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Wednesday, November 14, 1973
NEED FOR GOVERNMENT TO SHOW CLEARLY IT CARES FOR THE PEOPLE
Inflation, Rising Living Costs Considered To Be More Immediate Problems
The Hon. Hilton Cheong-Leen today called on the Government to
show through practical measures and through sincere and well-balanced
declarations of intent that it really cared for the people.
"I would suggest that the Administration's image as a government
with firm moral leadership has to come through even more clearly than it
has in the past," he said.
Mr. Cheong-Leen was speaking at the resumed debate on a motion
of thanks for the Governor's address at the Legislative Council.
He said the Government had to be pragmatic, flexible and adaptable
in its plans and policies, but finely balanced by a sense of commitment,
humanity and vision, if it is to retain the confidence and co-operation of
the people.
Hong Kong, he said, was entering a different dimension of change
and challenge, faced by inflation, industrial competition, environmental
decline, crine, corruption, and the search of new moral standards by
"our youth of today."
However, he said: "We are at a point in history where through
a combination of circumstances and enlightened leadership, we are better
equipped than ever before within certain constraints to shape our economic
future and guide our social destiny."
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