MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1984
DYNAMIC PEOPLE BEHIND HK'S SUCCESS, GOVERNOR SAYS
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HONG KONG WAS ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD, AND OWED MUCH OF ITS SUCCESS TO THE RESILIENCE. INGENUITY AND CAPACITY FOR HARD WORK OF ITS PEOPLE, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE 11TH ASIAN PACIFIC DENTAL CONGRESS AT THE PALACE THEATRE, SIR EDWARD SAID THAT THE ACUMEN OF HONG KONG ENTREPRENEURS AND THE SKILLS AND APPLICATION OF THE WORK FORCE HAD BROUGHT HONG KONG PROSPERITY.
+THIS IN TURN HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TO BE MADE IN HOUSING A RAPIDLY RISING POPULATION, IN EXPANDING MEDICAL, DENTAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES, IN PROVIDING AN IMPRESSIVE TRANSPORT NETWORK, BETTER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS IN THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION, HE SAID.
+HONG KONG IS NOW POISED TO MOVE AHEAD ONCE AGAIN, HE SAID.
THE RECENTLY INITIALLED DRAFT AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE HAD PROVIDED A NEW BASIS ON WHICH HONG KONG COULD BUILD ITS FUTURE, HE SAID.
+IT ESTABLISHES A FRAMEWORK FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ALL THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES WHICH HAVE MADE HONG KONG WHAT IT IS TODAY, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
SPEAKING OF HONG KONG'S DENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS, SIR EDWARD HIGH- LIGHTED TWO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN RECENT YEARS.
A SCHOOL DENTAL CARE SERVICE HAD BEEN LAUNCHED IN 1980 TO PROVIDE REGULAR DENTAL EXAMINATION AND SIMPLE DENTAL TREATMENT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, HE SAID.
THE SERVICE HAD BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY PARENTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE. OVER 200 000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN HAD BEEN ENROLLED AND WERE ENJOYING A BETTER STANDARD OF ORAL HEALTH THAN BEFORE AND MORE MULTI-SURGERY SCHOOL DENTAL CLINICS WERE BEING PLANNED TO COVER 500 000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT WAS THE OPENING IN 1981 OF THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL, TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL FACILITIES FOR THE FACULTY OF DENTISTRY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,
WHEN THE FIRST BATCH OF OUR OWN DENTAL GRADUATES JOIN THE DENTAL PROFESSION EARLY NEXT YEAR, HONG KONG WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO RELY ON DENTISTS TRAINED OVERSEAS, SIR EDWARD SAID.
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