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HONG KONG TELNO 712: AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON 10 MARCH, THE COUNCIL ADVISED AND THE GOVERNOR ORDERED THAT:

(A) (MEMORANDUM XCC(92)34 REFERS)

A FURTHER SUBMISSION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE COUNCIL (AFTER THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT JLG XXII) ON WHETHER THE RTHK CORPORATIZATION EXERCISE SHOULD PROCEED. THIS SHOULD CONTAIN AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY CHINESE REACTION IF THE CORPORATIZATION EXERCISE PROCEEDS IN THE FACT OF THEIR OBJECTION. IN THE MEANTIME, THE STAFF CONSULTATION DOCUMENT SHOULD BE FINALISED BUT KEPT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL THE COUNCIL HAS CONSIDERED THE ABOVE SUBMISSION AND DECIDED ON A COURSE OF ACTION: AND

(B) (XCR(92)33)

(I) SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, THE PROPOSALS MADE BY THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS SUMMARISED IN PARAGRAPH 12 OF THE MEMORANDUM, SHOULD BE ADOPTED: AND

(II) THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ITS WORKING GROUPS SHOULD REMAIN IN BEING TO CARRY OUT A DETAILED FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF ALL POTENTIAL AREAS OF ENERGY SAVINGS IN ORDER TO FORMULATE A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND IN PARTICULAR TO CARRY ITS PROPOSALS FURTHER.

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