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8.
The Government's
overall philosophy, which I have
stated in this Council many times before, is to leave the
private sector free to make its Own decisions about
markets, products and technologies.
Servants should not determine
Our view is that civil
the direction which
industrial development should take. That is properly a matter for businessmen.
9.
The Government,
however, does accept
responsibility for facilitating the efficient operation of business in Hong Kong. Over the years, We have put in place સ range of policies and programmes which aim to remove obstacles to economic progress and to help companies in their drive to become more productive, more innovative and more quality-conscious in short, more competitive. And in drawing up each element in the overall picture, we have had full regard to the role technology has to play in determining competitive strength.
10.
to
Let me illustrate the point with a few examples. Our industrial estates at Tai Po and Yuen Long aim attract new industries and improved technologies to Hong Kong. A third industrial estate at Tseung Kwan O will come on stream in 1993.
We
are providing for a dramatic expansion in higher education, with many
science and
more places in
technology subjects. We
intend also to
strengthen the research base in the universities and
polytechnics.
Through the Hong Kong Productivity Council,
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