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into misfortune through no fault of their own and other people. This is
something which I know is being lookod at very closely.
"Tho nood to expand facilities for technical education is vital. Iong Kong is to continue to prosper it must have its own source of skilled pcoplc. It is in my view essential that those facilities should be expanded
es urgontly as circumstancos allow."
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Consultativo Machinery
"Is onough being done in the field of labour/managonent relations?
If there is to be harmony in industry, and with it stability for the economic future of Hong Kong, it is essontial that labour/managemont relations should
be smooth.
"I hope firms will, for instance, holp the Government in its attempts to encourago the growth of consultativo machinery: this is one stop which lios chiefly in your hands although Government is always ready to añviso.
"Thon there are the problems of youth. The youth in Hong Kong aro
But in this prosont responsible and display a great deal of good senso.
age there is a trend which domands that youth must to recognised.
"You have many organisations hero catering for youth and its aspirations,
but you also have a very young population and the size of the problem is
immenso. Is there oven more you can do to haoss thoir anorgios and enthusiasts
and channel them in the right direction?
"The nood to improve housing conditions is ossontial, and the nood
to improve the social servicos is of oqual importanco.
"But looking beyond the so matorial aspects which are now becoming
widely accepted as normal in this, tho socond half of the 20th contury, thara suroly must bo greater scope for peoplo, especially the young, to enjoy their
loisure.
/Thoro