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17-20 age group. This has grown
to 11% today.
By 1995 we are
aiming for 18% or 14,500 places.
20.
These are clearly not the actions
of a community or a government which lacks
confidence in its future. These are major
investments which will enable Hong Kong to
reinforce its position as one of Asia's
major trading centres.
21.
One
the most
valuable
of
characteristics of the people of Hong Kong
is, oddly enough, their impatience. They
demand that things get better, that their
Government tackle problems effectively and
that their children have some of the
things which were not available to them.
This often makes
the Government.
has many advantages.
life uncomfortable for
Nonetheless, impatience
22.
Impatience
with poverty
and a
determination to
improve the lot of one's
family,
behind
Asia.
are two of the basic motive forces
economic
and social development in
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