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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1980
HE SUGGESTED:
* EITHER TO PLACE ORDERS FOR ALL 50 AMBULANCES WITH FACTORY-
BUILT AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS, OR
* PLACE ORDERS FOR TWO NEW AMBULANCES WITH FACTORY-BUILT AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS FOR TRIAL PURPOSES AND THE REST WITH FACTORY PROVISIONS FOR INSTALLATION OF AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS AT A LATER DATE.
THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT IF PROVED SATISFACTORY, AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS CAN BE INSTALLED IN THE REST OF THE NEW FLEET WITHOUT TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OR COMPLICATIONS, HE SAID,
MR WONG URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO HAVE THE MATTER RE-EXAMINED URGENTLY.
+WE ARE DEALING WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE SICK AND THE WOUNDED, DECISION MAKERS SHOULD NOT BE DICTATED MERELY BY COLD LOGIC,+ HE SAID.
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SHOULD HELP SHAPE TAXATION POLICY
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THE HON ANDREW SO SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT CONDUCT A +FAMILY BUDGET SURVEY THROUGH THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES TO HELP DETERMINE TAX ALLOWANCES AND OTHER SIMILAR POLICIES,
+SUCCESS OF SUCH A SURVEY DEPENDS ON PUBLICITY, EDUCATION AND THE ASSISTANCE OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC, UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES,
+RESPONDENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO UNDERSTAND THE AIM IS TO ALLEVIATE THEIR FINANCIAL BURDEN.-
IT IS ALSO A WAY OF GATHERING PUBLIC OPINION AND ASCERTAINING PUBLIC FEELINGS, HE ADDED.
ON PROPOSED INCREASE IN PERSONAL ALLOWANCE, MR SO SAID ALTHOUGH THE SCOPE OF THE ADJUSTMENTS IN PERSONAL ALLOWANCES WAS TOO SMALL TO MAKE UP FOR CONSUMER PRICE INCREASES, +TAXATION IN HONG KONG IS LOW IN GENERAL AND THIS, COUPLED WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS IN QUESTION, MAKES THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S PROPOSALS ACCEPTABLE.+
BUT HE THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REVIEW THE LEVEL OF PERSONAL TAXATION EVERY NOW AND THEN.
AS REGARDS CHILD ALLOWANCE, MR SO DISMISSED THE IDEA OF LIMITING SUCH ALLOWANCES AS A DEVICE TO IMPOSE BIRTH CONTROL THAT IS BY PROVIDING NO ALLOWANCES FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT CHILDREN.
WHILE AGREEING