THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1983
+WE MUST ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH GENUINE DEMAND AND TO WORK TOWARDS SATISFYING THIS DEMAND, + HE STRESSED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE +SANDWICH+ CLASS, IN PARTICULAR, FELT LEFT OUT.
+THEY ARE TOO RICH TO BE SATISFIED WITH THE STANDARD OF SERVICES AVAILABLE IN OUR GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND NOT RICH ENOUGH TO AFFORD PRIVATE HOSPITALISATION,+ HE SAID.
GOVERNMENT PRAISED FOR 'POSITIVE ATTITUDE'
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THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TOGETHER WITH THE PLANNED EXPANSION IN SOCIAL PROGRAMMES, ENDORSES GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO PURSUE THE TALKS TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION, THE HON W.C.L. BROWN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
IT ALSO INDICATES CONSIDERABLE CONFIDENCE THAT THE FUTURE
WILL INDEED, MIRROR OUT ASPIRATIONS, HE ADDED.
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION OF THANKS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, MR BROWN SAID, THIS POSITIVE AND OPTIMISTIC ATTITUDE IS COMFORTING.
+IT ILLUSTRATES THAT INTELLIGENT ANTICIPATION REFERRED TO BY MY COLLEAGUE, MISS DUNN, YESTERDAY AND I FEEL CERTAIN GOVERNMENT WILL MATCH PROMISES WITH PERFORMANCE AS REQUESTED BY THE SENIOR MEMBER.+
HE CONGRATULATED THE GOVERNMENT ON THE RECENT MEASURES TAKEN IN REGARD TO THE STABILISATION OF THE VALUE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR, THOUGH CRITICISM HAD BEEN VOICED IN SOME QUARTERS AS TO THE TIME IT TOOK TO INTRODUCE SUCH MEASURES.
+THE RADICAL CHANGE THEY REPRESENT JUSTIFIES THE CARE TAKEN
IN THEIR DELIBERATION AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION.
+THE MEASURES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND AS MEMBERS WILL BE AWARE THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF BANKS WAS ABLE THIS MORNING TO REDUCE INTEREST RATES A FURTHER SIGN THAT MATTERS ARE TURNING OUT AS ANTICIPATED, HE SAID.
PROVIDED ALL CONCERNED WORK TOGETHER WITH A COMMON PURPOSE, MR BROWN SAID, HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT NEW ARRANGEMENTS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
HE SAID, WITH THE STABILITY OF THE EXCHANGE RATE RESTORED OUR MAIN OBJECTIVES NOW MUST BE TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF INFLATION AND ACHIEVE AN INCREASE IN THE REAL LEVEL OF WAGES OF THE LABOUR FORCE.+
AS THE EXPORT-LED RECOVERY GATHERED MOMENTUM, MR BROWN SAID, THESE TWO OBJECTIVES HAD TO BE GIVEN PRIORITY.
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