TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1974
HONG KONG OFFICIAL TO ATTEND POPULATION CONFERENCE ***** MM
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, MR. DAVID WHITELEGGE, WILL LEAVE FOR BUCHAREST TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) NIGHT TO ATTEND THE WORLD POPULATION CONFERENCE AS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM DELEGATION.
THE UNITED NATIONS HAS DESIGNATED 1974 AS WORLD POPULATION YEAR AND THE CONFERENCE IS PART OF THE PROGRAMME WHICH AIMS AT DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF POPULATION, PARTICULARLY THE DANGERS OF UNRESTRAINED INCREASE OUTSTRIPPING THE ABILITY OF THE WORLD TO SUPPORT IT AND TO FOSTER DISCUSSION ON WAYS AND MEANS OF INFLUENCING THE SITUATION.
MR. WHITELEGGE SAID TODAY THAT PARTICULAR SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE CONFERENCE CONCERN POPULATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FAMILY. THE PROJECTED WORLD POPULATION IN THE YEARS TO COME WILL ALSO BE A MAJOR TOPIC.
HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO BUCHAREST WITH THE HOPE OF BRINGING BACK NEW IDEAS AND THINKING WHICH MIGHT BE RELEVANT TO HONG KONG'S PARTICULAR SITUATION AND WHICH COULD BE IMPLEMENTED, IN ADDITION TO THE STEPS ALREADY BEING TAKEN.
+THE PROBLEM OF OVER-POPULATION IS NOTHING NEW TO HONG KONG AND THE GOVERNMENT'S APPRECIATION OF IT IS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT IT IS SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO BUCHAREST,+ MR. WHITELEGGE ADDED.
HE DREW ATTENTION TO THE VALUABLE WORK OF THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION AND TO THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION LAST YEAR TO PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN THIS SPHERE BY TAKING OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS FORMERLY RUN GY THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION IN GOVERNMENT PREMISES.
MR. WHITELEGGENS DUE TO RETURN TO HONG KONG AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
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