WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1988
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OR IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY IN
ΤΟ MR LI FELT THAT 1 RETURN TO HONG KONG, THE TERRITORY HAD то BE COMPETITIVE IN THE LIFESTYLE IT OFFERED.
+ "MANY OF THE PERKS' OF MIDDLE CLASS LIFE ELSEWHERE ARE HARD TO COME BY HERE.
"WHILE WE CANNOT RELAX MEASURES TO CONTROL THE NUMBER OF
INTEREST OF MORTGAGE CARS, WE COULD CONSIDER THE DEDUCTIBILITY RESIDENTS' OWN HOMES.
MOTOR
FOR
"THIS WOULD ENABLE PEOPLE WHO STAY THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS, HE SAID.
LN HONG KONG ΤΟ IMPROVE
י.
THE
WAY HONG KONG
"UNDOUBTEDLY, THE BRAIN DRAIN WILL CHANGE DOES BUSINESS AND THE WAY HONG KONG IS ADMINISTERED.
THE GOVERNMENT
WITH A CIVIL SERVICE WASTAGE
MUST DEVELOP
OVER
OF
RATE OF
FOUR PER CENT
YEAR LAST
A NEW GENERATION BETTER-TRAINED, COST-EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SERVANTS. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES WILL HAVE TO CHANGE. WE CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE RED TAPE.'
NOTING THAT HONG KONG'S ONLY RESOURCE
TO
LI
WAS ITS PEOPLE, MR URGED THE GOVERNMENT
INVEST MUCH MORE HEAVILY IN CONTINUING THOSE ALREADY IN THE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES TO UPGRADE THE SKILLS OF WORKFORCE AND TO HELP FRESH GRADUATES ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL SKILLS.
HE
TIMELY DESCRIBED AS
THE
GOVERNMENT'S
DECISION
ΤΟ
MOVE
FORWARD WITH AN OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE.
NOT
TACKLE POLLUTION, MR ON THE GOVERNMENT'S "NEW-FOUND ZEAL" TO LI CAUTIONED THAT WHAT HONG KONG NEEDED NOW WAS PRACTICAL ACTION, GRANDIOSE SCHEMES WHICH COULD FURTHER TAX LIMITED MANPOWER RESOURCES.
THE
IT
THAT CRITICISM PASSING RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
HE HOPED THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ADDRESS WAS UNDERMINING POLLUTION CONTROL BY DEPARTMENT THAT CREATED THE PAST ABUSE.
CENTRAL POLICY UNIT, MR
TALENT
IN WELCOMING THE PROPOSAL FOR A
LI
то THE SAID THE GOVERNMENT MUST RECRUIT INDEPENDENTLY MINDED
TO ANTICIPATE WHERE HONG UNIT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE THE CLEAR MANDATE KONG MUST GO AND TIME TO EXAMINE THE OPTIONS.
HE HOPED THE UNIT WOULD NOT BECOME JUST ANOTHER ADVISORY TO RUBBER STAMP DECISIONS.
BOARD
THE
TO MAKE BETTER USE OF MR LJ ALSO URGED THE GOVERNMENT EXPERTISE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT WAS NOW REPRESENTED IN LEGCO.
HE SUGGESTED THAT A SYSTEM OF SELECT COMMITTEES BE WORK WITH EACH POLICY SECRETARY.
SET UP ΤΟ
WOULD BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THE PRODUCE POLICIES THAT WOULD COMMAND
SUCH COMMITTEES, HE BELIEVED, NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO
GENERAL
ACCEPTANCE.
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