These are entirely laudable objectives and Minister Dookeran must be commended for adopting a policy of privatisation which the preceding administration seemed unable to do in a systematic and developmental way. Since its halcyon days of two decades ago, privatisation seems to have lost some of its global mystique as those who were in control of governments in Africa and Eastern Europe directed state assets into the hands of a favoured few. But this country has a tradition of conducting privatisations that encourage the widest possible participation of citizens of T&T in purchasing state assets. We look forward to the People's Partnership continuing this tradition and to the early provision of relevant details on this issue. Properly managed, privatisation can encourage a national investment ethic, provide citizens with assets that can be collateralised or bequeathed and ultimately limit capital flight given the availability of quality assets priced in TT dollars and for sale on the local stock market.