THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1974
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HE SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM THAT THE ASSOCIATION OR EVEN THE GOVERNMENT ALONE COULD TACKLE BUT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT AUTHORITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER APPRECIATE AND ONE WHICH MUST BE SOLVED BEFORE THE PRESSURE ON RESOURCES BECOMES INTOLERABLE.+
HE WARNED THAT THE HOUSING, EDUCATIONAL, WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES WOULD BE TOTALLY INADEQUATE +IF WE FAIL TO LIMIT POPULATION GROWTH.+
MR. BRAY FELT THAT THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF ASSISTING PARENTS TO MAKE A DELIBERATE DECISION ON FAMILY SIZE WAS AN EXCELLENT FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD A POPULATION POLICY.
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HE NOTED THAT HONG KONG WAS FACED WITH TWO ASSOCIATED POPULATION PROBLEMS POPULATION GROWTH ARISING FROM PEOPLE HAVING MORE BABIES AND POPULATION CONCENTRATION RESULTING BASICALLY FROM A MOVE FROM THE COUNTRY TO THE CITY,
THE STEPS TAKEN BY THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION WHICH ENABLE PARENTS TO TAKE A DELIBERATE DECISION ON HAVING BABIES WERE DESCRIBED BY MR. BRAY AS BY FAR THE MOST HUMANE FORM OF POPULATION CONTROL.+
HE NOTED THAT ANOTHER WAY OF POPULATION CONTRAL WAS TO CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT IF EVERYBODY DECIDED TO HAVE LARGE FAMILIES THEN THE DEMANDS ON RESOURCES - BOTH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY WOULD MEAN AN EROSION OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING.
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