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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1990

OLD AGE YEARS

ELIGIBILITY FOR NORMAL HE ADDED AS AN EXAMPLE THAT ALLOWANCE WOULD BE EXTENDED DOWNWARDS TO COVER THOSE WHO ARE 66 OF AGE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RATES WOULD ALSO BE INCREASED.

THEN MOVED

TO ON SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE, RUN BY THE CHINESE YMCA WITH OF OVER 2,600.

THE CHUK YUEN A MEMBERSHIP

MEET THE NEEDS "SERVICES FOR THE YOUTH ARE BEING IMPROVED TO

NEW CENTRES AND OF THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.

SUCH SERVICES,

AS THE NEED ARISES, SIR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMME, WILL BE BROUGHT IN AS THE DAVID SAID.

THE

GOVERNOR

甲申

AND LADY WILSON THEN TOURED THE CHUK YUEN HALF-WAY HOUSE, OPERATED BY THE NEW

REHABILITATION PSYCHIATRIC

ASSOCIATION.

LIFE

THE

ESSENTIAL

THE HOSTEL, WITH A CAPACITY OF 40, HELPS RESIDENTS DEVELOP SKILLS, WORK HABITS AND DECISION-MAKING ABILITIES WHICH ARE FOR THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY.

"RESIDENTS IN THESE HOSTELS NEED THE SUPPORT OF AT THIS CRUCIAL MOMENT IN THEIR LIVES. IT PROVIDE THE ENCOURAGEMENT WHICH THEY NEED OF HIS VISIT.

THE COMMUNITY

"

IS UP TO ALL OF US ΤΟ

SIR DAVID SAID AT THE

END

+

HONG KONG OFFERS IMMENSE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

* *

AND

THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENTS CLEARLY PROVIDE IMMENSE OPPORTUNITIES BOTH IN RELATION TO THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SIDE

FOR THOSE WHO CAN PUT TOGETHER ATTRACTIVE FINANCIAL PACKAGES OR EVEN JOIN IN AS EQUITY PARTNERS.

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PIERS JACOBS, TODAY (THURSDAY) TOLD A GATHERING AT STATIONERS HALL, LONDON, OF THE ENORMOUS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THAT THESE PROJECTS AND HONG KONG'S GROWING FINANCIAL AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WOULD PROVIDE TO OVERSEAS INVESTORS.

"HONG KONG IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE GREAT PORT ON CHINA'S SOUTH-EASTERN SEABOARD BECAUSE NATURE MADE IT THAT WAY. A PORT WITH AN INCREASINGLY ACTIVE HINTERLAND DEVELOPS A NUMBER

CHARACTERISTICS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

"THE PICTURE WHICH IS BEGINNING TO EMERGE IS OF COMMUNICATIONS, TRADE AND FINANCIAL SERVICE ECONOMICALLY DYNAMIC SOUTHERN CHINA.

THE

OF

HONG KONG CENTRE FOR

AS

AN

/"IT IS