FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1992
CHRISTMAS.
"I AM THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, I AM NOT FATHER WHAT I CAN DO IS TO GO ON BEING AS OPEN WITH PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. WHAT I CAN AND WILL DO IS TO GO ON TELLING PEOPLE WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE TRUTH.
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HE SAID WHAT HE WOULD BE DOING WHEN MAKING HIS POLICY ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN OCTOBER WAS SETTING OUT WHERE HE THOUGHT HONG KONG SHOULD BE GOING ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MATTERS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
"AND
WHAT I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE TO PEOPLE IS THAT I DO WHAT I SAY, THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE WHAT'S IMPORTANT, MR PATTEN SAID.
LONG
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ANY POLITICAL LEADER SHOULD RECOGNISE THAT POLITICS WAS ABOUT A AGENDA OF VERY DIFFICULT AND TOUGH CHOICES, HE SAID.
"AND YOU CAN'T ALWAYS DO WHAT IS POPULAR IN THE SHORT TERM, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS RIGHT, HE ADDED.
INSPECTOR APPOINTED UNDER COMPANIES ORDINANCE
AFTERNOON THAT THE A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS (FRIDAY)
CONFERRED ON HIM BY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS
OF THE
HAS SECTION 143(1) (C)
COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 32),
AS LYBRAND
INSPECTOR ΤΟ APPOINTED MR NICHOLAS ALLEN OF COOPERS AND
GROUP INVESTIGATE THE AFFAIRS OF ALLIED
LIMITED, ALLIED PROPERTIES (HK) LIMITED, CRUSADER HOLDINGS LIMITED, PARAGON HOLDINGS LIMITED WAI YICK LIMITED.
AND
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR APRIL
-
JUNE
APRIL
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE PERIOD - JUNE 1992 WAS 2.3%, AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 2.2%, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
BY
THE
THE
THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR PERIOD MAY JULY 1992 WAS 2.1%, WHILE THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 2.2%.
RATE
MARKET MAY HAVE THE LATEST FIGURES SUGGEST THAT THE LABOUR TIGHTENED UP AGAIN IN RECENT MONTHS, GIVEN THAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT HAS EDGED DOWN FURTHER.
MEANWHILE, THE
STABLE.
UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE HAS
REMAINED
GENERALLY
/DURING THE