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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONĠ. TEL.: 5-8428777 ·*.

CONTENTS

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING :

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1988

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1987-88 SURPLUS REACHES $10.6 BILLION

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"PREMATURE TO REVISE FORECASTS FOR GDP

SEPARATE TAXATION FOR WORKING WIVES PROMISED

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FUTURE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY BEING EXAMINED

CIVIL SERVICE GROWTH UNAVOIDABLE

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HKTA - SURVENTION ARRANGEMENT HAS FLEXIBILITY

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ENTHUSIASM MUST NOT OUTSTRIP RESOURCES

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*PHILOSOPHICAL RESPONSE WAS SOUGHT

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BUDGET PROVIDES STABILITY, CONTINUITY

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AUTHORITY CAN CONSIDER · CHANGES TO HOSPITAL SERVICE

COST'S

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IMPROVED SOCIĀL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR ELDERLY

MORE ATTENTION GIVEN TO POLLUTION PROBLEMS

FUNDS FOR RESEARCH IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

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DISADVANTAGE OF IMPORTING LABOUR OUTLINED

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OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE DECLINES

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BALANCED HOUSING PROGRAMME TO MEET ALL NEEDS BY 2001 ...

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/EVERYTHING BEING