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SING TAO said that a close watch must be kept on international developments, and that the Government must take on a supervisory role instead of adopting a laissez-

faire policy.

ORIENTAL DAILY said: “Improvement must be made in the fields of industrial and commercial development, medical and health services, education, housing and law and order. People want to see positive results, and not just superficiary achievements."

the arm".

WAH KIU YAT PO (October 7) described the Governor's review as "a shot in

The paper said Sir Murray had managed to touch on the main points which the people of Hong Kong were most concerned about and had come up with comprehensive development plans.

MING PAO (October 7) believed that, in terms of the population ratio, Hong Kong's achievements in the past year were unsurpassed by any other country.

Referring to the future social welfare and development plans, the paper believed the Government would implement them according to plan because it had always kept its promise in the past.

SING TAO WAN PAO (October 7) said the people could gather from the Governor's speech that Hong Kong was heading for a bright future and they would now be prepared to go for expansion in their various trades.

"These individual development plans will contribute to the overall growth of Hong Kong," the paper said.

HONG KONG TIMES (October 9) said one could see from the Governor's

proposals in the fields of housing, medical and health services and social welfare that he was confident in the future of Hong Kong.

"The Governor has made definite promises on the three points in which the public are most concerned: a home, fewer threats to life, and unemployment. Such a bright outlook for Hong Kong is most encouraging for the people," it said.

HONG KONG DAILY NEWS (October 7) welcomed the Governor's speech the main aim of which, it said, was to help the poorer sector, and it said that judging from the Governor's past accomplishments, he would be able to carry this out admirably.

The paper said that the proposed expansion of the Public Assistance Scheme was in fact a form of unemployment relief, and that its implementation "reflected that Hong Kong's economic and fiscal outlook is bright”.