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TINE 27, 1985

THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY CONTINUED TO GROW AND WAS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE WORK OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, THE TERTIARY EDUCATION SECTOR AND THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION ACTIVITIES.

ON GOVERNMENT'S INDUSTRIAL POLICY, MR HO SAID IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S BASIC PHILOSOPHY THAT BUSINESS DECISIONS WERE BEST TAKEN BY BUSINESSMEN RATHER THAN BUREAUCRATS AND IT WAS GREATLY TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL IF PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TO GET ON WITH THEIR BUSINESS WITH MINIMUM INTERFERENCE.

+THE GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER SOUGHT TO INTERVENE IN DECISIONS ON WHAT TYPE OF INDUSTRY SHOULD BE SET UP. THIS HAS GIVEN ENTREPRENEURS COMPLETE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO MARKET DEMANDS AND TO DEPLOY THEIR RESOURCES AS THEY SEE FIT.

+CONSISTENT WITH THIS POLICY, THE GOVERNMENT'S PRINCIPAL ROLE IS TO ENSURE THAT CONDITIONS ARE CREATED AND ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDED TO ENABLE INDUSTRY TO FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY AND PROFITABLY,+ MR HO SAID.

LADY YOUDE VISITS INSTITUTIONS

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LADY YOUDE THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED TWO INSTITUTIONS FOR EX-MENTAL PATIENTS RUN BY THE NEW LIFE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION,

SHE FIRST WENT TO THE KWAI SHING SHELTERED WORKSHOP AND SAW 120 FORMER MENTAL PATIENTS BEING TRAINED IN DIFFERENT TRADES, INCLUDING ASSEMBLY OF TOY-MOTORS, WATCH-BANDS, ELECTRIC COMBS AND BRUSHES.

SHE WAS TOLD THAT APART FROM TRAINING THE WORKERS TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT AND SKILFUL IN THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE. STAFF OF THE WORKSHOP ALSO PROVIDED THEM WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES IN THE CULTIVATION OF GOOD MANNERS AND WORKING HABITS.

FOLLOWING THIS, LADY YOUDE TRAVELLED TO KWUN TONG TO VISIT

A HALF-WAY HOUSE FOR WOMEN.

THE HALF-WAY HOUSE, CATERING FOR 20 WOMEN, PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR DISCHARGED MENTAL PATIENTS IN A HEALTHY AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO FACILITATE RECOVERY AND EVENTUAL INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE HELP OF PROFESSIONAL WORKERS.

ACCOMPANYING LADY YOUDE THROUGHOUT THE VISITS WAS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MRS EVELYN DOE.

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