THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1986
HOWEVER, HE ADDED THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACTIVELY SELECT CAPABLE LOCAL OFFICERS TO FILL SENIOR POSTS, SO AS TO RECTIFY THE UNBALANCED SITUATION AND TO BOOST THEIR MORALE.
AT THE SAME TIME, HE PROPOSED THAT THE EXISTING SYSTEM OF EQUAL PAY AND EQUAL FRINGE BENEFITS FOR EQUAL WORK BEING ADOPTED FOR LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE DIRECTORATE OFFICERS SHOULD ALSO BE EXTENDED TO NON-DIRECTORATE CIVIL SERVANTS IN ORDER TO BE FAIR.
MR POON SAID THAT
IN DEVELOPING THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT. +WE MUST BE PRAGMATIC AND PROCEED IN GRADUAL STEPS, WITHOUT BEING RADICAL OR HASTY+.
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+AT THIS SENSITIVE MOMENT GOVERNMENTAL REFORMS OR CHANGES IN HONG KONG DO NOT ALLOW ANY SERIOUS MISTAKE; OTHERWISE IT MIGHT PLACE HONG KONG IN AN IRREDEEMABLE SITUATION,+ HE ADDED.
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NEW TOWNS STILL HAVE PROBLEMS
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THE IDEA OF A BALANCED AND SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY IN THE NEW TOWNS HAS NOT BEEN REALISED.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS FACING THE NEW TOWN. THE HON TAI CHIN-WAH SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DURING THE DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.
+WHILE HONG KONG IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO DIVERSIFY ITS INDUSTRIES, IT REMAINS TRUE THAT THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG ARE LABOUR-INTENSIVE AND COMPARATIVELY SMALL IN SIZE, HE SAID.
+THE SITUATION THAT NOW EXISTS IS THAT A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE WORK FORCE RESIDING IN OUR NEW TOWNS HAVE TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN THE URBAN AREA.
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+HENCE, COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO A NEW TOWN'S DEVELOPMENT.+
MR TAI WELCOMED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) IN THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES AS A BIG STEP TOWARDS IMPROVING THE TRANSPORT NETWORK OF THE REGION.
/HOWEVER, HE
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