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BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE: SOCIAL
50.
In the final analysis, the future of Hong Kong
rests with its people. Your Government attaches a great
deal of importance to ensuring that Hong Kong remains an
attractive
place to live in, with social services that meet
the needs of our society. We do not intend to provide a
western-style welfare state. To do so risks encouraging a
mentality of dependency that is alien to the Hong Kong way
Instead, we concentrate much of our efforts, and
of Our available resources, on the young people of Hong
of life.
Kong, who represent our future,
fend for themselves.
and on those who cannot
(a) Education
51.
During the past twenty years, as Hong Kong has
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grown with enormous speed. In our community, the first goal
that parents set themselves.
as their living standards
improve, is to give their children the best possible
educational opportunities. In the 1960's, most parents were
keen simply to provide some sort of schooling for their
1971, the Government was able to provide free
children. In
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