WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1984
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HE SAID NEXT YEAR THE ACADEMY WOULD TAKE UP FULL RESIDENCY IN THE NEW BUILDING PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WHERE THE FACILITIES WOULD BE SECOND TO NONE.
ON THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, MR WU SAID THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD RECENTLY APPROVED A BLOCK VOTE OF FUNDS AND THE COUNCIL WOULD ACCORDINGLY DECIDE WHERE TO CHANNEL THE FUNDS AND THUS BE MORE TRULY ABLE TO FOSTER THE ARTS, TO SUPPORT NEW ENDEAVOURS AND TO RESPOND TO NEW IDEAS.
MORE TIME NEEDED FOR FULL DEMOCRACY S.L. CHEN
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IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH TO EXPECT HONG KONG TO ACHIEVE A FULLY AND TRULY DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN 13 YEARS, OR LESS, THE HON S.L. CHEN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
+I BELIEVE THE IMPORTANCE DOES NOT LIE SO MUCH WITH COMPLETING THE SYSTEM IN 13 YEARS, BUT WITH BUILDING UP A SOLID FOUNDATION ON WHICH A SOUND GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM COULD DEVELOP AND FLOURISH IN THE YEARS TO COME,+ HE SAID.
+WE MUST ALLOW TIME FOR THE SYSTEM TO EVOLVE GRADUALLY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR PEOPLE OF THE RIGHT CALIBRE SERVING THE SYSTEM TO EMERGE.
+A HASTILY DEVELOPED DEMOCRACY COULD BE HONG KONG'S OWN WORST ENEMY, MR CHEN SAID.
ON THE CALL FOR CONTINUING REINVESTMENT IN NEW PLANT AND MACHINERY, HE SAID LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AND INDUSTRIALISTS WERE UNLIKELY TO HEED IT UNLESS THEY COULD SEE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FUTURE WOULD COMMAND BOTH THEIR FAITH AND TRUST.
+THEREFORE WE MUST NOT BE CARRIED UNWITTINGLY BY THE SWEET SOUND OF DEMOCRACY, IGNOR ING THAT OUR PRIORITY TASK IS TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG AS A SOUND AND HEALTHY ECONOMY WHICH IS OUR SUREST GUARANTEE FOR FUTURE SURVIVAL, HE SAID.
+AN ECONOMIC DECLINE IN HONG KONG WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE FULL AND FAITHFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT AND CONSEQUENTLY OUR SURVIVAL. +
MR CHEN SAID INDUSTRIALISTS WOULD WATCH TO SEE WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALSO INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
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