WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1991
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GOVERNOR OUTLINES PROGRAMMES FOR DEVELOPMENT
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GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) OUTLINED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMMES FOR DEVELOPING THE ECONOMY AND THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF HONG KONG,
IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS MAKING MAJOR NEW INVESTMENTS NOT ONLY IN THE AIRPORT, NEW PORT FACILITIES AND MEASURES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO IN AN UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
"FOR EXAMPLE," HE SAID, "BETWEEN NOW AND 1995, THE NUMBER OF YEAR FIRST
KONG PLACES AVAILABLE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG
WILL RISE FROM UNDER 14,000 TO OVER 20,000.
"THIS WILL BE NO MEAN ACHIEVEMENT, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE DETERMINED TO MAINTAIN INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS.
IT
"IT WILL REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK FROM ALL CONCERNED.
IN SHOWS,
ONE
LARGE AND AREA, JUST HOW
SIGNIFICANT ARE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMMES FOR IMPROVING THE LIFE, AND THE LIVELIHOOD
BUT
THE
OF
THIS COMMUNITY."
PAPER
AND
ELDERLY
IN SOCIAL WELFARE, THE GOVERNOR SAID, THIS YEAR'S WHITE SET OUT THOSE AREAS WHERE FURTHER EFFORTS WERE NEEDED TO IMPROVE EXPAND THE SERVICES, PARTICULARLY FOR THE DISADVANTAGED, THE AND CHILDREN AT RISK.
"WE WILL HAVE IMPORTANT NEW PROPOSALS COMING FORWARD IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; AND A COMPREHENSIVE GREEN PAPER WILL SOON BE PUBLISHED ON SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED," HE ADDED.
THRSE
WE
SIR DAVID SAID THESE MAJOR COMMITMENTS AND NEW INITIATIVES WERE
OF то 1N AUDITION
THE MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMMES, MANY TENDED TO TAKE FOR GRANTED.
"WE ARE FOR EXAMPLE, CONSTANTLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.
OUR
"OUR
HOUSING
IMPRESSIVE PEOPLE
—
BIGGEST PROGRAMME REMAINS ONE OF THE IN
THE WORLD," HE SAID, ADDING THAT
IN OVER HALF OUR POPULATION - NOW LIVE
SOME THREE
AND MOST MILLION HOUSING AUTHORITY
HONKS.
THE
SIR DAVID SAID NEARLY 400,000 NEW FLATS WOULD BE BUILT BY AUTHORITY BETWEEN NOW AND 2001 A MAJOR AREA OF CONTINUING GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY.
"ALL. THESE PROGRAMMES MAKE USE OF OUR IMPROVE HONG KONG'S QUALITY OF LIFE,' HE SAID.
IN
ECONOMIC SUCCESS
TO
SIR DAVID SAID LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS WERE INTIMATELY INVOLVED APPROVING FUNDS, DEVELOPING THE PROGRAMMES BY PROVIDING ADVICE, DEBATING AND
THE THE LEGISLATION PASSING
ESSENTIAL WHICH FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSLATING POLICY INTO ACTION.
FORMED
/HE REMINDED
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