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HE CONSIDERED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CHANGE ITS APPROACH AND ALLOCATE, SAY, $10 BILLION, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING A TECHNOLOGY PARK AND OTHER RESEARCH CENTRES FOR ELECTRONICS, BIO-ENGINEERING AND SO ON WHICH HE BELIEVED WOULD RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF MANY.
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, HE SAID HE WAS GLAD THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD NOT SLACKENED ITS EFFORTS IN THIS ASPECT BECAUSE IT WAS ESSENTIAL IN PROMOTING PRODUCTION.
HE SAID THAT WHEN PLANNING PORT DEVELOPMENTS, CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN NOT TO NEGLECT THE ANCILLARY FACILITIES SUCH AS THE NETWORK OF ROADS AND PARKING PLACES, ESPECIALLY PARKING PLACES FOR CONTAINER LORRIES.
HE SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT USE LAND AUCTION PRICES AS THE BASIS TO ASSESS THE NEED FOR PROVIDING PARKING PLACES BECAUSE THESE WERE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FACILITIES AND THEIR EFFECT ON PRODUCTIVITY WAS INVALUABLE.
ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID THE RATIO OF HOME-OWNERSHIP FLATS SHOULD BE INCREASED.
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I BELIEVE THAT THE RENTAL FLAT TYPE PUBLIC HOUSING SHOULD BE DECREASED GRADUALLY BECAUSE, IF THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE RECEIVING GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY IS RELATIVELY LARGER, THE ISSUE OF PERSONAL BENEFITS WILL EASILY COME INTO PLAY AT THE TIME OF ELECTION AND THIS HAS A BEARING ON OUR POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
HE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO REDEVELOPING THE OLDER PARTS OF THE URBAN ARRA.
"AFTER WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS IN DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS, IS NOW TIME TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE OLD AND DILAPIDATED PARTS THE URBAN AREA, HE SAID.
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MR WONG ADDED THAT ALTHOUGH HONG KONG WAS NO LONGER "CULTURAL DESERT", WITH THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION, THE DEMAND FOR CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT FROM GENERATION WAS NO LESS THAN THEIR REQUIREMENT FOR WORK.
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HE SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT POLICY IN THIS RESPECT RE MORE POSITIVE, PROVIDING MORE RESOURCES TO THE ARTISTIC GROUPS TO ENABLE THEM TO BLOSSOM, TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PUT OUR EXISTING FACILITIES INTO FULL USE.
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