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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1985
GOVERNOR URGES COMMUNITY EFFORT IN YEAR OF OX
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THE WHOLE COMMUNITY MUST BE INVOLVED IN MEETING THE NEW CHALLENGES IN THE YEAR AHEAD+, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE SAID TODAY.
+WE SHALL NEED TO KEEP OUR ECONOMY IN GOOD SHAPE, TO MOVE STEADILY TOWARDS A MORE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND TO MAKE HONG KONG A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN,+ HE ADDED.
THE GOVERNOR WAS SPEAKING IN PUTONGHUA AT A RECEPTION GIVEN BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION FOR 1 500 GUESTS, IN CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR OF THE OX.
THE OX, THE GOVERNOR SAID, SYMBOLISED PERSEVERANCE, DETERMINATION AND STEADFASTNESS.
+THESE QUALITIES ARE THE HALLMARKS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG- THEY HAVE ENABLED HONG KONG TO EMERGE FROM THE PAST TWO UNSETTLING YEARS WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF VIGOUR, HE SAID.
HE WISHED THE PEOPLE +ALL GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND EVERY SUCCESS IN THE YEAR OF THE OX.+
HE THEN PROPOSED A TOAST TO A HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR,+ WHICH HE REPEATED IN CANTONESE.
SIP EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LEAO, LATER MINGLED WITH THE GUESTS.
ALSO PRESENT WERE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, AND OFFICIALS OF THE 18 DISTRICT OFFICES.
STEPS TAKEN TO EASE HOSPITAL CROWDING
A NUMBER OF SHORT TERM MEASURES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS.
THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MDAC) CHAIRED BY DR THE HON HARRY FANG, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
AT ITS LAST MEETING, THE MDAC CONSIDERED A REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON OVERCROWDING IN HOSPITALS, SET UP IN FEBRUARY 1984 TO LOOK FOR WAYS REDUCE OVERCROWDING IN HOSPITALS.
ACCORDING TO