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5.
CS stressed the need to prepare suitable Hong Kong
Chinese civil servants to assume the major jobs as foreseen
under the Joint Declaration. These were the people who were
We were
going to run Hong Kong in the 90s and beyond.
actively seeking out talent and bringing it on. Mr. Boyd
added there was a strong pool of talent. Arguably a late
start had been made in this area but results over the recent
period had been highly satisfactory.
devoted public servants.
6.
Hong Kong did not lack
CS stressed the determination of the British
administration to do a good job in the next eleven years.
We were pressing ahead with infra-structure projections.
had built 48 thousand housing units in the past year. He
referred to the second cross harbour tunnel, Kwai Chung
(which would be the South Chinese Port into the foreseeable
future) and educational investment. Mr. Boyd stressed the
need for Hong Kong to continue to be developed actively.
If it stood still it would
We
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