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SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS DAVID NENDICK WAS QUOTED (28.12) AS SAYING THAT THE ISSUING OF GOVERNMENT BONDS TO FINANCE THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS WAS STILL BEING STUDIED BUT THAT IF BONDS WERE TO BE ISSUED, IT WOULD BE SHORT-TERM IN NATURE. SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY HAMISH MACLEOD WAS REPORTED (31.12) AS SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD DISCLOSE MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW AIRPORT AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A REPORT ON THE FUND
ARRANGEMENTS
9. QUOTING THE LEADER OF THE CHINESE TEAM ON THE JLG, GUO FENGMIN, THE PAPERS (29.12) REPORTED THAT THE LEADER OF THE TEAM OF CHINESE EXPERTS ON THE AIRPORT, YONG LONGGUI, WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LEAD THE TEAM DURING THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS ON THE NEW AIRPORT, WHICH MIGHT TAKE PLACE IN PEKING IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH. THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS (29.12) SAID THAT THE EXPERTS' MEETING WOULD DISCUSS FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS AND THE STRUCTURE AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND THAT THE CHINESE WOULD NOT ANNOUNCE ITS STAND ON THE AIRPORT ISSUE UNTIL IT HAD REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HK GOVERNMENT.
NATIONALITY
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DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION DONALD TSANG WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT HE WELCOMED THE REMARK BY THE DIRECTOR OF HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, LU PING, THAT CIVIL SERVANTS WHO SECURED THE RIGHT OF ABODE WOULD NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AFTER 1997 AS THIS WOULD HELP SET PEOPLE'S HEARTS AT EASE AND ENCOURAGE CIVIL SERVANTS TO STAY. THE EXPRESS, SING PAO AND RI-1 REPORTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ENCOURAGE SOME HIGH-RANKING CIVIL SERVANTS NOT TO APPLY FOR THE NATIONALITY SCHEME TO FACILITATE THEM TO CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THE SAR GOVERNMENT AFTER 1997.
U S VISAS
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MANY PAPERS REPORTED THAT IT WAS EXPECTED THAT A MAXIMUM OF 700 PLACES AVAILABLE EACH YEAR UNDER THE INVESTOR CATEGORY WOULD BE AWARDED TO HK PEOPLE AND THAT A SPECIAL SCHEME WOULD PROVIDE A QUOTE OF 36 000 FOR US COMPANIES IN HK TO APPLY VISAS ON BEHALF OF THEIR SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS OR EMPLOYEES AT THE MANAGERIAL
LEVEL.
CANADA
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THE TWO ENGLISH DAILIES REPORTED THAT THE DEMAND FOR VISA APPLICATIONS AT THE CANADIAN COMMISSION HAD RISEN BY MORE THAN
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