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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1991

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GOVERNOR OUTLINES PROGRAMMES FOR DEVELOPMENT

THE

то

GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) OUTLINED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMMES FOR DEVELOPING THE ECONOMY AND THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF HONG KONG,

IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS MAKING MAJOR NEW INVESTMENTS NOT ONLY IN THE AIRPORT, NEW PORT FACILITIES AND MEASURES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO IN AN UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

"FOR EXAMPLE," HE SAID, "BETWEEN NOW AND 1995, THE NUMBER OF YEAR FIRST

KONG PLACES AVAILABLE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG

WILL RISE FROM UNDER 14,000 TO OVER 20,000.

"THIS WILL BE NO MEAN ACHIEVEMENT, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE DETERMINED TO MAINTAIN INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS.

IT

"IT WILL REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK FROM ALL CONCERNED.

IN SHOWS,

ONE

LARGE AND AREA, JUST HOW

SIGNIFICANT ARE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMMES FOR IMPROVING THE LIFE, AND THE LIVELIHOOD

BUT

THE

OF

THIS COMMUNITY."

PAPER

AND

ELDERLY

IN SOCIAL WELFARE, THE GOVERNOR SAID, THIS YEAR'S WHITE SET OUT THOSE AREAS WHERE FURTHER EFFORTS WERE NEEDED TO IMPROVE EXPAND THE SERVICES, PARTICULARLY FOR THE DISADVANTAGED, THE AND CHILDREN AT RISK.

"WE WILL HAVE IMPORTANT NEW PROPOSALS COMING FORWARD IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; AND A COMPREHENSIVE GREEN PAPER WILL SOON BE PUBLISHED ON SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED," HE ADDED.

THRSE

WE

SIR DAVID SAID THESE MAJOR COMMITMENTS AND NEW INITIATIVES WERE

OF то 1N AUDITION

THE MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMMES, MANY TENDED TO TAKE FOR GRANTED.

"WE ARE FOR EXAMPLE, CONSTANTLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.

OUR

"OUR

HOUSING

IMPRESSIVE PEOPLE

—

BIGGEST PROGRAMME REMAINS ONE OF THE IN

THE WORLD," HE SAID, ADDING THAT

IN OVER HALF OUR POPULATION - NOW LIVE

SOME THREE

AND MOST MILLION HOUSING AUTHORITY

HONKS.

THE

SIR DAVID SAID NEARLY 400,000 NEW FLATS WOULD BE BUILT BY AUTHORITY BETWEEN NOW AND 2001 A MAJOR AREA OF CONTINUING GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY.

"ALL. THESE PROGRAMMES MAKE USE OF OUR IMPROVE HONG KONG'S QUALITY OF LIFE,' HE SAID.

IN

ECONOMIC SUCCESS

TO

SIR DAVID SAID LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS WERE INTIMATELY INVOLVED APPROVING FUNDS, DEVELOPING THE PROGRAMMES BY PROVIDING ADVICE, DEBATING AND

THE THE LEGISLATION PASSING

ESSENTIAL WHICH FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSLATING POLICY INTO ACTION.

FORMED

/HE REMINDED

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