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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1990
"HONG KONG HAS NOT JUST CARRIED OUT ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST AMBITIOUS PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMMES; IT HAS ALSO GONE THROUGH A SOCIAL REVOLUTION ONE WHICH HAS HAPPENED SO SMOOTHLY THAT FEW OF THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED THROUGH IT APPRECIATE HOW FAR-REACHING IT HAS DAVID SAID.
BEEN,
SIR
"THERE ARE NOT MANY COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE MANAGED TO REHOUSE AND RELOCATED OVER A QUARTER OF THEIR POPULATION IN SO SHORT A
TIME, WITH SO LITTLE FUSS, AND WITH SO MUCH SUCCESS IN BUILDING A NEW OF BELONGING, HE ADDED.
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THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER MAJOR CHANGE, WHICH APPRECIATED FULLY AT THE TIME, WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OF CHINA'S ECONOMY TO THE WORLD IN THE EARLY 1980'S.
FEW
RE-OPENING
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RESTORED HONG KONG'S ROLE AS AN ENTREPOT. IT ENABLED OUR MANUFACTURERS TO RELOCATE LABOUR-INTENSIVE PROCESSES OVER THE BORDER.
**THE DYNAMIC
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG'S KNOW-HOW AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CHINA'S RESOURCES OF LAND AND LABOUR, HAS BEEN ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL.
"THERE IS EVERY INDICATION THAT IT WILL GO ON GROWING FAST BENEFITTING BOTH SIDES, SIR DAVID SAID,
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"TO REALISE THE POTENTIAL OF ITS UNIQUE POSITION AND BUSINESS CONNECTIONS WITH CHINA, AND TO PLAY ITS FULL ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERN CHINA, WE IN HONG KONG NEED TO PLAN FUTURE WITH FORESIGHT AND CONVICTION, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
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"THAT IS WHY WE ARE PLANNING NOW FOR THE BUILDING OF A NEW AIRPORT. AND WHY WE NEED TO START NOW ON EXPANDING OUR PORT FACILITIES.
"OF COURSE WE MUST PLAN AND BUILD WITH THOUGHT AND CARE. WE NOT PROFLIGATE WITH OUR RESOURCES; NOR RESOURCES; NOR SHOULD WE BE MISERS, SIR DAVID SAID.
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"IT IS NO GOOD WAITING UNTIL THE TRANSPORT BOTTLENECKS ARE STIFLING THE GROWTH OF HONG KONG BEFORE WE START PLANNING AND BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE," HE ADDED.
"SIMILARLY WITH BUILDINGS. WE ARE PLANNING AND BUILDING NOW FOR THE FUTURE. THIS WILL MEAN, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, SOME VERY SOPHISTICATED TALL BUILDINGS," HE SAID.
OF THE INCREASINGLY WIDE
"IT WILL MEAN MAKING BETTER USE VARIETY OF BUILDING MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE TO IMPROVE DESIGN AND INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY," HE ADDED.
TECHNOLOGY. WE
"WE WILL BE TESTING THE LIMITS OF ENGINEERING NEED TO DRAW ON A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE.
WILL
"THERE WILL BE SOME FASCINATING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE YEARS AHEAD FOR EXPERTS, SIR DAVID SAID.
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