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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1991

GOVERNOR DELIVERS POLICY SUMMARY

POLICY ADDRESS

COUNCIL

OF

FOR

THE FOLLOWING IS THE SUMMARY OF THE ANNUAL

TO SIR DAVID WILSON,

THE LEGISLATIVE THE GOVERNOR, BROADCAST ON RADIO AND TELEVISION TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THIS AFTERNOON, I GAVE MY ANNUAL ADDRESS TO HONG KONG' NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THIS WAS AN HISTORIC OCCASION HAS MET WITH AN ELECTED MAJORITY. WAY THE TERRITORY IS GOVERNED.

SOME VIGOROUS

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THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COUNCIL IT'S A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN THE

WE HAVE SEEN

CAMPAIGNING AND WELL-CONDUCTED ELECTIONS. NOW, WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHICH IS MORE OBVIOUSLY WE SHOULD Go ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT

TO GO TOO FURTHER AND FASTER. OTHERS THAT WE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT FAST. THE IMPORTANT POINT IS TO MAKE SURE THE NEW SYSTEM WORKS. MEANS

TO NEW CIRCUMSTANCES. ALL INVOLVED ADAPTING

THIS

AS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION

GOVERNMENT, I TOLD THE COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE WILL BE LISTENING CAREFULLY TO THE VIEWS OF MEMBERS AND THAT WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM - ALL OF THEM.

ADDRESSING

IN

THE

I SPOKE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, IMPORTANCE, IN THESE NEXT SIX YEARS, OF GETTING RIGHT OUR DEALINGS WITH CHINA. LAST MONTH, THE PRIME MINISTER WENT TO PEKING TO SIGN THE NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF HONG KONG '8 AIRPORT. WE MUST NOW WORK TO BUILD UP A SENSIBLE WORKING RELATIONSHIP PERSISTENT IN WITH CHINA. THIS MEANS CONTINUING TO BE PATIENT AND

MEANS BEING PUTTING FORWARD THE HONG KONG POINT OF VIEW. IT ALSO EQUALLY READY TO LISTEN THE VIEWS AND CONCERNS OF CHINA.

OUR

HERE AT HOME, ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST PRIORITIES 18 BCONOMY, IT'S GOT TO BE. IT IS ECONOMIC GROWTH ON WHICH THE LIVING STANDARDS OF HONG KONG FAMILIES DEPEND. ONLY WITH CONTINUED GROWTH OF PEOPLE OF THE ECONOMY CAN WE IMPROVE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES FOR THE HONG KONG. LUCKILY, PROSPECTS HAVE IMPROVED IN RECENT MONTHS.

THIS

CHEK FOR

IN

AN

THE AGREEMENT ON THE

TO PRODUCE AIRPORT HAS HELPED BRIGHTER ECONOMIC PICTURE. THE KEY PLANS FOR THE NEW AIRPORT ÁT LAP

ASK FOR BIDS WE ARE ABOUT TO КОК ARE NEARLY FINISHED. PREPARING THE AIRPORT SITE AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AN AREA EQUAL THIS 18 SIZE TO THE WHOLE OF KOWLOON SOUTH OF BOUNDARY STREET. EXCITING PROJECT WITH GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH OF HONG

KONG.

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INFRASTRUCTURĖ

AS WE MOVE AHEAD WITH THE AIRPORT AND OTHER BIG PROJECTS, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THE NEED FOR SPECIAL MEASURES TO PROTECT TO BECOME THE ENVIRONMENT. ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PROPLE, NEED

ACHIEVE A WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS. "GREENER" HONG KONG A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.

/MAINTAINING LAW