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Thursday, March 15, 1973
What people want are good secondary places and not necessarily
free primary ones.
"The development of secondary education will be certainly expensive
as envisaged by the Honourable Financial Secretary; but we all look forward
to this expansion which is overdue," she added.
At the tertiary level, Mrs. Symons said:
We will be spending
vast sums on our two universities and the polytechnic.
"Very careful vetting of this account must be constantly undertaken
if we are to avoid prohibitive costs which even now are heavy for this
part of the world and in comparison with costs in the United Kingdom."
Anti-Crime Campaign
Speaking on the proposed anti-crime campaign, she said: "We would need even more dedicated leadership, full co-operation, sustained
effort and funds. I for one will gladly vote any extra funds needed.
"In this connection I assume the estimates for the Royal Hong Kong Police and Auxiliary Police Forces can be supplemented at a later
date if the recruitment drive is more successful.
"We need more policemen and if we are not getting them there must
be urgent revision of the conditions of service. Law and order are too
important to be maintained on the cheap," she said.
Like several other Councillors, Mrs. Symons was critical of the Financial Secretary's proposal to abolish the tax relief on insurance.
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