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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1984
THE PARTY SAW THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL TOWNS AT KWUN TONG, KWAI CHUNG AND TSUEN WAN AS WELL AS THE MASSIVE ON-GOING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEW TOWNS AT JUNK BAY, SHA TIN, TAI PO AND TUEN MUN. THE TOUR ALSO INCLUDED VISITS TO THOSE PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING GOOD POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE PARTY MADE A BRIEF STOP AT THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WHICH ACCOMMODATES SOME OF THE BEST HIGH-TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG. THE ESTATE PROVIDES LAND FOR LOW DENSITY DEVELOPMENT WHICH AFFORDS MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS WHICH ARE UNABLE TO FIND SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION ELSEWHERE IN HONG KONG.
THE FACTORIES SET UP IN THE ESTATE EMPLOY THE MOST
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOUND IN HONG KONG. THE NUMBER OF LOCAL AND OVERSEAS COMPANIES ESTABLISHED IN THE ESTATE ARE ROUGHLY EQUALLY DIVIDED. THIS IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF OVERSEAS PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL INDUSTRY.
AMERICAN INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG INDUSTRIES AMOUNTED TO OVER $3.6 BILLION AT THE END OF 1983. JAPAN CAME SECOND WITH AN
INVESTMENT OF $2.3 BILLION. THEY ACCOUNTED FOR 46 PER CENT AND 29 PER CENT OF TOTAL DIRECT OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG
INDUSTRY RESPECTIVELY.
+MANY TODAY NOT EQUIPPED FOR PARENTHOOD+
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MANY PARENTS FIND THEMSELVES QUITE HELPLESS, AND TOTALLY NOT EQUIPPED FOR THEIR NEWBORN CHILDREN IN TODAY'S SOCIETY, A CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG, NORTHEAST, DR LILLIAN KO SAID, THEY ARE OFTEN NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE ENORMOUS PATIENCE AND SACRIFICE, THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND DIRTY DIAPERS. +
VERY FEW PARENTS REAL ISE BEFOREHAND THAT CHILDREN GROW UP IN DIFFERENT STAGES, PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND THAT PARENTS MUST UNDERSTAND AND ADOPT DIFFERENT ATTITUDES TO THESE DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES, SHE SAID.
DOCTORS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS AGREE, DR KO SAID, THAT THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF A CHILD'S LIFE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY FORM THE BASIC FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL GROWTH, INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS PERSONALITY STRUCTURE.
/+DURING THIS