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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1979

+THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WIDER SPHERE OF ACTIVITY AND THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE INCREASING AS MORE REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS ARE CREATED AT A LOCAL LEVEL AND THEY ARE BEING CREATED.+

ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID THAT HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSITION THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG COULD NOT DEVELOP A COMMON SENSE OF PURPOSE TO BUILD A HEALTHY AND HAPPY SOCIETY HERE THAT THEY COULD NOT HAVE A PRIDE IN THE PLACE AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS, THAT THEY COULD NOT DEVELOP A REAL SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE.

+ IT IS A COMMON ESCAPIST EXCUSE THAT THIS CAN NEVER BE ACHIEVED UNTIL WE HAVE AN ELECTED GOVERNMENT.

+ IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE WORLD, THIS IS CLEARLY AN ABSURD AND QUICK EVASION OF THE TRUTH.

+WE ARE JUST AS CAPABLE OF WORKING OUT OUR OWN HONG KONG SOLUTIONS TO LIFE IN THE WORLD OF TODAY, AND WE LOOK TO PEOPLE SUCH AS YOURSELVES TO COME FORWARD WITH IDEAS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEARCH FOR THESE SOLUTIONS, MR. AKERS-JONES SAID.

HK-US TEXTILE TALKS COMPLETED

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THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR. WILLIAM DORWARD HAS COMPLETED HIS TALKS IN WASHINGTON WITH UNITED STATES OFFICIALS ON A POSSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR RESUMING CONSULTATIONS ON THE CURRENT BILATERAL TEXTILE AGREEMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR. PETER TSAO ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).

MR. TSAO SAID MR. DORWARD WOULD REPORT TO THE TEXTILE ADVISORY BOARD NEXT WEEK AND THE OUTCOME OF THE TALKS WILL BE REVIEWED.

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