XN000022-1991-10-24 — Page 7

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1991

"THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY BUILDING AND GOOD HOUSING MANAGEMENT IS ALSO WELL ACCEPTED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

IN RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE WITNESSED THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT THE OF PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ESTATES, WHICH CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF BOTH MORE BETTER-OFF AND THE SMALL FLAT OWNERS AND TENANTS," THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID.

SIR DAVID SAID TO SOLVE THE HOUSING PROBLEM AND TO IMPROVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AGAINST CONSTRAINTS CAUSED BY SCARCITY OF LAND THE GROWING POPULATION REQUIRED A GREAT DEAL OF CREATIVITY CONSIDERABLE HARD WORK.

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"HAPPILY, THESE QUALITIES ARE VERY EVIDENT IN HONG KONG," HE

"OUR SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO BUILD HIGH RISE, SIR DAVID SAID, ADDING THAT HONG KONG HAD SUCCEEDED IN ESTABLISHING THRIVING CONTENTED FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN HIGH-RISE HOUSING BLOCKS.

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"THE NEED FOR HIGH RISE IS WELL UNDERSTOOD AND ACCEPTED BY LOCAL PEOPLE, BUT HAS SURPRISED OUR MANY OVERSEAS VISITORS FROM COUNTRIES WHERE THERE ARE OFTEN STRONG RESISTENCE TO HIGH-RISE LIVING.

VISITORS COMMENT FAVOURABLY ON THE ABSENCE OF VANDALISM IN OUR DENSELY POPULATED PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY ENJOY LIVING ON THE 30TH FLOOR, THE CHIEF SECRETARY REMARKED.

**MANY

THE CHIEF SECRETARY CONGRATULATED THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE INSTITUTE OF HOUSING ON ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY.

"OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, THE INSTITUTE HAS SPARED NO EFFORT IN WORKING TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF A BETTER HOUSING ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG.

IMPORTANCE

"THE INSTITUTE HAS. ALSO BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PROMOTING THE PROFESSIONALISM OF HOUSING MANAGEMENT WHICH IS OF CRUCIAL TO A SECURE AND PLEASANT LIVING ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.

CS OBSERVES LANGUAGE TEACHING

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, THIS (THURSDAY) OBSERVED LANGUAGE TEACHING IN AN AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOL VISITED THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN (ILE).

AFTERNOON AND LATER EDUCATION

HE ALSO TALKED TO IN-SERVICE TEACHERS UNDERGOING COURSES IN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION.

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