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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1993

CHIEF SECRETARY URGES COMMUNITY TO HELP NEEDY

THE

CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (TUESDAY) UPON THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THOSE IN NEED.

CALLED

SPEAKING AT HER FIRST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AS CHIEF SECRETARY DURING THE OPENING OF THE OPERATION SANTA CLAUS 1993, SHE SAID: "YOUR DONATION CAN BE THE GIFT OF HEALTH AND HOPE FOR OTHERS."

ADDED.

"THERE CAN BE NO BETTER CHRISTMAS PRESENT THAN THIS, SHE

THIS YEAR, THE OPERATION IS DEDICATED TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BLOOD DISEASES.

PART OF THE DONATIONS WILL BE USED TO FUND A HALFWAY HOME FOR MARROW TRANSPLANT PATIENTS FROM THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL.

SOME OF THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO ENLARGE THE HONG KONG MARROW MATCH FOUNDATION'S DONOR REGISTRY FROM 16,000 TO AT LEAST 20,000, AND HOPEFULLY TO 25,000.

"THIS WILL HELP PATIENTS INCREASE GREATLY THE CHANCES OF FINDING A MATCH FOR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS," MRS CHAN SAID.

THE DONATION WILL ALSO ENABLE THE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT UNIT THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL TO BUY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT ΤΟ IMPROVE SERVICES TO PATIENTS.

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MANUFACTURING SECTOR FULL OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

HONG

KONG'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS BRIMMING WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVERSEAS INVESTORS, THE ACTING DEPUTY GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR FRANCIS HO, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

ATTRACTIONS DIRECTOR-

SPEAKING AT AN INVESTMENT PROMOTION SEMINAR IN OSAKA, JAPAN, MR THE HO SAID CONSISTENT WITH THE FREE MARKET SPIRIT OF THE TERRITORY,

THE MANUFACTURING HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TREATED FOREIGN INVESTORS IN

AND IMPOSED NO SECTOR IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS LOCAL INVESTORS FOREIGN LXCHANGE CONTROL.

"KE HAVE NO ARTIFICIAL, LEGAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER,

BARRIERS то

"WE ALSO PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS BY LAW RIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT ACTION, HE SAID.

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AND

BY

THAT

ABREAST

LABOUR FORCE ON MANPOWER, MR HO SAID HONG KONG HAD A SKILLED WHICH THE GOVERNMENT CONSTANTLY TRAINED AND RETRAINED TO ENSURE THE WORKERS HAD ACCESS TO ALL THE NEW SKILLS REQUIRED TO KEEP OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY,

WAS ALSO

INDUSTRIAL

LAND

ESTATES PROVIDED IN SPECIAL CONCESSIONARY TERMS TO CATER FOR HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES WHICH COULD OPERATE IN CONVENTIONAL FLATTED FACTORIES, HE ADDED.

ON

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/MR HO