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The Government therefore has adopted a forward policy in its Budget for 1930 but it is a forward policy in services rather than in material works, always excepting of course the loan works and particularly the Water Works with which Your Excellency has dealt so ably and so exhaustively at an earlier
I venture stage of our proceedings this afternoon. to think that the most striking features of the Budget are the introduction of entirely new activities represented by Heads 13.B, Air Services, 33.B. Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the restoration under Head. 12. of one which had been discontinued, viz., the Statistical Branch of the Imports and Exports Department and the autempt which is to be made next year under the experienced direction of my Hon. friend the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services to deal with the too long neglected problems of sanitation, malaria and the prevention of disease generally.
The Government
Under Head 6. Hon. Members will notice the inclusion of a new post of Chinese Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. considers that the Senior Chinese staff of this very Important office requires strengthening by this new
post.
Hon. Members will also notice the introduction under Head 11. of special provision for the administrative side of the wireless telegraph service under the control of the Post Master Coneral
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