WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1975
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WORLD PRESS WILL FOCUS ON H.K. DURING ROYAL VISIT SAYS DENIS BRAY ******
THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. DENIS BRAY, TODAY SPOKE AT LENGTH ON SOME OF THE THINKING THAT HAS GONE INTO THE PLANNING OF THE FORTHCOMING ROYAL VISIT TO HONG KONG.
HE SAID ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS THAT HAS TO BE BORNE IN MIND IS THAT FOR A SHORT WHILE HONG KONG WILL BE UNDER THE EYES OF WORLD PRESS AND TELEVISION+. AND ASKED, +WHAT SORT OF A PICTURE DO WE WANT THE WORLD TO SEE?+
+THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE THING WE MOST WANT THE WORLD TO SEE IS THE EXHIBITION PROGRESS HONG KONG, NEVER BEFORE HAS SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE DISPLAY BEEN MOUNTED OF WHAT IS MADE IN HONG KONG. NEVER BEFORE HAVE WE HAD SO MUCH TO SHOW.+
MR. BRAY, WHO WAS SPEAKING AT THE LIONS CLUB OF THE PEAK LUNCHEON, SAID THAT HONG KONG HAD COME A LONG WAY SINCE INDUSTRY DEPENDED ON +GREY CLOTH AND ENAMEL SPITTOONS+, +WE STILL MAKE THESE BUT FASHION GARMENTS, MODERN KITCHENWARE, ELECTRONIC GADGETS OF ALL SORTS, BEAUTIFUL BOATS AND FASCINATING TOYS WILL ALL BE SEEN AT THIS EXHIBITION.+
BUT, HE SAID, HONG KONG DID NOT EXIST FOR BUSINESS ALONE AND OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS ENORMOUS STRIDES HAD BEEN MADE IN SOCIAL POLICY.
+THE MOST STRIKING FEATURES OF OUR SOCIAL POLICY ARE NOT THE ABSOLUTE LEVELS OF SOCIAL SERVICES BUT THE RATE AT WHICH THEY ARE BEING IMPROVED,+ HE SAID.
IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO SHOW THE QUEEN SUCH A WIDE FIELD SO ATTENTION HAD BEEN FOCUSED ON TWO BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES HOUSING AND EDUCATION.
+THE EARLIEST RESETTLEMENT HOUSING - SO MUCH SOUGHT AFTER AT THE TIME AND TODAY SO INADEQUATE IS STILL THERE TO SEE AND SHE WILL SEE IT. WE ARE NOT HIDING IT FOR WE WANT TO SHOW HOW FAR WE HAVE COME - TO CONTRAST WONG TAI SIN AND WANG TAU HOM WITH OI MAN WHERE SHE WILL SEE THE LATEST PATTERN OF ACCOMMODATION,+ HE SAID.
IN EDUCATION, THE PRINCIPLE EXHIBITS ARE THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES AS THOUSANDS WILL SEE AND GREET THE ROYAL COUPLE AND WILL THEMSELVES BE SEEN. BOTH UNIVERSITIES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME.
MR. BRAY SAID THE ROYAL VISIT WAS NOT JUST THE OCCASION FOR A PUBLIC RELATIONS PRESENTATION ON A COLOSSAL SCALE. IT WILL ALSO BE FUN.+
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