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"THE COMMONWEALTH HAS A PARTICULAR PART TO PLAY IN FACING UP TO SUCH ISSUES AS THESE. A CONCERN FOR THE RESOURCES WE SHARE IN COMMON MEANS PARTNERSHIP NOT ONLY ACROSS THE OCEANS BUT ALSO BETWEEN GENERATIONS. A RECOGNITION OF WHAT OUR PREDECESSORS HAVE BEQUEATHED TO US INCREASES OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TRANSMIT THESE GIFTS UNSPOILT TO THE FUTURE INHABITANTS OF OUR PLANET.
"OUR CONCERN TO SAFEGUARD LONG-TERM PROSPECTS FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN DOES NOT CONFLICT AT ALL WITH THE PRESSING NEED ΤΟ COME TO GRIPS WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE PRESENT, LIKE POVERTY, ILLITERACY, DISEASE, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDER-DEVELOPMENT. RATHER THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER AND LINKED BY OUR EFFORTS TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS TOGETHER IN A REALISTIC WAY. WE MUST ALL PRAY THAT DIMINISHED POLITICAL TENSION, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE WORLD'S GREAT POWERS, WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND SWIFTER PROGRESS IN DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WITHIN COMMONWEALTH AND BEYOND.
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TOWN PLANNERS BRIEF VISITING DELEGATIONS
THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY PLAYED HOST TO FOUR FOREIGN DELEGATIONS MAKING STUDY VISITS TO THE TERRITORY.
FIRST TO ARRIVE FOR A 10-DAY STUDY VISIT WAS A DELEGATION FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF SINGAPORE.
THE DELEGATION WAS HERE TO FIND OUT TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND SUB-REGIONAL AND HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.
HOW HONG KONG'S PLAN ARE PREPARED
MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON STATUTORY PLANNING, HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY AND STANDARDS, AND LAND ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE AND PRACTICES.
NEXT TO ARRIVE WAS A GROUP FROM THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS FROM THE NETHERLANDS, WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IN THEIR TOUR WAS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH URBAN AND NEW TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN MAJOR CITIES OF THE WORLD.
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MEMBERS OF A DELEGATION OF PLANNING OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY OTTAWA IN CANADA DISCUSSED WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS HERE TOWN PLANNING AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
AS WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO GROUPS, THE VISITORS ALSO MADE SITE VISITS TO THE NEW TOWNS,
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