PR 13 4000035
香港政府
GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUPPLEMENT
Thursday, April 26, 1973
INAUGURAL MEETING OF NEW HOUSING AUTHORITY
Speech By The Governor
The following is the full text of a speech by the Governor,
Sir Murray MacLehose, at the inaugural meeting of the new Housing Authority:
"I cannot tell you how pleased I am to meet you at this inaugural
meeting: a meeting of the first single unified body charged with solving
the housing problem of Hong Kong. My first reaction is 'At last'. My
second reaction is one of gratitude for your public spirit in agreeing
to serve on this Authority. I am very conscious of the amount of work
that will be involved for you. The problem is enormous, the difficulties
immense, the social and political needs manifest and urgent.
"In foreshadowing the setting up of this Authority I said that
the inadequacy and scarcity of housing and all that this implies, and the
harsh situations that result from it is one of the major and most constant
sources of unhappiness and friction between the Government and the population.
I said that it offends alike our humanity, our civic pride and our political
good sense. I meant every word of it, and this, as you all know, implies
no criticism of the magnificent work already achieved in this field, work which
has rightly received international acclaim. It is merely a frank and
dispassionate acknowledgement that the housing problem created by the
influx of population still confronts us, is very great, and must be solved.
/Indeed
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