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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1990
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ASKED IF THE GOVERNMENT
RECONSIDER THE POLICY ON IMPORTATION OF LABOUR IN VIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPORT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF LABOUR AND THAT WE ADJUST THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE ECONOMY.
"WE STILL HAVE A QUITE SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF LABOUR AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY ANY RECENT DEVELOPMENT OR THE SLIGHT REDUCTION IN THE ANTICIPATED RATE OF GROWTH.
"BUT WE WILL WATCH IT VERY CAREFULLY THE WHOLE TIME SO THAT AS WE IMPORT LABOUR WE GET THE FIGURE RIGHT AND THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE LOCAL LABOUR FORCE.
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ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ESSENTIAL TO DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY MUST ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS IF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THE ACTING GOVERNOR,
SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
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OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A SEMINAR ON CIVIC EDUCATION "THE WAY AHEAD"
THE HONG KONG CONVENTION EXHIBITION CENTRE THIS MORNING, SIR DAVID SAID THE 19908 WOULD BE A MOST CRUCIAL AND CHALLENGING PERIOD FOR HONG KONG.
"WE WILL NEED HIGH QUALITY LEADERS WHO HAVE THE VISION, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT TO LEAD HONG KONG THROUGH THE CHALLENGES AHEAD, AND WE MUST NOW LOOK TOWARDS ESTABLISHING A POOL OF EXPERIENCED POLITICAL LEADERS TO TAKE UP THE TASK, HE SAID.
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SIR DAVID TOLD THE 300 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDING THE SEMINAR THAT THE ACUMEN, INGENUITY AND RESOURCEFULNESS THEY HAD SHOWN IN BUSINESS AND IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS WERE THE VERY SAME QUALITY WHICH COULD HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG.
NOTING THAT STRONG POLITICAL LEADERS WILL NEED THE FIRM BACKING OF THOSE WHO VOTE FOR THEM,
HE WAS ENCOURAGED THAT IN THE LAST 17 DAYS,
THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECEIVED 120,000 NEW
VOTER-REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS.
HE SAID: "IT IS IMPORTANT THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR INTEREST IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS AND THE WAY THIS PLACE IS TO BE GOVERNED IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
"I URGE ALL THOSE ELIGIBLE TO STAKE THEIR CLAIM IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND TO REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR."
/SIR DAVID