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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1994

"THIS TRUST IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS IS THE BASIS OF A VIGOROUS WORKING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, SHE SAID.

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MRS CHAN URGED THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR TO CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT ΤΟ OVERCOMING PREJUDICE AGAINST THE DISABLED, CHILDREN AT RISK AND ALL THE VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

SHE GAVE ASSURANCES THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO VALUE PROTECT THE EFFORTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE FAMILY ΤΟ SHAPE THEIR OWN LIVES.

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SHE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

IT WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUAL, THE FAMILY AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS THROUGH RESPONDING TO THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRE FOR IMPROVED SOCIAL SERVICES, SHE ADDED.

CITING A POLL CONDUCTED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION EARLIER THIS MONTH, SHE NOTED THAT A MAJORITY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS FOUND HONG KONG A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, WITH A GOVERNMENT PROVIDING GOOD STANDARDS OF SERVICE.

BUT THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE COMPLACENT ABOUT ITS RECORD, SHE SAID, ADDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES WERE SHAPED BY THE COMMUNITY'S OPINIONS.

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"AS CHIEF SECRETARY, IT WILL BE MY RESPONSIBILITY ΤΟ ENSURE THE GOVERNMENT LISTENS CAREFULLY TO CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AND CONSTANTLY REVIEWS ITS OPERATIONS AND GOALS IN THE LIGHT OF THIS FEEDBACK, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SERVICE, SHE SAID.

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CONFIDENCE IN HK'S PROSPERITY REMAINS HIGH

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A RECENT OPINION POLL CONDUCTED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH FOUND THAT 61 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE CONFIDENT THAT HONG KONG WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROSPEROUS AND STABLE.

THE FIGURE IS SIMILAR TO THE 60 PER CENT RECORDED IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.

THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO SAID THEY HAD PLANS OR HAD TAKEN ACTION WITH RESPECT TO EMIGRATION DROPPED TO NINE PER CENT, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS FIGURE OF 12 PER CENT.

RELEASING THE FINDINGS OF THE JANUARY 1994 TELEPHONE OPINION SURVEY TODAY (THURSDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF CIVIL SERVANTS' WORKING ATTITUDES ALSO SHOWED A MARKED IMPROVEMENT.

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