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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1988
"WE'VE GOT GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION AT THE MOMENT FROM THE HAVE DIRECT DISTRICT BOARDS AND WE'VE NOW PROGRESSED SO THAT WE WILL
ΤΟ MOVE GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION. IT MAKES SENSE
FROM THOSE 10 INDIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS TO 10 DIRECTLY ELECTED," HE SAID.
"IT LEAVES ROOM, OBVIOUSLY, FOR FURTHER EXPANSION. THERE'S A MADE BETWEEN GREAT DEAL OF FURTHER CHANGE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE
THE NUMBER 1991 AND 1997, AND ONE OF THOSE CHANGES WILL BE TO EXPAND OF DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS," HE ADDED.
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"I THINK IT IS A GOOD FIRST STEP, SIR DAVID SAID.
IN
THE
WHITE
PAPER
THE GOVERNOR STRESSED THAT THE PROPOSALS DID NOT LESSEN THE IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS.
REMAIN
A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
"THE DISTRICT BOARDS THREE-TIER SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.
"THE THREE TIERS NOW WILL WORK IN A MORE LOGICAL WAY SO THAT
BASIC LEVEL YOU HAVE REPRESENTATION GOING UP THE PYRAMID FROM THE
INTO BOARDS ELECTIONS INTO THE DISTRICT BOARDS, DISTRICT AND REGIONAL COUNCILS, FROM THOSE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SIR DAVID SAID.
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THE URBAN COUNCILS INTO THE
THE GOVERNOR STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING IN HONG KONG.
PEOPLE OF OUR PLACE
"IT'S VITAL FOR A PLACE LIKE HONG KONG THAT WE SHOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HIGHLY-EDUCATED PEOPLE WE HAVE HERE. WE NEED TALENT IF WE'RE GOING TO REMAIN A DYNAMIC ECONOMY AND KEEP IN THE WORLD AS AN INTERNATIONAL CITY," SIR DAVID SAID.
WAS THE GOVERNOR SAID HE
IMPRESSED WITH THE FACILITIES
AND GRANTHAM COLLEGE
WITH THE HIGHLY SKILLED TEACHERS. ALSO NOTED THE ENORMOUS ENTHUSIASIM AND DEDICATION OF THE STUDENTS.
AT
HE
SIR DAVID PRAISES WORK OF LIFE QUARDS
NEARLY 20,000 LIVES HAVE BEEN
SAVED SINCE THE WATER SAFETY
CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED IN 1962.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID
(THURSDAY) WILSON, SAID THIS TODAY
KONG) то AT A RECEPTION GIVEN BY THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY (HONG MARK THE SILVER JUBILEEOF THE WATER SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
THOSE WHO "ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, I SHOULD LIKE TO THANK
ESPECIALLY THE QUALIFIED HAVE RISKED THEIR OWN LIVES TO SAVE OTHERS,
GAZETTED BEACHES LIFE GUARDS WHO WORK AT SWIMMING POOLS AND THE MANY THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, SIR DAVID SAID.
/HE NOTED