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Britain will hand over Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty at midnight on June 30, 1997. | [
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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 . " | [
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None of our basic precepts have been challenged . " | [] |
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. | [
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It will have no duty to contribute any taxes to Beijing, Tsang said. | [
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He described the condition of the property market as " very good indeed ". | [] |
" You know, we went through a little climb and a little trough over the last few years. | [] |
Because of speculation in the market we introduced certain measures, but they are not draconian measures, and we brought it down to earth . " | [] |
Tsang said the market would continue to appreciate because property and land were scarce. | [
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The government would put land on the market to stop rentals " going through the roof ", but this would mean reclamation, with possible environmental problems. | [] |
" There will be on the whole a slightly upward climb, consistent with our economic growth rate, " he said in reference to the property market. | [] |
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. | [
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Taiwan dollar ends higher, narrow trade seen. | [
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TAIPEI 1996-08-29 | [
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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. | [
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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 . " | [
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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. | [
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The rate closed at T$27.482 against Wednesday's T$27.495. | [
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Turnover was US$275 million. | [
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-- Joyce Liu (2-5080815) | [
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SIMEX Nikkei ends down but off lows. | [
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SINGAPORE 1996-08-29 | [
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Simex Nikkei futures ended easier but off the day's lows on Thursday. | [
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Dealers said selling in the session was a follow-through from Wednesday's gloomy Tankan corporate report by the Bank of Japan. | [
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" The Nikkei is testing support at the 20,500 level. | [
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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. | [
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September Nikkei settled at 20,605 after touching an intraday low of 20,530 against its previous close of 20,725. | [
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Volume was 19,560 contracts. | [] |
Dealers said technically, the index should see good support at 20,300 and the upside should be capped at 21,000. | [] |
-- Doreen Siow 65-8703092 | [
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Siam Commercial wins agency bond auctions. | [
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BANGKOK 1996-08-29 | [
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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. | [
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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. | [
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The consortium, made up of eight financial institutions, offered an annual interest rate of 8.46 percent for both issues, he said. | [] |
Both state agency bonds will have seven-year maturity and will be issued on September 5, he said. | [] |
-- Bangkok newsroom (662) 652-0642 | [
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M'bishi Gas sets terms on 7-year straight. | [
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TOKYO 1996-08-29 | [
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BORROWER - Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Ltd | [
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LEAD MGR - Nomura Securities Co Ltd | [
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FISCAL AGENT - Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank | [
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TYPE straight bond ISSUE NO 13 AMT 10 bln yen | [] |
COUPON 2.95% ISS PRICE MATURITY 5. | [] |
Sep.03 | [] |
LAST MOODY'S PAY DATE 5. | [
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Mar.97 INT PAY 5. | [] |
Mar / Sep | [] |
LAST S&P SIGN DATE SUB DATE 5. | [
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LAST JCR LAST JBRI A LAST NIS | [] |
S. Korea Daewoo, Dacom units in Polish telecom JV. | [
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SEOUL 1996-08-29 | [
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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. | [
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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. | [
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Daewoo Corp and Daewoo Information are units of Daewoo Group. | [
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-- Seoul Newsroom (822) 727 5644 | [
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Salomon & Taylor - 96/97 div forecast. | [
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TOKYO 1996-08-29 | [
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Year to March 31, 1997 | [] |
(in billions of yen unless specified) | [] |
LATEST ACTUAL | [] |
(Parent) FORECAST YEAR-AGO | [] |
Ord div 10.00 yen 8.00 yen | [] |
- Commem div - 2.00 yen | [] |
NOTE - Salomon & Taylor Made Co Ltd manufactures golf clubs and sells ski equipment. | [
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Indonesia plays down U.S. consulate attack. | [
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JAKARTA 1996-08-29 | [
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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. | [
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The police are still investigating the incident. | [] |
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. | [
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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. | [
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No one was injures, he said. | [] |
Nobody should try and exaggerate it by calling it a bomb because it was just a molotov cocktail, Utomo said. | [
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He said police were investigating the incident and patrols around diplomatic offices in Surabaya would be stepped up. | [
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Airport Facilities - 6mth parent forecast. | [
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TOKYO 1996-08-29 | [
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Six months to September 30, 1996 | [] |
(in billions of yen unless specified) | [] |
LATEST PREVIOUS ACTUAL | [] |
(Parent) FORECAST FORECAST YEAR-AGO | [] |
Sales 11.38 11.38 11.45 | [] |
Current 1.09 1.09 918 million | [] |
Net 934 million 490 million 538 million | [] |
NOTE - Airport Facilities Co Ltd manages and rents facilities at Haneda (Tokyo) and Itami (Osaka) airports. | [
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HK civil servants contest ban on China panel. | [
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HONG KONG 1996-08-29 | [
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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. | [
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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. | [
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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. | [] |
Civil servants argue the ban stymies their political rights. | [] |
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. | [
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Hong Kong, a British colony for more than 150 years, will be handed back to China at midnight on June 30 next year. | [
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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. | [
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The judicial review sought by directorate-grade bureaucrats will apply to only about 1,000 of the approximately 33,000 civil servants affected. | [] |
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. | [
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More than 16,000 application forms for places on the Selection Committee have been handed out since the nomination period opened. | [
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