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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992

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"HONG

VERY KONG'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY ARE DEPENDENT ON ITS HUMAN RESOURCES, HE SAID.

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HEAVILY

**WE ARE NOW GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING.

"TO MEET THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THESE CHANGES, WE NEED

TIME OTHER OUR

POTENTIAL MORE THAN AT ANY HUMAN

ΤΟ IN OUR

OPTIMISE HISTORY.

THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING OUR INVALUABLE RESOURCES, HE SAID.

HUMAN

BY MANY OF HONG ACADEMIC STUDIES

HE SAID ACCOUNTANCY WAS A PROFESSION CHOSEN KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY PROCEEDED TO FURTHER AT TERTIARY LEVEL OR TO STUDY FOR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.

PROFESSION HAD A UNIQUE ROLE TO ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.

THE

ACCOUNTING

PLAY IN

THE

"IT ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY AND FAIR PLAY, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO THE VIBRANCY OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND TRUST IN PUBLIC SERVICES.

"AS OUR ECONOMY EXPANDS, THE NEED FOR SUITABLY QUALIFIED

PROFESSIONALS

AND

SUPPORTING STAFF TO PERFORM THEIR INDISPENSABLE CUSTODIAL FUNCTION ALSO GROWS.

THE

-

I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS AND SUCH HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS HAVE PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE IN TRAINING AND PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFICIENCY FOR THE PROFESSION.

то ASSUNE

"THE INCREASING TREND FOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS WIDER MANAGERIAL POSITIONS REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY'S REGARD FOR EXPERTISE," MR CHAN SAID.

THEIR

MR CHAN CONGRATULATED THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND SAID

YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL "FINE EXAMPLES OF WELL-MOTIVATED AND CAPABLE CONTINUE TO MAKE HONG KONG A SUCCESS".

THEY

WERE

STI HOPEFUL OF RENEWAL OF CHINA'S MFN STATUS

TRADE AND

MR INDUSTRY,

CHAU,

SAID RENEW

THE SECRETARY FOR

T.H. TONIGHT (FRIDAY) HE WAS HOPEFUL THAT PRESIDENT BUSH WOULD AGAIN CHINA'S MFN TRADE STATUS THIS YEAR.

זז

SAID: "I MET COMMERCE

SPEAKING ON HIS RETURN FROM WASHINGTON D.C., HE

REPRESENTATIVE; AMBASSADOR CARLA HILLS, UNITED STATES TRADE SECRETARY BARBARA FRANKLIN AND OTHER SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS. I RECEIVED REASSURING

ON REMARKS

THE

ON PRESIDENT'S RENEWAL OF CHINA'S MFN STATUS.

POSITION

UNCONDITIONAL

"A CAUTIONARY