Page 110 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 24 May 1989
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In relation to public expenditure on public buildings, there have been two impacts. With the completion of the Parliament House and with the completion of substantial office development which housed the last wave of public sector office growth, there is the need for diversification by the private sector in the employment area.
The section 19, Civic Square, redevelopment, which is being given top priority by our Government, will be a major source of employment. From sources within both the industry and the trade union movement it is clear that on the Civic Square redevelopment project, which will commence shortly, during the construction phase there will be in excess of 3,000 full-time jobs and that the long term employment in the facilities created there will be a minimum of 1,500 full-time job equivalents.
Many of those jobs will be available to young men and women who will be coming on to the employment market within a very short period. So we can still see that there is hope for - - -
Mr Collaery: I rise on a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I ask the Chair whether it is proposed, in the absence of standing rules to the contrary, to adopt the practice of the House of Representatives, as outlined in section 24 of our enabling Act, and apply the rules set out in the House of Representatives practice to ensure that questions and answers are as concise as possible during question time?
MR SPEAKER: It certainly is the point, Mr Collaery. I do not believe there is a point of order on this issue, though. I call the Deputy Chief Minister.
MR WHALAN: Thanks, Mr Speaker. I will conclude briefly. Other industries with a strong potential for further growth include technology, the printing and allied industries, and the finance and business services. Studies are being undertaken at the moment into a number of these industries in order to target those areas with the strongest potential for growth. We wish to ensure that the resources that we have available are being deployed in those areas of greatest return.
In conclusion, I would like to take up one of the points that I think Mr Collaery made this morning, that we look also to the very fast train project as a great source of potential growth, during its construction and design phases and also as a result of the other benefits that it will bring to this Territory.
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
MS MAHER: I address my question to the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education. Yesterday the Minister
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