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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990
"WE ARE NOT A GOVERNMENT THAT HAS A REPUTATION FOR FAILING то DELIVER. ON THE CONTRARY, AS A GOVERNMENT AND A COMMUNITY WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN OURSELVES CAPABLE OF UNDERTAKING MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLETING IT ON SCHEDULE AND WITHIN BUDGET, ΤΟ THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
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"THE LAST 20 YEARS HAVE SEEN US TURN NEW TERRITORIES VILLAGES INTO SELF-CONTAINED NEW TOWNS HOUSING SOME TWO MILLION PEOPLE. HAVE BUILT TWO CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNELS, A NEW MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, RESERVOIRS, MAJOR NEW ROADS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
"THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ON WHICH WE ARE NOW EMBARKED IS AN AMBITIOUS ONE, BUT WE ARE EMBARKING ON IT IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO SEE IT THROUGH.'
WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE ESSENTIAL TO STABILITY AND PROSPERITY
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IF HONG KONG IS TO MAINTAIN ITS PRESENT ECONOMIC STABILITY PROSPERITY, PARTICULARLY IN THE RUN-UP TO 1997, IT IS IMPERATIVE ESSENTIAL THAT THE TERRITORY CAN COUNT ON A STEADY SUPPLY OF A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE.
THIS WORKFORCE SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING AND CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE, OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
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THE DIRECTOR
MR LI SAID THIS AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR TRAINER TRAINING COURSES OF THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE HELD AT CITY HALL.
"IN FACT OUR 'ECONOMIC MIRACLE' DEPENDS TO A LARGE EXTENT ON OUR WORKFORCE'S ABILITY TO COPE WITH AND RESPOND ΤΟ THE MANY CHALLENGES OF CHANGES, WHICH INCLUDE THE RAPIDITY OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, THE DEMANDS OF INCREASED COMPETITION, AND THE NEED TO PENETRATE NEW MARKETS," HE SAID.
TO PRODUCE THIS WORKFORCE, HE SAID HONG KONG MUST HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS AND TRAINERS WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
MR LI SAID THIS TASK WAS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR TRAINING PROGRAMMES WILL PROVIDE THE WORKFORCE WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND EXPERTISE TO PRODUCE SERVICES THAT WILL MEET WORLD CLASS STANDARDS.
HE WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE, IS PLANNING TO EXPAND ITS PRESENT TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO INCLUDE COURSES FOR TRAINERS IN FURTHER AND ADULT EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
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