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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1988

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THE SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OPENING AWARD HEADQUARTERS, SIR DAVID SAID: "I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT INDUSTRIAL ACTION.

EDINBURGH'S THE MOMENT

"WE HAVE A TRADITION OF TALKING THINGS OUT IN THE SERVICE. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THINGS CAN BE TALKED OUT IN THIS WAY TOO."

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REFUTING A SUGGESTION THAT MORALE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE WAS LOW, THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID: " I THINK THAT BY AND LARGE OVER THE SERVICE IS EXTREMELY GOOD INDEED.

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"BUT I DON'T THINK THAT ONE SHOULD MAKE A JUDGEMENT OVERALL MORALE FROM THE BASIS OF A FEW PEOPLE WHO ARE WITH RESULTS OF PARTICULAR SURVEYS WHICH HAVE HAPPENED.

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IMPORTANCE PLACED ON DEVELOPING CENTRE FOR SHIPPING: FS

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PLACE GREAT IMPORTANCE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG AS A CENTRE FOR SHIPPING, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.

SPEAKING AT THEF

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SKAMEN'S TRAINING CENTRE IN TAT 1AM CHUNG, MR JACOBS SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS WORKING HARD TO ESTABLISH HONG KONG'S OWN SHIPPING REGISTER.

"AND IN FUTURE, EXPECT TO SER HONG

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME

WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, 1 WONG ASSUMING A GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY-MAKING BODIES.

MR JACOB SAID HONG KONG WAS A MAJOR AND

EXPANDING CONTAINER

PORT AND IN TERMS OF THE VOLUME OF CARGO HANDLED, IT WAS THE WORLD'S BUSIEST.

"IT HAS CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO INCREASING HONG KONG'S ENTREPOT TRADE AND INDIRECTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY," HE SAID.

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MR JACOBS SAID HONG KONG SILI POWNERS CON FROLLED LARGEST MERCHANT FLEPTS IN THE WORLD, AND SHIF MANAGEMENT COMPANIES ALL OVER THE WORLD WIFE NOW SETTING [IP OFFICES HERE IN INCREASING NUMBERS.

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"THEIR INTEREST IN HONG KONG NOT ONLY SERVES TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HONG KONG PROPLE RUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS HONG KONG'S GROWING IMPORTANCE IN THE MARITIME WORLD, HE SAID.

/MR JACOBS