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plans were agreed between the city and the Province, or whether they were laid down by the Central Government, and if they were discussed annually. Fir Liu explained that the plans were discussed annually between the Province and the city; the Central Government did not come into it. Discussion was made easier by the fact that the Mayor was also a member of the provincial government.
The Prime Minister commented that he was sitting on both sides of the fence She asked if there were pressure within the city for eg. better housing, how the Mayor and the Governor decided what to do. Mr Liang said that this would be dealt with under the annual plan. When planning time came round every year that sort of question was very carefully discussed. While priority was given to energy, communications and industry as the source of future wealth, they also had to give weight to education, science and the living standards of the people. The Prime Minister said she understood the problems. They were the same the world over.
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The meeting closed with the usual courtesies at 11.45am.
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