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Wednesday, March 28, 1973
QUALITY OF LIFE IS GOVERNMENT'S MAIN CONCERN
Development Possible Because Of Past Sound Policies
The quality of life of the people of Hong Kong has always been a
primary concern of the Government, and not just in recent months as has been
suggested, the Financial Secretary, the Hon. C.P. Haddon-Cave, said today.
Winding up the budget debate, he said that any acceleration of
development now possible was the result of sound policies in the past.
"Policies are modified in response not only to enhanced resources,
but also as a result of a better understanding of people's needs and circumstances,'
he added.
However, the underlying concern remained the same and the essential
continuity of policy remained.
Mr. Haddon-Cave defined" "good" housekeeping" on the Government's
part as being concerned with two essential objectives: The provision of a
stable administration and an economic environment in which all can prosper.
Both these requirements, he felt, had been satisfied.
"In my view we have also provided for a third objective, which is the
development of our services to the public and they have been provided for not
simply with immediate needs in mind," he added.
He noted that this was not a new departure but had been the Government's
objective for many years.
The test of the Government achieving its three objectives "is whether
or not there is a better than average, and sustained, improvement in the material
standard of living," he said.
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