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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1988
AS OFFICERS MR TSAO NOTED THAT THERE WERE CIVIL SERVANTS SUCH
AND STAFF MANNING PUBLIC AT CUSTOMS OR IMMIGRATION CHECKPOINTS ENQUIRY COUNTERS WHO HAD FREQUENT CONTACT WITH PUTONGHUA SPEAKERS.
"THEY NEED AND RECEIVE JOB-RELATED TRAINING IN
SAID.
PUTONGHUA," HE
DEPARTMENTS
BEEN RUN SO FAR OF AS PART
FOR SFLRED
A
CONTINUING
"SIXTY-SIX SUCH COURSES HAVE
GROUPS OF OFFICERS PROGRAMME."
FROM
13
YEARS MR TSAO POINTED OUT THAT THE INCREASING CONTACT OVER THE
POR PRACTICAL WITH MAINLAND OFFICIALS, WHICH HAD DEVELOPED NATURALLY REASONS SUCH AS WATER SUPPLIES, POSTAL SERVICES, FOOD IMPORTS, FIGHT CRIME WOULD DOUBTLESS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE SAME WAY.
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ARE "THE NEEDS OF OFFICERS
WHICH AIM LEVEL PUTONGHUA COURSES CONFIDENCE OF OFFICERS TO A LEVEL BUSINESS IN PUTONGHUA, HE SAID.
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MET THROUGH
AND ADVANCED BASTC
AND TO
COMPETENCE THE DEVELOP WHERE THEY CAN CONDUCT OFFICIAL
SINCE 1985, A TOTAL OF 28 BASIC COURSES HAD BEEN OFFERED.
IN ADDITION, SIX ADVANCED COURSES
HAD ALSO BEEN HELD SINCE
1987.
SUBSTITUTE FOR PUTONGHUA
"WHERE INTERPRETATION HAS TO BE THE PROFICIENCY, SUCH INTERPRETATION FACILITY IS AVAILABLE," MR TSAO ADDED.
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EXISTING LEGISLATION ADEQUATE
EXISTING LEGISLATION IS ADEQUATE
WINDOWS, SAID IN
THE
THE
TO CONTROL THE PLACING OF OBJECTS ON THE PARAPETS OF BALCONIES OR BY THE SIDES OF
GEOFFREY SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SECURITY,
THE
HON
BARNES,
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PEGGY LAM, MR
AT PLANS NO
то PRESENT THE GOVERNMENT HAD
TIGHTEN
THE
BARNES SAID EXISTING
LEGISLATION.
THE "LACING WOULD ADD ANYTHING ΤΟ THE
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT NEW LEGISLATION TO CONTROL OF OBJECTS ON PARAPETS OR WINDOW LEDGES EXISTING PROVISIONS, HE SAID,
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"INDEED, IT WOULD BE
EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT TO
FORMULATE SUCH
LEGISLATION OR TO ENFORCE IT IF IT WERE ENACTED.
MR BARNES SAID LEGISLATION WAS AT BEST ONLY A PARTIAL TO THIS PROBLEM.
GREAT EFFORTS WERE BEING MADE TO PREVENT SORT BY MEANS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, HE ADDED.
SOLUTION
OCCURRENCES OF THIS
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