SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1986
MR HSU ALSO OUTLINED THE MEASURES RECENTLY ADOPTED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTING LANGUAGE TEACHING.
HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF HONG KONG'S STATUS AS AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE AND ITS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, MR HSU BELIEVED THAT ENGLISH WOULD STILL BE IN POPULAR USE IN THE FUTURE.
+ IT IS CLEAR THAT THE LANGUAGE POLICY FOR HONG KONG DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IS TO AIM AT FULL BILINGUAL ISM.
+NOT ONLY DOES IT TIE IN WITH THE NEEDS OF SOCIETY, BUT IT ALSO MEETS THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.+
FURTHER PERIOD OF CONSIDERATION ON BNO
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THERE WOULD BE A FURTHER PERIOD OF CONSIDERATION AFTER THE DRAFT HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER WAS DEBATED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
HE WAS REPLYING TO QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE 1986 WAN CHAI FESTIVAL AT QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.
ASKED TO COMMENT ON REMARKS MADE BY THE UMELCO ON THE BNO DEBATE, SIR DAVID SAID HE HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE OF TALKING TO THE UNOFFICIALS YET, SO HE WAS NOT PREPARED TO COMMENT AT THIS STAGE.
+ I THINK YOU ALL HEARD THE FIRST PART OF THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, AND WE ARE NOW WAITING FOR THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE SHORTLY, HE SAID.
13 PER CENT MORE COMPANIES REGISTERED
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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR INCREASED BY 13 PER CENT TO 147 636, COMPARED WITH 130 722 AT THE END OF 1984, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, MR NOEL GLEESON.
AND THE NUMBER OF NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED LAST YEAR INCREASED BY 37 PER CENT OVER 1984, AT 18 465 COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS FIGURE OF 13 434.
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MH GLEESON