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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1989

AS

UNSKILLED AND

ON LABOUR SUPPLY MR MCGREGOR SAID FOR MAJOR PROJECTS SUCH THE NEW AIRPORT, PRESUMABLY THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT ALLOW SEMI-SKILLED LABOUR TO BE IMPORTED FROM CHINA AND KEPT ON SITE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WOULD SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS OF HONG EMPLOYEES.

UNDER

KONG

"IF THAT IS THE INTENTION, ! JOIN OTHER COLLEAGUES IN COUNCIL IN SAYING THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF ARRANGEMENT ORGANISATIONS RAVE BEEN REQUESTING FOR SOME TIME WITHOUT HE SAID.

THIS

THAT

EMPLOYER

SUCCESS,

MR

ALLOWED

ON THE POSSIBILITY OF TRADING WITH EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, MCGREGOR SUGGESTED THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THESE COUNTRIES BE TO OPEN TRADE OFFICES HERE.

HE ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER SETTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD WHICH WOULD OVERSEE AND ADVISE UPON ENTIRE RANGE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.

UP AN THE

MR

NOMINATED

ON THE SUBJECT OF GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, MCGREGOR SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ADOPT THE PRINCIPLE REPRESENTATION WHEN CONSIDERING MEMBERSHIP OF THESE BODIES.

OF

HE SAID THE SETTING UP OF AN AIRPORT AUTHORITY WAS A WISE DECISION. THE NEW AIRPORT AUTHORITY WOULD DO A BETTER JOB THAN BE THE CASE IF A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT

WOULD DEPARTMENTS HAD THE WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS PROJECT, HE SAID.

TASK OF

HE SUGGESTED THAT THE SAME CONSIDERATION SHOULD APPLY то MANAGEMENT OF THE PORT, AND THAT A PORT AUTHORITY OR A COMMISSION BE SET UP.

THE

PORT

ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A WHOLESALE TAX BEING INTRODUCED, MCGREGOR SAID THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE "4,000 PER CENT NOT IN FAVOUR" OF THE IDEA.

MR

WAS

THIS WAS A THOROUGHLY UNATTRACTIVE POSSIBILITY LAID DECENTLY TO REST.

AND SHOULD

BE

"IN MY VIEW, IT SHOULD ALSO TAKE THE EQUALLY UNATTRACTIVE DRINKS AND COSMETICS TAXES WITH IT, HE SAID.

SOFT

ON THE MATTER OF "BOAT BRIDES" MR

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MCGREGOR ASKED GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER DECLARING AN AMNESTY FOR ALL BOAT BRIDES HAD BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS TO RETURN TO HONG KONG.

HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE DEATH PENALTY BE REMOVED FROM THE STATUTE BOOK.

THE

WHO

ALTOGETHER

GOVERNMENT

TWO

TWO

PER

REFERRING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE, HE NOTED THAT THE HAD ANNOUNCED THAT OVERALL GROWTH WOULD BE REVISED DOWNWARDS то PER CENT IN 1939-90 BY DELETING VACANCIES, AND KEPT DOWN CENT FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

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/HE SAID