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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1994
GOVERNOR'S GREEN MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (THURSDAY) URGES EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN KEEPING HONG KONG A HEALTHIER AND MORE PLEASANT PLACE TO LIVE.
MR PATTEN SAID: "EVERYONE IN HONG KONG BE THEY THE GOVERNOR OR A HAWKER, A JOURNALIST, A PHOTOGRAPHER OR A HOUSEWIFE, AN OIL EXECUTIVE OR A STUDENT BY USING RESOURCES MAKES DEMANDS ON ENVIRONMENT.
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THOSE DEMANDS CAN BE SUSTAINED, OR WHETHER THEY WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT DEPENDS ON WHETHER WE BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY OR CARELESSLY."
SPEAKING AT THE SCMP/CALTEX GREEN PROJECTS AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY, THE GOVERNOR NOTED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AWARDS IN BOOSTING THE AWARENESS OF CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE AWARDS ALSO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS POSITIVE STEPS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, HE ADDED.
AND GROUPS TO TAKE
MR PATTEN SAID THE LAUNCHING OF THE FIRST AWARDS WAS A PROMISING START AND IT WAS MOST IMPORTANT TO SUSTAIN IT.
TO HELP SPREAD THE GREEN MESSAGE, HE REITERATED THE INTENTION ANNOUNCED IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS LAST OCTOBER TO SET UP AN ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND.
"LEGISLATION TO SET UP THE FUND IS BEING PREPARED AND IT WILL
BE PUT FORWARD SOON," HE ADDED.
GOVT TO EXPAND PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTARY SECTOR
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (THURSDAY) SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD EXPAND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE SEARCH FOR MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
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ADDRESSING THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE PO LEUNG KUK DIRECTORS, SHE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALWAYS GREATLY VALUED THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND HAD THE FULLEST CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PROFESSIONALISM.
OF THE $9 BILLION SOCIAL WELFARE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, ALMOST 30 PER CENT IS BEING DEVOTED TO SUBVENTIONS TO SUPPORT THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR.
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