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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1989

"IT WILL ENABLE GOVERNMENT TO BE KEPT

RAISED TO BE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIAL PROJECTS," HE SAID.

AND IT WILL ENABLE REVENUES

AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE ΤΟ FINANCE

NEEDED MUCH

"WE MUST ENSURE

TURNING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR BARROW SAID: THAT WE CONTROL ITS SIZE IN TERMS OF BOTH ITS VALUE AND ITS PEOPLE",

ON

MAKING,

"I BELIEVE THE LABOUR SHORTAGE SHOULD CONCENTRATE OUR MINDS

DECISION SPEED UP OPPORTUNITIES TO CUT

BUREAUCRACY

AND

LEADING TO MANPOWER SAVING," HE SAID.

MR

THAT PERHAPS METHOD STUDIES

ΤΟ

SHOULD BE THERE

MORE AREAS WHERE SHOW UP

DEVELOPMENTS,

MR

BARROW

IT SAID

WAS

SUGGESTED BARROW INTERNAL ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURES COULD BE STREAMLINED AND STAFFING REQUIREMENTS REDUCED.

ON INFRASTRUCTURAL ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT HONG KONG WAS GOING TO NEED A NEW AIRPORT.

THE

ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY

NEW

ACTION AIRPORT,

TO REACH LIKELY HE SAID WITH KAI TAK

OF COMPLETION SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THE SHOULD NOW BE TAKEN TO MINIMISE ECONOMIC DISBENEFITS BY EXPLORING

AT LEAST SOME MODEST OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO ENSURE THAT VISITOR NUMBERS REMAINED POSSIBLE.

GROWTH

ALL IN

RUNNING DURING

AT

"THE MACAU AND SHENZHEN AIRPORTS MAY BE UP AND THE EARLY 1990S WHICH WILL PROVIDE SOME RELIEF AND WE NEED TO LOOK THE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THOSE AREAS.

"WE SHOULD ALSO EXAMINE THE SCHEDULING INCLUDING THE FEASIBILITY OF INCREASING THE TAK, MR BARROW SAID.

It

OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS,

OF HOURS OPERATING

KAI

WOULD THAT

NEED

CONSEQUENCES OBVIOUSLY, THIS IMPLIED SOCIAL TO BE WEIGHED AGAINST THE BENEFITS FOR HONG KONG AS A WHOLE, HE ADDED.

THE TO "HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO SUCCEED, COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, IF WE CAN KEEP OUR ECONOMY STRONG.

IN

"THE MACHINERY AT WORK INDUSTRY AND FINANCE--MUST BE TUNED

BUT PERIOD, THIS CRITICAL UNNECESSARILY," MR BARROW SAID.

BENEFIT OF OUR

ROOM--TRADE,

TINKERED

DURING WITH

ENGINE

BE

KONG'S HONG

MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE

NOT

FOR

IT

MUST

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