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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1987

THESE INCLUDED THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AND THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.

IN THE 70'S A POLICY IN LAND ALLOCATION WAS DEVELOPED TO ACCOMMODATE LAND FOR CAPITAL INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES WHICH WOULD BRING NEW AND SUBSTANTIALLY MORE SOPHISTICATED PROCESSES TO HONG KONG.

IN 1977, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN DIVERSIFICATION WAS FORMED TO ADVISE ON THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY, IN ORDER TO BROADEN HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL BASE TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG WOULD MAINTAIN ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE OVER ITS TRADING COMPETITORS.

ON GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT EFFORTS, MR JACOBS SAID THAT THEY WERE AIMED AT THE IDENTIFICATION OF OBSTACLES THAT PREVENTED MANUFACTURERS FROM FULLY TAPPING THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXISTED IN OUR OVERSEAS MARKETS, AND THEIR REMOVAL WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

SIR DAVID SEES ISLANDS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENTS

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES

SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, VISITED THE ISLANDS DISTRICT TODAY (THURSDAY) TO SEE DEVELOPMENTS AND TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON DISTRICT PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL LEADERS.

STARTING THE DAY ON LAMMA ISLAND WITH A MEETING WITH THE RURAL COMMITTEES OF NORTH AND SOUTH LAMMA, SIR DAVID THEN WENT TO PENG CHAU WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM WAI-KEUNG, AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS AND BOARD MEMBERS.

SIR DAVID NEXT WENT ON TO TUNG CHUNG ON LANTAU ISLAND WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED ON A PLAN TO RE-VITALISE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.

AT TAI 0, SIR DAVID TOURED THE LUNG TIN RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, THE FIRST SUCH SCHEME UNDERTAKEN BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IN THE DISTRICT.

HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE SILTING OF THE TAI O CREEK BY LOCAL RESIDENTS LIVING IN +PANG UKS+, WOODEN STILTED STRUCTURES LINING THE CREEK.

SIR DAVID THEN ATTENDED A LUNCH AT PO LIN MONASTERY HOSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI O RURAL COMMITTEE, MR YU YUEN-HEI,

THE REST OF THE DAY WAS SPENT INSPECTING DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE SOUTH LANTAU COAST AND MUF WO, WHERE SIR DAVID SAW THE PROGRESS OF THE MUI WO PACKAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE THERE.

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