SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1978
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NEW HANDBOOK ON HONG KONG
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A NEW HANDBOOK ON HONG KONG WHICH WILL BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO VISITORS IS NOW ON SALE. PRICED AT 34, +AN INTRODUCTION TO HONG KONG+ PROVIDES A CONCISE GUIDE, EXTENSIVELY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR, TO THE TERRITORY'S DEVELOPMENT FROM EARLY DAYS TO MODERN TIMES.
IT ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION ON CULTURAL LIFE, LOCAL FESTIVALS, CLIMATE AND OTHER MATTERS USEFUL TO THE VISITORS.
THE BOOKLET IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND LEADING BOOKSHOPS. IT HAS BEEN COMPILED AND DESIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
THE PREFACE TO THE BOOKLET OBSERVES THAT NO-ONE VISITING HONG KONG CAN FAIL TO BE IMPOSED BY ITS REMARKABLE VITALITY.
IT ADDS: +THE SUCCESS OF ITS MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES HAS EARNED HONG KONG A PLACE IN THE TOP 20 EXPORTING NATIONS,
+AND A BUOYANT ECONOMY HAS SPURRED FAR-REACHING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A POPULATION OF FOUR-AND-A-HALF MILLION PEOPLE, NEARLY HALF OF WHOM LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING.
+HONG KONG'S STATED AIM IS TO BALANCE PROSPERITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH SOCIAL PROGRESS. IT HAS ALREADY GONE A LONG WAY TOWARDS ACHIEVING THAT IDEAL.+
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