SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1988
ACT TOGETHER TO MAKE HK BETTER, CLEANER PLACE TO LIVE IN GOVERNOR
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON:
THE END OF THE YEAR IS BOTH A TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE AND A TIME FOR RENEWAL.
WE IN HONG KONG NEED ONLY TO LOOK AROUND US TO SEE TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF OUR PROGRESS DURING 1988. OUR ECONOMY IS DOING WELL. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS SOUNDLY BASED; AND WE ARE MAKING FURTHER STRIDES IN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
-WE HAVE CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION, BUT THIS FESTIVE OCCASION SHOULD ALSO GIVE US THE CHANCE TO LOOK AHEAD.
THERE IS MUCH THAT STILL REMAINS TO BE DONE.
IN OUR RAPID PROGRESS AND OUR DESIRE TO COMPETE WITH
THE BEST
IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE WORLD, WE MUST NOT NEGLECT THE OTHER FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A BALANCED AND HEALTHY SOCIETY.
THAT SAME ENTHUSIASM AND ENTERPRISE THAT HAVE GONE INTO IMPROVING OUR MATERIAL WELLBEING CAN, AND MUST, BE USED ΤΟ IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
WE CAN AFFORD TO FIND MORE TIME, AND SHOW GREATER CONCERN, FOR THOSE LESS ABLE TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES. AND WE CAN ACT TOGETHER, WITH GREATER RESOLVE, TO MAKE HONG KONG AN EVEN BETTER, CLEANER PLACE ΤΟ LIVE IN.
AS THE LAST DAY OF THE OLD YEAR GIVES WAY TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW, MY FAMILY AND I WISH ALL THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS 1989.
GOVERNOR TO VISIT MACAU
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL PAY AN ONE-DAY VISIT ΤΟ ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 5) AT THE INVITATION OF THE MACAU GOVERNOR, MR CARLOS MELANCIA.
MACAU
DURING THE VISIT, SIR DAVID WILL BE BRIEFED ON DEVELOPMENTS MACAU AND DISCUSS TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
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SIR DAVID WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LADY WILSON; THE ACTING POLITICAL ADVISER, MR STEPHEN BRADLEY; AND THE GOVERNOR'S PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR RICHARD HOARE.
THE PARTY WILL ARRIVE IN MACAU AT ABOUT 10 HONG KONG LATE AFTERNOON.
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