THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1987

SIR DAVID PEOPLE LOOKING FOR FORWARD MOVES

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GOVERNMENT TO

THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ARE NOW LOOKING FOR THE MOVE FORWARD AND TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON ALL THE APPEARS IN THE SURVEY OFFICE REPORT ON THE FURTHER REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID (THURSDAY).

EVIDENCE THAT DEVELOPMENT OF TODAY

THE ISLANDS

GREAT

DEAL OF

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE END OF A VISIT TO DISTRICT, SIR DAVID SAID "AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A EVIDENCE THERE ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY THINKS.

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CERTAINLY THIS

DISTRICT

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I BELIEVE THAT THE COMMUNITY NOW WANTING TO LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING THE DECISIONS.

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WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE YESTERDAY, SIR DAVID SAID PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD AND EXPECTED THAT GOVERNMENT WAS CRITICISED, THE GOVERNMENT MUST ANSWER THAT CRITICISM.

HE SAID THAT WHAT THIS COMMUNITY LOOKED FOR BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.

IF THE

WAS CO-OPERATION

"THIS IS A POINT WHICH HAS BEEN MADE TO ME THIS AFTERNOON IN THE ISLANDS DISTRICT," HE SAID.

IN

HERE

ASKED IF THE SPEECH MADE BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID FORD, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY WOULD DETER SPEAKING UP, SIR DAVID SAID HE

PEOPLE FROM HAD NEVER YET SEEN ANYTHING DETERRED PEOPLE IN HONG KONG FROM SPEAKING UP.

WHICH

PERFORMANCE OF AND GREAT

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SENIOR

ASKED TO COMMENT ON MR FORD'S REMARK ON THE CIVIL SERVANTS, SIR DAVID SAID HE HAD GREAT ADMIRATION RESPECT FOR THE WORK DONE BY OFFICIALS IN THIS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MIDDLE OFFICIALS AND JUNIOR OFFICIALS.

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HE ADDED: IF YOU GO ROUND DISTRICTS LIKE 1'VE BEEN DOING TODAY AND LIKE I'VE DONE IN THE PAST. LIKE ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE, YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH WORK THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING.

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"YOU CAN SEE IT PHYSICALLY IN THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING THE FACILITIES THAT ARE GOING UP FOR PEOPLE.

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"YOU CAN SER IT PSYCHOLOGICALLY IN THE SORT THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND DISTRICT BOARDS OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS.

OF CO-OPERATION AND VARIOUS

"SO I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR WHAT MEMBERS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DO AND WHAT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED.

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/CONCERNING HIS

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