對將來共 市一體化後發展的影響,並謂政府不能負起這責任。請問政府是否沒有責任去分析或研究共市一