made. But statute EE. A GRANITLAMAZANA Z Gadi
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had been published. They will take time to implement. instance, 3,500 trained personnel were required, e.g. more physiotherapists. They would take three years to train at the polytechnic and the course had just been started. A major programme had just been launched. Expenditure would increase by 125%. He did not think it was possible to move quicker.
der will The constraints were time to train staff both among handicapped and among youth. A strong committee with an Unofficial chairman had been appointed to monitor progress. GR said that progress was limited by limiting objectives. When Donald Liao said he had all the money he could spend this was conditioned by his knowledge of limited objectives. The present programme involved
It was the poor quality housing with increasing over-crowding. objectives that should be reassessed to the higher level. Having reassessed objectives then only should revenue be
sidered.
con-
MM said that Liao would say that standards were being continually reviewed and improved. Housing is now provided at 90 sq. ft. per head compared with 20 sq.ft. when it started. They thought it of paramount importance not to attempt to redraw housing plans now. The Housing was quite good and the environment good.
firm
It would be four years ahead. over
a pity to set this
in back to re-plan. Elsie argued for a lower cheaper standard:
not affected by costs.
were
fact standards
are
Education was
Plans
was GR said there
a
need
for progress and review a review of the next stage of physical
and social development.
a major success and it would help in tackling child labour. He wondered if Hong Kong would like the services of a UK Education Inspector to help in enforcing com- development of pulsory attendance at school or improving advice on education. Inspectors tended
tended to specialise on levels of education or
on subjects. MM suggested JS write to Topley. GR agreed but he did not wish to press this offer to the point of producing dis-
turbance locally.
GR repeated that there was a difference of view on
difference of view on fiscal policy. He needed to say that he wished for an early preview of the 78/79 budget. He wanted to improve the method for its review.
a mistake.
MM said that any idea of a dictated budget would be The next budget was particularly difficult to foresee.
EEC and
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