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THEMES TO ENHANCE HONG KONG'S
OVERSEAS IMAGE
"The fast rate of expansion of Hong Kong's Economy" A wealth of evidence of this comes to hand frequently. Examples are:-
Export figures
Gross increase in the number of factories Overall increase in the number of
industrial workers
The opening-up of new industrial ventures
(e.g. the manufacture of watch parts) ·
"Continued growth of the Colony's industrial infra-structure"
Examples are :
The expansion of the Electricity Power
Plover Cove reservoir
Companies
New roads the Lion Rock Tunnel
Resettlement housing, low-cost housing,
private housing estates.
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"Hong Kong looks ahead"
Some examples are :-
Reclamation at Hung Hom and Wanchai
Opening up of new towns at Kwai Chung,
Castle Feak and Shatin
The airport extensions
New reservoirs being planned
Mass Transport Survey: the resiting of
the railway yards.
"Steady improvement in labour conditions" Some examples
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are;
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Larger factories already very modern
Works Committees mooted
and efficient
Apprenticeship schemes started
More legislation in interests of
workers' employment and safety.
"More Tourists praise Hong Kong" 'Some examples are:
Overseas tourist agencies visit Hong Kong to see for themselves
Well-known personalities stay in Hong Kong and lavish praise
Hotels earn high praise.
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