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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG, TEL: 5-233191
BUDGET SPINOCH
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1982
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TAX CONCESSIONS TO BENEFIT 300 000
CONCESSIONS ON INTEREST TAX EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
TAX INCENTIVES TO BOOST INVESTMENT
RELIEF IN ESTATE DUTY
8 PER CENT GROWTH IN GOP TIPPED
$11 BILLION FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND LAND ACQUISITIONS
$1.6 BILLION TO BE SPENT ON HIGHWAYS
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PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MUST KEEP PACE WITH GDP
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NEW DEPARTMENT TO COMBINE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING .****
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$4.1 BILLION FOR MORE HOUSING
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BETTER CARE FOR AGED, HANDICAPPED AND YOUNG
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HOSPITAL OVERCROWDING EASED
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POLICE STRENGTH TO BE INCREASED BY 1 000
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NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT
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REVENUE TO REACH $39.7 BILLION IN 1982-83
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$6.3 BILLION SURPLUS TIPPED FOR 1982-83
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$7.7 BILLION SURPLUS FOR 1981-82
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FS HOPES TO REVIEW SEPARATE TAXATION FOR WORKING WIVES NEXT YEAR
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICIES OUTLINED
SIR MURRAY'S MONUMENT: A DECADE OF PROGRESS
HONG KONG IS DOING WELL, SAYS FS
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TELEVISION TALK ON BUDGET
SIR SHTU-KIN PLEDGES $5 MILLION TOWARDS GOVERNMENT MEDICAL PROJECT
GREAT CHANGES IN NEW TERRITORIES, SAYS MACPHERSON
BUILDING IN DANGEROUS CONDITION
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