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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1990

SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT TODAY'S SEMINAR WAS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT ENHANCED PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND OF RIGHTS AND MADE THEM KNOW HOW TO EXERCISE THESE RIGHTS IN A PERIOD RAPID POLITICAL CHANGE.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC

ON HONG KONG EDUCATION, DR DANIEL TSE, CALLED

TO PEOPLE

ADOPT A BUILD A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN TAKING UP THE CHALLENGES AHEAD SO AS TO BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES.

"I AM CONVINSED THAT IF HONG KONG PEOPLE CAN PLAY THEIR PART AND MAKE FULL EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN AND MAXIMISE THE TERRITORY'S ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM, IT POLITICAL COMMITMENTS GREAT HELP IN ENSURING THAT THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW WILL HE SAID.

THE SEMINAR WAS JOINTLY

ORGANISED BY

BE

WOULD BE OF MADE IN THE

FULFILLED,

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THE COMMITTEE ON THE

PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303, HONG KONG AND MACAU.

OTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDED LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR ANDREW WONG; THE DIRECTOR OF JONES LANG WOOTTON, MR LEUNG

AND CURRENT AFFAIRS COMMENTATOR, DR LO CHI-KIN.

CHUN-YING;

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THEY SPOKE ON A WIDE RANGE OF

DEVELOPMENT CULTURE.

INCLUDING

TOPICS ON HONG KONG'9 FUTURE POLITICS, OVERSEAS RELATIONS, ECONOMY AND

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425 VRS LEFT HK FOR OVERSEAS RESETTLEMENT

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A TOTAL OF 425 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES LEFT HONG KONG FOR RESETTLEMENT OVERSEAS LAST MONTH (AUGUST).

OF THOSE WHO LEFT FOR OVERSEAS RESETTLEMENT, 152 DEPARTED FOR AUSTRALIA, 139 FOR CANADA, 16 FOR FINLAND, 43 FOR UNITED KINGDOM, 53 FOR USA AND THE REMAINING 22 REFUGEES LEFT FOR THE PHILIPPINES AWAIT RESETTLEMENT OVERSEAS.

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