SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1991
DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY,
THE
MINISTER RIGHT OF
ON THE PORT AND AIRPORT SAID IN VIEW OF THE SCALE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT, IT WAS THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN A DETAILED EXPLANATION WHAT WAS PROPOSED.
SURE THAT AFTER FURTHER FAR FROM BEING A BURDEN
AND ASSOCIATED AIRPORT
ON
"THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED AND I AM STUDY IT WILL BECOME APPARENT TO ALL THAT, THE FUTURE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVE A VALUABLE ASSET, LORD CAITHNESS SAID.
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THE
ON THE FIRST DIRECT ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MINISTER SAID
IN THE IT WOULD BE AN
STEP FORWARD IMPORTANT
OF GOVERNMENT IN DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE DIRECTLY REPRESENTATIVE FORM HONG KONG, IN LINE WITH THE COMMUNITY'S ASPIRATIONS.
HAVE LIKEDY
SEE
"THE PACE MAY NOT BE AS FAST AS SOME PEOPLE WOULD TO SEE. BUT OUR GOAL, AND THAT OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, IS TO
CONSTRUCTIVE AND PARTICIPATORY A STEADY EVOLUTION OF A RESPONSIBLE, DEMOCRACY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BASIC LAW.
WILL SERVE BRITISH
HONG
"WE WISH TO LAY THE FOUNDATION OF A
BOTH
REMAINING KONG WELL, ADMINISTRATION AND BEYOND.
IN
THE
WHICH SYSTEM
YEARS OF THE
B
OTHER GUESTS
OF HONOUR WHO
ATTENDED THE
OPENING
CEREMONY. FOULKES, INCLUDED LABOUR PARTY'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPOKESMAN, MR GEORGE
AND LADY YOUDE, THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON, MR JOHN YAXLEY,
MR ALISTAIR LANG OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MISS MAUREEN WONG, AND THE OMELCO LONDON OFFICE.
SENIOR
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
MEMBER,
GAVE A A LIVELY AND
MR ALLEN LEE, KEY-NOTE SPEECH AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY FOLLOWED BY INFORMATIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION,
PROFESSOR
ECONOMIST, ALSO SPEAKING IN LAST NIGHT'S FIRST SEMINAR WERE AN
AND EDWARD CHEN,
A
COUNCILLOR, MR RONALD LEGISLATIVE
PART PERSONALITIES TAKING
WERE IN ARCULLI. OTHER
THE CONFERENCE
TSE, AS OMELCO MEMBERS MRS ROSANNA TAM, DR C.H. LEONG AND DR DANIEL WELL AS A CHINA EXPERT, DR C.K. LOU.
MEDICAL INSURANCE STUDY GROUP SET UP
* *
GROUP
WONG, HAS OPTIONS
FOR
TO SUIT
THE
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH SET UP A STUDY
TO GENERATE IDEAS AND DEVELOP SOME FORM OF HEALTH/MEDICAL INSURANCE HONG KONG CONTEXT,
SCHEME
TAILORED
ANNOUNCING THE SETTING UP OF THE STUDY GROUP, MRS WONG SAID THE INTENTION TO INTRODUCE SUCH AN INSURANCE SCHEME DID NOT MEAN THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CUT BACK ON MEDICAL OR HEALTH FINANCING.
/"WE REMAIN
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