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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1989

WHILST NO ONE CAN KNOW FOR SURE HOW BAD OR HOW WELL WE WILL FARE IN THE FUTURE, WE MUST NOT BE DETERRED FROM WORKING HARD FOR OWN FUTURE,

OUR HE SAID.

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MR CHEONG SAID OPEN AND PERSISTENT CHALLENGE TO CHINA'S CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND ITS LEGITIMACY WAS NOT IN INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

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"WHATEVER DIFFERENCES THERE MAY BE BETWEEN HONG KONG CENTRAL

AND THE GOVERNMENT, THEY MUST BE RESOLVED THROUGH BUSINESS-LIKE NEGOTIATIONS AND NOT CONSTANT DEPLOYMENT OF PRESSURE HE SAID.

TACTICS,

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AS FOR BRITAIN, HE SAID HIS PLEA WAS THAT BRITISH SHOULD STEP OUT OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF THEIR

LEADERS POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY.

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POLITICAL PERCEIVED

BRITAIN MUST UNDERSTAND, CONSIDER AND IMPLEMENT DESIGNED TO UNDERPIN THE STABILITY OF HONG KONG.

MEASURES

"UK IS BOUND UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE JOINT DECLARATION ΤΟ PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY TO HONG THEREFORE,

KONG, UK PROVIDING SATISFACTORY SOLUTIONS то BOTH NATIONALITY AND THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ISSUES WOULD THE WELCOME FIRST STEPS," HE SAID.

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MR CHRONG SAID THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY SPEECH WAS TIMELY. IT STARKLY REMINDED HONG KONG THAT WHATEVER EMOTIONS AND FEARS ARISING OUT OF CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE, THE IMPORTANT THING WAS TO FOCUS ALL TIMES ON WHAT LIFE FOR CITIZENS WAS ALL ABOUT.

"THAT IS WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE OUR

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, SOCIAL WELFARE, EDUCATION, TRANSPORT, ETC. WE CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT PERENNIALLY LIVE ON HOPE OR FEARS, HE SAID.

THE ONE PILLAR TO HONG KONG'S STABILITY MUST BE THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF INTEGRITY AND MORALE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR CHEONG

SAID.

INTENTION

"IN THIS REGARD, I WOULD PLEAD THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S TO CONTAIN THE GROWTH OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BE IMPLEMENTED WITH A DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY, HE SAID.

TURNING TO EDUCATION, MR CHEONG SAID THAT IN THE LIGHT OF THE DRAIN ON TALENT CAUSED BY EMIGRATION, HONG KONG NEEDED TO RECONSIDER THE INPUT INTO THE POST-SECONDARY CURRICULUM AND THE SORT GRADUATES THE COMMUNITY AND THE ECONOMY NEEDED.

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"THIS CALLS FOR A CLOSER DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AND ACADEMIA.

THE

ADMINISTRATION,

"IT IS PERHAPS HIGH TIME FOR A REVIEW TO RATIONALISE THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF OUR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ΤΟ CROSS-MATCH REQUIREMENTS OF THE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF OUR ECONOMY,

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HE SAID.

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