MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1989
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DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION HAD PUT IN REMARKABLE EFFORTS TOWARDS PROMOTING GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND IN ENCOURAGING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HE ADDED.
EARLIER IN HIS SPEECH, MR LAN PRAISED THE CHAMBER FOR ITS VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILL AND A STRONG SENSE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY,
ONE GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE CHAMBER'S ACHIEVEMENTS WAS THE INTRODUCTION TO HONG KONG OF THE 10 OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS SELECTION SCHEME.
THE SCHEME ENCOURAGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTINUE THEIR QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAREERS AND ΤΟ GIVE THEIR BEST IN THEIR SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, HE NOTED.
MÀ BẠN FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT ALSO HAD CATERED FOR THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND CITED THE PROGRESS MADE IN EDUCATION AS AN EXAMPLE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAD MADE MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN OTHER AREAS WELL, SUCH AS PUBLIC HOUSING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
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IN PUBLIC ROUISNG, HONG KONG WAS AT PRESENT TAKING A LEAD IN THE WORLD BOTH IN TERMS OF QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF NEW HOUSING STOCK COMPLETED EVERY YEAR, HE SAID.
AND IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT, THE GOVERNMENT MAINTAINED A BALANCED SYSTEM. WITHIN WHICH VARIOUS TRANSPORT MODES COULD FULFIL THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES EFFECTIVELY.
LOOKING AHEAD, MR LAN SAID TUE GOVERNMENT HAD NUMEROUS LONG-TERM AND MAJOR PLANS AND PROJECTS ON VARIOUS FRONTS.
THESE INCLUDED THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAINER TERMINALS 8 AND 9, THREE MAJOR PROJECTS AND THE METROPLAN.
STUDY, THE RECLAMATION.
WELL.
"THESE PROJECTS WILL PROVIDE HONG KONG WITH THE MUCH NEEDED INFRASTURCTURE TO ENABLE IT TO PROSPER BEYONG THE YEAR 2000 AND INTO THE 21ST CENTURY," HE NOTED.
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