01-40 -1993
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ENGLISH PAPERS
CIVIL SERVICE
The Post reported in its lead that the Government had spent $250 million on education allowances for civil servants last year. The meri-la quated the Dey Set for the Civil Service, Fanny Law, in explaining why it was necessary to drop the allowances and remarka by representatives of civil service unions against the kerapping of the system. The Standard in an inside-page lead story quoted Andrew Chee of the Association of Expatriate Civil Servants as saying that the Government might not be able to recruit qualified expatriates after changing their employment conditions. The Post in moderate coverage said legislators would go ahead with a private member's Bill to block the Government's policy in switching expats to local terms.
CHINA
The Standard's front page lead noted that Chinese leader Jiang Jemin wanted tougher laws against officers leaking state secrets to the media. The paper in an editorial said Peking should make clear to overs296 journalists what Jaws Mine Pan reporter Yong had bleached so that they would not contravene them in future.
VA
The Post in a front-page story said the family of a HK businessman who had been held in China for two-and-a-half years without charge would take private legal action.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
Both papers on their front pages quoted moderately the Governor as saying that the Cabinet meeting would not bring an end to the talks. Emily Lau in her Post column warned that the Governor might end up alienating the entire pro-democracy lobby. The Post reported prominently an opinion poll by the paper which showed that public confidence in the future of HK had tumbled since last winter.
The Post gave good coverage to arguments over the issues of subversive acts Danny Gittings in his SMP column said the future of the PWC members depended on the results of the talks. Another analytical piece the SMP said it was the administration rather than the politicians that urged
the negotiations to be called off.
Alan Coatzo said in the Sunday Standard said Lepto members were limpiacú by the Governor to become more critical of Government policy.
MEDIA
The opening of Cable TV by the Governor was noted moderately in the news pages by both papers, with the Standard carrying another big story in its business page. The SMP in its front page lead reported that Wharf Cable had bought Fortress Satellite Service, giving it access to 300,000 more homes and hotel rooms. Its editorial said although it took a long time for Wharf Cable to get started, it could have no excuse to get it wrong. The Standard carried a full page ad by ATV on the launch of its midnight ATV Asian Express News
ROAD RACING
The Sunday Standard in its lead reported on illegal road racing.
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