61.   He said the government is still studying the possibility of adopting an open bidding system for state-owned assets that are to be privatized.

62.   He said the government should carefully study opinion put forward by respectable academics and the Bar Association in opposing the bill.

63.   Hong Kong Construction Association secretary-general Patrick Chan Wing-tung said the government should study three factors carefully.

64.   Industry Minister Antonio Marzano said Wednesday that the government is studying measures to help Fiat, such as incentives to encourage the sale of low-polluting vehicles.

65.   Information Minister Mohamad Rahmat said the government was studying plans to spray water from the top of tall buildings in the capital to dissolve some of the pollutants.

66.   It cited a government study several months ago that found two-thirds of Jewish high school students opposed equal rights for Arabs.

67.   Koizumi offered few other details, saying instead that the government will study every possibility and decide which response is the most appropriate.

68.   Justice Minister Allan Rock said Thursday the government is studying whether it should intervene in that case.

69.   Last year, the High Court in London ordered their land returned, and the British government is studying the implications.

70.   Mahathir said the government was studying the possibility of privatising the management of the complex.