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The development of land for industry.
The approved programme of labour legislation.
The development of an effective public assistance scheme.
The drive against corruption.
Water development.
Development of an adequate public transportation system,
with appropriate legal provision for minibus operations.
Development of sound methods of local government.
Development of international communications facilties,
including the airport and cargo handling.
The control of hawking as a valid part of the retail supply
system within acceptable limits.
Youth in Hong Kong.
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The rapid growth in the younger age-groups in Hong Kong (to a point where the under 21's form about 50% of the total population) has created great problems in the provision of adequate educational and recreational facilities. In education, a massive primary-school programme has almost resolved this problem, but there remain the problems of technical/vocational and secondary education, which are now being studied in depth. Much remains to be done on the recreational side, to provide wholesome leisure-time opportunities and so keep the young people away from boredom and undesirable activities. The 1968 summer recreation programme, despite the limited staff and other resources available, was a considerable success and this effort will be repeated on an expanding scale each year; various departments helped greatly in the 1968 scheme by providing volunteer organisers, and it is very much hoped that these contributions will expand in future.
Attitudes to the Public.
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The effects of Government's programmes for material improvements in various fields can to some extent be lost if the public does not regard Government as genuinely concerned about their individual problems, and anxious to help to resolve them. Government must also take the public into its confidence as far as possible as to its own difficulties and intentions, and must keep the public informed of progress planned or being achieved.
The following points need to be kept in mind at all times: -
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all staff should have a positive and co-operative attitude in all their dealings with the public. It is tempting for the uninterested or mediocre Government employee to say "no", because a negative approach will seem safer to him; the aim should always be to go as far as possible in meeting reasonable requests;
rudeness towards the public (junior staff particularly tend to offend in this respect) must be firmly stamped out. All too often the public's view of the Government rests on their dealings with junior staff;
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