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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1989
"THE MAIN REASON FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE'S RESILIENCE IS ECONOMIC: WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE COMMUNICATIONS, THE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL EXPERTISE AND THE CONNECTIONS.
"WE HAVE AN INCREASINGLY WELL-EDUCATED AND ADAPTABLE WORKFORCE FAMILIAR WITH THE DEMANDS OF HIGH-TECH PROCESSES.
"WE HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE GREAT MANUFACTURING AND TRADING REGION'S CENTRES OF THE REGION, AND HAVE PLAYED AN ACTIVE PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PACIFIC RIM," HE SAID.
DECADE
MR TSAO NOTED THAT HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PAST HAD BEEN CLOSELY RELATED TO THOSE IN CHINA, IN PARTICULAR GUANGDONG PROVINCE.
IS "AROUND 70 PER CENT OF CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENT IN QUANGDONG
RESPONSIBLE FOR HONG KONG CAPITAL. HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS ARE THE EMPLOYMENT OF AROUND TWO MILLION WORKERS IN THE PEARL RIVER ALONE.
DELTA
GUANGDONG
AND
HONG
KONG
TO
MUTUAL BENEFIT TO "IT IS OF MAINTAIN CLOSE RELATIONSHIP, HE SAID.
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HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT JUDGING FROM HISTORY, CHINA WOULD ALWAYS TAKE STRONG AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO BOLSTER HONG KONG.
TO PRECISELY HE SAID THERE WERE VARIOUS THEORIES AS
HOW AND WHY BUT WHATEVER THEORY ONE CHOSE, THE RESULT WAS ALWAYS THE SAME.
"CHINA TREASURES A USEFUL HONG KONG. CONTINUING TO CHINA IS THE BEST GUARANTEE OF OUR SURVIVAL.
"
TO BE USEFUL
WHICH WHICH IT IS
'I AM CONFIDENT THAT AS TIME GOES BY THE FACTORS HAVE MADE HONG KONG THE EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL CITY TODAY WILL PREVAIL, HE SAID.
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AT PRESENT ON A DUTY VISIT OVERSEAS, MR TSAO HAS VISITED AND VANCOUVER. HE WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON SATURDAY.
TOKYO
GOVT TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
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IN
THE GOVERNMENT, IN RECENT MONTHS, HAS BECOME MUCH PROMOTING
AWARENESS AMONGST ENVIRONMENTAL
DR PROTECTION, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL (THURSDAY).
THE
MORE ACTIVE THE COMMUNITY, STUART REED, SAID TODAY
KONG
THIS
SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG TV SCREENS HARBOUR, DR REED SAID RESIDENTS SHOULD BE SEEING ON EVENING THE FIRST OF A NUMBER OF ITEMS AIMED AT GETTING THE COMMUNITY
THEY WERE DOING THEMSELVES TO FOCUS ON THE HARM
BY UNNECESSARILY
POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT.
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