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Indeed, in some areas, these services match the standards of
much more affluent societies. We have created a thriving,
well-equipped, urban community.
30.
The social and economic progress we have made,
during the 1980s, has created new aspirations.
particularly
provision.
Kong, they
opportunities
of service.
People are no longer content simply with a basic level of
In an increasingly prosperous and educated Hong
expect а higher quality of service and more
for the individual to choose particular types
The desire for more personal control over the
individual's and the family's quality of life will be a key
There will be, quite rightly, a demand
Families will look for more sophisticated
for opportunities to buy their own homes; and
good private schooling. The cost of this
wider range of services cannot all be borne by the
Greater choice and higher incomes mean that
trend in the 1990s.
for choice.
medical care;
for access
taxpayer.
to
families must increasingly pay for services which go beyond
the basic level.
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