TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1986
GOVERNOR ATTENDS NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AT THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING:
+DIRECTOR XU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
+ I AM DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION OF YOUR NATIONAL DAY AND TO OFFER OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 37TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
THROUGH A WIDE +1986 HAS BEEN ANOTHER BUSY AND USEFUL YEAR. RANGE OF CONTACTS INCLUDING TRADE AND ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH SIDES.
+CO-OPERATION OVER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION HAS ALSO MADE MUCH PROGRESS. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAS REACHED AGREEMENT ON SEVERAL ISSUES VITAL TO HONG KONG'S FUTURE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, INCLUDING AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG'S NEW STATUS IN THE GATT.
+THE LAND COMMISSION TOO HAS MET MANY TIMES, AND HAS PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT DEMONSTRATION OF HOW WELL THE TWO SIDES CAN WORK TOGETHER TO RESOLVE COMPLEX ISSUES IN A PRACTICAL WAY.
+ I SHOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST TO THE HEALTH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, TO THE HEALTH OF DIRECTOR XU, AND THE HEALTH OF ALL GUESTS PRESENT.+
CIVIL SERVICE ID CARDS TO BE STANDARDISED *****
THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE INTRODUCING STANDARDISED IDENTITY AND WARRANT CARDS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (TUESDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS CHANGES IN THE SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE TIME WAS NOW RIGHT TO INTRODUCE STANDARDISED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR THEM.
+THIS WILL ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO READILY IDENTIFY A GOVERNMENT STAFF AND, WITH THE WARRANT CARD, TO ASCERTAIN THE POWERS DELEGATED TO HIM UNDER THE LAWS OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT AT THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES WOULD STILL MAINTAIN THEIR UNIQUE AND DISTINCTIVE CARDS.
THESE SERVICES