THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1990
"THE
CENSUS ALSO PROVIDES THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH ON THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATE OF THE POPULATION. SUCH ISSUES AS SOCIAL MOBILITY, LINGUISTIC PROFILE, FAMILY LIFE CYCLE ARE MATTERS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST WHICH CAN BE STUDIED THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF THE CENSUS DATA, HE SAID.
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MR LEE POINTED OUT THAT UP-TO-DATE AND ACCURATE STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTIC OF THE POPULATION MUST BR OBTAINED IN ORDER TO MAKE MEANINGFUL PLANS.
"WE CANNOT DO WITHOUT SUCH PLANS IF WE WANT TO HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING AND ADEQUATE TRANSPORT FOR OURSELVES, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND MANY OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES AND MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN SPECIAL NEED, HE SAID.
"THE CENSUS IS A PRACTICAL AND DOWN-TO-EARTH ENABLE US TO OBTAIN ALL THIS INFORMATION, MR LEE SAID.
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HONG KONG OFFERS BIG OPPORTUNITIES
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THE
MASSIVE
BEYOND INVESTMENT MR K.C.
HONG KONG'S INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS, WHICH RUN TO WELL
OFFER YEAR 2000,
EUROPEAN BUSINESSMEN OPPORTUNITIES, THE HONG KONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN BRITAIN, KWONG, HAS TOLD BUSINESSMEN THERE.
KONG TRADE
FINLAND/HONG
KONG NORWAY/HONG
TRADE ASSOCIATION, BASIC DETAILS OF THESE HUGE
SPEAKING IN HELSINKI TO THE ASSOCIATION AND IN OSLO TO THE EARLIER THIS WEEK, MR KWONG SPELT OUT PROJECTS.
THEY INCLUDED THE BUILDING OF A NEW AIRPORT AND PORT FACILITIES WHICH WOULD SERVE NOT JUST HONG KONG'S OWN NEEDS BUT THE NEEDS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.
THE BUSIEST
CONTAINER
MR KWONG SAID THAT HONG KONG, THE WORLD, WAS PLANNING FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WOULD ITS CONTAINER OUTPUT FIVE TIMES BY 2006.
NOW TAK
HANDLED ON AIR TRANSPORT, HE SAID KAI PASSENGERS AND 694,000 TONS OF CARGO EVERY YEAR, AND WAS BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD.
PORT IN INCREASE
13.4 ONE
MILLION OF THE
"TO CATER FOR THE RAPIDLY INCREASING TRAFFIC, WE OF CAPABLE TO BUILD A NEW TWO-RUNWAY AIRPORT WHICH IS HOURS A DAY," HE SAID.
ARE PLANNING OPERATING 24
/WHEN COMPLETED