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13700 | Britain will hand over Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty at midnight on June 30 , 1997 . | <response> <location>Britain</location> will hand over <location>Hong Kong</location> to <misc>Chinese</misc> sovereignty at midnight on June 30 , 1997 . </response> |
13701 | Tsang said three sets of meetings with Chinese authorities on Hong Kong 's 1997-98 budget , which will span the transition period , had gone smoothly . " | <response> <person>Tsang</person> said three sets of meetings with <misc>Chinese</misc> authorities on <location>Hong Kong</location> 's 1997-98 budget , which will span the transition period , had gone smoothly . " </response> |
13702 | None of our basic precepts have been challenged . " | <response> None of our basic precepts have been challenged . " </response> |
13703 | Hong Kong will retain its own currency after the handover , run its own financial and monetary policy and have control over its own foreign exchange reserves . | <response> <location>Hong Kong</location> will retain its own currency after the handover , run its own financial and monetary policy and have control over its own foreign exchange reserves . </response> |
13704 | It will have no duty to contribute any taxes to Beijing , Tsang said . | <response> It will have no duty to contribute any taxes to <location>Beijing</location> , <person>Tsang</person> said . </response> |
13705 | He described the condition of the property market as " very good indeed " . | <response> He described the condition of the property market as " very good indeed " . </response> |
13706 | " You know , we went through a little climb and a little trough over the last few years . | <response> " You know , we went through a little climb and a little trough over the last few years . </response> |
13707 | Because of speculation in the market we introduced certain measures , but they are not draconian measures , and we brought it down to earth . " | <response> Because of speculation in the market we introduced certain measures , but they are not draconian measures , and we brought it down to earth . " </response> |
13708 | Tsang said the market would continue to appreciate because property and land were scarce . | <response> <person>Tsang</person> said the market would continue to appreciate because property and land were scarce . </response> |
13709 | The government would put land on the market to stop rentals " going through the roof " , but this would mean reclamation , with possible environmental problems . | <response> The government would put land on the market to stop rentals " going through the roof " , but this would mean reclamation , with possible environmental problems . </response> |
13710 | " There will be on the whole a slightly upward climb , consistent with our economic growth rate , " he said in reference to the property market . | <response> " There will be on the whole a slightly upward climb , consistent with our economic growth rate , " he said in reference to the property market . </response> |
13711 | Tsang , the third senior figure in the government after the governor and chief secretary , said his stated aim was to serve as financial secretary for two years under British rule and three years under China . | <response> <person>Tsang</person> , the third senior figure in the government after the governor and chief secretary , said his stated aim was to serve as financial secretary for two years under <misc>British</misc> rule and three years under <location>China</location> . </response> |
13712 | Taiwan dollar ends higher , narrow trade seen . | <response> <location>Taiwan</location> dollar ends higher , narrow trade seen . </response> |
13713 | TAIPEI 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>TAIPEI</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13714 | The Taiwan dollar closed slightly firmer on Thursday amid tight Taiwan dollar liquidity in the banking system , and dealers said the rate was likely to move narrowly in the near term . | <response> The <location>Taiwan</location> dollar closed slightly firmer on Thursday amid tight <location>Taiwan</location> dollar liquidity in the banking system , and dealers said the rate was likely to move narrowly in the near term . </response> |
13715 | The Taiwan dollar fell in early trade on month-end U.S. dollar demand , but the downtrend was later reversed as Taiwan dollar liquidity tightened . " | <response> The <location>Taiwan</location> dollar fell in early trade on month-end <location>U.S.</location> dollar demand , but the downtrend was later reversed as <location>Taiwan</location> dollar liquidity tightened . " </response> |
13716 | Banks do not want to hold big U.S. dollar positions at this moment , " said one dealer , adding that the rate was likely to hover around current levels . | <response> Banks do not want to hold big <location>U.S.</location> dollar positions at this moment , " said one dealer , adding that the rate was likely to hover around current levels . </response> |
13717 | The rate closed at T$ 27.482 against Wednesday 's T$ 27.495 . | <response> The rate closed at <misc>T$</misc> 27.482 against Wednesday 's <misc>T$</misc> 27.495 . </response> |
13718 | Turnover was US$ 275 million . | <response> Turnover was <misc>US$</misc> 275 million . </response> |
13719 | -- Joyce Liu ( 2-5080815 ) | <response> -- <person>Joyce Liu</person> ( 2-5080815 ) </response> |
13720 | SIMEX Nikkei ends down but off lows . | <response> <misc>SIMEX Nikkei</misc> ends down but off lows . </response> |
13721 | SINGAPORE 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>SINGAPORE</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13722 | Simex Nikkei futures ended easier but off the day 's lows on Thursday . | <response> <misc>Simex Nikkei</misc> futures ended easier but off the day 's lows on Thursday . </response> |
13723 | Dealers said selling in the session was a follow-through from Wednesday 's gloomy Tankan corporate report by the Bank of Japan . | <response> Dealers said selling in the session was a follow-through from Wednesday 's gloomy <organization>Tankan</organization> corporate report by the <organization>Bank of Japan</organization> . </response> |
13724 | " The Nikkei is testing support at the 20,500 level . | <response> " The <misc>Nikkei</misc> is testing support at the 20,500 level . </response> |
13725 | Sentiment is a bit gloomy because people are focusing on the weak recovery in the economy at the moment , " said a dealer with a European bank . | <response> Sentiment is a bit gloomy because people are focusing on the weak recovery in the economy at the moment , " said a dealer with a <misc>European</misc> bank . </response> |
13726 | September Nikkei settled at 20,605 after touching an intraday low of 20,530 against its previous close of 20,725 . | <response> September <misc>Nikkei</misc> settled at 20,605 after touching an intraday low of 20,530 against its previous close of 20,725 . </response> |
13727 | Volume was 19,560 contracts . | <response> Volume was 19,560 contracts . </response> |
13728 | Dealers said technically , the index should see good support at 20,300 and the upside should be capped at 21,000 . | <response> Dealers said technically , the index should see good support at 20,300 and the upside should be capped at 21,000 . </response> |
13729 | -- Doreen Siow 65-8703092 | <response> -- <person>Doreen Siow</person> 65-8703092 </response> |
13730 | Siam Commercial wins agency bond auctions . | <response> <organization>Siam Commercial</organization> wins agency bond auctions . </response> |
13731 | BANGKOK 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>BANGKOK</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13732 | A consortium led by Thailand 's Siam Commercial Bank Plc has secured at auction the right to sell two state agency bond issues worth a combined 3.73 billion baht , an official at the bank said on Thursday . | <response> A consortium led by <location>Thailand</location> 's <organization>Siam Commercial Bank Plc</organization> has secured at auction the right to sell two state agency bond issues worth a combined 3.73 billion baht , an official at the bank said on Thursday . </response> |
13733 | The Government Housing Bank will issue bonds worth three billion baht and the metropolitan Waterworks Authority will issue bonds worth 730 million , an investment banker at Siam Commercial Bank told Reuters . | <response> The <organization>Government Housing Bank</organization> will issue bonds worth three billion baht and the metropolitan <organization>Waterworks Authority</organization> will issue bonds worth 730 million , an investment banker at <organization>Siam Commercial Bank</organization> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response> |
13734 | The consortium , made up of eight financial institutions , offered an annual interest rate of 8.46 percent for both issues , he said . | <response> The consortium , made up of eight financial institutions , offered an annual interest rate of 8.46 percent for both issues , he said . </response> |
13735 | Both state agency bonds will have seven-year maturity and will be issued on September 5 , he said . | <response> Both state agency bonds will have seven-year maturity and will be issued on September 5 , he said . </response> |
13736 | -- Bangkok newsroom ( 662 ) 652-0642 | <response> -- <location>Bangkok</location> newsroom ( 662 ) 652-0642 </response> |
13737 | M'bishi Gas sets terms on 7-year straight . | <response> <organization>M'bishi Gas</organization> sets terms on 7-year straight . </response> |
13738 | TOKYO 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>TOKYO</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13739 | BORROWER - Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Ltd | <response> BORROWER - <organization>Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Ltd</organization> </response> |
13740 | LEAD MGR - Nomura Securities Co Ltd | <response> LEAD MGR - <organization>Nomura Securities Co Ltd</organization> </response> |
13741 | FISCAL AGENT - Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank | <response> FISCAL AGENT - <organization>Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank</organization> </response> |
13742 | TYPE straight bond ISSUE NO 13 AMT 10 bln yen | <response> TYPE straight bond ISSUE NO 13 AMT 10 bln yen </response> |
13743 | COUPON 2.95 % ISS PRICE MATURITY 5 . | <response> COUPON 2.95 % ISS PRICE MATURITY 5 . </response> |
13744 | Sep.03 | <response> Sep.03 </response> |
13745 | LAST MOODY 'S PAY DATE 5 . | <response> LAST <organization>MOODY 'S</organization> PAY DATE 5 . </response> |
13746 | Sep.96 | <response> Sep.96 </response> |
13747 | FIRST INT PAY 5 . | <response> FIRST INT PAY 5 . </response> |
13748 | Mar.97 INT PAY 5 . | <response> Mar.97 INT PAY 5 . </response> |
13749 | Mar / Sep | <response> Mar / Sep </response> |
13750 | LAST S&P SIGN DATE SUB DATE 5 . | <response> LAST <organization>S&P</organization> SIGN DATE SUB DATE 5 . </response> |
13751 | Jul-18.Jul | <response> Jul-18.Jul </response> |
13752 | LAST JCR LAST JBRI A LAST NIS | <response> LAST JCR LAST JBRI A LAST NIS </response> |
13753 | S. Korea Daewoo , Dacom units in Polish telecom JV . | <response> <location>S. Korea</location> <organization>Daewoo</organization> , <organization>Dacom</organization> units in <misc>Polish</misc> telecom JV . </response> |
13754 | SEOUL 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>SEOUL</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13755 | South Korea 's Daewoo Corp , unlisted Daewoo Information Systems Co Ltd , Dacom Corp and Dacom International have set up a joint venture to offer telecommunications services in Poland . | <response> <location>South Korea</location> 's <organization>Daewoo Corp</organization> , unlisted <organization>Daewoo Information Systems Co Ltd</organization> , <organization>Dacom Corp</organization> and <organization>Dacom International</organization> have set up a joint venture to offer telecommunications services in <location>Poland</location> . </response> |
13756 | Daewoo Dacom Communications ( Poland ) Ltd , which was set up with an initial investment of $ 1.0 million , is expected to have sales of $ 60 million by the year 2000 , a Daewoo statement said on Thursday .. | <response> <organization>Daewoo Dacom Communications</organization> ( <location>Poland</location> ) <organization>Ltd</organization> , which was set up with an initial investment of $ 1.0 million , is expected to have sales of $ 60 million by the year 2000 , a <organization>Daewoo</organization> statement said on Thursday .. </response> |
13757 | Daewoo Corp will take a 31 percent stake in the venture , Dacom International 25 percent , Dacom 24 percent , and Daewoo Information 20 percent , the statement said . | <response> <organization>Daewoo Corp</organization> will take a 31 percent stake in the venture , <organization>Dacom International</organization> 25 percent , <organization>Dacom</organization> 24 percent , and <organization>Daewoo Information</organization> 20 percent , the statement said . </response> |
13758 | Daewoo Corp and Daewoo Information are units of Daewoo Group . | <response> <organization>Daewoo Corp</organization> and <organization>Daewoo Information</organization> are units of <organization>Daewoo Group</organization> . </response> |
13759 | -- Seoul Newsroom ( 822 ) 727 5644 | <response> -- <organization>Seoul Newsroom</organization> ( 822 ) 727 5644 </response> |
13760 | Salomon & Taylor - 96/97 div forecast . | <response> <organization>Salomon & Taylor</organization> - 96/97 div forecast . </response> |
13761 | TOKYO 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>TOKYO</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13762 | Year to March 31 , 1997 | <response> Year to March 31 , 1997 </response> |
13763 | ( in billions of yen unless specified ) | <response> ( in billions of yen unless specified ) </response> |
13764 | LATEST ACTUAL | <response> LATEST ACTUAL </response> |
13765 | ( Parent ) FORECAST YEAR-AGO | <response> ( Parent ) FORECAST YEAR-AGO </response> |
13766 | Ord div 10.00 yen 8.00 yen | <response> Ord div 10.00 yen 8.00 yen </response> |
13767 | - Commem div - 2.00 yen | <response> - Commem div - 2.00 yen </response> |
13768 | NOTE - Salomon & Taylor Made Co Ltd manufactures golf clubs and sells ski equipment . | <response> NOTE - <organization>Salomon & Taylor Made Co Ltd</organization> manufactures golf clubs and sells ski equipment . </response> |
13769 | Indonesia plays down U.S. consulate attack . | <response> <location>Indonesia</location> plays down <location>U.S.</location> consulate attack . </response> |
13770 | JAKARTA 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>JAKARTA</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13771 | Indonesia sought on Thursday to play down a fire bomb attack on a U.S. consulate earlier this week , saying it was being treated as a criminal rather than a political act , the official Antara news agency said . | <response> <location>Indonesia</location> sought on Thursday to play down a fire bomb attack on a <location>U.S.</location> consulate earlier this week , saying it was being treated as a criminal rather than a political act , the official <location>Antara</location> news agency said . </response> |
13772 | The police are still investigating the incident . | <response> The police are still investigating the incident . </response> |
13773 | It is evident the happening is not politically motivated but just an ordinary criminal act , the news agency quoted East Java military commander Major-General Utomo as saying . | <response> It is evident the happening is not politically motivated but just an ordinary criminal act , the news agency quoted <misc>East Java</misc> military commander Major-General <person>Utomo</person> as saying . </response> |
13774 | The Tuesday morning attack on the consulate in Indonesias second largest city of Surabaya , caused slight damage to a guard house before being quickly extinguished , a spokesman at the U.S. embassy in Jakarta , 700 km ( 430 miles ) west of Surabaya , said on Wednesday . | <response> The Tuesday morning attack on the consulate in <misc>Indonesias</misc> second largest city of <location>Surabaya</location> , caused slight damage to a guard house before being quickly extinguished , a spokesman at the <location>U.S.</location> embassy in <location>Jakarta</location> , 700 km ( 430 miles ) west of <location>Surabaya</location> , said on Wednesday . </response> |
13775 | No one was injures , he said . | <response> No one was injures , he said . </response> |
13776 | Nobody should try and exaggerate it by calling it a bomb because it was just a molotov cocktail , Utomo said . | <response> Nobody should try and exaggerate it by calling it a bomb because it was just a molotov cocktail , <person>Utomo</person> said . </response> |
13777 | He said police were investigating the incident and patrols around diplomatic offices in Surabaya would be stepped up . | <response> He said police were investigating the incident and patrols around diplomatic offices in <location>Surabaya</location> would be stepped up . </response> |
13778 | Airport Facilities - 6mth parent forecast . | <response> <organization>Airport Facilities</organization> - 6mth parent forecast . </response> |
13779 | TOKYO 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>TOKYO</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13780 | Six months to September 30 , 1996 | <response> Six months to September 30 , 1996 </response> |
13781 | ( in billions of yen unless specified ) | <response> ( in billions of yen unless specified ) </response> |
13782 | LATEST PREVIOUS ACTUAL | <response> LATEST PREVIOUS ACTUAL </response> |
13783 | ( Parent ) FORECAST FORECAST YEAR-AGO | <response> ( Parent ) FORECAST FORECAST YEAR-AGO </response> |
13784 | Sales 11.38 11.38 11.45 | <response> Sales 11.38 11.38 11.45 </response> |
13785 | Current 1.09 1.09 918 million | <response> Current 1.09 1.09 918 million </response> |
13786 | Net 934 million 490 million 538 million | <response> Net 934 million 490 million 538 million </response> |
13787 | NOTE - Airport Facilities Co Ltd manages and rents facilities at Haneda ( Tokyo ) and Itami ( Osaka ) airports . | <response> NOTE - <organization>Airport Facilities Co Ltd</organization> manages and rents facilities at <location>Haneda</location> ( <location>Tokyo</location> ) and <location>Itami</location> ( <location>Osaka</location> ) airports . </response> |
13788 | HK civil servants contest ban on China panel . | <response> <location>HK</location> civil servants contest ban on <location>China</location> panel . </response> |
13789 | HONG KONG 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>HONG KONG</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13790 | Senior Hong Kong civil servants were given the go-ahead on Thursday to challenge a government ban on them standing for the Beijing-backed panel to choose the territory 's first post-handover leader and lawmakers . | <response> Senior <location>Hong Kong</location> civil servants were given the go-ahead on Thursday to challenge a government ban on them standing for the <misc>Beijing-backed</misc> panel to choose the territory 's first post-handover leader and lawmakers . </response> |
13791 | The Supreme Court ruled that a judicial hearing contesting the ban would be heard on September 11 , three days before the nomination period for the Selection Committee closes . | <response> The <organization>Supreme Court</organization> ruled that a judicial hearing contesting the ban would be heard on September 11 , three days before the nomination period for the <organization>Selection Committee</organization> closes . </response> |
13792 | The government maintains the ban , announced earlier this month , is necessary to avoid a possible conflict of interest because civil servants are involved in determining government policy . | <response> The government maintains the ban , announced earlier this month , is necessary to avoid a possible conflict of interest because civil servants are involved in determining government policy . </response> |
13793 | Civil servants argue the ban stymies their political rights . | <response> Civil servants argue the ban stymies their political rights . </response> |
13794 | The 400-strong Selection Committee will select Hong Kong 's future chief executive to replace the British governor and a provisional legislature to take over from the elected chamber which Beijing plans to dissolve . | <response> The 400-strong <organization>Selection Committee</organization> will select <location>Hong Kong</location> 's future chief executive to replace the <misc>British</misc> governor and a provisional legislature to take over from the elected chamber which <location>Beijing</location> plans to dissolve . </response> |
13795 | Hong Kong , a British colony for more than 150 years , will be handed back to China at midnight on June 30 next year . | <response> <location>Hong Kong</location> , a <misc>British</misc> colony for more than 150 years , will be handed back to <location>China</location> at midnight on June 30 next year . </response> |
13796 | China intends to dismantle the territory 's first fully-elected legislature because it opposes Britain 's recent electoral reforms and install an interim appointed chamber , a decision that has generated considerable controversy . | <response> <location>China</location> intends to dismantle the territory 's first fully-elected legislature because it opposes <location>Britain</location> 's recent electoral reforms and install an interim appointed chamber , a decision that has generated considerable controversy . </response> |
13797 | The judicial review sought by directorate-grade bureaucrats will apply to only about 1,000 of the approximately 33,000 civil servants affected . | <response> The judicial review sought by directorate-grade bureaucrats will apply to only about 1,000 of the approximately 33,000 civil servants affected . </response> |
13798 | Police unions are not contesting the ban , which affects all 27,000 officers , and nor are the very top tier of Hong Kong 's mandarin class , the policy secretaries . | <response> Police unions are not contesting the ban , which affects all 27,000 officers , and nor are the very top tier of <location>Hong Kong</location> 's mandarin class , the policy secretaries . </response> |
13799 | More than 16,000 application forms for places on the Selection Committee have been handed out since the nomination period opened . | <response> More than 16,000 application forms for places on the <organization>Selection Committee</organization> have been handed out since the nomination period opened . </response> |
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