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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1984
STEPS TOWARDS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
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HONG KONG'S POLITICAL SYSTEM WAS MAKING GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE WOULD HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHANNELS TO PARTICIPATE IN POLICY-MAKING, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL SPEECH DAY OF THE TAI PO WONG SHIU CHI MIDDLE SCHOOL, MR HSU SAID FOR THIS SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE ITS DESIRED EFFECTS, PEOPLE MUST HAVE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND A CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
HE HOPED STUDENTS WOULD BROADEN THEIR HORIZON, UNDERSTAND THE IR COMMUNITY AND LEARN ABOUT DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
+FOR IN A FEW YEARS' TIME, YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FOR DISTRICT BOARD OR REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS, + MR HSU SAID.
BUT HE SAID UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING TO USE THIS RIGHT TOOK TIME.
BEFORE THIS RIGHT COULD BE BROUGHT INTO FULL PLAY, ONE MUST PAY ATTENTION TO COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING, HE ADDED.
FOR THIS REASON, THE GOVERNMENT WAS PLANNING TO ADD A SUBJECT ON GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO THE MATRICULATION CURRICULUM.
+STILL THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOUR SPONTANEOUS CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THE FORMULATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC, MR HSU SAID.
EEC'S MEASURES WELCOMED
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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES WELCOMED THE EEC'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO LIBERALISE THE ILLEGAL IMPORT RESTRAINTS IMPOSED BY FRANCE ON CERTAIN HONG KONG PRODUCTS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AT THE CURRENT MEETING OF THE 40TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT) IN GENEVA, THE LEADER OF THE EEC DELEGATION, MR PAUL LUYTEN HAD ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 27 FURTHER LIBERALISATION OF THE REMAINING ILLEGAL QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON HONG KONG'S EXPORTS OF UMBRELLAS, RADIO RECEIVERS AND TOYS TO FRANCE.
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