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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1993

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NON-GRADUATE TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS ASSESSMENT SECTION, ROOM 1138A, 11TH FLOOR, WU CHUNG HOUSE, 213 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI;

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TSIM DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE, SEVENTH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, YAU MA TEI; AND

SHA TIN DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE, THIRD FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN,

FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE QUALIFICATIONS ASSESSMENT OFFICE ON TEL 892 6216 OR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE ON TEL 891 0088.

GOVERNMENT PLAYS ACTIVE ROLE IN MEETING LOCAL NEEDS

THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT HESITATED TO PLAN, TO DEVELOP POLICIES, то ENACT LEGISLATION, AND TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE MEET THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS, THE SECRETARY ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF SHUN HING CENTRE, MR SIU SAID THESE NEEDS COULD NOT BE WHOLLY FULFILLED BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE EVEN WITH THE BEST WILL IN THE WORLD.

MR SIU SAID THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWED A PATH OF GIVING BUSINESSMEN AND INVESTORS THE ROOM THEY NEEDED TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND THEIR ENTERPRISES, TO THE BENEFIT OF A GROWING ECONOMY, DID NOT MEAN THAT IT HAD BEEN A PASSENGER ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

THE GOVERNMENT HAD PLAYED A LESS VISIBLE ROLE BEHIND THE SCENES, HE SAID.

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INCLUDED HELPING TO MOBILISE PRIVATE SECTOR RESOURCES, REGULATING AND MONITORING KEY PUBLIC SERVICES WHERE NECESSARY, AND GIVING THE OCCASIONAL NUDGE TO ENSURE THAT KEY UTILITY AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO NEEDED THEM AND AT PRICES THAT WERE FAIR AND AFFORDABLE.

THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT HONG KONG EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST 40 YEARS DID NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT, MR SIU SAID.

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"IT IS THE PRODUCT OF VISION, EXPERTISE, AND THE SHEER HARD WORK OF INDIVIDUALS, OF PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES AND THE MR SIU SAID.

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