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Wednesday, March 27, 1974
"Our industrial land policy, for instance, must be designed
to facilitate that development. Our establishment of the Polytechnic
and technical. institutes are another example."
We
"But wherever possible I believe we should continue to work
with or through the private sector and the other institutions.
have a very wide network of relationships that enables us to so.
It
Mr. Jordan also commented on Mr. Q.W. Lee's proposal that the
Trade Development Council should, among other things, devote more
attention to securing botter and cheaper sources of raw materials,
machinery and so on for our steadily expending industries.
He said that the Council was "on to this already," and a
series of buying missions was included in its programme announced at
the beginning of this year.
In addition, the network of T.D.C. offices around the world,
and the experience of the T.D.C. officers concerned, have already proved
valuable in finding additional sources of raw materials and in assessing
supply conditions and possibilities.
"I have no doubt that this aspect of the T.D.C.'s work will
increase as the circumstances require," he added.
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