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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1992

STAFF

"IT IS ALSO WHY THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED A 20 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED BY THE RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL FOR AND GRADUATE STUDENTS TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH PROJECTS," HE ADDED.

THE

TURNING TO THE SUBJECT THAT CHINA'S MOST FAVOURED-NATION TRADING STATUS MIGHT BE WITHDRAWN OR MADE CONDITIONAL BY STATES, MR JACKSON DESCRIBED THE PROSPECT AS "WORRISOME".

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MANY BUSINESSES IN CHINA AND HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORT TRADE WOULD SUFFER SERIOUSLY. HONG KONG HAS RECOVERED FROM MANY REVERSALS SOME EQUALLY AS GREAT, SOME GREATER. BUT IT WOULD BE A HEAVY BLOW AT A CRITICAL PERIOD IN HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENT.

"MFN WITHDRAWAL WOULD BE A SERIOUS SETBACK FOR THE FORCES OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS SUCH A STRONG INTEREST.

"I AM SURE THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT BILL CLINTON SUPPORTERS WILL WISH TO AVOID DAMAGING THE HONG KONG ECONOMY VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING AND OPENING UP CHINA'S ECONOMY.

AND HIS AND IT'S

WORK то

"BUT WE CAN NO LONGER RELY ON A PRESIDENTIAL VETO AND SUSTAIN THAT VETO IN THE SENATE. WE NEED TO MAKE OUR MESSAGE COUNT WITH ALL SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN, MR JACKSON SAID.

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HE TOLD AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN IN HONG KONG THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WAS ADVANCING ITS CASE ONCE AGAIN IN WASHINGTON, AND IN LITTLE ROCK.

"WE MUST FINE-TUNE EXISTING STRATEGIES AND DEVELOP NEW ONES TO MAKE QUITE SURE THAT THE HONG KONG MESSAGE GETS ACROSS TO VERY WIDE AUDIENCE, NOT ONLY IN WASHINGTON, BUT IN KEY STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

"WE MUST WORK TO KEEP MFN IN PLACE, AN IMPORTANT RETAINING HONG KONG'S COMPETITIVENESS, MR JACKSON SAID.

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ELEMENT IN

MOBILE EYE STATION AND NEW DENTAL VAN IN SERVICE

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A TERRITORY-WIDE ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION EARLY NEXT YEAR то PROMOTE DENTAL HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR SH LEE, SAID.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE EYE STATION AND DENTAL VAN PROJECT CONCERN HONG KONG TODAY (WEDNESDAY), DR LEE SAID THE OCCASION MARKED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW FACILITIES ΤΟ PROMOTE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC) TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

HE NOTED THAT THE ORGANISATION'S COMMITMENT TO THE PROVISION

OF BETTER PHC SERVICES WAS REALISED IN

INNOVATIVE MOBILE EYE STATION FACILITY INTO SERVICE.

AND THE NEW

STAGES DENTAL

BY PUTTING THE VAN WITH X-RAY

/DR LEE