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MIPT: THIRD ROUND OF EXPERT TALKS : CHINESE SOURCES
1. CHINESE BACKGROUND COMMENTS ON THE THIRD ROUND OF TALKS CONTINUES TO BE WIDESPREAD AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALKS.
2. THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ON 24 FEBRUARY QUOTED A CHINESE SOURCE AS SAYING THAT THE MAINLAND EXPERTS HAD FOUND ALL THE ALTERNATIVE PACKAGES PROPOSED BY THE HONG KONG TEAM TO BE NOT SUITABLE. IT ALSO QUOTE LUO JIAHUAN BY NAME AS SAYING THAT ''CHINA REALLY WANTS TO INCREASE THE TRANSPARENCY OF HONG KONG'S VARIOUS LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS. AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, IT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE MONEY WILL BE PAID BY THE TAX PAYERS''.
3. TODAY (25 FEBRUARY) SOME CHINESE LANGUAGE PAPERS QUOTE CHINESE SOURCES AS SAYING THAT THE HONGKONG TEAM HAD RESPONDED MILDLY TO THE CHINESE PROPOSAL FOR SETTING UP A CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE AND THAT BOTH SIDES HAD ARRIVED AT A CONSENSUS ON THE TALKS, ALTHOUGH THE CONSENSUS COULD NOT BE MADE KNOWN NOW. DURING LU PING'S VISIT NEXT WEEK HIGH-LEVEL CONTACTS WOULD BE MADE ON THE AIRPORT PROJECT. THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC TIMES SAID THAT THE CHINESE HAD NOT YET DECIDED WHICH ONE OF THE FOUR OPTIONS PUT FORWARD BY THE HKG SHOULD BE ADOPTED.
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