THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1989
PRACTICAL ACTION TO PROMOTE HK AS INTERNATIONAL CITY
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CITY
STRENGTHENING AND PROMOTING HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR FUTURE. THE HON MARTIN BARROW SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY 1.
GOVERNOR'S POLICY HONG HONG AS AN OPTIMISTIC THEME
SPEAKING IN THE SECOND DAY OF DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. MR BARROW SAID DEVELOPING THE STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL CITY WAS A CREATIVE, POSITIVE AND THAT COULD RALLY AND INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY OF HONG KONG AS WELL AS OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS AND CHINA ITSELF.
THOUGH HONG KONG WAS ALREADY A FLOURISHING INTERNATIONAL CITY IN MANY RESPECTS, THERE WAS STILL MUCH PRACTICAL ACTION THAT WE COULD TAKE TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
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MR BARROW SUGGESTED THAT WE MUST ACHIEVE A HIGHER STANDARD ENGLISH: MUST HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW PEOPLE WITH PARTICULAR SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW TO COME INTO HONG KONG; MUST AVOID PROTECTIONISM AMONG THE PROFESSIONS AND SHOULD ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, SUCH AS BRANCHES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, TO HAVE REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS ᎻᎬᎡᎬ .
HE ALSO SAID THAT WE MUST TAKE GREATER STEPS 10 DEVELOP HONG RONG'S INTERNATIONAL IMAGE.
THE ALREADY ACTIVE HONG RONG GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD SHOULD RE STRENGTHENED WITH PROFESSIONAL OUTSIDE HELP, AND THEY SHOULD WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE TOURIST ASSOCIATION.
OF THOSE MEANWHILE, HELP SHOULD BE SOUGHT FROM THE MANAGEMENT HONG KONG COMPANIES WHICH HAD BUSINESSES IN SOME OF THE MAJOR CITIES OF THE WORLD, IN PUTTING OVER THE HONG KONG MESSAGE.
INITIATIVES WHICH
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HE ADDED.
"THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE IN PARALLEL TO THE ARE BEING TAKEN IN HONG KONG SUCH AS SETTING UP AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT,
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PEOPLE SHOULD HE ALSO SAID HONG KONG
DEVOTE TIME WHILE
THE APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO PROMOTING HONG KONG WHENEVER OPPORTUNITIES AROSE.
KONG'S NOTING THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION NOT ONLY ALLO "D HONG
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IT TO INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER TO CONTINUE BUT ALSO
GROK TO UNDERLINE THE AND FLOURISH, MR BARROW SAID THAT IT WAS NECESSARY CRUCIAL DISTINCTION
STRENGTHENING HONG
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AN POINT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL CITY AND THE POLITICALLY MORE COMPLEX THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF THE ISSUE OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
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TURNING TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR AS A VITAL ELEMENT THE INTERNATIONAL CITY THEME, MR RARROW STRESSED THE NEED THE VIGOUR STRENUOUSLY AVOID OVER-REGULATION WHICH COULD STIFLE INNOVATION OF OUR MARKETS.
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