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+WE SHOULD NOT LOOK AT THESE INSTITUTIONS FOR RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT AS A DIRECT ASSISTANCE OR INPUT TO INDUSTRY, BUT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TEACH AND TRAIN GOOD TALENT WHICH WILL COME OUT OF THE UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS TO SERVE INDUSTRY.
+OUR ONLY NATURAL RESOURCES IS THE TALENTS OF OUR CITIZENS. WE MUST NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
SECONDLY, MR LEE PUSHED FOR THE VIGOROUS PURSUIT OF OVERSEAS INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION.
RATHER THAN HAVING A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE IN A FEW OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD, MR LEE SUGGESTED THE TASK OF INVESTMENT PROMOTION BE OFFERED TO THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN ORDER TO UTILISE RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY.
BESIDES HAVING 24 OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD WITH WIDE COVERAGE OF THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S PAST PERFORMANCE RECORD IS WELL KNOWN, MR LEE NOTED.
+WE MUST LOOK FORWARD IN THE DIFFICULT YEARS AHEAD TO CORRECT OUR SHORTCOMINGS WHENEVER WE CAN,+ HE ADDED.
TURNING TO THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG, MR LEE APPEALED TO THE COUNCIL TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE PRAGMATIC SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEMS FACING HONG KONG AND TO HELP LAY A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR THE TERRITORY'S FUTURE.
HE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE AND THE NEED FOR COHESIVENESS IN THE COUNCIL AS THERE WERE MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES TO BE TACKLED IN THE COMING YEAR.
HE SAID HE ACCEPTED THAT THERE WOULD BE DIFFERENCES IN OPINIONS AMONG MEMBERS ON ISSUES BUT AFTER DUE DEBATE AND FRANK EXCHANGE OF VIEWS, THE TRUE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY MUST PREVAIL AND THAT IS THE MAJORITY MUST BE ALLOWED TO CARRY THE DAY.+
+ IN SERVING THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG THERE REALLY SHOULD NOT BE
A DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE APPOINTED AND ELECTED MEMBERS.
+ THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE DESIRE TO SERVE NOT FOR FAME OR FORTUNE, BUT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HONG KONG WE DEARLY LOVE,+ MR LEE STRESSED.
HE WARNED THAT PUTTING A DIVIDER BETWEEN APPOINTED AND ELECTED MEMBERS WAS DANGEROUS AND NON-CONSTRUCTIVE FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
HE SAID THAT WHATEVER THE OUTCOME OF THE 1987 REVIEW AND THE FUTURE BASIC LAW FOR HONG KONG, PERCEIVED POLITICAL STABILITY WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG.
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