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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1989
A STRATEGICAL POSITION TO COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
HONG KONG IS IN "AKIN TO THE ROLE OF A BROKER AND FACILITATOR,
ΤΟ SERVICES TERTIARY PROVIDE
CHINA AND
FINANCING,
COMMUNICATIONS, TRAINING.
ΤΟ
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"TERTIARY SERVICES INCLUDE MARKETING, MANAGEMENT, PROJECT EVALUATION, AND PROFESSIONAL
INVOLVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TERTIARY ALL THESE
HAVE TECHNOLOGY, DIFFERENT DEGREES OF SOPHISTICATION. SO WE NEED TO HE SAID.
EXPANSION IN TERTIARY EDUCATION MOST STRIKING * * * *
HIS
THE MOST STRIKING POLICY INTRODUCED BY THE GOVERNOR IN
THE HON ANNUAL ADDRESS IS THE RAPID EXPANSION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION, TAI CHIN-WAH SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE GRADUATES SPEAKING IN THE POLICY DEBATE, MR TAI SAID THAT
EXPANSION WOULD WOULD BE ASSETS FOR A PROGRESSING HONG KONG, AND THE PROVIDE EXTRA MANPOWER AND EXPERTISE TO ENABLE THE TERRITORY TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY WITH OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY-ADVANCED COUNTRIES.
IN
HONG
MR
COMMENTING THAT A NUMBER OF EMOTIONAL ISSUES HAD BEEN RAISED DURING THE PAST MONTHS, SUCH AS THE STATIONING OF PLA TROOPS KONG AND THE IMMEDIATE INTRODUCTION OF MORE DEMOCRACY IN CHINA,
AND TAI SAID THAT HONG KONG SHOULD AVOID SUCH ISSUES
CONCENTRATE THE MORE IMPORTANT ONES SUCH AS GETTING THE BASIC LAW RIGHT.
ON
HE SAID THAT GIVEN HONG KONG'S UNIQUE GEOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SITUATION, ADOPTING A CONFRONTATIONAL STAND TOWARDS PEKING WAS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE AND NOT IN OUR BEST OR LONG-TERM INTEREST.
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HE SAID HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD RECOGNISE THAT THEY HAD A SIGNIFICANT PART TO PLAY IN ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF THE ONE-COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS BLUEPRINT.
HE SAID PEOPLE NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY COULD MAKE IT A SUCCESS BEFORE THEY COULD EXPECT THE WORLD AT LARGE TO SHOW CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE SUCCESS AND VIABILITY OF HONG KONG.
WAS
MR TAI ALSO SAID THAT IT
IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO CONCENTRATE THEIR THOUGHTS AND EFFORTS TOWARDS HAVING A REALISTIC, PRACTICAL AND DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO GOVERN THEMSELVES AFTER 1997.
TURNING TO MEDICAL SERVICES, MR TAI SAID THAT NO DOUBT COST
WERE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY
VERY MUCH IN THE
THE MIND OF PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY IN PROMOTING ITS POLICY, BUT THE STAFF AND A MORALE WAS NOW VERY LOW BECAUSE OF A LACK OF CAREER PROSPECTS POOR SALARY SCALE.
/HE SAID
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