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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1991

PAINFUL.

"SOME OF THE CHOICES WILL BE COMPLEX. SOME WILL NO DOUBT BR

"BUT I CAN ASSURE MEMBERS THAT THE CONSISTENT PRINCIPLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE то DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, HE SAID.

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SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT IN TRYING TO CHART THE RIGHT COURSE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES, THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD RELY HEAVILY ON

ADVICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND ON BUILDING UP CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBERS.

FOR THE

"OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WE ARE COMMITTED ΤΟ MAKING MAJOR FINANCIAL, INVESTMENTS IN THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE TERRITORY.

"THESE PROJECTS THE AIRPORT, EXPANDING THE PORT, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING ROADS AND TUNNELS ARE ALL PART OF BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.

"THEY ARE ALL PART OF MAKING SURE THAT, IN THE NEXT 10 AND TWENTY YEARS, HONG KONG WILL BE ABLE TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY WITH OTHER CENTRES IN THE REGION AND, BY COMPETING SUCCESSFULLY, PROVIDE A LIFE OF OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY FOR ITS PEOPLE," THE GOVERNOR SAID.

SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT THE PROJECTS WOULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY'S LIFE.

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"BETTER QUALITY AND A WIDER CHOICE IN EDUCATION; MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARD OF LAW AND ORDER; IMPROVING HEALTH CARE; STRENGTHENING SOCIAL WELFARE; AND MORE EFFICIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES ARE ALL EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND WILL BE MAJOR PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FUTURE PROGRAMMES," HE SAID.

NOTING THAT TO ACHIEVE ALL THE GOALS WOULD NOT BE EASY, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "WE WILL NEED TO DEVELOP A PRACTICAL WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA.

"WE WILL NEED AN EFFICIENT AND DEDICATED CIVIL SERVICE.

"WE WILL NEED, IN THIS COUNCIL, THE COMMITMENT OF ALL MEMBERÜ TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD.

"TOGETHER, WE HAVE A TASK OF GREAT HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. MUCH IS EXPECTED OF US ALL. TOGETHER, MUCH CAN BE ACHIEVED," HE SAID.

WE WILL MEET US, THE

"WITH THE HELP OF THIS COUNCIL I BELIEVE THAT SUCCESSFULLY THE CHALLENGES AND THE CHANGES WHICH CONFRONT GOVERNOR CONCLUDED.

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