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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989

"OUR REVISED EDUCATIONAL TARGETS MEAN THAT AS MANY AS 20 PER CENT OF OUR 19-YEAR OLDS MAY BE STUDYING IN HONG KONG FOR DEGREES AND ANOTHER SEVEN PER CENT FOR OTHER TERTIARY

QUALIFICATIONS.

FIRST LEVEL

"OUR STRATEGY FOR FIGHTING POLLUTION MEANS THAT WE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED OUR ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE, AND WE WILL HAVE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED OUR SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

"THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WILL HAVE LED то MORE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT, AND GREATLY REDUCED OVERCROWDING, IN OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS.

"THERE WILL BE 20,000 PLACES IN OLD PEOPLE'S HOMES, AND FURTHER 6,000 PLACES IN SHELTERED HOUSING PROVIDED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. NINETY PER CENT OF ALL HOMES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO UP TO 20 TELEVISION CHANNELS, AND 46 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION WILL BE LIVING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, SIR DAVID SAID.

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PLANS DEMONSTRATE GOVT'S COMMITMENT

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE PLANS HE HAD OUTLINED DEMONSTRATED THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

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"THEY ARE A MAJOR INVESTMENT FOR OUR FUTURE PROSPERITY. THEY WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE. WE CAN AFFORD THEM. BUT ONLY IF

ARE PREPARED TO EXERCISE PRUDENCE AND RESTRAINT IN OTHER AREAS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.

"IT WILL BE MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER TO ASSESS OUR PRIORITIES CAREFULLY. IN PARTICULAR, WE MUST KEEP A TIGHT CONTROL ON THE GROWTH OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, SIR DAVID SAID IN CONCLUDING HIS POLICY ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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THE GOVERNOR SAID THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE GOVERNMENT WAS PROPOSING TO SPEND ON BUILDING FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE

SEEM DAUNTING. BUT IT REPRESENTED A NECESSARY INVESTMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND IN THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

MIGHT

DESPITE

"BY PRESSING AHEAD WITH SUCH AMBITIOUS PROGRAMMES SPECIAL PRESSURES WHICH OUR COMMUNITY HAS SO RECENTLY FACED, GOVERNMENT IS DEMONSTRATING ITS COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG'S FUTURE.

THE THE

OUR HAVE TO TO GIVE

"TO CARRY OUT THESE PROGRAMMES, WE WILL NEED ALL ENTERPRISE, RESOURCEFULNESS AND EFFICIENCY. AND WE WILL ACCEPT THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR GOALS ONLY BY CONTINUING PRIORITY TO THE OVERALL GROWTH OF OUR ECONOMY, HE SAID.

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