XN000022-1981-02-11 — Page 20

19

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1981

WHITE PAPER'S OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACHIEVED

******

SIR JACK

THE HON THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER, TODAY TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HE HAD NO DOUBT THAT, GIVEN THE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OF THE COUNCIL AND IN PARTICULAR THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, THE OBJECTIVES OF THE WHITE PAPER ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE ACHIEVED.

HE REPEATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD DO ITS UTMOST TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT ECARDS WERE SUCCESSFUL.

IN HIS SPEECH INDING UP THE DEBATE ON THE WHITE PAPER, SIR JACK THANKED UNOFFICIAL MENEERS, THE HON WONG LAM, THE HON CHARLES YEUNG, DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI, THE HON ANDREW SO AND THE HOW F.K. HU FOR THEIR GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSALS IN THE WRITE PAPER.

IN THEIR SPEECHES M3 WONG AND DR HO DREW ATTENTION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF DIVERGENT VIEWS BETWEEN DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AD SUGGESTED THAT IN SUCH A SITUATION THE BOARDS SHOULD DE ABLE TO APPROACH THE GOVERNOR OR THE CHIEF SECRETARY DIFECT.

SIR JACK SAID IF A BOARD WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, THEY COULD APPROACH THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS OR THE SECRETARY FOR THE LEW TERRITORIES CR, IF THEY CONSIDERED IT MORE APPROPRIATE, THE DIRECTOR OF PONE AFFAIRS OR THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT CONCERNED.

ADVICE FROM THE 2CARDS CONCERNING GENERAL POLICY WHICH HAS TERRITORY-WIDE IMPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND WHERE APPROPRIATE, TAKEN UP WITH THE POLICY SECRETARIES IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

+ADDITIONALLY, I EXPECT THAT BOTH THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BRING PATTERS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO YOUR ATTENTION, SIR, OR TO MINE,+ SIR JACK SAID.

+1 CAN ASSUTE MEMBERS THAT THE CHIEF SECRETARY WILL BE TAKING A CONTINUING AND SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT BOAFRS AND WILL YAKE CERTAIN THAT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IS DONE TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THESE PROPOSALS.+

HOWEVER, SIR JACK SAID THAT FOR GENERAL MATTERS IN THE DISTRICTS, IT WOULD BE FOR THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO DEAL WITH THAT ADVICE.

+1 BELIEVE THAT SUCH A SYSTEM,ILL ENSURE A FRUITFUL FELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BOARDS AND JOHNITTEES AND THE ADMINISTRATION, HE SAID.

IT-CES HE HAD CUTLIVED THERE

ECIFIC AND RIGID TILES

AD VERY SELDOM IF EVER

SIR JACK SAID IN THE CIRG. WAS NO NEED TO ATTEMPT TO LAY O FOR DEALING WITH A SITUATION WHICH AR ISE.

/+THE IMPORTANT

Page 20Page 21