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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11,
1989
SIR DAVID SAID THE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND ULTIMATELY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AIRPORT WOULD BE ENTRUSTED TO A NEW AIRPORT AUTHORITY, AND MEMBERS OF A PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY WOULD BE APPOINTED EARLY NEXT YEAR. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO PROPOSED TO SET UP A PORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
COMMITMENT
THESE AND OTHER PLANS DEMONSTRATED THE GOVERNMENT'S TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, THE GOVERNOR SAID. HE EMPHASISED THAT HONG KONG MUST BUILD A FUTURE FOR THE BULK OF THE POPULATION WHO WOULD STILL BE HERE IN 1997 AND BEYOND.
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, AND THE FUTURE COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE IN MIND THE WIDELY HELD VIEW IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SOMEWHAT FASTER RATE OF DEVELOPMENT IN 1991 THAN PREVIOUSLY ENVISAGED, AND ALSO THE FACT THAT BY 1995 ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE ELECTED BY ONE MEANS OR ANOTHER.
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS:
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EDUCATION TARGETS SET ONLY LAST YEAR WILL SUBSTANTIALLY SO THAT 67,000 PLACES IN TERTIARY EDUCATION ARE AVAILABLE IN 1995.
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UPGRADED
A NEW HONG KONG TECHNOLOGY CENTRE IS PLANNED AS PART OF THE OVERALL STRATEGY TO UPGRADE THE ECONOMY.
SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES WILL BE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET PUBLIC NEEDS INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.
A COMMISSION ON YOUTH WILL BE SET UP. THIS WILL BE CHAIRED BY A NON-OFFICIAL AND WILL INCLUDE SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING YOUNG PEOPLE.
SERVICES
HONG KONG'S NEW PRIORITY IN MEDICAL AND HEALTH MUST BE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE, AND THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TO BE ESTABLISHED NEXT YEAR WILL BE WELL PLACED TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC MONEY IS WELL SPENT.
BETWEEN NOW AND 2001, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY PLANS TO PRODUCE 527,000 PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS, AND THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO OWN THEIR OWN HOMES, AT PRESENT 41 PER CENT, WILL RISE STEADILY.
THE GOVERNMENT IS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP THE TRANSPORT POLICY WILL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND A WHITE PAPER ON TRANSPORT BE PUBLISHED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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POLLUTION MUST BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND THE $20 BILLION TO BE SPENT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS OBJECTIVE. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAN PLAY A PART IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.
AS PART OF EFFORTS TO INVOLVE FOREIGN BUSINESSMEN MORE IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY, AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, WILL BE FORMED.
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