TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1991
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GOVERNOR SPEAKS ON HR'S SUCCESS
THE GOVERNOR. SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT HONG KONG'S SUCCESS HAS BECOMB POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT HAS AN EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT, A DEDICATED CIVIL SERVICE, AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, AN
INDUSTRIOUS AND ENTERPRISING POPULATION.
SPEAKING AT THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE HONG KONG CHIU CHOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SIR DAVID SAID OVER THE PAST 70 YEARS, HONG RONG HAD EXPERIENCED STEADY DEVELOPMENT IN ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMY AND SOCIO-POLITICAL SYSTEMS.
HE SAID HONG KONG HAD BEEN THROUGH PEAKS AND TROUGHS, BUT ON EACH OCCASION IT HAD PROVED TO BE A MOST RESILIENT COMMUNITY, AND ITS RESOURCEFUL AND ADAPTABLE PEOPLE HAD THE INGENUITY TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CHANGES.
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"WE ARE NOW THE WORLD'S 11TH TRADING ECONOMY, RUSIEST CONTAINER PORT; IN TERMS OF PER CAPITA GDP, WE ARE THE THIRD IN ASIA, AFTER JAPAN AND OIL RICH BRUNET.
"HONG KONG PEOPLE CAN LOOK BACK WITH PRIDE THE ACHIEVED AFTER YEARS OF TOIL AND SWEAT, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
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SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT IN MANY WAYS HONG KONG'S SUCCESS WAS MIRRORED IN THE SUCCESS OF THE HONG KONG CHIU CHOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ADDING THAT THE GROWTH IN ITS STRENGTH AND MEMBERSHIP HAD REFLECTED THE GROWTH OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
"THE EXCELLENT WORK DONE IN PROMOTING KINSHIP AND WELFARE OF THE COUNTRYMEN TYPIFIES THE STRONG SENSE OF SOLIDARITY AND UNITY OF HONG KONG PEOPLE, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
"THE EXTENSION OF CONTACT AND CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER CHIUCHOWESE OVERSEAS ALSO COINCIDES WITH THE EFFORTS OF MANY COMPANIES IN HONG KONG TO GO INTERNATIONAL.
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RESULT OF HARD WORK ON THE PART OF MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER TAHT THEY HAVE BECOME PROMINENT LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF BANKING AND FINANCE, MANUFACTURING, TRADING AND CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE, SIR DAVID SAID.
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THE GOVERNOR NOTED WHEN TALKING ABOUT HONG KONG'S SUCCESS, MUCH HAD BEE MADE OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF HONG KONG PEOPLE, BUT THAT GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY-SPIRIT HAD OFTEN BEEN OVERLOOKED.
"IT IS PLEASING TO NOTE THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT THE CHAMBER HAS DONE IN EDUCATION AND WELFARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
"APART FROM THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHAMBER, ITS MEMBERS HAVE ALSO GIVEN GENEROUS DONATIONS AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE TO VARIOUS OTHER LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS," SIR DAVID SAID.
"THE TRACK RECORDS OF YOUR CHAMBER HAVE HELPED MUCH TO PROVE THAT WE ARE A FORWARD-LOOKING AND CARING SOCIETY, SIR DAVID ADDED.
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