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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1992

THE TWO POWER COMPANIES HAVE SET UP THE HOTLINES TO ANSWER QUERIES FROM THE PUBLIC:

360 6498 (ENGLISH/CANTONESE) 555 4999 (CANTONESE)

555 4000 (ENGLISH)

FOLLOWING

24-HOUR

(CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO, LTD) (THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO, LTD)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN OBTAIN A FREE LEAFLET FROM THE FOLLOWING OUTLETS:

* DISTRICT OFFICES

* HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATE OFFICES

* THE CONSUMER COUNCIL

* CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO, LTD CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRES * THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO, LTD CUSTOMER CENTRE AND PAY-IN

CENTRES

HK MUST KEEP ITS PEOPLE COMPETITIVE

COMPETITIVENESS IS ITS

ITS

THE KEY INGREDIENT TO HONG KONG'S REMARKABLE PEOPLE, AND TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE, HONG KONG MUST KEEP PEOPLE HERE, SAID DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR CHRISTOPHER JACKSON.

ADDRESSING AN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR JACKSON SAID:

LUNCHEON MEETING

"IT IS QUITE CLEAR TO ME THAT, IF HONG KONG IS TO REALISE ITS POTENTIAL, IT MUST HAVE AN EVER-INCREASING SUPPLY OF WELL-TRAINED, ARTICULATE, YOUNG GRADUATES; MORE LOCAL PROFESSIONALS; MORE IMAGINATIVE, FREE-THINKING INNOVATORS AND TECHNOCRATS. THAT IS THE WAY FORWARD.

"AND SOMEHOW, TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE, HONG KONG MUST KEEP THESE PEOPLE HERE, EXCITED BY HONG KONG AND THE PROSPECTS IT OFFERS; INVOLVED IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY; WITH A SENSE THAT THEY HAVE SOME SAY IN ITS RUNNING, HE SAID.

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MR JACKSON PAID TRIBUTE NOT ONLY ΤΟ BUSINESSMEN, BUT ALSO WORKERS, SMALL ENTREPRENEURS, STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE TERRITORY.

THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE, AND "THAT IS WHY THE NUMBER OF FIRST-DEGREE UNIVERSITY PLACES IS BEING DOUBLED BETWEEN 1991 AND 1995; THAT IS WHY THE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OPENED ITS DOORS LAST YEAR; AND THAT IS WHY A SPECIAL RETRAINING FUND HAS BEEN SET UP WITH AN IMMEDIATE INJECTION OF $300 MILLION, ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS RECENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ADDRESS.

"IT IS