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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1992
THE GOVERNOR SAID A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE HONG KONG SUCCESS STORY WAS THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE AND DEVELOP HONG KONG'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
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"EVERYWHERE I GO I SEE THE FRUITS OF THIS PARTNERSHIP NEW INDUSTRY TO NEW HOSPITALS, FROM THE TOLO HIGHWAY TO THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.
"EVERYWHERE I GO I SEE PROJECTS BUILT, IN TRUE HONG KONG STYLE, WITHIN COST AND ON, OR AHEAD OF, TIME. AND OF COURSE THERE ARE THE NEW TOWNS, STAGGERING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT."
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO BUILD FOR THE FUTURE.
"THE GOVERNMENT ALONE PLANS TO SPEND SOME $78 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS GETTING ON FOR HALF AS MUCH AGAIN AS WE SPENT OVER THE PREVIOUS FIVE, AND AN ASTONISHING $1.8 MILLION DOLLARS AN HOUR.
"AND THAT IS IN ADDITION TO OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE AIRPORT CORE PROJECTS.
"AMONGST OTHER THINGS, THIS MONEY WILL PAY FOR A NEW INFIRMARY AT TAI PO, THE RECLAMATION OF 69 HECTARES OF LAND AT TSEUNG KWAN O FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, MAJOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NORTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES, AND THE RECLAMATION OF 55 HECTARES OF LAND IN TUEN MUN FOR SPECIAL INDUSTRIES."
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MR PATTEN SAID THESE PROJECTS MIGHT NOT SOUND AS GLAMOROUS EXCITING AS THE NEW AIRPORT, BUT THEY WERE VITAL COMPONENTS IN THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME TO UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
GOVERNOR PLEDGES TO INCREASE SOCIAL WELFARE SPENDING
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PLEDGED THAT BETWEEN NOW AND 1997, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD INCREASE ITS RECURRENT SPENDING ON SOCIAL WELFARE BY 26% IN REAL TERMS, SUBJECT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL.
IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS TO LEGCO, MR PATTEN SAID WITH THIS EXTRA MONEY, WE COULD MOVE AHEAD QUICKLY TO ACHIEVE TARGETS WHICH MEET THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS IN REHABILITATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY.
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"WE WILL UPDATE THE TARGETS REGULARLY TO ENSURE THAT THEY MATCH CHANGING NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE VARIOUS GROUPS CLIENTS, HE SAID.
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