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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1984

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ON SOCIAL WELFARE, MR LAM SAID THIS WAS NOT AN AREA OF CONCER THE PUBLIC SHOULD FOR GOVERNMENT OR THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ALONE. ALSO BEAR PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY.

+ IT IS THEREFORE HOPED THAT COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL GIVE THEIR DUE SUPPORT AND CO-ORDINATION IN THIS RESPECT, AND GUIDE THE PUBLIC TO A CLOSER UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE IN OUR MIDST, TREAT THEM WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION AND GIVE THEM SYMPATHY, ASSISTANCE AND CARE, HE SAID.

NOTING THAT HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES WERE IN A TRANSITION FROM BEING +LABOUR INTENSIVE+ TO +CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY INTENSIVE, MR LAM SAID IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EVENING SCHOOL PLACES IN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DAY WORKERS TO ACQUIRE GREATER SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILLS.

HE ALSO CALLED ON THE LABOUR SECTOR TO KEEP THEIR HEADS COOL AND ALERT AND NOT TO BE HOAXED BY THE 'FREE LUNCH' PROPAGANDA INTO MAKING UNREALISTIC DEMANDS+.

IT WAS ONLY WHEN SOCIETY, AS A WHOLE, BECAME AFFLUENT THAT THE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WOULD BE CORRESPONDINGLY RAISED,

HE SAID HE SINCERELY HOPED HONG KONG PEOPLE WOULD HAVE THE INTERESTS OF THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG AT HEART, AND WORK STEADFASTLY TO BUILD A BRIGHT AND PROMISING FUTURE OF WHICH EACH AND EVERYONE WOULD FEEL PROUD.

TRAIN FUTURE LEADERS, SAYS CARL TONG

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A CALL FOR THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE LEADERS WAS MADE BY THE HON CARL TONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

MR TONG LIKENED HONG KONG TO A COMPANY AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING INVESTORS' CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG INCORPORATED'S+ MANAGEMENT.

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+I BELIEVE THAT, AS IN BUSINESS, WHERE MANAGEMENT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. WE MUST PUT EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING TRAINING FOR OUR FUTURE LEADERS, HE SAID.

IN THIS CONNECTION HE FULLY SUPPORTED THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS ON THE FINE RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE IR FIRST THREE YEARS.

/IT FOLLOWS ..........