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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992

IMPORTATION OF LABOUR SCHEME BENEFITS WHOLE COMMUNITY: GOVERNOR

THE

AND WOULD THE

WORKERS GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, HOPES THAT LOCAL THOSE INVOLVED

GROUPS IN

WORK THE ORGANISATION OF LOCAL UNDERSTAND THAT

BENEFIT THE IMPORTATION OF LABOUR SCHEME WOULD WHOLE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE LOCAL WORKFORCE.

ΤΟ THE

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AFTER A VISIT SAI KUNG DISTRICT, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT WANT TO ANYTHING WHICH WOULD DAMAGE THE INTERESTS OF THE LOCAL WORKFORCE.

"THE

DO

THAT

AND SCHEME IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE WHOLE COMMUNITY VERY MUCH INCLUDES THE LOCAL WORKFORCE, AND I HOPE THAT PEOPLE AS THEY LOOK AT THE SCHEME, WILL REALISE THAT, HE SAID.

"I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THINGS LIKE STRIKE ACTION APPROPRIATE WAY TO TACKLE IT. IF THERE ARE POINTS TO BE DISCUSSED THEN I HOPE DISCUSSION WILL GO ON," HE ADDED.

ARE

THE

THE GOVERNOR SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD A NEW TRAINING SCHEME

AND WELCOMED IDEAS FROM MONEY FOR IT,

PEOPLE AND THOSE

WORKFORCE.

AND

IN

THE

ASKED TO

ON THE PROPOSED COMMITTEE COMMENT

DAVID SIR

REITERATED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

WOULD EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ALWAYS WERE.

SYSTEM ROLES OF

FOR

THE

THE

REMAIN AS THEY

WAY OF COMMUNITY,

"THE WAY IN WHICH LEGCO ORGANISE ITS BUSINESS THEY MUST LOOK AT THEMSELVES. I HOPE THEY WILL WORK OUT A SENSIBLE, EFFICIENT DOING BUSINESS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WILL BENEFIT THE WHOLE THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.

ASKED ABOUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF GOLF COURSES

VERY THE GOVERNOR SAID COUNTRY PARKS WERE COUNTRY PARKS, FACILITIES TO HONG KONG.

IN THE IMPORTANT

"OF

WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THOSE COUNTRY PARKS COURSE SURE THAT THERE ARE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PEOPLE KONG; THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

NOT

AND

MAKE OF HONG

REASONABLE

THE

ONE BEEN

"BUT ALSO WE WANT TO ALLOW FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF

AND

ON DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT. JUST BE A DEAD HAND EXISTING PLAN, THE SHALOTUNG ONE, IS STILL A PLAN; IT HASN'T YET

" HE SAID. APPROVED SO IT STILL HAS TO BE LOOKED AT IN DETAIL,

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