THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1981
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SIR PHILIP THANKS UNOFFICIALS
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY THE HON SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, IN WINDING UP THE BUDGET DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY
(THURSDAY), THANKED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS FOR THE IR PATIENCE OVER THE YEARS.
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+1 AM SURE MY SUCCESSOR WILL BE EQUALLY TREATED. AS MR OSWALD CHEUNG SAID IT WAS INEVITABLE AND, I WOULD ADD, ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT WE WOULD NOT ALWAYS BE IN AGREEMENT, HE SAID.
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SIR PHILIP DENIED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE FACTS OF LIFE+ AND THAT HE VIEWED THE WORLD THROUGH A STATISTICAL LOOK ING-GLASS.
+ I AM WELL AWARE OF THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF THE DISRUPTIONS AND THE FORCED ADJUSTMENTS WHICH ARE THE CONCOMITANT OF ECONOMIC PROGRESS.
+ I HAVE ALWAYS REGARDED THE ANNUAL BUDGET SPEECH AS THE FINACIAL SECRETARY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TASK OF '(BRIDGING) THE GAP BETWEEN THE GOVERNED AND THE GOVERNING' FOR, OF COURSE, EVERYONE HAS OPINIONS ON LEVELS OF TAXATION (AND) ON THE DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC FUNDS.+
*BUT, IN RESPONSE TO MR LOBO'S PROPOSITION THAT A GAP (HAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN WHAT IS STATISTICALLY SATISFACTORY AND WHAT IS PERSONALLY SATISFYING', I WOULD SAY THIS: THAT WHAT IS STATISTICALLY UNSATISFACTORY IS MOST UNLIKELY TO BE 'PERSONALLY SATISFYING'.+
TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD PLANS RECREATIONAL PROJECTS
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THERE IS A MASSIVE PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES AND AMENITIES IN TUEN MUN.
THIS WAS SAID BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, AT THE FIRST MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY) OF TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD, OF WHICH HE IS CHAIRMAN.
THE BOARD WAS TOLD THAT THE PROGRAMME HAD BEEN DRAWN UP AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 30 PROJECTS, 10 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR ACCELERATED COMPLETION.
ADDITIONALLY FOUR VACANT SITES ARE BEING LOOKED AT FOR TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT AS TENNIS COURTS, A ROLLER SKATING RINK AND A JOGGING TRACK.
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED A TOTAL OF 10 RECREATIONAL PROJECTS IN FIVE LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
TUEN MUN HAS 120 000 PEOPLE AND THE BOARD WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE DEFICIENCY IN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO HOUSING ESTATES,
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