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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1988

AND

SYSTEM OF INTERNAL "WE MUST THEREFORE WORK QUICKLY TOWARDS A GOVERNMENT WHICH WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH BUSINESS INVESTOR CONFIDENCE WILL REMAIN HIGH,

"WE CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE MISTAKES FOR THERE WILL FOR CORRECTIONS."

T

BK NO TIME

THE BEST ANSWER INCLUDED THE HIGHEST ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY FRER FROM WHAT HE CALLED UNDUR INFLUENCE

MR MCGREGOR SAID HE PERSONALLY BELIEVED THAT FOR HONG KONG WAS A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH POSSIBLE DEGREE OF POLITICAL AND INTERFERENCE, INTERVENTION AND POLICY MATTERS BY CHINA.

IN

GOVERNMENT TO

CONSIDER RELAXING

THE

TO USED

FOR

ALLOW A HIGHER COMMERCIAL

THE HE ALSO CALLED ON LEASE CONDITIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS PERCENTAGE OF

SPACE AVAILABLE TO BE ACTIVITIES,

THE

WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE IN RECENT YEARS HAD

SUCH A CHANGE IN LEASE CONDITIONS VERY SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH OF HONG KONG'S ECONOMY RESULTED IN A LARGE DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL ACCOMMODATION.

ALTHOUGH

MASSIVE, IS

"QUITE CLEARLY, THE BUILDING PROGRAMME,

SPACE WHICH OUR SERVICE NOT YET PRODUCING THE AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL

EFFECT ON THE INDUSTRIES REQUIRE AND THIS IS HAVING QUITE A SERIOUS MOVEMENT OF RENTALS," HE SAID.

OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES IN TIME HAD COME FOR THE IN THE FINANCING AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG

ON THE SUBJECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT HONG KONG, MR MCGREGOR SAID HE BELIEVED THE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER BECOMING MORE INVOLVED

THE ESPECIALLY ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM, LOCAL ATHLETES WHO HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.

"I FEEL THAT HONG KONG HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO POTENTIAL AS A SPORTING COMMUNITY AND AS A CONTRIBUTOR

HAS GOVERNMENT WORLD SPORTS PARTLY BECAUSE BECOME CENTRALLY INVOLVED.

THE

REACH ITS FULL TO ASIAN AND

BEEN RELUCTANT

ΤΟ

RANGE OF SPORTS PRODUCE

"I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE TALENT OVER A WIDE AND WE ARE INCREASINGLY ENDOWED WITH THE FACILITIES NEEDED TO ATHLETES OF WHOM HONG KONG CAN BE PROUD,

HE SAID.

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