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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1988

KEPT OPEN TO

THEY

"IN MY OPINION, HONG KONG'S DOOR SHOULD BE CAPABLE AND

PROFESSIONALS, QUALIFIED

WHETHER ACCOUNTANTS, ENGINEERS OR DOCTORS, IRRESPECTIVE OBTAINED THEIR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS," HE SAID.

ARE

ALL LAWYERS,

OF WHERE THEY HAVE

SAID IT MADE PERFECT TO MOVE THEIR

TURNING TO THE LABOUR SHORTAGE, MR LAU COMMERCIAL SENSE FOR SOME LABOUR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES PRODUCTION LINES TO CHINA IN ORDER TO LOWER LABOUR COSTS. IT FOR COUNCILLORS TO DISCOURAGE THIS MOVEMENT.

WAS NOT

PHYSICAL BUT THERE WERE INDUSTRIES WHICH COULD NOT AFFORD SUCH MOVEMENT ACROSS THE BORDER,

EXAMPLE BUILDING INDUSTRIES WHICH REQUIRED WORKERS TO PERFORM THE WORK IN SITU.

FOR

STUDY WAYS

AND MEANS OF ΤΟ THE BURDEN OF MEDICAL SERVICES.

HE SUGGESTED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD USING LABOUR FROM CHINA PROVIDED THIS DID NOT ADD SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACILITIES SUCH AS HOUSING AND BESIDES, THE WORKERS SHOULD BE IMPORTED IN A CONTROLLED MANNER.

AND WITH THE COMPLETION OF BETTER ROAD LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG CHINA, MR LAU

BE

TO SAID IT WOULD

POSSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURERS

SEND THEM BACK TRANSPORT WORKERS FROM SHENZHEN FOR A DAY'S WORK AND HOME AT THE END OF THE WORKING DAY.

TIME OFF

AND HOLIDAYS AT

THE WORKERS WOULD SPEND ALL THEIR HOME WITHOUT BURDENING HONG KONG'S SOCIAL SERVICE SYSTEM.

REFERRING TO

FINANCING

BE

OF HONG KONG'S MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES, HE SAID THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD ENLISTED FIRST.

PASSENGER

AND

AS "TAKE THE SECOND AIRPORT

AN EXAMPLE. THE

THE GOVERNMENT FREIGHT SERVICES ARE POTENTIALLY LUCRATIVE OPERATIONS. MAY WELL PRIVATISE THESE OPERATIONS, HOLDING BACK ONLY THE AIR TRAFFIC

" HE SAID. CONTROL, CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES,

ALSO CONSIDER PUBLIC LISTING THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD

COMPLETED GOVERNMENT PROJECTS STOCK EXCHANGE FOR THOSE OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY, SUCH AS THE MTR AND THE KCR.

ON THE WHICH WERE

TO FINANCE AS ROADS AND

THE PROCEEDS FROM THESE SOURCES COULD THEN BE USED THOSE PROJECTS WHICH WERE NON-REVENUE GENERATING, SUCH SEWAGE DISPOSAL.

ALL AFTER IT HAD FULLY REALISED

PRIVATISATION POSSIBILITIES, HONG KONG SHOULD CONSIDER PAYING FOR ANY FURTHER REQUIREMENTS BY FINANCING.

DEBT

THE FINANCIAL

AND

BY GOVERNMENT

MR LAU ALSO CALLED FOR A REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS IN THE GOVERNMENT WHICH WERE GUIDED REGULATIONS.

MANY OF