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"THE MTRC AND KCRC HAVE BEEN NOTABLE FOR INTRODUCING THE BEST AVAILABLE TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY," HE SAID.
OTHER SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY, IN PARTICULAR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, SIR DAVID SAID, WERE EXPLORING WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO REMAIN TECHNOLOGICALLY COMPETITIVE IN WORLD MARKETS.
"THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE EFFORTS,"
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THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID TO EMPHASISE THE CONTRIBUTION WAS HOPED THE GROWING ACADEMIC COMMUNITY COULD MAKE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONSIDERING LOCATING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE CLOSE TO THE CITY POLYTECHNIC AS WELL AS TO THE NEW HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL BUILDING.
GOVT CONTINUING TO PLAN FOR LONG TERM FUTURE
THE GOVERNMENT IS CONTINUING TO PLAN FOR THE LONG TERM FUTURE OF HONG KONG, DESPITE THE SHOCKS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED DURING THE YEAR, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"WE HAVE A CLEAR VISION OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. IT IS A VISION THAT I HOPE WILL SUSTAIN HONG KONG DURING THE PRESENT PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY AND GIVE US ALL CONFIDENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO OVERCOME WHATEVER PROBLEMS CONFRONT US," HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT AS A COMMUNITY WE TENDED TO TAKE FOR GRANTED WHAT WE HAD ACHIEVED.
"BUT WE ONLY HAVE TO LOOK BACK 10 YEARS TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH HAS BEEN DONE, HE SAID.
ILLUSTRATE THAT AND HOW MUCH HAD
THE GOVERNOR CITED THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES TO HONG KONG WAS A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE 10 YEARS AGO BEEN DONE SINCE 1979.
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OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA WERE STILL VERY LIMITED. DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE MAINLAND WERE ONLY WORTH $600 MILLION (COMPARED TO $38 BILLION LAST YEAR). WE HAD ONLY RECENTLY OPENED AIR LINKS IN DECEMBER 1978. AND DIRECT TRAIN SERVICES FROM GUANGZHOU RESTARTED ONLY ON APRIL 4;
THERE WAS NO UNIVERSAL FRANCHISE AT ANY LEVEL. ONLY ABOUT 32,000 PEOPLE HAD THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS. THE ONLY DISTRICT BOARDS (THOSE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES) WERE WHOLLY APPOINTED:
* ONLY THAT YEAR, JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION WAS FOR FIRST TIME MADE FREE AND COMPULSORY FOR CHILDREN BELOW AGE OF 15;
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