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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1988

DEVELOPMENT

"THIS WILL PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH AND RE-DEVELOPMENT CAN TAKE PLACE, INCLUDING URBAN RENEWAL SCHEMES

NEW THE LAND DEVELOPMENT

BY CORPORATION, THE POSSIBLE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, AND NEW MASS-TRANSIT FACILITIES.

EXPANSION OF THE

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AND IT WILL ACCOMMODATE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS, AS WELL AS THE RELOCATION OF THE

BE DECIDED,

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HE ADDED.

"IT WILL NOT BE A RIGID PLAN, SIR DAVID

ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT ΤΟ

BE ONE WHICH WILL ACCORDING TO NEED AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.'

PORT AND TRANSPORT AIRPORT, SHOULD THAT

EXPLAINED, "IT WILL ADAPT IT'S PROGRAMMES

FURTHERMORE, SIR DAVID SAID MEMBERS OF ENGINEERS WOULD HAVE A MAJOR ROLE TO PLAY IN ALL OF THESE AREAS

THE INSTITUTION OF JUST IN THE

NOT PRESENT STUDIES, BUT RE-DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD FOLLOW.

IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND

"STRONG AND

EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DEMAND. SO WILL FIRST-CLASS PLANNING AND ENGINEERING SKILLS," HE SAID. WILL BE MUCH IN

IN

"THE INSTITUTION ITSELF WILL HAVE AN IMPORTANT IN MAKING SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF PROFESSIONALISM

ROLE TO PLAY ALL THESE AREAS AND THAT WE HAVE THE TALENT AVAILABLE TO TACKLE VERY IMPORTANT AND CHALLENGING DEVELOPMENTS."

THESE

GOVERNOR TO LEAD DELEGATION TO EUROPE

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL BE

TO VISIT WESTERN EUROPE IN EARLY AUTUMN THIS AND HONG KONG IN GENERAL.

LEADING

YEAR

A DELEGATION TO PROMOTE TRADE

THIS FOLLOWS SIMILAR VISITS HE HAS MADE PREVIOUSLY UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

ΤΟ THE

FACTORIES SAID HONG ASIA AND THE

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER VISITING TWO ELECTRONIC IN KWAI CHUNG THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON, SIR DAVID KONG HAD TO COMPETE WITH OTHER PLACES IN SOUTHEAST FAR EAST WHERE LABOUR COSTS MIGHT BE CHEAPER.

HIGHER PRODUCTS то

"THE ANSWER FOR US MUST BE TO GO UPMARKET, TO HAVE A DEGREE OF AUTOMATION AND TO PRODUCE HIGHER QUALITY OF KEEP OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD MARKET, HE STRESSED.

THE GOVERNOR NOTED THAT THE ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY IS

CRUCIAL TO

HONG KONG,

/HE SAID:

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