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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1985

+EVEN THE INTELLIGENTS IA OF HONG KONG DO NOT NEED

EXCITEMENTS EVERYDAY AND IT MAY EVEN BE USEFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOME COOLING PERIODS NOW AND AGAIN,

+AFTERALL, HOW MANY OF US ARE REALLY THAT BRILLIANT AS TO BE ABLE TO THINK CLEARLY AND RATIONALLY IN A CONTINUOUS ATMOSPHERE OF TENSION AND OVER EXCITEMENT?+ HE SAID,

HE SAID HE FULLY SUPPORTED THE THEME OF THE HON LYDIA DUNN THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FUTURE FOR US IF WE DID NOT ADDRESS AND RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF HERE AND NOW.

+AND THE ISSUES OF TODAY WHICH IMPINGE ON THE FUTURE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG ARE PRECISELY WHAT THOSE TWO WORDS IMPLY.

+ IT IS NOT WITHOUT GOOD POLITICAL SENSE THAT SOMEONE ONCE SAID: 'TAKE CARE OF THE PENNIES AND THE POUNDS WILL TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.'

+LET US ALL REFLECT, PONDER, REACT AND WORK STEADILY TOWARDS CONTINUED PROGRESS IN OUR QUEST FOR HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY NOW AND IN THE YEARS TO COME, HE SAID.

REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL FUNCTION WELL, SAYS CHEUNG

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THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IN DEVELOPING MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN THE REGION, THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE FIRST DAY DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, MR CHEUNG, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, SAID IT WOULD HAVE MEMBERS REPRESENTING A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF THE REGION WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED NEXT YEAR.

HE SAID THE COUNCIL WOULD ALSO ELECT ITS MEMBER TO SIT ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THUS ENSURING A CLOSE LINK FOR CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE THREE TIERS OF THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL HAD ALREADY SET UP A UNIQUE COMMITTEE SYSTEM CONSISTING OF THREE FUNCTIONAL SELECT COMMITTEES TO FORMULATE MUNICIPAL SERVICE POLICIES AND NINE DISTRICT COMMITTEES TO DEAL WITH OPERATIONAL MATTERS.

+ AM CONFIDENT THAT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WITH ITS REPRESENTATIVE STRUCTURE AND CONSULTATIVE NETWORK THROUGH ITS COMMITTEES, WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IN DEVELOPING MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN THE REGION, MR CHEUNG SAID.

/ON THE