WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1989
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WHILE IT HAD NOT COME
THE POINT WHERE LOCAL LEVELS OF POLLUTION WERE AFFECTING TOURISM, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT MUST NEVER LET SUCH A SITUATION ARISE.
"IF WE ACT NOW ALONG THE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRESERVE THE
TOURIST DESTINATION,
PROPOSALS OF ATTRACTIVENESS
THE WHITE PAPER, WE OF HONG KONG AS A
"LAST YEAR, OVER GO PER CENT OF OUR VISITORS ENJOYED THEIR STAY SO MUCH THAT THEY SAID THEY WILL RETURN, WHILE ANOTHER 24 PER CENT SAID THEY MAY COME TO HONG KONG AGAIN, HE SAID.
MR BARROW SAID HONG RONG WAS FOR THESE MILLIONS OF VISITORS A TOURISM "PRODUCT".
"THEIR TRIP 19490ETHING THEY BUY, JUST AS THEY BUY OTHER THINGS IN LIFE. WE, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, ARE THE SELLERS.
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"WE ARE SELLING THE ATTRACTIVENESS, THE FRIENDLINESS AND THE MAINLY TAX-FREE SHOPPING OF HONG KONG TO THE ENTIRE WORLD, HE SAID;
HE ADVED: "IF WE EXPECT TO KEEP
· ATTRACTING BUYERS' AND INCREASE TOURISM'S CONTRIBUTION TO OUR ECONOMY, THEN WE MUST TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR PRODUCT.
"WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE 'SHOP WINDOW' WHICH HONG KONG PRESENTS TO THE WORLD REMAINS MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN THOSE OF COMPETITIVE DESTINATIONS;
CO-OPERATION NEEDED IN FIGHTING POLLUTION
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OPEN-MINDED CO-OPERATION BY THE ADMINISTRATION, THE PUBLIC, INDUSTRIALISTS, SCHOOLS, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS IS ESSENTIAL IF THE BATTLE AGAINST POLLUTION IS TO BE WON. THE HON PAUL CHENG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE CONCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING IN THE DEBATE ON THE WHITE PAPER ON POLLUTION, MR CHENG STRESSED THAT ·A· REAL SENSE OF URGENCY WAS REQUIRED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND ALL SECTORS MUST RE WILLING ΤΟ MAKE SACRIFICES.
"THERE IS NO ROOM FOR COMPROMISE OR WE RUN THE RISK OF PLAYING A CATCH-UP GAME. HE SAID.
FOREVER
TOUGHER
CIRCLES.
THE ADMINISTRATION MUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT WOULD NOT BE POPULAR IN CERTAIN BUT IT MUST NOT LET LOBBYING PRESSURES WATER DOWN THIS NEW INITIATIVE, HE URGED.
"WE NEED
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